2017 ICC Champions Trophy: England vs New Zealand – Stats Preview
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:47 PM
On Tuesday, New Zealand will meet hosts England at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) in the Group A encounter of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
Both the teams are the very balanced side for this tournament, so it is expecting that the match will be very competitive and interesting.
England achieved the comfortable victory against Bangladesh in the opening game of the tournament, while the other match between New Zealand and Australia was washed out.
The Tuesday’s game will be the second game for both the teams. It is a very important match for both the sides, as they have no second thought apart from winning the match.
Before the beginning of this important clash, let’s check out some important stats from their previous encounters.
Head-to-head ODI records between England and New Zealand
England vs New Zealand | Matches | England won | New Zealand won | Tied | No Result |
In overall | 83 | 36 | 41 | 2 | 4 |
In England | 29 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
In ICC Champions Trophy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
In last 5 ODIs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Overall ODI stats between England and New Zealand
(Team stats)
Comparison subjects | England | New Zealand |
Highest total | 408/9 (50 overs) at Birmingham on 9th June 2015 | 398/5 (50 overs) at The Oval on 12th June 2015 |
Lowest total (Completed innings only) | 89 (37.2 overs) at Wellington on 16th February 2002 | 134 (42.1 overs) at Christchurch on 18th February 1984 |
Largest victory (by runs) | 210 runs at Birmingham on 9th June 2015 | 155 runs at Wellington on 16th February 2002 |
Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets for twice | 10 wickets at Hamilton on 12th February 2008 |
(Individual stats)
Comparison subjects | England | New Zealand |
Highest individual score | 158 by David Gower at Brisbane on 15th January 1983 | 189* by Martin Guptill at Southampton on 2nd June 2013 |
Best bowling in an innings | 921 runs by Allan Lamb | 1,038 runs by Ross Taylor |
Most runs scored (in career) | 5/20 by Vic Marks at Wellington on 22nd February 1984 | 7/33 by Tim Southee at Wellington on 20th February 2015 |
Most wickets were taken (in career) | 33 wickets by James Anderson | 34 wickets by Richard Hadlee |
Other important stats
- New Zealand pacer Tim Southee needs four more wickets to become the highest wicket-taker in the ODI clashes between England and New Zealand. Southee has taken 31 wickets in these encounters while the current leading wicket-taker in this encounter is Richard Hadlee with 34 wickets.
- England batsman Eoin Morgan needs three more sixes to become the most no. of six hitters as an England batsman in the ICC Champions Trophy history. The current leader Paul Collingwood had hit 11 sixes in this tournament history while Morgan has already hit nine sixes in this tournament history.
- Eoin Morgan (4,895 runs) needs more 105 runs to complete his 5,000 ODI career runs for England. Morgan will become the third England batsman to score 5,000 ODI career runs. The first two England batsmen who had achieved this feat are Ian Bell (5,416 runs) and Paul Collingwood (5,092 runs).
- England skipper Eoin Morgan needs 56 more runs to become the highest ODI runs scorer as an England captain against New Zealand. The current leader in this table is Graham Gooch with 394 runs, while Eoin Morgan is currently in the second position with 339 runs.