New Zealand v Australia ODI series – Statistical Highlights

Every captain wants to end his career with a series win and Brendon McCullum just achieved that milestone today as New Zealand beat Australia by 55 runs and won the series by 2-1 and retained the Chappell-Hadlee trophy. Australia won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first and McCullum came out with firey intentions in his last ODI and smashed Australian bowlers all over the ground, he and Guptill added 84 runs in just 9.3 overs and after Brendon McCullum’s wicket, the Kiwis managed to reach to a total of 246 runs with Martin Guptill and Grant Elliot’s knocks.

In reply to a target of 247 runs, Australian batsmen started well by hitting some good boundaries but after David Warner’s wicket, Australia did not manage to put up a big partnership and that helped New Zealand win the game. Mitchell Marsh tried hard but found no support from the other end. Ish Sodhi was named the Man of the Match for his 2 wickets and economical bowling performance.

Here are the statistical highlights of New Zealand vs Australia ODI series.

180 – Number of runs made by Martin Guptill in this ODI series is the most by a batsman in this series. He scored 180 runs in 3 matches.

8 – Number of wickets taken by Matt Henry which is the most by any bowler in this series. He took 8 wickets from 3 matches.

3 – Number of catches taken by Martin Guptill, John Hastings, Brendon McCullum and Steven Smith the collective highest in the series.

9 – Number of sixes hit by Brendon McCullum which is most by any other batsman in this concluded series. Today, he hit 3 sixes in his final knock.

16 – Number of fours hit by Martin Guptill in this series which is most by any batsman in the series. He also hit eight sixes in the series and scored 180 runs.

98 – Number of runs made by David Warner in the 2^nd ODI against New Zealand in Wellington on February 6, 2016, is the most by any player in this series in an innings.

60.00 – Average at which Martin Guptill scored his 180 runs in this series which is also the highest.

175.00 – Strike rate at which Brendon McCullum has made his 119 runs in this series is the highest among other batsmen.

182 – Number of balls faced by Martin Guptill in this series which is most by any player in this series. He played 182 balls in the series.

2 – Number of fifty plus scores made by Martin Guptill in the series which is most by any player in the series. He made half centuries in the 1st and 3rd ODI of the series. Today, he scored 59 runs from 61 balls.

2 – Number of times Glenn Maxwell got out on a duck in this series which is most times from other batsmen. He was out on duck in 2nd and 3^rd ODI.

5 – Number of sixes Martin Guptill hit in 1^st ODI match which is most by any batsman in an innings in this series. He scored 90 runs in 1st ODI by hitting 5 sixes and eight fours.

3 – Number of dismissals made by Matthew Wade in the series behind the wickets.

122 – Number of runs added by Usman Khawaja and David Warner in the 2nd ODI match for the 1st wicket which is highest among other partnerships and this is also the highest partnership for any wicket in the series.

307/8 – Number of runs made by New Zealand in 1^st ODI while batting first. This was the highest team total of the series.

15 – Numbers of extras conceded by Australian bowlers today in 1st innings which is most in this series.