England v Pakistan 1st ODI – Statistical Highlights

England ended their losing streak in ODIs at Southampton as they defeated Pakistan by 44 runs as per the D/L method in the first of the 5-match ODI series. After electing to bat, Pakistan got off to a good start and were looking set towards a strong finish. But they couldn’t end it on a high as they played a few silent overs towards the end of the inning and settled for a modest total of 260/6.

England in their chase were cruising at one point as the scoreboard read 194/3 in the 35th over before rain ensured there was no further play. In the end, they managed to win the game and mark a winning start to the ODI series. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

3 – Joe Root now has 3 consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODIs. He scored 2 fifties vs Sri Lanka in his last two ODIs.

5 – Number of ODIs England lost at Southampton before this game. Their last win came in 2012.

8 – Number of innings Pakistan has played without a fifty-run stand for the opening wicket in ODIs. 25 runs were put on for the opening wicket in this game.

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9 – England now has won 9 out of their last 10 ODIs vs Pakistan.

12 – Number of ODI innings Azhar Ali played before this game without a fifty. His last ODI fifty came vs Sri Lanka in July 2015.

82 – Azhar Ali’s 82 in this game is the highest individual score for a Pakistan captain in ODIs against England. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s 81* at Rawalpindi in 2005 was the previous highest.

260/6 – Pakistan’s total of 260/6 is the lowest total while batting first in the last 7 ODIs at Southampton. South Africa’s 287/5 in 2012 was the previous lowest total for a team batting first in a 50-over innings at Southampton since 2011.

1003 – Partnership runs between Alex Hales and Jason Roy for opening wicket in ODIs. With that, they became the 3rd England pair to score 1000 partnership runs for the opening wicket.

2151 – Runs scored by Joe Root in 2016 across all formats (FC + List A + T20). Only Virat Kohli with 2230 runs has scored more runs.

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