4 - Trent Boult's figures of 4-27 for the
@BLACKCAPS
in this afternoon's
#NZvBAN
men's ODI marks his third haul of 4+ wickets in the format at University Oval; no other player has achieved the feat more than once at the Dunedin venue. Strategy.
100% - 100% of teams to defeat the
@Socceroos
in the knockout stage of a men's
#FIFAWorldCup
have gone on to win the tournament (Italy 2006, Argentina 2022). Kingmaker.
6 - Kye Rowles (
@Socceroos
) has blocked a tournament-high six shots at the 2022
#FIFAWorldCup
so far and will this weekend face the player with the most shots on target at the tournament, Lionel Messi (8). Fates.
26 - Kyle Jamieson bowled 26 maidens in the
#NZvPAK
men's Test at Bay Oval; only one
@BLACKCAPS
pace bowler has made more in a Test on New Zealand soil (Lance Cairns - 29 v India at Eden Park, March 1981). Clinical.
18 - Aged 18 years and 79 days,
@Socceroos
' Garang Kuol is the youngest player to play in the knockout stages of the
#FIFAWorldCup
since Pelé in 1958 (17 years, 249 days). Generation.
91.3% - Thomas Deng has a passing accuracy of 91.3% in the 2023 J1 League, the third-highest of any player (min. 200 passes); in fact, the top three players are all from
@albirex_pr
. Structure.
40 - Jermaine McGillvary has made the most tackle breaks, clean breaks, carries, metres gained, and quick play-the-balls of any player at
@RLWC2017
. Herculean.
8,008 -
@RossLTaylor
has now scored 8,008 ODI runs, eclipsing Stephen Fleming (8,007) as the most prolific
@BLACKCAPS
run scorer in ODI history.
8,008 - Ross Taylor
8,007 - Stephen Fleming
7,090 - Nathan Astle
6,440 - Martin Guptill
6,083 - Brendon McCullum
Lofty.
#NZvBAN
12 - Devon Conway is the 12th player to score a century on Test debut for the
@BLACKCAPS
, he has a target of 132 (Kane Williamson 131 v India) for the highest score on debut outside of NZ for the side. Home.
95% -
@StephCatley
boasts a passing accuracy of 95% from her 99 pass attempts at
#FIFAWWC
2019 thus far, the highest success rate of any player to have made at least 30 passes at the tournament. Pinpoint.
#WeAreMatildas
16 - Aaron Mooy (
@Socceroos
) has won possession 16 times throughout the first two matchdays of the 2022
#FIFAWorldCup
, the joint-second most of any player in Group D. Advocate.
5 -
@FijiRugby
's Semi Radradra is the first player ever from a non-Tier 1 nation to be directly involved in five tries in a single Rugby World Cup game (2 tries, 3 try assists). Clinic.
#RWC2019
#GEOvFIJ
3 - Semi Radradra has become the first player at
#RWC2019
to make three try assists in a single game, the joint-most ever by a
@FijiRugby
player in a World Cup game. Excellent.
#GEOvFIJ
9 - Kyle Jamieson has taken his 50th Test wicket in just his ninth game - the fastest to 50 wickets of any
@BLACKCAPS
player in Test history, eclipsing Shane Bond's record of 12 Tests. Pace.
97% - Steph Catley had a 97% accuracy from 78 passes in the Matildas two games against Uzbekistan, making just two incomplete passes across 155 minutes in those games. Heartbeat.
#AUSvUZB
100% - Steph Catley (
@TheMatildas
) made 15 passes ending in the final third vs Uzbekistan today at an accuracy of 100% (15/15) - the most of any
#Matildas
player in a match with a 100% success rate since Opta began collecting the data in 2016. Zone.
#UZBvAUS
151 - Mat Ryan (
@Socceroos
) has made 151 passes at the 2022
#FIFAWorldCup
, more than any other goalkeeper, while only Spain's Unai Simón (105) has made more successful passes than Ryan (100) among keepers. Net.
871 - Ross Taylor (New Zealand) has now scored 871 runs in men's ODIs at Seddon Park, the most of any
@BLACKCAPS
player at a single venue; indeed, he also holds the record for the second most (779 at McLean Park). Frolic.
#NZvIND
#BACKTHEBLACKCAPS
#CricketNation
40 -
@BLACKCAPS
duo Kane Williamson (21) and Ross Taylor (19) have a combined 40 Test centuries between them; however, this is the first time in their careers that they've both scored a century in the same Test innings in New Zealand. Intertwined.
