ICC World Cup 2019 – Match Number – 05 – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup 2019 – Match Number – 05 – Stats highlights

Match No 05 – Bangladesh vs South Africa at The Oval on 02 Jun 2019 – Bangladesh won by 21 runs

Bangladesh posted a total of 330 for 6 in this game to provide the 91st occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. South Africa posted a total of 309 for 8 in this game to provide the 92nd occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

Bangladesh posted a total of 330 for 6 and South Africa posted a total of 309 for 8 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of both teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in a match in the World Cup

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Sri Lanka 313/07 49.2 Zimbabwe New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  Zimbabwe 312/04 50.0 Sri Lanka New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
             
2 England 301/09 49.5 West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2007
  West Indies 300/10 49.5 England Bridgetown 21 Apr 2007
             
3 India 338/10 49.5 England Bangalore 27 Feb 2011
  England 338/08 50.0 India Bangalore 27 Feb 2011
             
4 England 327/08 50.0 Ireland Bangalore 02 Mar 2011
  Ireland 329/07 49.1 England Bangalore 02 Mar 2011
             
5 Netherlands 306/10 50.0 Ireland Kolkata 18 Mar 2011
  Ireland 307/04 47.4 Netherlands Kolkata 18 Mar 2011
             
5 West Indies 304/07 50.0 Ireland Nelson 16 Feb 2015
  Ireland 307/06 45.5 West Indies Nelson 16 Feb 2015
             
7 England 309/06 50.0 Sri Lanka Wellington 01 Mar 2015
  Sri Lanka 312/01 47.2 England Wellington 01 Mar 2015
             
8 Scotland 318/08 50.0 Bangladesh Nelson 05 Mar 2015
  Bangladesh 322/04 48.1 Scotland Nelson 05 Mar 2015
             
9 Ireland 331/08 50.0 Zimbabwe Hobart 07 Mar 2015
  Zimbabwe 326/10 49.3 Ireland Hobart 07 Mar 2015
             
10 Australia 376/09 50.0 Sri Lanka Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  Sri Lanka 312/10 46.2 Australia Sydney 08 Mar 2015
             
11 Bangladesh 330/06 50.0 South Africa The Oval 02 Jun 2019
  South Africa 309/08 50.0 Bangladesh The Oval 02 Jun 2019

South Africa lost the game despite posting 300 plus runs to provide the 12th occasion of a team losing a game in the world cup after posting 300 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Zimbabwe 312/04 50.0 Sri Lanka New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
2 South Africa 306/06 50.0 New Zealand Johannesburg 16 Feb 2003
3 West Indies 300/10 49.5 England Bridgetown 21 Apr 2007
4 England 327/08 50.0 Ireland Bangalore 02 Mar 2011
5 Netherlands 306/10 50.0 Ireland Kolkata 18 Mar 2011
6 West Indies 304/07 50.0 Ireland Nelson 16 Feb 2015
7 England 309/06 50.0 Sri Lanka Wellington 01 Mar 2015
8 Scotland 318/08 50.0 Bangladesh Nelson 05 Mar 2015
9 Zimbabwe 326/10 49.3 Ireland Hobart 07 Mar 2015
10 Sri Lanka 312/10 46.2 Australia Sydney 08 Mar 2015
11 South Africa 309/06 50.0 Bangladesh The Oval 02 Jun 2019

South Africa lost the game despite posting 300 plus runs to provide the second occasion of South Africa losing a game in the world cup after posting 300 plus runs. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 South Africa 306/06 50.0 New Zealand Johannesburg 16 Feb 2003
2 South Africa 309/06 50.0 Bangladesh The Oval 02 Jun 2019

South Africa lost the game despite posting 300 plus runs to provide the second occasion of a team losing a game in the world cup after posting 300 plus runs against Bangladesh. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Scotland 318/08 50.0 Bangladesh Nelson 05 Mar 2015
2 South Africa 309/06 50.0 Bangladesh The Oval 02 Jun 2019

Bangladesh’s 330 for 6 in this game was its highest team total in World Cup. It was an improvement over its previous best of 322 for 4 against Scotland at Nelson on 05 Mar 2015. It also provides the second occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

Bangladesh’s 330 for 6 in this game was its highest team total in one day internationals. It was an improvement over its previous best of 329 for 6 against Pakistan at Dhaka on 17 Apr 2015.  It also provides the 14th occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals.

South Afric’s 309 for 8 in this game provides the 83rd occasion of South Africa posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in one day internationals. It also provides the 12th occasion of South Africa posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan added 142 runs in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan 3 142 1 v South Africa The Oval 02 Jun 2019
2 Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim 5 141 1 v England Adelaide 09 Mar 2015
3 Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal 2 139 2 v Scotland Nelson 05 Mar 2015
4 Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan 5 114 1 v Afghanistan Canberra 18 Feb 2015

It also represents the record partnership by Bangaldesh batsmen in the World Cup for any wicket. The previous best was 141 runs between Mahamudulla and Mushfiqur Rahim for the fifth wicket against England at Adelaide on 09 Mar 2015

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan 3 142 1 v South Africa The Oval 02 Jun 2019
2 Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim 5 141 1 v England Adelaide 09 Mar 2015

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 78 in this game, which represents his fifth fifty in the World Cup. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to score five or more fifties in World Cup. Others are – KC Sangakkara {12} and AC Gilchrist {09}

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 78 in this game to provide the 94th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup.

Imran Tahir became the 238th cricketer to appear in 100 one day internationals also became the 24th South African cricketer to apprar in 100 internationals. This game was his 100th one day international.

The lone wicket in this game gave Shakib Al Hasan his 250th wicket in one day internationals. He 75 in this game gave him an aggregate of 5792 runs. He became the fifth all-rounder in the history of one day internationals to score 5000 plus runs and to capture 250 plus wickets. The following table lists all these five all-rounders with their performances

No Player Span Mat Runs HS C Wkts BBI 5
1 ST Jayasuriya 1989-2011 445 13430 189 28 323 6/29 4
2 JH Kallis 1996-2014 328 11579 139 17 273 5/30 2
3 Shahid Afridi 1996-2015 398 8064 124 06 395 7/12 9
4 Shakib Al Hasan 2006-2019 199 5792 134* 07 250 5/47 1
5 Abdul Razzaq 1996-2011 265 5080 112 03 269 6/35 3

F du Plessis scored 62 in this game to provide the 159th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 57th occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause in World Cup.

F du Plessis scored 62 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a South Africa captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South Africa captain’s fifty in a losing cause in World Cup.

Bangladesh won its 12th game in the World Cup, while South Africa suffered its 20th loss in the World Cup.

Captains who have scored the fifties on their world cup debut – FDM Karunaratne and AJ Finch join the elite list

Captains who have scored the fifties on their world cup debut – FDM Karunaratne and AJ Finch join the elite list

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka {52 not out against New Zealand at Cardiff on 01.06.19} and AJ Finch of Australia {66 against Afghanistan at Bristol on 01.06.19} scored fifties to become the 24th  and 25th captain to score fifty on captaincy debut in World Cup. The following table lists the performance of these captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Asif Iqbal 53 2 Pak Aus Leeds 07 Jun 1975
2 GM Turner 171* 1 NZl EAF Birmingham 07 Jun 1975
3 Majid Khan 60 1 Pak Win Birmingham 11 Jun 1975
4 DAG Fletcher 69* 1 Zim Aus Nottingham 09 Jun 1983
5 Imran Khan 56* 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
6 GP Howarth 76 2 NZl Srl Bristol 13 Jun 1983
7 MD Crowe 100* 1 NZl Aus Auckland 22 Feb 1992
8 GA Gooch 51 1 Eng Ind Perth 22 Feb 1992
9 Javed Miandad 57* 1 Pak Win Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
10 KC Wessels 81* 2 RSA Aus Sydney 26 Feb 1992
11 AJ Stewart 77 2 Eng RSA Melbourne 12 Mar 1992
12 WJ Cronje 57 1 RSA UAE Rawalpindi 16 Feb 1996
13 Aamer Sohail 55 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 09 Mar 1996
14 ST Jayasuriya 120 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 10 Feb 2003
15 RT Ponting 53 1 Aus Pak Johannesburg 11 Feb 2003
16 DPMD Jayawardene 85 1 Srl Ber Port of Spain 15 Mar 2007
17 GC Smith 67 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
18 Shakib Al Hasan 55 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 19 Feb 2011
19 KC Sangakkara 92 1 Srl Can Hambantota 20 Feb 2011
20 LRPL Taylor 74 1 NZl Can Mumbai 13 Mar 2011
21 GJ Bailey 55 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Feb 2015
22 Misbah-ul-Haq 76 2 Pak Ind Adelaide 15 Feb 2015
23 BRM Taylor 121 2 Zim Ire Hobart 07 Mar 2015
24 FDM Karunaratne 52* 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
25 AJ Finch 66 2 Aus Afg Bristol 01 Jun 2019

