New Zealand's authentic four-wicket win over South Africa on 24th March 2015, which took them to the Final of the World Cup, was their best result ever in the historical backdrop of the most desired competition of the diversion:
The Kiwis had played six semi-finals before their last-four conflict against the Proteas, however it will be the first occasion when they will play a World Cup last when they tackle Australia on March 29 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a trans-Tasman last.
As New Zealand face their hardest test in the WC 2015, we take a gander at their history in the occasion from 1975-2011:
Prudential World Cup, 1975: New Zealand had a decent show in the first ever Cricket World Cup as they lost only one match in the gathering stage against England. They enrolled agreeable triumphs in their other gathering matches and fit the bill for the semis where they were whipped by West Indies, who additionally went ahead to win the inaugural release of the competition. NZ's Glenn Turner was the top run scorer in the occasion as he made 333 runs in four matches with a stunning normal of 166.50 furthermore scored two centuries. Dayle Hadlee was the best entertainer for the Kiwis with the ball. He got eight wickets in four matches with an economy rate of 3.52.
Prudential World Cup, 1979: The second release of the World Cup was additionally facilitated via England and New Zealand were by and by thumped out of the competition in the wake of losing in the semis, this time to the hosts. In the gathering stage they lost one match when they were vanquished by the World Champions West Indies by 32 runs at Nottingham. In the semis, the Kiwis set up a superior battle than in 1975 and, pursuing 221 runs, they took the match to the last over where they were obliged 14 hurries to win however they missed the mark by 9 runs. Glenn Turner was by and by the most elevated run scorer for NZ. He made 176 runs in four matches with a normal of 88.00. Brian McKechnie was the second most astounding wicket-taker in 1979 WC with nine wickets in four matches. West Indies vanquished England in the finals to win their second WC title.
Prudential World Cup, 1983: England were facilitating their third World Cup in succession and the backers were additionally the same as the past two World Cups however we saw another World Champion as India. This time the Kiwis neglected to make it to the last four of the competition after they lost their three of six matches in the class stage. NZ lost the opening match of the occasion against England by 106 runs however made a splendid rebound to win the following three matches. They could have come to the semis yet endured amazement routs against Pakistan by 11 runs and against the minnows Sri Lanka by three wickets. Richard Hadlee was the top entertainer with the ball for NZ. He grabbed 14 wickets in six matches with a normal of 12.85, which was the best in the competition. NZ had a poor show with the bat and not a solitary Kiwi batsmen emphasized in the main 10 batsmen list.
Dependence World Cup 1987: The World Cup surprisingly moved out of England and got another supporter. The occasion was facilitated by India and Pakistan. New Zealand, for the second time, neglected to achieve the last four of a WC. The 1987 release was NZ's most exceedingly awful execution ever in a Cricket World Cup. The Kiwis lost four out the six matches they played in the gathering stage. NZ lost two times each against the shielding champions India and Australia, who additionally went ahead to win the World Cup beating England in the last. NZ's outcome could have been more awful had Dave Houghton of Zimbabwe, who scored a splendid 142 yet was splendidly gotten by Martin Crowe, proceeded. Kiwis at long last enrolled a thin three-run win over the minnows Zimbabwe in their first group match of the competition. Not a solitary New Zealand player emphasized in the rundown of main 10 run scorers and main 10 wicket-takers list because of their poor execution.
Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992: The 1992 World Cup was facilitated by Australia and New Zealand and it was the first occasion when that players wore shaded pullovers, matches were played with white ball and surge lights were utilized. This was NZ's best show ever in the occasion and they were looking all situated to win the title. New Zealand were unbeaten winning all their class coordinates convincingly before they lost to Pakistan in the semis by four wickets. Later, Pakistan won the last against England to win their first WC title. Martin Crowe was in splendid touch all through the competition and would have bravely won the trophy for Kiwis yet they were passed up Wasim Akram's pace and swing in the semi-last. Crowe was the top scorer in the competition making 456 runs in nine matches with a stunning normal of 114.00. Chris Harris was the main wicket-taker for New Zealand in 1992 World CUp. He took sixteen wickets in nine matches with a normal of 21.37.
Wills World Cup 1996: The 1996 World Cup was facilitated by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and a couple of changes were likewise presented surprisingly. The quantity of groups was expanded to 12 and quarter-finals were brought into the competition. After a breathtaking show in 1992, NZ saw a major decrease in their execution. They won three out of their five matches in the gathering stage however lost the other two matches against South Africa and Pakistan. Their quarter-last conflict was against Australia and batting initially, they scored 286 runs with Chris Harris making a splendid 130 runs. In answer, Australia pursued down the focus in 47.5 overs with Mark Waugh scoring a ton. At the end of the day no New Zealand player was among the main 10 run scorers and main 10 wicket-takers list. Sri Lanka were amazement World Cup victors this time beating Australia in the last by seven wickets.
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