Four Fifties in an innings in the World Cup game

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
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