NZ v SL 2nd ODI - Statistical Highlights

As Sri Lanka folded up for 117 runs today, New Zealand chased it with more than 40 overs to spare as Guptill raced his way to a power hitting 93* of just 31 balls. He broke a flurry of records today as Sri Lanka were defeated in all the three departments.

Earlier McClenaghan and Matt Henry applied brakes to the SL innings as they took 7 wickets altogether. The Kiwis will now look to win the 3rd ODI as well and with that take the an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-match series.

Here are the statistical highlights of the NZ v SL 2nd ODI:

310 – Strike rate of Martin Guptill today. It is the highest ever for any NZ player who has scored 50 or above.

2nd – Martin Guptill registered the second highest strike rate in ODI history and is second to AB de Villiers.

1459 – Number of runs scored by Guptill in ODIs in 2015. He leads the table for most runs this year.

8 – Number of fifties by Guptill in ODIs this year, he is the joint highest with Kane Williamson and Faf du Plessis.

41 – Number of sixes hit by Guptill in ODIs in 2015. He’s next only to ABD.

158 – Number of fours by Guptill in ODIs this year, the highest by any batsman.

2nd – Guptill registered the second fastest fifty ever in ODIs (equal with Jayasuriya and Kusal). Also the fastest by any New Zealand batsman.

250 – Balls remaining in NZ innings. This is the third instance that the Black Caps won an ODI by 10 wickets with at least 250 balls remaining.

1st – This is the largest victory ever with balls remaining (250) when the target has been above 100 in ODI history.

8 – Number of times NZ have won and ODI by 10 wickets.

5 – Number of 4 or more wickets haul recorded by Matt Henry in just 18 ODI matches.

4 – Number of Kiwi bowlers who have taken 25 or more wickets in ODIs this year. McClenaghan became the latest to join this list after Boult, Southee and Anderson.

117 – Total by Sri Lanka. This is their lowest total in ODIs this year.

44 – Number of wins for New Zealand against Sri Lanka. Their most against any country in ODIs.

36 – No of fifties scored by NZ batsmen in ODIs this year, the most by any team.

2 – Number of times Sri Lankan bowlers conceded more than 25 runs in an over in this match. The bowlers were Vandersay (26 runs) and Chameera (27 runs) and on both occasions the batsman was Guptill.

14.16 – Run rate of the New Zealand innings today. The second best in ODI history.

12 – Number of ‘Man of the Match’ awards for Guptill in his ODI career, the fourth highest for any Kiwi player.

176 – Number of balls played by NZ in both the ODIs altogether.

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Written by Hitman Cricket