5 most prolific batting pairs for New Zealand across all 3 formats

#3 Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum

Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum

Opening batsman Martin Guptill's consistency in the limited over versions of the game over the past seasons has meant that he is a common factor in three of the five most prolific all-format partnerships in New Zealand's cricketing history.

On the other hand, Brendon McCullum was not only one of New Zealand's most influential captains of all time but one of the leading batsmen in the side towards the latter half of his career.

McCullum was one of the most attacking batsmen of his generation and along with Guptill, he gave New Zealand roaring starts in limited overs cricket for years. On the other hand, when it came to Test cricket, they did not have a partnership as often, since McCullum usually batted at number 5. Across the three formats, the pair batted on 124 occasions and totaled 5197 runs at an average of 44.41.

They put up a hundred run stand 14 times, while the number of half-century stands stood at 22.