| World Cup Records |
Most matches
|
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
Wkts |
BBI |
Ave |
5 |
Ct |
St |
GD McGrath (Aus) |
1996-2007 |
39 |
3 |
3* |
3.00 |
0 |
71 |
7/15 |
18.19 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
1996-2007 |
39 |
1537 |
140* |
48.03 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
0 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) |
1992-2007 |
38 |
1165 |
120 |
34.26 |
3 |
27 |
3/12 |
39.25 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
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| |
Most runs |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
0 |
SR Tendulkar (India) |
1992-2007 |
36 |
35 |
4 |
1796 |
152 |
57.93 |
2036 |
88.21 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
1996-2007 |
39 |
36 |
4 |
1537 |
140* |
48.03 |
1896 |
81.06 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
BC Lara (WI) |
1992-2007 |
34 |
33 |
4 |
1225 |
116 |
42.24 |
1420 |
86.26 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
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| Highest Batting averages |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
0 |
L Klusener (SA) |
1999-2003 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
372 |
57 |
124.00 |
307 |
121.17 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
A Symonds (Aus) |
2003-2007 |
18 |
13 |
8 |
515 |
143* |
103.00 |
552 |
93.29 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
SB Styris (NZ) |
2003-2007 |
18 |
16 |
5 |
767 |
141 |
69.72 |
861 |
89.08 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
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Highest individual scores |
188* G Kirsten South Africa v United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi, 1995/96
183 SC Ganguly India v Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1999
181 IVA Richards West Indies v Sri Lanka at Karachi, 1987/88 |
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| |
Most wickets |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4 |
5 |
GD McGrath (Aus) |
1996-2007 |
39 |
325.5 |
42 |
1292 |
71 |
7/15 |
18.19 |
3.96 |
27.5 |
0 |
2 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) |
1987-2003 |
38 |
324.3 |
17 |
1311 |
55 |
5/28 |
23.83 |
4.04 |
35.4 |
2 |
1 |
M Muralitharan (SL) |
1996-2007 |
31 |
272.3 |
14 |
1044 |
53 |
4/19 |
19.69 |
3.83 |
30.8 |
3 |
0 |
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| |
Best bowling economy rates |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4 |
5 |
RGD Willis (Eng) |
1979-1983 |
11 |
118.1 |
27 |
315 |
18 |
4/11 |
17.50 |
2.66 |
39.3 |
2 |
0 |
CM Old (Eng) |
1975-1979 |
9 |
90.3 |
18 |
243 |
16 |
4/8 |
15.18 |
2.68 |
33.9 |
1 |
0 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
1975-1983 |
13 |
146.1 |
38 |
421 |
22 |
5/25 |
19.13 |
2.88 |
39.8 |
0 |
1 |
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| |
| |
Best bowling averages |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4 |
5 |
CM Old (Eng) |
1975-1979 |
9 |
90.3 |
18 |
243 |
16 |
4/8 |
15.18 |
2.68 |
33.9 |
1 |
0 |
GI Allott (NZ) |
1999-1999 |
9 |
87.4 |
7 |
325 |
20 |
4/37 |
16.25 |
3.70 |
26.3 |
2 |
0 |
MA Holding (WI) |
1979-1983 |
11 |
115.5 |
16 |
341 |
20 |
4/33 |
17.05 |
2.94 |
34.7 |
1 |
0 |
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| |
Best bowling strike rate |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4 |
5 |
Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1996-2003 |
13 |
93.1 |
8 |
466 |
22 |
4/26 |
21.18 |
5.00 |
25.4 |
1 |
0 |
GI Allott (NZ) |
1999-1999 |
9 |
87.4 |
7 |
325 |
20 |
4/37 |
16.25 |
3.70 |
26.3 |
2 |
0 |
GD McGrath (Aus) |
1996-2007 |
38 |
318.5 |
42 |
1261 |
70 |
7/15 |
18.01 |
3.95 |
27.3 |
0 |
2 |
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Best economy rates in an innings |
Player |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
|
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
DA Reeve |
5.0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0.40 |
