Stats Preview: Australia vs New Zealand in Australia

Dec 3, 2016 at 2:04 PM

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Stats Preview: Australia vs New Zealand in Australia

The ICC 2015 World Cup finalists will now meet for a 3-match ODI series in Australia. This 3-match ODI series will begin on Sunday (4th December 2016). The three-match ODI series will be played at SCG (4/12/2016), Manuka Oval (6/12/2016) and MCG (9/12/2016) respectively.

Australia is currently the top ranked ODI team while New Zealand’s current ODI ranking is no.3. It is expected that the upcoming short ODI series between these two top-ranked teams will be exciting on the pitch.

Before the beginning of the 3-match ODI series, let’s check out some important stats in the previous ODI encounters between Australia and New Zealand in Australia.

A) Head-to-Head

  1. Australia vs New Zealand ODI record (overall): Matches – 130; Australia won – 87; New Zealand won – 37; Tied – 0; No Results – 6

 

  1. Australia vs New Zealand ODI record in Australia: Matches – 61; Australia won – 39; New Zealand won – 18; Tied – 0; No Results – 4
Australia
Australia

 

  1. Australia vs New Zealand bilateral ODI series record (overall, excluding World Cup): Series – 15; Australia won – 8; New Zealand won – 3; Drawn – 4

 

  1. Australia vs New Zealand bilateral ODI series record in Australia: Series – 4; Australia won – 1; New Zealand won – 1; Drawn – 2
New Zealand
New Zealand

 

  1. Australia vs New Zealand ODI record at SCG: Matches – 21; Australia won – 13; New Zealand won – 6; Tied – 0; No Results – 2

 

  1. Australia vs New Zealand ODI record at Manuka Oval (Canberra): Never played before

 

  1. Australia vs New Zealand ODI record at MCG: Matches – 20; Australia won – 15; New Zealand won – 4; Tied – 0; No Results – 1

B) The previous ODI record of Australia vs New Zealand in Australia

  1. Highest total – (For Australia) 343/5 at Perth on 28th January 2007

(For New Zealand) 335/5 at Perth on 28th January 2007

 

  1. Lowest total – (For Australia) 70 at Adelaide on 27th January 1986

(For New Zealand) 119 at Sydney on 14th January 1998

 

  1. Largest victory (by runs) – (For New Zealand) won by 206 runs at Adelaide on 27th January 1986

(For Australia) won by 149 runs at Melbourne on 13th February 1983

 

  1. Largest victory (by wickets) – (For Australia) won by 8 wickets thrice [at Melbourne on 9th January 1983 and 22nd January 1988; at Adelaide on 12th December 1993]

(For New Zealand) won by 6 wickets at Melbourne on 6th February 2009

 

  1. Most runs scored (in career) by a batsman in ODI clashes between Australia vs New Zealand in Australia – (For New Zealand) 914 runs (31 matches, 31 innings) by John Wright (1980-1991)

(For Australia) 878 runs (20 matches, 19 innings) by Ricky Ponting (1997-2009)

Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting

 

  1. Most runs scored by a batsman in an ODI series (including more than 2 teams series/tournaments) between Australia vs New Zealand in Australia – (For Australia) 581 runs (9 matches, 9 innings) by Greg Chappell in 1980/81
Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell

(For New Zealand) 394 runs (8 matches, 8 innings) by John Wright in 1980/81

John Wright
John Wright

 

  1. Most wickets taken (in career) by a bowler in ODI clashes between Australia vs New Zealand in Australia– (For New Zealand) 41 wickets (27 matches, 26 innings) by Ewen Chatfield (1980-1988)

(For Australia) 24 wickets (12 matches, 12 innings) by Shane Warne (1993-2002)

Ewen Chatfield
Ewen Chatfield
  1. Most wickets taken by a bowler in an ODI series (including more than 2 teams’ series/tournaments) between Australia vs New Zealand in Australia – (For Australia) 15 wickets (7 matches) by Len Pascoe in 1980/81

(For New Zealand) 14 wickets (4 matches) by Shane Bond in 2002

C) Team performances head-to-head in ODIs

  1. Australian batsmen vs New Zealand batsmen in Australia:Total runs scored by Australian batsmen – 11,629 (average – 29.66); Total no.of centuries by Australian batsmen – 12; Total no.of half-centuries by Australian batsmen – 67; Total no. of Ducks (dismissed on 0) by Australian batsmen – 34; Highest individual score by an Australian batsman – 138* by Greg Chappell at Sydney on 25th November 1980

Total runs scored by New Zealand batsmen – 10,936 (average – 22.78); Total no.of centuries by New Zealand batsmen – 4; Total no.of half-centuries by New Zealand batsmen – 52; Total no.of Ducks (dismissed on 0) by New Zealand batsmen – 42; Highest individual score by a New Zealand batsman – 116* by Stephen Fleming at Melbourne on 21st January 1998

Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming

 

  1. Australian bowlers vs New Zealand bowlers in Australia: Total wickets taken by Australian bowlers – 434 (average – 26.00); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by Australian bowlers – 6; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Australian bowlers – 2; Best bowling performance by an Australian bowler – 5/30 by Len Pascoe at Sydney on 25th November 1980

Total wickets taken by New Zealand bowlers – 347 (average – 34.33); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand bowlers – 9; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand bowlers – 3; Best bowling performance by a New Zealand bowler – 5/25 by Shane Bond at Adelaide on 26th January 2002

Len Pascoe
Len Pascoe

 

  1. Australian pacers vs New Zealand pacers in Australia: Total wickets taken by Australian pacers – 348 (average – 25.42); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by Australian pacers – 4; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Australian pacers – 2; Best bowling performance by an Australian pacer – 5/30 by Len Pascoe at Sydney on 25th November 1980

Total wickets taken by New Zealand pacers – 311 (average – 32.06); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand pacers – 9; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand pacers – 3; Best bowling performance by a New Zealand pacer – 5/25 by Shane Bond at Adelaide on 26th January 2002

Shane Bond
Shane Bond

 

  1. Australian spinners vs New Zealand spinners in Australia: Total wickets taken by Australian spinners – 65 (average – 27.89); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by Australian spinners – 2; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Australian spinners – 0; Best bowling performance by an Australian spinner – 4/19 by Shane Warne at Melbourne on 16th December 1993
Shane Warne
Shane Warne

Total wickets taken by New Zealand spinners – 35 (average – 52.94); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand spinners – 0; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand spinners – 0; Best bowling performance by a New Zealand spinner – 3/31 by Daniel Vettori at Melbourne (Docklands) on 5th December 2004

Daniel Vettori
Daniel Vettori

 

  1. Australian all-round bowlers vs New Zealand all-round bowlers in Australia: Total wickets taken by Australian all-round bowlers – 21 (average – 29.71); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by Australian all-round bowlers – 0; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Australian all-round bowlers – 0; Best bowling performance by an Australian all-round bowler – 3/20 by Mark Waugh at Melbourne on 11th December 1990.

Total wickets taken by New Zealand all-round bowlers – 1 (average – 89.00); No. of times 4-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand all-round bowlers – 0; No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by New Zealand all-round bowlers – 0; Best bowling performance by a New Zealand all-round bowler – 1/40 by Shane Thomson at Sydney on 11th January 1994

Mark Waugh
Mark Waugh

[Note: “All-round bowlers” refers to that kind of bowlers who are equally skilled in both types (as a pacer and as a spinner) of bowling.]D) Some interesting ODI facts about Australia vs New Zealand in Australia

  1. New Zealand has never won an ODI series/ tournaments in Australia where the series/tournaments were contained with more than 1 ODI. New Zealand has won only one ODI series in Australia in 1983 in Bushfire Appeal Challenge Match where the only match was organised to help raise funds for the victims of 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires in Australia.

 

  1. Before 2016, Chappell-Hadlee Trophy were organised for thrice in Australia where Australia had won once (in 2007 by 2-0) and the other two were ended drawn (in 2004 by 1-1 and in 2009 by 2-2).

 

  1. Till date, Brad Haddin is the only wicketkeeper-batsman to hit an ODI century in the match between Australia and New Zealand in Australia. Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin had scored 109 runs against New Zealand at Sydney on 8th February 2009.
Brad Haddin
Brad Haddin

 

  1. Former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Fleming is the only New Zealand skipper to score an ODI century against Australia in Australia. Fleming had scored unbeaten 116 runs at Melbourne on 21st January 1998.

 

  1. Former New Zealand cricketer Bruce Edgar was only New Zealand opening batsman to score an ODI century against Australia in Australia. Edgar had scored unbeaten 102 runs at Melbourne on 1st February 1981.
Bruce Edger
Bruce Edger

 

  1. Till date, the New Zealand cricketer Grant Elliott (115 at Sydney on 8th February 2009) is the only New Zealand batsman to get dismissed after scoring an ODI century against Australia in Australia. Total 4 New Zealand batsmen hit ODI centuries against Australia in Australia.
Grant Elliott
Grant Elliott

 

  1. Only once New Zealand has scored 300+ in an ODI match against Australia in Australia. New Zealand had scored 335/5 at Perth on 28th January 2007.

 

  1. Only once New Zealand has successfully chased 250+ in an ODI match against Australia in Australia. On 21st January 1998 at Melbourne, New Zealand had successfully chased 252 runs (253/6 in 49.1 overs) against Australia.
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