Match No 10 : Group B : New Zealand vs England at Johannesburg on 29.09.09 : New Zealand won by four wickets

England’s all out for 146 in this game provides the 25^th occasion of a team being dismissed all out for a score less than 150 in the tournament. England has been all out for the second time for a total less than 150 in the tournament, the first occasion beings its 125 all out against India at Jaipur on 15.10.06

England has been dismissed all out on five occasions in the tournament including the one in this game. All these five occasions are when they batted first in the game.

England’s 146 all out in this game provide the 53^rd occasion of a team being all out in the tournament and it also represents the 29^th such occasion while batting first in the tournament.

England’s 146 all out in this game provide the eighth occasion of a team being all out against New Zealand in the tournament. Of these eight occasions, two of them are when a team has batted first and six of them are when a team has batted second. Apart England’s all out for 146 in this game, Pakistan’s 252 at Nairobi on 11.10.00 represent the other occasion of a team all out while batting first against New Zealand in the tournament.

AJ Strauss was dismissed for zero in this game, providing the 13^th occasion of a captain scoring duck in the tournament. AJ Strauss is the second England captain to score a duck in the tournament, the first being A Flintoff {vs India at Jaipur on 15.10.06}

GD Elliott {4 for 31} and SJC Broad {4 for 39} captured four wickets for New Zealand and England respectively in this game providing the sixth occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the tournament.

GD Elliott {4 for 31} and SJC Broad {4 for 39} captured four wickets for New Zealand and England respectively in this game providing the 122nd occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the history of one day games.

D Elliott {4 for 31} and SJC Broad {4 for 39} captured four wickets for New Zealand and England respectively in this game providing the 32^nd and 33rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament.

GD Elliott with his 4 for 31 in this game became the sixth New Zealand bowler to capture four or more wickets in the tournament. The performances of six bowlers are listed below.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Wiseman	4	45	Zim	Nairobi	09.10.00
2	O’Connor	5	46	Pak	Nairobi	11.10.00
3	Bond	4	21	Ban	ColSSC	23.09.02
4	Oram	5	36	USA	Oval	10.09.04
5	Mills	4	38	Aus	Mohali	01.11.06
6	Elliott	4	31	Eng	Jo’burg	29.09.09

SJC Broad with his 4 for 39 in this game became the second England bowler to capture four or more wickets in the tournament after RC Irani {4 for 37 against Zimbabwe at Col-RPS on 18.09.02}

SJC Broad’s 4 for 39 in this game was in a losing cause providing the ninth occasion of a bowler’s four wickets going in vain in the tournament. All the nine occasions are listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	A Mahmood	4	65	Pak	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	11.10.00
2	Dillon	4	60	Win	Vs	RSA	Col-SSC	13.09.02
3	Hondo	4	62	Zim	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
4	Hondo	4	45	Zim	Vs	Eng	Col-RPS	18.09.02
5	Malinga	4	53	Srl	Vs	RSA	Ahmedabad	24.10.06
6	Mills	4	38	NZl	Vs	Aus	Mohali	01.11.06
7	Tonge	4	25	Win	Vs	Pak	Jo’burg	23.09.09
8	Nehra	4	55	Ind	V	Pak	Centurion	26.09.09
9	Broad	4	39	Eng	Vs	NZl	Jo’burg	29.09.09

SJC Broad became the first England bowler to witness his four wickets {4 for 39 in this game} to go in vain.

BB McCullum of New Zealand effected four dismissals behind the wicket {all caught} providing the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting four or more dismissals behind the wicket in the tournament. BB McCullum became the first New Zealand wicket keeper to effect four dismissals in the tournament

LRPL Taylor pouched three catches in this game and his effort represent the ninth occasion of a fieldsman pouching three catches in the tournament. LRPL Taylor became the first New Zealand fielder to achieve the distinction.

MJ Guptill’s 53 in this game represent the 134^th half century by a batsman in the tournament. It also represents 18^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman registering a half century in the tournament

MJ Guptill’s 53 in this game represent the 12th half century by a batsman in the tournament against England and the first half century by a New Zealand batsman against England in the tournament.

MJ Guptill’s 53 in this game represent the 45th half century by an opening batsman in the tournament. It also represents fourth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman registering a half century in the tournament. The other three occasions are – SP Fleming {89 vs South Africa at Mum-BS on 16.10.06}, SP Fleming {80 vs Pakistan at Mohali on 25.10.06} and JD Ryder {74 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 27.09.09}

MJ Guptill’s 53 in this game represent the third half century by an opening batsman against England in the tournament. The other two batsmen are – DJ Cullinan of South Africa {69 at Dhaka on 25.10.98} and Javed Omar of Bangladesh {63* at Nairobi on 05.10.00}

SJC Broad’s 4 for 39 in this game represents the fifth occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in one day games, while GD Elliott’s 4 for 31 represents his first four wicket haul in one day games. SJ Broad’s 4 for 39 represent his first four wicket haul against New Zealand in one day games. His previous best bowling figures against New Zealand was 3 for 26 at Wellington on 09.02.08

New Zealand’s victory in this game represents the 35^th win in 70 encounters against England. It has lost 29 games, two games have ended in a tie, while four games are no result games.