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.”