New Zealand were knocked out of the 2023 World Cup by India in Mumbai after reaching their fifth straight semi-final in the competition. Here are the player-ratings for all New Zealand players in the tournament.
Kane Williamson – 8/10
4 matches, 256 runs at 85.33, SR: 93.43, HS: 95
The tournament was ruined by an injury to New Zealand’s captain. He was not fit enough to start in the opening game of the tournament as he continued to recover from a cruciate ligament injury. He injured his thumb in his first match back against Bangladesh and was sidelined until the penultimate match against Pakistan in the group. Still, when he actually played, he was usually good, with only one inning in which he didn’t break 50.
Daryl Mitchell – 9/10
10 matches, 552 runs at 69.00, SR: 111.06, HS: 134
Big double century for Mitchell – both lost to India. His ability to overcome the best bowling attack in the competition is no mean feat, and his 89* against Bangladesh and half-century against Australia demonstrate his consistency. He has made an amazing career with his five centuries in ODI cricket this year.
Rachin Ravindra – 9/10
10 matches, 578 runs at 64.22, SR: 106.44, HS: 123*
5 wickets at 78.60, ER: 5.98, BBI: 2-21
Outstanding young star of this tournament. He was thrust into the limelight against England and his other goal in the epic match against Australia almost took his team to the goal line. He scored another hundred against Pakistan and secured his place as an emerging player. Although he was not very effective with the ball, he allowed New Zealand to employ wicket-taking option batting in the top order.
Devon Conway – 6/10
10 matches, 372 runs at 41.33, SR: 101.63, HS: 152*
Apart from a 152-match unbeaten run in the tournament opener against England, it has been an unusually quiet run for Conway. He failed to surpass his 50 again in the tournament, falling into power play five times.
Glenn Phillips – 7/10
10 matches, 285 runs at 40.71, SR: 111.76, HS: 71
6 wickets at 38.83, ER: 5.82, BBI: 3-37
Phillips played some important mid-range shots throughout the tournament. The most notable of these was against Afghanistan, where he put together a 144-goal partnership with Mitchell and helped New Zealand improve their overall competitiveness. Also against South Africa he scored the opening goal with a fierce collapse and against Australia he took three of his wickets.
Will Young – 4/10
6 matches, 206 runs at 34.33, SR: 83.73, HS: 70
Young made half-centuries against Holland and Afghanistan, but due to Ravindra’s promotion, he was unable to maintain his place in the team when Williamson was fit.
Tom Latham – 5/10
10 matches, 155 runs at 25.83, SR: 91.17, HS: 68
Latham’s performance was well below what New Zealand expected from him in the ODIs. After a great 2022, the past 11 months have been a bit of a slump, failing to build consistency in tournaments. He got off to a good start, scoring twice in the 50s in the first two innings, but then disappeared. His fielding was so successful for the New Zealand first team that there were several occasions when he was not called to bat or came on with only a few balls left in the innings. His final innings of the tournament was a duck against India.
Mark Chapman – 3/10
8 matches, 84 runs at 16.80, SR: 118.30, HS: 39
Chapman barely got any at-bats early in the tournament and didn’t get off to a good start in the second half. His best score was 39 out of a total score of over 400 against Pakistan.
Mitchell Santner – 7/10
10 matches, 16 wickets at 28.06, ER: 4.84, BBI: 5-59
103 runs at 25.75, SR: 127.16, HS: 36*
One of the tournament’s star off-spinners, Santner showed early on how important he is to New Zealand’s attack with his five goals against the Netherlands. Getting regular wickets in the next innings was also vital to the team’s opening run success. However, his tournament, like New Zealand as a whole, has declined, with three of his last four matches without a wicket.
Matt Henry – 6/10
7 matches, 11 wickets at 28.63, ER: 5.79, BBI: 3-40
Aside from Williamson’s injury, Henry’s return was the biggest blow to the New Zealand camp. Henry took 11 wickets in seven matches, with three successive wickets in New Zealand’s first two matches. Although he was more expensive in the later stages, he was arguably the best melee player in the competition.
Lockie Ferguson – 5/10
7 matches, 10 wickets at 30.10, ER: 5.57, BBI: 3-19
Injuries were also noticeable at the Ferguson tournament. His best performance with the ball was against Bangladesh, where he beat the middle lines with blistering short pitch bowling. He also played 3:19 against Afghanistan, but had more problems against the league’s top teams.
Trent Boult – 6/10
10 matches, 14 wickets at 36.00, ER: 5.53, BBI: 3-37
Boult finished the tournament as the top wicket-taker among New Zealand seamers. He may not have reached the expected heights in ODI cricket, but he was still effective. The only two matches he played without a wicket were the rain-affected games against Pakistan and Afghanistan. Permanence through talismans, if not complete destruction.
Tim Southee – 3/10
4 matches, 7 wickets at 36.57, ER: 7.75, BBI: 3-100
Southee ended the tournament with triple-digit runs against India at Wankhede. He scored almost 400 runs and was on the receiving end of an aggressive attack from the Indian batsmen, but managed to take three of New Zealand’s four wickets. He was also expensive against South Africa, joining the team only if either Ferguson or Henry were injured.
Jimmy Neesham – 4/10
3 matches, 2 wickets at 78.50, ER: 10.82, BBI: 1-32
58 runs at 29.00, SR: 123.40, HS: 58
Neesham’s most memorable contribution to New Zealand’s campaign was his half-century against Australia. Conceding a goal, he brought his team closer to an unexpected victory, but he could not cross the goal line. He was expensive on the ball and lacked the breakthrough power of first-division players.
Ish Sodhi – 2/10
1 match, 0 wickets, ER: 11.00
There’s not much to say about Sodhi, but a game in which he covered just 11 seconds of a loss in New Zealand is hardly a convincing endorsement.
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