Published: Mar 21, 2015, 10:48 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 21, 2015, 10:54 AM (IST)
New Zealand opening batsman, Martin Guptill scored the highest individual score in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with a score of an unbeaten 237 against former world champions, West Indies in the fourth quarter-final at the Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington on Staurday. His double knock helped New Zealand post a massive total of 393 and became the first New Zealand batsman to score the knock. He also became the second man after Chris Gayle to do so at the grandest stage. He is also second behind India’s Rohit Sharma who scored a massive 264 against Sri Lanka in Noevmeber last year at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Guptill is the fifth man in the world to achieve the feat and also is invloved in the sixth instance of a batsman scoring 200 in ODIs. He joins the elite panel of Sachin Tendulkar (200*), Virender Sehwag (219), Rohit Sharma (209 & 264) and Chris Gayle (215), who have achieved the glorious feat. Live Updates: New Zealand vs West Indies, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final
Martin Guptill’s tremendous double hundred took New Zealand to a commanding 393 for six against West Indies in the fourth quarter-final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Wellington. Guptill’s innings was so belligerent that Brendon McCullum’s failure hardly mattered to the Black Caps’ run rate. He rode his luck, having been dropped on four by Marlon Samuels in the very first over of the match — a chance that cost West Indies the small matter of 233 runs! Live Scorecard: New Zealand vs West Indies, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final
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