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Karnataka batsmen collecting a pair in a Ranji Trophy match

Karnataka batsmen collecting a pair in a Ranji Trophy match

Mayank Agarwal collected a pair in the just concluded Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at Hubli to provide the 42nd occasion of a Karnataka batsman such a dubious distinction

He also became the second Karnataka captain to get a pair in a Ranji Trophy match after PV Shashkanth. PV Shashikant collected a pair against Kerala in 1996-97. Incidentally PV Shahshikant is the Head Coach of the Karnataka contingent

This information is provided to me by the veteran Cricket Statistician Sri C Keshava Murthy of Bangalore who has specialized in Indian domestic cricket

Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

DA Warner’s 164 against Pakistan at Perth in the just concluded test represent his 20th century on home soil while opening the innings. He became the second opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 20 plus centuries on home soil. ML Hayden is the other opening batsman to score 20 plus centuries on homs soil. He has scored 21 centuries on home soil. This is a record for Australian opening batsmen also. Incidentally. both ML Hayden and DA Warner are left handed opening batsmen. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden12522v West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
2ML Hayden13621v New ZealandBrisbane08 Nov 2001
3ML Hayden13123v South AfricaAdelaide14 Dec 2001
4ML Hayden13822v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2001
5ML Hayden10521v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2002
6ML Hayden19721v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
7ML Hayden10323v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
8ML Hayden10221v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
9ML Hayden38021v ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
10ML Hayden101*24v ZimbabweSydney17 Oct 2003
11ML Hayden13622v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2003
12ML Hayden11721v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
13ML Hayden13223v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
14ML Hayden11121v ICC World XISydney14 Oct 2005
15ML Hayden11823v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
16ML Hayden11012v West IndiesHobart17 Nov 2005
17ML Hayden13713v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2005
18ML Hayden15322v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
19ML Hayden12421v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2007
20ML Hayden12323v IndiaSydney02 Jan 2008
21ML Hayden10322v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
NoPlayerRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DA Warner123*24v New ZealandHobart09 Dec 2011
2DA Warner18022v IndiaPerth13 Jan 2012
3DA Warner11911v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
4DA Warner12423v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
5DA Warner11223v EnglandPerth13 Dec 2013
6DA Warner14521v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
7DA Warner10223v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
8DA Warner10121v IndiaSydney06 Jan 2015
9DA Warner16321v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
10DA Warner11623v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
11DA Warner25321v New ZealandPerth13 Nov 2015
12DA Warner122*12v West IndiesSydney03 Jan 2016
13DA Warner14422v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
14DA Warner11321v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2017
15DA Warner10321v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
16DA Warner15412v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
17DA Warner335*11v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
18DA Warner111*13v New ZealandSydney03 Jan 2020
19DA Warner20012v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
20DA Warner16411v PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023

At the end of the Perth test against Pakistan, DA Warner owns the Australian record for most runs by an opening batsman on home soil. His aggregate read 5292. He went past ML Hayden’s 5210 during his knock of 164 in the first innings.

PlayerSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
DA Warner2011-2023569675292335*59.4620146
ML Hayden1996-200956988521038057.8821165

DA Warner’s second innings zero was his sixth zero while opening the innings on home soil. He now owns the record for most zeroes by an Australian opening batsman on home soil. The other three opening Australian opening batsmen who have scored five zeroes on home soil are – ML Hayden, DC Boon and GM Wood

WC 2023 – Match No 29 – India vs England at Lucknow on 29.10.23 – India won by 100 runs

WC 2023 – Match No 29 – India vs England at Lucknow on 29.10.23 – India won by 100 runs

England won the toss and elected to field first in this game to provide the 248th occasion of a team doing so in the World Cup.  It also provides the 28th occasion of England doing so in the World Cup.

India lost the toss and batted first in this game to provide the 248th occasion of a team doing so in the World Cup.  It also provides the 21st occasion of India doing so in the World Cup.

