Key Takeaways:

• Martin Guptill is one of New Zealand’s most explosive batters across formats.

• He has scored over 13,400 international runs with 23 centuries.

• His unbeaten 237* against West Indies in the 2015 World Cup remains the second-highest ODI score.

• Guptill’s top innings include dominant performances against England, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

• He holds multiple records for big hundreds in limited-overs cricket.

Martin Guptill is one of the most prolific batters to ever play for New Zealand. He has been one of the most aggressive opening batters in cricket for a number of years. He has played 47 Test Matches for New Zealand and he has scored 2586 runs at an average of 29.37. He has made 3 hundreds in Test Cricket. He has also played 198 ODIs for New Zealand in which he has made 7346 runs at an average of 41.74. He has made 18 hundreds in ODI Cricket along with a double hundred. In the 122 T20IS he has played in, Martin Guptill has made 3531 Runs. He has 2 Hundreds in this format. In total Martin Guptill has made more than 13,400 runs and 23 hundreds.

What is Martin Guptill’s highest score in international cricket?

Martin Guptill’s highest score in international cricket is 237* against West Indies in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup quarterfinal, making it the second-highest individual score in ODI history.

Top 5 Best Batting Performances of Martin Guptill

1) 237* vs West Indies (2015)

Out of all the double hundreds scored in ODI Cricket this has to be the most important one ever as it was in the quarter final of a World Cup. This was the best batting performance in his career. He smashed 24 fours and 11 Sixes in this innings meaning 162 runs were made in boundaries. He has a great strike rate of 145.40 in this monster innings. He played 163 balls and batted the entire 50 overs. New Zealand made 393 runs and they won the match by 143 runs and reached the semi final of the World Cup. This is also the second highest individual score in the history of ODIs.

2) 189* vs England (2013)

This is one of his best ever knocks In ODI Cricket. Martin Guptill absolutely destroyed England in this match. He made an unbeaten 189 in 155 balls. He hit 19 fours and 2 sixes in this innings meaning 88 runs in boundaries. He ran for 101 of his runs and still had a strike rate of 122. New Zealand made 359 and they won this match by 86 runs. Martin Guptill was known to hit big hundreds.

3) 180* vs South Africa (2017)

This was the 3rd score of 180 or more for Martin Guptill in ODI Cricket. There are only 2 or 3 lote cricketers in ODI history with that record. This innings was in a chase. South Africa had made 279 and New Zealand needed 280 to win. Martin Guptill batted for 138 balls in this remarkable innings. He smashed 15 fours and 11 Sixes meaning 126 runs were made in boundaries. He had a good strike rate of 130.43 in this innings. Martin Guptill had a great habit of batting the full 50 overs and he made all the runs every time he did. The rest of the New Zealand batters only needed to make 100 of the 280 runs needed to win.

4) 189 vs Bangladesh (2010)

This was the first Test hundred for Martin Guptill. This was in a match against Bangladesh in 2010. He was batting at number 5 and he played 310 balls in this innings that proved that he could play Test Cricket. He hit 18 fours and 1 six in this innings meaning 78 runs were made in boundaries. He ran for 111 of his runs and still he had a strike rate of 61 in this knock. He was ably supported by Brendon McCullum who made 185 in the same innings. New Zealand won this match by 121 runs.

5) 156 vs Sri Lanka (2015)

This was the Third and final Test hundred for Martin Guptill. This was against Sri Lanka. He was opening the batting and he decimated the Sri Lankan bowlers. He Batted for 234 balls and he hit 21 fours in this innings meaning 84 runs in boundaries. He had a very good strike rate of 66.67 in this innings. New Zealand made 431 runs in the first innings. He also made 46 in the second batting innings for New Zealand and they won the match by 122 runs.

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