S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

@rajeshstats

Numbers point to an Australian hat-trick

In a battle of heavyweights, Australia have the edge in batting while the bowling is evenly matched

27-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

One-way traffic, and Tait and Hogg turn it on

Despite so many well-matched teams, the World Cup has witnessed far too many one-sided contests

27-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Magnificent McGrath turns it on again

This could have been Glenn McGrath's last international match but typically, on a big stage and in a crunch game, he delivered more spectacular results

25-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

How Jayawardene dismantled New Zealand

An analysis of Mahela Jayawardene's perfectly paced hundred, and Muralitharan nabs 50 World Cup wickets

25-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Middle overs could turn the contest

New Zealand's strength in the field has been their ability to take wickets and staunch the runs in the middle overs, while Sri Lanka's batsmen have scored plenty in this period

23-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Pietersen breaks a jinx

Kevin Pietersen scored his fifth ODI century, but the first in a winning cause for England

22-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Lara and the art of run-making

A look at Brian Lara's glittering career in numbers

21-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

New Zealand suffer under Hayden onslaught

After his blistering 103, Matthew Hayden is only 93 short of Sachin Tendulkar's record tally of 673 in a World Cup

20-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Hayden's power play

While most of the other teams are struggling to score runs in the early overs, Australia are doing just fine, thanks to Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist

20-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Bond holds the key to New Zealand's chances

With 34 wickets in 11 ODIs against Australia, Shane Bond is the trump card for Stephen Fleming in Friday's clash

19-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Sri Lanka continue their minnow-battering trend

Ireland finished with their sixth-lowest total in World Cups, while only twice have World Cup games been won with more than 240 balls to spare

18-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

England's old failings resurface

England were again let down by their spineless batting at the top, and their tendency to collapse in the middle overs

17-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Bracken has a blast against Sri Lanka ... again

Nathan Bracken has now taken 21 wickets against Sri Lanka at an average of 13.47, and his performance was a huge contrast to that of Shaun Tait

17-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

England ride on the Pietersen factor

Kevin Pietersen averages 151.33 versus South Africa, but none of the other England batsmen have had a lot of success against them

16-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and Dileep V

Triumph of common sense over flamboyance

Ireland only struck five fours in their first 38 overs, compared with Bangladesh's 14, but their safety-first approach paid rich dividends

15-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Sri Lanka's big names have a point to prove

Australia have a 41-19 advantage in ODIs against Sri Lanka, but take away the matches played in Australia, and the two teams are level at 12 wins each

15-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and Dileep V

New Zealand ride on the toss

The match was virtually decided when Shane Bond and James Franklin allowed only 52 runs to be scored in the first 20 overs

15-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Expect a cracker on Tuesday

South Africa's defeat to New Zealand means they must beat England on Tuesday to make it to the semi-finals. If England lose, they'll be out too

14-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Vaughan's ODI travails, and peerless Vettori

With an average in the mid-20s and a strike rate of 66, Michael Vaughan clearly doesn't cut it as a one-day batsman

13-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Short and fast does the trick

The pitch at Bridgetown offered plenty of pace and bounce, and England's bowlers, especially Sajid Mahmood, exploited it to the hilt

11-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

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