ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (Match 26): Australia vs Bangladesh – Statistical Highlights
Jun 21, 2019 at 10:56 AM
Australia and Bangladesh involved in a high-scoring encounter on Thursday (20th June) in the match 26 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at Nottingham. In the end, Australia managed to secure a 48-run victory.
The defending champions Australia decided to bat first after winning the toss. They managed to score 381/5 in 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh scored 333/8 (50 overs) in the second innings.
Brief Scores: Australia – 381/5 in 50 overs (David Warner 166, Usman Khawaja 89; Soumya Sarkar 3/58)
Bangladesh – 333/8 in 50 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 102*, Mahmudullah 69; Marcus Stoinis 2/54)
Result – Australia won by 48 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
Australia
i) Australia scored 381/5 in 50 overs.
- It is the highest ODI total for Australia against Bangladesh. Their previous record is 361/8 in 50 overs at Dhaka on 13th April 2011.
- It is the second highest total for Australia in Cricket World Cup history. Their record is 417/6 (50 overs) against Afghanistan at Perth on 4th March 2015.
- It is the second highest total for any team against Bangladesh in Cricket World Cup history. The record is 386/6 by England at Cardiff on 8th June 2019.
- It is the third highest ODI total for Australia. Their top two records are 434/4 (50 overs) against South Africa (at Johannesburg on 12th March 2006) and 417/6 (50 overs) against Afghanistan (at Perth on 4th March 2015).
ii) Australia won this match by 48 runs.
- It is the smallest ODI victory (by runs) for Australia against Bangladesh. Their previous smallest ODI victory (by runs) was winning by 60 runs at Dhaka on 9th April 2011.
Bangladesh
i) Bangladesh managed a total of 333/8 in 50 overs.
- It is the highest ODI total for Bangladesh. Their previous record was 330/6 (50 overs) against South Africa at The Oval on 2nd June 2019.
Australia vs Bangladesh
i) The aggregate total in this match was 714 runs.
- It is the highest aggregate total in Cricket World Cup history. The previous record was 688 runs during the match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Sydney on 8th March 2015.
(Players’ stats)
David Warner
i) Australian opener David Warner scored 166 runs.
- It is the second highest individual score by an Australian batsman in Cricket World Cup history. David Warner is also holding the highest individual score record by an Australian batsman in CWC history, which is 178 against Afghanistan at Perth on 4th March 2015. He is the only batsman in Cricket World Cup history to score two 150+ scores.
- It is the second highest individual ODI score by an Australian batsman against Bangladesh. The record is 185* by Shane Watson at Dhaka on 11th April 2011.
- It was also David Warner’s sixth 150+ score in ODI career. It is the second most 150+ ODI scores for a batsman. Only the Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma is ahead of David Warner in this list with seven 150+ ODI scores.
Rubel Hossain
i) Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain had the bowling figures of 9-0-83-0.
- It is the second most expensive bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler in Cricket World Cup history. The record is 10-0-86-1 by the left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak against Sri Lanka at Port of Spain on 21st March 2007.
Mushfiqur Rahim
i) Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim scored 102*.
- It is the highest individual ODI score by a Bangladesh batsman against Australia. The previous record was 100 by Mohammad Ashraful at Cardiff on 18th June 2005.
- It is the second highest individual score by a wicketkeeper-batsman against Australia in Cricket World Cup history. The record is 104 by Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) at Sydney on 8th March 2015.
- Mushfiqur Rahim is the third Bangladesh batsman to score a century in Cricket World Cup history. Bangladesh cricketers Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan both have hit two centuries in CWC.
Mitchell Starc
i) The left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has taken 37 wickets in Cricket World Cup.
- It is the second most wickets for an Australian bowler in Cricket World Cup history. Only the former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath is ahead of Starc in this list as the right-handed pacer picked up the record 71 CWC wickets.