|
England |
v Pakistan |
Adelaide |
1 Mar 1992 |
BS Bedi |
12.0 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0.50 |
|
India |
v East Africa |
Leeds |
11 Jun 1975 |
M Hendrick |
8.0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0.62 |
|
England |
v Canada |
Manchester |
13 Jun 1979 |
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| |
Best strike rates in an innings |
Player |
O |
M |
R |
W |
SR |
|
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
D Mongia |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
|
India |
v New Zealand |
Centurion |
14 Mar 2003 |
Moh. Yousuf |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
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Pakistan |
v Zimbabwe |
Kingston |
21 Mar 2007 |
AJ Bichel |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3.0 |
|
Australia |
v Namibia |
Potchefstroom |
27 Feb 2003 |
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| |
| |
Best strike rates |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4 |
5 |
SW Tait (Aus) |
2007-2007 |
11 |
84.3 |
1 |
467 |
23 |
4/39 |
20.30 |
5.52 |
22.0 |
1 |
0 |
Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1996-2003 |
13 |
93.1 |
8 |
466 |
22 |
4/26 |
21.18 |
5.00 |
25.4 |
1 |
0 |
GI Allott (NZ) |
1999-1999 |
9 |
87.4 |
7 |
325 |
20 |
4/37 |
16.25 |
3.70 |
26.3 |
2 |
0 |
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Best bowling figures in an innings |
Player |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
|
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
GD McGrath |
7.0 |
4 |
15 |
7 |
2.14 |
|
Australia |
v Namibia |
Potchefstroom |
27 Feb 2003 |
AJ Bichel |
10.0 |
0 |
20 |
7 |
2.00 |
|
Australia |
v England |
Port Elizabeth |
2 Mar 2003 |
WW Davis |
10.3 |
0 |
51 |
7 |
4.85 |
|
West Indies |
v Australia |
Leeds |
11 Jun 1983 |
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Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
Dis |
Ct |
St |
Max |
Dis/Inn |
AC Gilchrist (Aus) |
1999-2007 |
31 |
31 |
52 |
45 |
7 |
6 |
1.677 |
KC Sangakkara (SL) |
2003-2007 |
21 |
21 |
32 |
26 |
6 |
4 |
1.523 |
MV Boucher (SA) |
1999-2007 |
25 |
25 |
31 |
31 |
0 |
4 |
1.240 |
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Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in an innings |
Player |
Dis |
Ct |
St |
Inns |
|
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
AC Gilchrist |
6 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
|
Australia |
v Namibia |
Potchefstroom |
27 Feb 2003 |
SMH Kirmani |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
India |
v Zimbabwe |
Leicester |
11 Jun 1983 |
JC Adams |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
West Indies |
v Kenya |
Pune |
29 Feb 1996 |
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Most catches by a player |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
Ct |
Max |
Ct/Inn |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
1996-2007 |
39 |
39 |
25 |
3 |
0.641 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) |
1992-2007 |
38 |
38 |
18 |
2 |
0.473 |
CL Cairns (NZ) |
1992-2003 |
28 |
28 |
16 |
3 |
0.571 |
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Most catches in an innings by a player |
Player |
Ct |
Inns |
|
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
M Kaif |
4 |
2 |
|
India |
v Sri Lanka |
Johannesburg |
10 Mar 2003 |
CH Lloyd |
3 |
1 |
|
West Indies |
v Sri Lanka |
Manchester |
7 Jun 1975 |
DA Reeve |
3 |
1 |
|
England |
v Pakistan |
Adelaide |
1 Mar 1992 |
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Highest team totals in World Cup |
Team |
Score |
Overs |
RR |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
India |
413/5 |
50.0 |
8.26 |
1 |
v Bermuda |
Port of Spain |
19 Mar 2007 |
Sri Lanka |
398/5 |
50.0 |
7.96 |
1 |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
6 Mar 1996 |
Australia |
377/6 |
50.0 |
7.54 |
1 |
v South Africa |
Basseterre |
24 Mar 2007 |
India |
373/6 |
50.0 |
7.46 |
1 |
