Statistical Highlights: Pakistan v England 4th ODI

England won the toss and batted first in the 4^th and final ODI of the series. With 2-1 up already in the series, they dominated Pakistan right from the first ball. The openers added 54 for the first wicket. Jason Roy then partnered with Joe Root to add 150 for the second wicket. He completed his maiden ODI ton during the case. Eoin Morgan promoted Jos Butler to no. 4 who replied with a magnificent show of fireworks and smashed England’s fastest ODI century off just 46 balls. England posted 355/5 for Pakistan to level the series.

Pakistan started off pretty well and raced off to 64/1 in the ninth over. The aggressor Azhar Ali then played a rash shot to lose his wicket. Mohammad Hafeez and Babar Azam, the hero pair from the 1^st ODI, added quick-fire 65 runs for the 3^rd wicket before Hafeez was run-out another time in the series. Contributions from Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik and Anwar Ali were not enough to save Pakistan from an 84-run series defeat. England won the series 3-1. Jos Butler was named Man of the Match.

Here are the statistical highlights of today’s game:

• 1 – Jason Roy’s 102 today is his first century in international cricket.

• 6 – Number of centuries score by English openers alone in their last 2 series against Pakistan.

• 0 – Number of ODI wickets Pakistan’s captain Azhar Ali had before this game. He dismissed his English counterpart Eoin Morgan and Joe Root today.

• Fastest Hundred – Jos Butler’s 46-ball hundred is the Fastest by any English batsman ever and joint seventh-fastest overall. He broke his own 61-ball record set against Sri Lanka in 2014.

• Fastest in the UAE – Jos Butler’s effort today is the Fastest 100 by any batsman in UAE.

• Fastest vs Pakistan – Jos Butler’s 100 is the Fastest by anyone batting against Pakistan.

• Boom Boom Butler – Jos Butler smacked 8 maximums in his 116* today, MOST by any English player. Previous: 7 by Andrew Flintoff vs West Indies, 2004.

• Second Highest – England’s 355/5 is the second highest team score in the UAE after Pakistan 364/7 vs New Zealand in 2014.

• 47% – 37 of Mohammad Irfan’s 78 ODI wickets have been openers that are 47%.

• 21 – Number of run-outs Pakistan has suffered in ODIs in 2015, MOST by any team. Their opposition England had suffered only 9.

• 0 – Number of times teams have successfully chased 300 in UAE. 16 times 300+ has been scored in UAE batting first, chasing team lost everytime.

• Tough Opposition? – Pakistan has now lost 8 of its last 9 ODI matches against England.

• Home Ground? – Pakistan has lost 9 of its last 11 ODI series in their adopted home, UAE.