RG Sharma scored 87 in this game to provide the 193rd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

RG Sharma scored 87 in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a captain opener scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

RG Sharma scored 87 in this game to provide the 449th occasion of an opener scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 57th occasion of an Indian opener scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

RG Sharma scored 87 in this game providea his twelfth fifty as an opening batsman in the World Cup. He is one of the three opening batsman to score ten or more fifties in the World Cup. Others are – SR Tendulkar {16} and DA Warner {10}

RG Sharma’s 87 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1376 runs as an opening batsman in the World Cup. He became the third opening batsman to total 1300 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1767} and DAWarner {1384]

RG Sharma’s 87 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1376 runs as a batsman in the World Cup. He became the sixth batsman to total 1300 plus runs in the World Cup.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1SR TendulkarInd1992-201145444227815256.956152
2RT PontingAus1996-2011464241743140*45.86561
3KC SangakkaraSrl2003-201537358153212456.74571
4DA WarnerAus2015-202324242140517863.86640
5V KohliInd2011-202332326138410753.23391
6RG SharmaInd2015-202323232137614065.52752

RG Sharma’s 87 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1376 runs as a batsman in the World Cup. He became the third Indian batsman to total 1300 plus runs in the World Cup.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1SR TendulkarInd1992-201145444227815256.956152
2V KohliInd2011-202332326138410753.23391
3RG SharmaInd2015-202323232137614065.52752

V Kohli was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 80th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a zero in an innings against England in the World Cup.

V Kohli was dismissed for zero in this game to provide his first zero in an innings in the World Cup.

JE Root, BA Stokes and MA Wood of England were dismissed for zeroes in this game to provide the 64th, 65th and 66th occasion of England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh, eighth and ninth occasion of  England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings in the World Cup against India

JE Root and BA Stokes of England were dismissed for zeroes in this game to provide the eighth occasion of batsman batting at number three and four were dismissed for zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of England batsman batting at number three and four were dismissed for zero in an innings in the World Cup

V Kohli of India and JE Root of England were dismissed for zeroes in this game to provide the first occasion of rival batsmen batting at number three dismissed for zeroes in a World Cup game.

JE Root and MA Wood of England were dismissed for first ball zeroes in this game to provide the 234th and 235th occasion of batsman collecting first ball ducks in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 25th and 26th occasion of an England batsman collecting first ball ducks in an innings in the World Cup

JE Root, BA Stokes and MA Wood of England were dismissed for zeroes in this game to provide the 60th occasion of three or more batsman dismissed for zeroes in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of three or more England batsmen dismissed for zeroes in an innings in the World Cup.

Mohammad Shami returned with four for 22 in this game to provide the 168th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup.

Mohammad Shami returned with four for 22 in this game to provide the 235th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also 21st provides the 28th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or wickets in an innings in the World Cup.

Mohammad Shami’s four for 22 in this game represents his sixth four plus wickets haul in the World Cup. He now shares the record for most four plus wicket hauls in the World Cup with MA Starc of Australia.

NoNoBowlersOMRWTeamOppGroundDate
11MA Starc09.00286AusNZlAuckland28 Feb 2015
 2MA Starc04.41144AusScoHobart14 Mar 2015
 3MA Starc10.01465AusWinNottingham06 Jun 2019
 4MA Starc10.00554AusSrlThe Oval15 Jun 2019
 5MA Starc08.41434AusEngLord’s25 Jun 2019
 6MA Starc09.41265AusNZlLord’s29 Jun 2019
 
21Mohd Shami09.01354IndPakAdelaide15 Feb 2015
 2Mohd Shami09.51404IndAfgSouthampton22 Jun 2019
 3Mohd Shami06.20164IndWinManchester27 Jun 2019
 4Mohd Shami10.01695IndEngBirmingham30 Jun 2019
 5Mohd Shami10.01545IndNZlDharamshala21 Oct  2023
 6Mohd Shami07.02224IndEngLucknow29 Oct  2023

Mohammad Shami’s four wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 40 wickets in the World Cup. He became the third Indian bowler to total 40 plus wickets in the World Cup. Others are  – Z Khan {44} and J Srinath {44}.

Mohammad Shami’s four wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 40 wickets in the World Cup. He became the twelfth bowler to total 40 plus wickets in the history of the World Cup.

Mohammad Shami captured five for 54 against New Zealand at Dharmasala on 21.10.23 and four for 22 against England at Lucknow on 29 Oct 2023 to provide the 35th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an edition on two or more occasions.

