Martin James Guptill (born 30 September 1986) is a New Zealand international

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er who plays as an opening batsman in limited overs formats of the game. Guptill is the first cricketer from New Zealand and the fifth overall to have scored a double century in a

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match and holds the current record for the highest individual score in Cricket World Cup matches and the second highest score in One Day Internationals of 237

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. In March 2021, Guptill played in his 100th T20I match. Guptill has scored more than 600 T20I runs in the

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cricket stadium. He is the first and the only player to score 500 and 600 plus T20I runs at a single venue.

Personal life

Guptill was born in

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in 1986. He attended Kelston Primary and

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before transferring to

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where he played cricket and was prefect. His wife is journalist and reporter Laura McGoldrick, whilst his cousin,

Michael Guptill-Bunce Michael Guptill-Bunce (born 7 April 1989) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Auckland. He made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland on 4 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield ...

, has also played cricket for Auckland. Guptill has only two toes on his left foot. At the age of 13, he was involved in a forklift accident and lost three toes. He is nicknamed "Two Toes" within the New Zealand cricket squad. He studied at Kelston Boys High School for 4 years and on his final year of secondary school he switched to Avondale College.

Domestic and T20 cricket

In domestic cricket, Guptill plays for

, and for Suburbs New Lynn in club cricket. He made his

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debut in March 2006, scoring a four-ball

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in his first innings, and 99 in his second. In 2011 Guptill played in English

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during the second half of the

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for

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. Guptill played for

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in the

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as a replacement for the injured

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and for Kings XI Punjab in the 2017 Indian Premier League. In December 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. He was released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. In April 2021, he was signed by

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to play in the rescheduled matches in the

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. In July 2022, he was signed by

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International cricket

Guptill first represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in

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in 2006. He made his

(ODI) debut for

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on 10 January 2009 against the

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, becoming the first New Zealander to score a century on his one-day debut – his score of 122 not out is the highest score on debut for New Zealand in an ODI, and second highest debut score ever in ODIs and he was the first New Zealander to carry the bat through a completed ODI innings. He made his

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debut against

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in the first Test at Hamilton in March 2009, scoring 14 and 48. For his performances in 2009, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC. For his performances in the 2011–12 season, he won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal. He was awarded the T20 Player of the Year by NZC for the 2011–12 season. In the New Zealand 2013 tour of England, Guptill scored back-to-back undefeated hundreds at Lord's and

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, scoring 189 not out, at the time the highest score by a New Zealander in an ODI, and contributed to the then fifth-highest team total in ODI history (359).Martin Guptill

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. Retrieved 28 January 2012. Guptill surpassed his best score in the 2015 World Cup, scoring an unbeaten 237 from 163 balls against West Indies in the quarter-finals at the

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. He was the first player to score a double century in a knockout stage match as New Zealand scored 393, the best total in a World Cup knockout match. After scoring three

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in group matches he ended the tournament with 547 runs, emerging as the highest scorer. In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by

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. In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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. In August 2021, Guptill was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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. On 3 November 2021, in New Zealand's T20 World Cup match against

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, Guptill became the second batsman to score 3,000 runs in T20I cricket. Guptill has been released from his national contract after being omitted from the squad for the India T20 series, heralding the end of the veteran batsman's international career. As of 18 December 2022, Guptill has scored 7346 runs in One Day International cricket.

Records

* Guptill scored back to back unbeaten ODI centuries against England in 2013. He scored 330 runs in the three-match ODI series, a world record for most runs in a three-match bilateral ODI series at the time. * He was the first New Zealander and the fifth player overall to score a double century in an ODI. His 237 not out remains the highest individual score in World Cup cricket and the second highest score in ODIs. * Guptill has the record for the highest individual score as an opener who remained unbeaten throughout the innings of an ODI (237*) * He was the first man to face a pink ball in a

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match at

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in November 2015. He was the first man to be dismissed in a day-night Test. * Guptill scored the fastest ODI fifty by a New Zealander – his 17-ball fifty is the joint second fastest fifty of all time. * Guptill has three ODI scores over 180, the most by any New Zealand cricketer * In January 2018, Guptill became the second New Zealand player and ninth overall to score a century against each of the other nine full member Test-playing nations. * , Guptill has scored the second most runs in T20I cricket. He was the highest scorer until his record was broken by

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. *As of April 2021, Guptill has scored 600 plus T20I runs in the

cricket stadium. He is the first and the only cricketer to score 500 and 600 plus T20I runs in a single venue. * , Guptill has scored 3497 runs which is the third most runs in T20I cricket.

Career best performances

, Guptill has scored three Test, 16 ODI and two

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centuries. In total he has made 14 first-class, 24 List A and four

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centuries . Two of his centuries have been double-centuries. Guptill's first international century was made in his New Zealand debut in an ODI against the

in 2009. Guptil's innings of 122

was described as "one of the best I've seen in a long time" by the New Zealand captain

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.Vettori salutes composed Guptill

, 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2019. His century was the first by a New Zealander on their ODI debut.Burdon P (2009
Guptill's super debut spoilt by rain

, 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2019. He went on to make the highest ODI score by a New Zealander at

in June 2013, scoring 189 not out against England.McGlashan A (2013
Guptill's blazing 189 sees New Zealand clinch series

, 2 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2019. At the time the score was the fifth highest in any ODI and equalled the highest individual score made against England.Rajesh S (2013
Guptill's stunner, and NZ's winning habit in England

, 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2019. Guptil went on to set a new ODI record for New Zealand when he made the highest score of his career, 237 not out in the 2015 World Cup against

.Cricket World Cup: Record-breaking Martin Guptill sees New Zealand into semi-finals
'' Sydney Morning Herald'', 21 March 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2019. The innings was the second highest scoring individual innings in ODI history and remains Guptill's highest score in any form of cricket.Coverdale B (2015
Guptill's 237 drives New Zealand into semi-final

, 21 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019. His other double-century was made playing for

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in a

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match at

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. This is his only first-class double century .Guptill hits 200 again in World Cup reminder

, 25 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

References

External links

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