Best innings of WC19

[zen]

Impressed by NCN's knock today, but Buttler's innings vs. Pak is probably still the best so far .... It had the surreal quality to it 

[zen]

Have not watched this one but Roy hit 153 of 121. Highest score so far! 

[putrevus]

It is Rohit innings which has been best of world cup so far and nothing is close.Yes it was chancy initially but the pitch and bowling were very spicy.

[WC2011INDIA]

Roy

 

 

[Jimmy Cliff]

4 hours ago, putrevus said:

It is Rohit innings which has been best of world cup so far and nothing is close.Yes it was chancy initially but the pitch and bowling were very spicy.

Agree. To score an unbeaten 122 in a relatively low scoring game where the next highest scorer was 42 is a pretty big deal. 

[I6MTW]

So far,

Roy

Butler

NCN

Rohit

Smith

Hope(faltered at the end though, WI couldn't get over the line)

Shakib(one man army today for Ban, but Ban had no chance of winning it, still he was the only one who showed intent.)

[zen]

a nice write up on Roy  Link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If there is one man who embodies the spirit of this England ODI side, it is Jason Roy.

 

Roy was one of the new breed of fearless batsmen England turned to after the debacle of the last World Cup. He made his debut in their very next game - the rain-ruined match in Ireland - and, although he struggled to make an impact in those early days (he failed to reach 40 in any of his first five innings, all against New Zealand, including a first-baller in his maiden innings), the England management were impressed by his attitude and selflessness. In particular, they noted that he bought into the aggressive ethos and never sought to protect his own figures at the expense of the team. So they stuck with him.

 

The early days of the Roy-Bairstow partnership were characterised by competition. With Hales breathing down their necks in pursuit of a recall, neither man could afford to either fail or, more importantly, be seen to pursue a personal agenda in the hope of securing their own position. As a result, they pushed each other harder - much as England's seamers pushed each other in the months before this squad was selected (and Mark Wood and Jofra Archer may still be pushing each other to bowl quicker right now) - and took their games to new levels.

 

That opening partnership is fast becoming one of the great strengths of this England side. They have now recorded eight century stands in the 29 innings in which they have opened together - that's double the amount of the next most prolific opening pair over the same period - including the two quickest made since their partnership began in September 2017.

 

In all, they have scored five of the 10 quickest century opening stands in ODI cricket since that date and averaged 62.62. No opening pair in history - well, no opening pair which has opened together a minimum of 25 times - has put together century stands more regularly than Bairstow and Roy's 3.63 innings average: Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers are second with a century stand every five innings, while Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are next on the list with a century every 6.48 innings. As Morgan has pointed out on several occasions, when you have an opening pair giving you that sort of start, it does not just breed confidence in the home dressing room, it destroys the opposition's.

 

England have never had an opening partnership like it. Certainly not in World Cups. This was only the fifth century from an England opener in the tournament's history - only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have recorded fewer centuries from opening batsmen from teams involved in at least 30 games - but already it would be a surprise if that record does not improve further in the coming weeks.

 

A more selfish player may have sensed an opportunity to become the first England player to make an ODI double-century. But not Roy. He had already thrashed three sixes off the first three balls of a Mehidy Hasan over when he attempted to skip down the pitch and drive a fourth. He knew he wasn't out there to eke out a personal milestone and he knew England had the batting to come that justified a high-risk approach.

 

 

[Gollum]

Special shout out to Rahul, he may have scored only a 20 odd (actual worth more like 70 or 80) but look at the circumstances, plus that was his 1st ICC tournament match. 

[SK_IH]

On 6/6/2019 at 8:32 PM, zen said:

Impressed by NCN's knock today, but Buttler's innings vs. Pak is probably still the best so far .... It had the surreal quality to it 

Buttler was good nothing extra ordinary, if he had won Eng the game then one can say it's the best.

 

Overall agree about NCN. And I ll definitely add Rohit's inning along with NCN's knock.

 

[nevada]

On 6/6/2019 at 8:32 PM, zen said:

Impressed by NCN's knock today, but Buttler's innings vs. Pak is probably still the best so far .... It had the surreal quality to it 

Yes, amazing knock by Butler! He made it look so easy. Whenever he bats, it's like he is trying with the bowling.

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

NCN .........daylight........rest

[zen]

5 hours ago, nevada said:

Yes, amazing knock by Butler! He made it look so easy. Whenever he bats, it's like he is trying with the bowling.

It had a surreal quality to it. Took his team from 118/4 to 288/something 

Edited June 9, 2019 by zen

[Adi BB]

Jos butler 100 of 70 odd against pak easily the best innings till now !

He came at a very tough situation and almost saw England through 

[Pollack]

ROY is a a hack and joke of a batsman. A flat pitch low class bowling bully. Butler, Bairstow and Stokes are the real talents in England side. Stokes is a big choker though.

[zen]

100 by Dhawan .... still batting .... a chanceless knock (though did not watch every ball) 

[Straight Drive]

Two Indians playing two top innings in this WC. There will be few more as well from same or other Indian batsmen.

[zen]

Have not watched this but Warner’s 100 on a supposedly green pitch could be a contender 

[zen]

153 by Finch vs Aus (did not watch it) 

[I6MTW]

Finch is like roy. A FTB. Absolutely struggles in bowler friendly conditons.

[Sonix768]

Sakhib's innings against WI should be at the top. Yes,the bowling was very bad but the way he handled the short balls and found the gao in offside was awesome to watch.