Second Semifinal – England
Vs Australia at Birmingham on 11 Jul 19 – England won by eight wickets
This game
provided the 24th Semifinal in the history of the World Cup. England
was playing its sixth semifinal while Australia was playing its eighth semifinal.
The following table lists the semifinals played by both these teams. Australia had
won six semi finals with one semifinal tied, while England had won three
semifinals and lost two
No
|
Team
|
Score
|
Overs
|
Inns
|
Result
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
1
|
Australia
|
94/6
|
28.4
|
2
|
won
|
Eng
|
Leeds
|
18
Jun 1975
|
2
|
Australia
|
267/8
|
50.0
|
1
|
won
|
Pak
|
Lahore
|
04
Nov 1987
|
3
|
Australia
|
207/8
|
50.0
|
1
|
won
|
Win
|
Mohali
|
14
Mar 1996
|
4
|
Australia
|
213
|
49.2
|
1
|
tied
|
RSA
|
Birmingham
|
17
Jun 1999
|
5
|
Australia
|
212/7
|
50.0
|
1
|
won
|
Srl
|
Port
Elizabeth
|
18
Mar 2003
|
6
|
Australia
|
153/3
|
31.3
|
2
|
won
|
RSA
|
Gros
Islet
|
25
Apr 2007
|
7
|
Australia
|
328/7
|
50.0
|
1
|
won
|
Ind
|
Sydney
|
26
Mar 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
England
|
93
|
36.2
|
1
|
lost
|
Aus
|
Leeds
|
18
Jun 1975
|
2
|
England
|
221/8
|
60.0
|
1
|
won
|
NZl
|
Manchester
|
20
Jun 1979
|
3
|
England
|
213
|
60.0
|
1
|
lost
|
Ind
|
Manchester
|
22
Jun 1983
|
4
|
England
|
254/6
|
50.0
|
1
|
won
|
Ind
|
Mumbai
|
05
Nov 1987
|
5
|
England
|
252/6
|
45.0
|
1
|
won
|
RSA
|
Sydney
|
22
Mar 1992
|
Australia lost its first
semifinals while England won its fourth semifinal. England was playing its
first ever final in the tournament
Australia won
the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 15th
occasion of a team winning the toss and electing to bat first in the semifinals
of the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australia doing so in
the tournament.
AJ Finch was
dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 17th
occasion of a captain dismissed for a first ball duck in the World Cup. He also became the
fifth captain opener to collect the first ball duck in the World Cup. He also
became the first captain and also the
first captain opener to suffer such an ignominy in the semifinals of the World
Cup
SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 85 in
this game to provide the 77th occasion of a batsman dismissed run
out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the
12th occasion on Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring
a fifty in an innings in the World Cup
SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 85 in
this game to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after
scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semifinal. It also provides the
second occasion on Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty
in an innings in the World Cup semifinal. SG Law was the other Australian
batsman who was dismissed run out for 72 against West Indies at Mohali on
14.03.96
DA Warner
scored 9 runs in this game which fetched him a total of 647 runs in 2019
edition of World Cup. He finished the tournament with just one run shy of RG
Sharma of India who aggregated 648 runs. He is one of the three batsmen who
have scored 600 plus runs in 2019
edition. Shakib Al Hasan is the other batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs. He
totalled 606 runs.
GJ Maxwell of Australia scored a lone
boundary six in this game, which fetched Australia its 300 boundary sixes in
the World Cup. Australia became the
second team after West Indies to score 300 plus boundary sixes. West Indies has
scored 303 boundary sixes in the World Cup.
Australia was dismissed for 223 in this game
to provide the 19th occasion of it being dismissed all out in an
innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 306th occasion of a
team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.
Australia was dismissed for 223 in this game
to provide the 17th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an
innings in the World Cup semi final. It
also provides the second occasion of Australia dismissed all out in an innings
in the World Cup semi final. Prior to this it was dismissed all out for 213
against South Africa, also at Birmingham on 17.06.99
SPD Smith’s
85 in this game provide the 62nd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the
semifinals of the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of an
Australian batsmen scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup.
JJ Roy of
England scored 85 in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of a batsman
scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also provides the sixth
occasion of an England batsmen scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup.