Mohammad Shami became the fifth bowler in the history of the World Cup to capture four or more wickets in an edition on two or more occasion in two separate editions.

NoNoBowlersOMRWTeamOppGroundDate
11SK Warne9.31344AusZimNagpur01 Mar 1996
 2SK Warne9.00364AusWinMohali14 Mar 1996
           
 1SK Warne10.04294AusRSABirmingham17 Jun 1999
 2SK Warne9.01334AusPakLord’s20 Jun 1999
  
21Imran Tahir10.01414RSAWinDelhi24 Feb 2011
 2Imran Tahir8.41384RSAEngChennai06 Mar 2011
           
 1Imran Tahir8.20264RSASrlSydney18 Mar 2015
 2Imran Tahir10.02455RSAWinSydney27 Feb 2015
           
31TA Boult10.03275NZlAusAuckland28 Feb 2015
 2TA Boult10.03444NZlWinWellington21 Mar 2015
           
 1TA Boult10.01304NZlWinManchester22 Jun 2019
 2TA Boult10.01514NZlAusLord’s29 Jun 2019
           
41MA Starc4.41144AusScoHobart14 Mar 2015
 2MA Starc9.00286AusNZlAuckland28 Feb 2015
           
 1MA Starc10.01465AusWinNottingham06 Jun 2019
 2MA Starc10.00554AusSrlThe Oval15 Jun 2019
 3MA Starc8.41434AusEngLord’s25 Jun 2019
 4MA Starc9.41265AusNZlLord’s29 Jun 2019
           
51Mohd Shami9.51404IndAfgSouthampton22 Jun 2019
 2Mohd Shami6.20164IndWinManchester27 Jun 2019
 3Mohd Shami10.01695IndEngBirmingham30 Jun 2019
           
 1Mohd Shami10.01545IndNZlDharamshala21 Oct  2023
 2Mohd Shami07.02224IndEngLucknow29 Oct  2023

Mohammad Shami’s four wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 40 wickets in the World Cup. He became the third Indian bowler to total 40 plus wickets in the World Cup. Others are  – Z Khan {44} and J Srinath {44}.

Mohammad Shami’s four wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 40 wickets in the World Cup. He became the twelfth bowler to total 40 plus wickets in the history of the World Cup.

Mohammad Shami captured five for 54 against New Zealand at Dharmasala on 21.10.23 and four for 22 against England at Lucknow on 29 Oct 2023 to provide the 35th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an edition on two or more occasions.

Mohammad Shami became the fifth bowler in the history of the World Cup to capture four or more wickets in an editions on two or more occasion in two separate editions.

NoNoBowlersOMRWTeamOppGroundDate
11SK Warne9.31344AusZimNagpur01 Mar 1996
 2SK Warne9.00364AusWinMohali14 Mar 1996
           
 1SK Warne10.04294AusRSABirmingham17 Jun 1999
 2SK Warne9.01334AusPakLord’s20 Jun 1999
  
21Imran Tahir10.01414RSAWinDelhi24 Feb 2011
 2Imran Tahir8.41384RSAEngChennai06 Mar 2011
           
 1Imran Tahir8.20264RSASrlSydney18 Mar 2015
 2Imran Tahir10.02455RSAWinSydney27 Feb 2015
           
31TA Boult10.03275NZlAusAuckland28 Feb 2015
 2TA Boult10.03444NZlWinWellington21 Mar 2015
           
 1TA Boult10.01304NZlWinManchester22 Jun 2019
 2TA Boult10.01514NZlAusLord’s29 Jun 2019
           
41MA Starc4.41144AusScoHobart14 Mar 2015
 2MA Starc9.00286AusNZlAuckland28 Feb 2015
           
 1MA Starc10.01465AusWinNottingham06 Jun 2019
 2MA Starc10.00554AusSrlThe Oval15 Jun 2019
 3MA Starc8.41434AusEngLord’s25 Jun 2019
 4MA Starc9.41265AusNZlLord’s29 Jun 2019
           
51Mohd Shami9.51404IndAfgSouthampton22 Jun 2019
 2Mohd Shami6.20164IndWinManchester27 Jun 2019
 3Mohd Shami10.01695IndEngBirmingham30 Jun 2019
           
 1Mohd Shami10.01545IndNZlDharamshala21 Oct  2023
 2Mohd Shami07.02224IndEngLucknow29 Oct  2023

Mohammad Shami captured five for 54 against New Zealand at Dharmasala on 21.10.23 and four for 22 against England at Lucknow on 29 Oct 2023 to become the first bowler in the history of the World Cup four or more wickets in two or more consecutive games in two separate editions of the World Cup.