v Sri Lanka |
Taunton |
26 May 1999 |
New Zealand |
363/5 |
50.0 |
7.26 |
1 |
v Canada |
Gros Islet |
22 Mar 2007 |
West Indies |
360/4 |
50.0 |
7.20 |
1 |
v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
13 Oct 1987 |
Australia |
359/2 |
50.0 |
7.18 |
1 |
v India |
Johannesburg |
23 Mar 2003 |
Australia |
358/5 |
50.0 |
7.16 |
1 |
v Netherlands |
Basseterre |
18 Mar 2007 |
South Africa |
356/4 |
50.0 |
7.12 |
1 |
v West Indies |
St George's |
10 Apr 2007 |
South Africa |
353/3 |
40.0 |
8.82 |
1 |
v Netherlands |
Basseterre |
16 Mar 2007 |
Pakistan |
349 |
49.5 |
7.00 |
1 |
v Zimbabwe |
Kingston |
21 Mar 2007 |
Australia |
348/6 |
50.0 |
6.96 |
1 |
v New Zealand |
St George's |
20 Apr 2007 |
Zimbabwe |
340/2 |
50.0 |
6.80 |
1 |
v Namibia |
Harare |
10 Feb 2003 |
Pakistan |
338/5 |
60.0 |
5.63 |
1 |
v Sri Lanka |
Swansea |
9 Jun 1983 |
Australia |
334/6 |
50.0 |
6.68 |
1 |
v Scotland |
Basseterre |
14 Mar 2007 |
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Lowest World Cup totals |
Team |
Score |
Overs |
RR |
Inns |
|
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
Canada |
36 |
18.4 |
1.92 |
1 |
|
v Sri Lanka |
Paarl |
19 Feb 2003 |
Canada |
45 |
40.3 |
1.11 |
1 |
|
v England |
Manchester |
13 Jun 1979 |
Namibia |
45 |
14.0 |
3.21 |
2 |
|
v Australia |
Potchefstroom |
27 Feb 2003 |
Scotland |
68 |
31.3 |
2.15 |
1 |
|
v West Indies |
Leicester |
27 May 1999 |
Pakistan |
74 |
40.2 |
1.83 |
1 |
|
v England |
Adelaide |
1 Mar 1992 |
Ireland |
77 |
27.4 |
2.78 |
1 |
|
v Sri Lanka |
St George's |
18 Apr 2007 |
Bermuda |
78 |
24.4 |
3.16 |
2 |
|
v Sri Lanka |
Port of Spain |
15 Mar 2007 |
Namibia |
84 |
17.4 |
4.75 |
2 |
|
v Pakistan |
Kimberley |
16 Feb 2003 |
Sri Lanka |
86 |
37.2 |
2.30 |
1 |
|
v West Indies |
Manchester |
7 Jun 1975 |
Ireland |
91 |
30.0 |
3.03 |
1 |
|
v Australia |
Bridgetown |
13 Apr 2007 |
England |
93 |
36.2 |
2.55 |
1 |
|
v Australia |
Leeds |
18 Jun 1975 |
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Tied matches in World Cup |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Ground |
Match Date |
Australia |
South Africa |
Birmingham |
17 Jun 1999 |
South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
Durban |
3 Mar 2003 |
Ireland |
Zimbabwe |
Kingston |
15 Mar 2007 |
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Most sixes in an innings |
Player |
Runs |
Balls |
6s |
|
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Imran Nazir |
160 |
121 |
8 |
|
Pakistan |
v Zimbabwe |
Kingston |
AC Gilchrist |
149 |
104 |
8 |
|
Australia |
v Sri Lanka |
Bridgetown |
R Ponting |
140 |
121 |
8 |
|
Australia |
V India |
Johannesburg |
HH Gibbs |
72 |
40 |
7 |
|
South Africa |
v Netherlands |
Basseterre |
BJ Hodge |
123 |
89 |
7 |
|
Australia |
v Netherlands |
Basseterre |
Yuvraj Singh |
83 |
46 |
7 |
|
India |
v Bermuda |
Port of Spain |
ST Jayasuriya |
109 |
87 |
7 |
|
Sri Lanka |
v Bangladesh |
Port of Spain |
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Maximum sixes by a player in a WC inning |
Player |
Team |
Sixes |
Opposition |
Year |
Final score(batsman) |
Imran Nazir |
Pak |
8 |
Zimbabwe |
2007 |
160(121) |
R Ponting |
Aus |
8 |
India |
2003 |
140*(121) |
Brad Hodge |
Aus |
7 |
Holland |
2007 |
123(89) |
Yuvraj Singh |
IND |
7 |
Bermuda |
2007 |
83(46) |
H Gibbs |
RSA |
7 |
Holland |
2007 |
72 (40) |
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Most ducks in a World Cup innings |
Ducks |
Team |
Opposition |
Venue |
Year |
5 |
Bermuda |
India |
Trinidad |
2007 |
5 |
England |
WI |
Lord’s |
1975 |
5 |
Canada |
Sri Lanka |
Paarl |
2003 |
5 |
Sri Lanka |
India |
Johannesburg |
2003 |
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Most sixes by a team in an innings |
Sixes |
Team |
Opposition |
Venue |
Year |
18 |
South Africa |
Holland |
St Kitts |
2007 |
18 |
India |
Bermuda |
Trinidad |
2007 |
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Highest partnerships by wicket (World Cup) |
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