On Saturday (11th May), England and Pakistan involved in a thrilling high-scoring ODI match at The Rose Bowl (Southampton). England narrowly won that second ODI (by 12 runs) of the five-match home ODI series against Pakistan and has taken the 1-0 lead of this series. Here we are with some statistical highlights of this match.
After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed decided to field first. The home team scored 373/3 (50 overs) in the first innings while Pakistan finished marginally short from the target (361/7 in 50 overs).
Brief Scores: England – 373/3 in 50 overs (Jos Buttler 110*, Jason Roy 87; Yasir Shah 1/60)
Pakistan – 361/7 in 50 overs (Fakhar Zaman 138, Asif Ali 56; David Willey 2/57)
Result – England won by 12 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
England
i) England scored 373/3 in 50 overs.
- It is the second highest ODI total for England against Pakistan. Their highest ODI total is 444/3 (50 overs) at Nottingham on 30th August 2016.
- It is the third highest ODI total for any team against Pakistan. The top two records are 444/3 (50 overs) by England (at Nottingham on 30th August 2016) and 392/6 (50 overs) by South Africa (at Centurion on 4th February 2007).
- It is the fifth highest ODI total for England on the home soil.
- It is the seventh highest ODI total for England.
Pakistan
i) In the second innings, Pakistan managed to score 361/7 in 50 overs.
- It is the highest second innings ODI total for Pakistan. Their previous record was 344/8 (50 overs) against India at Karachi on 13th March 2004.
- It is the highest ODI total for Pakistan against England. Their previous highest total was 353/6 (50 overs) at Karachi on 15th December 2005.
- It is the second highest ODI total for any team against the host side England. The record is 398/5 (50 overs) at The Oval on 12th June 2005.
- It is the seventh highest ODI total for Pakistan.
(Players’ stats)
Jos Buttler
i) England cricketer Jos Buttler completed his century in just 50 balls.
- It is the second fastest ODI century for England. The record holder is also Jos Buttler who completed an ODI century in 46 balls against Pakistan at Dubai (DSC) on 20th November 2015.
- It is the third fastest ODI century for any batsman against Pakistan. The top record holders are English batsman Jos Buttler (completed a century in 46 balls at Dubai, DSC on 20th November 2015) and Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya (completed a century in 48 balls at Singapore on 2nd April 1996).
Fakhar Zaman
i) Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman scored 138 runs.
- It is the highest individual ODI score by a Pakistan batsman against England. The previous record was 137 runs by Ijaz Ahmed at Sharjah on 7th April 1999.
- It is the second highest individual score by any batsman against the host side England in the second innings of an ODI match. The record is 152 runs by Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) at Leeds on 1st July 2006.
- It is the third highest individual score by a Pakistan batsman in the second innings of an ODI match. Ijaz Ahmed (against India at Lahore on 2nd October 1997) and Mohammad Hafeez (against Zimbabwe at Harare on 11th September 2011) are the joint record holders with unbeaten 139 runs.