NoBowlersWRTeamOppGroundDate
1Mohd Shami440IndAfgSouthampton22 Jun 2019
  416IndWinManchester27 Jun 2019
  569IndEngBirmingham30 Jun 2019
        
2Mohd Shami554IndNZlDharamshala21 Oct  2023
  422IndEngLucknow29 Oct  2023

England was dismissed all out for 129 in this game to provide the 333rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 27th occasion of England dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.

England was dismissed all out for 129 in this game to provide the 187nd occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup when a team has batted second. It also provides the 16th occasion of England dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup when it has batted second.

CA Woakes of England was dismissed stumped for 10 in this game to provide the 156th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the World Cup.

India won this game by 100 runs to provide the 75th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the ninth occasion of India winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin.

India won this game by 100 runs to provide the first occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact 100 runs margin.

WC 2023 Match No 28 – Bangladesh Vs Netherlands at Eden Gardens on 28.10.23 – Netherlands won by 87 runs

WC 2023 Match No 28 – Bangladesh Vs Netherlands at Eden Gardens on 28.10.23 – Netherlands won by 87 runs

Netherlands won this game by 87 runs to provide the 15th occasion of a non test playing nation posting win over a test playing nation in the history of the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri LankaWon47 runs v IndiaManchester16 Jun 1979
2ZimbabweWon09 runs V EnglandAlbury18 Mar 1992
3KenyaWon73 runs v West IndiesPune29 Feb 1996
4BangladeshWon62 runs V PakistanNorthampton31 May 1999
5CanadaWon60 runs v BangladeshDurban11 Feb 2003
6KenyaWonWalk over v New ZealandNairobi (Gym)21 Feb 2003
7KenyaWon53 runs v Sri LankaNairobi (Gym)24 Feb 2003
8KenyaWon32 runs v BangladeshJohannesburg01 Mar 2003
9KenyaWon07 wkts144v ZimbabweBloemfontein12 Mar 2003
10IrelandWon03 wkts032v PakistanKingston17 Mar 2007
11IrelandWon74 runs v BangladeshBridgetown15 Apr 2007
12IrelandWon03 wkts005v EnglandBengaluru02 Mar 2011
13IrelandWon05 runs v ZimbabweHobart07 Mar 2015
14NetherlandsWon38 runs V South AfricaDharamsala17 Oct 2023
15NetherlandsWon87 runs V BangladeshEden Gardens28 Oct 2023

Bangladesh lost this game by 87 runs to provide its fourth loss in the World Cup at the hands of a non test playing nation.

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1CanadaWon60 runs v BangladeshDurban11 Feb 2003
2KenyaWon32 runs v BangladeshJohannesburg01 Mar 2003
3IrelandWon74 runs v BangladeshBridgetown15 Apr 2007
4NetherlandsWon87 runs V BangladeshEden Gardens28 Oct 2023

Netherlands was dismissed all out for 229 in this game to provide the 331st occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of Netherlands dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup

Netherlands was dismissed all out for 229 in this game to provide the 146th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup when it has batted first. It also provides the fourth occasion of Netherlands dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup when it has batted first.

Banglasesh was dismissed all out for 142 in this game to provide the 332nd occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 24th occasion of Bangladesh dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup

Bangladesh was dismissed all out for 142 in this game to provide the 186th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup when it has batted second. It also provides the 14th occasion of Bangladesh dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup when it has batted second.

Netherlands was dismissed all out for 229 and Bangladesh was dismissed all out for 142 in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in a match in the World Cup

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 68 in this game to provide the 192nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a Netherlands’ captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 68 in this game to provide the 131st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Netherlands’ wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 68 in this game to provide the 20th occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Netherlands’ captain wicket keeper scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

PA van Meekeran returned with figures of four for 23 in this game to provide the 234th   occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Netherlands’ bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup.

