ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: A statistical search for the probable winner

1) Batting Average Per Wicket

Despite England's phenomenal one-day transformation since the last World Cup, India still have the highest batting average of 46.88 per wicket in the last two years. South Africa are surprisingly close to England on this metric, considering how good England have looked in recent times.

Australia seems to be struggling with run-scoring, probably due to the absence of Steven Smith and David Warner. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's rapid rise, it seems, can only be attributed to their splendid spin bowling; their meagre batting average of 23.85 tells us that they cannot compete with the likes of England and India.

These numbers do not pose any surprises, with England and India dominating 50 over cricket in the last two years