ODI World Cup 2023, Match 36, AUS vs ENG Stats Review: Marnus Labuschagne's classical innings, Adam Zampa's phenomenal bowling and other stats

In a seesaw battle in Ahmedabad, Australia clinched a 33-run victory over England, powered by a brilliant bowling performance from Mitchell Starc and an economical spell from Adam Zampa with the most wickets. Before the bowlers took charge, Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green played significant roles, helping Australia set a competitive total.

After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, England dismissed both openers with just 38 runs on the board. Following that, Smith and Labuschagne formed a partnership of 75 runs. Before departing, Smith contributed 44 runs to the total. Subsequently, Green and Labuschagne had a brief partnership of 61 runs, with Labuschagne scoring 71 runs before ending his classical innings. In the final stages, Zampa played a cameo role, adding 29 runs to help the Kangaroos reach a competitive total of 286 runs in 49.3 overs. In the bowling department, Chris Woakes took 4 wickets, while Adil Rashid and Mark Wood each picked up 2 wickets.

In response, England faced an early setback when Jonny Bairstow was dismissed for a duck by Starc. Shortly after, Joe Root was also out, scoring just 13 runs, once again a victim of Starc's delivery. Ben Stokes played a resilient innings, accumulating 64 runs from 90 balls, including two fours and three sixes. Moeen Ali contributed 42 runs from 43 balls with six fours. Despite the efforts of Stokes and Moeen, England lost wickets at regular intervals. In the final stages of the innings, Chris Woakes scored 32 runs, and Adil Rashid added 20 runs to their attempt to win the match. However, their efforts fell short, and England was eventually bowled out for 253 runs, resulting in a defeat. Adam Zampa claimed three wickets, while Starc, Hazlewood, and Cummins secured two wickets each. For his outstanding performance, Adam Zampa was awarded the Player of the Match. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 36th ODI World Cup match between Australia and England:

1039 -Steven Smith completed 1000 runs in the ODI World Cup.

5 -Chris Woakes dismissed David Warner 5 times in 50-over formats.

7 -Adil Rashid dismissed Steven Smith 7 times in ODIs.

5 -Steven Smith scored only 77 runs in 5 innings and 5 times out against spinners in this World Cup.

4/54 -Chris Woakes registered his best bowling spell against Australia in the ODI World Cup.

4/54 -Chris Woakes bowled second-best figures for England in World Cup 2023 after Reece Topley's 4/43 vs Ban in Dharamsala.

1 -England batters getting dismissed on the first ball of an inning in the ODI World Cup are:
   
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Jonny Bairstow vs Aus Ahmedabad 2023

5 -Mitchell Starc dismissed Jonny Bairstow 5 times in 50-over formats.

5 -Joe Root was dismissed 5 times in 6 innings that he has batted in 1-10th over in World Cup 2023.

2 -Ben Stokes(6) scored joint second-most half-centuries for England in ODI World Cup with Graeme Hick(6) and Ian Bell(6). The most by Graham Gooch (8).

36 -Jos Buttler scored only 36 runs in 3 innings with an average of 12.00 against Australia in the ODI World Cup.

15.14 -Jos Buttler scored 106 runs in 7 innings with an average of 15.14 in this ODI World Cup 2023.

58 -Mitchell Starc took third most wickets in ODI World Cups surpassing Lasith Malinga(56). The other two are Glenn McGrath(71) and Muthiah Muralidaran(68).

24 -Adam Zampa took 24 wickets in 7 ODI matches against England.

45 -Adam Zampa has picked up the most wickets for Australia in the ODI in India.