A summary of all the World Cup final matches, their MOM awards and MOS awards. Also other World Cup records.
As you can see here, sometimes the presentation in Wikipedia is better than in Cricinfo and other cricket websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup#Man_of_the_tournament
1975: Group stage.
1979: Group stage (no wins).
1983: Won, vs WI in finals.
1987: Lost in SF to Eng.
1992: Group stage.
1996: Lost in SF to SL.
1999: Super Six.
2003: Lost in final to Aus. Tendulkar is Man of the Series.
2007: Group stage.
2011: Won, vs SL in finals. Yuvraj is Man of the Series.
2015: Lost in SF to Aus.
2019: Lost in SF to NZ.
Apart from 1975 (obviously) and 1987, this is the only time when both finalists have not won previously.
Keeping up the pretense of the IPL:
Orange Cap: RG Sharma* 648, followed by DA Warner* 647, Shakib Al Hasan* 606, JE Root 549, KS Williamson 548.
Purple Cap: MA Starc* 27, followed by Mustafizur Rahman* 20, JC Archer 19, JJ Bumrah* and LH Ferguson 18 each.
Most 6s: EJG Morgan 22, followed by AJ Finch* 18, RG Sharma* 14, CH Gayle* 12, JJ Roy 12.
* No further part in the World Cup.
While Starc will very likely be the top wicket-taker, both Sharma and Warner could be overtaken by Root, Williamson and a few others.
Man of the series is still open. A pity that Shakib would have not have a chance as his team did not do well enough. But there are precedents where players from losing semi-finalists have been MOS: Martin Crowe (1992) and Lance Klusener (1999).
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.
Here is a list of all instances of 40+ runs and 4+ wickets in World Cup matches from 1975 up to June 24, 2019:
While some of these figures seem impressive, most of them have come against weak teams (if not minnows, teams which did not go beyond the first round). The exceptions are Flintoff (E v Ire), and Russell (WI v E). We already know that Afg will not be in the second round in 2019.
The only instances of 50/5wi are by Yuvraj Singh (I v Ire, 2011) and Shakib Al Hasan (BD v Afg, 2019).
Both of them have had impressive all-round performances throughout the tournament. Yuvraj was Man of the Series in 2011, when India won. Yuvraj had 362 runs and 15 wickets in 2011. Shakib has (at the time of writing on June 24) 471 runs and 10 wickets. He and David Warner (447 runs) seem to be main contenders for Man of the Series now.
In 1999, L Klusener had 281 runs and 17 wickets which earned him the Man of the Series award. His team lost narrowly in the semi-final.
It is often said that India dominates Pakistan in ICC tournaments. Hence the “Mauka Mauka” ads which aired at the beginning of the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
Let us see take a closer look at the history of these encounters. First, the World Cup:
Note the two matches at Manchester separated by 20 years. In 1999 the mini-war in Kargil was in progress.
India and Pakistan never met in the World Cups of 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1987. They were somehow always drawn in different groups so they could have met only in the semi-finals or finals.
It was not until 1992 that they met in the World Cup. In that tournament (as in 2019) all teams played each other in the round-robin knockout stage.
They met in the quarter-finals in 1996, Super Six in 1999, and a pool match in 2003. India won all these matches so the feeling of a jinx over Pakistan kept growing.
In 2007, both India and Pakistan were jinxed and failed to proceed beyond the pool stage, being displaced by Bangladesh and Ireland respectively.
In 2011, India won in the semi-final, repeated this in a pool match in 2015 and again in a round-robin match in 2019.
This makes it 7 out of 7.
If you want to see the scorecards, open this link and click on the blue square on the extreme right.
Now we go to the T20 World Championship. We will come back to the Champions Trophy at the end.
The teams met twice in the inaugural championship in 2007. Though the match in the pool stage was a tie, India got the winner’s points as they won in the bowl-out which was then the method used to determine the winner of a tied match.
Then India won against Pakistan in the final. The teams did not meet in 2009 and 2010. India won the next three encounters in 2012, 2014 and 2016. All of these were in the group stages and not the semi-final or final. Thus India leads 5-0 (including the tie) in the World T20 Championship.
You can see the scorecards from this link:
For details of the bowl-out in the first match in 2007, see the commentary section rather than the scorecard.
But the story in the Champions Trophy is somewhat different:
India and Pakistan did not meet in 1998, 2000 or 2002 (when India shared the trophy with Sri Lanka). Pakistan won the first encounter in 2004 in the group stage. They did not meet in 2006. Pakistan won in 2009, also in the group stage. India finally won in 2013, in a group match on their way to the trophy.
