New Zealand’s World T20 journey in numbers

New Zealand will start their World T20 2016 campaign without their enigmatic leader Brendon McCullum who decided to call it a day just ahead of the tournament. Despite his absence, they have enough fire power in Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson and others. They have emerged as a spirited unit in the last year, year and half and in Indian conditions that will assist the batsmen, they definitely have the fuels to blow away most opponent. New Zealand is certainly a team to watch out for in the World T20 2016. That said, here we have present the statistical details of New Zealand’s T20 World Cup journey thus far.

Team records:

Highest team totals for New Zealand in World T20 matches

Highest team totals against New Zealand in World T20 matches

Lowest team totals for New Zealand in World T20 matches

Lowest team totals against New Zealand in World T20 matches

Largest victory for New Zealand (by runs): 83 runs vs Ireland at Nottingham on June 11, 2009

Largest victory for New Zealand (by balls remaining):74 balls vs Kenya at Durban on September 12, 2007

Largest victory against New Zealand (by runs): Sri Lanka – 59 runs at Chittagong on March 31, 2014

Largest victory against New Zealand (by balls remaining): Pakistan – 41balls at The Oval on June 13, 2009

Batting records:

Most runs for New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (637 runs from 25 T20 WC matches)

Most runs against New Zealand: Mahela Jayawardena (226 from 5 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes for New Zealand: Ross Taylor (20 sixes from 23 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes against New Zealand: Mahela Jayawardena (7 from 5 T20 WC matches)

Most fours for New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (67 fours from 25 T20 WC matches)

Most fours against New Zealand: Mahela Jayawardena (23)

Highest score in an innings of a match for New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (123 vs Bangladesh at Pallekele on September 21, 2012)

Highest score in an innings of a match against New Zealand: Justin Kemp (89* at Durban on September 19, 2007)

Highest average for New Zealand: Craig McMillan (40.75 from 6 T20 WC matches)

Highest average against New Zealand: JP Duminy (115.00 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate for New Zealand: Craig McMillan (181.11 from 6 T20 WC matches and scored 163 runs)

Highest strike rate against New Zealand (more than 63 runs scored): JP Duminy (174.24 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Most fifty plus scores for New Zealand: Ross Taylor (3) and Brendon McCullum (3)

Most fifty plus scores against New Zealand: Gautam Gambhir, Justin Kemp, D Maddy, Nasir Hossain, Nasir Jamshed, Salman Butt, JP Duminy, Imran Nazir, S Jayasuriya, L Wright, TM Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardena – 1

Most ducks for New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (2)

Most ducks against New Zealand: C Coventry, A Cremer, N Kulasekara, WK McMallan, L Malinga, D Mascarenhus, T  Mishra, D Obuya, NN Odhiambo, PJ Ongondo, MA Ouma, CJO Smith, T Iqbal, S Tikolo, R Uthappa, P Utseya, R van der Merwe, M Yardy, A Hales, U Akmal and S Jayasuriya – 1

Bowling records:

Most wickets for New Zealand: Nathan McCullum (20) and Daniel Vettori (20)

Most wickets against New Zealand: Umar Gul (9)

Best average for New Zealand (more than 4 wickets taken): Ian Buttler (14.11)

Best average against New Zealand: Rangana Herath (.60 from 1 match)

Best bowling figures for New Zealand in an innings: Mark Gillespie (2.5-0-7-4 vs Kenya at Durban on September 12, 2007)

Best bowling figures against New Zealand in an innings: Ravi Ashwin (3.2-0-11-4 at Dhaka on March 30, 2014)

Most runs conceded in an innings for New Zealand: Jacob Oram (50runs from 4 overs vs South Africa at Durban on September 19, 2007)

Most runs conceded in an innings against New Zealand: G Wijekoon (50 runs from 4 overs at Johannesburg on September 15, 2007)& Morne Morkel (50 runs from 3 overs at Chittagong on March 24, 2014)

Best economy rates for New Zealand (more than 8 overs bowled): Daniel Vettori (5.83 from 17 matches)

Best economy rates against New Zealand (more than 4 overs bowled): Mohammad Hafeez (4.50 from 8 overs)

Best strike rate for New Zealand (more than 4 wickets taken): Ian Buttler (12.00 from 7 matches by taking 9 wickets)

Best strike rate against New Zealand (more than 2 wickets taken):  Rangana Herath (4.2)

Also read: Australia’s World T20 journey in numbers

Wicketkeeping records:

Most dismissals for New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (7)

Most dismissals against New Zealand: Mark Boucher (4)

Fielding records:

Most catches for New Zealand: Ross Taylor (13)

Most catches against New Zealand: Lasith Malinga (4)

Partnership records:

Highest partnership for New Zealand (by runs): James Franklin and Brendon McCullum – 94 (vs Bangladesh at Pallekele on September 21, 2012)

Highest partnership against New Zealand (by runs): Luke Wrightand Eoin Morgan– 89 (at Pallekele on September 29, 2012)

Player records:

Most matches for New Zealand: Brendon McCullum – 25 matches

Most matches against New Zealand: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardena, Lasith Malinga and Kumar Sangakkara – 5 matches.