FDM Karunaratne became the fourth Sri Lankan captain to score fifty on captaincy debut in World Cup. The following table lists the performance of these captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 120 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 10 Feb 2003
3 DPMD Jayawardene 85 1 Srl Ber Port of Spain 15 Mar 2007
3 KC Sangakkara 92 1 Srl Can Hambantota 20 Feb 2011
4 FDM Karunaratne 52* 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

AJ Finch became the third Australian captain after RT Ponting and GJ Bailey to perform such a feat. The following table lists the performance of these captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 53 1 Aus Pak Johannesburg 11 Feb 2003
2 GJ Bailey 55 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Feb 2015
3 AJ Finch 66 2 Aus Afg Bristol 01 Jun 2019
ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 04 – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 04 – Stats highlights

Match No 04 – Afghanistan vs Australia at Bristol on 01.06.19 – Australia won by seven wickets

Both the teams had new captains in this game for the World Cup. Afghanistan was led by Gulbadain Nabi while Australia was led by AJ Finch. Gulbadain Nabi was Afghanistan’s second captain in the World Cup, while AJ Finch was Australia’s tenth captain in the World Cup. At the end of this game, World Cup has witnessed 113 captains leading their respective teams.  

UT Khawaja, AT Carey, NM Coulter-nile, MP Stoinis and AD Zampa making their World Cup debut, the number of cricketers representing Australia in World Cup swelled to 99

Nasir Jamal, Shafiqullah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmat Shah and Rashid Khan making their World Cup debut, the number of cricketers representing Afghanistan in World Cup swelled to 22

Mohamad Shahzad and Hazrat Zazai scored ducks in this game to provide the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in a world cup game. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Player Team Opposition Ground Date
1 Mohsin Khan Mudassar Nazar Pakistan New Zealand Edgbaston 11.06.83
2 S M Gavaskar K Srikkanth India Zimbabwe TB .Wells 18.06.83
3 B M W Patterson I L Philip Scotland Pakistan Ch-le-ST 20.05.99
4 HDRL Thirimanne T M Dilshan Sri Lanka Afghanistan Dunedin 22.02.15
5 Mohammad Shahzad Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan Australia Bristol 01.06.19

Both the teams had new wicket keepers in this game for the World Cup. Mohamad Shahzad kept wickets for Afghanistan while AT Carey kept wickets for Australia. Mohamad Shahzad became the second Afghanistan wicket keeper in the world cup while AT Carey became the ninth Australian wicket keeper in the World Cup. At the end of this game, World Cup has witnessed 96 wicket keepers donning the gloves for their respective teams. 

AJ Finch scored 66 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty on his world cup debut. He became the third Australian captain after RT Ponting and GJ Bailey to perform such a feat.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 53 1 Aus Pak Johannesburg 11 Feb 2003
2 GJ Bailey 55 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Feb 2015
3 AJ Finch 66 2 Aus Afg Bristol 01 Jun 2019

AJ Finch {66} and DA Warner {89*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 46th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of both the Australian openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB McCosker 73 1 Aus Srk The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  A Turner 101 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
               
2 TM Moody 57 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 7 Mar 1992
  GR Marsh 60 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 7 Mar 1992
               
3 ME Waugh 126 1 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 1996
  MA Taylor 59 1 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 1996
               
4 SR Watson 62 2 Aus NZl Nagpur 25 Feb 2011
  BJ Haddin 55 2 Aus NZl Nagpur 25 Feb 2011
               
5 SR Watson 94 2 Aus Can Bangalore 16 Mar 2011
  BJ Haddin 88 2 Aus Can Bangalore 16 Mar 2011
               
6 AJ Finch 66 2 Aus Afg Bristol 01 Jun 2019
  DA Warner 89* 2 Aus Afg Bristol 01 Jun 2019
ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 03 – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 03 – Stats highlights

Match No 03 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 01.06.19 – New Zealand won by ten wickets

Both New Zealand and Sri Lanka are led by new captains for this game. KS Williamson who was leading New Zealand became New Zealand’s eleventh captain in the World Cup, while FDM Karunaratne who was captaining Sri Lanka became Sri Lanka’s tenth captain in the World Cup.

Thus at the end of this game, a “Nelson” – 111 captains have led their teams in the World Cup. This edition has witnessed four new captains in F du Plessis. Sarfraz Ahmed, KS Williamson and FDM Karunaratne

C de Grandhomme, LM Ferguson, TWM Latham, C Munro, JDS Neesham and MJ Santner making their World Cup debut, the number of cricketers representing New Zealand in World Cup swelled to 91.

DM de Silva, BKG Mendis and I Udana making their World Cup debut, the number of cricketers representing Sri Lanka in World Cup swelled to 84

FDM Karunaratne became the 24th left handed captain to lead a team in the World Cup. He also became the eleventh left handed opening batsman to lead a team in the World Cup.

RT Latham and TWM Latham became the fifth father-son combination to represent a team in the World Cup. Father RT Latham had played for New Zealand seven World Cup games, while son TWM Latham was making his world Cup debut in this game for New Zealand.  The following table lists the father and son combinations who have represented a team in the World Cup

No Father Team Son Team
1 D Pringle EAF DR Pringle Eng
2 BL Cairns NZL CL Cairns NZl
3 CJ Broad Eng SCJ Broa Eng
4 GR Marsh Aus MR Marsh Aus
5 RT Latham NZl TWM Latham NZl

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through the completed innings in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings in the history of one  day internationals. He scored 52 not out in Sri Lanka’s total of 136 all out. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GW Flower 84* 205 1 Zimbabwe v England Sydney 15 Dec 1994
2 Saeed Anwar 103* 219 2 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 22 Feb 1995
3 NV Knight 125* 246 1 England v Pakistan Nottingham 01 Sep 1996
4 RD Jacobs 49* 110 1 West Indies v Australia Manchester 30 May 1999
5 DR Martyn 116* 191 1 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 03 Mar 2000
6 HH Gibbs 59* 101† 2 South Africa v Pakistan Sharjah 28 Mar 2000
7 AJ Stewart 100* 192 2 England v West Indies Nottingham 20 Jul 2000
8 Javed Omar 33* 103 2 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Harare 08 Apr 2001
9 Azhar Ali 81* 199 2 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 16 Jun 2012
10 TWM Latham 79* 190 1 New Zealand v India Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016
11 WU Tharanga 112* 187 2 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2017
12 FDM Karunaratne 52* 136 1 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through the completed innings in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings in the history of the World Cup. He scored 52 not out in Sri Lanka’s total of 136 all out. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 RD Jacobs 49* 110 1 West Indies v Australia Manchester 30 May 1999
2 FDM Karunaratne 52* 136 1 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through the completed innings in this game to provide the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings in the history of one day internationals after WU Tharanga. Both occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 WU Tharanga 112* 187 2 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2017
2 FDM Karunaratne 52* 136 1 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

FDM Karunaratne became the first captain to carry the bat through a completed innings in the history of one day internationals

FDM Karunaratne became the 24th captain to score fifty on captaincy debut in World Cup. The following table lists the performance of these captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Asif Iqbal 53 2 Pak Aus Leeds 07 Jun 1975
2 GM Turner 171* 1 NZl EAF Birmingham 07 Jun 1975
3 Majid Khan 60 1 Pak Win Birmingham 11 Jun 1975
4 DAG Fletcher 69* 1 Zim Aus Nottingham 09 Jun 1983
5 Imran Khan 56* 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
6 GP Howarth 76 2 NZl Srl Bristol 13 Jun 1983
7 MD Crowe 100* 1 NZl Aus Auckland 22 Feb 1992
8 GA Gooch 51 1 Eng Ind Perth 22 Feb 1992
9 Javed Miandad 57* 1 Pak Win Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
10 KC Wessels 81* 2 RSA Aus Sydney 26 Feb 1992
11 AJ Stewart 77 2 Eng RSA Melbourne 12 Mar 1992
12 WJ Cronje 57 1 RSA UAE Rawalpindi 16 Feb 1996
13 Aamer Sohail 55 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 09 Mar 1996
14 ST Jayasuriya 120 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 10 Feb 2003
15 RT Ponting 53 1 Aus Pak Johannesburg 11 Feb 2003
16 DPMD Jayawardene 85 1 Srl Ber Port of Spain 15 Mar 2007
17 GC Smith 67 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
18 Shakib Al Hasan 55 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 19 Feb 2011
19 KC Sangakkara 92 1 Srl Can Hambantota 20 Feb 2011
20 LRPL Taylor 74 1 NZl Can Mumbai 13 Mar 2011
21 GJ Bailey 55 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Feb 2015
22 Misbah-ul-Haq 76 2 Pak Ind Adelaide 15 Feb 2015
23 BRM Taylor 121 2 Zim Ire Hobart 07 Mar 2015
24 FDM Karunaratne 52* 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

