Zimbabwe v New Zealand 1st ODI statistical review- Zimbabwe beats New Zealand

Zimbabwe v New Zealand 1st ODI statistical review- Zimbabwe beats New Zealand: New Zealand carried their high scoring form in ODIs to Zimbabwe from the recent ODI series in England, as they posted 303 during the 1st ODI at Harare against the hosts but Zimbabwe were too good to chase down the target quite comfortably with 7 wickets and an over to spare. Here we look at the stats recorded during the game.

Statistical highlights – Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 1st ODI:

304 – Target chased down by Zimbabwe in this match to win, their 2nd successfully chased total in ODI Cricket. Their previous highest successfully chased total was 329 also against New Zealand which came in 2011 at Bulawayo.

7 – Number of wickets in hand for Zimbabwe when they chased down the target. This is only the 10th instance a team chased down a target of 300 and plus with at least 7 wickets to spare and first time by Zimbabwe.

130 – Craig Ervine’s score in the match is the 2nd highest score for a Zimbabwe player in a successful run chase. Highest is 141 by Sikandar Raza in 2014 against Afghanistan.

Craig Ervine in this process brought up his maiden ODI century and also went past his highest score in List A Cricket of 111.

4 – Number of times Kane Williamson got out in 90s in ODI this year. This is the 2nd most times a player got out in 90s in ODI format in a calendar year. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record when he got out 6 times in 90s in the ODI format in the year 2007.

10 – Century partnerships between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson in ODI Cricket. They became the 15th pair to share 10 century stands in ODI Cricket and first from New Zealand.

2 – Number of centuries Ross Taylor has scored against Zimbabwe. Interestingly both came during Zimbabwe’s historic 300+ run chases.

4 – Number of centuries for Ross Taylor in 2015. The most by a New Zealand batsman in a calendar year.

1134 – Runs scored by Kane Williamson in ODI format in 2015. The most for a New Zealand batsman in a calendar year.

51 – Number of 300 and plus totals recorded in 2015. Equally the most in a calendar year. 2007 also saw 51 scores of 300 and plus.

9 – Number of 300 and plus totals New Zealand scored in 2015. Most for them in a single year and 3rd most in overall after Australia’s 11, 300+ scores in 2007 and India’s 10, 300+ scores in 2009.

9 – Number of times New Zealand lost to Zimbabwe in ODIs. However they won in 25 ODIs out of 36 meetings.

11 – Interestingly, Craig Ervine’s century was only the 11th century brought up inside 100 balls by a Zimbabwe player.