S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

6-0 in day-night chases in Auckland

Stats preview to the high-profile clash between New Zealand and Australia, teams with the best win-loss stats in ODIs over the last year

27-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Shami's ODI success, and England's No. 3 problem

Mohammed Shami has been in excellent ODI form over the last year, but the same can't be said for England's No. 3 batsmen

27-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

A bonanza for ninth-wicket pairs

Stats highlights from an enthralling game in Dunedin, where Afghanistan notched up their first World Cup win, and Scotland their 11th defeat

26-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

South Africa's 16-1 advantage

South Africa's 16-1 record against West Indies is the most lopsided between two top-eight teams in ODIs since the beginning of 2007

26-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Golden ducks for openers, and Mahela on song

Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's close win against Afghanistan

22-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Rampaging Russell and Pakistan's tumble

Stats highlights from West Indies' emphatic victory against Pakistan in Christchurch

21-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

The slog-over deluge

Early numbers indicate this could be the best World Cup of all for batsmen, especially in the last ten overs

20-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2014: A year for New Zealand, and Angelo Mathews

The top players of 2013, as decided by the numbers. Also starring Dale Steyn, Rangana Herath, Brendon McCullum and AB de Villiers

19-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Tendulkar-less India: A first for Pakistan in World Cup

Sachin Tendulkar has won Man-of-the-Match in three out of five World Cup games against Pakistan, but he won't be around to help India out on Sunday

14-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

5-0 in World Cups since 2003

New Zealand have lost their last five World Cup games against Sri Lanka, but the last time they beat them was in New Zealand, in 1992

13-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

The most unfavoured opponent

Before the first India-Pakistan World Cup game in 1992, Pakistan had won 18 of their last 21 ODIs against India. But they lost in Sydney, and are still searching for their first World Cup win against India

13-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

SL 5, NZ 0 in World Cups since 2003

New Zealand have lost their last five World Cup games against Sri Lanka, but the last time they beat them was in New Zealand, in 1992

13-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Searching for lost glory

England reached three finals and had a win-loss record of 23-10 in the first five World Cups, but that has dropped to 16-15 at the last five tournaments

07-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

The James Anderson factor

In the last couple of years Anderson has been the most-feared new-ball bowler in ODIs, but over the course of an entire innings South Africa have been the best bowling unit

06-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Middle-overs blues with bat and ball

Zimbabwe haven't beaten a top team in a World Cup game since getting past South Africa in 1999, and their prospects aren't promising for 2015 either

05-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Searching for more wins, and a first World Cup century

Bangladesh have a few high-profile wins in World Cups, but they need to string some together to get to the knock-out stage of World Cup 2015

01-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Centuries galore for South Africa

Other teams have matched South Africa's top order in terms of averages and run rates in ODIs in the last two years, but none has scored hundreds at the rate that South African batsmen have

30-Jan-2015•S Rajesh

Australian challenge for spinners

Spinners have found it more difficult to take ODI wickets in Australia than in any other country, especially in the middle overs

23-Jan-2015•S Rajesh

Not a country for openers

Over the last six years, India has been the best country for opening batsmen in ODIs; Australia has been one of the worst

16-Jan-2015•S Rajesh

Most runs by No. 4 batsmen, and the key partnerships

Stats highlights from a series that dominated by batsmen almost throughout

12-Jan-2015•S Rajesh

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