In 2017, India won the group match but lost in the final.
So the jinx on Pakistan in ICC tournaments does not apply to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, where they lead India 3-2.
See the scorecards here:
Nathan Coulter-Nile’s 92 against the West Indies was the highest score by any No 8 batsman in the World Cup.
Here are the list of all such scores above 40:
It can be seen that the record score at No 8 was earlier 72* by HH Streak in 2003.
The previous highest score by Australia was somewhat further down at 43 by BJ Haddin in 2015. Nearby there is 42 by CH Morris of SA in 2019.
The best by India is a mere 28 by NR Mongia in 1999.
The topic of honors boards at Lord’s for Tests has been covered in this blog several times.
Now the authorities have announced that they would be adding honors boards for
ODIs and Women’s matches.
Having covered the centuries, we continue with the 5-fors in ODIs at Lord’s:
Only 9 such instances, compared to the 30 centuries.
No one has taken more than 5 wickets in an innings. And no one has taken a 5-for more than once. Unlike in the case of centuries, we cannot find anyone here who failed to take a 5-for in Tests at Lord’s.
The first such instance was by GJ Gilmour in the final of the 1975 World Cup. The best is 5-30 by DL Vettori vs WI in 2004. Also note J Garner’s 5-38 in the final of the 1979 World Cup.
The “Home” board:
Only one entry here.
The best against India are 4-22 by SJ Harmison on 05 Sep 2004 and 4-46 by LE Plunkett on 17 Jul 2018.
Now for the “Visitors” board:
Somewhat longer. The best by India is 3-26 by A Nehra and 3-28 by Harbhajan Singh in the same match against England on 5 Sep 2004 (in which Harmison also had the best figures against India).
And the “Neutral” board:
In this category India has only played one match, the World Cup final in 1983. India’s best performances were 3-12 by M Amarnath and 3-31 by S Madan Lal. The best against India was 3-32 by AME Roberts.
The topic of honors boards at Lord’s for Tests has been covered in this blog several times.
Now the authorities have announced that they would be adding honors boards for
ODIs and Women’s matches.
We start with the centuries in ODIs at Lord’s:
Here is the entire list of 30 centuries:
A total of 30 centuries have been made here. The highest is 138* by Vivian Richards in the final of the 1979 World Cup. Next is 137 by DL Amiss which was in the very first match of the inaugural match of the World Cup, and another 137 by ME Trescothick in 2001. You can see that Trescothick is the only one to score three centuries here.
Some of the earlier matches were of 60-over duration.
While World Cup matches have been played here in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 (including the finals), none of the Champions Trophy matches in 2004 were played here.
We now list out the centuries in the way they would be listed at Lord’s. They would be in chronological order.
First, the centuries by the home team (15):
The highest is 137 by Amiss and Trescothick. Trescothick has 3 centuries and Gooch 2.
Atherton never scored a Test century at Lord’s, with 99 being is highest in 15 Tests. He does however have a century here in 1995.
There are 4 centuries against India, headed by Amiss’s 137.
Next, the centuries by the visiting team against England (11):
The record score by Vivian Richards is the first such score here.
No one has scored more than one century here.
RT Ponting never scored a Test century at Lord’s, with a top score of 42 in 4 Tests. He does appear here.
No centuries by India here. The highest such score is 90 by SC Ganguly on 5 Sep 2004. Next is 87* by M Kaif in the tri-series final on 13 Jul 2002.
Finally, the centuries by neutral teams (4):
The first is by CH Lloyd in the World Cup final in 1975.
The next two by Mark Waugh and Neil Johnson were in the same World Cup league match in 1999. Johnson’s 132* is the highest score here.
The highest for India was only 38 by K Srikkanth in the World Cup final on 25 Jun 1983. It was the highest score in that match. This is the only neutral ODI played by India at Lord’s.
In that match, the highest score against India was 33 by IVA Richards.
Next we will look at the 5-fors in ODIs at Lord’s. As you may guess, there are considerably less instances than centuries.
Continuing the studies of past ODIs involving England and Australia.
Bowling:
Most wickets (20 and above):
Brett Lee leads by a large margin over the runner-up McGrath. Rashid and Ali lead among current players.
Brett Lee is the only one to have taken more than one fiver. He also has taken the most (4) 4+ hauls.
Best innings bowling (including all 5wi):
Not much from recent times, the best being 5-35 by Tom Curran earlier in 2018. Bichel’s 7-34 came in a hard-fought World Cup match. Similarly for Gilmour’s 6-14 in the semi-final of the first World Cup. Both of them made useful contributions with the bat as well, 34* by Bichel and 28* by Gilmour (useful when the team is 39/6 chasing 94).
