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Dhoni's struggles and England's love of Perth

The numbers that matter from England's win over India, including MS Dhoni's strike-rate struggles

71.42 – England's winning percentage in one-day internationals at the WACA Ground, Perth, which is their most successful venue where they have played at least 10 games. They have lost only four matches at this venue and won ten. Last time England played India at Perth was in the Cricket World Cup 1992, which witnessed the former winning by nine runs.

On the contrary, India’s win percentage at Perth is only 36.36. They have played 11 matches at WACA, winning four and losing six with one tie.

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6 – Number of times India have not registered a win in ODI tournaments with three or more teams. However, in three such tournaments, they got to play only two matches. Last time India failed to win a match in an ODI tournament having at least three matches was way back in 1997 when they lost to England, Pakistan and West Indies in Sharjah Cup.

India did not win any match in the Commonwealth Bank Test Series either, which means they have now spent more than two months in Australia without winning a match. It is India’s second consecutive tour to an antipodean country without a win. Last year they visited New Zealand and play two Tests and five One Day Internationals without a single victory.

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125 – The partnership between James Taylor and Jos Buttler, the highest sixth-wicket stand for England in One Day Internationals against India, breaking the record of 106 between Owais Shah and Luke Wright set at The Oval in 2007. It was also England’s highest sixth-wicket partnership in a successful run chase in ODIs. The previous record was 90 between Mark Ealham and Graeme Hick against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2000.

56.45 – The batting strike rate of MS Dhoni in the Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series, the lowest for him in any ODI series where he's faced 100 balls or more. Four out of his five worst series performance in terms of strike rate have come in multi-team tournaments. Dhoni’s overall strike rate in 37 one-day internationals in Australia is 78.68, the lowest for him in any country.

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203 – The number of deliveries Stuart Broad had bowled in ODIs without a wicket before he dismissed Ambati Rayudu at Perth on Friday's. Broad’s previous victim before Rayudu was 34 overs and four matches ago against West Indies in North Sound in 2014 when he bowled Lendl Simmons.

3.56 – The economy rate of James Anderson, the best by any bowler in the Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series. Anderson has bowled 27.3 overs in this series and conceded only 98 runs, including figures of 9-1-24-1 against India on Friday. His opening six-over spell at the WACA leaked just 10 runs. In two matches against India in this series, Anderson has conceded just two boundaries.

10.60 – Suresh Raina's batting average in the five innings he has played on this tour (Tests and ODIs). His five scores on this tour are: 1, 1, 51, 0, 0.

3 – Number of times Moeen Ali has dismissed Raina in ODIs, from just four matches they have played against each other.