England v Pakistan 2nd ODI – Statistical Highlights

England increased the ODI series lead to 2-0 following a 4-wicket win at Lord’s. Pakistan recovered due to Sarfraz Ahmed’s century after a disastrous start. Chasing 252 to win, England lost 6 wickets but chased down with 15 balls to spare. Joe Root scored his 4th consecutive ODI fifty while Eoin Morgan ended his fifty less streak. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – For the first time in ODI history fifty run stands have been recorded for 4th, 5th and 6th wickets after the team losing its first 3 wickets for less than 10 runs. India had fifty stands for 4th and 5th wickets vs Zimbabwe at Adelaide in 2004.

1 – Collective runs scored by Pakistan’s top three in this game, the fewest by any team against England in ODIs. Sri Lanka’s top three scores 3 runs in 2009 at Johannesburg against England.

2 – Score at which Sarfraz Ahmed came out to bat at No.5 and scored a century, the lowest in ODI cricket, Previous lowest was 5/3 by Yuvraj Singh against South Africa in 2005.

2 – Score at which Pakistan lost their 3rd wicket, the lowest for any team against England. Bangladesh were 5/3 in 2004 vs England.

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3 – Sarfraz Ahmed became the 3rd wicket-keeper to score a century in ODIs at Lord’s. Kumar Sangakkara and Jos Buttler scored in the same game in 2014.

3 – Number of times Pakistan lost their 3rd wicket for 3 or lesser runs. Bangladesh is the only other team to record such instances more than once.

4 – Joe Root now has 4 consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODIs. Alex Hales was the last England player to score 4 or more consecutive fifties in ODI. He scored 5 consecutive fifties vs SA in Jan, 2016.

10 – England now has won 10 out of their last 11 ODIs vs Pakistan including 5 in a row.

12 – Number of ODI innings Eoin Morgan played before this game without a fifty. His last ODI fifty also came vs Pakistan in Nov, 2015.

74 – Sarfraz Ahmed became the first Pakistani keeper to score a century in ODIs in England. Kamran Akmal’s 74 vs England in 2010 at Leeds was the previous best.

88 – Sarfraz Ahmed became the first Pakistani player to score a century in ODIs at Lord’s. Mohammad Yousuf scored 88 vs Australia in 2004, which was the previous best.

2011 – Last time England’s opening bowlers picked up 3 wickets each in the same ODI was in 2011 vs Australia at Hobart.