Continuing the pretense of the IPL:
Orange Cap: RG Sharma* (648 runs), followed by DA Warner (638) and Shakib Al Hasan* (606)
Purple Cap: MA Starc (26 wickets), followed by Mustafizur Rahman* (20), JJ Bumrah* and LH Ferguson (18 each).
Most sixes: EJG Morgan (22), followed by AJ Finch (18) and RG Sharma* (14).
* No further part in the World Cup.
Minor records:
RA Jadeja made 77 at No 8. This is the second highest score by a No 8 batsman in the World Cup, surpassed only by NM Coulter-Nile’s 92 for Aus vs WI earlier in the 2019 WC. The previous record was 72* by HH Streak for Zim vs NZ in 2003. For India, the previous record was a mere 28 by NR Mongia vs Zim in 1999.
MS Dhoni and RA Jadeja put on 116 for the 7th wicket, a record for the World Cup. The previous record for this wicket was 107 by A Javed and S Anwar for UAE vs Ire in 2015. For India, the record was a mere 58 by Kapil Dev and S Madan Lal vs Aus in 1983.
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