PA van Meekeran’s four for 23 in this game represents the best bowling figures by a Netherlands bowler in the World Cup. The previous best was four for 35 by TBM de Leeds against India at Paarl on 12.02.2003

Netherlands posted its third win in the World Cup, while Bangladesh suffered its 30th loss in the World Cup.

WC 2023 – Match No 27 – Australia Vs New Zealand at Dharamsala on 28.10.23 – Australia won by five runs

WC 2023 – Match No 27 – Australia Vs New Zealand at Dharamsala on 28.10.23 – Australia won by five runs

Australia posted 388 in this game to provide the 31st occasion of a team posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of Australia posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup

Australia posted 388 in this game to provide the 129th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 26th occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup

Australia was dismissed all out for 388 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a team dismissed all out for total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup

Australia became the first team in the history of the World Cup to post a team total of 350 plus runs in three consecutive games

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia367-0950.01v PakistanBengaluru20 Oct 2023
2Australia399-0850.01v NetherlandsDelhi25 Oct 2023
3Australia388-1049.21v New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023

Australia capped TM Head for this game in the World Cup. At the end of this game 108 cricketers have represented Australia in the World Cup.

TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the 218th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 36th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup

TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the 113th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup

TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmenScoreTeamOppnGroundEdition
1GM Turner171*NZlEAFBirmingham1975
2DL Amiss137EngIndLord’s1979
3TM Chappell110AusIndNottingham1983
4AJ Lamb102EngNZlThe Oval1983
5GR Marsh110AusIndChennai1987
6A Flower115*ZimSrlNew Plymouth1992
7G Kirsten188*RSAUAERawalpindi1996
8NJ Astle101NZlEngAhmedabad1996
9CB Wishart172*ZimNamHarare2003
10A Symonds143*AusPakJohannesburg2003
11SB Styris141*NZlSrlBloemfontien2003
12JP Bray115*IreZimKingston2007
13V Kohli100*IndBanDhaka2011
14AJ Finch135AusEngMelbourne2015
15DA Miller138*RSAZimHamilton2015
16TM Head109AusNZlDharamsala2023

TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmenScoreTeamOppnGroundEdition
1TM Chappell110AusIndNottingham1983
2GR Marsh110AusIndChennai1987
3A Symonds143*AusPakJohannesburg2003
4AJ Finch135AusEngMelbourne2015
5TM Head109AusNZlDharamsala2023

DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 339th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 54th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 86th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the 17th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.

DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 86th occasion of batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.

DA Warner and TM Head scored 81 and 109 runs respectively in this game to provide the  64th occasion of both the opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup which includes the four occasions of both the openers scoring centuries. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australia’s both the opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup which includes an occasion of both the opening batsmen scoring centuries

DA Warner and TM Head scored 81 and 109 runs respectively in this game to provide the  25th occasion of one of the opening batsmen scoring half century and another a century in an inning in the World Cup It also provides the sixth occasion of Australia’s one of the opening batsmen scoring half century and another a century in an innings in the World Cup

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateCHC
1Aus1SrlThe Oval11 Jun 197511
2Ind2NZlNagpur31 Oct 198711
3Ind2KenCuttack18 Feb 199611
4Aus1IndWankhede27 Feb 199611
5RSA1NetRawalpindi05 Mar 199611
6Pak2NZlManchester16 Jun 199911
7Win1KenKimberley04 Mar 200311
8NZl1CanGros Islet22 Mar 200711
9Ind1RSANagpur12 Mar 201111
10Ire2NetEden Gardens18 Mar 201111
11Eng1ScoChristchurch23 Feb 201511
12Srl1BanMelbourne26 Feb 201511
13Ind2IreHamilton10 Mar 201511
14Pak2IreAdelaide15 Mar 201511
15Eng1BanCardiff08 Jun 201911
16Ind1AusThe Oval09 Jun 201911
17Aus1PakTaunton12 Jun 201911
18Ind1PakManchester16 Jun 201911
19Aus1BanNottingham20 Jun 201911
20Aus1EngLord’s25 Jun 201911
21Eng1IndBirmingham30 Jun 201911
22Ind1BanBirmingham02 Jul 201911
23Eng1NZlCha-le-St03 Jul 201911
24Eng1BanDharamsala10 Oct 202311
25Aus1NZlDharamsala28 Oct 202311