FDM Karunaratne became the fourth Sri Lankan captain to score fifty on captaincy debut in World Cup. The following table lists the performance of these captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 120 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 10 Feb 2003
3 DPMD Jayawardene 85 1 Srl Ber Port of Spain 15 Mar 2007
3 KC Sangakkara 92 1 Srl Can Hambantota 20 Feb 2011
4 FDM Karunaratne 52* 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

MJ Guptill and C Munro added 137 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the 28th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the first wicket

MJ Guptill and C Munro added 137 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup for the first wicket against Sri Lanka

MJ Guptill and C Munro added 137 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the record first wicket partnership for the first wicket against Sri Lanka in the World Cup. The previous best was 111 runs partnership between MJ Guptill and BB McCullum at Christchurch on 14.02.15

New Zealand won this game by ten wickets to provide the 12th occasion of a team winning a world cup game by ten wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Ind 10 wkts 181 121 29.5 EAF Leeds 11 Jun 1975
2 Win 10 wkts 89 172 45.1 Zim Birmingham 20 Jun 1983
3 Win 10 wkts 19 221 46.5 Pak Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
4 RSA 10 wkts 172 141 21.2 Ken Potchefstroom 12 Feb 2003
5 Sri 10 wkts 173 125 21.1 Ban PM Burg 14 Feb 2003
6 RSA 10 wkts 228 109 12.0 Ban Bloemfontein 22 Feb 2003
7 Aus 10 wkts 49 105 13.5 Ban North Sound 31 Mar 2007
8 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 Ken Chennai 20 Feb 2011
9 NZl 10 wkts 99 163 33.3 Zim Ahmedabad 04 Mar 2011
19 Pak 10 wkts 175 113 20.5 Win Dhaka 23 Mar 2011
11 Srl 10 wkts 63 230 39.3 Eng Colombo (RPS) 26 Mar 2011
12 NZl 10 wkts 203 137 16.1 Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

New Zealand won this game by ten wickets to provide the third occasion of New Zealand winning a world cup game by ten wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Oppn Ground Match Date
1 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 Ken Chennai 20 Feb 2011
2 NZl 10 wkts 99 163 33.3 Zim Ahmedabad 04 Mar 2011
3 NZl 10 wkts 203 137 16.1 Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

New Zealand is the only team to win a game by ten wickets on three occasions in the World Cup. Other two teams to win a game on two occasions are – South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Oppn Ground Match Date
1 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 Ken Chennai 20 Feb 2011
2 NZl 10 wkts 99 163 33.3 Zim Ahmedabad 04 Mar 2011
3 NZl 10 wkts 203 137 16.1 Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
                 
1 RSA 10 wkts 172 141 21.2 Ken Potchefstroom 12 Feb 2003
2 RSA 10 wkts 228 109 12.0 Ban Bloemfontein 22 Feb 2003
                 
1 Sri 10 wkts 173 125 21.1 Ban PM Burg 14 Feb 2003
2 Srl 10 wkts 63 230 39.3 Eng Colombo (RPS) 26 Mar 2011
                 
1 Win 10 wkts 89 172 45.1 Zim Birmingham 20 Jun 1983
2 Win 10 wkts 19 221 46.5 Pak Melbourne 23 Feb 1992

New Zealand won this game by ten wickets with 203 balls to spare to provide the third occasion of a team winning a world cup game by ten wickets with 200 plus balls to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below. New Zealand is the only team to post such a win on two occasions.

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Oppn Ground Match Date
1 RSA 10 wkts 228 109 12.0 Ban Bloemfontein 22 Feb 2003
2 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 Ken Chennai 20 Feb 2011
3 NZl 10 wkts 203 137 16.1 Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

New Zealand won this game by ten wickets with 203 deliveries to spare to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 200 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 8 wickets 277 46 13.5 60.0 v Canada Manchester 13 Jun 1979
2 Sri Lanka 9 wickets 272 37 4.4 50.0 v Canada Paarl 19 Feb 2003
3 New Zealand 10 wickets 252 70 8.0 50.0 v Kenya Chennai 20 Feb 2011
4 Sri Lanka 8 wickets 240 78 10.0 50.0 v Ireland St George’s 18 Apr 2007
5 West Indies 8 wickets 239 69 10.1 50.0 v Scotland Leicester 27 May 1999
6 West Indies 9 wickets 236 87 20.4 60.0 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07 Jun 1975
7 South Africa 10 wickets 228 109 12.0 50.0 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 22 Feb 2003
8 Australia 9 wickets 226 92 12.2 50.0 v Ireland Bridgetown 13 Apr 2007
9 West Indies 9 wickets 226 59 12.2 50.0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 04 Mar 2011
10 New Zealand 8 wickets 226 124 12.2 50.0 v England Wellington 20 Feb 2015
11 West Indies 7 wickets 218 106 13.4 50.0 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019
12 England 9 wickets 215 137 24.1 60.0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 20 Jun 1983
13 Australia 7 wickets 208 131 15.2 50.0 v Scotland Hobart 14 Mar 2015
14 Australia 7 wickets 204 106 26.0 60.0 v Canada Birmingham 16 Jun 1979
15 New Zealand 10 wickets 203 137 16.1 50.0 v Sri Lanka Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

New Zealand won this game by ten wickets with 203 deliveries to spare to provide the third occasion of New Zealand winning a World Cup game with 200 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 10 wickets 252 70 8.0 50.0 v Kenya Chennai 20 Feb 2011
2 New Zealand 8 wickets 226 124 12.2 50.0 v England Wellington 20 Feb 2015
3 New Zealand 10 wickets 203 137 16.1 50.0 v Sri Lanka Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

New Zealand became the third team in the history of World Cup to win  a match with 200 plus deliveries to spare on three or more occasions. Other two teams are Australia {03} and West Indies {04}. The following table lists all such occasions

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Australia 9 wickets 226 92 12.2 50.0 v Ireland Bridgetown 13 Apr 2007
2 Australia 7 wickets 208 131 15.2 50.0 v Scotland Hobart 14 Mar 2015
3 Australia 7 wickets 204 106 26.0 60.0 v Canada Birmingham 16 Jun 1979
                   
1 New Zealand 10 wickets 252 70 8.0 50.0 v Kenya Chennai 20 Feb 2011
2 New Zealand 8 wickets 226 124 12.2 50.0 v England Wellington 20 Feb 2015
3 New Zealand 10 wickets 203 137 16.1 50.0 v Sri Lanka Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
                   
1 West Indies 8 wickets 239 69 10.1 50.0 v Scotland Leicester 27 May 1999
2 West Indies 9 wickets 236 87 20.4 60.0 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07 Jun 1975
3 West Indies 9 wickets 226 59 12.2 50.0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 04 Mar 2011
4 West Indies 7 wickets 218 106 13.4 50.0 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019

C Munro {58 not out} and MJ Guptill {77 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 45th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 65* 9 0 2 Ind EAS Leeds 11 Jun 1975
  FM Engineer 54* 7 0 2 Ind EAF Leeds 11 Jun 1975
                   
2 RB McCosker 73 2 0 1 Aus Srk The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  A Turner 101 9 1 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
                   
3 B Wood 77 6 0 1 Eng EAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1975
  DL Amiss 88 7 0 1 Eng EAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1975
                   
4 Sadiq Mohammad 74 12 1 1 Pak Srl Nottingham 14 Jun 1975
  Majid Khan 84 9 1 1 Pak Srk Nottingham 14 Jun 1975
                   
5 CG Greenidge 73 5 1 1 Win Pak The Oval 20 Jun 1979
  DL Haynes 65 4 0 1 Win Pak The Oval 20 Jun 1979
                   
6 JM Brearley 64 7 0 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
  G Boycott 57 3 0 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Jun 1979
                   
