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Indian bowlers with five-fors on eight or more occasions on away soil. I Sharma is the new entrant in the elite list

Indian bowlers with five-fors on eight or more occasions on away soil. I Sharma is the new entrant in the elite list

I Sharma’s 5 for 43 in the first innings of the recently concluded North Sound Test between India and West Indies provides his eighth five-wicket haul in an innings on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No O M R W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.5 7 55 6 2 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
2 21.3 4 77 5 2 1 v West Indies Roseau 06 Jul 2011
3 33.4 4 134 6 3 1 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
4 17.0 3 51 6 3 1 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
5 23.0 6 74 7 3 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
6 15.0 2 54 5 1 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
7 13.0 0 51 5 3 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
8 17.0 5 43 5 1 2 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019

I Sharma earned the distinction of becoming the fifth Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on eight or more occasions. Others are N Kapil Dev {12}, A Kumble {10}, BS Chandrasekhar {08} and Z Khan {08}. The following table lists the performance of these five bowlers.

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5
1 N Kapil Dev 1978-1994 66 108 15529 7064 215 8/085 08/085 32.85 12
2 A Kumble 1990-2008 69 121 20058 9645 269 8/141 12/279 35.85 10
3 BS Chandrasekhar 1967-1979 26 042 6778 3266 100 6/038 12/104 32.66 08
4 Z Khan 2000-2014 54 095 11476 6516 207 7/087 10/149 31.47 08
5 I Sharma 2007-2019 58 102 11533 6407 191 7/074 10/108 33.54 08

I Sharma earned the distinction of becoming the third Indian pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on eight or more occasions. Others are N Kapil Dev {12}, and Z Khan {08}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers.

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5
1 N Kapil Dev 1978-1994 66 108 15529 7064 215 8/085 08/085 32.85 12
2 Z Khan 2000-2014 54 095 11476 6516 207 7/087 10/149 31.47 08
3 I Sharma 2007-2019 58 102 11533 6407 191 7/074 10/108 33.54 08
Indian batsmen scoring a half-century and a century including centuries in both innings of a test match

Indian batsmen scoring a half-century and a century including centuries in both innings of a test match

AM Rahane of India scored  81 and 102 against West Indies in the recently concluded test at North Sound to provide the 60th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half-century and a century including twin centuries in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 116 145 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 S Mushtaq Ali 54 106 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 MH Mankad 72 184 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 PR Umrigar 130 69 v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
5 P Roy 85 150 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
6 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
7 PR Umrigar 56 172* v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
8 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
9 MAK Pataudi 64 148 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
10 ML Jaisimha 74 101 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
11 SM Gavaskar 116 64* v West Indies Georgetown 19 Mar 1971
12 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
13 FM Engineer 121 66 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
14 SM Gavaskar 101 58 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1974
15 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
16 GR Viswanath 68 103* v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
17 M Amarnath 90 100 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
18 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
19 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
20 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
21 M Amarnath 58 117 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
22 M Amarnath 54 116 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
23 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
24 M Azharuddin 122 54* v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
25 DB Vengsarkar 61 102* v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
26 SR Tendulkar 68 119* v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
27 NS Sidhu 82 104 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
28 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
29 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
30 SR Tendulkar 177 74 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
31 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
32 R Dravid 148 81 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
33 R Dravid 190 103* v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
34 SR Tendulkar 53 124* v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
35 SC Ganguly 125 53 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 116 52 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
37 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
38 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
39 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
40 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
41 R Dravid 233 72* v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
42 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
43 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
44 W Jaffer 81 100 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
45 VVS Laxman 100 63 v West Indies Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
46 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
47 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
48 V Sehwag 201* 50 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
49 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
50 G Gambhir 179 97 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
51 VVS Laxman 76 124* v New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009
52 VVS Laxman 56 103* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
53 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
54 Harbhajan Singh 69 115 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
55 V Kohli 103 51* v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
56 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
57 M Vijay 146 52 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
58 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
59 V Kohli 169 54 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
60 AM Rahane 127 100* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
61 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
62 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
63 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
64 V Kohli 97 103 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
65 CA Pujara 123 71 v Australia Adelaide 06 Dec 2018
66 AM Rahane 81 102 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019

AM Rahane of India scored  81 and 102 against West Indies in the recently concluded test at North Sound  to provide the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century and a century including twin centuries in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Mushtaq Ali 54 106 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 PR Umrigar 130 69 v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
3 P Roy 85 150 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
4 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
5 PR Umrigar 56 172* v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
6 SM Gavaskar 116 64* v West Indies Georgetown 19 Mar 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
9 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
10 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
11 M Amarnath 58 117 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
12 M Amarnath 54 116 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
13 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
14 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
15 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
16 VVS Laxman 100 63 v West Indies Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
17 AM Rahane 81 102 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019

The following table lists 13 occasions of Indian batsmen scoring a half century and a double century including a century and a double century in a test match.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
2 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
3 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
4 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
5 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
6 R Dravid 233 72* v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
7 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
8 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
9 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
0 V Sehwag 201* 50 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
1 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
2 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
3 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017

The following table lists six occasions of Indian batsmen scoring a ninety and a century in a test match.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 M Amarnath 90 100 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
3 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
4 G Gambhir 179 97 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
5 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
6 V Kohli 97 103 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

The following table lists six occasions of Indian batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test match.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
2 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
3 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
4 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
5 V Sehwag 201* 50 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
6 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

The following table lists six occasions of Indian batsmen scoring unbeaten half century and an unbeaten double century  in a test match.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
2 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
3 V Sehwag 201* 50 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
4 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

The following table lists eight occasions of Indian batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of test match.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 116 145 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
3 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
4 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
5 R Dravid 190 103* v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
6 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
7 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
8 AM Rahane 127 100* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

          The following batsman have scored a half century and a century including centuries  in both innings of a test match on two or more occasions.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 103 51* v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
2 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
3 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 V Kohli 169 54 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
5 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
6 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
7 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
8 V Kohli 97 103 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
             
1 SR Tendulkar 68 119* v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
2 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
3 SR Tendulkar 177 74 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
4 SR Tendulkar 53 124* v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
5 SR Tendulkar 116 52 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
6 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
7 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
             
1 R Dravid 148 81 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
2 R Dravid 190 103* v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
3 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
4 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
5 R Dravid 233 72* v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
6 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
             
1 SM Gavaskar 116 64* v West Indies Georgetown 19 Mar 1971
2 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
3 SM Gavaskar 101 58 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1974
4 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
5 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
             
1 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
3 VVS Laxman 100 63 v West Indies Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
4 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 VVS Laxman 76 124* v New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009
6 VVS Laxman 56 103* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
             
1 M Amarnath 90 100 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
2 M Amarnath 58 117 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
3 M Amarnath 54 116 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
             
1 AM Rahane 127 100* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
2 AM Rahane 81 102 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
             
1 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
2 DB Vengsarkar 61 102* v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
             
1 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
2 GR Viswanath 68 103* v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
             
1 M Azharuddin 122 54* v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
2 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
             
1 NS Sidhu 82 104 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
2 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
             
1 PR Umrigar 130 69 v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
2 PR Umrigar 56 172* v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
             
1 SC Ganguly 125 53 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
2 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
             
