ICC World Cup 2019 statistical round-up – June 20: Immovable Williamson, explosive Morgan, prolific Ferguson

We have already seen the current list of leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in the 2019 World Cup. While Shakib Al Hasan’s prolific show put him at the top of the runs chart and third in batting averages – a list currently headed by Kane Williamson, for his 40, 79*, and now 106*.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	225	225.00	72.8
Rohit Sharma	India	319	159.50	97.6
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	384	128.00	103.8
Joe Root	England	367	91.75	99.7
Dimuth Karunaratne	Sri Lanka	179	89.50	75.5

Morgan’s monstrous 71-ball 148 propelled him past Buttler on the strike rates chart, but only just.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Eoin Morgan	England	249	62.25	136.8
Jos Buttler	England	187	46.75	135.5
Jason Roy	England	215	71.67	118.8
Kusal Perera	Sri Lanka	159	53.00	112.8
Aaron Finch	Australia	343	68.60	110.6

However, Morgan‘s 17 sixes against Afghanistan was took his tournament total to 22. He has hit more sixes than any two others put together.

Wahab continues to make a top-five presence.

Players	Teams	6s	BF	B/6
Eoin Morgan	England	22	182	8.3
Aaron Finch	Australia	14	310	22.1
Jos Buttler	England	6	138	23.0
Rohit Sharma	India	6	327	54.5
Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	5	52	10.4
Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	5	163	32.6
Jason Roy	England	5	181	36.2
Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	5	200	40.0

Shakib, on the other hand, has relied more on ground shots. He has steered clear of others in the fours chart.

Players	Teams	4s	BF	B/4
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	43	370	8.6
Joe Root	England	32	368	11.5
Aaron Finch	Australia	30	310	10.3
Rohit Sharma	India	30	327	10.9
David Warner	Australia	26	365	14.0

Six more hundreds were scored this week. Root and Shakib both scored their second hundreds, while Finch levelled Roy’s tournament highest score of 153.

Players	Scores	Teams	vs	Venue	Date
Jason Roy	153	Eng	Ban	Cardiff	Jun 8
Aaron Finch	153	Aus	SL	The Oval	Jun 15
Eoin Morgan	148	Eng	Afg	Old Trafford	Jun 18
Rohit Sharma	140	Ind	Pak	Old Trafford	Jun 16
Shakib Al Hasan	124*	Ban	WI	Taunton	Jun 17
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
Kane Williamson	106*	NZ	SA	Edgbaston	Jun 19
Jos Buttler	103	Eng	Pak	Trent Bridge	Jun 3
Joe Root	100*	Eng	WI	Rose Bowl	Jun 14

Archer and Morris are now the only ones with 5 maiden overs.

Players	Teams	M	O	O/M
Jofra Archer	England	5	36.1	7.23
Chris Morris	South Africa	5	44.5	8.97

Not only is Amir the joint leading wicket-taker, if one takes a cut-off of 5 wickets, his wickets have come at a measly bowling average of 13.07. Ferguson is next, with 14.36.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	13	13.07	4.72
Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	11	14.36	4.45
Jimmy Neesham	New Zealand	6	12.67	5.06
Jofra Archer	England	12	18.08	4.84
Mark Wood	England	9	18.11	4.70

Of bowlers who have bowled 20 or more overs, the top three spots are occupied by New Zealand bowlers. Ferguson is third, combining his excellent average with an economy rate of 4.45.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Colin de Grandhomme	New Zealand	4	25.00	4.16
Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	3	30.33	4.33
Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	11	14.36	4.45
Pat Cummins	Australia	11	18.81	4.48
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	India	5	20.40	4.50

Tahir and Starc registered the only four-wicket hauls this week as the scores keep getting bigger and bigger.

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
Imran Tahir	4/29	SA	Afg	Cardiff	Jun 15
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
Mitchell Starc	4/55	Aus	SL	The Oval	Jun 15