The India - West Indies ODI series was the last ODI series of 2019. This year ODI cricket was first priority for each and every team as it was a World Cup year. All ten teams went with good preparations to participate in this mega event.
Teams like South Africa, Afghanistan, and West Indies disappointed most while India, Australia, and Pakistan had good outings and finally host England clinched their first-ever ODI World Cup title after beating New Zealand in Super Over in the final.
In the batting Rohit Sharma, Shai Hope, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, and Joe Root were outstanding throughout the year while in the bowling Mohammed Shami, Trent Boult, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins had a good year. And here is the statistical highlights of the year 2019 in ODI format.
All the major stats and facts that were recorded by team and players in ODIs in 2019
Most wins -
19 - India (28 ODIs)
16 - Australia (23 ODIs)
14 - England (22 ODIs)
13 - New Zealand (21 ODIs)
11 - South Africa (19 ODIs)
Highest totals -
418/6 - England vs West Indies at St George's
397/6 - England vs Afghanistan at Manchester
389 - West Indies vs England at St George's
387/5 - India vs West Indies at Visakhapatnam
386/6 - England vs Bangladesh at Cardiff
Lowest totals -
81 - Oman vs Namibia at Windhoek
92 - India vs New Zealand at Hamilton
97 - UAE vs Nepal at ICCA Dubai
105 - Pakistan vs West Indies at Trent Bridge
110 - UAE vs Zimbabwe at Harare
Most runs -
1490 - Rohit Sharma (India)
1377 - Virat Kohli (India)
1345 - Shai Hope (West Indies)
1141 - Aaron Finch (Australia)
1092 - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Highest individual scores -
179 - John Campbell (WI) vs Ireland at Dublin
170 - Shai Hope (WI) vs Ireland at Dublin
166 - David Warner (AUS) vs Bangladesh at Trent Bridge
162 - Chris Gayle (WI) vs England at St George's
159 - Rohit Sharma (IND) vs WI at Visakhapatnam
Highest batting averages (Min 500 runs) -
93.25 - Shakib al Hasan (746 runs)
73.77 - Rassie van der Dussen (664 runs)
71.88 - David Warner (647 runs)
70.41 - Jason Roy (845 runs)
67.84 - Faf du Plessis (814 runs)
Most hundreds -
7 - Rohit Sharma
5 - Virat Kohli
4 - Shai Hope / Aaron Finch
Most fifty-plus scores -
13 - Rohit Sharma
12 - Virat Kohli / Shai Hope
10 - Aaron Finch / Usman Khawaja
9 - Jason Roy / Shakib al Hasan / Babar Azam
Most wickets -
42 - Mohammed Shami
38 - Trent Boult
35 - Lockie Ferguson
34 - Mustafizur Rahman
33 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Best bowling figures in an innings -
6/35 - Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) vs Bangladesh at Lord's
6/42 - Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) vs Australia at Melbourne
6/43 - Gulbadin Naib (AFG) vs Ireland at Belfast
6/65 - Tim Southee (NZ) vs Bangladesh at Dunedin
5/13 - Jan Frylinck (Namibian) vs Oman at Windhoek
Best bowling averages (Min 15 wickets) -
14.25 - Nosaina Pokana (20 wickets, PNG)
18.59 - Mitchell Starc (27 wickets, AUS)
20.84 - James Neesham (25 wickets, NZ)
21.61 - Pat Cummins (31 wickets, AUS)
22.64 - Mohammed Shami (42 wickets, IND)
Best bowling strike rates (Min 15 wickets) -
20.5 - Mitchell Starc (27 wickets, AUS)
22.3 - Nosaina Pokana (20 wickets, PNG)
23.2 - James Neesham (25 wickets, NZ)
23.8 - Shaheen Shah Afridi (27 wickets, PAK)
24.9 - Mustafizur Rahman (34 wickets, BAN)
Most four wickets haul -
4 - Mitchell Starc (AUS)
3 - Usman Shinwari (PAK)
3 - Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)
3 - Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)
3 - Mohammed Shami (IND)
3 - Trent Boult (NZ)
