NZ v SL 1st ODI - Statistical Highlights

Sri Lanka having lost the Test series 2-0 and came into the ODI series under a bit off pressure but with the three senior pro’s Tillakaratne Dilshan, Ajantha Mendis and Nuwan Kulasekara’s support, they have the chance to beat New Zealand in this series but they lost the first match not only by 7 wickets but were dismal in all three departments of the game.

Brendon McCullum came up with yet another magnificent performance while chasing while Martin Guptil also continued his Test form into the ODI series. New Zealand bowlers also bowled well in the absence of their strike bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult and wrapped Sri Lanka’s innings for just 190 runs and New Zealand as they have done throughout this year has chased that target in just 21 overs there by defeating Sri Lanka with 7 wickets in the first ODI match at Christchurch.

Here are the Statistical Highlights of the NZ v SL 1^st ODI, 2015:

1341– Number of runs New Zealand opener Martin Guptil has scored this year as an opener which is most by any opener this year.

352 – Number of runs scored by Brendon McCullum as an opener in this year against Sri Lanka is the most by any opener against the Lankan’s in 2015.

131.83 – Strike rate at which Brendon McCullum has scored 232 runs in 6 matches as an opener against Sri Lanka this year which is most among all openers who have faced a minimum of 60 balls against Sri Lanka this year.

4– Number of times Brendon McCullum went past 50+ score against Sri Lanka as an opener this year which is most by any other opener against Sri Lanka this year. In this match, he scored 55 runs.

48 – Number of fours Brendon McCullum has hit against Sri Lanka as an opener this year which is most by any other opener against Sri Lanka this year.

12– Number of sixes Brendon McCullum has hit against Sri Lanka as an opener this year is also most by any other opener against Sri Lanka this year.

8 – Number of times Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptil have been dismissed by Sri Lankan bowlers this year which is most times among all openers against Sri Lankan bowlers this year.

797– Runs added by Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptil this year for opening partnership which is most when compared to other pairs. They have added 797 runs in 22 innings in which they have batted together for New Zealand as openers this year.

6– Number of sixes Nuwan Kulasekara has hit against New Zealand this year as a no.8 batsman which is most by a no.8 batsmen who has batted against New Zealand this year.

106 – Number of balls faced by Nuwan Kulasekara this year as a no.8 batsman against New Zealand which is most by any no.8 batsman against New Zealand this year.

10 – Number of sixes Nuwan Kulasekara has hit as an opener against New Zealand in his career and he is at second place in the list of most sixes hit by a no.8 batsman against New Zealand. Heath Streak is first in the list. He had hit 12 sixes against New Zealand as a no.8 batsman.

2 – Number of fifty Nuwan Kulasekara has scored in his career against New Zealand as a no.8 batsman which is most by any other batsman barring Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi and Heath Streak who have also scored two fifties in their careers against New Zealand.

12– Number of wickets Mitchell McClenaghan has taken against Sri Lanka this year which is most by any bowler this year. In the first ODI match against Sri Lanka, he took two wickets.

306– Number of balls bowled by Mitchell McClenaghan against Sri Lanka this year which is most by any other bowler against Sri Lanka this year.

4 – Number of maidens earned by Mitchell McClenaghan against Sri Lanka this year is the most by any other bowler against Sri Lanka barring Trent Boult who has also earned four maidens.

36 – Number of catches taken by New Zealand’s wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi this year which is most catches taken by any other wicketkeeper this year.

40– Number of dismissals made by Luke Ronchi as a keeper this year which is most.

13– Number of catches taken by Brendon McCullum this year as a captain and a non-wicketkeeper which is most when compared with other captains this year.

102 – Number of fours hit by Brendon McCullum this year is the most by any other captain this year. He has hit 11 fours against Sri Lanka in this first ODI match.

152.49 – Strike rate at which Brendon McCullum has scored his runs as a captain of New Zealand team this year which is most when compared to any other captain who has played a minimum of five matches this year.

7415 – Runs scored by New Zealand team this year in ODIs is the most runs scored by any team this year.

742 – Number of fours hit by New Zealand team this year in ODIs is the most runs scored by any team this year.

165 – Number of sixes hit by New Zealand team this year in ODIs is the most runs scored by any team this year.

50 – Number of times New Zealand batsmen have scored 50+ runs this year in ODIs which is most by any other team’s batsmen this year in ODIs. In this first ODI match, Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill scored 50+ runs.

7656 – Number of balls faced by New Zealand batsmen which is most by any other team this year barring Zimbabwe batsmen who have faced 7973 balls in this year in ODIs which is most by any other team.

224 – Number of wickets taken by New Zealand bowlers this year which is most by any team this year in ODI cricket.

62 – Number of Maidens earned by New Zealand New Zealand bowlers this year which is most by any team this year in ODI cricket barring Zimbabwe whose bowlers also have earned 62 maidens this year.

157 – Number of catches taken by New Zealand team (including wicketkeeper) which is most when compared to any team this year.

20 – Number of ODI matches won by New Zealand this year which is most by any team this year.

3 – Number of Matches won by New Zealand against Sri Lanka this year which is the most matches won by any team against Sri Lanka this year.

64 – Number of wickets New Zealand has taken against Sri Lanka this year which is most wickets taken by any other team against Sri Lanka this year.

17 – Number of maidens earned by New Zealand bowlers against Sri Lanka this year is the most when compared to other team’s against Sri Lanka this year. In this first ODI match, New Zealand bowlers bowled 4 maiden overs.

386.2 – Number of overs bowled by Sri Lankan bowlers against New Zealand this year which is most no. of overs bowled by any team’s bowlers this year against New Zealand.

2 – Number of times Angelo Mathews has been out for a duck this year against New Zealand which is most times by any other batsman barring Thisara Perera and Steven Finn who have also got out for duck two times this year against New Zealand.

9 – Number of times Sri Lankan batsmen have been dismissed for a duck against New Zealand this year which is most times any batsmen has got out for a duck against New Zealand this year in ODIs.

Also read: NZ v SL 1st ODI Review: Henry’s four sinks Sri Lanka