Martin Guptill
- Date of Birth 1986-9-30
- Role opening batter
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | NZ vs IND | 2009-03-18 |
| ODI | NZ vs WI | 2009-01-10 |
| T20 | AUS vs NZ | 2009-02-15 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
47
Innings
89
Runs
2586
Average
29.38
Strike Rate
46.61
Highest Score
189
100s
3
50s
17
Fours
326
Sixes
23
Catches
50
Bowling Statistics
Matches
47
Innings
18
Wickets
8
Average
37.25
Economy
4.17
Strike Rate
53.5
Best Figure
3/11
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
428
Runs Conceded
298
Batting Statistics
Matches
198
Innings
195
Runs
7346
Average
41.73
Strike Rate
87.29
Highest Score
237*
100s
18
50s
39
Fours
750
Sixes
187
Catches
104
Bowling Statistics
Matches
198
Innings
11
Wickets
4
Average
24.5
Economy
5.39
Strike Rate
27.2
Best Figure
2/6
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
109
Runs Conceded
98
Batting Statistics
Matches
122
Innings
118
Runs
3531
Average
31.81
Strike Rate
135.7
Highest Score
105
100s
2
50s
20
Fours
309
Sixes
173
Catches
68
Bowling Statistics
Matches
122
Innings
1
Wickets
0
Average
-
Economy
11
Strike Rate
-
Best Figure
-
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
6
Runs Conceded
11
Batting Statistics
Matches
273
Innings
268
Runs
10444
Average
42.62
Strike Rate
87.95
Highest Score
237*
100s
31
50s
51
Fours
1077
Sixes
268
Catches
146
Bowling Statistics
Matches
273
Innings
12
Wickets
5
Average
21
Economy
5.47
Strike Rate
23
Best Figure
2/6
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
115
Runs Conceded
105
Batting Statistics
Matches
351
Innings
340
Runs
9900
Average
31.83
Strike Rate
130.77
Highest Score
120*
100s
6
50s
59
Fours
860
Sixes
449
Catches
194
Bowling Statistics
Matches
351
Innings
4
Wickets
0
Average
-
Economy
8.75
Strike Rate
-
Best Figure
-
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
24
Runs Conceded
35
Few players in world cricket played the short-arm pull on one leg with the elegance of Martin Guptill. A right-handed opening batter, Guptill was a consistent ODI run-maker, notably scoring a double-century in the quarter-final of the 2015 World Cup.
His Test career, which ended in 2016, yielded flashes of brilliance but never the consistency to match his limited-overs exploits. His tendency to drive on the up and play with hard hands made him vulnerable in seaming conditions, but when the ball stopped moving, his strokeplay could be imperious.
The first time he gained recognition was in 2007-08, topping the State Shield run charts. His efforts took Auckland to the final, and he carried his purple patch into the Emerging Players tournament in Australia, finishing as New Zealand's highest scorer. That earned him a call-up to the A side and then to the ODI and Test squads.
When he made 237 against West Indies in the 2015 ODI World Cup, it was the second-highest score of all time in the format. He was the top scorer in that tournament, with 547 runs, ahead of two all-time greats, Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers. In 2018, he became New Zealand's fourth player to reach 6000 ODI runs, and he went on to finish with over 7000 -- behind only Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. Guptill won New Zealand Cricket's ODI and T20 player-of-the-year titles multiple times.
He entered the 2019 ODI World Cup in red-hot form but failed to have the impact he did the previous time. His direct hit to run-out MS Dhoni in the semi-final was one of the tournament's most iconic moments, but he was also the man stranded short of his crease on the fateful last ball of the Super Over in the final at Lord's.
Guptill's growth as a player on the world stage was underlined by the contracts he received from Derbyshire and Lancashire in England; Melbourne Renegades in the BBL; Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL; and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors - the last of which teams made him captain for the 2016 CPL.
Guptill finished his career with more than 350 internationals, as one of only a handful of men to have scored more than one T20I century, and as New Zealand's top run-scorer in that format by a huge margin.