ICC World Cup 2019 statistical round-up – June 13: Buttler, Ferguson top strike rate, economy charts

Two weeks have passed, South Africa have taken a downward spiral, fast bowling is back, and rain has dominated more or less everything: in a nutshell, that has been the story of the 2019 World Cup. Let us now see where the players stand after a fortnight of cricket.

It is still probably too early for batting averages, but as things stand now, Rohit and Williamson top the chart. However, one dismissal will cut their averages by half.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Rohit Sharma	India	179	179.00	83.6
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	119	119.00	69.6
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	260	86.67	95.9
David Warner	Australia	255	85.00	80.4
Jason Roy	England	215	71.67	118.8

To nobody’s surprise, Buttler has moved to the top of the strike rates chart, followed by Roy. Carey makes an appearance at fourth spot.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Jos Buttler	England	185	61.67	136.0
Jason Roy	England	215	71.67	118.8
Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	146	48.67	108.1
Alex Carey	Australia	120	60.00	108.1
Aaron Finch	Australia	190	47.50	106.7

Finch’s 9 sixes are the most in the tournament by some distance. Wahab’s is an interesting entry.

Players	Teams	6s	BF	B/6
Aaron Finch	Australia	9	178	19.8
Jos Buttler	England	6	136	22.7
Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	5	52	10.4
Eoin Morgan	England	5	111	22.2
Jason Roy	England	5	181	36.2

Despite not featuring in the sixes list, both Indian openers have showed up in the fours chart, which demonstrates their approach to batting.

Players	Teams	4s	BF	B/4
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	27	271	10.0
Jason Roy	England	24	181	7.5
David Warner	Australia	24	317	13.2
Shikhar Dhawan	India	17	121	7.1
Joe Root	England	16	192	12.0
Rohit Sharma	India	16	214	13.4

Roy’s 153 is the highest score at this point by some distance. Shakib scored a hundred in the same match, Dhawan the day after, and Warner yesterday.

Players	Scores	Teams	vs	Venue	Date
Jason Roy	153	Eng	Ban	Cardiff	Jun 8
Rohit Sharma	122*	Ind	SA	Rose Bowl	Jun 5
Shakib Al Hasan	121	Ban	Eng	Cardiff	Jun 8
Shikhar Dhawan	117	Ind	Aus	The Oval	Jun 9
Joe Root	107	Eng	Pak	Trent Bridge	Jun 3
David Warner	107	Aus	Pak	Taunton	Jun 12
Jos Buttler	103	Eng	Pak	Trent Bridge	Jun 3

Four more bowlers have joined Morris at the top in the list of most maiden overs.

Players	Teams	M	O	O/M
Chris Morris	South Africa	3	20	6.67
Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	3	25.3	8.50
Jofra Archer	England	3	25.5	8.61
Mitchell Starc	Australia	3	36	12.00
Pat Cummins	Australia	3	38.2	12.78

Amir’s 5/30 put against Pakistan helped him leapfrog ahead of Ferguson and Neesham in terms of bowling averages.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	10	12.30	4.73
Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	8	12.37	3.88
Jimmy Neesham	New Zealand	6	12.67	5.06
Oshane Thomas	West Indies	6	15.17	5.62
Ben Stokes	England	5	15.60	4.92

With a 20-over cut-off, Ferguson is the only one to have maintained an economy rate under 4.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	8	12.37	3.88
Trent Boult	New Zealand	3	40.67	4.20
Pat Cummins	Australia	9	18.77	4.40
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	India	5	18.80	4.70
Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	10	12.30	4.73

This week has witnessed the first 3 five-wicket hauls of the tournament – by Starc, Neesham, and Amir, all of whom have improved on the best bowling figures.

Players	Figures	Teams	vs	Venue	Date
Mohammad Amir	5/30	Pak	Aus	Taunton	Jun 12
Jimmy Neesham	5/31	NZ	Afg	Taunton	Jun 8
Mitchell Starc	5/46	Aus	WI	Trent Bridge	Jun 6
Oshane Thomas	4/27	WI	Pak	Trent Bridge	May 31
Mohammad Nabi	4/30	Afg	SL	Cardiff	Jun 4
Nuwan Pradeep	4/31	SL	Afg	Cardiff	Jun 4
Lockie Ferguson	4/37	NZ	Afg	Taunton	Jun 6
Matt Henry	4/47	NZ	Ban	The Oval	Jun 5
Yuzvendra Chahal	4/51	Ind	SA	Rose Bowl	Jun 5