Four Fifties in an innings in the World Cup game
Four England batsmen JJ Roy {54}, JE Root {51}. EJG Morgan {57} and BA Stokes {89} scored the fifties against South Africa at The Oval on 30.05.19 to provide the 13th occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England batsmen and also the first such occasion against South Africa in the World Cup
No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | 1 | RB McCosker | 73 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
2 | A Turner | 101 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
3 | GS Chappell | 50 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
4 | KD Walters | 59 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
2 | 1 | Mohsin Khan | 82 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 |
2 | Zaheer Abbas | 82 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
3 | Javed Miandad | 72 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
4 | Imran Khan | 56* | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
3 | 1 | SM Gavaskar | 61 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Oct 1987 |
2 | NS Sidhu | 51 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Oct 1987 | |
3 | DB Vengsarkar | 63 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Oct 1987 | |
4 | M Azharuddin | 54* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Oct 1987 | |
4 | 1 | C Spearman | 68 | 1 | NZl | Net | Vadodara | 17 Feb 1996 |
2 | SP Fleming | 66 | 1 | NZl | Net | Vadodara | 17 Feb 1996 | |
3 | CL Cairns | 52 | 1 | NZl | Net | Vadodara | 17 Feb 1996 | |
4 | AC Parore | 55 | 1 | NZl | Net | Vadodara | 17 Feb 1996 | |
5 | 1 | GC Smith | 67 | 1 | RSA | Net | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 |
2 | JH Kallis | 128* | 1 | RSA | Net | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 | |
3 | HH Gibbs | 72 | 1 | RSA | Net | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 | |
4 | MV Boucher | 75* | 1 | RSA | Net | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 | |
6 | 1 | SC Ganguly | 89 | 1 | Ind | Ber | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
2 | V Sehwag | 114 | 1 | Ind | Ber | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 | |
3 | Yuvraj Singh | 83 | 1 | Ind | Ber | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 | |
4 | SR Tendulkar | 57* | 1 | Ind | Ber | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 | |
7 | 1 | SP Fleming | 60 | 1 | NZl | Ken | Gros Islet | 20 Mar 2007 |
2 | LRPL Taylor | 85 | 1 | NZl | Ken | Gros Islet | 20 Mar 2007 | |
3 | SB Styris | 63 | 1 | NZl | Ken | Gros Islet | 20 Mar 2007 | |
4 | CD McMillan | 71 | 1 | NZl | Ken | Gros Islet | 20 Mar 2007 | |
8 | 1 | AB de Villiers | 146 | 1 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 10 Apr 2007 |
2 | JH Kallis | 81 | 1 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 10 Apr 2007 | |
3 | HH Gibbs | 61* | 1 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 10 Apr 2007 | |
4 | MV Boucher | 52 | 1 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 10 Apr 2007 | |
9 | 1 | Kamran Akmal | 55 | 1 | Pak | Ken | Hambantota | 23 Feb 2011 |
2 | Younis Khan | 50 | 1 | Pak | Ken | Hambantota | 23 Feb 2011 | |
3 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 65 | 1 | Pak | Ken | Hambantota | 23 Feb 2011 | |
4 | Umar Akmal | 71 | 1 | Pak | Ken | Hambantota | 23 Feb 2011 | |
10 | 1 | HM Amla | 65 | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
2 | F du Plessis | 62 | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 | |
3 | RR Rossouw | 61 | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 | |
4 | AB de Villiers | 162* | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 | |
11 | 1 | Tamim Iqbal | 95 | 2 | Ban | Sco | Nelson | 05 Mar 2015 |
2 | Mahmudullah | 62 | 2 | Ban | Sco | Nelson | 05 Mar 2015 | |
3 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 60 | 2 | Ban | Sco | Nelson | 05 Mar 2015 | |
4 | Shakib Al Hasan | 52* | 2 | Ban | Sco | Nelson | 05 Mar 2015 | |
12 | 1 | SPD Smith | 72 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
2 | MJ Clarke | 68 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 | |
3 | GJ Maxwell | 102 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 | |
4 | SR Watson | 67 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 | |
13 | 1 | JJ Roy | 54 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
2 | JE Root | 51 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
3 | EJG Morgan | 57 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
4 | BA Stokes | 89 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
It also provides the second such occasion at The Oval in the World Cup. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | 1 | RB McCosker | 73 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
2 | A Turner | 101 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
3 | GS Chappell | 50 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
4 | KD Walters | 59 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
2 | 1 | JJ Roy | 54 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
2 | JE Root | 51 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
3 | EJG Morgan | 57 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
4 | BA Stokes | 89 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
The Oval became the second ground in the history of the World Cup to witness four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. Sydney has witnessed such occasions on two occasions. The following table lists such occasions
No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | 1 | RB McCosker | 73 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
2 | A Turner | 101 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
3 | GS Chappell | 50 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
4 | KD Walters | 59 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
2 | 1 | JJ Roy | 54 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
2 | JE Root | 51 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
3 | EJG Morgan | 57 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
4 | BA Stokes | 89 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
10 | 1 | HM Amla | 65 | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
2 | F du Plessis | 62 | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 | |
3 | RR Rossouw | 61 | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 | |
4 | AB de Villiers | 162* | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 | |
12 | 1 | SPD Smith | 72 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
2 | MJ Clarke | 68 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 | |
3 | GJ Maxwell | 102 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 | |
4 | SR Watson | 67 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |