List of New Zealand One Day International cricket records

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New Zealand fielding in the 3rd ODI of their 2015 tour to England. A match where Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor scored the highest 3rd wicket partnership for New Zealand, leading the team to one of their highest successful chases.

One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members.[1] Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs.[2] ODI cricket is List-A cricket, so statistics and records set in ODI matches also count toward List-A records. The earliest match recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971;[3] since when there have been over 4,000 ODIs played by 28 teams. This is a list of New Zealand Cricket team's One Day International records. It is based on the List of One Day International cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the New Zealand cricket team. New Zealand played its first ever ODI in 1973.

Key[edit]

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for New Zealand only, and are correct as of March 2021.

Key
Symbol Meaning
† Player or umpire is currently active in ODI cricket
‡ Even took place during a Cricket World Cup
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ One Day International cricket record
Date Starting date of the match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team New Zealand was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue One Day International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records[edit]

Overall Record[edit]

Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win %
812 373 389 7 43 48.95
Last Updated: 6 October 2023[4]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties[edit]

As of September 2023, New Zealand has played 811 ODI matches resulting in 372 victories, 389 defeats, 7 ties and 43 no results for an overall winning percentage of 48.89.[4]

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
 Afghanistan 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2015 2019
 Australia 141 39 95 0 7 29.1 1974 2022
 Bangladesh 41 30 10 0 0 75.00 1990 2023
 England 96 45 44 3 4 50.54 1973 2023
 India 116 50 58 1 7 46.33 1975 2023
 Ireland 7 7 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2022
 Pakistan 115 51 60 1 3 45.98 1973 2023
 South Africa 71 25 41 0 5 37.87 1992 2019
 Sri Lanka 101 51 41 1 8 55.37 1979 2023
 West Indies 68 30 31 0 7 49.18 1975 2022
 Zimbabwe 38 27 9 1 1 74.32 1987 2015
Associate Members
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2003 2011
 East Africa 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 1975 1975
 Kenya 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2011
 Netherlands 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 1996 2022
 Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 1999 2022
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 1996 1996
 United States 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2004 2004
Total 813 374 389 7 43 48.95 1973 2023
Statistics are correct as of  New Zealand v  England at Narendra Modi Stadium, 1st Match, 2023 Cricket World Cup, October 5, 2023.[5]

First bilateral ODI series wins[edit]

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
 Australia 2007 1983
 Bangladesh 2008 2004
 England 1983 1986
 India 1976 -
 Ireland - 2022
 Netherlands 2022 -
 Pakistan 1973 1976
 South Africa 2004 2013
 Sri Lanka 1983 1984
 West Indies 1980 2022
 Zimbabwe 1996 1992
Last updated: 22 August 2022[6]

First ODI match wins[edit]

Opponent Home Away / Neutral
Venue Year Venue Year
 Afghanistan Napier 2015 ‡ Taunton 2019 ‡
 Australia Auckland 1982 Adelaide 1980
 Bangladesh 2007 Sharjah 1990
 Canada YTP YTP Benoni 2003 ‡
 East Africa N/A N/A Birmingham 1975 ‡
 England Auckland 1983 Melbourne 1983
 India Christchurch 1976 Manchester 1975 ‡
 Ireland YTP YTP Providence 2007 ‡
 Kenya Gros Islet
 Netherlands Mount Maunganui 2022 Vadodara 1996 ‡
 Pakistan Christchurch 1973 Sialkot 1976
 Scotland Dunedin 2015 Edinburgh 1999 ‡
 South Africa Auckland 1992 ‡ Hobart 1993
 Sri Lanka Dunedin 1983 Nottingham 1979 ‡
 United Arab Emirates YTP YTP Faisalabad 1996 ‡
 United States London 2004
 West Indies Christchurch 1980 Port of Spain 1996
 Zimbabwe Napier 1992 ‡ Hyderabad (Deccan) 1987 ‡
Last updated: 1 July 2020[7]

Winning every match in a series[edit]

In a bilateral series winning all matches is referred to as whitewash. First such event occurred when West Indies toured England in 1976. New Zealand have recorded 15 such series victories.[8]

Opposition Matches Host Season
 England 3  New Zealand 1982/83
 Sri Lanka 3  New Zealand 1982/83
 Sri Lanka 3  New Zealand 1990/91
 West Indies 5  New Zealand 1999/00
 Bangladesh 3  Bangladesh 2004/05
 Australia 3  New Zealand 2006/07
 Bangladesh 3  New Zealand 2007/08
 Bangladesh 3  New Zealand 2009/10
 Zimbabwe 3  New Zealand 2011/12
 Bangladesh 3  New Zealand 2016/17
 West Indies 3  New Zealand 2017/18
 Pakistan 5  New Zealand 2017/18
 Sri Lanka 3  New Zealand 2018/19
 Bangladesh 3  New Zealand 2018/19
 India 3  New Zealand 2019/20
 Bangladesh 3  New Zealand 2020/21
 Netherlands 3  New Zealand 2021/22
 Ireland 3  Ireland 2022
Last updated: 22 August 2022[8]

Losing every match in a series[edit]

New Zealand have also suffered such whitewash 16 times.