SPD Smith
became the seventh batsman to score two or more fifties in the World Cup semi
finals. The following table lists the seven batsmen
No
|
No
|
Player
|
Runs
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
1
|
MG Bevan
|
69
|
1
|
Aus
|
Win
|
Mohali
|
14 Mar 1996
|
|
2
|
MG Bevan
|
65
|
1
|
Aus
|
RSA
|
Birmingham
|
17 Jun 1999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
MS Dhoni
|
65
|
2
|
Ind
|
Aus
|
Sydney
|
26 Mar 2015
|
|
2
|
MS Dhoni
|
50
|
2
|
Ind
|
NZl
|
Manchester
|
09 Jul 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
GA Gooch
|
71
|
1
|
Eng
|
NZl
|
Manchester
|
20 Jun 1979
|
|
2
|
GA Gooch
|
115
|
1
|
Eng
|
Ind
|
Mumbai
|
05 Nov 1987
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
CG
Greenidge
|
55
|
2
|
Win
|
NZl
|
The Oval
|
18 Jun 1975
|
|
2
|
CG
Greenidge
|
73
|
1
|
Win
|
Pak
|
The Oval
|
20 Jun 1979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
1
|
Javed
Miandad
|
70
|
2
|
Pak
|
Aus
|
Lahore
|
04 Nov 1987
|
|
2
|
Javed
Miandad
|
57*
|
2
|
Pak
|
NZl
|
Auckland
|
21 Mar 1992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
1
|
SPD Smith
|
105
|
1
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
Sydney
|
26 Mar 2015
|
|
2
|
SPD Smith
|
85
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
1
|
SR
Tendulkar
|
65
|
2
|
Ind
|
Srl
|
Kolkata
|
13 Mar 1996
|
|
2
|
SR
Tendulkar
|
83
|
1
|
Ind
|
Ken
|
Durban
|
20 Mar 2003
|
|
3
|
SR
Tendulkar
|
85
|
1
|
Ind
|
Pak
|
Mohali
|
30 Mar 2011
|
SPD Smith
became the second Australian batsman to score two or more fifties in the World
Cup semi finals. The following table lists the two batsmen
No
|
No
|
Player
|
Runs
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
1
|
MG Bevan
|
69
|
1
|
Aus
|
Win
|
Mohali
|
14 Mar 1996
|
|
2
|
MG Bevan
|
65
|
1
|
Aus
|
RSA
|
Birmingham
|
17 Jun 1999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
SPD Smith
|
105
|
1
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
Sydney
|
26 Mar 2015
|
|
2
|
SPD Smith
|
85
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
SPD Smith’s
85 in this game provide the 21st fifty scored by Australian batsmen
in this edition. Australia and England share the record for most fifties scored
a team in this edition with 21 fifties each at the end of Australian innings.
At the end of this game England batsmen own the record for most fifties scored
by a team in this edition with 22 fifties. JJ Roy scored 85 in England’s
innings
At the end of
this game, Australia owns the record for most half centuries in this edition
with 16 half centuries. England batsmen are next with 15 half centuries.
SPD Smith-AT
Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 308th
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the
World Cup. It also provides the 50th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a
three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup
SPD Smith-AT
Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 43rd
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the
fourth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of
Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings the fourth
wicket in the World Cup
SPD Smith-AT
Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 16th
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the
World Cup semi final. It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen
posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup semi final
SPD Smith-AT
Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the fourth
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the
fourth wicket in the World Cup semi final. It also provides the first occasion
of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings the
fourth wicket in the World Cup semi final
MP Stoinis
collected the two balls duck in this game to provide the 148th
occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck after facing two deliveries in the
World Cup. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Australian batsman
suffering from such an ignominy.
MP Stoinis became the tenth batsman in the
history of the World Cup to collect the second ball duck on two occasions. The following table lists all the ten
batsmen.
