Trans Tasman Tri-Series, NZ vs ENG, 6th T20I – Statistical Highlights

England brought an end to the losing streak in the Trans-Tasman T20I series which wasn’t sufficient for them to make it to the finals ahead of New Zealand. Captain Eoin Morgan stroked an unbeaten 80 off 46 balls to take England’s total to 194/7. Colin Munro blasted 21-ball 57 upfront as Kiwis were cruising at one stage before England spinners returned with economical spells. Though the home side got to 175 that put them in the finals, they managed only nine runs in the final over when 12 runs were needed for a win.

All the stats and numbers that were recorded during the thriller between New Zealand and England:

3 – Colin Munro hit New Zealand’s top three fastest fifties in the T20I format. He hit 14-ball fifty against Sri Lanka in 2016 and 18 ball fifties in this game and also against Windies earlier this year. Munro is also the first player to score three fifties in the T20I format in fewer than 20 balls.

4 – Dawid Malan now has scored four fifties in five matches he played in the T20I format so far. His scores read 78, 50, 10, 59 and 53. The only time he failed to score a fifty in T20Is was when he got a runout.

14 – Number of sixes England players hit in this game. Eoin Morgan struck six sixes during his unbeaten innings while Dawid Malan hit five sixes. Jason Roy, Liam Dawson and Chris Jordon hit one six each in England’s innings. Only once England hit 14 and more sixes in a T20I game. 15 sixes were hit by the English batters during the 2013 T20I match also against New Zealand in Auckland.

14 – The 18-ball fifty from Colin Munro is the joint fastest in the T20I format coming in the losing cause. Glenn Maxwell scored his fifty off 18 balls in the 2014 WT20 against Pakistan which his team lost by 16 runs. The fifty off 18 balls is the joint fastest to coming in a losing cause in International cricket. Maxwell also scored an 18-ball fifty coming in an ODI loss to India in 2013.

27 – A total of 27 sixes were hit in this match with 14 of them by England players and 13 from the home team. Only five matches in the T20I history witnessed more than the sixes in this game including the 32 sixes in the Auckland T20I match that equalled the record.

44 – The 44-ball fifty by Martin Guptill is the 2nd slowest in the T20I matches between New Zealand and England. The slowest in the games between these two teams is also by Guptill who needed 50 balls for his fifty in the 2013 T20I. No other player took 40 and more balls for their fifty in the NZ-ENG T20Is.

100 – This match was the 100th International game involving both Tim Southee and Trent Boult for New Zealand. The two pacers together featured in 42 Tests, 47 ODIs and 11 T20Is for the Kiwis.

100 – England became the 5th team to feature in 100 Twenty20 International matches. Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are the other four teams to feature in 100 T20Is.

192/4 – The total of 192 by New Zealand in this game is their 2nd biggest total while chasing in the T20I format. They made 202/5 while chasing down 201 against Zimbabwe in 2012 which was also played in Hamilton.

192/4 – New Zealand’s total of 192 is the highest England ever conceded while defending a total. Windies made 183/4 in the 2016 WT20 group match while chasing down 183. It was the only instance of a team chasing down 175+ in the T20I format against England.