India Set Record 338 Runs to Win by England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

India will have to chase down a record total in World Cup history if they are to maintain their unbeaten streak in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. England posted 337/7 in 50 overs, which has never been chased down in the long history of World Cup, after Jonny Bairstow hit his maiden ODI century and Ben Stokes provided the late flourish. The highest total India has managed to hunt down so far in World Cups is the 288 runs they chased against Zimbabwe in the 2015 edition of the tournament. India vs England Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

This was also the fifth time England has scored in excessive of 300 runs while batting first in CWC 2019. The highest scores they have posted in this tournament was the 397/6 - also the highest total in CWC 2019 - against Afghanistan. The 337 runs they have managed against India is their third-highest total in CWC 2019. Three of the top six totals scored in this World Cup belongs to England. The highest total India has scored in this edition is the 352 runs they hit against Australia. India has only scored over 300 runs twice in this tournament but hasn’t chased down any. Virat Kohli Could Break These Records Set by Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly During IND vs ENG CWC 2019 Match.

Can They? Or Will England...

Meanwhile, if India successfully hunts the massive target they will overtake Ireland in the highest total ever chased in World Cup history. Ireland, powered by a big century from Kevin O'Brien, chased down 329 to beat England and script the record in the 2011 edition of the tournament. Meanwhile, 300+ totals have been chased down only nine times in Cricket World Cup’s 12-year long history. Surprisingly, Ireland have managed to do it thrice, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have successfully completed it twice. England and South Africa have both managed it once each. Jonny Bairstow Registers Maiden ODI World Cup Century During IND vs ENG Game in CWC 2019.

India though can take inspiration from the 360 runs they chased down against Australia in 2013 when both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hit centuries to chase down a record total. The highest total India has chased down against England is 351 runs, which India did in 2017. When Kohli and Kedar Jadhav hit centuries.

Meanwhile, Bairstow (111) scored his maiden ODI century, while Jason Roy (66) and Stokes (79) hit half-centuries as England posted a mammoth 337/7 on board after opting to bat first. Mohammed Shami registered his maiden ODI five-wicket haul for India, while Yuzvendra Chahal became the bowler to have conceded the most number of runs by an Indian bowler in World Cups history.

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