T20 World Cup 2021, Match 36: New Zealand vs Namibia, Stats Preview: Player records and approaching milestones

New Zealand would like to continue their winning run as they take on Namibia in their upcoming fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021. The encounter takes place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday (November 5). Having won two of their three games so far, the Kiwis are on the right track to make a place in the semi-finals. However, they can’t afford to put a foot wrong with India and Afghanistan also being in contention.

As far as Namibia are concerned, they have won just one of their three games so far. While they are still in race to qualify for the knock-out stage mathematically, not many are expecting them to defeat New Zealand in India in their remaining fixtures. Nevertheless, the Gerhard Erasmus-led side has played some quality cricket in the competition, and writing them off won’t be wise for the Kiwis.

However, Kane Williamson’s men would be confident ahead of this fixture as they haven’t done much wrong after suffering a defeat against Pakistan. Although their middle-order is still a concern, this issue isn’t likely to trouble them against Namibia.

Meanwhile, let’s look at important stats and numbers ahead of the 36th game of the T20 World Cup 2021:

Head-to-head: These two teams will be meeting for the very first time in T20Is.

1335 – Glenn Phillips has scored 1335 runs this year, third-most by any player in 2021.

13 – Kane Williamson needs 13 runs to complete 5500 runs in T20 cricket.

30 – Tim Seifert needs 30 runs to complete 2,500 runs in T20 cricket.

8 – Devon Conway needs eight boundaries to complete 400 boundaries in T20 cricket.

1 – Daryl Mitchell needs one big hit to complete 100 sixes in T20 cricket.

81 – Daryl Mitchell also needs 81 runs to accomplish 2,500 runs in T20 cricket.

1 – Mitchell Santner can complete 50 sixes in T20 cricket. He needs one hit over the fence to get the milestone.

2 – Martin Guptill (22) needs two sixes to become New Zealand player with most sixes in T20 World Cups. Ross Taylor (23) currently tops the list.

77 – JJ Smit needs 77 runs to complete 500 runs in T20 internationals.

1 – Gerhard Erasmus needs just one over the fence to complete 50 sixes in T20 cricket.

100 – Zane Green needs 100 runs to complete 500 T20 runs.