
Defending champions Australia had a good outing in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as they won seven out of ten matches and finished at the second position in the points table and made to the semifinals where they lost to England.
Their campaign kicked off with an impressive win against Afghanistan in Bristol. In the next match against West Indies, they clinched a 15 runs win but lost by 36 runs to India in the third match. From the fourth match against Pakistan, their winning streak started and they went on to win against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England, and New Zealand but lost in the final league match against South Africa and finished at the second position in the points table. In the semifinal, they couldn't perform upto their potential and got hammered by host England.
Throughout the tournament, Aaron Finch and David Warner carried Australia's batting on their shoulders. Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja and Alex Carrey also chipped in but all-rounders Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell disappointed in the whole tournament.
In the bowling Mitchell Starc was outstanding but Pat Cummins couldn't keep his good form in the second half of the tournament and other bowlers like Nathan Coulter Nile, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, and Adam Zampa couldn't perform upto their potential. Overall it was a good tournament for Australia.
All the major stats and facts that were recorded by the Australia team and its players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Result summary -
| Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
- Australia won 7 out of the 10 matches and finished at number two in the points table and lost in the semifinal against England.
Highest totals -
381/5 vs BAN at Nottingham
334/7 vs SL at The Oval
316 vs IND at The Oval
Lowest totals -
223 vs ENG at Edgbaston
243/9 vs NZ at Lord's
285/7 vs ENG at Lord's
Most runs -
647 - David Warner
507 - Aaron Finch
379 - Steven Smith
375 - Alex Carey
316 - Usman Khawaja
Highest individual scores -
166 - David Warner vs BAN at Nottingham
153 - Aaron Finch vs SL at The Oval
122 - David Warner vs SA at Manchester
107 - David Warner vs PAK at Taunton
100 - Aaron Finch vs ENG at Lord's
Highest batting averages (Min 150 runs) -
71.88 - David Warner
62.50 - Alex Carey
50.70 - Aaron Finch
37.90 - Steven Smith
35.11 - Usman Khawaja
Most hundreds -
3 - David Warner
2 - Aaron Finch
Most fifty-plus scores -
6 - David Warner
5 - Aaron Finch
4 - Steven Smith
3 - Alex Carey
2 - Usman Khawaja
Most wickets -
27 - Mitchell Starc
14 - Pat Cummins
9 - Jason Behrendorff
7 - Marcus Stoinis
5 - Adam Zampa / Kane Richardson
Best bowling figures in an innings -
5/26 - Mitchell Starc vs NZ at Lord's
5/44 - Jason Behrendoff vs ENG at Lord's
5/46 - Mitchell Starc vs WI at Nottingham
4/43 - Mitchell Starc vs ENG at Lord's
4/55 - Mitchell Starc vs SL at The Oval
Best bowling figures (Min 5 wickets) -
18.59 - Mitchell Starc
21.80 - Kane Richardson
25.22 - Jason Behrendorff
30.50 - Pat Cummins
34.85 - Marcus Stoinis
Most four-wicket hauls -
4 - Mitchell Starc
1 - Jason Behrendorff
