Kiwi speedster Trent Boult needs two scalps to reach the landmark of 200 wickets in ODIs.
After thrashing the defending champions England by a big nine-wicket margin in the opening fixture, the mighty New Zealand (NZ) now face the Netherlands (NED) in Match 6 ODI World Cup 2023 on October 9 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The Dutch will enter the fixture on the back of a 81-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan at the very same venue.
Speaking about New Zealand’s 2019 revenge over the English side in the tournament opener, left-handers Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra grabbed the limelight by smashing their respective centuries. The former hammered an unbeaten 152 off 121 with the help of 19 fours and three maximums while newbie Ravindra amassed unbeaten 123 off just 96 with 11 fours and five sixes. Courtesy of the duo, the Blackcaps reached their target of 284 in style in just 36.2 overs.
Earlier, the NZ bowlers did a terrific job of restricting a strong England side at just 282 with seamer Matt Henty picking 3/48 in his 10 overs. Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips also snared two scalps each as New Zealand got their bowling job almost perfectly. Tom Latham, who donned the captaincy hat, will continue to lead the side as regular skipper Kane Williamson remains on the sidelines due to injury.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 6 between New Zealand and Netherlands in the World Cup 2023:
Head-to-Head: New Zealand and the Netherlands have met each other four times in ODIs and the Kiwis have won on all four occasions.
2 – Trent Boult (198) requires two scalps to reach the landmark of 200 wickets in ODIs.
5 – Glenn Phillips (95) needs five sixes to complete 100 maximums in international cricket.
1 – Ish Sodhi (49) is one game away from appearing in his 50th ODI match.
30 – James Neesham (2970) needs 30 runs to reach 3000 runs across formats.
3 – Tim Southee (34) requires three scalps to surpass Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori (both 36) and become the second-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in World Cups. Boult leads the chart with 40 wickets to his name.
7 – Scott Edwards (93) requires seven fours to get to 100 fours in ODIs.
8 – Wesley Barresi (1992) needs eight runs to complete 2000 runs across formats.
1 – Logan van Beek (49) is one game away from appearing in his 50th international game.
