They are separated at the top of the overall strike rate chart by West Indian Andre Russell, who turned in a whirlwind performance in their win over Pakistan in Christchurch last Saturday.
Then there's Australia's Glenn Maxwell, a dangerous operator in the middle-lower order.
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All three figure in the top four strike rates in ODIs, and go about their electrifying business in distinctly different ways.
Their skills and core business are different from those of, say, Kane Williamson or Steven Smith, who adopt more regulation methods but still score at a healthy clip. These men are there to shift the run rate, and sharpish.
Their side may already be travelling at a good clip; they move it up a gear. If the earlier batsmen have been off the pace, it's their job to at least ensure a competitive score. They can do serious damage in a short time.
Anderson is a power hitter, loves going back down the ground and gives the ball real crunch.
Until AB de Villiers defied all that seemed logical in hitting a 31-ball century against the West Indies at Johannesburg last month, Anderson had the world record for the fastest ODI century, off 36 balls, also against the Windies at Queenstown on New Year's Day last year.
His 75 off 46 balls in the cup opener against Sri Lanka pulled New Zealand up from an iffy situation - 193 for four in the 34th over - to 331 for six.
Ronchi is a naturally fast runmaker with a wide scoring arc, with timing rather than brute strength his forte. He's had a super summer, starting with an 83-ball 99 against South Africa at Mt Maunganui in October, followed by his blazing 170 not out off just 99 balls against the Sri Lankans in Dunedin, as part of a world record stand with Grant Elliott for the sixth wicket.
Maxwell is the improviser. He plays baseball shots, stepping back in his crease to make normal full length balls akin to half volleys.
All three can drop spectators' jaws in a "did you see that?" way.
In Anderson's case, there's also the small matter of his golden arm. He has the best strike rate for wickets in the game, bar only Australian Ryan Harris.
He can be pricey but some players simply have the knack of getting wickets.
Mitchell McClenaghan has it, but can't force his way into the team. Anderson, too, is a bowler captain Brendon McCullum turns to if things are getting tricky.
Overall ODI batting strike rates
minimum 500 runs, current players only
Corey Anderson
(NZ) 25 innings, 773 runs, strike rate 130.35
Andre Russell
(WI) 38, 909, 130.04
Luke Ronchi
(NZ) 34, 953, 124.41
Glen Maxwell
(Aust) 40, 1109, 117.85
Shahid Afridi
(Pakistan) 365, 7998, 116.7
ODI bowling strike rates
Ryan Harris
(Aust) 44 wickets, 23.4 strike rate
Anderson
41, 24.9
Hamid Hassan
(Afghanistan) 51, 25.2
Mitchell Starc
(Aust) 63, 25.5
Mitchell McClenaghan
(NZ) 66, 25.6
New Zealand ODI batting strike rates
minimum 20 innings
Corey Anderson
25 innings, 130.35
Luke Ronchi
32, 120.3
Brendon McCullum
212, 93.01
Tim Southee
47, 90.11
Nathan McCullum
59, 87.28
Kane Williamson
63, 82.61
Dan Vettori
178, 82.56
Ross Taylor
141, 82.44
Kyle Mills
101, 81.66
Martin Guptill
99, 80.23
Overall ODI strike rates batting at No7
minimum 500 runs, current players only
Afridi
91 innings, 1792 runs, 130.04
Ronchi
20, 726, 125.82
Jos Buttler
(England) 27, 818, 114.56
Darren Sammy
(WI) 28, 656, 103.63
MS Dhoni
(India) 28, 812, 94.97
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