ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 20 – Stats highlights
Match No 21 Australia vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 15 Jun 19 – Australia won by 87 runs
AJ Finch scored 153 runs in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GM Turner | 171* | 1 | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | 175* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Tunbridge Wells | 18 Jun 1983 |
| 3 | IVA Richards | 181 | 1 | Win | Srl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 |
| 4 | G Kirsten | 188* | 1 | RSA | UAE | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 |
| 5 | AC Hudson | 161 | 1 | RSA | Net | Rawalpindi | 05 Mar 1996 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly | 183 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 7 | CB Wishart | 172* | 1 | Zim | Nam | Harare | 10 Feb 2003 |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar | 152 | 1 | Ind | Nam | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 9 | Imran Nazir | 160 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Kingston | 21 Mar 2007 |
| 10 | ML Hayden | 158 | 1 | Aus | Win | North Sound | 27 Mar 2007 |
| 11 | V Sehwag | 175 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 |
| 12 | AJ Strauss | 158 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 13 | CH Gayle | 215 | 1 | Win | Zim | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| 14 | TM Dilshan | 161* | 1 | Srl | Ban | Melbourne | 26 Feb 2015 |
| 15 | AB de Villiers | 162* | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 16 | HM Amla | 159 | 1 | RSA | Ire | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 17 | DA Warner | 178 | 1 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 18 | KJ Coetzer | 156 | 1 | Sco | Ban | Nelson | 05 Mar 2015 |
| 19 | MJ Guptill | 237* | 1 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| 20 | JJ Roy | 153 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Cardiff | 08 Jun 2019 |
| 21 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 158 | 1 | Aus | Win | North Sound | 27 Mar 2007 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 178 | 1 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
It also provides the third occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | IVA Richards | 181 | 1 | Win | Srl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 183 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 3 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
AJ Finch scored 153 runs in this game to provide the 18th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GM Turner | 171* | 1 | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | G Kirsten | 188* | 1 | RSA | UAE | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 |
| 3 | AC Hudson | 161 | 1 | RSA | Net | Rawalpindi | 05 Mar 1996 |
| 4 | SC Ganguly | 183 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 5 | CB Wishart | 172* | 1 | Zim | Nam | Harare | 10 Feb 2003 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 152 | 1 | Ind | Nam | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 7 | Imran Nazir | 160 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Kingston | 21 Mar 2007 |
| 8 | ML Hayden | 158 | 1 | Aus | Win | North Sound | 27 Mar 2007 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | 175 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 |
| 10 | AJ Strauss | 158 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 11 | CH Gayle | 215 | 1 | Win | Zim | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| 12 | TM Dilshan | 161* | 1 | Srl | Ban | Melbourne | 26 Feb 2015 |
| 13 | HM Amla | 159 | 1 | RSA | Ire | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 14 | DA Warner | 178 | 1 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 15 | KJ Coetzer | 156 | 1 | Sco | Ban | Nelson | 05 Mar 2015 |
| 16 | MJ Guptill | 237* | 1 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| 17 | JJ Roy | 153 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Cardiff | 08 Jun 2019 |
| 18 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 158 | 1 | Aus | Win | North Sound | 27 Mar 2007 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 178 | 1 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
It also provides the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SC Ganguly | 183 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
AJ Finch’s 153 in this game provides the sixth occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below. AJ Finch became the first Australian captain to score 150 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GM Turner | 171* | 1 | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | 175* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Tunbridge Wells | 18 Jun 1983 |
| 3 | IVA Richards | 181 | 1 | Win | Srl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 |
| 4 | AJ Strauss | 158 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 162* | 1 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
AJ Finch’s 153 in this game provides the sixth occasion of an Australian captain scoring 100 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below. AJ Finch became the third Australian captain to score a century in an innings in the World Cup after SR Waugh and RT Ponting.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Waugh | 120* | 2 | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jun 1999 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 114 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 07 Mar 2003 |
| 3 | RT Ponting | 140* | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 4 | RT Ponting | 113 | 1 | v Scotland | Basseterre | 14 Mar 2007 |
| 5 | RT Ponting | 104 | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Mar 2011 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
AJ Finch’s 153 provide the highest individual score by an Australian captain in an innings in the World Cup. Previous best was 140 not out by RT Ponting against India at Johannesburg on 23 Mar 2003. AJ Finch became the third Australian captain to score a century in an innings in the World Cup after SR Waugh and RT Ponting.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 3 | RT Ponting | 140* | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
Australia posted 334 for 7 in this game to provide the 99th occasion of a team posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of Australia posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | 328/5 | 60.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | Australia | 320/9 | 60.0 | 1 | v India | Nottingham | 13 Jun 1983 |
| 3 | Australia | 304/7 | 50.0 | 1 | v Kenya | Visakhapatnam | 23 Feb 1996 |
| 4 | Australia | 303/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Lord’s | 09 Jun 1999 |
| 5 | Australia | 310/8 | 50.0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 11 Feb 2003 |
| 6 | Australia | 301/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 7 | Australia | 319/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 7 Mar 2003 |
| 8 | Australia | 359/2 | 50.0 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 9 | Australia | 334/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v Scotland | Basseterre | 14 Mar 2007 |
| 10 | Australia | 358/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Netherlands | Basseterre | 18 Mar 2007 |
| 11 | Australia | 377/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v South Africa | Basseterre | 24 Mar 2007 |
| 12 | Australia | 322/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 27 Mar 2007 |
| 13 | Australia | 348/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v New Zealand | St George’s | 20 Apr 2007 |
| 14 | Australia | 324/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v Kenya | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 2011 |
| 15 | Australia | 342/9 | 50.0 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | 14 Feb 2015 |
| 16 | Australia | 417/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 17 | Australia | 376/9 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 18 | Australia | 328/7 | 50.0 | 1 | v India | Sydney | 26 Mar 2015 |
