India takes on England in their seventh match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on 30th June, Sunday. As of now, India sits at the second place in the points tally and remains the only undefeated team in the competition as of now. Meanwhile, two back-to-back defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia have placed England in a tough spot to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.

India and England have played as many as 99 One Day International (ODI) matches against one another with India leading the stats 53-41. The two teams were moreover engaged in two tied matches (one of which came at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011) and three ‘No Results’.

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In the World Cup, they have met seven times with both managing to clinch three matches each while one match ended in a tie. Three of these World Cup games were played in England, with India winning two and England winning one.

Let’s have a look at a few important statistics from India-England ODI matches

Batting

• 158 scored by Andrew Strauss in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is the highest individual score in England-India ODIs
• 11 half-centuries each scored by Suresh Raina and Rahul Dravid is the highest number of half-centuries scored by a player in matches between England and India
• 33 sixes hit by MS Dhoni is the highest number of sixes hit by any batsman in India-England ODI history
• 4 centuries by Yuvraj Singh is the highest number of centuries scored by a batsman in matches played between the two countries
• 387/5 posted by India in 2008 is the highest team total in India-England bilateral contest
• 1523 runs accumulated by Yuvraj Singh is the highest number of runs scored by any batsman in matches played between the two teams

Bowling

• 6/23 by Ashish Nehra is the best figures by any bowler in India-England contests. This outstanding spell came in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 where India ended up being runners-up to the trophy
• 2 five-wicket hauls taken by Harbhajan Singh is the highest number of fifers taken by any bowler in India-England ODI contests
• 40 wickets taken by James Anderson is the highest number of wickets by an individual bowler in India- England ODI clashes

The two teams are scheduled to meet at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Sunday