Cricket World Cup Records: New Zealand vs Sri Lankan cricket teams
by MairaS on March 7, 2011
in Team records in ICC Cricket World Cups
- The two cricketing nations have met 7 times in world cup matches. Sri Lankan cricket team has won 4 while New Zealand cricket team has won 3 matches.
- In the first ever match played between these two countries, 7 players made their ODI debut; 4 from Sri Lankan cricket team and 3 from New Zealand cricket team.
- As minnows of 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup, Sri Lankan cricket team bowled out New Zealand team on 181. Sri Lanka won that match by 3 wickets scoring a big upset.
- New Zealand batsman Scott Styris has scored 2 centuries while Sri Lankan batsmen Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawerdene have scored 1 century apiece in the world cup matches involving these teams.
- 1st Semi-final of 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was played between these two countries. Mahela Jayawerdene scored a century while Muttiah mulritharan took 4/31 as Sri Lanka easily won that match by 87 runs.
- Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan have been the most successful bowlers from Sri Lankan side against New Zealand cricket team in the recent years.
- New Zealand bowlers Daniel Vettori and James Franklin have picked key wickets of Sri Lankan batsmen at important moments.
- The teams have not played any world cup match against each other in the world cups of 1975, 1987, 1996 and 1999.
Famous cricket players of New Zealand: Daniel Vettori
by MairaS on February 19, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Daniel Vettori is widely regarded as the best left arm off spinner that is playing the game of cricket today. With his simple bowling action and a wide variety in his repertoire, the veteran New Zealand cricket team’s captain is a match winner and an asset for any team.
Born in 1979, Daniel Vettori, debuted against the Sri Lankan cricket team in 1997 at the tender age of 18. To date Vettori has represented his side in 266 matches where he has bagged 279 wickets at an average of 31.27 making him the leading wicket taker for the Kiwis in the ODI format of the game. 5 wickets for 7 runs is Vettori’s best ODI performance to date though he took 5 wickets in another inning too. Vettori is no mug with the bat either, he has scored 4 fifties in the ODIs and has a highest score of 83 making him a useful all round cricketer.
Often regarded as a determined figure for he not only captained his team, Daniel Vettori also served as the coach and manager of New Zealand for a while. He has not had an exceptional experience within the world cups but would like to make the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup as an unforgettable since he plans on stepping down as the captain after this tournament.
In the 14 years, that he has played thus far, Daniel Vettori has been an exceptional Left-arm orthodox spinner and a performer who has held himself together even when his team tumbled around him in pressure.
Top Ten Test-ODI-T20 Cricket Captains of New Zealand
by MairaS on December 19, 2010
in One day international cricket records, T20 cricket records, Test Cricket
Top Ten Test Cricket Captains of New Zealand
New Zealand cricket has been consistent with its captains. Unlike the other countries, they have not shuffled and experimented a lot. They have made decisions and have shown faith in them for a long time. This has resulted in New Zealand placing among the top Test cricket playing nations. The New Zealand cricket team started playing Test cricket back in the 1929/30 season. Tom Lowry led them against England. The events were clearly one-sided as England dominated the series. The next year, New Zealand toured England to see yet another defeat and two draws under Tom Lowry.
New Zealand has had great captains leading them to many famous Test victories over giant cricketing nations. John Reid captained the side between 1955 and 1965 and showed remarkable improvement inside the team. If we look at the team victories, then Geoff Howarth would be on top of the list. New Zealand won 11 tests out of 30 played during those 5 years. The other captains who would make to the top 10 list are Stephen Fleming, with 28 victories out of 80 tests that he played as captain, John Wright, and current skipper, Daniel Vettori. Here is a complete list of top 10 captains of New Zealand in test cricket is:
- Stephen Fleming
- John Reid
- Geoff Howarth
- Daniel Vettori
- Lee Germon
- Ken Rutherford
- Martin Crowe
- John Wright
- Jeremy Coney
- Graham Dowling
Top Ten ODI Cricket Captains of New Zealand
New Zealand has always been a danger for every side when playing ODI cricket. They started playing in 1972 and were lead by Bevan Congdon. During his 3 years as a captain of the New Zealand national side, he only managed one victory in seven matches that he played as a captain.
New Zealand has only seen 18 one-day international captains so far. Stephen Fleming captained the side for the longest period and played 218 matches as captain. He was flawless as a captain and led the team to many victories despite having a lack of talent inside the team. He managed to win 98 matches during his reign of 10 years. He will definitely go down as one of the greatest captains in the history of international cricket.