7 G Fowler 69 7 0 2 Eng Pak Manchester 18 Jun 1983
  CJ Tavare 58 5 0 2 Eng Pak Manchester 18 Jun 1983
                   
8 DL Haynes 88* 9 0 2 Win Zim Birmingham 20 Jun 1983
  SFAF Bacchus 80* 8 0 2 Win Zim Birmingham 20 Jun 1983
                   
9 GA Gooch 61 7 0 2 Eng Srl Pune 30 Oct 1987
  RT Robinson 55 7 0 2 Eng Srl Pune 30 Oct 1987
                   
10 K Srikkanth 75 9 3 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
  SM Gavaskar 103* 10 3 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
                   
11 RS Mahanama 59 4 0 2 Srl Zim New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  MAR Samarasekera 75 11 1 2 Srl Zim New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
                   
12 DL Haynes 93* 7 0 2 Win Pak Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
  BC Lara 88* 11 0 2 Win Pak Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
                   
13 MJ Greatbatch 68 9 2 2 NZl RSA Auckland 29 Feb 1992
  RT Latham 60 7 0 2 NZl RSA Auckland 29 Feb 1992
                   
14 GA Gooch 58 7 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 5 Mar 1992
  IT Botham 53 6 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 5 Mar 1992
                   
15 TM Moody 57 4 0 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 7 Mar 1992
  GR Marsh 60 3 1 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 7 Mar 1992
                   
16 KC Wessels 85 6 0 1 RSA Eng Melbourne 12 Mar 1992
  AC Hudson 79 7 0 1 RSA Eng Melbourne 12 Mar 1992
                   
17 AC Hudson 53 4 0 2 RSA Ind Adelaide 15 Mar 1992
  PN Kirsten 84 7 0 2 RSA Ind Adelaide 15 Mar 1992
                   
18 A Jadeja 53 4 1 2 Ind Ken Cuttack 18 Feb 1996
  SR Tendulkar 127* 15 1 2 Ind Ken Cuttack 18 Feb 1996
                   
19 ME Waugh 126 8 3 1 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 1996
  MA Taylor 59 8 1 1 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 1996
                   
20 RA Smith 75 8 1 1 Eng Pak Karachi 3 Mar 1996
  MA Atherton 66 6 0 1 Eng Pak Karachi 3 Mar 1996
                   
21 G Kirsten 83 6 0 1 RSA Net Rawalpindi 5 Mar 1996
  AC Hudson 161 13 4 1 RSA Net Rawalpindi 5 Mar 1996
                   
22 Aamer Sohail 50 10 0 1 Pak NZl Lahore 6 Mar 1996
  Saeed Anwar 62 0 0 1 Pak NZl Lahore 6 Mar 1996
                   
23 G Kirsten 82 6 1 1 RSA NZl Birmingham 10 Jun 1999
  HH Gibbs 91 6 1 1 RSA NZl Birmingham 10 Jun 1999
                   
24 Saeed Anwar 113* 9 0 2 Pak NZl Manchester 16 Jun 1999
  Wajahatullah Wasti 84 10 1 2 Pak NZl Manchester 16 Jun 1999
                   
25 HH Gibbs 87* 12 4 2 RSA Ken Potchefstroom 12 Feb 2003
  G Kirsten 52* 9 0 2 RSA Ken Potchefstroom 12 Feb 2003
                   
26 MS Atapattu 69* 11 0 2 Srl Ban PM Burg 14 Feb 2003
  ST Jayasuriya 55* 7 1 2 Srl Ban PM Burg 14 Feb 2003
                   
27 CH Gayle 119 8 2 1 Win Ken Kimberley 4 Mar 2003
  S Chanderpaul 66 7 2 1 Win Ken Kimberley 4 Mar 2003
                   
28 SR Tendulkar 97 7 1 1 Ind Srl Johannesburg 10 Mar 2003
  V Sehwag 66 5 3 1 Ind Srl Johannesburg 10 Mar 2003
                   
29 GC Smith 91 13 1 2 RSA Sco Basseterre 20 Mar 2007
  AB de Villers 62 9 2 2 RSA Sco Basseterre 20 Mar 2007
                   
30 L Vincent 101 9 1 1 NZl Can Gros Islet 22 Mar 2007
  SP Fleming 66 8 1 1 NZl Can Gros Islet 22 Mar 2007
                   
31 GC Smith 74 9 2 2 RSA Aus Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
  AB de Villiers 92 14 2 2 RSA Aus Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
                   
32 CH Gayle 79 10 3 1 Win Eng Bridgetown 21 Apr 2007
  DS Smith 61 6 0 1 Win Eng Bridgetown 21 Apr 2007
                   
33 SR Watson 62 6 1 2 Aus NZl Nagpur 25 Feb 2011
  BJ Haddin 55 8 0 2 Aus NZl Nagpur 25 Feb 2011
                   
34 DS Smith 53 9 0 1 Win Net Delhi 28 Feb 2011
  CH Gayle 80 7 2 1 Win Net Delhi 28 Feb 2011
                   
35 MJ Guptill 86* 7 2 2 NZl Zim Ahmedabad 4 Mar 2011
  BB McCullum 76* 6 2 2 NZl Zim Ahmedabad 4 Mar 2011
                   
36 WU Tharanga 133 17 0 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10 Mar 2011
  TM Dilshan 144 16 1 1 Srl Sim Pallekele 10 Mar 2011
                   
37 V Sehwag 73 12 0 2 Ind RSA Nagpur-J 12 Mar 2011
  SR Tendulkar 111 8 3 2 Ind RSA Nagpur-J 12 Mar 2011
                   
38 SR Watson 94 9 4 2 Aus Can Bangalore 16 Mar 2011
  BJ Haddin 88 11 2 2 Aus Can Bangalore 16 Mar 2011
                   
39 WTS Porterfield 68 10 0 2 Ire Net Kolkata 18 Mar 2011
  PR Stirling 101 14 2 2 Ire Net Kolkata 18 Mar 2011
                   
40 WU Tharanga 102* 12 1 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
  TM Dilshan 108* 10 2 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
                   
41 MM Ali 128 12 5 1 Eng Sco Christchurch 23 Feb 2015
  IR Bell 54 2 0 1 Eng Sco Christchurch 23 Feb 2015
                   
42 HDRL Thirimanne 52 3 0 1 Srl Ban Melbourne 26 Feb 2015
  TM Dilshan 161* 22 0 1 Srl Ban Melbourne 26 Feb 2015
                   
43 RG Sharma 64 3 3 2 Ind Ire Hamilton 10 Mar 2015
  S Dhawan 100 11 5 2 Ind Ire Hamilton 10 Mar 2015
                   
44 Ahmed Shehzad 63 7 0 2 Pak Ire Adelaide 15 Mar 2015
  Sarfraz Ahmed 101* 6 0 2 Pak Ire Adelaide 15 Mar 2015
                   
45 C Munro 58* 6 1 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
  MJ Guptill 73* 8 2 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

C Munro {58 not out} and MJ Guptill {77 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the fourth occasion of both the the New Zealand openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Greatbatch 68 9 2 2 NZl RSA Auckland 29 Feb 1992
  RT Latham 60 7 0 2 NZl RSA Auckland 29 Feb 1992
                   
2 L Vincent 101 9 1 1 NZl Can Gros Islet 22 Mar 2007
  SP Fleming 66 8 1 1 NZl Can Gros Islet 22 Mar 2007
                   
3 MJ Guptill 86* 7 2 2 NZl Zim Ahmedabad 4 Mar 2011
  BB McCullum 76* 6 2 2 NZl Zim Ahmedabad 4 Mar 2011
                   
4 C Munro 58* 6 1 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
  MJ Guptill 73* 8 2 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

C Munro {58 not out} and MJ Guptill {77 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the sixth occasion of both the  openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB McCosker 73 2 0 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  A Turner 101 9 1 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
                   
2 Sadiq Mohammad 74 12 1 1 Pak Srl Nottingham 14 Jun 1975
  Majid Khan 84 9 1 1 Pak Srl Nottingham 14 Jun 1975
                   
3 GA Gooch 61 7 0 2 Eng Srl Pune 30 Oct 1987
  RT Robinson 55 7 0 2 Eng Srl Pune 30 Oct 1987
                   
4 TM Moody 57 4 0 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 7 Mar 1992
  GR Marsh 60 3 1 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 7 Mar 1992
                   