#NZvENG
27 - Sam Kerr has been directly involved in 27 goals in 23 games for
@TheMatildas
since the beginning of 2022 (19 goals, 8 assists). Champion.
#AUSvTPE
6 -
@TheMatildas
' Steph Catley has created six scoring chances from set plays in the group stage of the women's tournament at
#Tokyo2020
, more than any other player. Orchestra.
11 - Kyle Jamieson now has 11 wickets so far in the
#NZvPAK
men's Test at Hagley Oval; only two
@BLACKCAPS
bowlers have had more in a single Test match (Sir Richard Hadlee - 15 v Aus, Nov 1985 & Daniel Vettori - 12 v Aus, Mar 2000 & 12 v Bangladesh, Oct 2004 respectively). Haul.
6 - Ish Sodhi (
@BLACKCAPS
) has taken six wickets at an average of 9.2 in the four overs immediately after the power play at the
#T20WorldCup
since the beginning of the Super 12, more than any other player in that term. Charm.
9 - Kyle Jamieson has now taken nine wickets in the ongoing
#NZvPAK
men's Test at Hagley Oval; equalling the record for the most by any player in a men's Test match at the venue (Trent Boult - 9 v Sri Lanka, December 2018). Precipice.
2 -
@ArsenalWFC
's Caitlin Foord has scored two goals and made three assists thus far in the 2020/21
@BarclaysFAWSL
; she is one of only two players to have scored multiple goals and made multiple assists. Points.
5 - Trent Boult has become just the seventh
@BLACKCAPS
player to take a five-wicket haul against India in an ODI; only once in the history of the format has a New Zealander taken more wickets against India than Boult has today (6/23 - Shane Bond in August 2005). Pace.
#NZvIND
290 - Ross Taylor (
@BLACKCAPS
) holds the record for the highest Test innings by a visiting batter in Australia, registering 290 runs at the WACA in November 2015. Wind.
Today I'm announcing my retirement from international cricket at the conclusion of the home summer, two more tests against Bangladesh, and six odi’s against Australia & the Netherlands. Thank you for 17 years of incredible support. It’s been an honour to represent my country
#234
3 - Tom Latham has now scored three Test centuries in 2019, only Kane Williamson (5 in 2015, 4 in 2014) & Brendon McCullum (4 in 2014) have scored more 100s for the
@BLACKCAPS
in a calendar year in men's Test cricket. Esteemed.
#NZvENG
#BACKTHEBLACKCAPS
#CricketNation
59.1 - Devon Conway becomes the 281st player to represent the
@BLACKCAPS
in men's Test cricket, he has the highest T20I batting average (59.1) of any of the 528 players to play 10+ men's T20I innings. Transition.
586 -
@BLACKCAPS
have posted their highest ever Test innings at Hagley Oval (586 runs), eclipsing the 585 runs they declared for against Sri Lanka in December 2018. Paramount.
272 - Henry Nicholls and Kane Williamson have combined for a partnership of 272 runs, the highest ever fourth-wicket Test partnership for the
@BLACKCAPS
. Blade.
7.2 - Caitlin Foord (
@ArsenalWFC
) was involved in 7.2 attacking sequences per 90 minutes in the 2022/23
@BarclaysWSL
season, the fourth most of any player (900+ mins). Intricate.
15 -
@samkerr1
's 15 goals in
@NWSL
are more than any other player; indeed, only seven other players in the competition have made more shots on target than Sam Kerr has scored goals. Peloton.
38 - Sam Kerr has scored 38 goals in 42 games in the
@BarclaysFAWSL
since debuting in January 2020, six more than any other player in the competition in that time. Headline.
55 - Kane Williamson has brought up his 55th score of 50+ in Test cricket, equalling the
@BLACKCAPS
record for the most by any player in the format (Stephen Fleming - 55). Milestone.
#NZvPAK
1 -
@BLACKCAPS
' Glenn Phillips is the first batter to score a century in the history of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup when coming in to bat in the middle order (No. 4 to 7). Anchor.
#T20WorldCup
5 - Adam Zampa has become just the second
@CricketAus
player to take five wickets in an
@ICC
Men's
#T20WorldCup
innings (James Faulkner - 5-27 v Pakistan, 25 March 2016). Haul.
#AUSvBAN
7 - Caitlin Foord (
@TheMatildas
) was directly involved in seven goals vs Philippines today (3 goals, 4 assists) - the joint-most by
#Matildas
player in a game since Opta began collecting the data in 2016. Amazing.
