On Saturday (8th June), England and Bangladesh will face each other at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) in the match 12 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
England and Bangladesh both will play their third match on this Saturday. After winning the opening game of the tournament against South Africa by 104 runs, England suffered a 14-run defeat against Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh won their first match of the tournament by 21 runs against South Africa. However, they faced a defeat in their second match of this tournament against New Zealand (by two wickets).
Also Read: ICC World Cup 2019: Match 12, England vs Bangladesh – Match Prediction
Ahead of the match between England and Bangladesh, let’s look at some crucial stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | England | Bangladesh |
| Highest total | 342/8 (50 overs) by England against Australia on 16th June 2018 | 342/8 (50 overs) against Australia on 16th June 2018 | 268/5 (47.2 overs) against New Zealand on 9th June 2017 |
| Lowest completed total | 136 (29.2 overs) by Sri Lanka against New Zealand on 1st June 2019 | 161 (38.1 overs) against India on 27th August 2014 | – |
| Highest score | 131 by Shaun Marsh (Australia) against England on 16th June 2018 | 120 by Jason Roy against Australia on 16th June 2018 | 114 by Shakib Al Hasan against New Zealand on 9th June 2017 |
| Best bowling | 4/28 by Ravindra Jadeja (India) against England on 27th August 2014 | 4/34 by David Willey against Sri Lanka on 2nd July 2016 | 3/13 by Mosaddek Hossain against New Zealand on 9th June 2017 |
Venue’s ODI history in first and second batting
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Overall |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 229.17 (5.33) | 240.04 (5.23) | 217.83 (5.45) |
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In last 10 completed ODIs |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 241.70 (5.59) | 263.10 (5.66) | 220.30 (5.52) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, only incomplete innings have been excluded. Included all the completed innings and target reached)
(Special Note: Overall – In addition, one more ODI had the tie result at this venue)
Also Read: ICC World Cup 2019: Match 12, England vs Bangladesh – England’s Predicted Playing XI
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| England | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0/3 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
England vs Bangladesh
| Stats | Total ODIs | England Won | Bangladesh Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0/0 |
| In England | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0/0 |
| At Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) | – | – | – | -/- |
| In the World Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0/0 |
Players’ stats
England cricketers’ stats
i) Joe Root (11 catches) is three catches away to become the highest catch-taker as an England non-wicketkeeper in Cricket World Cup. In this list, he is only behind of Graeme Hick (12 catches) and Paul Collingwood (13 catches).
Bangladesh cricketers’ stats
i) Mashrafe Mortaza will play his 300th international match. He will be the fourth Bangladesh cricketer to play 300 or more international matches.
ii) Shakib Al Hasan (48 catches) is two catches away to complete his 50 ODI catches. He will be the sixth Bangladesh cricketer to take 50 or more ODI catches.
iii) The Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim (296 catches) is four catches away to complete his 300 catches in international cricket. He will be the first Bangladesh wicketkeeper to take 300 catches in international cricket.
