Martin Guptill scores the highest ever ICC Cricket World Cup score: Twitter reactions

Martin Guptill created history when he became the first New Zealand batsmen to score a double-hundred in One-Day Internationals (ODI’s) and that too in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The double ton comes on a big stage in quarter-finals against West Indies. He became the second batsman to achieve the feat in the mega event after the mighty Chris Gayle and also recorded the second highest scorer in ODI’s after Rohit Sharma’s 264.

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After the early loss of inform skipper Brendon McCullum, Guptill took the charge of New Zealand innings. He anchored the innings magnificently and has taken New Zealand on the driver’s seat by piling a mammoth 393. He was assisted well by Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson and Grant Elliot. (New Zealand vs West Indies: Pick of the tweets)

The innings of 237 from 163 balls included orthodox stroke-play with fours and sixes raining. His innings was graced with 24 fours and 11 sixes. He achieved the milestone in just 152 balls.

Guptill follows gayle to be a WC double centution,can Gayle replicate again.if he doesnt the result is pretty much decided #BingPredicts

— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) March 21, 2015

Just woke up ……what ?????? Martin Guptill 237 !!!!!!! Well played !!!

— David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) March 21, 2015

No reverse sweeps, no scoops, no switch hits…Guptil’s 237 has shown that there’s room for some old-fashioned cricket too. Well played.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 21, 2015

There is only one @Martyguptill. Standing ovation in Wellington. #dreambignz pic.twitter.com/YmdZfBsxTS

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) March 21, 2015

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwe! Martin Guptil 200 and NZ have set WI 394 to play SA in a #cwc15 semi-final. Sounds like fun in Wellington.

— Firdose Moonda (@FirdoseM) March 21, 2015

Get a new key made up, Wellington! #BrendonMcCullum #MartinGuptill

— Iain O’Brien (@iainobrien) March 21, 2015

.@Martyguptill talks about his heroics in Wellington. The highest @cricketworldcup score ever. #dreambignz pic.twitter.com/ZnmQo7Qw92

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) March 21, 2015

Wellington have been spoilt!! First southee vs england now Guptill vs WI

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) March 21, 2015

Wellington tonight pic.twitter.com/8NCkPHICJW

— Dan News (@dannews) March 21, 2015

Guptill’s cakewalk at the cake tin. #NZvWI #CWC15 #cake

— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) March 21, 2015

Guptill you freak! #epic #200 https://t.co/bNt3uf49pd

— Katrina Grant (@Katrinagrant7) March 21, 2015

Guptill cannot be called a boring batsman can he?

— shishir hattangadi (@shishhattangadi) March 21, 2015

Guptill just beat Chris Gayle’s record for highest World Cup innings. http://t.co/bXJr1hVtcm #NZvWI #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/KPDTcS3UPE

— FOX SPORTS Cricket (@FOXCricketLive) March 21, 2015

Guptill blasts through the 200 barrier. Samuels’ drop in 1st over looking costly. NZ 357-5. If he’d caught it, NZ might only be on 330/340

— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) March 21, 2015

Such clean striking! Brilliant innings!! #guptill #NZvsWI

— Isa Guha (@isaguha) March 21, 2015

Martin Guptill must be reminding Sanjay Manjrekar of his own batting. May be that’s why he’s talking gibberish. #NZvWI

— Fake IPL Player (@_fakeiplplayer) March 21, 2015

Guptill 200 moment pic.twitter.com/vfWuGfVkjA

— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) March 21, 2015

Guptill — not Nuptial — got his first runs with a straight drive, 100 with an off drive, 200 with an off drive. Awesome hitting in the V

— prempanicker (@prempanicker) March 21, 2015

Guptill is having himself some sort of day

— Dane Swan (@swandane) March 21, 2015

Martin Guptill: First Man from NZ Second Man from WC Fifth Player in history To Score a ODI Double Century!!

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 21, 2015

What a spectacular knock from Martin Guptill. 209* (152)… Just pure class throughout! #NZvWI #CWC15

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) March 21, 2015

Wow!! What an innings by Martin Guptill. Top drawer! #CWC2015 #NZvsWI

— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) March 21, 2015

They score double tons in ODI cricket these days .. And I couldn’t even get 1 Ton… How Sh#t was I at ODIs…. #Guptill #CWC15

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 21, 2015

200 for Martin Guptill! What an innings from the #NZ opener http://t.co/pyQuvCNDgL #NZvWI #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/yalXM9ybZL

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 21, 2015

Guptill on 199! Can he do it? LIVE: http://t.co/wPWFXabK8f #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/eeaQS2mT8W

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015