5 SR Tendulkar 97 7 1 1 Ind Srl Johannesburg 10 Mar 2003
  V Sehwag 66 5 3 1 Ind Srl Johannesburg 10 Mar 2003
                   
6 C Munro 58* 6 1 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
  MJ Guptill 73* 8 2 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019

C Munro {58 not out} and MJ Guptill {77 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 65* 9 0 2 Ind EAS Leeds 11 Jun 1975
  FM Engineer 54* 7 0 2 Ind EAF Leeds 11 Jun 1975
                   
2 DL Haynes 88* 9 0 2 Win Zim Birmingham 20 Jun 1983
  SFAF Bacchus 80* 8 0 2 Win Zim Birmingham 20 Jun 1983
                   
3 DL Haynes 93* 7 0 2 Win Pak Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
  BC Lara 88* 11 0 2 Win Pak Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
                   
4 HH Gibbs 87* 12 4 2 RSA Ken Potchefstroom 12 Feb 2003
  G Kirsten 52* 9 0 2 RSA Ken Potchefstroom 12 Feb 2003
                   
5 MS Atapattu 69* 11 0 2 Srl Ban PM Burg 14 Feb 2003
  ST Jayasuriya 55* 7 1 2 Srl Ban PM Burg 14 Feb 2003
                   
6 MJ Guptill 86* 7 2 2 NZl Zim Ahmedabad 4 Mar 2011
  BB McCullum 76* 6 2 2 NZl Zim Ahmedabad 4 Mar 2011
                   
7 WU Tharanga 102* 12 1 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
  TM Dilshan 108* 10 2 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
                   
8 C Munro 58* 6 1 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
  MJ Guptill 73* 8 2 2 NZl Srl Cardiff 01 Jun 2019
Batsmen who have scored six or more consecutive fifties in the history of one-day internationals – CH Gayle is the new entrant to the elite list

Batsmen who have scored six or more consecutive fifties in the history of one-day internationals – CH Gayle is the new entrant to the elite list

CH Gayle’s 50 in the game against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.05.19 was his sixth consecutive fifty in one-day internationals. He became the eighth batsman in the history of one-day internationals to score six or more consecutive fifties. The feats of these eight batsmen are tabulated below. Javed Miandad of Pakistan with nine consecutive fifties owns the record for most consecutive fifties.

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Javed Miandad 9 78 1 Pak v Ind Nagpur 24 Mar 1987
      78* 2 Pak v Ind Jamshedpur 26 Mar 1987
      74* 2 Pak v Aus Sharjah 03 Apr 1987
      60 1 Pak v Eng Sharjah 07 Apr 1987
      52* 2 Pak v Ind Sharjah 10 Apr 1987
      113 1 Pak v Eng The Oval 21 May 1987
      71* 2 Pak v Eng Nottingham 23 May 1987
      68 1 Pak v Eng Birmingham 25 May 1987
      103 1 Pak v Srl Hyd-Pak 08 Oct 1987
                 
2 CG Greenidge 6 85* 2 Win v Eng Brisbane 23 Dec 1979
      50 1 Win v Eng Adelaide 16 Jan 1980
      80 1 Win v Eng Melbourne 20 Jan 1980
      98* 2 Win v Eng Sydney 22 Jan 1980
      103 1 Win v NZl Christchurch 06 Feb 1980
      78 1 Win v Eng Leeds 28 May 1980
                 
3 AH Jones 6 57 1 NZl v Ind Vadodara 17 Dec 1988
      55* 2 NZl v Pak Dunedin 06 Feb 1989
      62* 2 NZl v Pak Christchurch 04 Mar 1989
      67 2 NZl v Pak Wellington 08 Mar 1989
      82 1 NZl v Pak Auckland 11 Mar 1989
      63* 2 NZl v Pak Hamilton 14 Mar 1989
                 
4 ME Waugh 6 63 2 Aus v Srl Sydney 13 Jan 1999
      83* 2 Aus v Eng Melbourne 15 Jan 1999
      85 2 Aus v Eng Sydney 17 Jan 1999
      65 1 Aus v Srl Hobart 21 Jan 1999
      57 1 Aus v Srl Adelaide 24 Jan 1999
      65 1 Aus v Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1999
                 
5 Yousuf Youhana 6 106 1 Pak v Ban Faisalabad 12 Sep 2003
      65 1 Pak v Ban Lahore 15 Sep 2003
      94* 2 Pak v Ban Rawalpindi 18 Sep 2003
      52 1 Pak v Ban Karachi 21 Sep 2003
      68 1 Pak v RSA Lahore 03 Oct 2003
      65 1 Pak v RSA Lahore 05 Oct 2003
                 
6 KS Williamson 6 93 1 NZl v Eng The Oval 12 Jun 2015
      118 2 NZl v Eng Southampton 14 Jun 2015
      90 1 NZl v Eng Nottingham 17 Jun 2015
      50 1 NZl v Eng Ch-le-St 20 Jun 2015
      97 1 NZl v Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015
      90 1 NZl v Zim Harare 07 Aug 2015
                 
7 LRPL Taylor 6 181* 2 NZl v Eng Dunedin 07 Mar 2018
      80 1 NZl v Pak Abu Dhabi 07 Nov 2018
      86* 1 NZl v Pak Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2018
      54 1 NZl v Srl Mt Maunganui 03 Jan 2019
      90 1 NZl v Srl Mt Maunganui 05 Jan 2019
      137 1 NZl v Srl Nelson 08 Jan 2019
                 
8 CH Gayle 6 73 2 Win v Ban Basseterre 28 Jul 2018
      135 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 20 Feb 2019
      50 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 22 Feb 2019
      162 2 Win v Eng St George’s 27 Feb 2019
      77 2 Win v Eng Gros Islet 02 Mar 2019
      50 2 Win v Pak Nottingham 31 May 2019

CH Gayle’s 50 in the game against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.05.19 was his sixth consecutive fifty in one-day internationals. He became the second West Indies batsman in the history of one-day internationals to score six consecutive fifties after CG Greenidge. The feats of these two batsmen are tabulated below.

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 CG Greenidge 6 85* 2 Win v Eng Brisbane 23 Dec 1979
      50 1 Win v Eng Adelaide 16 Jan 1980
      80 1 Win v Eng Melbourne 20 Jan 1980
      98* 2 Win v Eng Sydney 22 Jan 1980
      103 1 Win v NZl Christchurch 06 Feb 1980
      78 1 Win v Eng Leeds 28 May 1980
                 
2 CH Gayle 6 73 2 Win v Ban Basseterre 28 Jul 2018
      135 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 20 Feb 2019
      50 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 22 Feb 2019
      162 2 Win v Eng St George’s 27 Feb 2019
      77 2 Win v Eng Gros Islet 02 Mar 2019
      50 2 Win v Pak Nottingham 31 May 2019
ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 02 – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 02 – Stats highlights

Match No 02 – Pakistan vs West Indies at Nottingham on 31.05.19 – West Indies won by seven wickets

Sarfraz Ahmed became the eleventh cricketer to lead Pakistan in the World Cup. Others are – Asif Iqbal {05}, Majid Khan {02}, Imran Khan {22}, Javed Miandad {02}, Wasim Akram {15}, Aamer Sohail {01}, Waqar Younis {06}, Inzamam-ul-Hqq {03}, Shahid Afridi {08} and Misbah-ul-Haq {07}

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan became the eleventh cricketer to lead a team as captain-cum-wicket keeper in the World Cup

Babar Azam, Fakar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir and Shadab Ali making their World Cup debut in this game, the number of cricketers representing Pakistan in the World Cup swelled to 86.

When SS Cottrell took the wicket of Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq in this game, West Indies captured 500 wickets in the World Cup. It became the fifth team in the World Cup. Other teams to capture 500 plus wickets in the World Cup are – Australia {623}, New Zealand {533}, India {526} and Pakistan {513}. At the end of the Pakistan’s innings, West Indies had captured 509 wickets. At the end of the West Indies’ innings, Pakistan had captured 516 wickets

SD Hope, N Pooran, CH Brathwaite, SS Cottrell, SO Hetmeyer, AR Nurse, and O Thomas making their World Cup debut in this game, the number of cricketers representing West Indies in the World Cup swelled to 90

AD Russell bowled a maiden over in this game in his spell of 3.0-1-4-2 to provide the 168th occasion of a West Indies bowler bowling a maiden over in the World Cup. It also represents AD Russell’s ninth maiden over in eleven games he has played in the World Cup.

