Statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and England on Tuesday.
# Stuart Broad's excellent figures of four for 39 are his best against New Zealand in ODIs - his career-best being 5 for 23 against South Africa at Trent Bridge last year.
# Shane Bond (3/21) produced his best bowling performance in 14 innings.
# Bond's performance is his second best in the ICC Champions Trophy, next only to the 4 for 21 against Bangladesh at Colombo SSC on September 23,2002.
# Martin Guptill's brilliant innings of 53 is his first half-century against England - his fifth in ODIs.
# Collingwood's aggregate of 369 at an average of 52.71, including two fifties, in 10 matches, is the second best for England in terms of run-aggregate in the ICC Champions Trophy.
# Only Marcus Trescothick has made more runs than Collingwood in the ICC Champions Trophy - 421 at an average of 52.62, including two centuries and two fifties.
# Collingwood is also the leading run-getter for England in the present edition of the ICC Champions Trophy - 168 (ave.56.00) in three games - a tally bettered only by South Africa's Graeme Smith - 206 (ave.68.66) in three matches.
# Grant Elliott got his first Man of the Match award.
# Grant Elliot (4/31) produced his best bowling feat, obliterating 3 for 14 against Scotland at Aberdeen in 2008.
# England have registered their second lowest score in the ICC Champions Trophy, next only to the 125 against India at Jaipur on October 15, 2006.
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