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Australia defeated New Zealand by 5 runs in a high-scoring thrilling match with the help of brilliant batting performances from Travis Head, David Warner at the top and impactful knocks from Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins also played a pivotal role in this game. For New Zealand bowlers both Glenn Phillips (3/37) and Trent Boult (3/77) picked three wickets with the ball and Santner (2/80) also got two wickets with the ball.
New Zealand chasing 389 runs got a fantastic quick-fire 61-run partnership from Devon Conway and Will Young respectively, while Rachin Ravindra smashed a brilliant hundred in this game to keep his side alive till the last over and others like Daryl Mitchell and James Neesham also played a crucial role by scoring fifties in this game.
Numbers and Stats from the AUS vs NZ game:
1 - For the first time Mitchell Starc went wicketless in an ODI World Cup game. He ended with a bowling figure of 0/89 in 9 overs.
2 - Rachin Ravindra has scored two centuries in ODI World Cup 2023.
Most centuries for New Zealand in a single ODI WC edition:
Glenn Turner in 1975
Martin Guptill in 2015
Kane Williamson in 2019
Rachin Ravindra in 2023
Most centuries in ODI World Cup 2023:
Quinton de Kock - 3
David Warner - 2
Rachin Ravindra - 2
3 - Australia became the first team to record three 350+ scores consecutively in the ODI history.
Australia team scores in last three ODI games:
388 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023 WC
399/8 vs Netherlands in Delhi, 2023 WC
367/9 vs Pakistan in Bengaluru, 2023 WC
5 - Travis Head became fifth Australian batsman to score a centur y on ODI World Cup debut game.
Batters to score century for Australia in their ODI WC debut game:
Trevor Chappell vs India in Nottingham, 1983
Geoff Marsh vs India in Chennai, 1987
Andrew Symonds vs Pakistan in Johannesburg, 2003
Aaron Finch vs England in Melbourne, 2015
Travis Head vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023
Highest Score for Travis Head in ODIs:
152 vs England in Melbourne, 2022
128 vs Pakistan in Adelaide, 2017
109 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023 World Cup
5 - Australia have won this game by just five runs.
Smallest margin of win (by runs) for Australia in ODI World Cup:
1 run vs India in Chennai, 1987
1 run vs India in Brisbane, 1992
3 runs vs New Zealand in Indore, 1987
5 runs vs West Indies in Mohali, 1996
5 runs vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023
9 - Australia have defeated New Zealand nine times in ODI World Cup.
Most times winning against an opponent in ODI World Cup:
Australia - 9 vs Sri Lanka
Australia - 9 vs New Zealand
20 - Australia team have smashed 20 sixes in this game.
Most sixes by a team in an ODI WC innings:
England - 25 vs Afghanistan in Manchester, 2019
Australia - 20 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023
West Indies - 19 vs Zimbabwe in Canberra, 2015
Australia - 19 vs Pakistan in Bengaluru, 2023
South Africa - 19 vs Bangladesh in Mumbai-WS, 2023
175 - David Warner and Travis Head recorded a 175-run opening partnership in today's game.
Highest opening partnership for Australia in ODI World Cup:
David Warner-Mitchell Marsh: 259 vs Pakistan in Bengaluru, 2023
Brad Haddin-Shane Watson: 183 vs Canada in Bengaluru, 2011
Rick McCosker-Alan Turner: 182 vs Sri Lanka in The Oval, 1975
Travis Head-David Warner: 175 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023
Adam Gilchrist-Matthew Hayden: 172 vs Sri Lanka in Bridgetown, 2007 Finals
388 - Australia scored 388 runs in ODI cricket.
Highest score for Australia in ODI World Cup:
417/6 vs Afghanistan in Perth, 2015
399/8 vs Netherlands in Delhi, 2023
388 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023
771 - Australia vs New Zealand match in Delhi saw a total of 771 runs being recorded.
Highest match aggregate in ODIs:
South Africa vs Australia - 872 in Johannesburg, 2006
India vs Sri Lanka - 825 in Rajkot, 2009
England vs West Indies - 807 in St George's, 2019
Australia vs New Zealand - 771 in Dharamsala, 2023 World Cup
England vs Netherlands - 764 in Amstelveen, 2022
Australia vs New Zealand game saw the highest-ever match aggregate being recorded in an ODI World Cup game.
