England should consider themselves very unfortunate to run into the co-hosts of the ongoing World Cup, right after suffering a defeat at the hands of Australia, the other host nation. New Zealand humiliated England at Wellington, to the say the least, with the pace spearhead Tim Southee and skipper Brendon McCullum entering the record books.
The Blackcaps captain engaged in some furious shot-making to score the fastest half-century in World Cup history. Earlier, the swing bowler became the first New Zealander and only the fourth player overall to register a seven-wicket haul in a World Cup game.
Having won the toss and opting to bat first, the visitors were never really in the game as Southee bowled beautiful line and length, swinging the ball to near perfection, knocking the timber as many as four times.
To rub salt into their wounds, the Blackcaps skipper Brendon McCullum, having missed out on the fastest fifty in ODIs, do managed to better his own WC record, set against Canada (off 20 balls) in 2007. In the course of action, the 33-year-old hit 8 fours and 7 sixes.
Table: Best bowling figures in World Cup
Player
|
Overs
|
Maidens
|
Runs
|
Wickets
|
Economy
|
Opposition
|
Venue
|
Year
|
Glenn McGrath (Aus)
|
7.0
|
4
|
15
|
7
|
2.14
|
Namibia
|
Potchefstroom
|
2003
|
Andy Bichel (Aus)
|
10.0
|
0
|
20
|
7
|
2.00
|
England
|
Port Elizabeth
|
2003
|
Tim Southee (NZ)
|
9.0
|
0
|
33
|
7
|
3.66
|
England
|
Wellington
|
2015
|
Winston Davis (WI)
|
10.3
|
0
|
51
|
7
|
4.85
|
Australia
|
Leeds
|
1983
|
Gary Gilmour (Aus)
|
12.0
|
6
|
14
|
6
|
1.16
|
England
|
Leeds
|
1975
|
Chasing down the target of 124 in just 12.2 overs, New Zealand, as an unwanted gift, forced Steven Finn to be the bowler with worst economy rate - 24.50 in ODIs (minimum 2 overs). New Zealand's chase is also the second biggest win in terms of balls remaining (Target of 100 or more runs)
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