Best bowling averages (Minimum 1000 balls, all cases):
McGrath and Lee lead, with Rashid and Ali lead amongst the present players.
The best economy rate is 4.02 by Botham, and the best strike rate 29.8 by Rashid.
Fielding:
Most dismissals (15 and above):
Gilchrist leads but Buttler is quickly catching up. Buttler also has the most stumpings.
The most dismissals by non-keepers are 18 by Strauss and 17 by Clarke and Ponting.
Most dismissals in an innings (4 and above):
Gilchrist is the only one with 6 dismissals.
Dismissal rate (Minimum 20 innings, 0.500):
Gilchrist and Buttler lead. Root has the best amongst non-keepers.
All-round performances:
Career (see criteria in table):
Surprisingly Collingwood comes up higher than Botham and Johnson, mainly because of his batting.
Match performance (Minimum 30 runs and 3 wickets):
The best performance here would be Bichel’s in the 2003 World Cup, probably followed by Maxwell’s in 2015.
We close by looking at statistics for World Cup matches alone, since a fair number of high scoring rates mentioned earlier were in relatively less important or highly one-sided matches. Perhaps this would give a better idea of performance in more important matches. Perhaps the Champions Trophy matches could also be added.
We start with the highest averages in World Cup matches (minimum 20 innings):
de Villiers heads this list although MJ Clarke and IVA Richards are just behind.
Now we look as
Highest strike rates in World Cup matches (minimum 500 balls faced):
Here we have McCullum followed by de Villiers and Kapil.
Then there are links in Cricinfo’s records section for Fastest centuries in ODIs:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/211608.html
That link is constantly updated. This is what it looked like on 26/05/2018:
Note that it took over 17 years to move from Afridi’s 37-ball effort in 1996 to Anderson’s improvement to 36 balls in 2014. But de Villiers lowered the bar to 31 balls a year later.
For World Cup matches alone, the best efforts are 50 balls by KJ O’Brien in 2011, 51 by GJ Maxwell in 2015 and de Villiers again with 52 balls in 2015.
Similarly there is a link for the fastest 50. Like in the table above, it refers to the first 50 runs in the innings although the number of balls for the second or later 50 runs may be quite different.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284095.html
This is what it looked like on 25/05/2018:
The record had been stuck at Jayasuriya’s 17 balls since 1996. de Villiers lowered it to 16 balls after almost 19 years. After that Kusal Perera and Guptill also equalled the old 17-ball record.
In World Cup matches, the fastest 50s have been in 18 balls by McCullum (2015), 19 by Mc Cullum again in 2015 and 20 by AD Mathews also in 2015.
Afghanistan defeated West Indies in the final. These two teams qualified to participate in the World Cup in 2019. Here is a summary of the table (though it does not include the final):
Also: 7th Netherlands, 8th Nepal, 9th PNG, 10th Hong Kong
Individual performances are given below. Matches involving Netherlands and Nepal did not have ODI status at the time of the tournament, and are thus excluded from Statsguru’s database and are not included in the tables below.
However, from now onwards Netherlands, Nepal, Scotland and UAE have ODI status while Hong Kong and PNG do not. A further reshuffle will be done in a process which will end about 4 years from now.
Most runs in ODIs (150 and above):
No one scored more than one century, while Rahmat Shah was the only one with three 50+ scores. Note that BRM Taylor scored the most runs, far ahead of CS MacLeod.
Highest innings in ODIs (90 and above):
Note that the two highest scores were by relatively lesser known players.
Most wickets in ODIs (8 and above):
No one took 5wi more than once. 3 players took two 4wis apiece.
Best innings bowling in ODIs (4wi and above):
Note that the top two performances were almost identical ( 5-27 and 5-28).
Most dismissals in ODIs (6 and above):
NJ O’Brien was by far the leading keeper. The best by a non-keeper was 8 by N Zadran.
Most dismissals in an innings in ODIs (3 and above):
While NJ O’Brien and McKechnie took 4 dismissals as keepers, 4 non-keepers took 3 catches each.
All-round overall performance in ODIs (see criteria below):
Holder, followed by Mustafa were clearly the leading all-rounders of the series.
Best all-round match performances (minimum 30 runs and 3 wickets):
A number of good performances.
And finally, the ICC ranking tables after the final got over on 25th March:
It can be seen that in the long run Zimbabwe and Ireland did not do well enough to claim themselves in the top ten.
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