England Saved 35 runs with fielding in the first match (SA saved 30 runs)

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-7091949/Led-Ben-Stokes-stunning-catch-England-saved-35-runs-against-South-Africa-fielding.html

 

There was the return to his talismanic best of Ben Stokes and an opening spell from Jofra Archer that confirmed him as a once-in-a-generation cricketer.

But, almost overlooked amid the excitement of England’s World Cup opener was one of their best fielding displays.

A statistical method of looking at fielding, devised by long-standing analyst Nathan Leamon, rated Thursday’s performance highly, with England saving 35 runs during the emphatic win.

 

Together with 30 saved by South Africa they are among the best collective numbers in the four years the method has been used in conjunction with CricViz.

Central to that was not only Stokes’ wonder catch to send back Andile Phelukwayo but the performance of Jason Roy, who added to his half-century with a faultless display in the pivotal position of backward point.

‘It all gets logged and our analyst told us it was our best fielding performance,’ said Roy, as England enjoyed a day off before heading to Nottingham to take on Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Monday. ‘As a collective it was very good.’

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Good fielding on was on display .... may have remarked that on the match thread that these teams saved at least 20 runs