Ajinkya Rahane - 106 off 100 balls - posted his first century in ODIs, surpassing his previous best - 91 off 104 balls vs. England at Mohali on October 20, 2011. While batting at number one position, Rahane is averaging exactly 50.00 in six innings - his tally being 300, including a hundred and a fifty. As number two batsman, he is averaging 23.62 in 16 innings (aggregate 378 with just three fifties). Rahane received his third Man-of-the Match award in ODIs - his second against England.
India have won eight ODIs in England in succession between June 6, 2013 and September 2, 2014 — their best tally in any country away from home in ODIs. A team winning the Test series has lost the ODI series in seven successive English summers. The Birmingham victory is India’s 50th against England in ODIs (lost 35, tied two and no-result 3 out of 90 played) - success rate 58.62 per cent. India’s brilliant victory with 117 balls remaining is their largest in terms of balls to spare against England in England in ODIs.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with the aforesaid victory, has set an Indian record for most wins (91) in ODIs, eclipsing Mohammad Azharuddin’s tally of 90 wins. With their nine-wicket triumph, India have equalled their largest victory in terms of wickets against England in ODIs. They had won by a similar margin at The Oval on May 24, 1986. These two defeats are England’s only ones by nine wickets to any country in ODIs in England.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s excellent figures of two for 14 are his best in eight matches in ODIs in England, bettering the two for 19 vs. Pakistan at Birmingham on June 15, 2013.Mohammed Shami (3/28) recorded his best bowling figures vs England in ODIs, bettering the two for 32 at Cardiff on August 27, 2014. Shami, with 26 wickets at 24.84 in twelve matches, is the top wicket-taker for India in ODIs in 2014.
Moeen Ali’s 67 off 50 balls is his career-best score in ODIs, his second half-century. He had scored 55 vs. West Indies at North Sound on March 5, 2014. Ali’s strike rate of 134.00 is the highest by England’s number seven player against India in ODIs.