No
|
No
|
Player
|
Runs
|
BF
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
1
|
1
|
Abdur
Razzak
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Ban
|
Srl
|
Port
of Spain
|
21
Mar 2007
|
|
2
|
Abdur
Razzak
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Ban
|
NZl
|
North
Sound
|
02
Apr 2007
|
|
3
|
Abdur
Razzak
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Ban
|
RSA
|
Dhaka
|
19
Mar 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
Ijaz
Ahmed
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Pak
|
Aus
|
Perth
|
11
Mar 1992
|
|
2
|
Ijaz
Ahmed
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Pak
|
RSA
|
Karachi
|
29
Feb 1996
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Sydney
|
05
Mar 1992
|
|
2
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Pak
|
Perth
|
11
Mar 1992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
Mudassar
Nazar
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Pak
|
Eng
|
Leeds
|
16
Jun 1979
|
|
2
|
Mudassar
Nazar
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Pak
|
NZl
|
Birmingham
|
11
Jun 1983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
1
|
MO
Odumbe
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Ken
|
Srl
|
Kandy
|
06
Mar 1996
|
|
2
|
MO
Odumbe
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Ken
|
Win
|
Kimberley
|
04
Mar 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
1
|
CM
Old
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Eng
|
NZl
|
Manchester
|
20
Jun 1979
|
|
2
|
CM
Old
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Eng
|
Win
|
Lord’s
|
23
Jun 1979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
1
|
DR
Smith
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Win
|
Srl
|
Providence
|
01
Apr 2007
|
|
2
|
DR
Smith
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Win
|
Zim
|
Canberra
|
24
Feb 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
J
Srinath
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Ind
|
Aus
|
The
Oval
|
04
Jun 1999
|
|
2
|
J
Srinath
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Ind
|
Aus
|
Centurion
|
15
Feb 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
1
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
The
Oval
|
09
Jun 2019
|
|
2
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
11
Jul 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
1
|
Wasim
Akram
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Pak
|
Win
|
Karachi
|
30
Oct 1987
|
|
2
|
Wasim
Akram
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Pak
|
Zim
|
The
Oval
|
11
Jun 1999
|
MP
Stoinis became the second Australian batsman in the history of the World Cup to
collect the second ball duck on two occasions after CJ McDermott. The following
table lists both the batsmen.
No
|
No
|
Player
|
Runs
|
BF
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
1
|
1
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Sydney
|
05
Mar 1992
|
|
2
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Pak
|
Perth
|
11
Mar 1992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
The
Oval
|
09
Jun 2019
|
|
2
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
11
Jul 2019
|
MP
Stoinis became the fourth batsman in the history of the World Cup to collect
the second ball duck on two occasions in the same edition. The following table
lists both the batsmen.
No
|
No
|
Player
|
Runs
|
BF
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
1
|
1
|
Abdur
Razzak
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Ban
|
Srl
|
Port
of Spain
|
21
Mar 2007
|
|
2
|
Abdur
Razzak
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Ban
|
NZl
|
North
Sound
|
02
Apr 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Sydney
|
05
Mar 1992
|
|
2
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Pak
|
Perth
|
11
Mar 1992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
CM
Old
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Eng
|
NZl
|
Manchester
|
20
Jun 1979
|
|
2
|
CM
Old
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Eng
|
Win
|
Lord’s
|
23
Jun 1979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
The
Oval
|
09
Jun 2019
|
|
2
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
11
Jul 2019
|
MP
Stoinis became the second Australian batsman in the history of the World Cup to
collect the second ball duck on two occasions in the same edition after CJ
McDermott. The following table lists both the batsmen.
