Rampant Rohit, sensational Starc – World Cup group stage in numbers

London, July 7: The Cricket World Cup group stage is over and the build-up to the semi-finals is under way.

Group winners India will take on New Zealand at Old Trafford on Tuesday, with hosts England facing rivals Australia at Edgbaston two days later.

With the feast of cricket coming towards its conclusion, we take a look back at some of the stats from the first round.

BATSMEN

Most runs

1. Rohit Sharma (India) 647

2. David Warner (Australia) 638

3. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 606

4. Aaron Finch (Australia) 507

5. Joe Root (England) 500

RECORD-BREAKER!

Eoin Morgan hits his 17th six of the innings – the most ever hit in an ODI!#CWC19 | #ENGvAFG pic.twitter.com/wFfjeBWOdv
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 18, 2019

Batting averages

1. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 96.20

2. Rohit Sharma (India) 92.42

3. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 86.57

4. David Warner (Australia) 79.75

5. Samiullah Shinwari (Afghanistan) 74.00

Fours

1. Rohit Sharma (India) 67

2. David Warner (Australia) 64

3. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 60

4. Jonny Bairstow (England) 55

5. Babar Azam (Pakistan) 50

Sixes

1. Eoin Morgan (England) 22

2. Aaron Finch (Australia) 18

3. Rohit Sharma (India) 14

4. Chris Gayle (West Indies) 12

5. Jonny Bairstow (England) 11

Fastest hundreds (by deliveries)

1. Eoin Morgan (England) 57 v Afghanistan

2. Jos Buttler (England) 75 v Pakistan

3. Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies) 80 v New Zealand

4. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 83 v West Indies

5. Rohit Sharma (India) 95 v Pakistan

10.8 - Mitchell Starc (@cricketcomau) has picked up 28 wickets at an average of just 10.8 in men's @cricketworldcup matches; currently the best rate of any bowler to take 20+ wickets at the tournament. Remarkable. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/3W9NV1hgAi
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) June 7, 2019