ODI World Cup 2023, Match 27, Australia vs New Zealand Stats Review: Australia's dominance over New Zealand, Adam Zampa's feat and other stats

History repeats itself in the World Cup game but it was Australia this time, who held on the nerve to defeat their Tasmanian rival New Zealand by a margin of five runs in what was a high-scoring thriller in match number 27 of ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at HPCA in Dharamsala. Travis Head’s return saw a century which helped Australia post 350+ scores for the third consecutive time.

Speaking about the game, New Zealand won the toss and opted to field. Australian openers got off to a flier as the New Zealand bowlers were taken to the cleaners scoring 175 runs in 19.1 overs. Travis Head (109) announced his return with a splendid century while David Warner continued his rich vein of run-scoring before getting dismissed on 81.

The middle-order batters got starts but were not able to convert them to big ones while Glenn Maxwell (41 off 24), Josh Inglis (38 off 28) and Pat Cummins (37 off 14) came up with scintillating cameos to help Australia post 388 in 49.2 overs. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips was the pick of bowlers for his spell of 3/37 in 10 overs while Trent Boult picked three wickets for 77 runs in 10 overs.

Chasing 389, New Zealand too got off to a great start with Devon Conway toying with Australian bowlers with the score of 61 inside 8 overs while Will Young got dismissed for 32. Rachin Ravindra scored a terrific century while Daryl Mitchell scored a quick-fire 54 to keep New Zealand in the chase as the duo added 96 runs for the third wicket.

Jimmy Neesham down the order kept the chase going with a stunning 39-ball 58 which included 6 boundaries. Adam Zampa chipped in with wickets at regular intervals as he ended his spell on 3/74 in his 10 overs. With 19 runs to get in the final over, Mitchell Starc held his nerve and defended the total, eventually defeating New Zealand by 5 runs.

Let us look at the stats and numbers from game between Australia and New Zealand:

771 -A total of 771 runs have been scored in the game, the highest aggregate in a World Cup game. 754 scored between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Delhi in 2023 is next on the list.

383 -New Zealand’s 383 is the highest total in a World Cup in a losing cause. 344 scored by Sri Lanka against Pakistan is second on the list.

32 -A total of 32 sixes have been hit in this game, the second most number of six aggregate in a World Cup match. 33 between England and Afghanistan in Manchester in 2019 is first on the list

1 -This is the first time Australia have scored 350+ scores for three consecutive games in ODIs.

3 -Adam Zampa became the third Australian bowler alongside Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath to take at least three wickets in four consecutive innings.

2 -Rachin Ravindra registered his second century in the World Cup and has joined the elite list for most centuries by a New Zealand batter in the ODI World Cup.

Most Centuries for New Zealand in ODI WC

2 -Martin Guptill
2 -Nathan Astle
2 -Stephen Fleming
2 -Kane Williamson
2 -Glenn Turner
2 -Scott Styris
2 -Rachin Ravindra

4 -Rachin Ravindra also became the fourth player alongside Kane Williamson, Glenn Turner and Martin Guptill to score two centuries in a single ODI World Cup for New Zealand.

36 -David Warner has smashed 36 sixes in the ODI World Cup, the most by an Australian in the ODI World Cup.

3 -Mitchell Starc grabbed three catches today, the joint-most catches by an Australian fielder in the ODI World Cup match, he shares the record with Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Aaron Finch.

9 -Australia have now won 9 games against New Zealand in the ODI World Cup, the joint most number of wins against an opponent. They also have won 9 times against Sri Lanka.

89 -Mitchell Starc conceded 89 runs in this game, the most expensive spell by an Australian bowler in the ODI World Cup.