Opposition Matches Host Season
 West Indies 5  West Indies 1984/85
 West Indies 3  New Zealand 1986/87
 India 4  India 1988/89
 Pakistan 3  Pakistan 1990/91
 England 3  New Zealand 1991/92
 West Indies 3  New Zealand 1994/95
 Pakistan 3  Pakistan 2002
 Pakistan 5  Pakistan 2003/04
 Australia 5  New Zealand 2004/05
 Bangladesh 4  Bangladesh 2010/11
 India 5  India 2010/11
 South Africa 3  New Zealand 2011/12
 Bangladesh 3  Bangladesh 2013/14
 Australia 3  Australia 2016/17
 Australia 3  Australia 2022
 India 3  India 2022/23
Last updated: 24 January 2023[8]

Team scoring records[edit]

Most runs in an innings[edit]

The highest innings total scored in ODIs came in the match between England and Australia in June 2018. Playing in the third ODI at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the hosts posted a total of 481/6.[9] The Only ODI against Ireland in July 2008 during 2008 tour of England saw New Zealand set their highest innings total of 402/2.[10]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 402/2  Ireland Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 July 2008 Scorecard
2 401/6  Pakistan M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 4 November 2023 Scorecard
3 398/5  England The Oval, London, England 12 June 2015 Scorecard
4 397/5  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 21 August 2005 Scorecard
5 393/6  West Indies Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 21 March 2015 ‡ Scorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020[11]

Fewest runs in an innings[edit]

The lowest innings total scored in ODIs has been scored twice. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 35 by Sri Lanka during the third ODI in Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004 and USA were dismissed for same score by Nepal in the sixth ODI of the 2020 ICC Cricket World League 2 in Nepal in February 2020.[12][13] The lowest score in ODI history for New Zealand is 64 scored against Pakistan in the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup in Sharjah.[14]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 64  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 15 April 1986 Scorecard
2 73  Sri Lanka Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 6 January 2007 Scorecard
3 74  Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 1982 Scorecard
 Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 1 May 1990 Scorecard
5 79  India APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India 29 October 2016 Scorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020[15]

Most runs conceded an innings[edit]

The first match of the 2015 tour of England saw New Zealand concede their highest innings total of 408/9.[16]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 408/9  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 9 June 2015 Scorecard
2 392/4  India Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 8 March 2009 Scorecard
3 388  Australia HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, India 29 October 2023 Scorecard
4 385/9  India Holkar Stadium, Indore, India 24 January 2023 Scorecard
5 378/5  Australia Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 6 December 2016 Scorecard
Last updated: 24 January 2023[17]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings[edit]

The lowest score conceded by New Zealand for a full inning is 69 scored by Kenya in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[14]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 69  Kenya M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011 ‡ Scorecard
2 70  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 27 January 1986 Scorecard
3 74  Pakistan University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 13 January 2018 Scorecard
4 76  Sri Lanka Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 25 March 2023 Scorecard
5 77  Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 23 September 2002 Scorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020[18]

Most runs aggregate in a match[edit]

The highest match aggregate scored in ODIs came in the match between South Africa and Australia in the fifth ODI of March 2006 series at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg when South Africa scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/4.[19] In 2023 Cricket World Cup the highest aggregate score of 771 scored by a team which was involving with New Zealand was Australia.[20]

Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date Scorecard
1 771/19  Australia (388) v  New Zealand (383/9) HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, India 28 October 2023 Scorecard
2 763/14  New Zealand (398/5) v  England (365/9) The Oval, London, England 12 June 2015 Scorecard
3 726/14  India (392/4) v  New Zealand (334) Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 8 March 2009 Scorecard
4 719/15  New Zealand (360/6) v  Ireland (359/9) The Village, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2022 Scorecard
5 699/10  New Zealand (349/7) v  England (350/3) Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 17 June 2015 Scorecard
Last updated: 22 August 2022[21]

Fewest runs aggregate in a match[edit]

The lowest match aggregate in ODIs is 71 when USA were dismissed for 35 by Nepal in the sixth ODI of the 2020 ICC Cricket World League 2 in Nepal in February 2020.[13] The lowest match aggregate in ODI history for New Zealand is 106 scored in the second match of the 1985 tour of West Indies.[22]

Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date Scorecard
1 106/7  New Zealand (51/3) v  West Indies (55/4) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 27 March 1985 Scorecard
2 130/10  New Zealand (64) v  West Indies (66/0) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 15 April 1986 Scorecard
3 141/10  Kenya (69) v  New Zealand (72/0) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011 ‡ Scorecard
4 149/12  New Zealand (74) v  Australia (75/2) Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 1982 Scorecard
5 151/12  New Zealand (74) v  Pakistan (77/2) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 1 May 1990 Scorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020[23]

Result records[edit]

An ODI match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[24]

Greatest win margins (by runs)[edit]

The greatest winning margin by runs in ODIs was New Zealand's victory over Ireland by 290 runs in the only ODI of the 2008 England tour.[25]

Rank Margin Target Opposition Venue Date
1 290 runs 403  Ireland Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 July 2008
2 210 runs 348  United States The Oval, London, England 10 September 2004
3 206 runs 277  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 27 January 1986
4 204 runs 326  West Indies Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 23 December 2017
5 202 runs 374  Zimbabwe McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 9 February 2012
Last updated: 1 July 2020[26]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest victory recorded by New Zealand is during the Bangladesh's tour in 2007 when they won by 10 wickets with 264 balls remaining.[27]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 264 10 wickets  Bangladesh Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2007
2 252  Kenya M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011 ‡
3 250  Sri Lanka Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 28 December 2015
4 226 8 wickets  England Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 2015 ‡
5 212  Scotland Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland 3 July 2008
 India Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 31 January 2019
Last updated: 1 July 2020[26]

