Top 5 ODI teams with best pace attacks ahead of 2019 Cricket World Cup

3. New Zealand

Trent Boult

New Zealand have been quite successful in One Day cricket post their stellar show at the last World Cup at home. One of the major reasons behind the Black Caps being a formidable ODI team has been their lethal pace attack.

The Kiwis have the arsenal in their seam attack to trouble the best of batting line-ups. They have seasoned pacers in Trent Boult and Tim Southee who can be a handful in seaming conditions. While Southee gets the ball to move away from the right handers, the left arm Boult can go through the defences with his late in swinging deliveries and potent yorkers.

New Zealand also have Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson in their ranks who can rack up some serious pace. The seam attack has depth with Matt Henry and Mitchell McClenaghan who have been proven wicket takers in the ODI arena. All-rounders Correy Anderson and Jimmy Neesham can add depth to their pace attack with their medium pace.

New Zealand Seamers - ODI Records (Apr 2015 - Jun 2018)

Trent Boult - Matches 41 Wickets 82 Avg 24.46 Eco 5.39

Tim Southee - Matches 39 Wickets 45 Avg 43.22 Eco 5.70

Matt Henry - Matches 25 Wickets 44 Avg 28.13 Eco 5.81

Adam Milne - Matches 18 Wickets 22 Avg 35.68 Eco 5.43

Lockie Ferguson - Matches 16 Wickets 21 35.61 Avg Eco 5.84