1 W Jaffer 81 100 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
2 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
Batsmen who have scored eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in test innings – RA Jadeja joins the elite list

Batsmen who have scored eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in test innings – RA Jadeja joins the elite list

RA Jadeja of India scored 58 against West Indies in the recently concluded test at North Sound. This knock represents his eighth fifty while batting at number eight in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 68 8 caught 3 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
2 90 8 caught 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
3 51 8 caught 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
4 60* 8 not out 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
5 63 8 bowled 2 v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
6 86* 8 not out 2 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
7 81 8 bowled 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
8 58 8 caught 1 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019

RA Jadeja earned the distinction of becoming the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in a test innings. The following table lists all those eight batsmen.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 DL Vettori NZl 2003-2011 17 17 2 1370 140 91.33 4 13 17
2 N Kapil Dev Ind 1979-1990 13 13 2 1004 116 91.27 2 11 13
3 MV Boucher SAF 1998-2011 12 12 3 851 122* 94.55 2 10 12
4 SK Warne Aus 1993-2007 11 11 3 762 099 95.25 0 11 11
5 MG Johnson Aus 2009-2015 9 9 2 686 123* 98.00 1 08 09
6 WPUJC Vaas Srl 1995-2008 9 9 6 619 100* 206.33 1 08 09
7 SCJ Broad Eng 2008-2013 8 8 2 507 076 84.50 0 08 08
8 RA Jadeja Ind 2014-2019 8 8 2 557 090 92.83 0 08 08

RA Jadeja earned the distinction of becoming the second Indian  batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight or more fifties while batting at number eight in a test innings after N Kapil Dev. N Kapil Dev has scored  13 fifties while batting at number eight in a test innings.  The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 N Kapil Dev Ind 1979-1990 13 13 2 1004 116 91.27 2 11 13
2 RA Jadeja Ind 2014-2019 8 8 2 557 090 92.83 0 08 08

RA Jadeja earned the distinction of becoming the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight fifties which are half centuries while batting at number eight in a test innings after SCJ Broad of England. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SCJ Broad Eng 2008-2013 8 8 2 507 076 84.50 0 08 08
2 RA Jadeja Ind 2014-2019 8 8 2 557 090 92.83 0 08 08
Teams winning a test after dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

Teams winning a test after dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

England won the test against Australia at Leeds by one wicket despite being dismissed for 67 in its first innings {second innings of the test} to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning a test after dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 007 runs v England The Oval 28 Aug 1882
2 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
3 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
4 England won 210 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
5 South Africa won 001 wkt v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
6 England won 053 runs v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
7 England won 004 wkts v West Indies Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935
8 Australia won 005 wkts v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
9 England won 002 wkts v South Africa Centurion 14 Jan 2000
10 New Zealand won 004 wkts v India Hamilton 19 Dec 2002
11 South Africa won 008 wkts v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
12 Pakistan won 071 runs v England Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012
13 England won 143 runs v Ireland Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
14 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the eighth occasion of England winning a test under such circumstances. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
3 England won 210 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
4 England won 053 runs v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
5 England won 004 wkts v West Indies Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935
6 England won 002 wkts v South Africa Centurion 14 Jan 2000
7 England won 143 runs v Ireland Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
8 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the third occasion of England winning a test under  such circumstances against Australia All such occasions are tabulated below. England won a test under such circumstances against Australia after a gap of 125 years, the last such victory was at Melbourne in Dec 1894

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
3 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the second occasion of a team winning a test under such circumstances  by one wicket. South Africa was the other team to win a game by one wicket against Australia in Jan 1906. Thus England won a test after being dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in its first innings by one wicket margin after a gap of 113 years.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 001 wkt v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
2 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

Australia lost a test for the fourth occasion after dismissing the opponent in its first or  second innings for a total of less than 100 runs. All such occasions  are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
3 South Africa won 008 wkts v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
4 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

Australia and South Africa are the two teams in the annals of test cricket to lost a test on four occasions after dismissing its opponent for a total of less than 100 runs in its first or second innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
3 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
4 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
2 South Africa won 008 wkts v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
1 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019
             
1 England won 210 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 England won 053 runs v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
3 Australia won 005 wkts v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
4 England won 002 wkts v South Africa Centurion 14 Jan 2000
Single batsman scoring double figures in a Test innings in the annals of test cricket

Single batsman scoring double figures in a Test innings in the annals of test cricket

England’s first innings of 67 at Leeds against Australia contained one batsman reaching double figures to provide the 31st occasion of a single batsman scoring double figures in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 45 10 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 Australia 42 10 2 v England Sydney 10 Feb 1888
3 South Africa 47 10 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
4 South Africa 43 10 3 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
5 South Africa 30 10 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
6 Australia 44 10 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
7 South Africa 35 10 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
8 Australia 36 10 2 v England Birmingham 29 May 1902
9 South Africa 58 10 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
10 South Africa 36 10 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
11 South Africa 45 10 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
12 England 52 10 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
13 New Zealand 26 10 3 v England Auckland 25 Mar 1955
14 England 71 10 2 v West Indies Manchester 08 Jul 1976
15 Pakistan 62 10 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 1981
16 England 46 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
17 Sri Lanka 71 10 1 v Pakistan Kandy 26 Aug 1994
18 India 66 10 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
19 India 81 10 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
20 West Indies 51 10 4 v Australia Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
21 Zimbabwe 63 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
22 West Indies 54 10 3 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
23 Pakistan 59 10 1 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
24 Zimbabwe 54 10 1 v South Africa Cape Town 04 Mar 2005
25 Bangladesh 62 10 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
26 England 51 10 3 v West Indies Kingston 04 Feb 2009
27 Zimbabwe 51 10 2 v New Zealand Napier 26 Jan 2012
28 New Zealand 45 10 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
29 Bangladesh 43 10 1 v West Indies North Sound 04 Jul 2018
30 Ireland 38 10 4 v England Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
31 England 67 10 2 v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the sixth such occasion of England’s total containing single batsman reaching double figures in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 45 10 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England 52 10 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
3 England 71 10 2 v West Indies Manchester 8 Jul 1976
4 England 46 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
5 England 51 10 3 v West Indies Kingston 04 Feb 2009
6 England 67 10 2 v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the eighth such occasion of a team’s total containing single batsman reaching double figures in a test innings against Australia All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 45 10 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 South Africa 36 10 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
3 South Africa 45 10 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
4 England 52 10 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
5 Pakistan 62 10 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 1981
6 West Indies 51 10 4 v Australia Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
7 Pakistan 59 10 1 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
8 England 67 10 2 v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the third such occasion of England’s total containing single batsman reaching double figures in a test innings against Australia All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 45 10 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England 52 10 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
3 England 67 10 2 v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the eighth such occasion of a team’s total containing single batsman reaching double figures in a test innings in tests played on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Australia 44 10 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
2 Australia 36 10 2 v England Birmingham 29 May 1902
3 South Africa 58 10 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
4 England 52 10 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
5 England 71 10 2 v West Indies Manchester 08 Jul 1976
6 West Indies 54 10 3 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
7 Ireland 38 10 4 v England Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
8 England 67 10 2 v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019
Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets conceding single-digit runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets conceding single-digit runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket

