One of the best T20 teams is New Zealand. The team debuted in the T20 against Australia. The team reached the finale of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, which took place in Dubai on November 14- 2014. The strongest play strategy of the New Zealand team is the depth in the team’s batting line-up. Batsmen like Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum is the strength of the New Zealand team. Martin Guptill – the team member of New Zealand is the batsman who scored most runs in the game. Till November 2021- he was the only batsman who crossed the 3000 marks in the T20 game for his team.
Statistics of New Zealand Performance in T20 World Cup Tournaments
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- No. of matches played: 37
- No. of matches won: 20
- No. of matches lost: 17
- The highest number of runs recorded: Brendon McCullum 637
- The highest number of wickets taken: Nathan McCullum 23 wickets
- The best result/performance: champions in: Best run-up (2021)
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New Zealand T20 Squad Performance
As Kane Williamson‘s team watched New Zealand lose to Australia in the T20 World Cup semi-final in Dubai last year, it was a case of “so close, yet so distant.”
With just one loss under their records, New Zealand easily progressed to the knockout stages. Daryl Mitchell led the Kiwis to victory against England in the semi-final with an unbeaten 72. In contrast, Australia defeated New Zealand in the championship match by chasing down their total of 172/4 with much more over an over to spare, giving them their first-ever T20 World Cup victory.
New Zealand Squad for T20 World Cup
- Brendon McCullum
- Corey Anderson
- Trent Boult
- Anton Devcich
- Martin Guptill
- Ronnie Hira
- Mitchell McClenaghan
- Nathan McCullum
- Kyle Mills
- Colin Munro
- James Neesham
- Luke Ronchi
- Tim Southee
- Ross Taylor
- Kane Williamson
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