Tim Southee has progressed far in the game of international cricket, going from a master of swing and seam bowling to the job of New Zealand captain. He is not the first bowler in cricket history to have played this position; other bowlers who led their teams were Wasim Akram, Imran Khan, Courtney Walsh, and Waqar Younis.
In Kane Williamson’s absence, he periodically led the New Zealand squad in T20I matches, and this thing certainly significantly influenced Southee’s growth as a team leader. As a result, when Kane Williamson opted to step down as Test Captain, he naturally climbed to the position of command for New Zealand and was named as Captain.
Most fast bowlers in cricket are considered very aggressive, but Tim Southee is very calm and relaxed, and this ability helps him lead his team in a very good manner.
We’ll now take a look at Tim Southee’s T20I numbers, where he played most of his part as his team’s Captain.
Tim Southee Captaincy Records in T20I
Tim Southee led New Zealand to victories in the majority of the matches he captained the team in. Even without Kane Williamson, he inspired his team to accomplish their best outcome. His overall T20I captaincy stats are as follows:
Tim Southee has played 22 matches as a Captain. He has won 13 T20I matches and lost only six, and three matches ended without any result.
According to the statistics listed above, Tim South has a 59% victory percentage as a captain, demonstrating what a fantastic captain he has been for New Zealand. His Win to loss ratio of 2.1 tells us about his dominance as a captain in T20I cricket.
T20 Captaincy Records by Home and Away
We shall now know whether he was successful at home grounds or Away venues.
| Venues | Matches | Won | Win% | Lost | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 11 | 64 | 03 | 03 |
| Away | 05 | 02 | 40 | 03 | |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 59 | 06 | 03 |
We can conclude that Tim Southee is a very good captain in T20I at home venues as compared to outside of New Zealand.
Records by T20I Series
Tim Southee has won matches in most of the series played all around the world. The majority of his series wins came against Teams like Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Srilanka.
| Series | Year | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAN in NZ | 2021 | 03 | 03 | – | |
| NZ in SL | 2019 | 03 | 02 | 01 | |
| Eng in NZ | 2020 | 05 | 02 | 02 | 01 |
| IND in NZ | 2020 | 02 | 01 | 01 | |
| WI in NZ | 2021 | 02 | 02 | ||
| WI in NZ | 2018 | 01 | 01 | ||
| NZ in IND | 2021 | 02 | 02 | ||
| Pak in NZ | 2018 | 01 | 01 | ||
| T20 Tri Series (NZ,BAN,PAK) | 2022 | 01 | 01 | ||
| SL in NZ | 2019 | 01 | 01 | ||
| IND in NZ | 2022 | 01 | 01 |
Tim Southee Bowling Record as a Captain \ Player
He has shown an outstanding record both as a captain and a player. Now we will look at his bowling stats as a captain and as a player.
| Capt./ Player | Matches | Inns. | Wkts | Avg. | Econ. | SR | Mdns |
| As Player | 85 | 56 | 101 | 25 | 8.2 | 18.3 | 03 |
| As Captain | 22 | 04 | 33 | 18 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
Tim Southee Captaincy Records in ODI
He played only one match as a captain for New Zealand against England in 2018. Where England beat New Zealand by six wickets.
| Matches | Won | Won % | Lost | Ties | N/R | W/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 0 | 0 | 01 | – | — | – |
Tim Southee Captaincy Records in Test
Kane Williamson stepped down as Kiwi’s captain this year and handed over Captaincy to Tim Southee. He is playing his first series against Pakistan as regular Test Captain.
