Martin Guptill becomes the highest scorer in a three-ODI series
Martin Guptill had a phenomenal ODI series against England, where the final edition of the ICC Champions Trophy is to be hosted. In the first ODI, he scored an unbeaten century to help his team prevail over the host country. He followed it up with scoring a record-breaking 189* to help New Zealand clinch the three-match ODI series against England, becoming the first team since Australia (6-1) in 2009 to win an ODI series against England in England.
Guptill finished the series with 330 runs in 3 matches at an average of 330.00. He overcame Brendon Taylor’s 310 runs in 3 matches vs NZ in 2011 as the highest run-scorer in a three match ODI series.
Have a look at the below list
Most Runs in a three-match ODI Series:
| Runs | Player | Team | Opposition | Host |
Year |
|
330 |
Martin Guptill |
New Zealand |
England |
England |
2013 |
|
310 |
Brendan Taylor |
Zimbabwe |
New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
|
294 |
Shane Watson |
Australia |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
2011 |
|
289 |
Graham Gooch |
England |
Australia |
England |
1984 |
|
276 |
Viv Richards |
West Indies |
England |
England |
1984 |
Guptill’s 330 runs are also the second highest aggregate runs by a Kiwi player in a bilateral ODI series. Highest being 351 by Nathan Astle vs Zimbabwe in a five-match ODI series in 1997/98.
Most Runs by a New Zealand player in a bilateral ODI series:
| Runs | Player | Matches | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| 351 | Nathan Astle | 5 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | 1998 |
| 330 | Martin Guptill | 3 | England | England | 2013 |
| 320 | Nathan Astle | 5 | West Indies | New Zealand | 2000 |
| 295 | Nathan Astle | 5 | West Indies | New Zealand | 2006 |
| 286 | Roger Twose | 6 | South Africa | South Africa | 1989 |
Most Runs in an ODI series against England
|
Runs |
Player |
Team |
Matches |
Venue |
Year |
|
374 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
India |
7 |
England |
2007 |
|
356 |
Herschelle Gibbs |
South Africa |
7 |
South Africa |
2005 |
|
347 |
Upul Tharanga |
Sri Lanka |
5 |
England |
2006 |
|
335 |
Hashim Amla |
South Africa |
5 |
England |
2012 |
|
330 |
Martin Guptill |
New Zealand |
3 |
England |
2013 |
Martin Guptill scored two centuries in the three-match ODI series, thereby becoming the 16th player to achieve the distinction.