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

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Australia defeated New Zealand by 86 runs in match 37 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lord's, London to maintain their winning streak in the tournament. 

Team Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bat. New Zealand seemed set to restrict the Aussies to a low total at one stage after dismissing openers Aaron Finch, David Warne, Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell cheaply. 

However, the outfit was able to recover following the dismissals on the back of a 107-run partnership between Alex Carey and Usman Khawaja. New Zealand made a late comeback in the clash following a hat-trick by pacer Trent Boult who finished with four wickets, resulting in Australia posting a total of 243 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs. 

Australia went about defending the target of 244 in a disciplined manner, making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely. Openers Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls were dismissed cheaply, with the Kiwis briefly in the game following a partnership of 55 runs between skipper Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. 

However, the duo were soon dismissed as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins made their presence felt, resulting in New Zealand eventually posting a score of 200 runs for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs. Starc was the pick of the bowlers registering his second five-wicket haul in the ICC World Cup 2019. 

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

Most Sixes

England skipper Eoin Morgan continues to lead the charts with 22 sixes in seven matches. Australian skipper Aaron Finch who did not score a single six against New Zealand on Saturday is placed on the second spot with 18 sixes. 

Windies veteran Chris Gayle and Indian opener Rohit Sharma are placed on the third and fourth spots with 10 and 7 sixes respectively. Windies all-rounder Carlos Braithwaite rounds off the top-five list with seven sixes.  

Pos	Player	Team	6s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Eoin Morgan	ENG	22	7	6	274
2	Aaron Finch	AUS	18	8	8	504
3	Chris Gayle	WI	10	7	6	200
4	Rohit Sharma	IND	7	5	5	338
5	Carlos Brathwaite	WI	7	6	4	132
6	Wahab Riaz	PAK	6	7	5	86
7	Jos Buttler	ENG	6	7	6	222
8	Ben Stokes	ENG	6	7	7	291
9	Rassie van der Dussen	SA	6	8	5	215
10	Glenn Maxwell	AUS	6	8	8	143

Most Fours

Australian opener David Warner who scored three boundaries against New Zealand on Saturday leads the charts with 49 boundaries in eight matches. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is placed on the second spot with 48 boundaries. 

Australian skipper Aaron Finch who scored only one boundary on Saturday is placed on the third spot with 47 boundaries.  

Pos	Player	Team	4s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	David Warner	AUS	49	8	8	516
2	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	48	6	6	476
3	Aaron Finch	AUS	47	8	8	504
4	Kane Williamson	NZ	39	7	6	454
5	Babar Azam	PAK	39	7	7	378
6	Joe Root	ENG	37	7	7	432
7	Rohit Sharma	IND	31	5	5	338
8	Alex Carey	AUS	31	8	7	244
9	Jonny Bairstow	ENG	30	7	7	245
10	Faf du Plessis	SA	29	8	7	28

Best batting average

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson who scored a 51-ball 40 against Australia on Saturday is currently on top with a batting average of 113.50. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Indian opener Rohit Sharma are placed on the second and third spots respectively with averages of 95.20 and 84.50. 

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Kane Williamson	NZ	113.50	7	6	454
2	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	95.20	6	6	476
3	Rohit Sharma	IND	84.50	5	5	338
4	David Warner	AUS	73.71	8	8	516
5	Joe Root	ENG	72.00	7	7	432
6	Jason Roy	ENG	71.66	4	3	215
7	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	65.40	6	6	327
8	Liton Das	BAN	65.00	3	3	130
9	Virat Kohli	IND	63.20	5	5	316
10	Aaron Finch	AUS	63.00	8	8	504

Best bowling figures

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc who picked his second five-wicket haul of the ICC World Cup 2019 on Saturday against New Zealand, leads the tally with figures of 5/26.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir are placed on the second and third spots having registered figures of 5/29 and 5/30 against Afghanistan and Australia respectively. 

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Against	Venue	Match Date
1	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/26	NZ	Lord's	30/06/2019
2	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	5/29	AFG	The Ages Bowl	24/06/2019
3	Mohammad Amir	PAK	5/30	AUS	The County Ground	12/06/2019
4	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	5/31	AFG	The County Ground	08/06/2019
5	Jason Behendroff	AUS	5/44	ENG	Lord's Cricket Ground	25/06/2019
6	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/46	WI	Trent Bridge	06/06/2019
7	Mohammed Shami	IND	4/16	WI	Old Trafford	27/06/2019
8	Oshane Thomas	WI	4/27	PAK	Trent Bridge	31/05/2019
9	Imran Tahir	SA	4/30	AFG	Cardiff Wales Stadium	15/06/2019
10	Trent Boult	NZ	4/30	WI	Old Trafford	22/06/2019

Best bowling strike-rate

Indian fast-bowler Mohammad Shami continues to lead the list with a strike rate of 12.12 in two matches. Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has jumped to the second spot following his five-wicket haul with a strike rate of 18.58. New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham is placed on the third spot with a strike rate of 20. 

Pos	Player	Team	SR	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Mohammad Shami	IND	12.12	2	2	56
2	Mitchell Starc	AUS	18.58	8	8	373
3	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	20.00	7	6	159
4	Jason Behrendorff	AUS	21.00	3	3	134
5	Kane Richardson	AUS	21.20	2	2	109
6	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	22.47	7	7	316
7	Andre Russell	WI	22.60	4	4	97
8	Shaheen Afridi	PAK	22.80	4	4	199
9	Mark Wood	ENG	23.76	6	6	262
10	Jofra Archer	ENG	23.93	7	7	325

A total of 10 teams-- England, India, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, West Indies, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka-- are featuring in the 2019 ICC World Cup.