New Zealand were impressive through their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign. They reached their first-ever final at the back of some fighting performances from their players. Here are the player ratings for the New Zealand players in the T20 World Cup 2021.
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New Zealand used only twelve players through their T20 World Cup, choosing to back their limited set of players. Though they lost the final to Australia, they had a very good run.
Martin Guptill – 6/10
208 runs @ 29.71, HS 93, SR: 120.93
The veteran opener had a decent run at the T20 World Cup. While, his 56-ball 93 helped the Black Caps to a win against Scotland, he wasn’t as devastating against the better bowling line-ups.
Daryl Mitchell – 8/10
208 runs @ 34.66, HS 72*, SR: 140.54
The New Zealand batter was impressive, giving his side good starts as well as ensuring that he remained till the end to finish the job in the semi-final against England. His 47-ball 72 was one of the best knocks of the tournament, one where he had a slow start before being charged up by Jimmy Neesham’s aggression. A masterstroke by the New Zealand think tank to back him at the top of the order.
Kane Williamson – 7.5/10
216 runs @ 43.2, HS 85, SR: 115.5
Up until the final, the captain wasn’t at his very best playing the role of the anchor for his team. He had scored 131 runs at a strike-rate of 94.2 with one game in the tournament to go. This all changed with one of the greatest knocks in ICC tournament final history. His 48-ball 85 had 10 fours and three sixes, and helped his side reach to a competitive total.
Glenn Phillips – 5.5/10
105 runs @ 26.25, HS 39*, SR: 111.7
Excellent in T20 cricket around the world in 2021, Phillips fell slightly short of the very high standards he had previously held this year.
Devon Conway – 6.5/10
129 runs @ 32.25, HS 46, SR: 108.4
The South African-born New Zealand star was especially useful for the Black Caps with his 38-ball 46 against England in the semi-final. Conway took his time get going, but was effective in the New Zealand middle-order as they went about chasing down targets.
Tim Seifert – 4.5/10
16 runs @ 16, HS 8*, SR: 114.28
He had only two limited appearances for a well-settled New Zealand, where he performed satisfactorily.
Mitchell Santner – 6.5/10
2 wickets @ 74.5, Best bowling 1-20, ER: 6.77
While he was great in his expected role – that of controlling the scoring rate, New Zealand missed out on a genuine wicket taking option during the T20 World Cup final. His finest performance was his precious four overs against India at an economy of 3.75.
Jimmy Neesham – 8/10
86 @ 43, HS 35*, SR: 175.51, 3 wickets @ 27
Jimmy Neesham played one of the best cameos – an 11-ball 27 – in T20 history to ensure that New Zealand snuck past England on their way to a place in the final.
Ish Sodhi – 7/10
9 wickets @ 21.55, Best bowling 2-17, ER: 8.08
He wasn’t at his finest in the final, giving away 40 runs from three overs but his bowling had a crucial role to play in the group stage. His best figures came against India, where he picked up 2-17, restricting them to a total of 110.
Trent Boult – 8.5/10
13 wickets @ 12.53, Best bowling 3-17, ER: 6.11
Trent Boult was right on the money throughout the tournament, and was the only Kiwi bowler to really trouble Australia in the final. He had an economy rate of 4.50 in the final on a decent batting surface while also picking the wickets of David Warner and Aaron Finch.
Tim Southee – 7.5/10
8 wickets @ 22.62, Best bowling 2-15, ER: 6.5
Alongside Boult, Southee formed part of a lethal new-ball combination for New Zealand.
Adam Milne – 6/10
3 wickets @ 51.66, Best bowling 1-17, ER: 6.99
While, he had the tough job of bowling in the middle overs, Adam Milne wasn’t the penetrative partnership-breaker New Zealand that his pace threatened to help him become. While not unusually expensive, he was also not amongst wickets for the New Zealand.