Greatest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

A total of 55 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with West Indies winning by such margins a record 10 times.[28] New Zealand have won an ODI match by this margin on nine occasions.[26]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 10 wickets  India Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 10 January 1981
 Australia Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 16 February 2007
 Bangladesh Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2007
 England Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 12 February 2008
 Kenya M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011 ‡
 Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 4 March 2011 ‡
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 4 August 2015
 Sri Lanka Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 28 December 2015
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, England 1 June 2019 ‡
Last updated: 3 December 2017[26]

Highest successful run chases[edit]

South Africa holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/9.[29] New Zealand's highest innings total while chasing is 348/6 in a successful run chase against India during the India tour of New Zealand in 2020.[30]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 348/6 348  India Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 5 February 2020
2 350/9 347  Australia 20 February 2007
3 340/5 337  Australia Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 18 February 2007
4 339/5 336  England University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 7 March 2018
5 332/8 332  Australia AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 10 December 2005
Last updated: 1 July 2020[30]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)[edit]

The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 31 ODI's with New Zealand winning such games a four times.[31][32]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 runs  Pakistan Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Pakistan 16 October 1976
 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 13 January 1981
WACA, Perth, Australia 3 January 1988
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 18 December 1990
 Ireland The Village, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2022
Last updated: 22 August 2022[32]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with New Zealand winning five times.[33]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 0 5 wickets  Zimbabwe Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 24 October 1998
1 wicket  Sri Lanka Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2006
 England The Oval, London, England 25 June 2008
2 wickets  Australia WACA, Perth, Australia 1 February 2009
4 wickets  Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 12 November 2013
Last updated: 1 July 2020[32]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled 55 such ODIs. New Zealand have recorded such victory on nine occasions.[34]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  West Indies AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 6 February 1980
 Pakistan 17 December 1995
 Sri Lanka Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2006
 Australia Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 20 February 2007
 England The Oval, London, England 25 June 2008
 South Africa Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 January 2013
 Sri Lanka SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, England 9 June 2013
 Australia Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February 2015 ‡
 Ireland The Village, Dublin, Ireland 10 July 2022
Last updated: 22 August 2022[32]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

New Zealand's biggest defeat by runs was against Australia in the 2007 Cricket World Cup at National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada.[35]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 215 runs  Australia National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 20 April 2007 ‡
2 210 runs  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 9 June 2015
3 203 runs  West Indies Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 8 January 2014
4 190 runs  India APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India 29 October 2016
5 189 runs  Sri Lanka Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 6 January 2007
Last updated: 1 July 2020[35]

Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest defeat suffered by New Zealand was against New Zealand in New Zealand when they lost by 10 wickets with 264 balls remaining.[27]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 209 9 wickets  Bangladesh McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 23 December 2023
2 206 8 wickets  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 1 May 1990
3 200  Australia Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad, India 29 October 2003
4 179  India Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, India 21 January 2023
5 177  Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 1982
Last updated: 23 December 2023[35]

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)[edit]

New Zealand have lost an ODI match by a margin of 10 wickets on three occasions with most recent being during the fourth match of the West Indies tour of New Zealand in March 1987.

Rank Margins Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 10 wickets  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 17 April 1985
 Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 15 April 1986
 West Indies AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 15 April 1986
4 9 wickets  India Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, India 31 October 1987 ‡
 West Indies AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 28 January 1995
 Pakistan Old Trafford, Manchester, England 16 June 1999 ‡
 Sri Lanka Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 6 February 2001
 India Reliance Stadium, Vadodara, India 4 December 2010
 West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 5 July 2012
 Bangladesh McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 23 December 2023
Last updated: 23 December 2023[35]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

The narrowest loss of New Zealand in terms of runs is by 1 run suffered thrice.[36]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 6 March 1990
 South Africa Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 11 December 1997
 Zimbabwe AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 4 March 1998
4 2 runs  South Africa Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 9 January 1998
 Australia Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 5 December 2005
Last updated: 1 July 2020[36]

Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. New Zealand has suffered loss by this margin six times.[33]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 0 1 wicket  Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 December 1984
2 wickets  South Africa McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 26 March 1999
3 wickets Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa 4 November 2000
4 wickets  West Indies Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 16 June 2002
2 wickets  South Africa Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 25 November 2007
1 wicket North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 25 January 2013
Last updated: 1 July 2020[36]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)[edit]

New Zealand has suffered defeat by 1 wicket on seven occasions.[36]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  Australia AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 21 March 1993
 India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 11 January 2003
 Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 December 1984
 South Africa North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 25 January 2013
 West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 26 March 1996 ‡
 Zimbabwe Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 7 January 2001
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 25 October 2011
Last updated: 1 July 2020[36]

Tied matches[edit]

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[24] There have been 37 ties in ODIs history with New Zealand involved in seven such games.[4]

Opposition Venue Date
 Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 13 March 1994
 Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 11 November 1996
 England McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 26 February 1997
 Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 1 October 1997
 England McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 20 February 2008
 India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 25 January 2014
 England Lord's, London, England 14 July 2019 ‡
Last updated: 3 December 2017[36]

Individual records[edit]