| 19 | Australia | 316 | 50.0 | 2 | v India | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 |
| 20 | Australia | 307 | 49.0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Taunton | 12 Jun 2019 |
| 21 | Australia | 334/7 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | 328/5 | 60.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | Australia | 319/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 07 Mar 2003 |
| 3 | Australia | 376/9 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | Australia | 334/7 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
AJ Finch scored 153 runs in this game to provide the 174th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
AJ Finch scored 153 runs in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Turner | 101 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 114 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 7 Mar 2003 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 149 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown | 28 Apr 2007 |
| 4 | GJ Maxwell | 102 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 8 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
AJ Finch scored 153 runs in this game to provide the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 149 by AC Gilchrist at Bridgetown on 28.04.07
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 149 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown | 28 Apr 2007 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | 153 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
FDM Karunaratne scored 97 in this game to provide the 58th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup
FDM Karunaratne scored 97 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup
FDM Karunaratne scored 97 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup. KC Sangakkara’s 92 against Canada at Hambantota on 20.02.11 provide the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
FDM Karunaratne scored 97 in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup. GC Smith’s 91 in the match between South Africa and Scotland at Basseterre on 20.03.07 provides the first occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup.
FDM Karunaratne’s 97 in this game provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a ninety in an innings in the World Cup
AJ Finch {153} and FDM Karunaratne {97} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the first occasion of rival captains scoring a century and a ninety in the same game in the World Cup.
AJ Finch {153} and FDM Karunaratne {97} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the 16th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the same game in the World Cup.
AJ Finch {153} and FDM Karunaratne {97} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the fifth occasion of rival captains scoring a century and a fifty in the same game in the World Cup..
AJ Finch {153} and FDM Karunaratne {97} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the third occasion of rival captain opening batsmen scoring fifties in the same game in the World Cup.
AJ Finch {153} and FDM Karunaratne {97} scored century and ninety in this game to provide the first occasion of rival captain opening batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in the same game in the World Cup..
AJ Finch and SPD Smith added 173 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 277th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 44th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup.
AJ Finch and SPD Smith added 173 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 69th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the third wicket. It also provides the 12th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the third wicket.
It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the third wicket against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are tabulated below. AJ Finch and SPD Smith added 173 runs for the third wicket in this game provide highest partnership by Australian batsmen against Sri Lanka in the World Cup for the third wicket.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DR Martyn, RT Ponting | 3 | 112 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 07 Mar 2003 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke, SPD Smith | 3 | 134 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | AJ Finch, SPD Smith | 3 | 173 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
FDM Karunaratne and MDJK Perera added 115 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 278th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 29th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup.
runaratne and MDJK Perera added 115 runs for the first wicket to provide the 70th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the first wicket.
AJ Finch and SPD Smith added 173 runs for the third wicket in Australian innings and FDM Karunaratne and MDJK Perera added 115 runs for the first wicket in Sri Lanka’s innings to provide the 50th occasion of rival team’s batsmen posting a three figure partnerships in the same game in the World Cup.
N Pradeep conceded 88 runs in this game to provide the 34th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
N Pradeep conceded 88 runs without a wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 80 plus runs without a wicket in an innings in the World Cup
SPD Smith scored 73 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of his scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 95 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 2 | 72 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | 65 | 2 | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 20 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | 105 | 1 | v India | Sydney | 26 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | 56* | 2 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |
| 6 | 73 | 1 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 06 Jun 2019 |
| 7 | 69 | 2 | v India | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 |
| 8 | 73 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
SPD Smith became the fifth Australian batsman to score eight more fifties in the World Cup. Others are – RT Ponting {11}, AC Gilchrist {09}, MJ Clarke {08} and ME Waugh {08}
MA Starc captured four for 55 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | O | M | R | W | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 28 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | v Scotland | Hobart | 14 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 06 Jun 2019 |
| 4 | 10.0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
MA Starc became the fifth bowler in the history of the World Cup to capture four plus wickets in an innings on four or more occasions. Others are – Imran Tahir {04}, SK Warne {04}, Shahid Afridi {04} and M Muralitharan {04}
MA Starc became the second Australian bowler in the history of the World Cup to capture four plus wickets in an innings on four or more occasion after SK Warne.
MA Starc’s 4 for 55 in this game provide the 200th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 34th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup.
MA Starc’s 4 for 55 in this game provide the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka It also provides the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. NK Bracken is the other Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka in the World Cup. He had returned with figures of 9.4-3-19-4 at St George’s on 16.04.07.
Sri Lanka suffered its 37th loss in this game to become the second team in the history of the World Cup to suffer most losses. Zimbabwe has suffered most losses – 42
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| Zimbabwe | 1983-2015 | 57 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 1975-2019 | 76 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 2 |