Cricket World Cup 2015: Best Scorers, Wicket-Takers and Top Averages
Day 7 of the 2015 World Cup saw co-hosts New Zealand thrash England by eight wickets in Wellington to claim their third win from three matches.
It sees England rock bottom of Pool A having played two matches, while the Kiwis have almost booked their place in the first knockout round.
Tim Southee became only the fourth man to take seven wickets in a World Cup match on Friday, while Brendon McCullum'sย 18-ball half-century was the fastest in World Cup history.
Read on to see how proceedings in New Zealand's capital altered the tournament's leading bowling and batting figures.ย
Top 10 Gross Run-Scorers
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| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 157 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 138 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 135 |
| JP Duminy | South Africa | 115 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 107 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 104 |
| Lendl Simmons | West Indies | 102 |
| James Taylor | England | 98 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 92 |
| Darren Sammy | West Indies | 89 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Leading Batting Averages
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| Aaron Finch | Australia | 135 | 135.0 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 107 | 107.0 |
| Lendl Simmons | West Indies | 102 | 102.0 |
| James Taylorย | Englandย | 98 | 98.0 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 92 | 92.0 |
| Darren Sammy | West Indies | 89 | 89.0 |
| Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 84 | 84.0 |
| Ed Joyce | Ireland | 84 | 84.0 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 76 | 76.0ย |
| Suresh Raina | India | 74 | 74.0ย |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Strike Rates
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| Brad Haddin | Australia | 31 | 221.42 |
| Andre Russell | West Indies | 27 | 207.69 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 8 | 200.00 |
| Wahab Riaz | Pakistan | 4 | 200.00 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 157 | 182.55 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 66 | 165.00 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 14 | 155.55 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 138 | 150.00 |
| Luke Ronchi | New Zealand | 41 | 141.37 |
| Corey Anderson | New Zealand | 86 | 138.70 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
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Top 10 Wicket-Takers
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| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 27.0 | 4 | 111 | 11 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 25.2 | 1 | 77 | 6 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 9.0 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Corey Anderson | New Zealand | 10.1 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| Sohail Khan | Pakistan | 10.0 | 0 | 55 | 5 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 26.0 | 3 | 117 | 5 |
| Steven Finn | England | 12.0 | 0 | 120 | 5 |
| Mohammed Shami | India | 9.0 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| Tendai Chatara | Zimbabwe | 10 | 1 | 113 | 4 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 9.0 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
ย All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Bowling Figures
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| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 9.0 | 33 | 7 | 3.66 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 9.0 | 33 | 5 | 3.66 |
| Sohail Khan | Pakistan | 10.0 | 55 | 5 | 5.50 |
| Steven Finn | England | 10.0 | 71 | 5 | 7.10 |
| Mohammed Shami | India | 9.0 | 35 | 4 | 3.88 |
| Corey Anderson | New Zealand | 5.0 | 18 | 3 | 3.60 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 9.0 | 20 | 3 | 2.22 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 8.2 | 24 | 3 | 2.88 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | 10.0 | 36 | 3 | 3.60 |
| Josh Davey | Scotland | 7.0 | 40 | 3 | 5.71 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Economy Rates
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| Samiullah Shenwari | Afghanistan | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 9.0 | 20 | 3 | 2.22 |
| Jeevan Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 |
| Andy McBrine | Ireland | 10.0 | 26 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Shapoor Zadran | Afghanistan | 7.0 | 20 | 2 | 2.85 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 25.2 | 77 | 6 | 3.03 |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | 7.0 | 23 | 1 | 3.28 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | Afghanistan | 9.0 | 32 | 2 | 3.55 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | 10.0 | 36 | 3 | 3.60 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 9.0 | 33 | 5 | 3.66 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Day 7 Standout Performers
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Record-Setting Southee
There is absolutely no doubt about the standout bowler on Friday. Tim Southee's figures of 7-33 are the third best in the World Cup's history, per ESPN Cricinfo.
In a devastating exhibition of swing bowling on a good pitch, Southee saw to both of England's openers, clean bowling Ian Bell and Moeen Ali alike.
He then tore through England's middle and lower order to pick up seven in the innings, only the fourth man to do so at a World Cup; no one has eight in a single match.
Southee now sits atop the table for most tournament wickets in 2015 as well as having the best figures of the competition so farโwhether he will be beaten on the latter count seems unlikely.
Daniel Vettori also performed well, his frugal bowling going for only 19 runs off seven overs, while he dismissed England skipper Eoin Morgan.
England's was a performance largely devoid of merit, but Chris Woakes's figures were more than respectable, collecting as he did two wickets for eight runs from his three overs.
Brilliantย Brendon McCullum
Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum was wasting no time in chasing down the pitiful 124 target England had set for New Zealand.
He set another record by scoring the fastest World Cup half-centuryโoff 18 ballsโand he was on his way to a rapid century before being bowled by Woakes for 77 from just 25 balls.
Steven Finn took the brunt of some huge hitting from McCullum, the English paceman going for 49 runs from two overs.
Finn went for six maximums off McCullum, four of them coming in succession at the end of his second over.ย
It was something of a come down for the Englishman after his hat-trick and five-wicket haul in the opener against Australia, but McCullum's was a very impressive performance.
Only Joe Root put in a respectable display with the bat for England, the 24-year-old scoring 46 before becoming the Kiwis' final victim as he skied the ball in an attempt to salvage the innings.
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