What was amazing with New Zealand's performance was the fact that they reached the winning target in only 17.2 overs leaving 32.4 overs (196 deliveries) unused!
This is the biggest victory for New Zealand in One-Day Internationals in terms of overs.
The following table lists all instances of a side batting second winning the match with more than 30 overs (180 deliveries) to spare.
50-over matches:
| Balls | Winner (Score) | Loser (Score) | Venue | Date |
| 274 | SL (40-1) | Zim (38) | Colombo | 08-12-2001 |
| 272 | SL (37-1) | Can (36) | Paarl | 19-02-2003 |
| 239 | WI (70-2) | Sco (68) | Leicester | 27-05-1999 |
| 231 | Ind (91-0) | Ken (90) | Bloemfontein | 12-10-2001 |
| 226 | Aus (118-0) | Eng (117) | Sydney | 23-01-2003 |
| 217 | SL (83-0) | Eng (88) | Dambulla | 18-11-2003 |
| 214 | SL (40-1) | Zim (35) | Harare | 25-04-2004 |
| 202 | Pak (142-1) | Ned (136) | Colombo | 21-09-2002 |
| 200 | Aus (101-2) | NZ (97) | Faridabad | 29-10-2003 |
| 198 | Ken (102-2) | Ban (100) | Nairobi | 15-10-1997 |
| 198 | Aus (85-2) | Ken (84) | Nairobi | 02-09-2002 |
| 196 | NZ (103-3) | Eng (101) | Chester-le-Street | 29-06-2004 |
| 195 | WI (45-3) | Pak (45) | Cape Town | 25-02-1993 |
| 193 | NZ (123-4) | Sco (121) | Edinburgh | 31-05-1999 |
| 193 | Eng (95-4) | Zim (92) | Bristol | 06-07-2003 |
| 188 | Aus (107-2) | Saf (106) | Sydney | 22-01-2002 |
| 185 | Aus (121-1) | Pak (117) | Nairobi | 04-09-2002 |
| 181 | Aus (181-3) | Ban (178-7) | Chester-le-Street | 27-05-1999 |
60-over matches:
| Balls | Winner (Score) | Loser (Score) | Venue | Date |
| 277 | Eng (46-2) | Can (45) | Manchester | 14-06-1979 |
| 236 | WI (87-1) | SL (86) | Manchester | 07-06-1975 |
| 215 | Eng (137-1) | SL (136) | Leeds | 30-06-1983 |
| 204 | Aus (106-3) | Can (105) | Birmingham | 16-06-1979 |
| 188 | Aus (94-6) | Eng (93) | Leeds | 18-06-1975 |
| 181 | Ind (123-0) | Eaf (120) | Leeds | 11-06-1975 |
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