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Middle Order: Joe Root, Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler
Joe Root has been England's anchorman this World Cup and his runs have been crucial to the hosts' dominant victories. The Englishman has been stupendous with the bat and the Barmy Army has been all smiles thanks to his success.
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England possess a swashbuckling lineup and Root's form in the ongoing tournament has been like icing on the cake for them.
Root has managed to score 367 runs at a healthy strike rate of 99.72, which places him among the top performers of the tournament.
Shakib Al Hasan is the leading run scorer of ICC World Cup 2019. The Bangladeshi all-rounder has managed to score 384 runs so far which includes two brilliant centuries against England and West Indies.
Shakib has kept Bangladesh in the hunt, and the recent victory over West Indies will give the Asian side a lot of confidence.
The Bangladeshi talisman has slammed 43 fours which is the highest number of 4s recorded by a single player at ICC World Cup 2019.
England's skipper takes the number 5 spot courtesy of his masterclass against Afghanistan. Eoin Morgan scored all around the park in his record-breaking innings of 148 which comprised of 17 sixes. Morgan's presence in the middle is what makes the English side genuine favourites for the trophy.
His blistering knock against Afghanistan helped propel him to the top run scorers' list as he has now scored 249 runs in the ongoing edition.
Jos Buttler completes the English trio in the middle as he too has been in sweet form ever since England's disastrous 2015 World Cup campaign. Buttler's skills behind the stumps have been terrific but the greatest part of his game lies in his explosive batting style which has made fans fall in love with him.
Buttler is like the sharp sword that comes at the end to finish off the opponent in spectacular fashion. He has so far hit one century in the tournament. which came against Pakistan in England's only loss of the tournament.
In total, Buttler has scored 187 runs at a strike rate of 135.51, which expresses his attacking playing style to perfection.
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