England v India 2014: 4th ODI, Edgbaston - Stats tilted in favour of India
With an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series, India will be up against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham for the 4th ODI, hoping to seal the series. India have a fond momery of the venue in which the Asian giants prevailed over England in the rain-hit final of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.
Tuesday’s match will be the 51st ODI in the ground that hosted its first limited overs game in 1972. India have competed in 7 matches at the ground, winning four and losing three.
Team record at Edgbaston
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
| England | 34 | 19 | 12 | 55.9% |
Toss record
16 times the team that won the toss decided to bat first at the venue, but has emerged victorious only on 7 occasions.
34 times the teams have opted to chase and were successful 15 times.
Despite the huge difference in numbers, out of 45 matches that have produced result, teams defending and chasing have won 22 times each, indicating that the wicket remains the same throughout the course of the match. (1 tie involving Australia and South Africa in 1999 World Cup semi final.)
Since 2010, 4 teams have won batting first in 6 completed matches.
Most Runs for India at Edgbaston:
Rahul Dravid leads the run scorers chart for India at the venue followed by Sourav Ganguly. Among the current players, Shikhar Dhawan with 79 runs in 2 innings comes first ahead of Virat Kohli (65).
| # | Player | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahul Dravid | 4 | 240 | 67 | 60.00 |
0/4 |
| 2 | Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 136 | 72 | 34.00 | 0/1 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 82 | 45 | 27.33 | 0/0 |
On the opposition side, Ian Bell’s 224 runs at an average of 32 in 7 innings is the best.
Most wickets for India
With none of the specialist bowlers playing more than 2 matches at Birmingham, 4 bowlers with 4 wickets each lead the table. Surprisingly, three of the four are spinners.
| # | Player | Innings | Wickets | Best | Average | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 4 | 2/15 | 12.50 | 4.16 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 4 | 2/24 | 13.50 | 4.50 |
| 3 | Anil Kumble | 2 | 4 | 2/30 | 16.50 | 3.30 |
| 4 | Ishant Sharma | 2 | 4 | 2/36 | 19.00 | 6.90 |
Among Englishmen, Darren Gough with 21 wickets from 11 matches heads the list followed by James Anderson with 16 scalps (8 matches).