Let's breathe a sigh of relief yet again. Back-to-back thrillers and the World Cup gets a life! We move on to Lucknow tomorrow for the game between India and England. It was an unbelievable feeling to witness and cover these games live.
For now, it's me AkshayaKrishna Polya signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Sidharth Gulati and Akshay Bhide, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer brought you all the live-action of this Trans-Tasman Cliffhanger. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!
Highest World Cup totals in a losing cause:
383/9 by New Zealand vs Australia in Dharamsala - Today
344/9 by Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in Hyderabad, 2023
334/9 by England vs Pakistan in Nottingham, 2019
333/8 by Bangladesh vs Australia in Nottingham, 2019
Most catches for Australia in a World Cup match by a non-wicketkeeper:
3 - Allan Border vs Zimbabwe in Hobart, 1992
3 - Ricky Ponting vs Bangladesh in Chester-le-Street, 1999
3 - Mitchell Starc vs New Zealand in Dharamsala - Today
3 - Aaron Finch vs Pakistan in Adelaide, 2015
Mitchell Starc goes wicketless for the first time in a World Cup game. His streak of 23 matches comes to an end.
Bowlers With At Least Three Wickets in Most Successive ODI World Cup Innings 4 - Brett Lee, 2003 4 - Chaminda Vaas (2003) 4 - Glenn McGrath (2007) 4 - Shahid Afridi (2007-11) 4 - Jofra Archer (2019) 4 - Adam Zampa (2023)
Most Sixes Hit in a World Cup Match:
33 - England vs Afghanistan in Manchester, 2019
32 - Australia vs New Zealand in Dharamsala - Today
31 - New Zealand vs West Indies in Wellington, 2015
31 - South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Delhi, 2023
25 - Australia vs Pakistan in Bengaluru, 2023
Most Runs Aggregated in an ODI:
872 - South Africa vs Australia in Johannesburg, 2006
825 - India vs Sri Lanka in Rajkot, 2009
807 - West Indies vs England in St. Georgeβs, 2019 771 - Australia vs New Zealand in Dharamsala - Today
764 - Netherlands vs England in Amstelveen, 2022
Most Expensive Spells for Australia in ODI World Cups
0/89(9) - Mitchell Starc vs New Zealand, Dharamsala, TODAY 1/74(10) - Mitchell Starc vs India, The Oval, 2019 3/74 (10) - Adam Zampa vs New Zealand, Dharamsala, TODAY 1/72 (12) - Ashley Mallett vs Sri Lanka, The Oval, 1975
Jimmy Neesham was absolutely gutted after getting run out on the penultimate ball ππ