Cricket World Cup 2019: Minimum run rate needed on every ground Team India is playing on

Jonny Bairstow’s electrifying 128 and Jason Roy’s feisty 71 highlighted England’s successful 359-run chase against Pakistan-- that too, in just 44.5 overs -- in the third one day international (ODI) on Bristol on May 15. But this would hardly be a surprise if we consider the recent ODI scores in England and Wales.

Assuming that the world’s batting superstars are able to match their English counterparts (Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, and Ben Stokes), the 2019 World Cup promises to be a high-scoring tournament.

Average scores in ODIs in England & Wales


Note*: Only five ODIs have been hosted in England and Wales in 2019, of which one was abandoned.

300+ does not guarantee victory

In the past two years (May 2017 onwards), the teams batting first have scored in excess of 300 runs on 17 occasions. This has resulted in 11 victories – a win percentage of 64.7%. What is ominous is that England has won 5 out of the 6 matches where teams have successfully chased down 300 or more. The other successful chase was Sri Lanka’s stunning victory over India in the 2017 Champions Trophy.

England’s 300+ chases at home – May 2017 onwards:


A World Record in Trent Bridge

On June 19, 2018, England bludgeoned Australia’s inexperienced bowling attack to amass a world-record score of 481/6 during their 242-run win in the 3rd ODI in Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The batting blitz was led by Jonny Bairstow, who scored 147 and 139 respectively (each of them faced 92 balls), followed by opener Alex Hales, who made a 61-ball 82, and Eion Morgan, who smashed 6 sixes and 3 fours for his 30-ball 67. Unfortunately, England will not have the services of Alex Hales during the World Cup (who was withdrawn from the squad for recreational drug use) if they aim to better this effort.

High-scoring venues

The most batting friendly pitches (based on runs per over) in England are as follows: