ICC World Cup 2019: Match 24, England vs Afghanistan – List of records broken during the game

England secured a 150-run win against Afghanistan at the Old Trafford to climb to the top of the points table. Skipper Eoin Morgan’s sensational hitting in the second half led England to a record total of 397/6. Morgan walked in at 164/2 in the 30th over and struck a record 17 sixes and four fours on his way to 148 in only 71 deliveries. With a mountain to climb, Afghanistan stuck to playing full 50 overs and were successful in it. They finished with 247/8 but became the first side to be virtually out of the tournament.

All the major records that tumbled when England took on Afghanistan in Manchester:

The six-hitting cameo:

17 – The 17 sixes Eoin Morgan has hit in this game are the most by any player in an ODI inning. As many as three players hit exactly 16 sixes prior to Morgan. Rohit Sharma was the first to achieve this feat during his first of the three ODI double centuries that came against Australia in the 2013 Bangalore ODI.

AB de Villiers in the 2015 Johannesburg ODI against the Windies and Chris Gayle during the 2015 World Cup against Zimbabwe also hit 16 sixes in an innings. The seven sixes that Morgan hit off Rashid Khan in this game are also the most by any player against a particular bowler in an ODI.

Most sixes by a player in an ODI inning – Stats: Most sixes by a batsman in an ODI inning

A game of sixes:

25 – The 25 sixes England hit during their innings are the most by any team in an ODI inning. England broke their own record which they set by hitting 24 sixes during the Grenada ODI over the Windies this year. The previous most number of sixes hit by a team in a CWC game was 19 by Windies in 2015 against Zimbabwe.

33 – A total of 33 sixes were hit during this game by both sides; the most in a World Cup match. The 2015 Quarter-Final between New Zealand and Windies witnessed a total of 31 sixes.

The 33 sixes in the England-Afghanistan game are also the 3rd most in an ODI game. The Windies-England ODI this year in Grenada witnessed 46 sixes while the India-Australia ODI in 2013 hosted by Bangalore recorded 38 sixes.

Morgan’s quick-fire ton:

57 – Eoin Morgan’s 57-ball century is now the fastest century for England in the World Cup. The previous fastest was recorded by Jos Buttler in 75 balls against Pakistan earlier in this tournament. Overall, Morgan’s hundred is the 4th fastest century in World Cup history.

Fastest centuries in the World Cup – Stats: Eoin Morgan hits one of the fastest centuries in World Cup history

The unfortunate fastest ton with the ball:

8.1 – Rashid Khan completed 100 runs with the ball in only 8.1 overs. This is the earliest any bowler has conceded 100 runs with the ball in an ODI. Zimbabwe’s Brian Vitori conceded the 100th run in 8.3 overs during the 2012 Napier ODI against New Zealand.

Rashid records the worst CWC spell ever:

110 – Rashid Khan conceded 110 runs in the nine overs he bowled; the most by any player in a World Cup game. Martin Snedden conceded 105 runs in the 12 overs he bowled against England in the 1983 World Cup. Australia’s Mick Lewis (113) in the 2006 Johannesburg ODI and Wahab Riaz (110 runs) in the 2016 Nottingham ODI also against England are the only players to have conceded as many runs as Rashid in a Men’s ODI game.

1 – Rashid became the first spinner to concede 100 or more runs in an ODI in Men’s cricket. Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan was taken for 99 runs during the 2006 Sydney ODI against Australia.

Bowlers conceding the most number of runs in an ODI and in a CWC game – Stats: Rashid Khan bowls the most expensive World Cup spell of all time

Morgan goes past Dhoni:

138 – Eoin Morgan now has hit the most number of sixes in ODI cricket as captain. The 17 sixes he struck in this game extended his tally to 138 maximums which pushed him ahead of MS Dhoni (126) and Ricky Ponting (123). He also went past Ricky Ponting (171) and Brendon McCullum (170) in International cricket list as the 185 sixes are only behind Dhoni’s 211.

The record total:

397/6 – England record their highest total in the World Cup in this game as they surpassed the total of 386/6 which they recorded against Bangladesh in this tournament only. Overall, the total of 397/6 is the 6th highest total for any team in the World Cup.