JJ Bumrah of India became the eleventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets conceding single-digit runs in an innings. All such occasions are listed below. JJ Bumrah became the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat when he returned with figures of five for seven in the just concluded first Test against West Indies at North Sound

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 H Ironmonger 7.2 5 6 5 1 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
4 ERH Toshack 2.3×8 1 2 5 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
5 TBA May 6.5 3 9 5 3 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
6 JJC Lawson 6.5 4 3 6 3 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
7 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 Aus Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
8 VD Philander 6.0 3 7 5 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
9 DW Steyn 8.1 6 8 6 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
10 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018
11 JJ Bumrah 8.0 4 7 5 4 Ind Win North Sound 22 Aug 2019

JJ Bumrah is the second bowler to perform such a feat against West Indies after TBA May of Australia. TBA May had captured five wickets conceding nine runs at Adelaide in Jan 1993. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 TBA May 6.5 3 9 5 3 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
2 JJ Bumrah 8.0 4 7 5 4 Ind Win North Sound 22 Aug 2019

JJ Bumrah is the second bowler to perform such a feat in the fourth innings of a test after GA Lohmann of England. GA Lohmann had captured eight wickets conceding  seven runs against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in Feb 1896. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 JJ Bumrah 8.0 4 7 5 4 Ind Win North Sound 22 Aug 2019

JJ Bumrah is the second bowler to perform such a feat at North Sound after KAJ Roach. KAJ Roach had captured ef five wickets conceding eight runs against Bangladesh in Jul 2018. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018
2 JJ Bumrah 8.0 4 7 5 4 Ind Win North Sound 22 Aug 2019

JJ Bumrah is the fourth bowler to perform such a feat conceding exact seven runs after GA Lohmann of England, AER Gilligan of England and VD Philander of South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 VD Philander 6.0 3 7 5 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
4 JJ Bumrah 8.0 4 7 5 4 Ind Win North Sound 22 Aug 2019
Match by Match highlights of the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2019

Match by Match highlights of the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2019

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ICC World Cup – Finals – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup – Finals – Stats highlights

Final – England vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 14 Jun 19 – Match Tied – Super Over Tied – England declared winners on the boundary count back rule

This game was tied to provide the 38th occasion of a tied game in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the fifth occasion of a tied game in the history of the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Match Date
1 Australia South Africa Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
2 South Africa Sri Lanka Durban 03 Mar 2003
3 Ireland Zimbabwe Kingsto 15 Mar 2007
4 India England Bengaluru 27 Feb 2011
5 England New Zealand Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

It also  provides the second occasion of England involving in a tied game in the World Cup. The first occasion was against India at Bengaluru on 27 Feb 2011

This tied game also provides the third occasion of a tied game between England and New Zealand in the history of one day internationals. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Team Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England v New Zealand Napier 26 Feb 1997
2 England v New Zealand Napier 20 Feb 2008
3 England v New Zealand Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

This tied game provides the third occasion of a tied game in the finals of a tournament in the history of one day internationals. All such games are tabulated below.

No Team Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies tied v Australia Melbourne 11 Feb 1984
2 Australia tied v England Lord’s 02 Jul 2005
3 New Zealand tied v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

This tied game provides the third occasion of a tied game at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – in the history of one day internationals. All such games are tabulated below.

No Team Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia tied v England Lord’s 02 Jul 2005
2 India tied v England Lord’s 11 Sep 2011
3 New Zealand tied v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

HM Nicholls scored 55 in this game to provide the 414th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 42nd occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the first fifty by HM Nicholls as an opening batsman in the World Cup.

HM Nicholls scored 55 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup final. He became the second  opening batsman to score a fifty against England in the finals of World Cup after DC Boon of Australia. DC Boon had  scored 75 runs against England at Kolkata on 08 Nov 1987.

AU Rashid and M Wood were run out for a duck without facing a delivery in this game to provide the ninth and tenth occasion of a batsmen dismissed run out without facing a delivery in the World Cup.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 EA Brandes 0 0 2 Zim NZl Hyd-LBS 10 Oct 1987
2 SLV Raju 0 0 2 Ind Aus Brisbane 01 Mar 1992
3 DJ Richardson 0 0 1 RSA Srl Wellington 02 Mar 1992
4 AA Donald 0 0 2 RSA Aus Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
5 Z Khan 0 0 1 Ind Eng Durban 26 Feb 2003
6 Adeel Raja 0 0 1 Net Ire Kolkata 18 Mar 2011
7 DM Bravo 0 0 1 Win Ire Nelson 16 Feb 2015
8 MA Starc 0 0 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
9 AU Rashid 0 0 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019
10 MA Wood 0 0 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

AU Rashid and M Wood were run out for a duck without facing a delivery in this game to provide the first and second occasion of England batsmen dismissed run out without facing a delivery an innings in the World Cup.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AU Rashid 0 0 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019
2 MA Wood 0 0 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

AU Rashid and M Wood were run out for a duck without facing a delivery in this game to provide the first occasion of two batsmen dismissed run out without facing a delivery an innings in the World Cup.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AU Rashid 0 0 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019
2 MA Wood 0 0 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

JA Archer, AU Rashid and MA Wood were dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 57th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of three or more England batsmen scoring a duck in an innings in the World Cup.

It also provides the fourth occasion of three or more batsmen dismissed for a duck in a World Cup final. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Edition Zeroes
1 Win 1 v Eng Lord’s 1979 3
2 Eng 2 v Win Lord’s 1979 5
3 NZl 1 v Aus Melbourne 2014/15 4
4 Eng 2 v NZl Lord’s 2019 3

It also provides the second occasion of three or more England batsmen dismissed for a duck in a World Cup final. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Edition 0s
2 Eng 2 Win Lord’s 1979 5
4 Eng 2 NZl Lord’s 2019 3

JA Archer was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 218th occasion of a batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an England batsman suffering such an ignominy

JA Archer was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed first ball for a duck in an innings in the World Cup final. Interestingly all these five batsmen are England batsman

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 W Larkins 0 1 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
2 RW Taylor 0 1 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
3 RT Robinson 0 1 2 Eng Aus Kolkata 08 Nov 1987
4 CC Lewis 0 1 2 Eng Pak Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
4 JC Archer 0 1 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

JA Archer, AU Rashid and MA Wood scored ducks in this game to provide the  fourth occasion of batmen batting at number nine, ten and eleven scoring ducks in an innings in the history of  the World Cup

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 0s
1 Eng 2 Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979 3
2 Ken 1 NZl Chennai 20 Feb 2011 3
3 Ken 1 Srl Col-RPS 01 Mar 2011 3
4 Ind 1 RSA Nagpur 12 Mar 2011 3
5 Eng 2 NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019 3

JA Archer, AU Rashid and MA Wood scored ducks in this game to provide the  second occasion of England batmen batting at number nine, ten and eleven scoring ducks in an innings in the history of  the World Cup

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 0s
1 Eng 2 Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979 3
2 Eng 2 NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019 3

JA Archer, AU Rashid and MA Wood scored ducks in this game to provide the second occasion of batmen batting at number nine, ten and eleven scoring ducks in an innings in the World Cup final, It is interesting to note that these two occasions involve England batsmen.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 0s
1 Eng 2 Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979 3
2 Eng 2 NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019 3

