Stats - Rachin emulates Sachin, but Fakhar steals the show
Stats highlights from a run-fest in Bengaluru, which went Pakistan's way after rain intervened
Sampath Bandarupalli
04-Nov-2023
63 - Balls needed for Fakhar Zaman to complete his century, the fastest by a Pakistan batter at the men's ODI World Cup. The previous fastest was by Saleem Malik, who scored a 95-ball 100 against Sri Lanka in 1987.
11 - Sixes by Fakhar during his unbeaten 81-ball 126 are the joint-most in an ODI innings for Pakistan, levelling Shahid Afridi's 11 against Sri Lanka in 1996. He is also only the fourth batter to hit ten or more sixes in a men's ODI World Cup innings.
194* - Partnership between Fakhar and Babar Azam for the second wicket, the highest for Pakistan in men's ODI World Cups. Saeed Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti also had a 194-run opening partnership against New Zealand in the 1999 semi-final.
401 for 6 - New Zealand's total in Bengaluru is their second-highest in men's ODIs, behind the 402 for 2 they scored against Ireland in 2006. It is also their highest total at the men's ODI World Cup, bettering the 393 for 6 they scored against West Indies in 2015.
1 - Previous instance of Pakistan conceding a 400-plus total in men's ODIs - 444 for 3 by England in the 2016 Trent Bridge ODI. The 401 by New Zealand is also the highest for any team against Pakistan in the men's ODI World Cup, comfortably ahead of the 367 for 9 by Australia earlier in this tournament, also in Bengaluru.
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46 - The number of fours hit by the New Zealand batters against Pakistan are the most in a men's ODI World Cup innings, surpassing the 45 by South Africa against Sri Lanka in Delhi earlier in the tournament. The 46 fours are the most that New Zealand have ever hit in a men's ODI innings and the most conceded by Pakistan.
3 - Hundreds by Rachin Ravindra in this World Cup. He is the first batter to have scored three hundreds in their first men's ODI World Cup.
1 - Ravindra also became the first player to score three centuries for New Zealand in men's ODI World Cups. Six batters have had two World Cup centuries for New Zealand, including Kane Williamson, who fell five runs short of his third in this match.
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1 - Ravindra's three hundreds are also the most for any batter before turning 25 in the men's ODI World Cup, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's two. The two batters are currently level on 523 for most runs scored before turning 25 in an edition of the World Cup.
3 - Pakistan bowlers to have conceded 80-plus runs on Saturday - Shaheen Shah Afridi (90), Hasan Ali (82) and Haris Rauf (85). It is only the sixth instance of three or more bowlers conceding 80-plus runs in a men's ODI innings. The runs conceded by Afridi and Rauf in this game are the top-two most-expensive figures for Pakistan in the men's ODI World Cup.
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16 - Sixes conceded by Rauf in this World Cup across eight matches. These are the most sixes conceded by a bowler in an edition of the men's ODI World Cup (since 1999). The previous highest was 15 by Tinashe Panyangara in the 2015 edition in six games.
180 - The partnership between Ravindra and Williamson is the second-highest for New Zealand in the men's ODI World Cup, behind the unbeaten 273 involving Ravindra and Devon Conway against England in the tournament opener. The 180 stand is also the second-highest partnership against Pakistan in World Cups, behind the 259-run opening stand by Mitchell Marsh and David Warner earlier in the tournament.
2 - New Zealand's 401 for 6 is the second-highest first-innings total in ODIs to end in a defeat. Australia's 434 for 4 against South Africa during the 2006 Johannesburg ODI is the highest.
4 - Consecutive losses for New Zealand. They lost to India, Australia and South Africa in their previous three games. It is the first instance of New Zealand suffering four successive defeats in an edition of the men's ODI World Cup.
Sampath Bandarupalli is a statistician at ESPNcricinfo