ICC World Cup, India humble sorry England: Key stats
What's the story
India beat defending champions England in Lucknow to claim their sixth consecutive win in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The Men in Blue successfully defended 229, bowling England out for 129. Mohammed Shami once again made merry with a four-wicket haul.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma led India from the front, having smashed a 101-ball 87. Suryakumar Yadav slammed 49.
Here are the key stats.
India
India score 229/9 on a tricky Lucknow surface
India were off to a patchy start after England put them in to bat.
Although Rohit continued his impressive run, he lost Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer at the other end.
Rohit added 91 runs with KL Rahul, taking India past 130. However, the duo departed before the 200-run mark.
SKY's defiant cameo took India to 229/9. David Willey took three wickets.
England
England lose by 100 runs
England started well, with openers Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan adding 30 runs.
However, brilliant spells from Jasprit Bumrah and Shami mowed England down to 39/4.
Kuldeep too chipped in during the middle overs as England were down to 98/8.
Only Liam Livingstone managed to touch the 20-run mark for England. Shami took four wickets, while Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav shared five.
Kohli
Kohli's first World Cup duck
India lost their first wicket in the form of Gill (3.6 overs). Kohli then departed for a nine-ball duck.
The latter played four successive dot balls before Willey dismissed him.
This was the first instance of Kohli recording a duck in the World Cup (32 innings).
Willey has become the first bowler to dismiss Kohli for a duck across ODI and T20 World Cup.
Rohit
12th fifty-plus World Cup score
Despite losing Gill, Kohli, and Iyer, Rohit slammed his 12th fifty-plus World Cup score.
The Indian opener was superb on a tough Lucknow strip that assisted both pacers and spinners.
Rohit looked set for a brilliant century but he perished for 87 from 101 balls. He added a 91-run stand with Rahul after India were reduced to 40/3.
Runs
Fifth Indian to get to 18,000 international runs
During the innings, Rohit raced past 18,000 international runs. He achieved this feat in 457 appearances.
Among Indians, Sachin Tendulkar (34,357), Kohli (26,121), Rahul Dravid (24,208), and Sourav Ganguly (18,575) are the ones ahead of Rohit in terms of international runs.
Overall, Rohit became the 20th player to touch the 18,000-run mark in international cricket. He made his Team India debut in 2007.
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Rohit equals these greats with 12 fifty-plus score
Rohit equaled the likes of Kohli, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara in terms of 12 fifty-plus scores. He has however reached the tally faster than all these greats.
Rahul
Rahul gets to 2,500 runs
Rahul, who scored 39, has raced to 2,507 runs in 67 ODIs with his average being 50.14. The tally includes 16 half-centuries and six tons with 112 being his best score.
Only Kohli (57.92) and MS Dhoni (50.57) have higher averages among Indian batters with 2,500 or more ODI runs. Rahul has a healthy strike rate of 86.89 in the format.
Rashid
Ninth English bowler with 350 international wickets
Rashid took two wickets for 35 runs in 10 overs.
He became the ninth English bowler to accomplish 350 international wickets.
Among active players, only James Anderson and Moeen Ali are ahead of him.
Anderson leads the wickets charts for England with 977 wickets. Moeen also crossed the figure of 350 international wickets.
Graeme Swann is England's most successful spinner with 410 international wickets.
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India yet to be bowled out
Only four Indian batters scored in double figures - Rohit (87), Rahul (39), SKY (49), and Bumrah (16). However, India remain the only side to be bowled out in the ongoing tournament.
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10,500 ODI runs for Rohit
Rohit has surpassed 10,500 ODI runs. He has now raced to 10,510 runs at an average of 49.34.
Rohit struck his 54th ODI fifty, besides also having 31 tons under his belt.
He became the sixth Indian to surpass 10,500 ODI runs, besides becoming the 12th overall. He also went past Chris Gayle in terms of ODI runs.
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3rd player with 1,000-plus ODI runs in 2023
Rohit has become the third player to surpass 1,000 ODI runs in 2023. Rohit now owns 1,056 runs this year, averaging a solid 55.57. He joined the likes of Shubman Gill and Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka in terms of 1,000-plus runs.
Dual
Dual milestones for Rahul
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rahul has gone past 1,500 ODI runs on Asian soil. He now owns 1,537 runs at 51.23. The tally includes three tons and 10 fifties with 111* being his best score.
Meanwhile, Rahul also raced past 4,500 runs (4,517) in List A cricket. He made his List A debut in the 2010 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
England
Unwanted records for England
England (129/10) registered their lowest ODI World Cup score versus India. Before this, England's previous lowest total against India was 168/10 in 2003.
Meanwhile, England also posted their fifth-lowest ODI World Cup score.
As per Cricbuzz, England joined Australia as the second defending champion to lose four matches in the World Cup.
Australia tallied four losses in 1992 after winning the 1987 edition.
Shami
Fourth WC four-fer for Shami
Shami picked up his fourth four-wicket haul in ODI World Cup history.
He is now the fourth bowler overall to do so and the first pacer as well.
Shami joined spinners Shane Warner, Muralidaran, and Imran Tahir with four four-wicket hauls in the ODI World Cup.
Besides four four-fers, Shami also owns two fifers at the World Cup.
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3rd Indian to surpass 40-plus WC scalps
Shami is now the 3rd Indian bowler to tally 40 wickets or more in ODI World Cups. Shami, who has 40 scalps, joins Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath (44 each).
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Rohit was awarded the Man of the Match for his solid 87. As per Bharath Seervi, Rohit earned his seventh MoM award (23 matches). He is now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (9) in terms of MoM awards.