It also provides the sixth occasion of Australia’s one of the opening batsmen scoring half century and another a century in an innings in the World Cup

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateCHC
1Aus1SrlThe Oval11 Jun 197511
2Aus1IndWankhede27 Feb 199611
3Aus1PakTaunton12 Jun 201911
4Aus1BanNottingham20 Jun 201911
5Aus1EngLord’s25 Jun 201911
6Aus1NZlDharamsala28 Oct 202311

zR Rachindra scored 116 in this game to provide the 219th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of an New Zealand batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup

R Rachindra’s 116 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 45th occasion of a batsman’s century in an innings in the World Cup going in vain. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s century in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

JDS Neesham was dismissed run out for 58 in this game to provide the 80th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a World Cup game.

New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of a team posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup

New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the 130th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup

Australia posted 388 and New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of both teams posting 300 runs in a World Cup game.

Australia posted 388 and New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the first occasion of both teams posting 350 runs in a World Cup game.

New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game and lost the game to provide the first occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 350 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the 22nd occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 300 plus runs in an innings

New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game and lost the game to provide the first occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 350 plus runs in an innings when it had batted second. It also provides the 12th occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 300 plus runs in an innings when it had batted second

New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide its second highest team total in an innings in the World Cup. Its best was 393 for 6 against West Indies at Wellington on 21.03.2015

Australia won this game by five runs to provide the 17th occasion of a team winning the World Cup game by single digit margin,

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon9 runsv New ZealandManchester20 Jun 1979
2Australiawon1 runv IndiaChennai09 Oct 1987
3New Zealandwon3 runsv ZimbabweHyd-RGS10 Oct 1987
4Australiawon3 runsv New ZealandIndore18 Oct 1987
5Australiawon7 runsv EnglandEden Gardens08 Nov 1987
6Englandwon9 runsv IndiaPerth22 Feb 1992
7Australiawon1 runv IndiaBrisbane01 Mar 1992
8Zimbabwewon9 runsv EnglandAlbury18 Mar 1992
9Australiawon5 runsv West IndiesMohali14 Mar 1996
10Zimbabwewon3 runsv IndiaLeicester19 May 1999
11West Indieswon3 runsv South AfricaCape Town09 Feb 2003
12Sri Lankawon6 runsv West IndiesCape Town28 Feb 2003
13Sri Lankawon2 runsv EnglandNorth Sound04 Apr 2007
14Englandwon6 runsv South AfricaChennai06 Mar 2011
15Irelandwon5 runsv ZimbabweHobart07 Mar 2015
16New Zealandwon5 runsv West IndiesManchester22 Jun 2019
17Australiawon5 runsv New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023

Australia won this game by five runs to provide the sixth occasion of Australia winning the World Cup game by single digit margin,

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawon1 runv IndiaChennai09 Oct 1987
2Australiawon3 runsv New ZealandIndore18 Oct 1987
3Australiawon7 runsv EnglandEden Gardens08 Nov 1987
4Australiawon1 runv IndiaBrisbane01 Mar 1992
5Australiawon5 runsv West IndiesMohali14 Mar 1996
6Australiawon5 runsv New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023

New Zealand has lost a World Cup game by single digit margin on three occasion of which two are against Australia.

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon9 runsv New ZealandManchester20 Jun 1979
2Australiawon3 runsv New ZealandIndore18 Oct 1987
3Australiawon5 runsv New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023

The following table lists the four occasions of a team winning a World Cup game by exact five runs.

