ICC World Cup 2019: 2nd Semi-Final, AUS v ENG – England Player Ratings

With England and New Zealand in the final, one of them will get their hands on the coveted trophy to the first time.

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Jason Roy deserved a hundred in this match. If it was not for the umpiring blunder, he’d have easily got there. The Durban-born provided his team with an electric start and eased the pressure off his partner. Roy even smashed Steve Smith for three consecutive sixes with one of them even going out of the park. He mustered 85 runs off only 65 balls before he was wrongly adjudged out.

Jonny Bairstow – 5/10

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Jonny Bairstow of England bats during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm Up match between England and Afghanistan at The Kia Oval on May 27, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 27: Jonny Bairstow of England bats during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm Up match between England and Afghanistan at The Kia Oval on May 27, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

When your partner is playing so well, there is no place you’d want to be at other than the non-striker’s end. Bairstow did exactly that and played the second fiddle. He was on 34 before Mitchell Starc got him out LBW. With this wicket, Starc broke the record for most wickets in a single World Cup, i.e., 27 wickets.

Joe Root – 7.5/10

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JUNE 14: Joe Root of England celebrates reaching his century during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and West Indies at The Hampshire Bowl on June 14, 2019 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Joe Root came in after the fall of the wicket of Bairstow and kept the intensity going straight away by hitting Starc for three consecutive boundaries. Root continued to play some of the most glorious shots and got his runs at a fair clip. Since there wasn’t much pressure on him, he did the job quite easily. The English Test skipper remained unbeaten 49 on runs off 46 balls.

Eoin Morgan – 7.5/10

Joe Root and Eoin Morgan
Joe Root and Eoin Morgan. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

English skipper Eoin Morgan got some crucial runs under his belt before the final. It was quite important for him as he did not have the best of times of late. He showed some real positive intent and hit some good boundaries. Morgan ensured that he remained in the middle till his team got over the line and stayed unbeaten on 45 runs. He took 39 balls to score them.

Ben Stokes – 1/10

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 30: Ben Stokes of England returns to the Pavilion after being given out during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England v South Africa at The Oval on May 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Ben Stokes bowled four overs with the ball but couldn’t pick up any wickets. He was slightly expensive in comparison to the other bowled and conceded 22 runs.

Jos Buttler – 2.5/10

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England’s Jos Buttler celebrates with teammates after they won the super over to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on July 14, 2019. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Some freakish stuff was on display by Jos Buttler on the field. In the 48th over of the first innings, the ball was hit by Steve Smith slightly away from him. But he was quick to get off the blocks and hit the target bullseye under great pressure. This was fabulous stuff from the English vice-captain at that stage of the innings.

Chris Woakes – 9.5/10

Chris Woakes
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – JUNE 03: Chris Woakes of England catches his fourth catch of the day to dismiss Sarfaraz Ahmed during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge on June 03, 2019 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Chris Woakes had a dream outing in one of the biggest matches of his career. He opened the bowling for his team and made the most of the conditions. Woakes was the one who got the in-form David Warner for 9 runs. He then also outsmarted Peter Handscomb and Mitchell Starc. The all-rounder was nearly unplayable and the batsmen hardly took any chances off his bowling. Woakes only gave away 20 runs in the 8 overs that he bowled.

Liam Plunkett – 3/10

Jos Buttler, Mark Wood and Liam Dawson
Jos Buttler, Mark Wood and Liam Dawson. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Liam Plunkett did a decent job in this game but was unlucky not to get any wickets under his belt. In the 8 overs that he bowled, Plunkett conceded 44 runs.

Jofra Archer – 8/10

Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer. (Photo by Gareth Copley-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Jofra Archer bowled an absolute beauty to dismiss Australian captain, Aaron Finch, off the first ball for a duck. The ball nipped back from the length and exploited the weakness of Finch perfectly. The 24-year-old also dismissed the dangerous Glenn Maxwell who was setting himself up for a big one towards the end of the innings.

Adil Rashid – 8/10

England v South Africa - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 30: Ben Stokes (C) of England celebrates taking the catch of Andile Phehlukwayo of South Africa with Moeen Ali (L), Jason Roy (L) and Adil Rashid (R) of England during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and South Africa at The Oval on May 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Adil Rashid had an excellent outing and picked up three wickets. He was the one who dismissed Alex Carey who could have potentially taken the game away from England. Rashid also sent Marcus Stoinis back to the pavilion for a duck and then got the better of Mitchell Starc as well.

Mark Wood – 4.5/10

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – MAY 25: Mark Wood of England celebrates taking the wicket of Aaron Finch of Australia with his team mates during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm Up match between England and Australia at the Ageas Bowl on May 25, 2019 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Mark Wood bowled really well in this game and tried hard to pick up some wickets. However, he took a while to get his first scalp and that was in the penultimate over of the game. He dismissed Jason Behrendorff for 1 run and finished with figures of 9-0-45-1.

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