ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (Match 32): England vs Australia – Statistical Highlights
Jun 26, 2019 at 5:16 PM
On Tuesday (25th June), during the match 32 of the ongoing 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Australia clinched a remarkable victory against the hosts England by 64 runs at Lord’s (London).
After the England captain Eoin Morgan sent Australia to bat first, the defending champions scored 285/7 (50 overs). In reply, England was bundled out for just 221 runs (44.4 overs).
Brief Scores: Australia – 285/7 in 50 overs (Aaron Finch 100, David Warner 53; Chris Woakes 2/46)
England – 221 in 44.4 overs (Ben Stokes 89, Jonny Bairstow 27; Jason Behrendorff 5/44)
Result – Australia won by 64 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
Australia
i) Australia scored 285/7 in 50 overs.
- It is the second highest total for Australia against England in Cricket World Cup history. Their record is 342/9 (50 overs) at Melbourne on 14th February 2015.
ii) Australian left-arm pacers combinedly took nine wickets.
- It is the joint most combined wickets for the left-arm pacers in a Cricket World Cup innings. Earlier, Pakistan left-arm pacers combinedly dismissed nine batsmen in a CWC innings for twice (both in 2015 ICC CWC).
(Players’ stats)
David Warner
i) Australian opener David Warner has scored 500 runs in this Cricket World Cup.
- David Warner is the third Australian batsman to score 500 runs in a CWC edition. The first two Australian cricketers to achieve this feat was Matthew Hayden (659 runs in 2007) and Ricky Ponting (539 runs in 2007).
Aaron Finch
i) As an Australian captain, Aaron Finch has scored 496 runs in Cricket World Cup.
- It is the second most runs for an Australian captain in CWC history. While Aaron Finch surpassed Steve Waugh (398 runs) during this match, only Ricky Ponting (1,160 runs) scored more CWC runs than Finch as an Australian captain.
ii) Aaron Finch scored 100 runs in this match.
- It is the second highest individual score by an Australian batsman against England in Cricket World Cup history. The record holder is also Aaron Finch with 135 at Melbourne on 14th February 2015.
iii) As a captain, Aaron Finch hit his second century in Cricket World Cup. His first century as a captain was 153 against Sri Lanka in this tournament (at The Oval on 15th June 2019).
- Aaron Finch is the second Australian captain to hit more than once CWC century. Ricky Ponting was the first Australian captain to achieve this feat as he hit four CWC centuries as a captain.
David Warner-Aaron Finch
i) Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch produced their fifth consecutive 50+ opening partnership in this tournament.
- David Warner and Aaron Finch are the first partner in Cricket World Cup history to put five consecutive 50+ partnerships.
ii) Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch produced their sixth 50+ opening partnership in this tournament.
- It is the second most 50+ partnerships for any partner in Cricket World Cup history. The record is seven 50+ partnerships between the former Australian openers Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Jofra Archer
i) English pacer Jofra Archer has taken 16 wickets in this Cricket World Cup.
- It is the joint most wickets for an England bowler in a CWC edition. In 1992 Cricket World Cup, English pacer Ian Botham also took 16 wickets.