A statistical analysis of the feats by New Zealand pair Tim Southee and Brendon McCullum
Black Caps smash records in Wellington
1983 – The last time England beat New Zealand in a World Cup.
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7/33 – By Tim Southee, the best performance by a New Zealand bowler in ODIs.Image Id: ~/media/D0B80CA5367C4883AA8E9C3A27CE1093
123 – Second-lowest score by England while batting first in the World Cups.
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4 – Dismissals 'bowled' by one bowler against England in a World Cup. This is the second such instance.
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3 – Southee’s 7/33 is also the third-best bowling figures in World Cups.
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226 – Remaining balls in New Zealand's chase. This is the second-quickest chase in terms of balls remaining in ODIs (minimum 100 runs target). This is also England’s biggest defeat in ODIs and New Zealand’s biggest against a Test-playing nation.
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96.1% – Brendon McCullum’s boundary percentage. The highest by a batsman in World Cups (minimum 50 runs)
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18 – Balls taken by Brendon McCullum to score the third-fastest fifty in ODIs.
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1 – McCullum's 18-ball 50 was also the fastest fifty in World Cup history. He holds the record for the second fastest as well.Image Id: ~/media/86C9FF6F3F514594BACDFBAF132C2A1D
7 – The number of sixes scored by McCullum against England. The most in a single innings while chasing in a World Cup game.
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308 – Strike-rate of McCullum against England. The highest among batsmen with a minimum of 50+ runs in World Cup history. This is the first instance of 300+ strike rate.
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