44 years. 114 players. 83 World Cup games including four finals. A tie. A first-ever Super Over in an ODI. A tie in the Super Over. It took all these for the creators of the game to finally lift the coveted World Cup trophy. The last time England were competitive in World Cups, ODIs did not have an identity of their own and existed as a condensed form of Test cricket. They failed to make it to the semifinals across six consecutive editions, a period which saw Sri Lanka, who never made it to a World Cup semifinal till then, lifting a World title and Kenya playing a semifinal.
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019
England broke long-standing records en route first WC win
After a turnaround post the infamous exit in Australia four years ago, England altered their outlook to ODI cricket, revamped their entire system and prioritized ODIs. © Getty
After a turnaround post the infamous exit in Australia four years ago, England altered their outlook to ODI cricket, revamped their entire system and prioritized ODIs, even if it meant putting Test cricket on the backburner. The results are there to see and it culminated with their first major 50-over title win at the Home of Cricket. For England to win their first World title, they had to break almost all of their long-standing records in the tournament. Here are a few of them:
Most runs in a World Cup:
New record holder: Joe Root - 556 runs
Previous record holder: Graham Gooch - 471 runs in 1987
Honorable mentions:Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, who finished the tournament with 532 and 465 runs respectively
Root became the first English player to score 500 runs in a World Cup ©Cricbuzz
Most wickets in a World Cup
New record holder: Jofra Archer - 20 wickets
Previous record holder: Ian Botham - 16 wickets in 1992
Honorable mention: Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, who finished with 18 and 16 wickets respectively
Mark Wood and Chris Woakes finished with 18 and 16 wickets respectively ©Cricbuzz
Most individual hundreds scored in a World Cup:
Hundreds scored by England in 2019 World Cup: Seven
Previous most in a World Cup: Two each in 1975, 1983, 2007 and 2015
In the eight editions of the tournament between 1987 and 2015, England cumulatively scored as many centuries as they did in 2019 alone - seven.
In the eight editions of the tournament between 1987 and 2015, England cumulatively scored as many centuries as they did in 2019 alone ©Cricbuzz
Most sixes in a World Cup:
New record: 76 sixes in 2019 - most by any team in an edition of the World Cup
Previous record: 22 sixes in 2007
For the record, Eoin finished the tournament with most sixes - 22 - incidentally, the most by England in a World Cup in the first 11 editions.
England hit 25 sixes in their match against Afghanistan which is the most by any team in an ODI.
(For more on England's six-hitting in the Manchester game against Afghanistan,