JC Buttler of England scored 59 in this game to provide the 115th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

JC Buttler of England scored 59 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the second England wicket keeper batsman to score four fifties in an innings in the World Cup after AJ Stewart.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 JC Buttler Eng 4 4 0 291 103 72.75 1 3 04
2 AJ Stewart Eng 4 4 0 284 88 71.00 0 4 04

JC Buttler of England became the eleventh wicket keeper batsman to score four or more fifties in the World Cup. The following table lists all these batsmen

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 12 12 4 1035 124 129.37 5 7 12
2 AC Gilchrist Aus 9 9 1 666 149 83.25 1 8 09
3 Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 7 7 2 539 102* 107.80 1 6 07
4 MS Dhoni Ind 5 5 3 347 91* 173.50 0 5 05
5 JC Buttler Eng 4 4 0 291 103 72.75 1 3 04
6 Q de Kock RSA 4 4 1 266 78* 88.66 0 4 04
7 BJ Haddin Aus 4 4 0 261 88 65.25 0 4 04
8 DL Houghton Zim 4 4 0 330 142 82.50 1 3 04
9 KO Otieno Ken 4 4 0 280 85 70.00 0 4 04
10 AJ Stewart Eng 4 4 0 284 88 71.00 0 4 04
11 BRM Taylor Zim 4 4 0 359 138 89.75 2 2 04

JC Buttler of England scored 59 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup final. It also provides the first occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

HM Niicholls {55}, BA Stokes {84 not out} and JC Buttler {59} scored fifties in this game to provide the  30th, 31st and 32nd occasion of batsmen scoring fifties in a World Cup final.

HM Niicholls {55} scored fifys in this game to provide the  second occasion of a New Zealand batsmen scoring a fifty in a World Cup final after GD Eliott. GD Elliot had scored 83 against Australia at Melbourne on 29.03.15.

BA Stokes {84 not out} and JC Buttler {59} scored fifties in this game to provide the fifth and sixth occasion of batsmen scoring fifties in a World Cup final.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JM Brearley 64 2 v West Indies Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
2 G Boycott 57 2 v West Indies Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
3 CWJ Athey 58 2 v Australia Kolkata 08 Nov 1987
4 NH Fairbrother 62 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
5 BA Stokes 84* 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 14 Jul 2019
6 JC Buttler 59 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

BA Stokes {84 not out} represents the highest score by an England batsman in a World Cup final. The previous best was 64 by JM Brearley against West Indies at Lord’s on 23.06.79 – finals of 1979 edition.

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No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
5 BA Stokes 84* 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 14 Jul 2019
1 JM Brearley 64 2 v West Indies Lord’s 23 Jun 1979

BA Stokes-JC Buttler added 110 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 310th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 36th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

BA Stokes-JC Buttler added 110 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. The first such occasion was 130 runs partnership between  JE Root-JC Buttler against  Pakistan at Nottinham on 03 Jun 2019.

BA Stokes-JC Buttler added 110 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 14th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup final

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB Kanhai, CH Lloyd 4 149 1 Win Aus Lord’s 21 Jun 1975
2 CL King, IVA Richards 5 139 1 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
3 G Boycott, JM Brearley 1 129 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
4 Imran Khan, Javed Miandad 3 139 1 Pak Eng Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
5 RT Ponting, MA Taylor 2 101 1 Aus Srl Lahore 17 Mar 1996
6 PA de Silva, AP Gurusinha 3 125 2 Srl Aus Lahore 17 Mar 1996
7 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 105 1 Aus Ind Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
8 DR Martyn, RT Ponting 3 234* 1 Aus Ind Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
9 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 172 1 Aus Srl Bridgetown 28 Apr 2007
10 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 116 2 Srl Aus Bridgetown 28 Apr 2007
11 MS Dhoni, G Gambhir 4 109 2 Ind Srl Mumbai 2 Apr 2011
12 GD Elliott, LRPL Taylor 4 111 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 29 Mar 2015
13 MJ Clarke, SPD Smith 3 112 2 Aus NZl Melbourne 29 Mar 2015
14 JC Buttler, BA Stokes 5 110 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup final

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Boycott, JM Brearley 1 129 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
2 JC Buttler, BA Stokes 5 110 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019

It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in the World Cup final

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CL King, IVA Richards 5 139 1 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
2 JC Buttler, BA Stokes 5 110 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 14 Jul 2019
ICC World Cup – Second Semifinal – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup – Second Semifinal – Stats highlights

Second Semifinal – England Vs Australia at Birmingham on 11 Jul 19 – England won by eight wickets

This game provided the 24th Semifinal in the history of the World Cup. England was playing its sixth semifinal while Australia was playing its eighth semifinal. The following table lists the semifinals played by both these teams. Australia had won six semi finals with one semifinal tied, while England had won three semifinals and lost two

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 94/6 28.4 2 won Eng Leeds 18 Jun 1975
2 Australia 267/8 50.0 1 won Pak Lahore 04 Nov 1987
3 Australia 207/8 50.0 1 won Win Mohali 14 Mar 1996
4 Australia 213 49.2 1 tied RSA Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
5 Australia 212/7 50.0 1 won Srl Port Elizabeth 18 Mar 2003
6 Australia 153/3 31.3 2 won RSA Gros Islet 25 Apr 2007
7 Australia 328/7 50.0 1 won Ind Sydney 26 Mar 2015
                 
1 England 93 36.2 1 lost Aus Leeds 18 Jun 1975
2 England 221/8 60.0 1 won NZl Manchester 20 Jun 1979
3 England 213 60.0 1 lost Ind Manchester 22 Jun 1983
4 England 254/6 50.0 1 won Ind Mumbai 05 Nov 1987
5 England 252/6 45.0 1 won RSA Sydney 22 Mar 1992

Australia lost its first semifinals while England won its fourth semifinal. England was playing its first ever final in the tournament

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning the toss and electing to bat first in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australia doing so in the tournament.

AJ Finch was dismissed first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a captain dismissed for a first ball  duck in the World Cup. He also became the fifth captain opener to collect the first ball duck in the World Cup. He also became  the first captain and also the first captain opener to suffer such an ignominy in the semifinals of the World Cup

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 85 in this game to provide the 77th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 12th occasion on Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 85 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semifinal. It also provides the second occasion on Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semifinal. SG Law was the other Australian batsman who was dismissed run out for 72 against West Indies at Mohali on 14.03.96

DA Warner scored 9 runs in this game which fetched him a total of 647 runs in 2019 edition of World Cup. He finished the tournament with just one run shy of RG Sharma of India who aggregated 648 runs. He is one of the three batsmen who have scored 600 plus  runs in 2019 edition. Shakib Al Hasan is the other batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs. He totalled 606 runs.

GJ Maxwell of Australia scored a lone boundary six in this game, which fetched Australia its 300 boundary sixes in the World Cup.  Australia became the second team after West Indies to score 300 plus boundary sixes. West Indies has scored 303 boundary sixes in the World Cup.

Australia was dismissed for 223 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of it being dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 306th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.

Australia was dismissed for 223 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup semi final.  It also provides the second occasion of Australia dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup semi final. Prior to this it was dismissed all out for 213 against South Africa, also at Birmingham on 17.06.99

SPD Smith’s 85 in this game provide the 62nd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian batsmen scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup.

JJ Roy of England scored 85 in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsmen scoring a fifty in the  semifinals of the World Cup.

SPD Smith became the seventh batsman to score two or more fifties in the World Cup semi finals. The following table lists the seven batsmen

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MG Bevan 69 1 Aus Win Mohali 14 Mar 1996
  2 MG Bevan 65 1 Aus RSA Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
                 
2 1 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
  2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019
                 
3 1 GA Gooch 71 1 Eng NZl Manchester 20 Jun 1979
  2 GA Gooch 115 1 Eng Ind Mumbai 05 Nov 1987
                 
4 1 CG Greenidge 55 2 Win NZl The Oval 18 Jun 1975
  2 CG Greenidge 73 1 Win Pak The Oval 20 Jun 1979
                 
5 1 Javed Miandad 70 2 Pak Aus Lahore 04 Nov 1987
  2 Javed Miandad 57* 2 Pak NZl Auckland 21 Mar 1992
                 
6 1 SPD Smith 105 1 Aus Ind Sydney 26 Mar 2015
  2 SPD Smith 85 1 Aus Eng Birmingham 11 Jul 2019
                 
7 1 SR Tendulkar 65 2 Ind Srl Kolkata 13 Mar 1996
  2 SR Tendulkar 83 1 Ind Ken Durban 20 Mar 2003
  3 SR Tendulkar 85 1 Ind Pak Mohali 30 Mar 2011

SPD Smith became the second Australian batsman to score two or more fifties in the World Cup semi finals. The following table lists the two batsmen

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MG Bevan 69 1 Aus Win Mohali 14 Mar 1996
  2 MG Bevan 65 1 Aus RSA Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
                 
2 1 SPD Smith 105 1 Aus Ind Sydney 26 Mar 2015
  2 SPD Smith 85 1 Aus Eng Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

SPD Smith’s 85 in this game provide the 21st fifty scored by Australian batsmen in this edition. Australia and England share the record for most fifties scored a team in this edition with 21 fifties each at the end of Australian innings. At the end of this game England batsmen own the record for most fifties scored by a team in this edition with 22 fifties. JJ Roy scored 85 in England’s innings

At the end of this game, Australia owns the record for most half centuries in this edition with 16 half centuries. England batsmen are next with 15 half centuries.

SPD Smith-AT Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 308th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 50th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup

SPD Smith-AT Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings the fourth wicket in the World Cup

SPD Smith-AT Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup semi final. It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup semi final

SPD Smith-AT Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket in the World Cup semi final. It also provides the first occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings the fourth wicket in the World Cup semi final

MP Stoinis collected the two balls duck in this game to provide the 148th occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck after facing two deliveries in the World Cup. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Australian batsman suffering from such an ignominy.

MP Stoinis became the tenth batsman in the history of the World Cup to collect the second ball duck on two occasions.  The following table lists all the ten batsmen.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Abdur Razzak 0 2 2 Ban Srl Port of Spain 21 Mar 2007
  2 Abdur Razzak 0 2 1 Ban NZl North Sound 02 Apr 2007
  3 Abdur Razzak 0 2 2 Ban RSA Dhaka 19 Mar 2011
                   
2 1 Ijaz Ahmed 0 2 1 Pak Aus Perth 11 Mar 1992
  2 Ijaz Ahmed 0 2 1 Pak RSA Karachi 29 Feb 1996
                   
3 1 CJ McDermott 0 2 1 Aus Eng Sydney 05 Mar 1992
  2 CJ McDermott 0 2 2 Aus Pak Perth 11 Mar 1992
                   
4 1 Mudassar Nazar 0 2 2 Pak Eng Leeds 16 Jun 1979
  2 Mudassar Nazar 0 2 2 Pak NZl Birmingham 11 Jun 1983
                   
5 1 MO Odumbe 0 2 2 Ken Srl Kandy 06 Mar 1996
  2 MO Odumbe 0 2 2 Ken Win Kimberley 04 Mar 2003
                   
6 1 CM Old 0 2 1 Eng NZl Manchester 20 Jun 1979
  2 CM Old 0 2 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
                   
7 1 DR Smith 0 2 2 Win Srl Providence 01 Apr 2007
  2 DR Smith 0 2 1 Win Zim Canberra 24 Feb 2015
                   
8 1 J Srinath 0 2 2 Ind Aus The Oval 04 Jun 1999
  2 J Srinath 0 2 1 Ind Aus Centurion 15 Feb 2003
                   
9 1 MP Stoinis 0 2 2 Aus Ind The Oval 09 Jun 2019
  2 MP Stoinis 0 2 1 Aus Eng Birmingham 11 Jul 2019
                   
10 1 Wasim Akram 0 2 2 Pak Win Karachi 30 Oct 1987
  2 Wasim Akram 0 2 1 Pak Zim The Oval 11 Jun 1999

MP Stoinis became the second Australian batsman in the history of the World Cup to collect the second ball duck on two occasions after CJ McDermott. The following table lists both the batsmen.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CJ McDermott 0 2 1 Aus Eng Sydney 05 Mar 1992
  2 CJ McDermott 0 2 2 Aus Pak Perth 11 Mar 1992
                   
2 1 MP Stoinis 0 2 2 Aus Ind The Oval 09 Jun 2019
  2 MP Stoinis 0 2 1 Aus Eng Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

MP Stoinis became the fourth batsman in the history of the World Cup to collect the second ball duck on two occasions in the same edition. The following table lists both the batsmen.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Abdur Razzak 0 2 2 Ban Srl Port of Spain 21 Mar 2007
  2 Abdur Razzak 0 2 1 Ban NZl North Sound 02 Apr 2007
                   
2 1 CJ McDermott 0 2 1 Aus Eng Sydney 05 Mar 1992
  2 CJ McDermott 0 2 2 Aus Pak Perth 11 Mar 1992
                   
3 1 CM Old 0 2 1 Eng NZl Manchester 20 Jun 1979
  2 CM Old 0 2 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
                   
4 1 MP Stoinis 0 2 2 Aus Ind The Oval 09 Jun 2019
  2 MP Stoinis 0 2 1 Aus Eng Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

MP Stoinis became the second Australian batsman in the history of the World Cup to collect the second ball duck on two occasions in the same edition after CJ McDermott. The following table lists both the batsmen.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CJ McDermott 0 2 1 Aus Eng Sydney 05 Mar 1992
  2 CJ McDermott 0 2 2 Aus Pak Perth 11 Mar 1992
                   
2 1 MP Stoinis 0 2 2 Aus Ind The Oval 09 Jun 2019
  2 MP Stoinis 0 2 1 Aus Eng Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

JJ Roy-JM Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 309th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 35th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup

JJ Roy-JM Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 77th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the 13th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of this pair posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in this edition of the World Cup

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy 1 128 1 v Bangladesh Cardiff 08 Jun 2019
2 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy 1 160 1 v India Birmingham 30 Jun 2019
3 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy 1 123 1 v New Zealand Ch-le-St 03 Jul 2019
4 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy 1 124 2 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

JJ Roy-JM Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of this pair posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in this edition of the World Cup. This constitutes a record in the history of the World Cup for most three figure partnerships for the first wicket in any single edition of the World Cup. There are three other pairs who have posted three three figure partnerships in a single edition of the World Cup. It is interesting to note that two of this three pairs have achieved the feat in 2019 edition

No Partners Team Wkt TFP Edition
1 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy Eng 1 4 2019
2 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden Aus 1 3 2007
3 AJ Finch, DA Warner Aus 1 3 2019
4 KL Rahul, RG Sharma Ind 1 3 2019

JJ Roy-JM Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of this pair posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in this edition of the World Cup. This constitutes a record in the history of the World Cup for most three figure partnerships for all wickets in any single edition of the World Cup. There are five other pairs who have posted three three figure partnerships in a single edition of the World Cup. It is interesting to note that two of these five pairs have achieved the feat in 2019 edition

No Partners Team TFP Edition
1 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy Eng 4 2019
2 PA de Silva, AP Gurusinha Srl 3 1996
3 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden Aus 3 2007
4 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara Srl 3 2015
5 AJ Finch, DA Warner Aus 3 2019
6 KL Rahul, RG Sharma Ind 3 2019

JJ Roy-JM Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 17th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup semi final. It also provides the      second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup semi final

JJ Roy-JM Bairstow added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket in the World Cup semi final. It also provides the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings the first wicket in the World Cup semi final

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes 1 132 1 Win Pak The Oval 20 Jun 1979
2 Saeed Anwar, W Wasti 1 194 2 Pak NZl Manchester 16 Jun 1999
3 JM Bairstow, JJ Roy 1 124 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

England won this game by eight wickets to provide the 22nd occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan won 8 wickets 119 v Canada Leeds 09 Jun 1979
2 England won 8 wickets 277 v Canada Manchester 13 Jun 1979
3 New Zealand won 8 wickets 18 v India Leeds 13 Jun 1979
4 England won 8 wickets 56 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jun 1983
5 West Indies won 8 wickets 69 v Zimbabwe Worcester 13 Jun 1983
6 West Indies won 8 wickets 68 v Pakistan The Oval 22 Jun 1983
7 India won 8 wickets 133 v Zimbabwe Mumbai 17 Oct 1987
8 England won 8 wickets 52 v Sri Lanka Pune 30 Oct 1987
9 England won 8 wickets 55 v Australia Sydney 05 Mar 1992
10 England won 8 wickets 90 v U.A.E. Peshawar 18 Feb 1996
11 Pakistan won 8 wickets 116 v Netherlands Lahore 26 Feb 1996
12 Australia won 8 wickets 84 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 01 Mar 1996
13 England won 8 wickets 19 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 14 May 1999
14 West Indies won 8 wickets 239 v Scotland Leicester 27 May 1999
15 Australia won 8 wickets 179 v Pakistan Lord’s 20 Jun 1999
16 Netherlands won 8 wickets 157 v Scotland Basseterre 22 Mar 2007
17 West Indies won 8 wickets 59 v Ireland Kingston 23 Mar 2007
18 Sri Lanka won 8 wickets 240 v Ireland St George’s 18 Apr 2007
19 New Zealand won 8 wickets 226 v England Wellington 20 Feb 2015
20 India won 8 wickets 79 v Ireland Hamilton 10 Mar 2015
21 England won 8 wickets 101 v West Indies Southampton 14 Jun 2019
22 England won 8 wickets 107 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

England won this game by eight wickets to provide the eighth occasion of England winning a World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 8 wickets 277 v Canada Manchester 13 Jun 1979
2 England won 8 wickets 56 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jun 1983
3 England won 8 wickets 52 v Sri Lanka Pune 30 Oct 1987
4 England won 8 wickets 55 v Australia Sydney 05 Mar 1992
5 England won 8 wickets 90 v U.A.E. Peshawar 18 Feb 1996
6 England won 8 wickets 19 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 14 May 1999
7 England won 8 wickets 101 v West Indies Southampton 14 Jun 2019
8 England won 8 wickets 107 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 2019

England won this game by eight wickets to provide the eleventh occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin with 100 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 8 wickets 277 v Canada Manchester 13 Jun 1979
2 Sri Lanka won 8 wickets 240 v Ireland St George’s 18 Apr 2007
3 West Indies won 8 wickets 239 v Scotland Leicester 27 May 1999
4 New Zealand won 8 wickets 226 v England Wellington 20 Feb 2015
5 Australia won 8 wickets 179 v Pakistan Lord’s 20 Jun 1999
6 Netherlands won 8 wickets 157 v Scotland Basseterre 22 Mar 2007
7 India won 8 wickets 133 v Zimbabwe Mumbai 17 Oct 1987
8 Pakistan won 8 wickets 119 v Canada Leeds 09 Jun 1979
9 Pakistan won 8 wickets 116 v Netherlands Lahore 26 Feb 1996
10 England won 8 wickets 107 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 2019
11 England won 8 wickets 101 v West Indies Southampton 14 Jun 2019

England won this game by eight wickets to provide the third occasion of England winning a World Cup game by exact eight wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 8 wickets 277 v Canada Manchester 13 Jun 1979
2 England won 8 wickets 107 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 2019
3 England won 8 wickets 101 v West Indies Southampton 14 Jun 2019

England batsmen scored five boundary sixes {All by JJ Roy} which fetched England an aggregate of 204 boundary sixes in the World Cup. England became the sixth team to score 200 plus boundary sixes in the World Cup. Others are – West Indies {303], Australia {300}, India {249}, New Zealand {247} and South Africa {234}

MA Starc captured the wicket of JJ Roy in this game which fetched him 27 wickets in this edition of 2019. He now owns the record for the most wickets by a bowler in a single edition of the World Cup. He went past GD McGrath who had captured 26 wickets in 2006-07 edition

MA Starc {27 wickets in 2019 edition} and GD McGrath {26 wickets in 2006-07 edition} are the only two bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in a single edition of the World Cup.

England has posted ten three figure partnerships in 2019 edition, while Australia has posted nine such partnerships in 2019 edition. Thus England owns the record for most three figure partnerships in 2019 edition.

SPD Smith-AT Carey added 103 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provide the 50th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. Australia became the first team  in the history of the World Cup to post fifty three figure partnerships.

England has posted four three figure partnerships for the first wicket in 2019 edition.  India is the other team which had posted four three figure partnerships in 2029 edition.. Thus England and India share the record for most three figure partnerships for the first wicket in 2019 edition.

