Tim Southee breaks Daniel Vettori's record to become New Zealand's all-time leading wicket-taker in int'l cricket

On Thursday (March 9), New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee created history when he broke former skipper and star spinner Daniel Vettori's record to become the all-time leading wickettaker for the Black Caps. The 34-year-old right-arm pacer, who made his debut in 2008, now has 708 wickets to his name from 354 matches.

Updated Mar 10, 2023 | 08:54 AM IST

Tim Southee has leapfrogged Daniel Vettori to become New Zealand's all-time leading wickettaker in international matches. Picture Credit: PCB

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Tim Southee broke Daniel Vettori's bowling record on Thursday (March 9).
He has now become the leading wickettaker for New Zealand in international cricket.
In 354 matches, Southee has 708 wickets to his name.

New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee on Thursday (March 9) created history when he became the leading wicket taker for the Black Caps in international cricket. The 34-year-old pacer, who was handed the Test captaincy last year when star batter Kane Williamson stepped down from the role, broke the record of former skipper and star spinner Daniel Vettori to take the No. 1 position. After taking a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the first innings of the ongoing first Test in Christchurch, the former U-19 star, Southee now has 708 wickets to his name from 354 matches. He leapfrogged Vettori (705 wickets from 442 matches) to become the all-time leading wicket-taker.

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Southee made his debut for New Zealand on February 5, 2008, when he was included in the playing XI for a T20I match against England in Auckland. He made his Test and ODI debuts that same year, and since then he has been a regular member of the New Zealand team. The right-arm medium pacer has played in a total of 93 Tests, 154 ODIs, and 107 T20Is to date, in which he has 364, 210, and 134 wickets to his name, respectively. With the bat also, Southee has made some vital contributions in his career. He has 1950 Test runs to his name, and in ODIs and T20Is, he has scored 720 and 261 runs, respectively.

Most wickets for New Zealand in international cricket

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POSITION	PLAYER	MATCHES	WICKETS	BEST
1.	Tim Southee	354*	708	7/33
2.	Daniel Vettori	437	705	7/87
3.	Sir Richard Hadlee	201	589	9/52
4.	Trent Boult	232	578	7/34
5.	Chris Cairns	278	419	7/27

Apart from being the leading wicket-taker for the Black Caps in international cricket, Southee holds the record for taking the highest number of wickets in T20Is. His tally of 134 wickets in the shortest format hasn’t been matched by anyone to date.

Top 5 wicket-takers in T20Is

POSITION	PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	WICKETS	BEST FIGURES
1.	Tim Southee	New Zealand	107	134	5/18
2.	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	110	129	5/20
3.	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	77	126	5/3
4.	Ish Sodhi	New Zealand	91	114	4/28
5.	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	84	107	5/6

As far as the first Test of the two-match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is concerned, after being invited to bat first, Sri Lanka managed to post 355 runs in the first innings. For the hosts, Southee accounted for the dismissal of five batters for 64 runs in his 26.4-over spell. The Kiwi captain was ably supported by Matt Henry, who got rid of four batters for 80 runs.

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