No
|
No
|
Player
|
Runs
|
BF
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
1
|
1
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Sydney
|
05
Mar 1992
|
|
2
|
CJ
McDermott
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Pak
|
Perth
|
11
Mar 1992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
The
Oval
|
09
Jun 2019
|
|
2
|
MP
Stoinis
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
11
Jul 2019
|
JJ Roy-JM
Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 309th
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the
World Cup. It also provides the 35th occasion of England batsmen
posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup
JJ Roy-JM
Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 77th
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the
first wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the 13th occasion of England
batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket
in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of this pair posting a
three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in this edition of
the World Cup
No
|
Partners
|
Wkt
|
Runs
|
Inns
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
1
|
128
|
1
|
v
Bangladesh
|
Cardiff
|
08 Jun 2019
|
2
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
1
|
160
|
1
|
v India
|
Birmingham
|
30 Jun 2019
|
3
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
1
|
123
|
1
|
v New
Zealand
|
Ch-le-St
|
03 Jul 2019
|
4
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
1
|
124
|
2
|
v Australia
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
JJ Roy-JM
Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourth
occasion of this pair posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the
first wicket in this edition of the World Cup. This constitutes a record in the
history of the World Cup for most three figure partnerships for the first
wicket in any single edition of the World Cup. There are three other pairs who
have posted three three figure partnerships in a single edition of the World
Cup. It is interesting to note that two of this three pairs have achieved the
feat in 2019 edition
No
|
Partners
|
Team
|
Wkt
|
TFP
|
Edition
|
1
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
Eng
|
1
|
4
|
2019
|
2
|
AC
Gilchrist, ML Hayden
|
Aus
|
1
|
3
|
2007
|
3
|
AJ Finch, DA
Warner
|
Aus
|
1
|
3
|
2019
|
4
|
KL Rahul,
RG Sharma
|
Ind
|
1
|
3
|
2019
|
JJ Roy-JM
Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourth
occasion of this pair posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the
first wicket in this edition of the World Cup. This constitutes a record in the
history of the World Cup for most three figure partnerships for all wickets in
any single edition of the World Cup. There are five other pairs who have posted
three three figure partnerships in a single edition of the World Cup. It is
interesting to note that two of these five pairs have achieved the feat in 2019
edition
No
|
Partners
|
Team
|
TFP
|
Edition
|
1
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
Eng
|
4
|
2019
|
2
|
PA de
Silva, AP Gurusinha
|
Srl
|
3
|
1996
|
3
|
AC
Gilchrist, ML Hayden
|
Aus
|
3
|
2007
|
4
|
TM Dilshan,
KC Sangakkara
|
Srl
|
3
|
2015
|
5
|
AJ Finch,
DA Warner
|
Aus
|
3
|
2019
|
6
|
KL Rahul,
RG Sharma
|
Ind
|
3
|
2019
|
JJ Roy-JM
Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 17th
occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the
World Cup semi final. It also provides the second
occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in
the World Cup semi final
JJ Roy-JM
Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion
of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first
wicket in the World Cup semi final. It also provides the first occasion of
England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings the first
wicket in the World Cup semi final
No
|
Partners
|
Wkt
|
Runs
|
Inns
|
Team
|
Oppn
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
CG
Greenidge, DL Haynes
|
1
|
132
|
1
|
Win
|
Pak
|
The Oval
|
20 Jun 1979
|
2
|
Saeed
Anwar, W Wasti
|
1
|
194
|
2
|
Pak
|
NZl
|
Manchester
|
16 Jun 1999
|
3
|
JM
Bairstow, JJ Roy
|
1
|
124
|
2
|
Eng
|
Aus
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
England won
this game by eight wickets to provide the 22nd occasion of a team winning a
World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated
below
No
|
Team
|
Result
|
Margin
|
BR
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
Pakistan
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
119
|
v Canada
|
Leeds
|
09 Jun 1979
|
2
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
277
|
v Canada
|
Manchester
|
13 Jun 1979
|
3
|
New Zealand
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
18
|
v India
|
Leeds
|
13 Jun 1979
|
4
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
56
|
v Pakistan
|
Lord’s
|
13 Jun 1983
|
5
|
West Indies
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
69
|
v Zimbabwe
|
Worcester
|
13 Jun 1983
|
6
|
West Indies
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
68
|
v Pakistan
|
The Oval
|
22 Jun 1983
|
7
|
India
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
133
|
v Zimbabwe
|
Mumbai
|
17 Oct 1987
|
8
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
52
|
v Sri Lanka
|
Pune
|
30 Oct 1987
|
9
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
55
|
v Australia
|
Sydney
|
05 Mar 1992
|
10
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
90
|
v U.A.E.
|
Peshawar
|
18 Feb 1996
|
11
|
Pakistan
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
116
|
v
Netherlands
|
Lahore
|
26 Feb 1996
|
12
|
Australia
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
84
|
v Zimbabwe
|
Nagpur
|
01 Mar 1996
|
13
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
19
|
v Sri Lanka
|
Lord’s
|
14 May 1999
|
14
|
West Indies
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
239
|
v Scotland
|
Leicester
|
27 May 1999
|
15
|
Australia
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
179
|
v Pakistan
|
Lord’s
|
20 Jun 1999
|
16
|
Netherlands
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
157
|
v Scotland
|
Basseterre
|
22 Mar 2007
|
17
|
West Indies
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
59
|
v Ireland
|
Kingston
|
23 Mar 2007
|
18
|
Sri Lanka
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
240
|
v Ireland
|
St George’s
|
18 Apr 2007
|
19
|
New Zealand
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
226
|
v England
|
Wellington
|
20 Feb 2015
|
20
|
India
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
79
|
v Ireland
|
Hamilton
|
10 Mar 2015
|
21
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
101
|
v West
Indies
|
Southampton
|
14 Jun 2019
|
22
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
107
|
v Australia
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
England won
this game by eight wickets to provide the eighth occasion of England winning a
World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated
below
No
|
Team
|
Result
|
Margin
|
BR
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
277
|
v Canada
|
Manchester
|
13 Jun 1979
|
2
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
56
|
v Pakistan
|
Lord’s
|
13 Jun 1983
|
3
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
52
|
v Sri Lanka
|
Pune
|
30 Oct 1987
|
4
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
55
|
v Australia
|
Sydney
|
05 Mar 1992
|
5
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
90
|
v U.A.E.
|
Peshawar
|
18 Feb 1996
|
6
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
19
|
v Sri Lanka
|
Lord’s
|
14 May 1999
|
7
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
101
|
v West
Indies
|
Southampton
|
14 Jun 2019
|
8
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
107
|
v Australia
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
England won
this game by eight wickets to provide the eleventh occasion of a team winning a
World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin with 100 plus deliveries to spare.
All such occasions are tabulated below
No
|
Team
|
Result
|
Margin
|
BR
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
277
|
v Canada
|
Manchester
|
13 Jun 1979
|
2
|
Sri Lanka
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
240
|
v Ireland
|
St George’s
|
18 Apr 2007
|
3
|
West Indies
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
239
|
v Scotland
|
Leicester
|
27 May 1999
|
4
|
New Zealand
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
226
|
v England
|
Wellington
|
20 Feb 2015
|
5
|
Australia
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
179
|
v Pakistan
|
Lord’s
|
20 Jun 1999
|
6
|
Netherlands
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
157
|
v Scotland
|
Basseterre
|
22 Mar 2007
|
7
|
India
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
133
|
v Zimbabwe
|
Mumbai
|
17 Oct 1987
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
119
|
v Canada
|
Leeds
|
09 Jun 1979
|
9
|
Pakistan
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
116
|
v
Netherlands
|
Lahore
|
26 Feb 1996
|
10
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
107
|
v Australia
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
11
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
101
|
v West
Indies
|
Southampton
|
14 Jun 2019
|
England won
this game by eight wickets to provide the third occasion of England winning a
World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated
below
No
|
Team
|
Result
|
Margin
|
BR
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
1
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
277
|
v Canada
|
Manchester
|
13 Jun 1979
|
2
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
107
|
v Australia
|
Birmingham
|
11 Jul 2019
|
3
|
England
|
won
|
8 wickets
|
101
|
v West
Indies
|
Southampton
|
14 Jun 2019
|
England
batsmen scored five boundary sixes {All by JJ Roy} which fetched England an
aggregate of 204 boundary sixes in the World Cup. England became the sixth team
to score 200 plus boundary sixes in the World Cup. Others are – West Indies
{303], Australia {300}, India {249}, New Zealand {247} and South Africa {234}
MA Starc
captured the wicket of JJ Roy in this game which fetched him 27 wickets in this
edition of 2019. He now owns the record for the most wickets by a bowler in a
single edition of the World Cup. He went past GD McGrath who had captured 26
wickets in 2006-07 edition
MA Starc {27
wickets in 2019 edition} and GD McGrath {26 wickets in 2006-07 edition} are the
only two bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in a single edition of the
World Cup.
England has
posted ten three figure partnerships in 2019 edition, while Australia has
posted nine such partnerships in 2019 edition. Thus England owns the record for
most three figure partnerships in 2019 edition.
SPD Smith-AT Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provide the 50th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. Australia became the first team in the history of the World Cup to post fifty three figure partnerships.
England has
posted four three figure partnerships for the first wicket in 2019 edition. India is the other team which had posted four
three figure partnerships in 2029 edition.. Thus England and India share the record
for most three figure partnerships for the first wicket in 2019 edition.