ICC World Cup 2019 – First Semifinal – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup 2019 – First Semifinal – Stats highlights

First Semi Final – India Vs New Zealand at Manchester on 09.07.19 – New Zealand won by 18 runs

This semifinal provided the 23rd semi final in the history of the World Cup. India was playing its seventh semi finals of the World Cup, while New Zealand was playing its eighth semi finals. India lost its fourth semi finals while New Zealand won its second semifinals

This game was played over two days with rain intervention to provide the 37th occasion of a one day international played over two days. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 England India England 6 wickets The Oval Jul 15-16, 1974
2 England West Indies West Indies 36 runs Lord’s Aug 28-29, 1976
3 England Pakistan England 132 runs Manchester May 24-25, 1978
4 Australia Pakistan Pakistan 89 runs Nottingham Jun 13-14, 1979
5 England Canada England 8 wickets Manchester Jun 13-14, 1979
6 India Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 47 runs Manchester Jun 16-18, 1979
7 England West Indies West Indies 24 runs Leeds May 28-29, 1980
8 India West Indies India 34 runs Manchester Jun 09-10, 1983
9 New Zealand Pakistan New Zealand 52 runs Birmingham Jun 11-12, 1983
10 Australia West Indies West Indies 101 runs Leeds Jun 11-12, 1983
11 New Zealand Pakistan no result   Auckland Feb 16-17, 1985
12 New Zealand West Indies no result   Sydney Feb 19-21, 1985
13 Pakistan England Pakistan 18 runs Rawalpindi Oct 12-13, 1987
14 Australia New Zealand Australia 3 runs Indore Oct 18-19, 1987
15 England West Indies England 7 wickets Lord’s May 23-24, 1988
16 England West Indies England 1 wicket Birmingham May 23-24, 1991
17 New Zealand Australia Australia 1 wicket Christchurch Mar 21-22, 1993
18 England South Africa England 4 wickets Manchester Aug 27-28, 1994
19 New Zealand South Africa New Zealand 46 runs Christchurch Feb 23-24, 1995
20 England West Indies West Indies 5 wickets Nottingham May 24-25, 1995
21 England India no result   The Oval May 23-24, 1996
22 England India England 4 wickets Manchester May 26-27, 1996
23 England India India 63 runs Birmingham May 29-30, 1999
24 New Zealand Zimbabwe no result   Leeds Jun 06-07, 1999
25 New Zealand West Indies New Zealand 8 wickets Wellington Jan 08-09, 2000
26 Bangladesh India India 8 wickets Dhaka May 30-31, 2000
27 New Zealand Pakistan Pakistan 6 wickets Auckland Feb 17-18, 2001
28 England Zimbabwe England 152 runs Birmingham Sep 10-11, 2004
29 Kenya Pakistan Pakistan 7 wickets Birmingham Sep 14-15, 2004
30 England Sri Lanka England 49 runs Southampton Sep 17-18, 2004
31 South Africa West Indies West Indies 5 wickets The Oval Sep 18-19, 2004
32 Sri Lanka India no result   Colombo (SSC) Aug 18-19, 2006
33 West Indies Australia West Indies 103 runs North Sound May 27-28,2007
34 Scotland Canada Scotland 4 wickets Ayr Jul 11-12, 2012
35 Canada Netherlands no result   King City (NW) Aug 27-28, 2013
36 England Sri Lanka England 5 wickets Pallekele Dec 10-11, 2014
37 India New Zealand New Zealand 18 runs Manchester Jul 09-10, 2019

This game was played over two days with rain intervention to provide the eleventh occasion of an one day international played over two day in the history of World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Australia Pakistan Pakistan 89 runs Nottingham Jun 13-14, 1979
2 England Canada England 8 wickets Manchester Jun 13-14, 1979
3 India West Indies India 34 runs Manchester Jun 09-10, 1983
4 New Zealand Pakistan New Zealand 52 runs Birmingham Jun 11-12, 1983
5 Australia West Indies West Indies 101 runs Leeds Jun 11-12, 1983
6 Pakistan England Pakistan 18 runs Rawalpindi Oct 12-13, 1987
7 Australia New Zealand Australia 3 runs Indore Oct 18-19, 1987
8 England India India 63 runs Birmingham May 29-30, 1999
9 New Zealand Zimbabwe no result   Leeds Jun 06-07, 1999
10 West Indies Australia West Indies 103 runs North Sound May 27-28,2007
11 India New Zealand New Zealand 18 runs Manchester Jul 09-10, 2019

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning the toss and electing to  bat first in the Semi finals of the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand doing so in a semifinal.

KC Williamson scored 67 in this game to provide the 179th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 26th occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup

It also provides the fourth fifty by KS Williamson in this edition. He became the fourth New Zealand captain to score four or more fifties in a single edition of the World Cup. Others are – MD Crowe – five in 1992, SP Fleming – four in 2006-07 and BB McCullum – four in 2014-15

He became the fifth New Zealand batsman to score four or more fifties in a single edition of the World Cup. Others are – MD Crowe – five in 1992, SB Styris – Five in 2006-07, SP Fleming – four in 2006-07 and BB McCullum – four in 2014-15

KS Williamson became the 13th captain to score a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup. The following table furnishes the list of all the captains who have achieved the feat

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 JM Brearley 53 1 Eng NZl Manchester 20 Jun 1979
2 Imran Khan 58 2 Pak Aus Lahore 04 Nov 1987
3 MW Gatting 56 1 Eng Ind Mumbai 05 Nov 1987
4 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
5 SR Waugh 56 1 Aus RSA Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
6 SC Ganguly 111* 1 Ind Ken Durban 20 Mar 2003
7 SO Tikolo 56 2 Ken Ind Durban 20 Mar 2003
8 M Jayawardene 115* 1 Srl NZl Kingston 24 Apr 2007
9 KC Sangakkara 54 2 Srl NZl Colombo (RPS) 29 Mar 2011
10 AB de Villiers 65* 1 RSA NZl Auckland 24 Mar 2015
11 BB McCullum 59 2 NZl RSA Auckland 24 Mar 2015
12 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
12 KS Williamson 67 1 NZl Ind Manchester 09 Jul 2019

KS Williamson became the third New Zealand captain to score a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup. The following table furnishes the list of all these three captains who have achieved the feat

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
2 BB McCullum 59 2 NZl RSA Auckland 24 Mar 2015
3 KS Williamson 67 1 NZl Ind Manchester 09 Jul 2019

KS Williamson {67} and LRPL Taylor {74} scored fifties in this game to  provide the 58th and 59th occasion of batsman scoring a fifty in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also provides the ninth and tenth occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in the semifinals of the World Cup.

LRPL Taylor was dismissed run out for 74 in this game to provide the 75th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 13th occasion o New Zealand batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

LRPL Taylor was dismissed run out for 74 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semifinal. It also provides the third occasion o New Zealand batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semi final

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JG Wright 69 2 v England Manchester 20 Jun 1979
2 MD Crowe 91 1 v Pakistan Auckland 21 Mar 1992
3 LRPL Taylor 74 1 v India Manchester 09 Jul 2019

KL Rahul, RG Sharma and V Kohli were dismissed for an identical score of one run in this game to provide the very first occasion of first three batsmen dismissed for one in the history of one day internationals. India thus earned a dubious world record

MS Dhoni and RA Jadeja added 116 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the 307th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 38th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure innings in the World Cup.