Batting records[edit]

Most career runs[edit]

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[37] India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with 18,246. Second is Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 14,234 ahead of Ricky Ponting from Australia in third with 13,704. Ross Taylor is the leading New Zealand on this list.[38]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period
1 8,607 Ross Taylor 236 220 47.55 21 51 2006–2022
2 8,007 Stephen Fleming 279 268 32.41 8 49 1994-2007
3 7,346 Martin Guptill 192 189 42.39 18 38 2009-2022
4 7,090 Nathan Astle 223 217 34.92 16 41 1995-2007
5 6,632 Kane Williamson† 162 154 48.40 13 43 2010-2023
6 6,083 Brendon McCullum 260 228 30.41 5 32 2002-2016
7 4,881 Chris Cairns 214 192 29.22 4 25 1991-2006
8 4,707 Craig McMillan 197 183 28.18 3 28 1997-2007
9 4,704 Martin Crowe 143 140 38.55 4 34 1982-1995
10 4,483 Scott Styris 188 161 32.48 4 28 1999-2011
Last updated: 13 October 2023[39]

Fastest runs getter[edit]

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Glenn Turner 25 24 31 January 1983 [40]
2000 Andrew Jones 52 52 16 February 1991 [41]
3000 Kane Williamson† 78 73 17 June 2015 [42]
4000 102 96 26 December 2016 [43]
5000 125 119 3 March 2018 [44]
6000 146 139 29 June 2019 ‡ [45]
7000 Ross Taylor 202 188 25 February 2018 [46]
8000 218 203 20 February 2019 [47]
Last updated: 20 March 2021

Most runs in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Martin Guptill 174 6,721 38.62 2009–2022 [48]
Number 3 Kane Williamson† 127 5,880 51.57 2010–2023 [49]
Number 4 Ross Taylor 182 7,690 51.26 2006–2022 [50]
Number 5 Chris Cairns 85 2,374 31.23 1992–2005 [51]
Number 6 54 1,301 28.28 1994–2006 [52]
Number 7 Chris Harris 104 2,130 31.32 1990–2004 [53]
Number 8 Mitchell Santner† 54 1,027 32.09 2016-2023 [54]
Number 9 Daniel Vettori 61 554 14.20 1997-2011 [55]
Number 10 Kyle Mills 38 344 17.20 2001–2014 [56]
Number 11 Trent Boult† 43 176 9.26 2012–2023 [57]
Last updated: 28 October 2023.

Most runs against each team[edit]

Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Span Ref
 Afghanistan 112 Kane Williamson† 2 2 2015–2019 [58]
 Australia 1,241 Stephen Fleming 47 46 1994–2007 [59]
 Bangladesh 1,010 Ross Taylor 25 24 2007–2021 [60]
 Canada 153 Brendon McCullum 3 2 2003–2011 [61]
 East Africa 171 Glenn Turner 1 1 1975–1975 [62]
 England 1,424 Ross Taylor 35 34 2007–2019 [63]
 India 1,385 2009–2020 [64]
 Ireland 227 Tom Latham† 5 5 2017–2022 [65]
 Kenya 85 Ross Taylor 1 1 2007–2011 [66]
 Netherlands 294 Will Young† 4 4 2022–2023 [67]
 Pakistan 1,103 Kane Williamson† 21 21 2011–2023 [68]
 Scotland 101 Mark Chapman† 1 1 2022–2022 [69]
 South Africa 1,280 Stephen Fleming 40 37 1994–2007 [70]
 Sri Lanka 881 Ross Taylor 34 29 2006–2019 [71]
 United Arab Emirates 92 Roger Twose 1 1 1996–1996 [72]
 United States 145 Nathan Astle 1 1 2004–2004 [73]
 West Indies 1,014 29 28 1995–2006 [74]
 Zimbabwe 989 22 22 1996–2005 [75]
Last updated: 14 October 2023

Highest individual score[edit]

Martin Guptill holds the New Zealand record, scoring 237* in the fourth quarter-final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup against West Indies.[76]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 237* Martin Guptill  West Indies Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 21 March 2015 ‡
2 189*  England Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 2 June 2013
3 181* Ross Taylor University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 7 March 2018
4 180* Martin Guptill  South Africa Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 1 March 2017
5 172 Lou Vincent  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 24 August 2005
Last updated: 1 July 2020[77]

Highest individual score – progression of record[edit]

Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
47 Mark Burgess  Pakistan AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 1972-73
55 Vic Pollard  England St Helen's, Swansea, England 1973
82 Bevan Congdon  Australia Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 1973-74
104 Ken Wadsworth AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
171* Glenn Turner  East Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 1975 ‡
172 Lou Vincent  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2005
189* Martin Guptill  England Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 2013
237*  West Indies Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 2014-15
Last updated: 1 July 2020[77]

Most individual score in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Score Opposition Ground Date Ref
Opener Martin Guptill 237*  West Indies Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 21 March 2015 [78]
Number 3 Kane Williamson 148 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 22 June 2019 [79]
Number 4 Ross Taylor 181*  England University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 7 March 2018 [80]
Number 5 Tom Latham 145*  India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 25 November 2022 [81]
Number 6 Craig McMillan 117  Australia Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 20 February 2007 [82]
Number 7 Luke Ronchi 170*  Sri Lanka University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 23 January 2015 [83]
Number 8 Daniel Vettori 83  Australia AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 22 February 2005 [84]
Jacob Oram  Bangladesh McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 5 February 2010
Number 9 Kyle Mills 54  India AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 8 March 2009 [85]
Number 10 Tim Southee 55 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India 16 October 2016 [86]
Number 11 Chris Pringle 34*  West Indies Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, India 1 November 1994 [87]
Mitchell McClenaghan  South Africa Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 24 October 2014
Jeetan Patel 34  Sri Lanka Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 24 April 2007
Last Updated: 19 January 2023

