ICC World Cup 2019 – Match Number 01 – Stats highlights
Match No 01- England vs South Africa at The Oval on 30.05.19 – England won by 104 runs
Imran Tahir opened the bowling in this game to provide the very first occasion of a spin bowler bowling the first over in the opening match in the history of the World Cup.
It also provides the 16th occasion of a spin bowler bowling the first over of a game in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African spin bowler bowling the first over in a World Cup game. The other three occasions are – J Botha against West Indies at Delhi on 24.02.11 and RJ Peterson against England at Chennai on 06.03.11 and RJ Peterson against New Zealand at Dhaka on 25,03,11
JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 191st occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup
JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup
JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa
JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa. It also provides the second occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa. AJ Stewart was dismissed leg before wicket to JH Kallis for a first ball duck at The Oval on 22.05.99
JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51) scored fifties in this game to provide the 99th and 100th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in the World Cup. England became the fifth team in the World Cup to score 100 plus fifties. Others are – Australia {130}, India {110}, Sri Lanka {100} and New Zealand {100}
JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51) scored fifties in this game to provide the sixth and seventh occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in the World Cup against South Africa
JJ Roy scored 54 in this game to provide the 40th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring fifties in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in the World Cup. AJ Stewert had scored 77 against South Africa at Melbourne on 12.03.92
JJ Roy and JE Root added 106 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the World Cup
JJ Roy and JE Root added 106 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup against South Africa.
JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51), EJG Morgan {57} and BA Stokes (89} scored fifties in this game to provide the 13th occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first such occasion by England batsmen in the World Cup and also provides the first such occasion against South Africa in the World Cup
EJG Morgan scored 57 in this game to provide the 156th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
EJG Morgan scored 57 in this game to provide the 131st occasion of a captain scoring a half century in the World Cup. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England captain scoring a half century in the World Cup.
EJG Morgan scored 57 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup against South Africa.
England posted a total of 311 for 8 in this game to provide the 90th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against South Africa. The three occasions are – 377 for 6 by Australia at Basseterre on 24.03.07, 307 for 7 by India at Melbourne on 22.02.15 and now 311 for 8 by England in this game at The Oval on 30.05.19
Q de Kock scored 68 in this game to provide the 93rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
Q de Kock scored 68 in this game to provide the 29th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. The first occasion was when Q de Kock scored 78 not out against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18.03.15
JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51), EJG Morgan {57} and BA Stokes (89} scored fifties for England. Q de Kock {68} and HEN van der Dussen {50} scored fifties for South Africa. Thus this game witnessed six fifties to provide the seventh occasion of a World Cup game witnessing six or more fifties.
F du Plessis of South Africa and JE Root of England pouched three catches each in this game to provide the 39th and 40th occasion of a fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.
F du Plessis of South Africa pouched three catches each in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a South African fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.
JE Root of England pouched three catches each in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an England fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.
F du Plessis of South Africa and JE Root of England pouched three catches each in this game to provide the first occasion of rival fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.
F du Plessis of South Africa pouched three catches each in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a captain taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African captain taking three catches in an innings in the World Cup. AB de Villiers had pouched three catches against Zimbabwe at Hamilton on 15.02.15
F du Plessis of South Africa pouched three catches each in this game to provide the second occasion of his taking three catches in an innings in the World Cup. The first such occasion was against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18.03.15
He became the second fieldsman in the history of World Cup to pouch three catches in an innings on two occasion after V Sehwag. The following table lists the performance of these two fieldsmen
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F du Plessis | 3 | 3 | RSA | Srl | Sydney | 18 Mar 2015 |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 3 | 3 | RSA | Eng | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 3 | 3 | Ind | Net | Paarl | 12 Feb 2003 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 3 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Durban | 26 Feb 2003 |
England won this game by 104 runs to provide the 66th occasion of a team winning a world cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the eighth occasion of England winning a world cup game by 100 plus runs margin.
The opening fixture of ICC World Cup 2019 did not have any centurion to provide the third such occasion. The opening fixtures of 1999 and 2007 editions did not have a centurion. The following table lists the editions in which the opening fixtures of the world cups witnessed centurions
| Edition | Batsman | Score | Team | Vs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1975 | DL Amiss | 137 | Eng | Vs | Ind | Lord’s | 07.06.75 |
| 1975 | GM Turner | 171* | NZl | Vs | EAF | Birmingham | 07.06.75 |
| 1979 | CG Greendige | 106* | Win | Vs | Ind | Birmingham | 19.06.79 |
| 1983 | AJ Lamb | 102 | Eng | Vs | NZl | The Oval | 09.06.83 |
| 1987 | Javed Miandad | 103 | Pak | Vs | Srl | Hyd-Pak | 08.10.87 |
| 1992 | MD Crowe | 100* | NZl | Vs | Aus | Auckland | 22.02.92 |
| 1992 | DC Boon | 100 | Aus | Vs | NZl | Auckland | 22.02.02 |
| 1996 | NJ Astle | 101 | NZl | Vs | Eng | Ahmedabad | 14.02.96 |
| 2003 | BC Lara | 116 | Win | Vs | RSA | Cape Town | 09.02.03 |
| 2011 | V Sehwag | 175 | Ind | Vs | Ban | Dhaka | 19.02.11 |
| 2011 | V Kohli | 100* | Ind | Vs | Ban | Dhaka | 19.02.11 |
| 2015 | AJ Finch | 135 | Aus | Vs | Eng | Melbourne | 14.02.15 |
Imran Tahir collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup. He also became the second South African batsman to collect the first ball duck against England in the World Cup. SM Pollock had collected the first ball duck against England at The Oval on 22.05.99
In one of the rarest happenings in the World Cup, the batsmen who were dismissed first and last in this game collected the first ball ducks. JM Bairstow was the first batsman and Imran Tahir was the last batsman.
