ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 13 – Stats highlights
Match No 13 – Afghanistan vs New Zealand at Taunton on 08.06.19 – New Zealand won by seven wickets
LK Ferguson {4 for 37} and JDS Neesham {5 for 31} captured four plus wickets in this game to provide the 197th and 198th occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 17th and 18th occasion of New Zealand bowlers capturing four plus wickets in an innings in the World Cup
LK Ferguson {4 for 37} and JDS Neesham {5 for 31} captured four plus wickets in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of two bowlers capturing four plus wickets in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RGD Willis | 10.3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
| CM Old | 10.0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 | |
| 2 | GR Dilley | 11.0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | Eng | Srl | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 |
| VJ Marks | 12.0 | 3 | 39 | 5 | Eng | Srl | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 | |
| 3 | S Madan Lal | 8.2 | 3 | 20 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Chelmsford | 20 Jun 1983 |
| RMH Binny | 8.0 | 2 | 29 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Chelmsford | 20 Jun 1983 | |
| 4 | SM Pollock | 9.2 | 1 | 36 | 5 | RSA | Aus | Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 |
| AA Donald | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | RSA | Aus | Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | |
| 5 | J Srinath | 9.1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | Ind | Net | Paarl | 12 Feb 2003 |
| A Kumble | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | Ind | Net | Paarl | 12 Feb 2003 | |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | 9.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | Pak | Nam | Kimberley | 16 Feb 2003 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8.0 | 1 | 46 | 4 | Pak | Nam | Kimberley | 16 Feb 2003 | |
| 7 | JF Kloppenburg | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | Net | Nam | Bloemfontein | 03 Mar 2003 |
| Adeel Raja | 8.5 | 0 | 42 | 4 | Net | Nam | Bloemfontein | 03 Mar 2003 | |
| 8 | J Srinath | 9.0 | 1 | 35 | 4 | Ind | Srl | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 2003 |
| A Nehra | 7.0 | 1 | 35 | 4 | Ind | Srl | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 2003 | |
| 9 | MF Maharoof | 10.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | Srl | Ire | St George’s | 18 Apr 2007 |
| M Muralitharan | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | Srl | Ire | St George’s | 18 Apr 2007 | |
| 10 | Mohd Irfan | 10.0 | 2 | 30 | 4 | Pak | Zim | Brisbane | 01 Mar 2015 |
| Wahab Riaz | 9.4 | 1 | 45 | 4 | Pak | Zim | Brisbane | 01 Mar 2015 | |
| 11 | LK Ferugson | 9.1 | 3 | 37 | 4 | NZl | Afg | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
| JDS Neesham | 10 | 1 | 31 | 5 | NZl | Afg | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
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JDS Neesham {5 for 31} captured five wickets in this game to provide the 56th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 10.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bristol | 13 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | SE Bond | 10.0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Port Elizabeth | 11 Mar 2003 |
| 3 | TG Southee | 9.0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | v England | Wellington | 20 Feb 2015 |
| 4 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Auckland | 28 Feb 2015 |
| 5 | JDS Neesham | 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
Three New Zealand bowlers bowled maiden overs in this game – LH Ferguson {03}, JDS Neesham {01}, C de Grandhomme {01} – to provide the 194th, 195th and 196th occasion of New Zealand bowlers bowling maiden overs in a World Cup game.
LH Ferguson bowled three maiden overs in this game to provide the 31st occasion of New Zealand bowler bowling three or more maiden overs in a World Cup game
LH Ferguson bowled three maiden overs in this game and captured four wickets to provide the fifth occasion of New Zealand bowler bowling three or more maiden overs and capturing four plus wickets in a World Cup game. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 10.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bristol | 13 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Auckland | 28 Feb 2015 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | 10.0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Napier | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | LH Ferguson | 9.1 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
| 5 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
LH Ferguson bowled three maiden overs in this game and captured four wickets to provide the second occasion of New Zealand bowler bowling three or more maiden overs and capturing four plus wickets in a World Cup game against Afghanistan. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DL Vettori | 10.0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Napier | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 2 | LH Ferguson | 9.1 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
MJ Guptill became the seventh opening batsman batting at number one to collect the first ball when a team was batting second in a World Cup game. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aamer Sohail | 0 | 1 | 2 | Pak | NZl | Christchurch | 18 Mar 1992 |
| 2 | GA Gooch | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Zim | Albury | 18 Mar 1992 |
| 3 | G Kirsten | 0 | 1 | 2 | RSA | Zim | Chelmsford | 29 May 1999 |
| 4 | R Walters | 0 | 1 | 2 | Nam | Zim | Harare | 10 Feb 2003 |
| 5 | WTS Porterfield | 0 | 1 | 2 | Ire | Eng | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2011 |
| 6 | HDRL Thirimanne | 0 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Afg | Dunedin | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | MJ Guptill | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Afg | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
MJ Guptill became the second opening batsman batting at number one to collect the first ball when a team was batting second in a World Cup game against Afghanistan. Both such occasions are tabulated below. HDRL Thirimanne of Sri Lanka was the other opening batsman to be dismissed in such manner. He collected the first ball duck against Afghanistan at Dunedin on 22.02.15
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HDRL Thirimanne | 0 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Afg | Dunedin | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Afg | Taunton | 08 Jun 2019 |
KS Williamson scored 79 not out in this game to provide the 162nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup game. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup game. It also provides the first fifty for KS Williamson as New Zealand captain in World Cup. He became the ninth New Zealand captain to achieve such a feat in the World Cup,
New Zealand carved its 51st win in the World Cup when it won this game by seven wickets. New Zealand is the second team to win 50 plus games in the World Cup after Australia. Australia has won 64 World Cup games