New Zealand's Martin Guptill Makes Highest Score in Cricket World Cup History

Martin Guptill made the highest score in Cricket World Cup history as he ripped apart the West Indies attack in Saturday's quarter-final.

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HISTORY! Martin Guptill you beauty!!! http://t.co/M4QqlryoDG #NZvWI #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/eyQbhnNnRq

— ICC (@ICC) March 21, 2015"

Guptill made 237 not out from 163 balls with 24 fours and 11 sixes. It was the second-highest score in the history of one-day international cricket behind Rohit Sharma's 264 made last year.

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Martin Guptill's 237* now 4th highest indv score in List A history after Ali Brown's 268, R Sharma's 264 & S Dhawan's 248 #NZvWI #CWC15

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

The New Zealand opener reached his 200 in the 48th over with a boundary off Andre Russell.

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Double century! Guptill's done it! The roof has been lifted off Wellington Stadium! #NZvWI https://t.co/21Yc9FBQgf

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

It was only the sixth double ton in the history of one-day international cricket and usurps the 215 made by WI's Chris Gayle against Zimbabwe earlier in the tournament.

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Highest WC scores.... Gary Kirsten's 188* lasted 19y-8d Chris Gayle's 215 lasted 25 days! Martin Guptill 237* for how long? #NZvWI #CWC15

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

His 50 came up off 64 balls, but he then accelerated with his second fifty coming from 47, his third from 23 and his fourth from 18.

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WATCH this massive 101 metre SIX from Guptill: http://t.co/8vjjFZoNQO pic.twitter.com/DRgZ3gxEVe

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

He became the first New Zealander to score back-to-back centuries at the World Cup when he guided Marlon Samuels down the ground for a single in the 35th over.

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Guptill has his second straight TON! And this is how the crowd reacts! Don't they LOVE it! #NZvWI https://t.co/wWn2HZg56K

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

A six off Jason Holder, the first of three in the 45th over, took him past Glenn Turner's score of 171 not out, which was the previous best by a New Zealand batsman at a World Cup.

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Martin Guptill first batsman to make a 150+ in World Cup knockouts Previous best: 149 by Adam Gilchrist v SL in 2007 WC final #CWC15 #NZvWI

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

Samuels was made to rue a costly drop when he spilled a simple catch at square leg off Jerome Taylor's bowling when Guptill was on only four in the opening over of the match.

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Guptill is on 89 but he was given a life in the very first over! WATCH: http://t.co/2J5jUaOGxP #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/HgNdPRF6a9

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

New Zealand made a massive total of 393-6 after home captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and chose to bat at Wellington's Regional Stadium.