Jonathan Trott had not imagined that a dropped catch would prove so costly. Martin Guptill’s was batting at 13 when he was dropped; he left the ground on 189 not out with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.
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With his 189, Martin Guptill equalled the record of Vivian Richards’ biggest innings played in England (Photo: Getty Images)[/caption]
In the second ODI at Southampton, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill stunned the hosts, England and the spectators, by his jaw-droppingly batting performance. Guptill, who led his side to victory in the first one-dayer with a ton, did not forgive English bowlers in the second match as well and played the biggest innings by any Kiwi batsman ever. He also levelled Vivian Richards’ record of the biggest innings played in England. Before Guptill, Lou Vincent held the record of making most runs in an ODI for New Zealand. Vincent set the record by scoring 172 runs against Zimbabwe in 2005. In 1984, Viv Richards made 189 runs against England in Old Trafford, Manchester. After almost 30 years, Guptill equalled the great batsman’s record.
Guptill faced just 155 balls on his way to 189, which included two sixes and 19 fours. The number of fours by Guptill in an innings are the second most by any New Zealand batsman after Nathan Astle and Stephen Fleming, who scored 21 fours in an innings.
It was because of Guptill's three outstanding partnerships with the fellow batsmen that the score unexpectedly reached 359. Having made a 120-run partnership with Kane Williamson in the second wicket, Guptill added another 109 runs with Ross Taylor in the third wicket. As if it was not enough, Guptill, along with Brendon McCullum, posted 118 off 50 in the fourth wicket which proved another nail in England’s coffin.
When Guptill and McCullum were wreaking havoc on England bowling line-up in the last overs, Trott must be cursing himself under his breath whose momentary mistake turned out to be such a disaster for the hosts.
India’s Virender Sehwag holds the record of playing the biggest ODI innings which he made in 2011 against West Indies, scoring 219 runs.
Now Guptill must be eyeing another record – three consecutive ODI centuries. This rare record has been held by Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar and Zaheer Abbas, and South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers. Guptill can earn a place in the list if he succeeds in making another hundred on June 5 in Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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With his 189, Martin Guptill equalled the record of Vivian Richards’ biggest innings played in England (Photo: Getty Images)[/caption]In the second ODI at Southampton, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill stunned the hosts, England and the spectators, by his jaw-droppingly batting performance. Guptill, who led his side to victory in the first one-dayer with a ton, did not forgive English bowlers in the second match as well and played the biggest innings by any Kiwi batsman ever. He also levelled Vivian Richards’ record of the biggest innings played in England. Before Guptill, Lou Vincent held the record of making most runs in an ODI for New Zealand. Vincent set the record by scoring 172 runs against Zimbabwe in 2005. In 1984, Viv Richards made 189 runs against England in Old Trafford, Manchester. After almost 30 years, Guptill equalled the great batsman’s record.
Guptill faced just 155 balls on his way to 189, which included two sixes and 19 fours. The number of fours by Guptill in an innings are the second most by any New Zealand batsman after Nathan Astle and Stephen Fleming, who scored 21 fours in an innings.
It was because of Guptill's three outstanding partnerships with the fellow batsmen that the score unexpectedly reached 359. Having made a 120-run partnership with Kane Williamson in the second wicket, Guptill added another 109 runs with Ross Taylor in the third wicket. As if it was not enough, Guptill, along with Brendon McCullum, posted 118 off 50 in the fourth wicket which proved another nail in England’s coffin.
When Guptill and McCullum were wreaking havoc on England bowling line-up in the last overs, Trott must be cursing himself under his breath whose momentary mistake turned out to be such a disaster for the hosts.
India’s Virender Sehwag holds the record of playing the biggest ODI innings which he made in 2011 against West Indies, scoring 219 runs.
Now Guptill must be eyeing another record – three consecutive ODI centuries. This rare record has been held by Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar and Zaheer Abbas, and South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers. Guptill can earn a place in the list if he succeeds in making another hundred on June 5 in Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Biggest ODI innings
| Players | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | vs | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag |  | 219 | 149 | 25 | 7 |  | Indore | December 8, 2011 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | | 200* | 147 | 25 | 3 |  | Gwalior | February 24, 2010 |
| Charles Coventry |  | 194* | 156 | 16 | 7 |  | Bulawayo | August 16, 2009 |
| Saeed Anwar |  | 194 | 146 | 22 | 5 | | Chennai | May 21, 1997 |
| Vivian Richards | | 189* | 170 | 21 | 5 |  | Manchester | May 31, 1984 |
| Martin Guptill |  | 189* | 155 | 19 | 2 | | Southampton | June 2, 2013 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya |  | 189 | 161 | 21 | 4 | | Sharjah | October 29, 2000 |
| Gary Kirsten | | 188* | 159 | 13 | 4 |  | Rawalpindi | February 16, 1996 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | | 186* | 150 | 20 | 3 | | Hyderabad (India) | November 8, 1999 |
| Shane Watson |  | 185* | 96 | 15 | 15 | | Dhaka | April 11, 2011 |
| MS Dhoni | | 183* | 145 | 15 | 10 | | Jaipur | October 31, 2005 |
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