New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI Stats Review: Tom Latham’s highest score in ODIs, Tim Southee’s feat, and other stats

Tom Latham registered his career-best score of 145* while skipper Kane Williamson smashed an unbeaten 94 as New Zealand chased down a target of 307 to thump India by a seven-wicket margin in the first of the three-match ODI series in Auckland. The Kiwi duo put on a massive 221* run partnership for the fourth wicket as they reached the target comfortably with 17 balls to spare.

Speaking about how the opening fixture went by, Williamson won the toss and opted to field first. Indian openers Shubman Gill and captain Shikhar Dhawan struck their respective half-centuries with the pair adding 124 for the opening wicket. The former got dismissed for 50 while Dhawan got out for 72.

Shreyas Iyer’s solid run in the ODI format continued as he slammed 80 off 76 with four fours and as many maximums. Failing to get a chance in T20Is, Sanju Samson scored 36 off 38 while blitz innings from Washinton Sundar, who hit 37 off just 16 helped the Indians to post 306/7 on the board. Tim Southee, who achieved his personal milestone of 200 ODI wickets in the innings, took three wickets with Lockie Ferguson also snaring as many scalps.

In reply, Kiwi openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway amassed 22 and 24 respectively with Daryl Mitchell scoring just 11. At 88/3, the Kiwis looked in a spot of bother but Latham and Kane then joined hands to stitch a massive match-winning partnership for the home side. Apart from Sundar, the other four Indian bowlers gave away over 60 runs each as the Kiwis raced away to their target. For his splendid century that took the game away from the visitors, Tom Latham grabbed the Player of the Match award.

 Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 1^st ODI between New Zealand and India:

145* - Tom Latham registered his highest score of 145* in ODIs. His previous best of 140* came against the Netherlands in Hamilton this year.

221* - Latham and Kane Williamson recorded the highest fourth-wicket partnership for New Zealand in ODIs. Previously, Latham and Ross Taylor shared a 200-run stand against India in Mumbai in 2017.

13 – New Zealand won their 13^th consecutive ODI on home soil. It is also their longest winning streak at home, surpassing the previous tally of 12 wins in 2015.

1 – Latham scripted the highest individual ODI score of 145* for the Kiwis against India. He surpassed Nathan Astle’s score of 120 in Rajkot in the year 1999.

50 – The BlackCaps also scripted their 50^th win over India in one-day internationals.

767 – Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill have shared 767 runs in 12 innings at an average of 69.72 with four-century stands to their name.

202 – Tim Southee reached the landmark of 200 wickets in one-day internationals. He became the fifth Kiwi after Daniel Vettori (297), Kyle Mills (240), Chris Harris (203), and Chris Cairns (200) to achieve the feat.

1 – Latham and skipper Williamson also scripted the highest fourth-wicket stand of 221* against India in the ODI format. Previously, Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik shared a 206-run partnership in Centurion in 2009.

566 – Shreyas Iyer has racked up 566 runs in 11 innings at an average of 62.88 with one century and five fifties in ODIs in 2022.

5 – New Zealand also clinched its fifth ODI win on the bounce over the Men in Blue.

65.07 – Left-handed Latham has struck 846 runs in 17 innings at an average of 65.07 with two centuries and five fifties against India in the 50-overs format.

100 – Shardul Thakur reached the landmark of 100 wickets in international cricket.

3048 – Williamson reached the landmark of 3000 ODI runs at home. He became the fifth Kiwi after Martin Guptill (4285), Ross Taylor (4104), Nathan Astle (3448), and Brendon McCullum (3188) to achieve the feat.