Stats: Fastest 100+ partnerships (according to run-rate) in ODIs
The partnership of 118 between Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum in the 2nd ODI in the recently-concluded England-New Zealand series, came off just 50 deliveries, at astonishing run rate of 14.16 runs per over. That makes it the sixth-best run rate in a century stand in ODIs, and the third-best for New Zealand.
The top two places are held by Kiwi batsmen too, the 136 off 46 balls between Craig McMillan and Nathan Astle against USA in 2004 (run rate 17.73) is followed by the 114 off 41 between James Marshall and Ross Taylor against Ireland (run rate 16.68).
However, the run rate of 14.16 the other day is the quickest century stand against one of the top sides as all the other five came against USA, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Canada.
