ICC World Cup 2019: Match 41, England vs New Zealand – Statistical Preview

England will face New Zealand in their last league game and require a win to find themselves in semi-finals. A defeat will put England in a position to hope Bangladesh win against Pakistan. On the other hand, New Zealand hasn’t sealed their top-four finish either. However, they are in quite a better position than England right now given their net run rate. The Blackcaps can get away despite a defeat if they ensure they don’t lose by a big margin.

Key stats and numbers ahead of virtual quarters for England against New Zealand:

1 – England lost only one of the eight matches they played since the start of 2008 in Chester-le-Street. They won six of the remaining seven matches that includes two wins against New Zealand in 2008 and 2015.

5 – New Zealand have won each of their previous five matches against England in the World Cup. The last instance of England beating the Kiwis in a World Cup match was in the first of the two group stage matches in the 1983 edition. England won the first three World Cup meetings with New Zealand but lost all after that.

15 – Kane Williamson has scored 40+ runs in each of his last 15 ODI innings in England. In those 15 innings, Williamson scored 1,161 runs at an average of 89.3 with four centuries and seven fifties.

22.5 – Jason Roy has a batting average of 22.5 in ODIs against New Zealand. The England opener scored only 225 runs against the Kiwis across 10 ODI innings with his best racking up with 49.

22.6 – Ish Sodhi claimed ten wickets in four ODIs against England during the 2018 home series. The leg-spinner picks a wicket every 22.6 balls against the English team in this format.

77 – A batting average of Jonny Bairstow in the ODI format against the Blackcaps. Bairstow scored 385 runs from six innings against them with the help of two tons and a fifty.

901 – Joe Root is the 2nd highest run-getter for England in ODIs against New Zealand. He scored 901 runs from 19 innings at an average of 60.06 with three tons and five half-centuries.

926 – Runs Kane Williamson has scored against England in ODIs; the 4th most by any player in England-New Zealand ODI matches. Williamson’s runs came from 18 innings at an average of 57.87 having scoring two centuries and seven fifties.

1,381 – Ross Taylor amassed 1,381 runs in the ODI format against England; about 388 runs more than any other player in the England-New Zealand ODI games. Williamson scored 1381 runs from 32 innings with help of five centuries including his career-best of an unbeaten 181.