The top ten list would also include the resilient Daniel Vettori, Lee Germon, Martin Crowe, who led the team to 1992 World Cup semi-finals, and the reliable John Wright. A complete top ten captains of New Zealand list is below:
- Stephen Fleming
- Daniel Vettori
- Martin Crowe
- Lee Germon
- John Wright
- Ken Rutherford
- Dion Nash
- Jeff Crowe
- Jeff Crowe
- Jeremy Coney
Top Three T20 Cricket Captains of New Zealand
20-20 or T-20 cricket is relatively new. It was a long while to get approval from all of the teams. Even though the ICC has approved of it, accepted it as an international form of cricket, and even went on to hold a World Cup for this format of cricket, some nations have yet not approved of it. New Zealand had 3 captains leading the side to this yet-controversial form of cricket.
Stephen Fleming was the first player to captain the New Zealand national side in a 20-20 match. He led the side in 5 matches, won 2 of them, lost 2 and one match was tied. This format was a new one and Fleming was still to mature as a 20-20 captain. However, he retired, and the captaincy was handed over to Daniel Vettori.
Here is the list of top captains of New Zealand in T20:
- Daniel Vettori
- Stephen Fleming
- Brendon McCullum
Top Ten All-rounders of T20 Cricket
by MairaS on December 8, 2010
in 20Twenty Cricket
Top Ten All-rounders of T20 Cricket
Following the huge success of 20-20 cricket, many of the all-rounders have seemed to perform very well; thus taking hold of top ranks in 20-20 cricket rankings. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan has attained number one rank by performing extremely well in 20-20 due to scoring of 602 runs and taking 47 wickets in just 37 matches. Even Srilankans are not giving up ,Sanath Jayasuria has clinched second position by awesome bowling and extreme hard-hitting which enabled him to take 17 wickets and 620 plus runs in t20 career.
Third best t20 all-rounder is Chris Gayle with 617 runs and 12 wickets. He is the most popular West Indies player because of his huge complex shots and successful captaincy. Due to the recent t20 world cup win and marvelous display of strategic captaincy, Paul Collingwood is on the fourth place of t20 rankings followed by Daniel Vettori who has scored 228 runs and has taken 36 wickets. Due to their commendable these players are destined to be in top ten.
- S Afridi
- S Jayasuria
- C Gayle
- P Collingwood
- D Vettori
- J Kallis
- S Watson
- D Hussey
- Y Pathan
- A Razzaq
All rounders play a very important role in winning matches for their teams. Presence of all rounders in a team usually is a positive factor which makes a cricket team strong.
Top Test Cricket All-rounders of New Zealand and West Indies
by MairaS on December 7, 2010
in New Zealand, Test Cricket, West Indies
Top Five Test Cricket All-rounders of New Zealand
The New Zealand test squad is considered as a driving force in cricket history throughout history and all of this is made possible by the all rounders that are the major reason of the team’s success. The “Black Caps” have produced exceptional all rounders who have led the team to victory on the field on many occasions. Among the best of the best is current captain Daniel Vettori who has played a record 100 tests, taking 325 wickets and scoring over 3900 runs. Following him is talented all rounder Nathan Astle who has played 81 test matches for the team, scoring over 4700 runs and taking 51 wickets. Another remarkable player is Chris Cairns who has taken an amazing 218 wickets in 62 matches and has scored over 3300 runs for the team. Top test all-rounders of New Zealand are:
- Daniel Vettori.
- Nathan Astle.
- Chris Cairns.
- Craig McMillan.
- Danny Morrison.
Top Six Test Cricket All-rounders of West Indies
The West Indies culture is rich in cricket which is being played since the eighteenth century. During the course of time the team has become a dominant side in test format and has produced legends like Garfield Sobers, Malcolm Marshall and Viv Richards. The presence of such talented players has accounted for the high quality of cricket that the team has to offer. The all rounders in team have always guided the team from the start and set an example for others to follow, perhaps the greatest all rounder in the West Indies test team was Garfield Sobers who scored over 8000 runs and took 235 wickets in just 93 test matches that he played for West Indies. After Sobers was Malcolm Marshall who took 376 wickets and scored over 1800 runs in 81 tests, continuing his legacy was the famous Viv Richards who played 121 test matches, scored an amazing tally of 8540 runs and took over 30 wickets. Another all rounder in the recent squad is Chris Gayle who is excellent with both ball and bat and has scored over 6000 runs and taken 72 wickets in 88 test matches, he is also the captain of the current West Indies team.
- Garfield Sobers.
- Malcolm Marshall.
- Carl Hooper.
- Viv Richards.
- Chris Gayle.
- Dwayne bravo.