O Thomas captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 191st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 20th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup.

O Thomas captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 137th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.

O Thomas captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup against Pakistan.  It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup against Pakistan

O Thomas captured four for 27 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup against Pakistan. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup against Pakistan

O Thomas captured four for 27 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four wickets on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BD Julien 12.0 3 20 4 1 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07 Jun 1975
2 MA Holding 12.0 2 33 4 1 v India Birmingham 09 Jun 1979
3 R Rampaul 10.0 0 51 5 1 v India Chennai 20 Mar 2011
4 O Thomas 5.4 0 27 4 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019

SD Hope of West Indies donned the gloves in this game to provide the 92nd occasion of a cricketer keeping wickets for a team in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of a cricketer keeping wickets for West Indies.

SD Hope effected four dismissals in this game to become the second West Indian wicket keeper to effect four or more dismissals on World Cup debut. JC Adams has effected five dismissals against Kenya at Pune on 29.02.96

No Player Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JC Adams 5 4 1 v Kenya Pune 29 Feb 1996
2 SD Hope 4 4 0 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019

SD Hope pouched four catches  in this game to become the second West Indian wicket keeper to pouch four catches on World Cup debut. JC Adams had pouched four catches against Kenya at Pune on 29.02.96 on his World Cup debut

No Player Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JC Adams 5 4 1 v Kenya Pune 29 Feb 1996
2 SD Hope 4 4 0 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019

CH Gayle scored three boundary sixes in this game which fetched him 40 boundary sixes. He not only became the first batsman in the history of World Cup to score 40 boundary sixes, but also owns the record for most boundary sixes by a batsman in the World Cup. He went past AB de Villiers who had scored 37 boundary sixes.

CH Gayle scored 50 in this game which represents his fifth fifty in the World Cup. He became the fourth West Indies batsman to score five or more fifties in the World Cup. Others are – SC Chanderpaul {07}, BC Lara {07} and IVA Richards {05}

West Indies won this game by seven wickets with 218 deliveries to spare to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 200 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 8 wickets 277 46 13.5 60.0 v Canada Manchester 13 Jun 1979
2 Sri Lanka 9 wickets 272 37 4.4 50.0 v Canada Paarl 19 Feb 2003
3 New Zealand 10 wickets 252 70 8.0 50.0 v Kenya Chennai 20 Feb 2011
4 Sri Lanka 8 wickets 240 78 10.0 50.0 v Ireland St George’s 18 Apr 2007
5 West Indies 8 wickets 239 69 10.1 50.0 v Scotland Leicester 27 May 1999
6 West Indies 9 wickets 236 87 20.4 60.0 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07 Jun 1975
7 South Africa 10 wickets 228 109 12.0 50.0 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 22 Feb 2003
8 Australia 9 wickets 226 92 12.2 50.0 v Ireland Bridgetown 13 Apr 2007
9 West Indies 9 wickets 226 59 12.2 50.0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 04 Mar 2011
10 New Zealand 8 wickets 226 124 12.2 50.0 v England Wellington 20 Feb 2015
11 West Indies 7 wickets 218 106 13.4 50.0 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019
12 England 9 wickets 215 137 24.1 60.0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 20 Jun 1983
13 Australia 7 wickets 208 131 15.2 50.0 v Scotland Hobart 14 Mar 2015
14 Australia 7 wickets 204 106 26.0 60.0 v Canada Birmingham 16 Jun 1979


West Indies won this game by seven wickets with 218 deliveries to spare to provide the fourth occasion of West Indies  winning a World Cup game with 200 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 West Indies 8 wickets 239 69 10.1 50.0 v Scotland Leicester 27 May 1999
2 West Indies 9 wickets 236 87 20.4 60.0 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07 Jun 1975
3 West Indies 9 wickets 226 59 12.2 50.0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 04 Mar 2011
4 West Indies 7 wickets 218 106 13.4 50.0 v Pakistan Nottingham 31 May 2019

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 105 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Pakistan dismissed all-out in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 74 40.2 1 v England Adelaide 01 Mar 1992
2 105 21.4 1 v West Indies Nottingham 31 May 2019
3 132 45.4 1 v Ireland Kingston 17 Mar 2007
4 132 39.0 1 v Australia Lord’s 20 Jun 1999
5 134 31.0 2 v England Cape Town 22 Feb 2003
6 151 56.0 2 v England Leeds 16 Jun 1979
7 160 39.0 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21 Feb 2015
8 161 44.3 2 v Bangladesh Northampton 31 May 1999
9 173 48.1 2 v India Sydney 04 Mar 1992
10 180 45.3 2 v India Manchester 08 Jun 1999
11 184 43.0 1 v Canada Colombo (RPS) 03 Mar 2011
12 186 55.2 2 v New Zealand Birmingham 11 Jun 1983
13 187 47.2 2 v West Indies Kingston 13 Mar 2007
14 192 41.4 2 v New Zealand Pallekele 08 Mar 2011
15 205 53.0 2 v Australia Leeds 07 Jun 1975
16 213 49.5 1 v Australia Adelaide 20 Mar 2015
17 222 46.4 1 v South Africa Auckland 07 Mar 2015
18 224 47.0 2 v India Adelaide 15 Feb 2015
19 228 44.3 2 v Australia Johannesburg 11 Feb 2003
20 231 49.5 2 v India Mohali 30 Mar 2011
21 249 49.0 2 v Australia Lahore 04 Nov 1987
22 250 56.2 2 v West Indies The Oval 20 Jun 1979

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 105 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all-out in an innings in the World Cup against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 250 56.2 2 v West Indies The Oval 20 Jun 1979
2 187 47.2 2 v West Indies Kingston 13 Mar 2007
3 160 39.0 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21 Feb 2015
4 105 21.4 1 v West Indies Nottingham 31 May 2019

Pakistan’s 105 in this game represent its second lowest team total in the World Cup. It’s lowest is 74 against England at Adelaide on 01.03.92

No Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 74 40.2 1 v England Adelaide 01 Mar 1992
2 105 21.4 1 v West Indies Nottingham 31 May 2019
Six or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup

Six or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup

The opening fixture of World Cup 2019 witnessed six fifties to provide the seventh occasion of six or more batsmen scoring fifties the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 RB McCosker 73 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  2 A Turner 101 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  3 GS Chappell 50 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  4 KD Walters 59 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  5 SRD Wettimuny 53* 2 Srl Aus The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  6 MH Tissera 52 2 Srl Aus The Oval 11 Jun 1975
                 
2 1 Mohsin Khan 82 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  2 Zaheer Abbas 82 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  3 Javed Miandad 72 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  4 Imran Khan 56* 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  5 DSBP Kuruppu 72 2 Srl Pak Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  6 RG de Alwis 59* 2 Srl Pak Swansea 09 Jun 1983
                 
3 1 A Flower 115* 1 Zim Srl New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  2 KJ Arnott 52 1 Zim Srl New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  3 AC Waller 83* 1 Zim Srl New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  4 RS Mahanama 59 2 Srl Zim New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  5 MAR Samarasekera 75 2 Srl Zim New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
  6 A Ranatunga 88* 2 Srl Zim New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
                 
4 1 RA Smith 75 1 Eng Pak Karachi 03 Mar 1996
  2 MA Atherton 66 1 Eng Pak Karachi 03 Mar 1996
  3 GP Thorpe 52* 1 Eng Pak Karachi 03 Mar 1996
  4 Saeed Anwar 71 2 Pak Eng Karachi 03 Mar 1996
  5 Ijaz Ahmed 70 2 Pak Eng Karachi 03 Mar 1996
  6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 53* 2 Pak Eng Karachi 03 Mar 1996
                 
5 1 V Sehwag 73 1 Ind RSA Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
  2 SR Tendulkar 111 1 Ind RSA Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
  3 G Gambhir 69 1 Ind RSA Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
  4 HM Amla 61 2 RSA Ind Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
  5 JH Kallis 69 2 RSA Ind Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
  6 AB de Villiers 52 2 RSA Ind Nagpur 12 Mar 2011
                 
6 1 SPD Smith 72 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  2 MJ Clarke 68 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  3 GJ Maxwell 102 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  4 SR Watson 67 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  5 TM Dilshan 62 2 Srl Aus Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  6 KC Sangakkara 104 2 Srl Aus Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  7 LD Chandimal 52* 2 Srl Aus Sydney 08 Mar 2015
                 
7 1 JJ Roy 54 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  2 JE Root 51 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  3 EJG Morgan 57 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  4 BA Stokes 89 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  5 Q de Kock 68 2 RSA Eng The Oval 30 May 2019
  6 HE van der Dussen 50 2 RSA Eng The Oval 30 May 2019
World Cup witnesses “one thousandth fifty”

World Cup witnesses “one thousandth fifty”

South Africa’s Q de Kock scored 68 in the opening fixture of ICC World Cup 2019 against England at The Oval on 30.05.19. This knock represents the “one thousandth fifty” in the history of the World Cup. At the end of the game, the number of fifties scored in the World Cup read 1001. The following table lists the number of fifties scored by each team in the World Cup.

