CT 2017, Match 1: England v Bangladesh – Statistical Highlights

England’s limited-overs batting once again came handy as they chased down Bangladesh’s total of 305/6 at ease by losing just 2 wickets and with 16 balls to spare in the Champions Trophy 2017 opener. This was the first ever 300+ run chase in the Champions Trophy history while for England it was the 4th such chase in ODIs in the last two years. Tamim Iqbal’s 128 and Mushfiqur Rahim’s 79 set Bangladesh up for a 300+ finish after a nervy start while Joe Root struck a century in the chase along with Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan who scored crucial fifties.

Here we look at all the stats and records created during the game.

2 – Wickets England lost during their chase of 306 in this game; only the 5th instance in ODI cricket where a team lost 2 or fewer wickets during a successful 300+ run-chase. India against Australia in 2013 and Sri Lanka against England in 2015 lost only 1 wicket in the chase.

6 – Number of century stands in ODI cricket between Joe Root and Eoin Morgan; the most by any pair for England in ODIs. 4 pairs including Hales-Root pair have 5 century stands for England in ODI cricket.

8 – Tamim Iqbal became only the 8th player to score a century on his Champions Trophy debut. His score of 128 is the 3rd highest individual score for a player on his CT debut.

10 – Number of centuries Joe Root has scored in ODIs so far; the joint 2nd most by any England player. Marcus Trescothick has scored 12 ODI centuries for England while Eoin Morgan also has scored 10.

82 – Runs conceded by Jake Ball in this game; the 5th most by any player and the most by any England bowler in a Champions Trophy game. Most runs conceded by a bowler is 86 by Tinashe Panyangara in 2004 vs England.

84 – Innings Joe Root took to score his 10th century in ODI cricket; the 4th fewest by any player. Quinton de Kock took the fewest number of innings for 10 ODI centuries as he got there in 55.

128 – Runs scored by Tamim Iqbal in this game, the highest score by a Bangladeshi in Champions Trophy. Shahriar Nafees’s 123* vs Zimbabwe in 2006 is the only other century for Bangladesh in the CT.

133* – Joe Root’s 133* in this game is the highest individual score by an England player in the Champions Trophy. He overhauled Marcus Trescothick’s 119 vs Zimbabwe in 2002.

166 – Partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim for the 3rd wicket in this game; the 5th highest stand for any wicket and 3rd highest for the 3rd wicket in ODIs for Bangladesh. The highest stand for any wicket and 3rd wicket for Bangladesh is 178 by the same pair vs Pakistan in 2015 at Dhaka.

166 – Partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim in this game is their highest partnership for any wicket outside the home and their maiden 150+ run stand outside Asia. Previous highest stand for any wicket outside the home for Bangladesh is 160 by Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique vs Pakistan in 2010 at Dambulla.

305/6 – Bangladesh’s total of 305/6 in this game is their highest ODI total against England. The previous highest was 288 in 2016 at Dhaka.

306 – Target chased down by England in this game; the highest successful run-chase in the ICC Champions Trophy. The previous highest chase in CT was 295 by Sri Lanka in 2013 at The Oval against England.