Rain plays spoilsport in the second game – KS Williamson, JR Hazzlewood and GJ Maxwell shine
Match Number 02 – Australia v New Zealand – at Birmingham – on 02 Jun 2017 – No Result due to rain interference – Match played under DLS Method {46 overs a side}
SPD Smith and K Williamson became the 53rd and 54th captains to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. SPD Smith became the fourth captain to lead Australia, while KS Williamson became the fourth captain to lead New Zealand in the tournament.
L Ronchi scored 65 in this game to provide the third occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. The other two occasions are by AC Parore. He had scored 52 against Zimbabwe a Dhaka on 24.10.98 and 54 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 26.10.98. Thus L Ranchi’s 65 in this game represent the highest score by a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman in the Champions Trophy.
KS Williamson scored 100 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the Champions Trophy. It also provide the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NJ Astle | 145* | 1 | v U.S.A. | The Oval | 10 Sep 2004 |
| 2 | CL Cairns | 102* | 2 | v India | Nairobi (Gym) | 15 Oct 2000 |
| 3 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
KS Williamson’s 100 in this game provides the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the first hundred by a New Zealand captain in the tournament.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ADR Campbell | 100 | 1 | Zim | NZl | Dhaka | 24 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 141* | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
| 3 | SC Ganguly | 117 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Nairobi (Gym) | 15 Oct 2000 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | 102* | 2 | Srl | Pak | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2002 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 117* | 2 | Ind | Eng | Colombo (RPS) | 22 Sep 2002 |
| 6 | GC Smith | 141 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 7 | RT Ponting | 111* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Centurion | 02 Oct 2009 |
| 8 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZL | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
KS Williamson earned the distinction of scoring a hundred on his first captaincy assignment in Champions Trophy, when he made 100 in this game.
KS Williamson was dismissed run out for 100 in this game to provide the 86th occasion of a batman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals. He became the fifth New Zealand batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one day internationals. The following table lists the five batsmen.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KR Rutherford | 108 | 1 | v India | Vadodara | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 2 | NJ Astle | 117 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Jul 2001 |
| 3 | PG Fulton | 112 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 08 Jan 2006 |
| 4 | JM How | 139 | 2 | v England | Napier | 20 Feb 2008 |
| 5 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
KS Williamson became the fifth batsman in the history of one day internationals to be dismissed run out for an exact 100. The following table lists all the five batsmen
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Best | 100 | 2 | Win | Eng | Georgetown | 07 Mar 1990 |
| 2 | DC Boon | 100 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 22 Feb 1992 |
| 3 | SC Ganguly | 100 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 12 Jan 2000 |
| 4 | SM Ervine | 100 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2004 |
| 5 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
KS Williamson became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a century in the Champions Trophy. Others are – SR Tendulkar, ME Trescothick and CH Gayle
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 141 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Dhaka | 28 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ME Trescothick | 104 | 1 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 101 | 1 | Win | Eng | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 |
| 4 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
KS Williamson’s run out for 100 in this game provide the 15th occasion of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a century in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Shastri | 109 | 1 | Ind | RSA | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 2 | KR Rutherford | 108 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Vadodara | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Aug 1996 |
| 4 | BC Lara | 110 | 2 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 1998 |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | 105 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Dhaka | 01 Jun 2000 |
| 6 | BC Lara | 113 | 1 | Win | Zim | Bulawayo | 22 Nov 2003 |
| 7 | MS Atapattu | 111 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lahore | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 8 | Mohd Ashraful | 109 | 1 | Ban | UAE | Lahore | 24 Jun 2008 |
| 9 | Shakib Al Hasan | 104 | 1 | Ban | Zim | Bulawayo | 11 Aug 2009 |
| 10 | AN Cook | 119 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 03 Jul 2011 |
| 11 | MJ Clarke | 117 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 06 Mar 2012 |
| 12 | EJG Morgan | 102 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
| 13 | EJG Morgan | 107 | 1 | Eng | Win | North Sound | 03 Mar 2017 |
| 14 | Rohan Mustafa | 109 | 1 | UAE | PNF | Abu Dhabi | 04 Apr 2017 |
| 14 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
KS Williamson became the second New Zealand captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in an one day game. KR Rutherford had suffered such an ignominy against India at Vadodara on 28.10.94.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KR Rutherford | 108 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Vadodara | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 2 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
He remains the only captain in the history of one day internationals to be dismissed run out after scoring an exact 100. He also became the first captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a century in the Champions Trophy.
JR Hazzlewood captured six for 52 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GD McGrath | 07.0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | v Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 2 | AJ Bichel | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 02 Mar 2003 |
| 3 | GJ Gilmour | 12.0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | v England | Leeds | 18 Jun 1975 |
| 4 | MA Starc | 09.0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 28 Feb 2015 |
| 5 | MG Johnson | 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 6 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 6 | KH MacLeay | 11.5 | 3 | 39 | 6 | v India | Nottingham | 13 Jun 1983 |
| 7 | MA Starc | 10.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | v India | Melbourne | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 8 | JW Hastings | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 31 Aug 2016 |
| 9 | JR Hazlewood | 09.0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
JR Hazzlewood captured six for 52 in this game to provide the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in one day internationals against New Zealand after MA Starc. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Starc | 09.0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 28 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | JR Hazlewood | 09.0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
JR Hazzlewood captured six for 52 in this game to provide the second occasion of bowler capturing six wickets in the Champions Trophy after MH Mahroof of Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mahroof | 09.0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | v West Indies | Mum-BS | 14 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | JR Hazlewood | 09.0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
GJ Maxwell pouched four catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 40th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking four catches in an innings in the history of one day internationals His feat provides the sixth occasion of an Australian fieldsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Taylor | 4 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 08 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 4 | 4 | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 09 Jan 2004 |
| 3 | A Symonds | 4 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 10 Feb 2006 |
| 4 | GJ Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 1 | v England | Sydney | 16 Jan 2015 |
| 5 | MR Marsh | 4 | 4 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Jun 2016 |
| 6 | GJ Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
GJ Maxwell pouched four catches in New Zealand’s innings to provide the second occasion of his taking four catches in an innings. The other occasion was against England at Sydney on 16.01.15. He became the first Australian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to pouch four catches in an innings on two occasions.
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GJ Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 1 | v England | Sydney | 16 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | GJ Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
GJ Maxwell emulated Younis Khan of Pakistan in taking four catches in an innings on two occasions. As on date, GJ Maxwell and Younis Khan are the only two fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch four catches in an innings on two occasions. The feat of these two fieldsmen is tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GJ Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 1 | v England | Sydney | 16 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | GJ Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
| 1 | Younis Khan | 4 | 4 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 01 Dec 2002 |
| 2 | Younis Khan | 4 | 4 | 1 | v India | Jamshedpur | 09 Apr 2005 |
GJ Maxwell became the second fieldsman to pouch four catches in an innings in the Champions Trophy after NL McCullum of New Zealand. NL McCullum had accomplished the feat against England at Cardiff on 16.06.13