3 Batsmen Who Scored A Century Against Champions In 2019 ODI World Cup

Scoring a century in an ODI World Cup is quite a challenge for the batsmen. It is due to the fact that the fast bowlers or the spinners come equipped with strategies and tactics to outsmart the batsmen during the passage of play.

We have seen how bowlers mount searing pressure on the batsmen from the get-go to keep them in check. Nevertheless, the batsmen who defy the challenges are certain to come out on top against the opposition teams.

Case in point, England won the 2019 edition of the World Cup by beating the New Zealand cricket team in the final showdown based on the boundary count rule. In that particular edition, three batsmen scored a century against the champions.

1. Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan is one of the best all-rounders in the world and had it not been for his all-round services, it would have been a different story altogether for the Bangladesh cricket team across all formats of the game. He scored 121 off 119 balls including 12 fours and a six against England in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019. Shakib ended up on the losing side as England won the game by 106 runs.

2. Rohit Sharma

India’s flamboyant batsman Rohit Sharma etched his name into the record books after he became the first player to score five centuries in a single edition of the World Cup. He finished the 2019 World Cup as the top run-scorer with 648 runs at an average of 81. Rohit Sharma scored 102 off 109 balls against England where he struck 15 fours to his name. Unfortunately, he ended up on the losing side as England won the game by 31 runs.

3. Aaron Finch

Finch is considered as one of the best-attacking openers in white-ball cricket. The former Australian batter scored 100 off 115 balls (11 fours and 2 sixes) against England in the 2019 edition of the ODI World Cup. His knock came in a winning cause as his team won the game by 64 runs.