HE ven der Dussen scored 50 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a South African batsmen scoring a fifty on World Cup debut. All the four occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KC Wessels | 81* | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Feb 1992 |
| 2 | G Kirsten | 188* | 1 | v U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 |
| 3 | DA Miller | 138* | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| 4 | HE van der Dussen | 50 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
AK Markram, L Ngidi, AH Phehlukwayo, D Pretorious, K Rabada and HE ven der Dussen making their World Cup debut in this game, the number of South African cricketers representing the World Cup swelled to 63.
JJ Roy {54} and JM Bairstow {00} scored fifty and a duck in England’s innings to provide the 14th occasion of opening batsman scoring a fifty and a duck in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England opening batsmen in the World Cup
| No | Batsmen | Score | Batsman | Score | Team | Opp | Groud | Date |
| 1 | TM Moody | 51 | MA Taylor | 00 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 05.03.92 |
| 2 | Aamir Sohail | 00 | Ramiz Raja | 119* | Pak | NZl | Christchurch | 18.03.92 |
| 3 | CM Spearman | 68 | NJ Astle | 00 | NZl | Net | Baroda | 17.02.96 |
| 4 | JF Kloppenburg | 00 | DLS van Bunge | 62 | Net | Ind | Paarl | 12.02.03 |
| 5 | KO Otieno | 60 | RD Shah | 00 | Ken | Srl | Nairobi | 24.02.03 |
| 5 | I Maraj | 00 | JM Davison | 75 | Can | NZl | Benoni | 03.03.03 |
| 7 | WTS Porterfield | 00 | JF Bray | 115* | Ire | Zim | Kingston | 15.03.07 |
| 8 | AB de Villers | 00 | GC Smith | 66 | RSA | Net | St Kitts | 16.03.07 |
| 9 | L Vincent | 00 | SP Fleming | 60 | NZl | Ken | Gros Isle | 20.03.07 |
| 10 | WTS Porterfield | 75 | PR Sterling | 00 | Ire | Ind | Bangalore | 06.03.11 |
| 11 | Imrul Kayes | 73* | Tamim Iqbal | 00 | Ban | Net | Chittagong | 14.03.11 |
| 12 | RG Sharma | 00 | S Dhawan | 137 | Ind | RSA | Melbourne | 22.02.15 |
| 13 | DR Smith | 00 | CH Gayle | 215 | Win | Zim | Canberra | 24.02.15 |
| 14 | JJ Roy | 54 | JM Bairstow | 00 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30.05.19 |
It also provides the second such occasion against South Africa in the World Cup. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsmen | Score | Batsman | Score | Team | Opp | Groud | Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 00 | S Dhawan | 137 | Ind | RSA | Melbourne | 22.02.15 |
| 2 | JJ Roy | 54 | JM Bairstow | 00 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30.05.19 |
JC Archer, JM Bairstow, JJ Roy, BA Stokes and AU Rashid making their World Cup debut in this game, the number of cricketers representing England in the World Cup swelled to 112.
JJ Roy {54] and BA Stokes {89} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth and ninth occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DL Amiss | 137 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | CM Old | 51* | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 3 | GA Gooch | 53 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 09 Jun 1979 |
| 4 | AJ Lamb | 102 | 1 | v New Zealand | The Oval | 09 Jun 1983 |
| 5 | MP Vaughan | 51 | 2 | v Netherlands | East London | 16 Feb 2003 |
| 6 | KP Pietersen | 60 | 1 | v New Zealand | Gros Islet | 16 Mar 2007 |
| 7 | IJL Trott | 62 | 2 | v Netherlands | Nagpur | 22 Feb 2011 |
| 8 | JJ Roy | 54 | 1 | v South Africa | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
| 9 | BA Stokes | 89 | 1 | v South Africa | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
JM Bairstow became the second England batsman to score a duck on World Cup debut after EC Joyce. EC Joyce had scored a duck against New Zealand at Gros Islet on 16.03.07
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | EC Joyce | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Gros Islet | 16 Mar 2007 |
| 2 | JM Bairstow | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |