Approaching milestones ahead of ICC World Cup 2019 – Additional
Australian and England bowlers have captured exact four wickets on 19 occasions in the World Cup. Both the team bowlers have chances to own the record at the end of this World Cup if they exceed each other at the end of the ensuing World Cup. If Australian and England bowlers capture one more exact four wickets haul they would become the first team in the World Cup to capture exact four-wicket haul on 20 occasions
West Indian bowlers have captured four or more wickets haul on 19 occasions. One more such haul would fetch them 20 occasions. Then they would become the fifth team in the World Cup to capture four or more wicket hauls on 20 plus occasions. Other teams are – Australia {32}, England {22}, Pakistan {21} and India {20}
West Indian bowlers have captured 499 wickets in the World Cup. One more wicket would fetch them 500 wickets. Then they would become the fifth team in the World Cup to capture 500 plus wickets Other teams are – Australia {629}, New Zealand {533}, Pakistan {526} and India {513}
It is interesting to note that this edition will be the first edition in the history of World Cup in which no associate nation is taking part.
New Zealand and West Indies are the two teams to have its batsmen scoring zeroes on 46 occasions. These two teams need four more batsmen scoring zeroes which would fetch them 50 occasions. Then they would become the fourth and fifth teams to have batsmen scoring zeroes on 50 plus occasions. Other teams are – Pakistan {55}, England {54} and India {52}
England, West Indies and Pakiistan batsmen have scored 98, 95 and 94 fifties respectively in the World Cup. They need two, five and six fifties which would fetch them 100 fifties. They would become the fifth,sixth and seventh teams in the World Cup to score 100 plus fifties. Others are – Australia {130}, India {110}, Sri Lanka {100} and New Zealand {100}