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England have ended this 2023 World Cup on a high note by defeating a side like Pakistan by 93 runs in their final game with the help of stunning fifties from Jonny Bairstow (59), Joe Root (60) and Ben Stokes (84) while David Willey also in his last ODI game managed to pick three wickets.
Initially, England winning the toss , opted to bat first and almost eliminated Pakistan by doing so from the semi-finals race. Thus, the morale of the team went down in their final game of this tournament and just managed to finish at fifth position in the point table just above Afghanistan.
Numbers and stats from PAK vs ENG game:
1 - Joe Root became first batsman to complete the milestone of scoring 1000 runs in ODI World Cup for England.
Most runs for England in World Cup:
Joe Root - 1034
Graham Gooch - 897
Ben Stokes - 769
2 - Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim became second batting pair to record a fifty-plus partnership for 10th wicket in World Cup for Pakistan.
Batting pairs to record fifty-plus partnership for 10th wicket in World Cup for Pakistan:
Saqlain Mushtaq-Shoaib Akhtar: 54 vs England in Cape Town, 2003
Haris Rauf-Mohammad Wasim: 53 vs England in Kolkata, 2023
5 - As a result of this game, New Zealand became the fourth team to officially qualify for the 2023 World Cup semi-finals.
Most times consecutively qualifying for the semi-finals of an ODI World Cup edition:
England: 5 in 1975-92
New Zealand: 5 in 2007-23
Teams to reach semi-finals most times in World Cup overall:
Australia - 9 times (13 editions)
New Zealand - 9 times (13 editions)
7 - England became seventh team to qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy after their convincing victory against Pakistan in this game.
Teams to qualify for 2025 Champions Trophy:
Pakistan
India
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Afghanistan
England
8 - England have won 8 out of 10 matches against Pakistan in ODIs since 2019.
England vs Pakistan in ODIs since 2019:
Played - 10
England - 8
Pakistan - 1
No Result -1
31 - Chris Woakes has taken most wickets for England in World Cup history.
Most wickets for England in World Cup:
Chris Woakes - 31
Ian Botham - 30
Phil DeFreitas - 29
35 - Haris Rauf recorded 35 runs in this game while batting at number 11 position.
Highest score by a batsman in World Cup while batting at number 11 position:
Shoaib Akhtar - 43 vs England in Cape Town, 2003
Joel Garner - 37 vs India in Manchester, 1983
Haris Rauf - 35 vs England in Kolkata, 2023
84 - Ben Stokes scored 84 runs in this game.
Highest score for Ben Stokes in World Cup:
108 vs Netherlands in Pune, 2023
89 vs South Africa in The Oval, 2019
89 vs Australia in Lord's, 2019
84* vs New Zealand in Lord's, 2019 Final
84 vs Pakistan in Kolkata, 2023
100 - David Willey completes the milestone of picking 100 wickets in his ODI career.
533 - Haris Rauf has conceded 533 runs with the ball in 2023 ODI World Cup, which is most for any bowler in a single edition.
Most runs conceded by a bowler in a single World Cup edition:
Haris Rauf - 533 runs in 2023 (9 inns)
Adil Rashid - 526 runs in 2023 (11 inns)
Dilshan Madushanka - 525 runs in 2023 (9 inns)