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawon5 runsv West IndiesMohali14 Mar 1996
2Irelandwon5 runsv ZimbabweHobart07 Mar 2015
3New Zealandwon5 runsv West IndiesManchester22 Jun 2019
4Australiawon5 runsv New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023

DA Warner’s 81 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1405 runs in the World Cup. He became the fourth batsman to total 1400 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are SR Tendulkar {2278}, RT Ponting {1743} and KC Sangakkara {1532]

This game produced the highest run aggregate of team totals in a match in World Cup. It had an aggregate of 771 runs which replaced the 754 runs scored in the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Delhi on 07 Oct 2023

The only other match in the World Cup which has produced 700 plus runs in match was 714 in the game between Australia and Bangladesh at Nottingham on 20 Jun 2019

NoTeam 1Team 2RunsWktsOversGroundMatch Date
1AustraliaNew Zealand7711999.2Dharamsala28 Oct 2023
2South AfricaSri Lanka7541594.5Delhi07 Oct 2023
3AustraliaBangladesh71413100.0Nottingham20 Jun 2019

This game represented Australia’s 100th match in World Cup. Australia became the first team to play 100 matches in the World Cup

Teams deploying two captains in an edition of the World Cup.

Teams deploying two captains in an edition of the World Cup.

The following table lists the teams which have deployed two captains in a World Cup Edition.

NoEditionTeamCaptainCaptain
11975PakistanAsif IqbalMajid Khan
21979Sri LankaAPB TenekoonB Warnapura
31992PakistanImran KhanWasim Akram
41996NetherlandsSW LubbersRP Lefebvre
52003EnglandAJ StewertN Hussain
62003NetherlandsRP LefebvreLP van Troost
72007ScotlandCM WrightRR Watson
82007NetherlandsLP van TroostJ Smits
92011New ZealandDL VettoriLRPL Taylor
102011KenyaJK KamandeSO Tikolo
112011IrelandDT JohnstonWK McCallan
122015AustraliaGJ BaileyMJ Clarke
132015ZimbabweE ChigumbaraBRM Taylor
142015BangladeshMashrafe MurthuzaShakib Al Hasan
152023South AfricaTA BavumaAD Markram
162023New ZealandTWM LathamKS Williamson
172023Sri LankaMD ShanakaBKG Mendis
182023BangladeshShakib Al HasanN Hossian Shanto

The ongoing WC 2023 edition has witnessed four teams deploying two captains providing the first occasion of four teams deploying two captains in an edition. 2011 and 2015 editions have witnessed three teams deploying two captains

NoEditionTeamCaptainCaptain
12011New ZealandDL VettoriLRPL Taylor
22011KenyaJK KamandeSO Tikolo
32011IrelandDT JohnstonWK McCallan
     
12015AustraliaGJ BaileyMJ Clarke
22015ZimbabweE ChigumbaraBRM Taylor
32015BangladeshMashrafe MurthuzaShakib Al Hasan
     
12023South AfricaTA BavumaAD Markram
22023New ZealandTWM LathamKS Williamson
32023Sri LankaMD ShanakaBKG Mendis
42023BangladeshShakib Al HasanN Hossian Shanto

Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have deployed two captains in two editions of the World Cup. Netherlands is the only team to deploy two captains in three editions.

NoEditionTeamCaptainCaptain
11996NetherlandsSW LubbersRP Lefebvre
22003NetherlandsRP LefebvreLP van Troost
32007NetherlandsLP van TroostJ Smits
     
12015BangladeshMashrafe MurthuzaShakib Al Hasan
22023BangladeshShakib Al HasanN Hossian Shanto
     
12011New ZealandDL VettoriLRPL Taylor
22023New ZealandTWM LathamKS Williamson
     
11975PakistanAsif IqbalMajid Khan
21992PakistanImran KhanWasim Akram
     
11979Sri LankaAPB TenekoonB Warnapura
22023Sri LankaMD ShanakaBKG Mendis
England Vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad on 05.10.23

England Vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad on 05.10.23

England and New Zealand have met on ten occasions in the World Cup. Both the teams have won five occasions.

