Vettori's 359 Test wickets lies second only to Richard Hadlee among all New Zealand Test bowlers.[4] He made his Test debut during England's 1997 tour of New Zealand as the youngest to have ever played Test cricket for New Zealand,[5] and took his first five-for against Sri Lanka in March that same year.[6] His best bowling figures were achieved in March 2000 against Australia, where he took seven wickets for 87 runs.[6] He has taken ten wickets across an entire Test match on three occasions. Vettori played his first ODI match in March 1997 and is his country's leading wicket taker.[7] His maiden five wicket haul came in July 2004 against the West Indies, where he took five wickets for thirty runs—5/30—which gave New Zealand victory in the final of the 2004 NatWest Series. His other five-wicket haul in ODI cricket came in 2007 against Bangladesh, where he took five wickets for only 7 runs.[8]
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Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches.