New Zealand's Martin Guptill made the highest score in World Cup history
with 237 not out(163 Balls with 4x24 and 6x11) against West Indies to send his team into the
semi-final
Martin Guptill's 200 came off just 152 deliveries including 21 fours and eight sixes
Martin Guptill hit 137 from his last 52 balls to help his side post 393-6
Martin Guptill hit 137 from his last 52 balls to help his side post 393-6
Martin Guptill's score was the second best in ODI history behind Rohit Sharma's 264 Runs
Martin Guptill's knock beat Glenn Turner's 171 not out against East Africa to be the highest score by a Kiwi at a World Cup.
Martin became the first player to score more than 150 in a World Cup knockout game, with Adam Gilchrist's 149 the previous mark
This was the second double hundred in the World Cup after Chris Gayle had earlier slammed 215 against Zimbabwe in the Group Stage
Martin Guptill's knock beat Glenn Turner's 171 not out against East Africa to be the highest score by a Kiwi at a World Cup.
Martin became the first player to score more than 150 in a World Cup knockout game, with Adam Gilchrist's 149 the previous mark
This was the second double hundred in the World Cup after Chris Gayle had earlier slammed 215 against Zimbabwe in the Group Stage
Martin Guptill became the fifth player to make an ODI double hundred and joined Indians Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, and Gayle in the exclusive club
ODI double hundreds |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Player | Opposition | Year |
| 264 | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | Sri Lanka | 2014 |
| 237* | Martin Guptill (NZ) | West Indies | 2015 |
| 219 | Virender Sehwag (Ind) | West Indies | 2011 |
| 215 | Chris Gayle (WI) | Zimbabwe | 2015 |
| 209 | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | Australia | 2013 |
| 200* | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | South Africa | 2010 |
Martin Guptill, who was dropped on four by Marlon Samuels, already held the
record for the best ODI score by a New Zealander, having made 189* Vs England in 2013
Martin Guptill also became the first New Zealander to score hundreds in consecutive
World Cup innings and the first of his countrymen to bat through the
full 50 overs three times in ODIs.
Martin Guptill made his second hundred from only 41 balls, beat the previous best World
Cup knockout score of 149 by Australia's Adam Gilchrist.
Scorecard
NZ scored 393/6 in 50 Overs
WI scored 250/10 in 30.3 Overs
Match Result - NZ won by 143 Runs
MOM Martin Guptill for his 237* Runs
New Zealand's 143-run victory margin was the highest in a World Cup knockout match
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