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Martin Guptill Retirement: List Of International Records Set By New Zealand Veteran

Akshita Patel∙ Updated: Jan 8 2025, 7:55 PM

Martin Guptill has announced his retirement from international cricket at 38 [Source: @Surendra21286/X.com]Martin Guptill has announced his retirement from international cricket at 38 [Source: @Surendra21286/X.com]

Veteran New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill announced that he is retiring from international cricket, effective immediately. With his end being nothing but glory for him, Martin ended the curtains with over 15 years of his life devoted to serving his nation.

Martin Guptill played for the Kiwis since 2009 and featured in 47 Tests, 198 ODIs, and 122 T20I. He scored a total of 13463 runs during this time. 

However, the batter had been out of the national team for some time now. Guptill's long time away from the team resulted in his retirement as he retired just weeks before the Champions Trophy 2025.

Meanwhile, on his retirement, here's a quick look at all the international records set up by Martin Guptill in his glorious career.

A full list of international records set by Guptill

  • Highest Individual Score in World Cup History: Guptill's 237* surpassed all other scores that had thus far been recorded in World Cups to enter cricketing folklore.
  • Highest Score in a Knockout Match: He scored the first-ever 150+ in a World Cup knockout match, eclipsing Adam Gilchrist's 149 in the 2007 final.
  • Most Runs by a New Zealand Batsman in a World Cup Match: He broke Glenn Turner's record of 171* set during the 1975 World Cup.
  • Most Runs in an Individual World Cup Match by a Team's Contribution: Guptill's 237 accounted 60.3% of New Zealand's total of 393/6.
  • Second Best Score Ever in an ODI by an Individual: His score at the time was second best behind Rohit Sharma's 264.
  • Fastest Double-Hundred for Kiwis: Kiwi batsman Guptill scored his hundred in 152 balls, justifying his fierce batting.
  • Top Two Scores for New Zealand in ODIs: Martin Guptill also holds the second-highest ODI score for New Zealand.
  • Opener Carrying the Bat in World Cup History: Guptill joined the exclusive list of openers who have never been out on a team's innings during World Cup history.

This amazing innings not only set records but also catapulted New Zealand into the semi-finals, ensuring that Guptill will go down in history as one of New Zealand's best ODI batsmen.