da prosport bet： New Zealand have been the epitome of consistency in World Cups, but they haven’t cracked the art of winning knockout matches
da dobrowin： Bishen Jeswant08-Feb-201540 Number of World Cup matches won by New Zealand, the second-most for any team after Australia (55). However, New Zealand’s win-loss ratio is only 1.38 (40 wins and 29 losses), which is the second-worst among the top-eight teams.1 Number of teams that have gone past the group stage in each of the last six editions of the World Cup, since 1992: New Zealand is the only one. They have gone beyond the group stage in eight out of the ten World Cups, while four-time champions Australia have only done this seven times.7 Number of knockout matches that New Zealand have lost at World Cups, the most for any team. England have lost seven as well, while Pakistan have lost six and South Africa four. New Zealand have only ever won one knockout match – against South Africa, in the the quarter-final of the 2011 World Cup.5.7 Number of balls per boundary for New Zealand during the last ten overs of an ODI innings since 2013, the best for any team. The poorest top-eight team in this regard is England, who only hit a boundary every 7.6 balls in last ten overs during this period.18 Number of four-wicket hauls taken by New Zealand’s pace bowlers since 2013, the most for any team. Their average (29.5) and strike rate (32) is the second-best for pacers from any Test nation.58.2 Kane Williamson’s batting average since 2013, the second-highest for any batsman in this period (min. 25 innings). Williamson has scored 1630 runs from 31 innings in this period, including 12 fifties and four hundreds.
PlayerMatRunsAveSR10050Kane Williamson32163058.2187.39412Ross Taylor34150555.7483.4768Martin Guptill34104135.8978.7434Brendon McCullum3488330.44107.6815Luke Ronchi3683634.88119.421225.6 Mitchell McClenaghan’s bowling strike rate, the best for any bowler since 2013 (min. 25 innings). McClenaghan has taken 66 wickets from 34 ODIs at an average of 24.8. He has taken four or more wickets seven times in this period, also the most for any bowler since 2013.
PlayerMatWktsAveEconSR4+Mitchell McClenaghan346624.835.8125.67Corey Anderson263627.976.2826.73Kyle Mills293333.004.8440.81Tim Southee212931.935.2636.41Nathan McCullum382750.744.8462.805 The number of 50-plus stands since 2013 by opening pairs from New Zealand, the fewest for any top-eight team. Their opening pairs only average 21.7 during this period, which is in fact the lowest for any Test nation.30 Average runs per wicket since 2013 for New Zealand’s last five wickets, the best among Test-playing teams. Five teams – South Africa, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – average less than 20 runs per wicket for the last five wickets in ODIs.