Australia first team to hit 350-plus in three consecutive men's ODIs

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Australia first team to hit 350-plus in three consecutive men's ODIs

20 - Sixes hit by Australia in Dharamsala - the most by them in a men's ODI, surpassing the 19 they hit against India in 2013 and Pakistan in 2023, both in Bangalore. These are also the most sixes hit by any team against New Zealand in a men's ODI innings, surpassing the 19 by India earlier this year in Indore.

388 - Australia's total is the highest by any team against New Zealand in a men's ODI World Cup, surpassing their effort of 348 for 6 in 2007. It is also the third-highest total for any team against New Zealand in men's ODIs.

3 - Number of consecutive 350-plus totals by Australia, following up their 367 for 9 against Pakistan and 399 for 8 against Netherlands. They are the first team to score 350-plus in three successive men's ODIs.

59 - Number of balls Travis Head needed for his century, the fastest by an opening batter at the men's ODI World Cup, betting Rohit Sharma's 63-ball ton against Afghanistan earlier in this edition. It is also the fastest on World Cup debut, a record previously held by David Miller off 81 balls against Zimbabwe in 2015.

1 - Head's 59-ball hundred is also the third-fastest by any batter against New Zealand in men's ODIs. Thisara Perera's 57-ball century in 2019 is the fastest against them, while Jonny Bairstow took 58 balls in 2018. Today's was the fastest against them in men's ODI World Cups - the previous fastest-recorded century against New Zealand in the showpiece event was by Carlos Brathwaite - off 80 balls in the 2019 edition.

25 - Balls Head needed for his fifty, the fastest by a men's ODI World Cup debutant. The previous fastest in the category was by Rilee Rossouw - 31 balls against West Indies in the 2015 edition. It is also the joint-second fastest fifty for Australia in a men's ODI World Cup overall, behind Glenn Maxwell's 21-ball effort against Afghanistan in 2015.

118 - Runs scored by Australia in the first ten overs, which is the second-most in this period by any team in a men's ODI World Cup game since 1999. The highest is 119 by West Indies, who scored those against Canada in 2003.

These are also the joint-third most runs in the first ten overs of a men's ODI innings overall and the highest for Australia (where ball-by-ball data is available). It is also the first time New Zealand conceded 100-plus runs inside the first ten overs of a men's ODI innings.

10 - Sixes hit by Australian batters in the first ten overs are the joint-most by any team in a men's ODI innings (where ball-by-ball data is available). West Indies also hit ten sixes in their first ten overs against England in 2019.

1 - Number of previous instances of both opening batters completing their fifties inside 30 balls in a men's ODI innings. Mitchell Marsh and Head needed 28 and 29 balls for their half-centuries against India earlier this year in Visakhapatnam, while it was 28 for Warner and 25 for Head today.

1 - Number of all-out team totals in men's ODIs higher than Australia's 388. The highest is 389 by West Indies against England in 2019, in pursuit of 419.

Sampath Bandarupalli is a statistician at ESPNcricinfo