England and Australia will lock horns within the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
The two groups have met on the World Cup 9 occasions since 1975, with Australia holding the historic edge over England with six wins. The final time the 2 sides met on the quadrennial showpiece, England beat the Aussies by 8 wickets.
ENG VS AUS HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ODI WORLD CUP
Matches performed: 9
England gained: 3
Australia gained: 6
Last end result: England gained by 8 wickets (Birmingham; July 2019)
Last 5 outcomes: ENG gained – 1; AUS gained – 4
ENG VS AUS – FULL LIST OF RESULTS IN ODI WORLD CUPS
1975: Australia gained by 4 wickets (Leeds)
1979: England gained by six wickets (Lord’s)
1987: Australia gained by seven runs (Kolkata)
1992: England gained by eight wickets (Sydney)
2003: Australia gained by two wickets (Gqeberha, South Africa)
2007: Australia gained by seven wickets (North Sound)
2015: Australia gained by 111 runs (Melbourne)
2019: Australia gained by 64 runs (Lord’s)
2019: England gained by 8 wickets (Birmingham)
MOST RUNS IN ENG VS AUS ODI WORLD CUP MATCHES
Batter | Mat | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Highest |
Aaron Finch (AUS) | 3 | 235 | 78.33 | 95.91 | 135 |
Graham Gooch (ENG) | 3 | 146 | 48.66 | 55.09 | 58 |
Steve Smith (AUS) | 3 | 128 | 42.66 | 79.01 | 85 |
MOST WICKETS IN ENG VS AUS ODI WORLD CUP MATCHES
Bowler | Mat | Wickets | Economy | Average | BBI |
Andy Bichel (AUS) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2.85 | 7/20 |
Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22.85 | 4/43 |
Gary Gilmour (AUS) | 1 | 6 | 1.16 | 2.33 | 6/14 |
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com