2019 featured a World Cup, one that culminated in arguably the greatest match in ODI history. England eventually lifted the trophy, not after the full allotted 100 overs, not even in Super Over, but for having hit the most boundaries in their stipulated 50 overs.
England also had the best win-loss ratio in 2019, followed by India, Australia, and New Zealand, who had also made it to the semi-finals of the World Cup. There was no upset, then.
Team | M | W | L | T | NR | W/L |
England | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.800 |
India | 28 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.375 |
Australia | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.286 |
New Zealand | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.857 |
South Africa | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.571 |
Ireland | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.857 |
West Indies | 28 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0.667 |
Bangladesh | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.636 |
Pakistan | 25 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.600 |
Sri Lanka | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 |
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the Indian vice-captain and captain respectively, finished with most runs in the year. Shai Hope, Aaron Finch, Babar Azam, and Usman Khawaja also topped the 1,000-run mark.
Players | Teams | R | Ave | SR |
Rohit Sharma | India | 1,490 | 57.30 | 89.9 |
Virat Kohli | India | 1,377 | 59.86 | 96.4 |
Shai Hope | West Indies | 1,345 | 61.13 | 77.9 |
Aaron Finch | Australia | 1,141 | 51.86 | 89.4 |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 1,092 | 60.67 | 92.3 |
Usman Khawaja | Australia | 1,085 | 49.31 | 84.9 |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 948 | 59.25 | 75.4 |
Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 943 | 50.47 | 86.5 |
Joe Root | England | 910 | 50.55 | 92.9 |
Imam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 904 | 47.57 | 79.3 |
Shakib Al Hasan’s excellent performance in the World Cup meant that he topped the batting averages charts, followed by Rassie van der Dussen.
Players | Teams | R | Ave | SR |
Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 746 | 93.25 | 95.9 |
Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa | 664 | 73.77 | 81.9 |
David Warner | Australia | 647 | 71.88 | 89.4 |
Jason Roy | England | 845 | 70.41 | 118.2 |
Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 814 | 67.83 | 88.8 |
Shai Hope | West Indies | 1,345 | 61.13 | 77.9 |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 1,092 | 60.67 | 92.3 |
MS Dhoni | India | 600 | 60.00 | 82.3 |
Ben Stokes | England | 719 | 59.91 | 92.5 |
Virat Kohli | India | 1,377 | 57.30 | 89.9 |
Three men had strike rates in excess of 130 this year – Jos Buttler, Glenn Maxwell, and Imad Wasim.
Players | Teams | R | Ave | SR |
Jos Buttler | England | 667 | 47.64 | 135.6 |
Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 635 | 33.42 | 132.3 |
Imad Wasim | Pakistan | 472 | 47.20 | 131.1 |
Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 343 | 21.43 | 122.5 |
Jason Roy | England | 845 | 70.41 | 118.2 |
Hardik Pandya | India | 287 | 31.88 | 118.1 |
Shreyas Iyer | India | 266 | 53.20 | 112.7 |
Eoin Morgan | England | 791 | 52.73 | 112.2 |
Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 728 | 52.00 | 110.1 |
Chris Gayle | West Indies | 753 | 50.20 | 109.8 |
Chris Gayle’s superlative show in the 4 ODIs against England were enough for him to secure the top spot in the sixes chart. He finished 15 sixes clear of Eoin Morgan. Apart from Gayle and Morgan, Buttler was the only one to hit a six in under 3 overs.
Players | Teams | 6s | BF | B/6 |
Chris Gayle | West Indies | 56 | 686 | 12.3 |
Eoin Morgan | England | 41 | 705 | 17.2 |
Aaron Finch | Australia | 36 | 1,276 | 35.4 |
Rohit Sharma | India | 36 | 1,657 | 46.0 |
Jos Buttler | England | 32 | 492 | 15.4 |
Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 27 | 661 | 24.5 |
Jason Roy | England | 26 | 715 | 27.5 |
Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | 22 | 614 | 27.9 |
Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 21 | 480 | 22.9 |
Shai Hope | West Indies | 21 | 1,726 | 82.2 |
As expected, the top five four-hitters have all scored more than a thousand runs. On the other hand, Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock, and Jason Roy have hit a four at better than one every 8 balls.
Players | Teams | 4s | BF | B/4 |
Rohit Sharma | India | 146 | 1,657 | 11.3 |
Virat Kohli | India | 133 | 1,429 | 10.7 |
Shai Hope | West Indies | 117 | 1,726 | 14.8 |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 109 | 1,183 | 10.9 |
Usman Khawaja | Australia | 107 | 1,278 | 11.9 |
Jonny Bairstow | England | 106 | 820 | 7.7 |
Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 100 | 773 | 7.7 |
Aaron Finch | Australia | 98 | 1,276 | 13.0 |
Jason Roy | England | 91 | 715 | 7.9 |
Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 84 | 917 | 10.9 |
Rohit Sharma’s 7 hundreds are the second-most in every calendar year. He is 2 hundreds clear of Kohli.
Players | Teams | 100s |
Rohit Sharma | India | 7 |
Virat Kohli | India | 5 |
Aaron Finch | Australia | 4 |
Shai Hope | West Indies | 4 |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 3 |
Jonny Bairstow | England | 3 |
Andy Balbirnie | Ireland | 3 |
Jos Buttler | England | 3 |
Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 3 |
Imam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 3 |
Joe Root | England | 3 |
Jason Roy | England | 3 |
David Warner | Australia | 3 |
John Campbell and Hope slammed the two highest scores of the year during their record-breaking stand against Ireland. Finch is the only one two hit two 150s.
Players | Scores | Teams | Against | Date |
John Campbell | 179 | West Indies | Ireland | 5/5 |
Shai Hope | 170 | West Indies | Ireland | 5/5 |
David Warner | 166 | Australia | Bangladesh | 20/6 |
Chris Gayle | 162 | West Indies | England | 27/2 |
Rohit Sharma | 159 | India | West Indies | 18/12 |
Aaron Finch | 153* | Australia | Pakistan | 24/3 |
Jason Roy | 153 | England | Bangladesh | 8/6 |
Aaron Finch | 153 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 15/6 |
Imam-ul-Haq | 151 | Pakistan | England | 14/5 |
Jos Buttler | 150 | England | West Indies | 27/2 |
Mohammed Shami went past Trent Boult to secure top spot on the wickets chart during the last series of the year. Six others picked up more than 30 wickets.
Players | Teams | W | Ave | Econ |
Mohammed Shami | India | 42 | 22.64 | 5.36 |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 38 | 23.97 | 4.70 |
Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 35 | 23.71 | 5.19 |
Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 34 | 28.14 | 6.77 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 33 | 23.75 | 5.23 |
Kuldeep Yadav | India | 32 | 34.68 | 5.33 |
Sheldon Cottrell | West Indies | 31 | 33.03 | 5.80 |
Pat Cummins | Australia | 31 | 21.61 | 4.73 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 29 | 28.10 | 5.73 |
Chris Woakes | England | 29 | 29.79 | 5.95 |
Nosaina Pokana of Papua New Guinea finished as the only bowler with a bowling average under 15. Mitchell Starc had under 20.
Players | Teams | W | Ave | Econ |
Nosaina Pokana | Papua New Guinea | 20 | 14.25 | 3.82 |
Mitchell Starc | Australia | 27 | 18.59 | 5.43 |
Jimmy Neesham | New Zealand | 25 | 20.84 | 5.37 |
Pat Cummins | Australia | 31 | 21.61 | 4.73 |
Mohammed Shami | India | 42 | 22.64 | 5.36 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 27 | 22.88 | 5.76 |
Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 35 | 23.71 | 5.19 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 33 | 23.75 | 5.23 |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 38 | 23.97 | 4.70 |
Jasprit Bumrah | India | 25 | 24.60 | 4.62 |
The three Afghan spinners – Mujeeb Ur Rahman (first), Mohammad Nabi (third), and Rashid Khan (tenth) all feature in the list of top ten economical bowlers.
Players | Teams | W | Ave | Econ |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | 19 | 30.26 | 4.08 |
Imran Tahir | South Africa | 22 | 28.27 | 4.44 |
Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 16 | 40.37 | 4.50 |
Jasprit Bumrah | India | 25 | 24.60 | 4.62 |
Jofra Archer | England | 23 | 24.73 | 4.63 |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 38 | 23.97 | 4.70 |
Pat Cummins | Australia | 31 | 21.61 | 4.73 |
Tim Murtagh | Ireland | 16 | 35.31 | 4.77 |
Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 10 | 50.90 | 4.84 |
Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 15 | 50.60 | 4.87 |
Boult, Shami, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shaheen Shah Afridi have got the most 4-wicket hauls.
Players | Teams | 4WIs |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 3 |
Mohammed Shami | India | 3 |
Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 3 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 3 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 2 |
Sheldon Cottrell | West Indies | 2 |
Pat Cummins | Australia | 2 |
Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 2 |
Matt Henry | New Zealand | 2 |
Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 2 |
Chris Woakes | England | 2 |
Four men have picked up six-wicket hauls this year. The two Namibians at fifth and sixth places on the best bowling figures list are also worth a mention.
Players | Spells | Teams | Against | Date |
Shaheen Shah Afridi | 6/35 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | 5/7 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | 6/42 | India | Australia | 18/1 |
Gulbadin Naib | 6/43 | Afghanistan | Ireland | 21/5 |
Tim Southee | 6/65 | New Zealand | Bangladesh | 20/2 |
Jan Frylinck | 5/13 | Namibia | Oman | 27/4 |
Zhivago Groenewald | 5/20 | Namibia | USA | 20/9 |
Trent Boult | 5/21 | New Zealand | India | 31/1 |
Oshane Thomas | 5/21 | West Indies | England | 2/3 |
Tim Murtagh | 5/21 | Ireland | Zimbabwe | 4/7 |
Mitchell Starc | 5/26 | Australia | New Zealand | 29/6 |
Three bowlers did the hat-trick this year, two of them during the World Cup.
Players | Victims | Teams | Against | Date |
Mohammed Shami | Mohammad Nabi Aftab Alam Mujeeb Ur Rahman | India | Afghanistan | 22/6 |
Trent Boult | Usman Khawaja Mitchell Starc Jason Behrendorff | New Zealand | Australia | 29/6 |
Kuldeep Yadav | Shai Hope Jason Holder Alzarri Joseph | India | West Indies | 18/12 |