World Cup 2019: Players with most sixes, fours, best batting average after England vs Sri Lanka match

The 27th match of the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) saw Sri Lanka snatch an unexpected 20-run victory over hot-favourites England at Headingley Carnegie in Leeds on Friday. 

Opting to bat first, experienced batsman Angelo Mathews struck an 85-run knock off 115 balls while Avishka Fernando (49) and Kusal Mendis (46) also made decent contributions with the bat before the England bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to a lowly score of 232 for nine, something which was looking too easy for England to chase. 

Mark Wood and Jofra Archer took three wickets each while Adil Rashid (two for 45) and Chris Woakes (one for 22) also chipped in. 

In reply,  Lasith Malinga (four for 43), David de Silva (three for 32) and Isuru Udana (two for 41) all shone with the ball to eventually bundle England out for 212 in 47 overs. 

While Ben Stokes was the highest scorer for the hosts with his unbeaten knock of 82, Joe Root once again pulled back his third successive half-century by scoring an 89-ball 57 runs .

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

Most Sixes 

England skipper Eoin Morgan tops the list of players with most sixes in the ongoing 2019 edition of the ICC World Cup. Morgan scripted a world record of most sixes by a batsman in an ODI inning when he smashed 17 maximums in England's last clash against Afghanistan. He leads the list with a total of 22 sixes from five innings he has played so far, with Aaron Finch (14 sixes) standing at the second place on this list.

Pos	Player	Team	6s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Eoin Morgan	ENG	22	6	5	270
2	Aaron Finch	AUS	16	6	6	396
3	Rohit Sharma	IND	6	3	3	319
4	Jos Buttler	ENG	6	6	5	197
5	David Warner	AUS	6	6	6	447
6	Wahab Riaz	PAK	5	4	3	67
7	Jason Roy	ENG	5	4	3	215
8	Moeen Ali	ENG	5	4	4	69
9	Mahmudullah	BAN	5	5	4	163
10	Nicholas Pooran	WI	5	5	4	162

Most Fours

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has the most number of fours to his name in the ongoing cricket's showpiece event. He is standing with a total of 47 boundaries from five matches he has played so far. 

Shakib is being closely followed by Australian opener David Warner, who is placed at the second spot in the list with 35 boundaries from six matches. 

Pos	Player	Team	4s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	47	5	5	425
2	David Warner	AUS	40	6	6	447
3	Joe Root	ENG	35	6	6	424
4	Aaron Finch	AUS	35	6	6	396
5	Rohit Sharma	IND	30	3	3	319
6	Jonny Bairstow	ENG	25	6	6	218
7	Jason Roy	ENG	24	4	3	215
8	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	21	5	5	244
9	Steve Smith	AUS	21	6	6	244
10	Quinton de Kock	SA	21	6	6	191

Best batting average

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson holds the record of best batting average in the 2019 ICC World Cup so far. He has amassed a total of 225 runs from three innings he played at a batting average of 225. 

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Kane Williamson	NZ	225.00	4	3	225
2	Rohit Sharma	IND	159.50	3	3	319
3	Liton Das	BAN	114.00	2	2	114
4	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	106.25	5	5	425
5	David Warner	AUS	89.40	6	6	447
6	Joe Root	ENG	84.80	6	6	424
7	Jason Roy	ENG	71.66	4	3	215
8	Aaron Finch	AUS	66.00	6	6	396
9	Shikhar Dhawan	IND	62.50	2	2	125
10	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	61.00	5	5	244

Best bowling figures

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir leads the list of players with best bowling figures. His figures of five for 30 against Australia at The County Ground is by far the best in the ongoing edition of the mega event. Jimmy Neesham of New Zealand missed out on the top spot by a whisker when he finished with the figures of five for 31 against Afghanistan at the same venue. 

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Against	Venue	Match Date
1	Mohammad Amir	PAK	5/30	AUS	The County Ground	12/06/2019
2	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	5/31	AFG	The County Ground	08/06/2019
3	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/46	WI	Trent Bridge	06/06/2019
4	Oshane Thomas	WI	4/27	PAK	Trent Bridge	31/05/2019
5	Imran Tahir	SA	4/29	AFG	Cardiff Wales Stadium	15/06/2019
6	Mohammad Nabi	AFG	4/30	SL	Cardiff Wales Stadium	04/06/2019
7	Nuwan Pradeep	SL	4/31	AFG	Cardiff Wales Stadium	04/06/2019
8	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	4/37	AFG	The County Ground	08/06/2019
9	Lasith Malinga	SL	4/43	ENG	Headingley	21/06/2019
10	Matt Henry	NZ	4/47	BAN	The Oval	05/06/2019

Best bowling strike-rate

New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham currently leads the list of players with best bowling strike rate. Neesham maintains the bowling strike rate of 15 after three innings he played for his national side so far in the quadrennial event. 

Pos	Player	Team	SR	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	15.00	4	3	76
2	Mohammad Amir	PAK	16.61	4	4	170
3	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	19.36	4	4	158
4	Dhananjaya de Silva	SL	20.40	4	3	79
5	Kane Richardson	AUS	21.20	2	2	109
6	Mark Wood	ENG	21.33	5	5	203
7	Jofra Archer	ENG	21.93	6	6	269
8	Mitchell Starc	AUS	22.40	6	6	304
9	Andre Russell	WI	22.60	4	4	97
10	Mohammad Saifuddin	BAN	22.66	4	4	248

The 28th match of the 2019 ICC World Cup will be played between India and Afghanistan before West Indies will take on New Zealand in another clash on Saturday.