World Cup 2019: Players with most sixes, fours, best batting average after New Zealand Vs England match

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England became the third team to qualify for the semi finals of ICC World Cup 2019 on Wednesday, by registering a thumping victory against New Zealand. The English team crushed the Black Caps by 119 runs.

Skipper Eoin Morgan’s side scored a total of 305 runs for the loss of eight wickets by the end of 50 overs. The highest scorer for England was Jonny Bairstow, who scored 106 off 99 balls before being bowled by Matt Henry.

Opener Jason Roy also kept the scoreboard ticking with 60 runs off 61 balls.

Chasing the target of 306, the Black Caps failed to put up a decent show as the side was bundled up for just 186 runs. While opener Henry Nicholls could not even get off the mark, Martin Guptill could also bag just eight runs off 16 balls.

The highest scorer for New Zealand was middle-order batsman Tom Latham, who hit a total of 57 runs before getting caught by Jos Buttler off Liam Plunkett. Both Kane Williamson (27) and Ross Taylor (28) also failed to impress with their batting in the match.

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

Most sixes:

After his 17-sixes innings against Afghanistan, England captain Eoin Morgan continues to lead the list of players with maximum number of sixes in ICC World Cup 2019. His total of 317 in the tournament so far comprises as many as 22 sixes.

Australia's Aaron Finch is next on the list, with three sixes less than Morgan. Though he has hit a total of 504 runs so far, he has managed to send the ball for the maximum on 18 occasions.

And next in the list is India's Rohit Sharma, the batsman with most runs in the tournament so far. He has hit 12 sixes.

Pos	Player	Team	6s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Eoin Morgan	ENG	22	9	8	317
2	Aaron Finch	AUS	18	8	8	504
3	Rohit Sharma	IND	12	7	7	544
4	Chris Gayle	WI	12	8	7	235
5	Jonny Bairstow	ENG	11	9	9	462
6	Nicholas Pooran	WI	9	8	7	309
7	Ben Stokes	ENG	9	9	9	381
8	Jos Buttler	ENG	8	9	8	253
9	Jason Roy	ENG	7	6	5	341
10	Carlos Brathwaite	WI	7	7	5	140

Most fours:

When it comes to boundaries, it’s Jonny Bairstow of England to lead the chart, with 55 4s in his kitty. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, who has impressed all with his performance in ICC World Cup 2019, is the second with 54 4s. Rohit Sharma is on the third spot in this list as well.

Pos	Player	Team	4s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Jonny Bairstow	END	55	9	9	462
2	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	54	7	7	542
3	Rohit Sharma	IND	53	7	7	544
4	David Warner	AUS	49	8	8	516
5	Aaron Finch	AUS	48	8	8	504
6	Kane Williamson	NZ	42	8	7	481
7	Joe Root	ENG	40	9	9	500
8	Babar Azam	PAK	39	7	7	378
9	Jason Roy	ENG	39	6	5	341
10	Virat Kohli	IND	35	7	7	408

Best Batting Average:

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who has scored 481 runs in seven innings in the tournament so far continues to top the list. He currently has a batting average of 96.20. The second name in the list is that of India favourite opener Rohit Sharma, with an average of 90.66.

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Kane Williamson	NZ	96.20	8	7	481
2	Rohit Sharma	IND	90.66	7	7	544
3	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	90.33	7	7	542
4	David Warner	AUS	73.71	8	8	516
5	Jason Roy	ENG	68.20	6	5	341
6	Aaron Finch	AUS	63.00	8	8	504
7	Babar Azam	PAK	63.00	7	7	378
8	Joe Root	ENG	62.50	9	9	500
9	Shikhar Dhawan	IND	62.50	2	2	125
10	Aaron Finch	AUS	63.00	8	8	504

Best Bowling Figures:

Australian Mitchell Starc’s 5/26 against New Zealand at the Lord’s Cricket Ground remains the best bowling figure of ICC World Cup 2019 till now. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh and Mohammad Amir of Pakistan have also taken a five-wicket haul each and remain on the second and the third slot, respectively.

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Against	Venue	Match Date
1	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/26	NZ	Lord's Cricket Ground	29/06/2019
2	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	5/29	AFG	The Ageas 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 Behrendorff	AUS	5/44	ENG	Lord's Cricket Ground	25/06/2019
6	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/46	WI	Trent Bridge	06/06/2019
7	Mustafizur Rahman	BAN	5/59	IND	Edgbaston	02/07/2019
8	Mohammed Shami	IND	5/69	ENG	Edgbaston	30/06/2019
9	Mohammed Shami	IND	4/16	WI	Old Trafford	27/06/2019
10	Oshane Thomas	WI	4/27	PAK	Trent Bridge	31/05/2019

Best bowling strike rate:

The top two slot in the category is held by Mohammed Shami, who holds a bowling strike rate of 15.07 in four matches.

Pos	Player	Team	SR	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Mohammad Shami	IND	15.07	4	4	193
2	Mitchell Starc	AUS	18.58	8	8	373
3	Jason Behrendorff	AUS	21.00	3	3	134
4	Soumya Sarkar	BAN	21.00	7	2	91
5	Kane Richardson	AUS	21.20	2	2	109
6	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	21.81	8	7	200
7	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	22.47	7	7	316
8	Andre Russell	WI	22.60	4	4	97
9	Shaheen Afridi	PAK	22.80	4	4	199
10	Mohammad Amir	PAK	24.75	7	7	327

A total of 10 teams namely England, India, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, West Indies, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are featuring in the 2019 edition of the quadrennial event.