ICC World Cup 2019 Match 28, India vs Afghanistan, statistical preview: Rohit’s opportunity to equal Ganguly

India, still unbeaten in the 2019 ICC World Cup, will play Afghanistan, still without a win, in Match 28 of the tournament at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, on June 22. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

1 stumping needed by MS Dhoni (6) to top the list for India in World Cups. Kiran More also has 6 stumpings. However, Dhoni has held 34 catches compared to More’s 18.

1 World Cup four-wicket haul for Mohammad Nabi, the joint most among Afghans. He is tied with Shapoor Zadran.

1 World Cup catches for Nabi and Najibullah Zadran, the joint most among Afghan non-wicketkeepers. Rahmat Shah has 4.

2 matches between India and Afghanistan, in 2014 and 2018 Asia Cup. India won the first, while the other ended in a tie.

2 stumpings needed by Dhoni (6) to reach 2nd spot in World Cup history. Dhoni will go past Adam Gilchrist and Moin Khan (7 each). Kumar Sangakkara has 13.

2 World Cup fifties for both Najibullah and Hashmatullah Shahidi, the joint most among Afghans. They are tied with Samiullah Shinwari.

3 World Cup hundreds for Rohit Sharma, joint third most among Indians. Shikhar Dhawan also has 3. Only Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Sourav Ganguly (4) have more.

3 Indians have played both India-Afghanistan matches. Two of them – Ravindra Jadeja and Dinesh Karthik – are yet to feature in this World Cup. Ambati Rayudu, the third, is not in the squad. On the other hand, 5 Afghans have featured in both matches. While Mohammad Shahzad has been ruled out of the tournament, Nabi, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah, and Rahmat are all likely to play on Saturday.

4/30 best figures in India-Afghanistan matches, by Ravindra Jadeja. He also has a 3/46, the third best. The best for Afghanistan is Nabi’s 2/40.

4.95 India’s run rate of India on English soil, the 2nd-best for any country, after England (5.08). Afghanistan’s run rate here is a not-too-bad 4.59.

5 World Cup matches for Gulbadin Naib as captain. If he plays on Saturday, Naib will equal Nabi’s Afghan record of 6 matches as captain in World Cup cricket.

7 wickets for Jadeja in India-Afghanistan matches, the most. R Ashwin and Nabi are next, with 3 each.

11 World Cup catches for Virat Kohli. He needs 1 more to go share the joint 2nd spot with Kapil Dev and Tendulkar (12 each). Only Anil Kumble (14) has held most catches among non-wicketkeepers.

34.71 India’s batting average of India on English soil, the most for any country, more than even England (34.46). Afghanistan’s batting average is 18.81.

70 runs needed by Naib (930) to reach 1,000 ODI runs. Naib will become the 10th Afghan and 386th overall to the milestone.

99 runs needed by Nabi (2,629) to go past Shahzad (2,727) and become the leading ODI run scorer for Afghanistan.

124 highest score in India-Afghanistan matches, by Shahzad. Mohammad is next, with 64. Among Indians, Dhawan and KL Rahul have scored 60 once each.

146 runs for Shahzad in India-Afghanistan matches, the most. Nabi is next, with 70. Among Indians, Karthik leads the list with 65.

157.3 strike rate of Hardik Pandya on English soil, the highest for anyone with a 200-run cut-off.

236 World Cup runs for Najibullah. He needs 19 to go past Shinwari (254) and secure top spot among Afghans.

764 World Cup runs for Kohli. He needs 97 more to go past Rahul Dravid (860) and secure 3rd spot among Indians. En route, Kohli will also need to go past Virender Sehwag (843) and Mohammad Azharuddin (826). Only Tendulkar (2,278) and Ganguly (1,006) have more runs.