Highest score against each opponent[edit]

Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan 79* Kane Williamson The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, England 8 June 2019 ‡ [88]
 Australia 130 Chris Harris M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 11 March 1996 ‡ [89]
 Bangladesh 137 Tom Latham Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 26 December 2016 [90]
 Canada 101 Lou Vincent Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia 22 March 2007 ‡ [91]
Brendon McCullum Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 13 March 2011 ‡
 East Africa 171 Glenn Turner Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 7 June 1975 ‡ [92]
 England 189* Martin Guptill Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 2 June 2013 [93]
 India 145 Tom Latham Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 25 November 2022 [94]
 Ireland 166 Brendon McCullum Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 July 2008 [95]
 Kenya 85 Ross Taylor Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia 20 March 2007 ‡ [96]
 Netherlands 140* Tom Latham Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 2 April 2022 [97]
 Pakistan 131* Ross Taylor Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka 8 March 2011 ‡ [98]
 Scotland 101* Mark Chapman The Grange, Edinburg, Scotland 31 July 2022 [99]
 South Africa 180* Martin Guptill Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 1 March 2007 [100]
 Sri Lanka 170* Luke Ronchi University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 23 January 2015 [101]
 United Arab Emirates 92 Roger Twose Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan 27 February 1996 ‡ [102]
 United States 145* Nathan Astle The Oval, London, England 10 September 2004 [103]
 West Indies 237* Martin Guptill Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 21 March 2015 ‡ [104]
 Zimbabwe 172 Lou Vincent Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 24 August 2005 [105]
Last updated: 16 July 2022.

Highest career average[edit]

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[106]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
1 52.52 Devon Conway† 27 1,151 3 2021–2023
2 50.52 Daryl Mitchell† 31 1,347 5 2021–2023
3 48.40 Kane Williamson† 154 6,632 17 2010–2023
4 47.55 Ross Taylor 220 8,607 39 2006–2022
5 47.00 Glenn Turner 40 1,598 6 1973-1983
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 14 October 2023[107]

Highest Average in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Glenn Turner 29 1,197 49.87 1973–1983 [108]
Number 3 Kane Williamson† 127 5,880 51.57 2010–2023 [109]
Number 4 Ross Taylor 182 7,690 51.26 2006–2022 [110]
Number 5 Tom Latham† 57 1,786 35.72 2012–2023 [111]
Number 6 Jeremy Coney 31 938 39.08 1980–1987 [112]
Number 7 Chris Harris 104 2,130 31.32 1990–2004 [113]
Number 8 23 519 39.92 1996–2004 [114]
Number 9 James Franklin 20 283 23.58 2001–2007 [115]
Number 10 Kyle Mills 38 344 17.20 2001–2014 [116]
Number 11 Ewen Chatfield 44 106 13.25 1979–1988 [117]
Last updated: 14 October 2023. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position

Most half-centuries[edit]

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in ODIs with 96. He is followed by the Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on 93, South Africa's Jacques Kallis on 86 and India's Rahul Dravid and Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq on 83.Ross Taylor is the leading New Zealander in this list with 51 half-centuries.[118]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 51 Ross Taylor 220 8,607 2006–2022
2 49 Stephen Fleming 268 8,007 1994-2007
3 43 Kane Williamson† 154 6,632 2010-2023
4 41 Nathan Astle 217 7,090 1995-2007
5 38 Martin Guptill 189 7,346 2009–2022
Last updated: 13 October 2023[119]

Most centuries[edit]

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in ODIs with 49. New Zealand's Ross Taylor has the most centuries for New Zealand.[120]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 21 Ross Taylor 220 8,607 2006–2021
2 18 Martin Guptill 189 7,346 2009–2022
3 16 Nathan Astle 217 7,090 1995-2007
4 13 Kane Williamson† 154 6,632 2010–2023
5 8 Stephen Fleming 268 8,007 1994-2007
Last updated: 13 October 2023[121]

Most Sixes[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 200 Brendon McCullum 228 6,083 2002-2016
2 186 Martin Guptill 189 7,207 2009–2022
3 151 Chris Cairns 192 4,881 1991-2006
4 147 Ross Taylor 220 8,607 2006–2022
5 86 Nathan Astle 217 7,090 1995-2007
Last updated: 16 July 2022[122]

Most Fours[edit]

Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 822 Stephen Fleming 268 8,007 1994-2007
2 735 Martin Guptill 189 7,207 2009–2022
3 720 Nathan Astle 217 7,090 1995-2007
4 713 Ross Taylor 220 8,607 2006–2022
5 602 Kane Williamson† 154 6,632 2010-2023
Last updated: 13 October 2023[123]

Highest strike rates[edit]

Andre Russell of West Indies holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 500 balls faced qualification, with 130.22.[124] Luke Ronchi, one of 14 men to have played ODIs for two national teams is the New Zealand batsmen with the highest strike rate.

