World Cup 2019: Players with most sixes, fours, best batting average after England vs Australia tie

After captain Aaron Finch smashed a 100-run knock, Jason Behrendorff took a five-wicket haul to help Australia hammer their arch-rivals England by 64 runs to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2019 edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

Put in to bat first in a crucial match at the Lord's in London, Finch not only smashed his 15th ODI fifty but also shared a huge 123-run partnership with opening partner David Warner (53) to guide Australia to a total of 285 for seven in their stipulated 50 overs. 

Defending the respectable target, Jason Behrendorff ran through the England batting line up with his figures of five for 44 while Mitchell Starc well-supported him with figures of four for 43 as the hosts were bundled out for 221 inside 44.4 overs.

All-rounder Ben Stokes was the top scorer for England with an 89-run knock. 

Let us take a look at the list of players with most sixes, fours, best batting average and best bowling figures after Australia vs England match:

Most Fours

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan continues to stand at the numero-uno spot in the list of players with the most number of fours in the ongoing cricket's showpiece event. With a total of 48 boundaries from six matches, Shakib is standing ahead of Australian opener David Warner, who now has 46 boundaries from six matches. 

Though Australian skipper Aaron Finch has also taken his tally to 46 sixes from seven matches, he is standing at the third spot after scoring less runs than Warner.  

Pos	Player	Team	4s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	48	6	6	476
2	David Warner	AUS	46	7	7	500
3	Aaron Finch	AUS	46	7	7	496
4	Joe Root	ENG	37	7	7	432
5	Kane Williamson	NZ	33	5	4	373
6	Rohit Sharma	IND	30	4	4	320
7	Jonny Bairstow	ENG	30	7	7	245
8	Ben Stokes	ENG	27	7	7	291
9	Steve Smith	AUS	26	7	7	282
10	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	25	6	6	327

Most Sixes 

England skipper Eoin Morgan is still leading the list of players with most sixes in the ongoing 2019 edition of the ICC World Cup.
Morgan, who set a world record of most sixes by a player in an ODI inning when he smashed 17 maximum during his side's World Cup clash against Afghanistan, has a total of 22 sixes to his name from six innings he has played so far.

Australian skipper Aaron Finch, who continues to stand at the second spot in  the table, smashed two sixes during his side's clash against England to take his tally to 18 maximums.  West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle is placed at the third position with 10 sixes. 

Pos	Player	Team	6s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Eoin Morgan	ENG	22	7	6	274
2	Aaron Finch	AUS	18	7	7	496
3	Chris Gayle	WI	10	6	5	194
4	Carlos Brathwaite	WI	7	5	3	131
5	Rohit Sharma	IND	6	4	4	320
6	Rassie van der Dussen	SA	6	7	5	215
7	Jos Buttler	ENG	6	7	6	222
8	Ben Stokes	ENG	6	7	7	291
9	David Warner	AUS	6	7	7	500
10	Glenn Maxwell	AUS	6	7	7	142

Best batting average

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson continues to maintain the best batting average in the 2019 ICC World Cup. Williamson has notched up a total of 373 runs from four innings he has played so far at a brilliant batting average of 186.50. 

India's Rohit Sharma and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan are placed at the second and third positions with the batting average of 106.66 and 95.20, respectively.

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Kane Williamson	NZ	186.50	5	4	373
2	Rohit Sharma	IND	106.66	4	4	320
3	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	95.20	6	6	476
4	David Warner	AUS	83.33	7	7	500
5	Joe Root	ENG	72.00	7	7	432
6	Jason Roy	ENG	71.66	4	3	215
7	Aaron Finch	AUS	70.85	7	7	496
8	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	65.40	6	6	327
9	Liton Das	BAN	65.00	3	3	130
10	Shikhar Dhawan	IND	62.50	2	2	125

Best bowling figures

Shakib Al Hasan's career-best figures of five for 29 against Afghanistan at the Ageas Bowl on Monday continues to remain the  bowling figures in the ongoing edition of the marquee event. 

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir is standing at the second spot with his figures of five for 30 against Australia at The County Ground .

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Against	Venue	Match Date
1	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	5/29	AFG	The Ageas Bowl	24/06/2019
2	Mohammad Amir	PAK	5/30	AUS	The County Ground	12/06/2019
3	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	5/31	AFG	The County Ground	08/06/2019
4	Jason Behrendorff	AUS	5/44	ENG	Lord's Cricket Ground	25/06/2019
5	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/46	WI	Trent Bridge	06/06/2019
6	Oshane Thomas	WI	4/27	PAK	Trent Bridge	31/05/2019
7	Imran Tahir	SA	4/29	AFG	Cardiff Wales Stadium	15/06/2019
8	Trent Boult	NZ	4/30	WI	Old Trafford	22/06/2019
9	Mohammad Nabi	AFG	4/30	SL	Cardiff Wales Stadium	04/06/2019
10	Nuwan Pradeep	SL	4/31	AFG	Cardiff Wales Stadium	04/06/2019

Best bowling strike-rate

New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham holds the record of best bowling strike rate in the 2019 World Cup. Neesham maintains the bowling strike rate of 18 after four innings to stand ahead of Pakistan's Mohammad Amir (18.40 strike rate after five matches) and Lockie Ferguson (19.50 bowling strike rate after five matches).

Pos	Player	Team	SR	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	18.00	5	4	111
2	Mohammad Amir	PAK	18.40	5	5	219
3	Jason Behrendorff	AUS	19.00	2	2	103
4	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	19.50	5	5	217
5	Dhananjaya de Silva	SL	20.40	4	3	79
6	Mitchell Starc	AUS	20.42	7	7	347
7	Kane Richardson	AUS	21.20	2	2	109
8	Andre Russell	WI	22.60	4	4	97
9	Lasith Malinga	SL	23.75	4	4	189
10	Mark Wood	ENG	23.76	6	6	262

A total of 10 teams-- England, India, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, West Indies, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are playing in the 2019 edition of the cricket's showpiece event.