#PHIvAUS
186* - Tom Latham's score of 186* not out on day 1 of the
#NZvBAN
Test is the fourth most runs by a
@BLACKCAPS
player in a single day of Test cricket (N Astle - 222 v Eng in Mar 2002, LRPL Taylor - 209 v Aus in Nov 2015 & B McCullum - 195 v SL in Dec 2014). Stamina.
7/23 - Matt Henry has taken career-best bowling figures of 7/23 in
#NZvSA
, the best figures of any
@BLACKCAPS
bowler in a men's Test innings against South Africa. Hum.
35 - Michael Neser (35 runs, 1 wicket) is the first player to score 30+ runs and take at least one wicket on men's Test debut for Australia since Josh Hazlewood in December 2014 (32 runs, 2 wickets). Nice.
100 - David Warner's (
@cricketcomau
) first century for Australia in T20Is comes off 56 balls (10 4s, 4 6s); his previous best score in the format was 90* off 62 balls (5 4s, 3 6s) against Sri Lanka at ANZ Stadium in 2013 (26th January). Broken.
#AUSvSL
360 - The Central Coast Mariners are ranked 360th globally and 21st in the AFC on the Opta Power Rankings, the highest of any A-League Men team. Champions.
4.3 - Tom Latham (
@BLACKCAPS
) hit a boundary once every 4.3 balls in an innings of 145 today; since 2007, only two New Zealand players to score a century in men's ODIs have logged a more frequent rate (C Anderson - 2.4 v WI, 1 Jan 2014 & J Ryder - 3 v WI, 1 Jan 2014). Attack.
58 -
@WgtnPhoenixFC
keeper Filip Kurto has now made the most saves (58) and has the highest save percentage (75%) of any goalkeeper this
@ALeague
season. Punch.
#WELvMCY
97% - Clare Hunt has a 97% accuracy from 92 passes in her own half at the
#FIFAWWC
- no player has attempted more passes and has a higher accuracy at the tournament; Hunt has an 89% pass accuracy overall. Frame.
#Tilitsdone
#Matildas
20 -
@HeatBBL
's Josh Lalor (20) was one of only five players to take 20+ wickets last
@BBL
season, and the only player to come away with a five-wicket haul. Blister.
#BBL09
216 - Rachael Haynes & Alyssa Healy's partnership of 216 for
@AusWomenCricket
at
#CWC22
today is the most runs by any pair in any
@ICC
Women's
@cricketworldcup
finals match, surpassing Lisa Keightley & Belinda Clark (170 for Aus v South Africa - 18 Dec 2000). Start.
7 - Marnus Labuschagne (
@CricketAus
) has scored his seventh Test hundred today; only Joe Root (14) has more centuries in the men's format since Labuschagne made his debut in October 2018. Resolute.
#SLvAUS
20 - Sam Kerr is just two shy of becoming the second player in
@WLeague
history to score 50 goals and one shy of equaling Kate Gill (36) as the most prolific scorer for Perth Glory in
#WLeague
history. Decorated.
2 -
@TheMatildas
Sam Kerr & Caitlin Foord were two of only three players to exceed both their Expected Goals & Expected Assists by more than two in the 2020/21
@BarclaysFAWSL
. Potent.
Lukas Zaher looks at campaigns of three Australian stars.
1 -
@ScotlandTeam
's
@HRFJones
scored four tries, made six clean breaks, and beat seven defenders without missing a tackle or conceding a turnover or penalty for
@TheStormers
in Rd 17 of 2016 - statistically the best individual performance in the last decade of Super Rugby. Crown.
14,096 -
@isaias_sc8
has played more minutes (14,906), made more passes (9,444), more passes into the final third (1,815), more interceptions (386), and won more duels (1,032) than any other player in the
@ALeague
since making his debut in Round 1, 2013/14. Red.
36% - The
@Springboks
have won 36% of their Tests against New Zealand (36/99), the best win rate of any team against the All Blacks in Test history. Monument.
8 -
@htafcdotcom
's
@AaronMooy
has made eight successful crosses (inc. corners) in
#BOUHUD
today; the last time any player made more away from home in a
@PremierLeague
game was April 2011 (Ashley Young, 10). Trajectory.
3,329 - Liberato Cacace is the Opta
@ALeague
Player of the Year for 2020; his 3,329 carry metres and 187 progressive carries were the second-most of any player, while only two finished with more dribbles than Cacace did for
@WgtnPhoenixFC
in 2020. Weaver.
4 - Nestory Irankunda (
@AdelaideUnited
) has scored four goals in the
@ALeagueMen
; only Mohamed Touré (7) has scored more goals before turning 18 years old in the history of the competition. Future.
99* - Devon Conway's score of 99* in this evening's
#NZvAUS
men's T20I is the second highest by a
@BLACKCAPS
player in the format in Christchurch (Brendon McCullum - 116* v Australia, 28 February 2010). Masterful.
40 - Ben Waine (
@WgtnPhoenixFC
) has a shot conversion rate of 40% in the 2020/21
#ALeague
season, the best by any player to have at least five shots in the campaign. Marksman.
#WUNvWEL
49.8 - Glenn Maxwell (
@StarsBBL
) has a batting average of 49.8 in his
@BBL
career against the Hobart Hurricanes, his best against any team. Show.
#BBL10
6 -
@RossLTaylor
has reached 50 runs in a sixth consecutive ODI knock, the equal longest streak of any
@BLACKCAPS
player in the history of the format. Reave.
#NZvSL
5 -
@RossLTaylor
has reached 50 in 5 successive ODI knocks; only 2 players (Kane Williamson & Andrew Jones - both 6) have managed a longer run for
@BLACKCAPS
. Target.
#NZvSL
3 - Semi Radradra has become the first player at
#RWC2019
to make three try assists in a single game, the joint-most ever by a
@FijiRugby
player in a World Cup game. Excellent.
#GEOvFIJ
130 - Filipo Daugunu gained a match-high 130 metres from his 15 carries in this afternoon's
#BledisloeCup
Test; only one other
@wallabies
winger has reached triple figures in a Test vs the All Blacks since 2010 (Digby Ioane - 100 in August 2011). Century.
#NZLvAUS
127 - Kieran Read has won his 127th and final cap for the
@AllBlacks
, taking him into the top 10 most capped players in Test history (level with V Matfield in 10th), it was a 52nd game as skipper of the side, managing an 83% win rate as captain. Farewell.
25 - Kosta Barbarouses' 58th-minute goal in
#MACvWEL
came after a build up of 25 passes - the most of any goal scored so far in the 2023/24
@ALeagueMen
campaign. Matrix.
23 - Noah Lolesio (
@wallabies
) scored 23 points in tonight's
#AUSvFRA
Test (1 try, 3 con, 4 pen); only one
#Wallabies
player has scored more in a Test against France in Australia (Michael Lynagh - 24 points on 24 June 1990). Matchwinner.
78 - Amanda-Jade Wellington (Southern Brave) bowled 78 dot balls in
#TheHundred
- the most by any non-England player in either the men's or women's tournaments. Adapt.
4 - Matt Derbyshire (
@mfcbulls
) was directly involved in four goals in this evening's
#MACvADL
#ALeague
match (3 goals, 1 assist) - only one player has had more in a game in the last nine seasons (5 by Alessandro Del Piero - 4 goals, 1 assist v WEL in January 2013). Night.
28 - Kusini Yengi (
@AdelaideUnited
) contested 28 duels in this evening's
#ADLvSYD
#ALeague
fixture; since the beginning of the 2012/13 season, only one
#AUFC
player has contested more in an A-League game (Michael Marrone - 29 v WEL in March 2014). Toughness.
88.6 - Benat Etxebarria (
@mfcbulls
) has a passing accuracy of 88.6% on his passes ending in the final third during the 2020/21
#ALeague
season, the best rate of any player to have made at least 20 such passes. Finesse.
#MACvWSW
#MFCBulls
200 - Tom Latham is the first player to hit a double-century for the
@BLACKCAPS
since Ross Taylor (290 v Australia) in 2015, and the first New Zealand player to do so against Sri Lanka since Lou Vincent (224) in 2005. Lofty.
#NZvsSL
80% - Adrian Mierzejewski has the best shooting accuracy (80%) and shot conversion rate (36%) of any player to make at least 10 shots at goal (ex. blocks) this
@ALeague
campaign. Reign.
18y 34d - Darcie Brown (18y 34d) has become the fourth youngest player to debut for
@AusWomenCricket
in ODIs (Ellyse Perry - 16y 261d, Holly Ferling - 17y 41d and Julie Stockton - 17y 104d). Welcome.
#NZvAUS
5 - Jamie Maclaren (
@Socceroos
) has created a scoring chance once every five touches at the 2022
#FIFAWorldCup
, the most frequent of any player (min. 5 minutes played). Brush.