ENG vs IND | 3rd ODI | The Numbers Game

After registering a clinical victory over India in the second game, England will cross swords with their counterparts in the third and the final ODI of the three-match series at the Old Trafford today. 

The visitors will look to change their fortunes by winning this game, while the hosts will aim to continue their dominance and grab the series. 


Before this cracking contest, let us try and find out what to expect from the competition. 


General record at the Old Trafford: 


Highest Total

Lowest Total

AverageRuns Per Over

Average runs Per Wicket

397/6 by England

45 by Canada

4.56

28.92


Let us look at how the two teams have fared at the venue:


Team

Played

Won

Lost 

NR

England

43

27

14

2

India

11

5

6

0

Head to Head at Old Trafford


Played

England Won

India Won

4

3

1


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What should the toss-winner ideally opt today? 


We have considered the outcomes in the last 15 ODIs (since 2013) at the venue to get a general idea of this surface. 


Matches

Matches won batting first

Matches won batting second

15

10

5


As evident from the table above, the teams batting first have emerged triumphant at Old Trafford on more occasions in recent times. Therefore, the toss winner in today's game will most likely opt to bat first.  

Moving ahead, let's find out what we can expect from the teams batting first and second in the match. 

For this, we have considered the numbers of the last 15 encounters. 

Batting First:

Team

Overs

Runs

Wickets

Batting First

50

286

9

Batting Second

50

262

9

Conclusion:

  • We can clearly see that the average score for teams batting first exceeds that for teams batting second by a considerable margin of 24 runs in the last fifteen ODIs at this venue.  

  • It suggests that the surface at Manchester has shown signs of slowing down with the game's progression in recent years. 

  • Batting will become more challenging in the second half, which is why the ideal ploy for the toss-winning team is to bat first and choke the opposition in the second half.