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Period
1 111.66 Luke Ronchi 1,321 1,183 2013-2017
2 110.39 Colin de Grandhomme † 722 654 2012-2020
3 108.72 Corey Anderson 1,109 1,020 2013-2017
4 104.88 Lance Cairns 987 941 1974-1985
5 104.69 Colin Munro 1,271 1,214 2013-2019
Qualification= 500 balls faced. Last updated: 1 July 2020[125]

Highest strike rates in an inning[edit]

James Franklin of New Zealand's strike rate of 387.50 during his 31* off 8 balls against Canada during 2011 Cricket World Cup is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings.[126]

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Opposition Venue Date
1 387.50 James Franklin 31* 8  Canada Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 13 March 2011 ‡
2 361.53 James Neesham † 47* 13  Sri Lanka Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 3 January 2019
3 355.55 Nathan McCullum 32* 9 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 12 November 2013
4 310.00 Martin Guptill 93* 31 Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 28 December 2015
5 308.00 Brendon McCullum 77 25  England Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 2015 ‡
Last updated: 1 July 2020[127]

Most runs in a calendar year[edit]

Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 1894 runs scored in 1998. Guptill scored 1489 runs in 2015, the most for a New Zealand batsmen in a year.[128]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Year
1 1,489 Martin Guptill 32 32 2015
2 1,376 Kane Williamson 27 26
3 1,067 Roger Twose 25 22 2000
4 1,046 Ross Taylor 27 25 2015
5 968 20 20 2017
Last updated: 1 July 2020[129]

Most runs in a series[edit]

The 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in Australia saw Greg Chappell set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 685 runs. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 673 runs scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Kane Williamson has scored the most runs in a series for a New Zealand batsmen, when he scored 578 runs in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[130]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 578 Kane Williamson† 10 9 2019 Cricket World Cup
2 547 Martin Guptill 9 2015 Cricket World Cup
3 511 John Wright 13 13 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup
4 499 Scott Styris 10 9 2007 Cricket World Cup
5 456 Martin Crowe 9 1992 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 1 July 2020[131]

Most ducks[edit]

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[132] Sanath Jayasuriya has scored the equal highest number of ducks in ODIs with 34 such knocks. Daniel Vettori, the 100th New Zealand ODI player, hold this dubious record for New Zealand with 22 ducks (23 in total including one for ICC World XI during the 2005 ICC Super Series).[133]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 22 Daniel Vettori 291 183 1997-2015
2 20 Brendon McCullum 260 228 2002-2016
3 19 Adam Parore 179 161 1992-2002
Nathan Astle 222 217 1995-2007
5 17 Stephen Fleming 279 268 1994-2007
Last updated: 1 July 2020[134]

Bowling records[edit]

Most career wickets[edit]

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori with 297 wickets has taken the most wickets for his team in ODIs. He lies in the 13th position in the overall list of leading ODI wicket-takers.[135]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average SR 4 5 Period
1 297 Daniel Vettori 291 273 31.96 46.5 7 2 1997-2015
2 240 Kyle Mills 170 169 27.02 34.2 8 1 2001-2015
3 214 Tim Southee† 156 154 33.47 36.7 5 3 2008-2023
4 206 Trent Boult† 110 109 23.90 28.9 10 6 1990-2004
5 203 Chris Harris 250 232 37.50 52.5 2 1 1990-2004
6 200 Chris Cairns 214 185 32.78 40.6 3 1 1991-2006
7 173 Jacob Oram 160 154 29.17 39.9 3 2 2001-2012
8 158 Richard Hadlee 115 112 21.56 39.1 1 5 1973-1990
9 147 Shane Bond 82 80 20.88 29.2 7 4 2002-2010
10 141 Matt Henry† 81 79 26.17 30.1 10 2 2014-2023
Last updated: 28 October 2023[136]

Fastest wicket taker[edit]

Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Mitchell McClenaghan 23 24 October 2014 [137]
100 Shane Bond 54 23 January 2007 [138]
150 Trent Boult 81 5 June 2019 [139]
200 107 13 October 2023 [140]
250 Daniel Vettori 245 5 February 2010 [141]
Last updated: 14 October 2023

Most career wickets against each team[edit]

Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Period Ref
 Afghanistan 5 James Neesham† 1 1 2019–2019 [142]
 Australia 51 Ewen Chatfield 34 33 1980–1988 [143]
 Bangladesh 33 Kyle Mills 17 17 2002–2013 [144]
 Canada 7 Jacob Oram 3 3 2003–2011 [145]
 East Africa 3 Dayle Hadlee 1 1 1975–1975 [146]
 England 40 Tim Southee† 24 24 2008–2023 [147]
 India 35 24 32 2008-2022 [148]
 Ireland 11 Mitchell Santner† 4 4 2017–2022 [149]
 Kenya 4 Hamish Bennett 1 1 2011–2011 [150]
 Netherlands 8 Matt Henry† 3 3 2022–2023 [151]
 Pakistan 39 Danny Morrison 24 24 1989–1996 [152]
 Scotland 5 Daniel Vettori 2 2 2008–2015 [153]
 South Africa 33 Chris Cairns 31 30 1992–2004 [154]
 Sri Lanka 32 Kyle Mills 21 21 2001–2015 [155]
 United Arab Emirates 3 Shane Thompson 1 1 1996–1996 [156]
 United States 5 Jacob Oram 1 1 2004–2004 [157]
 West Indies 33 Daniel Vettori 25 22 2000–2015 [158]
 Zimbabwe 19 Chris Harris 20 20 1992–2003 [159]
Daniel Vettori 13 12 1997–2011
Last updated: 14 October 2023

