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Martin Guptill fifth New Zealander to 6000 ODI runs

Back in the side after nine months, Guptill reached the landmark in 2019's first ODI.

In his 160th ODI, Martin Guptill brought up 6000 runs

In his 160th ODI, Martin Guptill brought up 6000 runs. © AFP

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Martin Guptill has crossed the 6,000-run mark in ODIs on Thursday, becoming the fifth batsman from New Zealand to do so.

In his comeback match for the first time since March, Guptill – in his 160th ODI – followed Stephen Fleming (8007), Ross Taylor (7433), Nathan Astle (7090) and Brendon McCullum (6083) to the milestone of 6,000 ODI runs. (LIVE SCORECARD: NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA)

In terms of innings, it took Guptill 157 to get to 6,000 runs which is faster than team-mate Taylor (166) needed. This makes the 32-year-old the joint eighth-fastest to the landmark alongside Dean Jones.

Guptill is the owner of the only ODI double-century for New Zealand, an unbeaten 237 off 163 balls against West Indies in Wellington during the 2015 ICC World Cup.

MOST ODI RUNS FOR NEW ZEALAND

Player M I NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50
S Fleming 279 268 21 8007 134* 32.41 71.40 8 49
R Taylor 208 192 34 7433 181* 47.04 82.57 19 43
N Astle 223 217 14 7090 145* 34.92 72.64 16 41
B McCullum 260 228 28 6083 166 30.41 96.37 5 32
M Guptill 160 157 18 6019 237* 43.30 86.36 13 34

Guptill missed the tour of the UAE with a calf injury. A day before the opening ODI of 2019, he spoke of “having a bit of fun” at the top of the order.

“Pretty much business as usual to be honest, I don’t see my role changing too much in the side,” said Guptill. ”I haven’t played for New Zealand since last summer which is quite a long time ago so to be back here is extremely exciting and I’m looking forward to getting back into it.”

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