England and New Zealand will meet on Wednesday (3rd July) at Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street) in the match 41 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
After playing eight matches in this tournament, New Zealand has earned 11 points and England has earned 10 points. Another victory will secure England’s spot for the semi-finals of this tournament, while New Zealand needs to add one more point to secure their semi-final dream.
Ahead of this crucial match between England and New Zealand, let’s look at some essential stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | England | New Zealand |
| Highest total | 314/4 (44.4 overs) by England against Australia on 21st June 2018 | 314/4 (44.4 overs) against Australia on 21st June 2018 | 283/9 (50 overs) against England on 20th June 2015 |
| Lowest completed total | 99 (26.1 overs) by England against Sri Lanka on 25th May 2014 | 99 (26.1 overs) against Sri Lanka on 25th May 2014 | 193 (42.5 overs) against England on 15th June 2008 |
| Highest score | 126* by Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) against England on 24th June 2006 | 110* by Kevin Pietersen against New Zealand on 15th June 2008 | 67 by Martin Guptill against England on 20th June 2015 |
| Best bowling | 5/28 by Graeme Swann (England) against Australia on 20th September 2009 | 5/28 by Graeme Swann against Australia on 20th September 2009 | 5/42 by James Franklin against England on 29th June 2004 |
Venue’s ODI history in the first and second batting
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 228.23 (5.25) | 246.06 (5.09) | 208.31 (5.48) |
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In last 10 completed ODIs |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 241 (5.45) | 260.80 (5.36) | 221.20 (5.56) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, only incomplete innings have been excluded. Included all the completed innings and target reached)
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| England | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0/2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
England vs New Zealand
| Stats | Total ODIs | England Won | New Zealand Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 89 | 40 | 43 | 2/4 |
| In England | 30 | 16 | 12 | 0/2 |
| At Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 |
| In the World Cup | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0/0 |
- Last time, England beat New Zealand in Cricket World Cup on 9th June 1983. Since then, England has suffered five consecutive CWC defeats against New Zealand.
Players’ stats
England
i) With one more wicket, Jofra Archer (16 wickets) will become the leading wicket-taker for England in a CWC edition. In the 1992 CWC, English pacer Ian Botham also took 16 wickets.
ii) Liam Plunkett (197 wickets) is three wickets away to complete his 200 international wickets.
iii) Joe Root (901 runs) is 21 runs away to become the most ODI run-scorer for England against New Zealand. Only Allan Lamb scored more ODI runs for England against New Zealand than Root as he scored 921 ODI runs against the Blackcaps.
iv) Joe Root (476 runs) needs to score 24 more runs to become the first England batsman to score 500 runs in an edition of the Cricket World Cup.
v) Ben Stokes (5,971 runs) needs to score 29 more runs to complete his 6,000 international runs.
vi) Jason Roy (3,962 runs) is 38 runs away to complete his 4,000 international runs.
vii) Scoring 46 more runs, Eoin Morgan (3,954 runs) will be the first England ODI captain to score 4,000 runs.
New Zealand
i) Kane Williamson (454 runs) needs to score three more runs to become the most run-scorer as a New Zealand captain in an edition of the Cricket World Cup. The present record is 456 runs by the former Kiwi captain Martin Crowe in 1992 CWC.
ii) Kane Williamson (926 runs) is 74 runs away to complete his 1,000 ODI runs against England. After Ross Taylor (1,381 runs), Williamson will be the second Kiwi batsman to score 1,000 ODI runs against England.
iii) Adding 33 more runs, Martin Guptill (967 runs) will become the second New Zealand batsman to score 1,000 runs in CWC career. Only Stephen Fleming (1,075 runs) achieved this feat for this team.
iv) The left-arm pacer Trent Boult (35 wickets) needs to pick up two more wickets to become the most wicket-taker for New Zealand in Cricket World Cup history. Only Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori are ahead of him in this list as both took 36 CWC wickets.