Best figures in an innings[edit]

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[160] Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in December 2001 at Colombo (SSC). Tim Southee holds the New Zealand record for best bowling figures when he took 7/33 against England during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[161]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 7/33 Tim Southee†  England Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 2015
2 7/34 Trent Boult  West Indies Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 23 December 2017
3 6/19 Shane Bond  India Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 26 August 2005
4 6/23  Australia Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 11 March 2003 ‡
5 6/25 Scott Styris  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 12 June 2002
Last updated: 1 July 2020[162]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record[edit]

Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
4/34 Dayle Hadlee  Pakistan AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 1972-73
5/23 Richard Collinge  India AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 1975-76
5/22 Matthew Hart  West Indies Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, India 1994-95
6/25 Scott Styris Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 2002
6/23 Shane Bond  Australia Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2002-03 ‡
6/19  India Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2005
7/33 Tim Southee  England Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 2014-2015 ‡
Last updated: 1 July 2020[162]

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent[edit]

Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan 5/31 James Neesham The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, England 8 June 2019 [163]
 Australia 6/23 Shane Bond St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 11 March 2003 ‡ [164]
 Bangladesh 6/39 Ish Sodhi Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 23 September 2023 [165]
 Canada 4/52 Jacob Oram Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa 3 March 2003 ‡ [166]
 East Africa 3/21 Dayle Hadlee Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 7 June 1975 ‡ [167]
 England 7/33 Tim Southee Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 2015 ‡ [168]
 India 6/19 Shane Bond Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 26 August 2008 [169]
 Ireland 5/50 Mitchell Santner Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 14 May 2017 [170]
 Kenya 4/16 Hamish Bennett M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011 [171]
 Netherlands 4/36 Matt Henry Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 4 April 2022 [172]
 Pakistan 5/17 Trent Boult University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 13 January 2018 [173]
 Scotland 4/7 Chris Harris Grange CC Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland 31 May 1999 ‡ [174]
 South Africa 5/25 Kyle Mills Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 25 November 2007 [175]
 Sri Lanka 5/25 Richard Hadlee Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England 13 June 1983 ‡ [176]
 United Arab Emirates 3/20 Shane Thompson Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan 27 February 1996 ‡ [177]
 United States 5/36 Jacob Oram The Oval, London, England 10 September 2004 [178]
 West Indies 7/34 Trent Boult Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 23 December 2017 [179]
 Zimbabwe 5/39 Shayne O'Connor Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 6 February 1998 [180]
Last updated: 24 September 2023.[162]

Best career average[edit]

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in ODIs with 18.54. Joel Garner, West New Zealand cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 18.84 runs per wicket. Shane Bond is the highest ranked New Zealand when the qualification of 2000 balls bowled is followed.[181]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 20.88 Shane Bond 147 3,070 4,295 2002–2010
2 21.56 Richard Hadlee 158 3,407 6,182 1973–1990
3 23.87 Chris Pringle 103 2,459 3,314 1990–1995
4 23.90 Trent Boult† 206 4,924 5,964 2012–2023
5 25.84 Ewen Chatfield 140 3,618 6,065 1979–1989
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 28 October 2023[182]

Best career economy rate[edit]

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[132] West Indies' Joel Garner, holds the ODI record for the best career economy rate with 3.09. New Zealand's Richard Hadlee, with a rate of 3.30 runs per over conceded over his 115-match ODI career, has the fifth best economy rate among all the bowlers.[183]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 3.30 Richard Hadlee 158 3,407 6,182 1973-1990
2 3.57 Ewen Chatfield 140 3,618 6,065 1979-1989
3 3.76 Gavin Larsen 113 4,000 6,368 1990-1999
4 4.06 Lance Cairns 89 2,717 4,015 1974-1985
5 4.12 Daniel Vettori 297 9,495 13,820 1997-2015
Qualification: 2,000 balls, Last updated: 1 July 2020[184]

Best career strike rate[edit]

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[132] The top bowler with the best ODI career strike rate is South Africa's Lungi Ngidi with strike rate of 23.2 balls per wicket. New Zealand's Mitchell McClenaghan is the highest ranked New Zealand in this list when a qualification of 2000 balls is applied.[185]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 28.4 Mitchell McClenaghan 82 2,313 2,336 2013-2016
2 29.2 Shane Bond 147 3,070 4,295 2002-2010
3 29.3 Matt Henry† 141 2,538 2,877 2014–2021
4 30.2 Trent Boult† 206 4,261 5,117 2012–2021
5 31.1 James Neesham† 70 2,139 2,115 2013-2021
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 26 March 2021[186]

Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings[edit]

Trent Boult is joint-15th on the list of most four-wicket hauls with Pakistan's Waqar Younis, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia's Brett Lee leading this list in ODIs.[187]

Rank Four-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 16 Trent Boult† 107 5,802 206 2012-2023
2 12 Matt Henry† 60 3,144 141 2014–2022
3 11 Shane Bond 82 4,295 147 2002-2010
4 9 Kyle Mills 170 8,230 240 2001-2015
Daniel Vettori 291 13,820 297 1997-2015
Last updated: 13 October 2023[188]