Eng was declared winners in scores tied game at Lord’s on 14 Jul 2019. The following are the few statistical tables of the previous encounters and also approaching mile stones ahead of the opening fixure of 2023 edition between the two teams

NoTeamResMarginBROppGroundStart Date
1Engwon080 runs NZlNottingham11 Jun 1975
2Engwon009 runs NZlManchester20 Jun 1979
3Engwon106 runs NZlThe Oval09 Jun 1983
4Englost002 wkts1NZlBirmingham15 Jun 1983
5Englost007 wkts55NZlWellington15 Mar 1992
6Englost011 runs NZlAhmedabad14 Feb 1996
7Englost006 wkts54NZlGros Islet16 Mar 2007
8Englost008 wkts226NZlWellington20 Feb 2015
9Engwon119 runs NZlCh-le-St03 Jul 2019
10Engtied NZlLord’s14 Jul 2019

NoTeamResMarginBROppGroundStart Date
1Engwon080 runs NZlNottingham11 Jun 1975
2Engwon009 runs NZlManchester20 Jun 1979
3Engwon106 runs NZlThe Oval09 Jun 1983
4Engwon119 runs NZlCh-le-St03 Jul 2019
5EngWontied NZlLord’s14 Jul 2019
        
1Englost002 wkts1NZlBirmingham15 Jun 1983
2Englost007 wkts55NZlWellington15 Mar 1992
3Englost011 runs NZlAhmedabad14 Feb 1996
4Englost006 wkts54NZlGros Islet16 Mar 2007
5Englost008 wkts226NZlWellington20 Feb 2015

CENTURIONS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KWR Fletcher1311EngNZlNottingham11 Jun 1975
2AJ Lamb1021EngNZlThe Oval09 Jun 1983
3JM Bairstow1061EngNZlCh-le-St03 Jul 2019
        
1NJ Astle1011NZlEngAhmedabad14 Feb 1996

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
NoPlayerOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AW Greig12.004542EngNZlNottingham11 Jun 1975
2RGD Willis12.014242EngNZlBirmingham15 Jun 1983
           
1TG Southee9.003371NZlEngWellington20 Feb 2015

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
NoPartnersWktRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MW Gatting, AJ Lamb41151EngNZlThe Oval09 Jun 1983
2JM Bairstow, JJ Roy11231EngNZlCh-le-St03 Jul 2019
3JC Buttler, BA Stokes51102EngNZlLord’s14 Jul 2019
         
1MD Crowe, AH Jones31082NZlEngWellington15 Mar 1992
2JDP Oram, SB Styris5138*2NZlEngGros Islet16 Mar 2007
3MJ Guptill, BB McCullum11052NZlEngWellington20 Feb 2015

300 PLUS RUNS
NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Eng322/660.01NZlThe Oval09 Jun 1983
2Eng305/850.01NZlCh-le-St03 Jul 2019

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR EACH TEAM
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KWR Fletcher1311EngNZlNottingham11 Jun 1975
2NJ Astle1011NZlEngAhmedabad14 Feb 1996
BEST INNINGS EFFORT FOR EACH TEAM
NoPlayerOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1RGD Willis12.014242EngNZlBirmingham15 Jun 1983
2TG Southee9.003371NZlEngWellington20 Feb 2015

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH TEAM
NoPartnersWktRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1JM Bairstow, JJ Roy11231EngNZlCh-le-St03 Jul 2019
2JDP Oram, SB Styris5138*2NZlEngGros Islet16 Mar 2007

HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS FOR EACH TEAM
NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Eng322/660.01NZlThe Oval09 Jun 1983
2NZl241/850.01EngLord’s14 Jul 2019

New Zealand would be playing its 90th world cup match when it meets England at Ahmedabad on 05.10.23 in the opening fixture of 2023 edition. New Zealand becomes the second team after Australia to play 90 plus world cup matches. Australia has played 94 world cup matches.

JS Buttler will be leading England in this game to become the eleventh captain to lead England in the World Cup.

TM Latham will be leading New Zealand in this game to become the twelfth captain to lead New Zealand in the world cup

JS Buttler and TM Latham would become the 12th and 13th wicket keeper captains to lead a team in the World Cup.

England-New Zealand match at Ahmedabad on 05.10.23 would become the fourth match led by wicket keeper captains in the world cup.

ICC Men’s 2023 squads

ICC Men’s 2023 squads

The squads for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India have been locked in ahead of the tournament opener between England and New Zealand on 5 October 2023

Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Reyaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah Zurmati, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil, Ikram Ali Khil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan Arman, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad Lakanwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Naveen ul Haq Murid.

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.

Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav.

Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.

Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.

Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka.