Top 3 highest individual scores by New Zealand players on ODI debut

One of the cricket game’s most reliable teams has been New Zealand. They have excelled in their performance. This explains why New Zealand has many appearances in the recent major tournament’s finals. The runners-up of the ODI World Cups in 2015 and 2019 have consistently put on some amazing performances in the white-ball format.

They are also the first World Test Champions on top of all that. This team has had great success in multi-team competitions and has consistently lived up to fan expectations. Lets us look at the top 3 highest Individual scores by New Zealand players on their ODI debut;

1. 122* –Martin Guptill vs West Indies at Auckland in 2009

One of the few cricketers in the world who can play the short-arm pull on one leg so gracefully is Martin Guptill. Guptill, a right-handed opening batsman, has routinely scored runs in one-day internationals, including a double-century in the 2015 World Cup quarterfinal, but he has struggled to make an impact in Tests. Guptill made his debut against West Indies at Auckland and even went on to score a century playing a winning knock unbeaten 122 against West Indies in 2009.

2. 108* –Rob Nicol vs Zimbabwe at Harare in 2011

Rob Nicol, a right-arm medium pace and off-spin bowler, who can bat and bowl, shot to fame in one-day internationals when he scored a century against Zimbabwe in his maiden match, becoming only the seventh player and the second from New Zealand to accomplish this feat. In his debutant match, he went on to score a century for the New Zealand team, when he scored an unbeaten 108 runs against Zimbabwe.

3. 90 –Stephen Fleming vs India at Napier in 1994

As one of England’s best batsmen, their most successful captain, and one of the top T20 thinkers of the first generation of the game, Stephen Fleming will be remembered in cricket history. In his debut match against India in India, Fleming went on to score 90 runs opening the innings for New Zealand.