Most five-wicket hauls in a match[edit]

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[189] Trent Boult , with six hauls, is the highest ranked New Zealand on the list of most five-wicket hauls which is headed by Pakistan's Waqar Younis with 13 such hauls.[190]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 6 Trent Boult† 107 5,802 206 2012-2023
2 5 Richard Hadlee 115 6,182 158 1973-1990
3 4 Shane Bond 82 4,295 147 2002-2010
4 3 Tim Southee† 154 7,751 214 2008-2023
5 2 Danny Morrison 96 4,586 126 1987-1996
Shayne O'Connor 38 1,487 46 1997-2000
Jacob Oram 160 6,911 173 2001-2012
Daniel Vettori 291 13,820 297 1997-2015
Matt Henry† 78 4,122 141 2014–2023
James Neesham† 74 2,403 70 2013–2023
Mitchell Santner† 97 4,499 105 2015-2023
Last updated: 13 October 2023[191]

Best economy rates in an inning[edit]

The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 30 balls are delivered by the player, is West Indies player Phil Simmons economy of 0.30 during his spell of 3 runs for 4 wickets in 10 overs against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1991-92 Australian Tri-Series. Ewen Chatfield holds the New Zealand record during his spell in first ODI against Sri Lanka at Carisbrook, Dunedin.[192]

Rank Economy Player Overs Runs Wickets Opposition Venue Date
1 0.80 Ewen Chatfield 10 8 1  Sri Lanka Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 March 1983
2 0.83 Richard Hadlee 12 10 0  East Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 7 June 1975 ‡
3 0.96 Ewen Chatfield 9.2 9 2  India WACA, Perth, Australia 18 January 1986
4 1.00 Lance Cairns 10 10 0  Sri Lanka Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 March 1983
Richard Hadlee 6 6 1  India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 14 February 1981
Daryl Tuffey 7 7 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 20 July 2001
Qualification: 30 balls bowled. Last updated: 1 July 2020[193]

Best strike rates in an inning[edit]

The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is shared by Sunil Dhaniram of Canada, Paul Collingwood of England and Virender Sehwag of India when they achieved a strike rate of 4.2 balls pr wicket. Chris Harris during his spell of 4/7 achieved the best strike rate for a New Zealand bowler.[194]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Opposition Venue Date
1 4.7 Chris Harris 4 7 19  Scotland Grange CC Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland 31 May 1999 ‡
2 6.2 Rob Nicol 19 25  Zimbabwe University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 3 February 2012
3 6.7 Kyle Mills 30 27  England SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, England 16 June 2013
4 7.0 Scott Styris 6 25 42  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 12 June 2002
5 7.2 Daniel Vettori 5 7  Bangladesh Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2007
Last updated: 1 July 2020[195]

Worst figures in an innings[edit]

The worst figures in an ODI came in the 5th One Day International between South Africa at home to Australia in 2006. Australia's Mick Lewis returned figures of 0/113 from his 10 overs in the second innings of the match.[196][197] The worst figures by a New Zealand is 0/105 that came off the bowling of Tim Southee in the third game against India at Christchurch in March 2009.[198]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/105 Tim Southee † 10  India AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 8 March 2009
2 0/91 Matt Henry † 10  Australia Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 6 December 2016
3 0/85 Chris Drum 9  India Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India 8 November 1999
4 0/84 Lance Cairns 11  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 17 July 1978
5 0/82 Shane Bond 9  Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 27 September 2009
Last updated: 1 July 2020[198]

Most runs conceded in a match[edit]

Mick Lewis also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an ODI during the aforementioned match. The top two New Zealand record in ODIs are held by Tim Southee and Martin Snedden.[199]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 2/105 Martin Snedden 12  England The Oval, London, England 9 June 1983 ‡
0/105 Tim Southee† 10  India AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 8 March 2009
3 3/100 Jacob Duffy  India Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India 24 January 2023
4 1/96 Corey Anderson  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 14 December 2014
5 2/93 Mitchell McClenaghan  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 9 June 2015
Last updated:1 July 2020[200]

Most wickets in a calendar year[edit]

Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq holds the record for most wickets taken in a year when he took 69 wickets in 1997 in 36 ODIs. Chris Pringle is the highest New Zealand on the list having taken 46 wickets in 1994.[201]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Year
1 46 Chris Pringle 26 1994
2 43 Daniel Vettori 31 2007
3 40 Mitchell McClenaghan 15 2013
4 38 Trent Boult† 20 2019
5 36 Ewen Chatfield 25 1983
Trent Boult† 17 2015
Last updated: 1 July 2020[202]

Most wickets in a series[edit]

1998–99 Carlton and United Series involving Australia, England and Sri Lanka and the 2019 Cricket World Cup saw the records set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in an ODI series when Australian pacemen Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Starc achieved a total of 27 wickets during the series, respectively. New Zealand's Trent Boult is joint 10th with his 22 wickets taken during the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[203]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
1 22 Trent Boult † 9 2019 Cricket World Cup
2 21 Shane Bond 2001-02 VB Series
Lockie Ferguson† 2019 Cricket World Cup
4 20 Geoff Allott 1999 Cricket World Cup
5 18 Chris Pringle 10 1990-91 Australian Tri-Series
Tim Southee † 8 2011 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 1 July 2020[204]

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