Top 5 teams who have defended 1st inning score of 235 or less the most times

4. New Zealand: 51 times
Lowest ever defended 153 v England 1996

The perennial under dogs have defended 51 totals of 235 runs or less in ODI cricket. New Zealand have been a team of big stars, but rather have been a team of players who play well as a team and guarantee that Kiwis come out as winners. They have had bowlers like Sir Richard Hadlee, Chris Cairns, Dion Nash, Danny Morrison, Shane Bond, Kyle Mills, Daniel Vettori who have always bind the batsmen and have resulted in New Zealand defending totals of even less than 150 runs.