MS Dhoni and RA Jadeja added 116 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure innings for the seventh wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure innings for the seventh wicket in the World Cup.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Amjad Javed, Shaiman Anwar 7 107 1 UAE Ire Brisbane 25 Feb 2015
2 Amjad Javed, Nasir Aziz 7 107 1 UAE Win Napier 15 Mar 2015
3 NM Coulter-Nile, SPD Smith 7 102 1 Aus Win Nottingham 06 Jun 2019
4 MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja 7 116 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019

MS Dhoni and RA Jadeja added 116 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the seventh wicket in the World Cup.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja 7 116 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019
2 Amjad Javed, Shaiman Anwar 7 107 1 UAE Ire Brisbane 25 Feb 2015
3 Amjad Javed, Nasir Aziz 7 107 1 UAE Win Napier 15 Mar 2015

RA Jadeja scored 77 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty batting at number eight in the World Cup. It also provides the second best score by a batsman in the World Cup batting at number eight. The best score is 93 by NM Coulter-Nile of Australia against West Indies at Nottingham on 06.06.19

RA Jadeja {77} and MS Dhoni {50} scored fifties in this game to provide the 60th and 61st occasion of batsmen scoring fifties in the semi  final of the World Cup. It also provides the ninth and tenth occasion of Indian batsman scoring fifties in the semi final of the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Yashpal Sharma 61 2 v England Manchester 22 Jun 1983
2 SM Patil 51* 2 v England Manchester 22 Jun 1983
3 M Azharuddin 64 2 v England Mumbai 05 Nov 1987
4 SR Tendulkar 65 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Mar 1996
5 SR Tendulkar 83 1 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
6 SC Ganguly 111* 1 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
7 SR Tendulkar 85 1 v Pakistan Mohali 30 Mar 2011
8 MS Dhoni 65 2 v Australia Sydney 26 Mar 2015
9 MS Dhoni 50 2 v New Zealand Manchester 09 Jul 2019
10 RA Jadeja 77 2 v New Zealand Manchester 09 Jul 2019

MS Dhoni became the second Indian batsman to score fifties in the semifinal of the World Cup on two or mor occasions after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored three fifties in the semifinals of the World Cup.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 65 2 v Australia Sydney 26 Mar 2015
2 MS Dhoni 50 2 v New Zealand Manchester 09 Jul 2019
             
1 SR Tendulkar 65 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Mar 1996
2 SR Tendulkar 83 1 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
3 SR Tendulkar 85 1 v Pakistan Mohali 30 Mar 2011

RA Jadeja {77} and MS Dhoni {50} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in the semi final of the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Yashpal Sharma 61 2 v England Manchester 22 Jun 1983
2 SM Patil 51* 2 v England Manchester 22 Jun 1983
             
1 SR Tendulkar 83 1 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
2 SC Ganguly 111* 1 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
             
1 MS Dhoni 50 2 v New Zealand Manchester 09 Jul 2019
2 RA Jadeja 77 2 v New Zealand Manchester 09 Jul 2019

KS Williamson {67} and LRPL Taylor {74} scored fifties in New Zealand innings and RA Jadeja {77} and MS Dhoni {50} scored fifties in Indian innings in this game to provide the third occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in the in the semi final game of the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Greenidge 73 1 Win Pak The Oval 20 Jun 1979
2 DL Haynes 65 1 Win Pak The Oval 20 Jun 1979
3 Majid Khan 81 2 Pak Win The Oval 20 Jun 1979
4 Zaheer Abbas 93 2 Pak Win The Oval 20 Jun 1979
               
1 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
2 KR Rutherford 50 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
3 Javed Miandad 57* 2 Pak NZl Auckland 21 Mar 1992
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 60 2 Pak NZl Auckland 21 Mar 1992
               
1 KS Williamson 67 1 NZl Ind Manchester 09 Jul 2019
2 LRPL Taylor 74 1 NZl Ind Manchester 09 Jul 2019
3 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019
4 RA Jadeja 77 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019

MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 50 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semifinal. It also provides the second occasion on Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup semi final

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019

LRPL Taylor was dismissed run out for 74 in New Zealand innings in this game and MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 50 in Indian innings in this game to provide the second occasion of rival batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the World Cup semifinal. It is interesting to note that New Zealand is one of the teams on these two occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 60 2 Pak NZl Auckland 21 Mar 1992
               
1 LRPL Taylor 74 1 NZl Ind Manchester 09 Jul 2019
2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019

MS Dhoni earned the dubious distinction of becoming the only batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on two occasions in the semi finals of the World Cup.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019

MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 50 in this game to provide the 76th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the World Cup

LRPL Taylor was dismissed run out for 74 in New Zealand innings in this game and MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 50 in Indian innings in this game to provide the seventh occasion of rival batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the World Cup

MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 50 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the World Cup

MS Dhoni earned the dubious distinction of becoming the only wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on two occasions in the semi finals of the World Cup.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019

MS Dhoni became the eighth batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on two occasions in the World Cup. The following table lists all these batsmen

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MD Crowe 97 2 NZl Eng The Oval 09 Jun 1983
  2 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
                 
2 1 AB de Villiers 92 2 RSA Aus Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
  2 AB de Villiers 134 1 RSA Net Mohali 03 Mar 2011
                 
3 1 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
  2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019
                 
4 1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 60 2 Pak NZl Auckland 21 Mar 1992
  2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 81 1 Pak Aus Leeds 23 May 1999
                 
5 1 AH Jones 64 2 NZl Ind Bengaluru 14 Oct 1987
  2 AH Jones 78 2 NZl Eng Wellington 15 Mar 1992
                 
6 1 JH Kallis 96 2 RSA Ind Hove 15 May 1999
  2 JH Kallis 69 2 RSA Ind Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
                 
7 1 RT Ponting 102 1 Aus Win Jaipur 04 Mar 1996
  2 RT Ponting 86 2 Aus Eng North Sound 08 Apr 2007
                 
8 1 SR Tendulkar 70 2 IND Win Gwalior 21 Feb 1996
  2 SR Tendulkar 137 1 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Mar 1996

MS Dhoni became the second Indian batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on two occasions in the World Cup after SR Tendulkar. The following table lists these two batsmen

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MS Dhoni 65 2 Ind Aus Sydney 26 Mar 2015
  2 MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Manchester 09 Jul 2019
                 
2 1 SR Tendulkar 70 2 IND Win Gwalior 21 Feb 1996
  2 SR Tendulkar 137 1 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Mar 1996

MS Dhoni scored 50 in this game to provide the 114th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup

MS Dhoni’s 50 in this game represent his fifth fifty as a wicket keeper batsman in the World Cup. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score five or more fifties in the World Cup. Others are – KC Sangakkara {12}, AC Gilchrist {09}, and Mushfiqur Rahim {07]

MS Dhoni’s 50 in this game represent his fifth half century as a wicket keeper batsman in the World Cup. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score five or half centuries in the World Cup. Others are – AC Gilchrist {08}, KC Sangakkara {07},and Mushfiqur Rahim {06]

MS Dhoni took a catch in New Zealand innings which fetched him a total of 444 dismissals. He has pouched 321 catches and 123 dismissals. It is interesting to note that his catches and stumping dismissals are in the reverse order 321-123 while his aggregate of catches 444 is four times ‘”a Nelson”

V Kohli took two catches in this game which fetched him a total of 14 catches in the World Cup. He now shares the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman excluding wicket keeper with A Kumble. A Kumble has also pouched 14 catches.

V Kohli took two catches in this game which fetched him a total of four catches in the World Cup Semi finals. He now owns the record for most catches by a fieldsman excluding wicket keeper in the semi finals of the World Cup. He went past ST Jayasuirya who has pouched three catches.