World Cup Runners Up, New Zealand Bounce Back in the Second ODI against England - Statistical Review

World Cup Runners Up, New Zealand Bounce Back in the Second ODI against England – Statistical Review: After England’s demolishing 210 run victory in the first ODI, the New Zealanders gave a stern reply in the second ODI to announce their comeback to the ODI series. Batting first on a track that had marginal offerings for the bowlers, New Zealand managed to set up a mammoth total of 398 runs on the board at The Oval. England, in reply, were not ready to give up and they held their grounds firm but due to the intervention of rain, such a target ultimately proved to be too much for them to chase. New Zealand won the match by a margin of 13 runs by D/L method.

To explore the match statistically, let us dive into the numerical aspects of the game.

The Match in Numbers:

• Number of Fours Hit by England/New Zealand: 34/40
• Number of Sixes Hit by England/New Zealand: 14/13
• Number of Dot deliveries bowled by England/New Zealand: 131/122
• Number of Wide deliveries bowled by England/New Zealand: 12/7
• Runs Scored by England/New Zealand in the first 10 overs: England – 65/0 and New Zealand – 77/1
• Highest Scorer of the Match: Ross Taylor (119 runs off 96 deliveries with 10 fours and 4 sixes)
• Highest Wicket Taker of the Match: Trent Boult (10-1-53-2)
• Total Runs Scored in the Match: 763/14 in 96 overs
• Man of the Match: Ross Taylor for his centurion knock

The other statistical facts of the match:

• The total of 398 runs stands to be the second highest ODI total for New Zealand in the history of ODI cricket. Their best was 402/2 against Ireland in 2008.
• Ross Taylor stands to be the second New Zealand batsman with the most number of centuries in ODI cricket. He has got 13 ODI centuries by his name. The chart is topped by Nathan Astle with 13 ODI centuries.
• Chris Jordan conceded 97 runs in his 9 overs and managed to take just a single wicket. This happens to be the second most expensive bowling figures by an English bowler. Steve Harmison tops the chart as he conceded 97 runs without taking a wicket in an ODI against Sri Lanka.
• This was the first ODI in England where a total of over 700 runs have been scored. The previous was best was 651.
• Eoin Morgan held the best strike rates by an English batsman for a 50+ score. He held a strike rate of 197.05 against New Zealand. His today’s innings at 187.23 earned him the second spot too.
• In 2015, a total of over 350 has been registered for as many as 14 times. 2007 saw this instance being achieved 9 times.
• England scored as many as 191 runs in 25 overs. This is their highest score in the first 25 overs since 2001.
• Williamson missed his 18^th century today. At his age, only Sachin(26) and Kohli(19) had more number of ODI centuries.