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Virat& Co: Watch out for these guys!

September 21, 2016 14:02 IST

Ahead of the India-New Zealand series, Rajneesh Gupta looks at the Black Caps' Test records.

Kane Williamson

IMAGE: Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, two of New Zealand's finest batsmen. Photograph: Lee Warren/Gallo Imagess/Getty Images

The three Test series between India and New Zealand kicks off in Kanpur on Thursday, September 22.

Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson's sides will go up against each in Kanpur, Kolkata and Indore.

Presenting the Kiwis' career stats.

Career figures -- Batting and Fielding

 

Matches

Innings

Not Out

Runs

Highest Score

Average

100

50

0

Caught/Stumped

Kane Williamson (Captain)

52

95

9

4,393

242*

51.08

14

22

6

47

Trent Boult

43

56

28

442

52*

15.79

0

1

8

19

Doug Bracewell

27

45

4

568

47

13.85

0

0

11

10

Mark Craig

14

23

9

586

67

41.86

0

3

1

14

Martin Guptill

44

83

1

2,427

189

29.60

3

16

9

47

Matt Henry

4

7

2

152

66

30.40

0

1

0

1

Tom Latham

22

41

1

1,554

137

38.85

5

7

4

21

James Neesham

9

17

1

612

137*

38.25

2

3

1

7

Henry Nicholls

6

8

0

221

76

27.63

0

2

0

3

Luke Ronchi

1

2

0

119

88

59.50

0

1

0

4

Mitchell Santner

7

7

0

146

45

20.86

0

0

1

4

Ish Sodhi

13

17

3

348

63

24.86

0

2

2

5

Ross Taylor

73

133

16

5,599

290

47.85

15

25

10

117

Neil Wagner

23

29

7

271

37

12.32

0

0

4

5

B J Watling

42

69

10

2322

142*

39.36

6

12

7

133/6

  

Career figures -- Bowling

 

Matches

Balls

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Best

Average

Strike Rate

Runs Per Over

5I

10M

Kane Williamson

52

1,989

46

1,102

29

4/44

38.00

68.59

3.32

0

0

Trent Boult

43

9,384

346

4,634

158

6/40

29.33

59.39

2.96

5

1

Doug Bracewell

27

4,984

147

2,797

72

6/40

38.85

69.22

3.37

2

0

Mark Craig

14

3,387

91

2,187

48

7/94

45.56

70.56

3.87

1

1

Martin Guptill

44

398

8

279

8

3/11

34.88

49.75

4.21

0

0

Matt Henry

4

1,015

30

632

10

4/93

63.20

101.50

3.74

0

0

Tom Latham

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

James Neesham

9

779

13

472

12

3/42

39.33

64.92

3.64

0

0

Henry Nicholls

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Luke Ronchi

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mitchell Santner

7

1,027

41

438

15

2/16

29.20

68.47

2.56

0

0

Ish Sodhi

13

2,616

67

1,625

35

4/60

46.43

74.74

3.73

0

0

Ross Taylor

73

96

3

48

2

2/4

24.00

48.00

3.00

0

0

Neil Wagner

23

5,050

172

2,738

94

6/41

29.13

53.72

3.25

4

0

B J Watling

42

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Career figures versus India -- Batting and fielding

 

Matches

Innings

Not Out

Runs

Highest score

Average

100

50

0

Caught/Stumped

Kane Williamson

7

13

0

496

131

38.15

2

2

1

1

Trent Boult

4

7

4

20

7*

6.67

0

0

1

3

Doug Bracewell

2

4

0

83

43

20.75

0

0

0

1

Martin Guptill

7

13

0

323

85

24.85

0

2

1

4

Tom Latham

1

2

0

29

29

14.50

0

0

1

0

James Neesham

1

2

1

170

137*

170.00

1

0

0

0

Ish Sodhi

1

2

0

23

23

11.50

0

0

1

1

Ross Taylor

9

16

0

659

151

41.19

3

1

0

12

Neil Wagner

2

4

2

21

14

10.50

0

0

1

0

B J Watling

3

6

1

144

124

28.80

1

0

1

17/0

 

New Zealand

IMAGE: New Zealand players celebrate. Photograph: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Career figures vs India -- Bowling

 

Matches

Balls

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Best

Average

Strike Rate

Runs Per Over

5I

10M

Kane Williamson

7

276

0

201

2

1/45

100.50

138.00

4.37

0

0

Trent Boult

4

896

26

517

15

3/38

34.47

59.73

3.46

0

0

Doug Bracewell

2

319

8

231

3

2/91

77.00

106.33

4.34

0

0

Martin Guptill

7

72

0

60

0

0/27

-

-

5.00

0

0

Tom Latham

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

James Neesham

1

138

2

87

1

1/62

87.00

138.00

3.78

0

0

Ish Sodhi

1

126

2

91

0

0/13

-

-

4.33

0

0

Ross Taylor

9

70

3

33

2

2/4

16.50

35.00

2.83

0

0

Neil Wagner

2

418

14

270

11

4/62

24.55

38.00

3.88

0

0

B J Watling

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Career figures in India -- Batting and Fielding

 

Matches

Innings

Not Out

Runs

Highest Score

Average

100

50

0

Caught/Stumped

Kane Williamson

5

9

0

326

131

36.22

1

2

1

0

Trent Boult

2

4

2

10

4*

5.00

0

0

1

1

Doug Bracewell

2

4

0

83

43

20.75

0

0

0

1

Martin Guptill

4

8

0

187

85

23.38

0

2

1

4

Ross Taylor

5

9

0

293

113

32.56

1

1

0

4

B J Watling

1

2

1

8

6

8.00

0

0

0

2/0

 

Career figures in India -- Bowling

 

Matches

Balls

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Best

Average

Strike Rate

Runs Per Over

5I

10M

Kane Williamson

5

246

0

174

2

1/45

87.00

123.00

4.24

0

0

Trent Boult

2

401

10

247

5

3/93

49.40

80.20

3.70

0

0

Doug Bracewell

2

319

8

231

3

2/91

77.00

106.33

4.34

0

0

Martin Guptill

4

72

0

60

0

0/27

-

-

5.00

0

0

Ross Taylor

5

58

2

29

2

2/4

14.50

29.00

3.00

0

0

B J Watling

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rajneesh Gupta