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 50+
Australia 41 1975-2015 70 130 31 10074 178 101.75 26 104 0 130
India 31 1975-2015 66 110 29 08879 183 109.61 25 85 0 110
Sri Lanka 27 1975-2015 58 103 30 07920 161* 108.49 23 80 0 103
England 42 1975-2019 57 102 17 07416 158 087.24 11 91 0 102
New Zealand 37 1975-2015 60 100 32 07574 237* 111.38 15 85 0 100
West Indies 34 1975-2015 58 095 22 07347 215 100.64 17 78 0 095
Pakistan 35 1975-2015 57 094 22 06881 160 095.56 14 80 0 094
South Africa 22 1992-2019 49 085 23 06735 188* 108.62 14 71 0 085
Zimbabwe 24 1983-2015 36 056 14 04077 172* 097.07 6 50 0 056
Kenya 10 1996-2011 21 028 04 01811 98* 075.45 0 28 0 028
Bangladesh 10 1999-2015 15 024 07 01630 128* 095.88 2 22 0 024
Ireland 08 2007-2015 14 022 03 01795 115* 094.47 5 17 0 022
Netherlands 09 1996-2011 11 014 05 01095 134* 121.66 4 10 0 014
Canada 07 2003-2011 09 012 03 00812 111 090.22 1 11 0 012
Scotland 07 1999-2015 07 009 00 00653 156 072.55 1 8 0 009
U.A.E. 06 1996-2015 06 008 02 00543 106 090.50 1 7 0 008
Afghanistan 04 2015-2015 03 005 00 00311 96 062.20 0 5 0 005
Namibia 03 2003-2003 02 003 00 00189 85 063.00 0 3 0 003
Bermuda 01 2007-2007 01 001 01 00076 76* – 0 1 0 001
Total       1001               1001
Four Fifties in an innings in the World Cup game

Four Fifties in an innings in the World Cup game

Four England batsmen JJ Roy {54}, JE Root {51}. EJG Morgan {57} and BA Stokes {89} scored the fifties against South Africa at The Oval on 30.05.19 to provide the 13th occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England batsmen and also the first such occasion against South Africa in the World Cup

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 RB McCosker 73 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  2 A Turner 101 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  3 GS Chappell 50 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  4 KD Walters 59 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
                 
2 1 Mohsin Khan 82 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  2 Zaheer Abbas 82 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  3 Javed Miandad 72 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
  4 Imran Khan 56* 1 Pak Srl Swansea 09 Jun 1983
                 
3 1 SM Gavaskar 61 1 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Oct 1987
  2 NS Sidhu 51 1 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Oct 1987
  3 DB Vengsarkar 63 1 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Oct 1987
  4 M Azharuddin 54* 1 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Oct 1987
                 
4 1 C Spearman 68 1 NZl Net Vadodara 17 Feb 1996
  2 SP Fleming 66 1 NZl Net Vadodara 17 Feb 1996
  3 CL Cairns 52 1 NZl Net Vadodara 17 Feb 1996
  4 AC Parore 55 1 NZl Net Vadodara 17 Feb 1996
                 
5 1 GC Smith 67 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
  2 JH Kallis 128* 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
  3 HH Gibbs 72 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
  4 MV Boucher 75* 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
                 
6 1 SC Ganguly 89 1 Ind Ber Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
  2 V Sehwag 114 1 Ind Ber Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
  3 Yuvraj Singh 83 1 Ind Ber Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
  4 SR Tendulkar 57* 1 Ind Ber Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
                 
7 1 SP Fleming 60 1 NZl Ken Gros Islet 20 Mar 2007
  2 LRPL Taylor 85 1 NZl Ken Gros Islet 20 Mar 2007
  3 SB Styris 63 1 NZl Ken Gros Islet 20 Mar 2007
  4 CD McMillan 71 1 NZl Ken Gros Islet 20 Mar 2007
                 
8 1 AB de Villiers 146 1 RSA Win St George’s 10 Apr 2007
  2 JH Kallis 81 1 RSA Win St George’s 10 Apr 2007
  3 HH Gibbs 61* 1 RSA Win St George’s 10 Apr 2007
  4 MV Boucher 52 1 RSA Win St George’s 10 Apr 2007
                 
9 1 Kamran Akmal 55 1 Pak Ken Hambantota 23 Feb 2011
  2 Younis Khan 50 1 Pak Ken Hambantota 23 Feb 2011
  3 Misbah-ul-Haq 65 1 Pak Ken Hambantota 23 Feb 2011
  4 Umar Akmal 71 1 Pak Ken Hambantota 23 Feb 2011
                 
10 1 HM Amla 65 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
  2 F du Plessis 62 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
  3 RR Rossouw 61 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
  4 AB de Villiers 162* 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
                 
11 1 Tamim Iqbal 95 2 Ban Sco Nelson 05 Mar 2015
  2 Mahmudullah 62 2 Ban Sco Nelson 05 Mar 2015
  3 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 2 Ban Sco Nelson 05 Mar 2015
  4 Shakib Al Hasan 52* 2 Ban Sco Nelson 05 Mar 2015
                 
12 1 SPD Smith 72 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  2 MJ Clarke 68 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  3 GJ Maxwell 102 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  4 SR Watson 67 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
                 
13 1 JJ Roy 54 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  2 JE Root 51 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  3 EJG Morgan 57 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  4 BA Stokes 89 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019

It also provides the second such occasion at The Oval in the World Cup. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 RB McCosker 73 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  2 A Turner 101 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  3 GS Chappell 50 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  4 KD Walters 59 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
                 
2 1 JJ Roy 54 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  2 JE Root 51 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  3 EJG Morgan 57 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  4 BA Stokes 89 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019

The Oval became the second ground in the history of the World Cup to witness four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. Sydney has witnessed such occasions on two occasions.  The following table lists such occasions

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 RB McCosker 73 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  2 A Turner 101 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  3 GS Chappell 50 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
  4 KD Walters 59 1 Aus Srl The Oval 11 Jun 1975
                 
2 1 JJ Roy 54 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  2 JE Root 51 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  3 EJG Morgan 57 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
  4 BA Stokes 89 1 Eng RSA The Oval 30 May 2019
                 
No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
10 1 HM Amla 65 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
  2 F du Plessis 62 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
  3 RR Rossouw 61 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
  4 AB de Villiers 162* 1 RSA Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
                 
12 1 SPD Smith 72 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  2 MJ Clarke 68 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  3 GJ Maxwell 102 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
  4 SR Watson 67 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
ICC World Cup 2019 – Match Number 01 – Stats highlights

ICC World Cup 2019 – Match Number 01 – Stats highlights

Match No 01- England vs South Africa at The Oval on 30.05.19 – England won by 104 runs

Imran Tahir opened the bowling in this game to provide the very first occasion of a spin bowler bowling the first over in the opening match in the history of the World Cup.

It also provides the 16th occasion of a spin bowler bowling the first over of a game in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African spin bowler bowling the first over in a World Cup game. The  other three occasions  are – J Botha against West Indies at Delhi on 24.02.11 and RJ Peterson  against England at Chennai on 06.03.11 and RJ Peterson against New Zealand at Dhaka on 25,03,11

JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 191st occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup

JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of an opening  batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup

JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa

JM Bairstow collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa. It also provides the second occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup against South Africa. AJ Stewart was dismissed leg before wicket to JH Kallis for a first ball duck at The Oval on 22.05.99

JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51) scored fifties in this game to provide the 99th and 100th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in the World Cup. England became the fifth team in the World Cup to score 100 plus fifties. Others are – Australia {130}, India {110}, Sri Lanka {100} and New Zealand {100}

JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51) scored fifties in this game to provide the sixth and seventh occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in the World Cup against South Africa

JJ Roy scored 54 in this game to provide the 40th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring fifties in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in the World Cup. AJ Stewert had scored 77 against South Africa at Melbourne on 12.03.92

JJ Roy and JE Root added 106 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the World Cup

JJ Roy and JE Root added 106 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup against South Africa.

JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51), EJG Morgan {57} and BA Stokes (89} scored fifties in this game to provide the 13th occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first such occasion by England batsmen in the World Cup and also provides the first such occasion against South Africa in the World Cup

EJG Morgan scored 57 in this game to provide the 156th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.  It also provides the 16th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.

EJG Morgan scored 57 in this game to provide the 131st occasion of a captain scoring a half century in the World Cup.  It also provides the 16th occasion of an England captain scoring a half century in the World Cup.

EJG Morgan scored 57 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup against South Africa.

England posted a total of 311 for 8 in this game to provide the 90th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against South Africa. The three occasions are – 377 for 6 by Australia at Basseterre on 24.03.07, 307 for 7 by India at Melbourne on 22.02.15 and now 311 for 8 by England in this game at The Oval on 30.05.19

Q de Kock scored 68 in this game to provide the 93rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup.

Q de Kock scored 68 in this game to provide the 29th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. The first occasion was when Q de Kock scored 78 not out against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18.03.15

JJ Roy (54) and JE Root (51), EJG Morgan {57} and BA Stokes (89} scored fifties for England. Q de Kock {68} and HEN van der Dussen {50} scored fifties for South Africa. Thus this  game witnessed  six fifties to  provide the seventh occasion of a World Cup game witnessing six or more fifties.

F du Plessis of South Africa  and JE Root of England pouched three catches each in this game to provide the 39th and 40th occasion of a fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.

F du Plessis of South Africa pouched three catches each in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a South African fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.

JE Root of England pouched three catches each in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an England fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.

F du Plessis of South Africa and JE Root of England pouched three catches each in this game to provide the first occasion of rival fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup.

F du Plessis of South Africa pouched three catches each in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a captain taking three or more catches in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African captain taking three catches in an innings in the World Cup. AB de Villiers had pouched three catches against Zimbabwe at Hamilton on 15.02.15

F du Plessis of South Africa pouched three catches each in this game to provide the second occasion of his taking three catches in an innings in the World Cup. The first such occasion was against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 18.03.15

He became the second fieldsman in the history of World Cup to pouch three catches in an innings on two occasion after V Sehwag. The following table lists the performance of these two fieldsmen

No Player Dis Ct Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 F du Plessis 3 3 RSA Srl Sydney 18 Mar 2015
2 F du Plessis 3 3 RSA Eng The Oval 30 May 2019
               
1 V Sehwag 3 3 Ind Net Paarl 12 Feb 2003
2 V Sehwag 3 3 Ind Eng Durban 26 Feb 2003

England won this game by 104 runs to provide the 66th occasion of a team winning a world cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the eighth occasion of England winning a world cup game by 100 plus runs margin.

The opening fixture of ICC World Cup 2019 did not have any centurion to provide the third such occasion. The opening fixtures of 1999 and 2007 editions did not have a centurion. The following table lists the editions in which the opening fixtures of the world cups witnessed centurions

Edition Batsman Score Team Vs Opp Ground Date
1975 DL Amiss 137 Eng Vs Ind Lord’s 07.06.75
1975 GM Turner 171* NZl Vs EAF Birmingham 07.06.75
1979 CG Greendige 106* Win Vs Ind Birmingham 19.06.79
1983 AJ Lamb 102 Eng Vs NZl The Oval 09.06.83
1987 Javed Miandad 103 Pak Vs Srl Hyd-Pak 08.10.87
1992 MD Crowe 100* NZl Vs Aus Auckland 22.02.92
1992 DC Boon 100 Aus Vs NZl Auckland 22.02.02
1996 NJ Astle 101 NZl Vs Eng Ahmedabad 14.02.96
2003 BC Lara 116 Win Vs RSA Cape Town 09.02.03
2011 V Sehwag 175 Ind Vs Ban Dhaka 19.02.11
2011 V Kohli 100* Ind Vs Ban Dhaka 19.02.11
2015 AJ Finch 135 Aus Vs Eng Melbourne 14.02.15

Imran Tahir collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup. He also became the second South African batsman to collect the first ball duck against England in the World Cup. SM Pollock had collected the first ball duck against England at The Oval on 22.05.99

In one of the rarest happenings in the World Cup, the batsmen who were dismissed first and last in this game collected the first ball ducks. JM Bairstow was the first batsman and Imran Tahir was the last batsman.

HE ven der Dussen scored 50  in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a South African batsmen scoring a fifty on World Cup debut. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Wessels 81* 2 v Australia Sydney 26 Feb 1992
2 G Kirsten 188* 1 v U.A.E. Rawalpindi 16 Feb 1996
3 DA Miller 138* 1 v Zimbabwe Hamilton 15 Feb 2015
4 HE van der Dussen 50 2 v England The Oval 30 May 2019

AK Markram, L Ngidi, AH Phehlukwayo, D Pretorious, K Rabada and HE ven der Dussen making their World Cup  debut in this game, the number of South African cricketers representing the World Cup swelled  to 63.

JJ Roy {54} and JM Bairstow {00} scored fifty and a duck in England’s innings to provide the 14th occasion of opening batsman scoring a fifty and a duck in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England opening batsmen in the World Cup

No Batsmen Score Batsman Score Team Opp Groud Date
1 TM Moody 51 MA Taylor 00 Aus  Eng Sydney 05.03.92
2 Aamir Sohail 00 Ramiz Raja 119* Pak NZl Christchurch 18.03.92
3 CM Spearman 68 NJ Astle 00 NZl Net Baroda 17.02.96
4 JF Kloppenburg 00 DLS van Bunge 62 Net Ind Paarl 12.02.03
5 KO Otieno 60 RD Shah 00 Ken Srl Nairobi 24.02.03
5 I Maraj 00 JM Davison 75 Can NZl Benoni 03.03.03
7 WTS Porterfield 00 JF Bray 115* Ire Zim Kingston 15.03.07
8 AB de Villers 00 GC Smith 66 RSA Net St Kitts 16.03.07
9 L Vincent 00 SP Fleming 60 NZl Ken Gros Isle 20.03.07
10 WTS Porterfield 75 PR Sterling 00 Ire Ind Bangalore 06.03.11
11 Imrul Kayes 73* Tamim Iqbal 00 Ban Net Chittagong 14.03.11
12 RG Sharma 00 S Dhawan 137 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15
13 DR Smith 00 CH Gayle 215 Win Zim Canberra 24.02.15
14 JJ Roy 54 JM Bairstow 00 Eng RSA The Oval 30.05.19

It also provides the second such occasion against South Africa in the World Cup. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Batsmen Score Batsman Score Team Opp Groud Date
1 RG Sharma 00 S Dhawan 137 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15
2 JJ Roy 54 JM Bairstow 00 Eng RSA The Oval 30.05.19

JC Archer, JM Bairstow, JJ Roy, BA Stokes and AU Rashid making their World Cup debut in this game, the number of cricketers representing England in the World Cup swelled to 112.

JJ Roy {54] and BA Stokes {89} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth and ninth occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DL Amiss 137 1 v India Lord’s 07 Jun 1975
2 CM Old 51* 1 v India Lord’s 07 Jun 1975
3 GA Gooch 53 2 v Australia Lord’s 09 Jun 1979
4 AJ Lamb 102 1 v New Zealand The Oval 09 Jun 1983
5 MP Vaughan 51 2 v Netherlands East London 16 Feb 2003
6 KP Pietersen 60 1 v New Zealand Gros Islet 16 Mar 2007
7 IJL Trott 62 2 v Netherlands Nagpur 22 Feb 2011
8 JJ Roy 54 1 v South Africa The Oval 30 May 2019
9 BA Stokes 89 1 v South Africa The Oval 30 May 2019

JM Bairstow became the second England batsman to score a duck on World Cup debut after EC Joyce. EC Joyce had scored a duck against New Zealand at Gros Islet on 16.03.07

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 EC Joyce 0 1 v New Zealand Gros Islet 16 Mar 2007
2 JM Bairstow 0 1 v South Africa The Oval 30 May 2019