England’s captain thumped 148 from 71 balls as the Cricket World Cup hosts racked up 397-6.
We take a look at some of the most notable statistics to have arisen from Morgan’s wonderful innings.
MOST SIXES IN AN ODI (INDIVIDUAL)
17 - Eoin Morgan - England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford, June 18, 2019.
16 - Rohit Sharma - India v Australia, Bangalore, Nov 2, 2013; AB de Villiers - South Africa v West Indies, Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2015; Chris Gayle - West Indies v Zimbabwe, Canberra, Feb 24, 2015.
MOST SIXES IN AN ODI (TEAM)
25 - England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford, June 18, 2019.
24 - England v West Indies, St George’s, Feb 27, 2019.
23 - West Indies v England, Bridgetown, Feb 20, 2019.
MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN ODI
113 - Mick Lewis, South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg, Mar 12, 2006.
110 - Rashid Khan, England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford, June 18, 2019 (from nine overs); Wahab Riaz, England v Pakistan, Trent Bridge, Aug 30, 2016.
106 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, South Africa v India, Mumbai, Oct 25, 2015; Nuwan Pradeep, India v Sri Lanka, Mohali, Dec 13, 2017.
FASTEST WORLD CUP HUNDREDS
50 balls - Kevin O’Brien - Ireland v England, Bangalore, Mar 2, 2011.
51 balls - Glenn Maxwell - Australia v Sri Lanka, Sydney, Mar 8, 2015.
52 balls - AB de Villiers - South Africa v West Indies, Sydney, Feb 27, 2015.
57 balls - Eoin Morgan - England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford, June 18, 2019.
MOST CAREER ODI SIXES
351 - Shahid Afridi
318 - Chris Gayle
270 - Sanath Jayasuriya
225 - MS Dhoni
224 - Rohit Sharma
211 - Eoin Morgan
204 - AB de Villiers
200 - Brendon McCullum
OTHER NOTABLE STATS
England’s score of 397-6 was their highest at a World Cup and the sixth biggest in history. Australia hold the finals record after compiling 417-6 against Afghanistan in 2015.
England hit 18 sixes in the 2015 World Cup, only one more than Morgan managed on Tuesday.
Morgan has now managed 22 maximums in the tournament. Australia skipper Aaron Finch (14) is the only other man to have reached double figures.
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