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

Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh is currently leading the list of players with a maximum number of boundaries in this year's World Cup.

Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam displayed a heroic performance with the bat before Shaheen Afridi grabbed a six-wicket haul as Pakistan ended their campaign at the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup with a 94-run victory against Bangladesh in their last group stage clash of the tournament at Lord's in London on Friday. 

Electing to bat first, opener Imam-ul-Haq (100 off 100 balls) not only smashed his maiden One-Day International (ODI) ton but also stitched a huge 157-run stand with first drop Babar Azam (96 off 98 balls) for the second wicket to help Pakistan post a GOOD total of 315 for nine. 

Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh with his figures of five for 75 while Mohammad Saifuddin also contributed with significant figures of three for 77. 

In reply, Shaheen Afridi ran through the Bangladesh line-up, finishing with the brilliant figures of six for 35 as the Mashrafe Mortaza-led side were bundled out for 221 in 44.1 overs. Shakib Al Hasan was the top scorer for Bangladesh with his 77-ball 64. 

Let us take a look at players with most sixes, fours and batting average after Pakistan vs Bangladesh match:

Most sixes:

England skipper Eoin Morgan, who created a world record of most sixes by a player in an ODI match with a total of 17 maximum against Afghanistan, continues to comfortably stand at the numero-uno spot in the list of players with most number of sixes in ICC World Cup 2019. He has smashed a total of 22 sixes in 317 runs he amassed in eight innings of the ongoing tournament. 

With a total of 18 maximums from eight innings, Australian skipper Aaron Finch is standing second in the list. Indian opener Rohit Sharma is placed third with a total of 12 sixes he scored during the marquee event. 

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	9	8	242
5	Jonny Bairstow	ENG	11	9	9	462
6	Nicholas Pooran	WI	10	9	8	367
7	Ben Stokes	ENG	9	9	9	381
8	Carlos Brathwaite	WI	8	8	6	154
9	Jason Holder	WI	8	9	7	170
10	Jos Buttler	ENG	8	9	8	253

Most fours:

Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh is currently leading the list of players with maximum number of boundaries in this year's World Cup. Shakib has hit a total of 60 fours in 606 runs he has amassed in eight innings. 

England's Jonny Bairstow and Indian opener Rohit Sharma occupy the second and third spots with 55 and 53 boundaries, respectively. 

Pos	Player	Team	4s	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	60	8	8	606
2	Jonny Bairstow	ENG	55	9	9	462
3	Rohit Sharma	IND	53	7	7	544
4	Babar Azam	PAK	50	8	8	474
5	David Warner	AUS	49	8	8	516
6	Aaron Finch	AUS	47	8	8	504
7	Kane Williamson	NZ	42	8	7	481
8	Joe Root	ENG	40	9	9	500
9	Jason Roy	ENG	39	6	5	341
10	Virat Kohli	IND	35	7	7	408

Best Batting Average:

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson holds the record of the best batting average in the onoing mega event. Williamson has scored a total of 481 runs in seven innings at a batting average of 96.20 to stand ahead of India's Rohit Sharma (90.66) and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (86.57). 

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	86.57	8	8	606
4	Samiullah Shinwari	AFG	74.00	3	3	74
5	David Warner	AUS	73.71	8	8	516
6	Jason Roy	ENG	68.20	6	5	341
7	Babar Azam	PAK	67.71	8	8	474
8	Aaron Finch	AUS	63.00	8	8	504
9	Joe Root	ENG	62.50	9	9	500
10	Shikhar Dhawan	IND	62.50	2	2	125

Best Bowling Figures:

Shaheen Afridi's brilliant figures of six for 35 in Pakistan's last group stage fixture against Bangladesh saw him dethrone Australia's Mitchell Starc from the top spot in the list of players with best bowling figure in the 2019 World Cup so far. 

Starc five for 26 against New Zealand at the Lord’s Cricket Ground are now the second best bowling figure, with Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan occupying the third position with figures of five for 29 against Afghanistan at the Ageas Bowl. 

Pos	Player	Team	Avg	Against	Venue	Match Date
1	Shaheen Afridi	PAK	6/35	BAN	Lord's Cricket Ground	05/07/2019
2	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/26	NZ	Lord's Cricket Ground	29/06/2019
3	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	5/29	AFG	The Ageas Bowl	24/06/2019
4	Mohammad Amir	PAK	5/30	AUS	The County Ground	12/06/2019
5	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	5/31	AFG	The County Ground	08/06/2019
6	Jason Behrendorff	AUS	5/44	ENG	Lord's Cricket Ground	25/06/2019
7	Mitchell Starc	AUS	5/46	WI	Trent Bridge	06/06/2019
8	Mustafizur Rahman	BAN	5/59	IND	Edgbaston	02/07/2019
9	Mohammed Shami	IND	5/69	ENG	Edgbaston	30/06/2019
10	Mustafizur Rahman	BAN	5/75	PAK	Lord's Cricket Ground	05/07/2019

Best bowling strike rate:

Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami continues to maintain the best bowling strike rate in the tournament till now. He holds a bowling strike rate of 15.07 in four matches to stand ahead of Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi (17.68) and Mitchell Starc (18.58). 

Pos	Player	Team	SR	Matches	Innings	Runs
1	Mohammad Shami	IND	15.07	4	4	193
2	Shaheen Afridi	PAK	17.68	5	5	234
3	Mitchell Starc	AUS	18.58	8	8	373
4	Jason Behrendorff	AUS	21.00	3	3	134
5	Soumya Sarkar	BAN	21.00	8	2	91
6	Kane Richardson	AUS	21.20	2	2	109
7	Mustafizur Rahman	BAN	21.65	8	8	484
8	Jimmy Neesham	NZ	21.81	8	7	200
9	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	22.47	7	7	316
10	Andre Russell	WI	22.60	4	4	97

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.