World Cup Record Book
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Fastest Hundred:John Davidson Canada scored 111 against West Indies at Centurion 2003. He scored only by facing 67 balls and his innings of 111 runs (76 balls) consists of 6 sixes and 8 fours.
Fastest Fifty: West Indian master Brian Lara’s 23 balls fifty in his innings of 73 is the fastest fifty in any world cup. In the same match West Indian Wavell Hinds also scored the second fastest fifty by facing 24 balls.
Lowest Team Score: In the 2003 World Cup Canada bowled out in 36 (18.4 overs) by Sri Lanka. Not a single batsman reached double figure and there were five boundaries of this small innings. Sri Lanka achieved the target only by facing 28 balls. This the lowest score by any team and the shortest completed match in the World Cup history.
Canada - 35 v Sri Lanka, 2003
Namibia - 45 v Australia, 2003
Canada - 45 v England, 1979
Namibia - 45 v Australia, 2003
Canada - 45 v England, 1979
Highest Team Score: Sri Lanka ’s 398/5 against Kenya at Kanady in the 1996 World Cup is the highest team score so far. In this match Aravinda de Silva had scored 145 off 115 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 14 fours.
Sri Lanka – 398/5 v Kenya, 1996
India – 373/6 v Sri Lanka, 1999
West Indies – 360/4 v Sri Lanka, 1987
India – 373/6 v Sri Lanka, 1999
West Indies – 360/4 v Sri Lanka, 1987
Best Bowling Figure: The Australian Glen McGrath has the record of taking 7 wickets by conceding only 15 runs against Namibia at Potchefstroom in 2003.
Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 7/15 v Namibia, 2003
Andy Bichel (Australia) - 7/20 v England, 2003
Winston Davis (West Indies) – 7/51 v Australia, 1983
Gary Gilmour (Australia) - 6/14 v England, 1975
Shane Bond (New Zealand) – 6/23 v Australia, 2003
Ashish Nehra (India) – 6/23 v England, 2003
Andy Bichel (Australia) - 7/20 v England, 2003
Winston Davis (West Indies) – 7/51 v Australia, 1983
Gary Gilmour (Australia) - 6/14 v England, 1975
Shane Bond (New Zealand) – 6/23 v Australia, 2003
Ashish Nehra (India) – 6/23 v England, 2003
Most runs in a World Cup: During the 2003 World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar was in a fantastic form when he aggregated a total of 673 runs in 11 matches. This includes a century and six fifties. He scored 52, 36, 81, 152, 50, 98, 5, 97, 15, 83 and 4 with an average of 61.18. Unfortunately his lowest score was in the final against Australia that India lost.
Sachin Tendulkar (India)- 1,732
Javed Miandad (Pakistan) - 1,083
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) - 1,064
Viv Richards (West Indies) - 1,013
Mark Waugh (Australia) - 1,004
Javed Miandad (Pakistan) - 1,083
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) - 1,064
Viv Richards (West Indies) - 1,013
Mark Waugh (Australia) - 1,004
Highest Individual Score: In the 1996 World Cup, Gary Kirsten of South Africa scored the highest individual score so far with a blazing knock of 188 not out against UAE. His innings ornamented by some terrific shots including 4 sixes and 13 fours in 159 balls. In this match SA got a total of 321/2 in 50 overs.
Gary Kirsten (South Africa) - 188 not out v United Arab Emirates, 1996
Sourav Ganguly (India) - 183 v Sri Lanka, 1999
Viv Richards (West Indies) - 181 v Sri Lanka, 1987
Kapil Dev (India) - 175 not out v Zimbabwe, 1983
Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe) - 172 not out v Namibia, 2003
Sourav Ganguly (India) - 183 v Sri Lanka, 1999
Viv Richards (West Indies) - 181 v Sri Lanka, 1987
Kapil Dev (India) - 175 not out v Zimbabwe, 1983
Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe) - 172 not out v Namibia, 2003
Most number of Centuries in World Cup: Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Mark Waugh all have the credit of having 4 centuries in their World Cup career.
Sourav Ganguly (India) - 4
Mark Waugh (Australia) - 4
Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 4
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) - 3
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) - 3
Viv Richards (West Indies) - 3
Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 3
Mark Waugh (Australia) - 4
Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 4
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) - 3
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) - 3
Viv Richards (West Indies) - 3
Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 3
Most wickets in the World Cup: Pakistan pace man Wasim Akram holds the record of taking a total of 55 wickets in his 38 world cup career. Glenn McGrath is behind him with 45 wickets and probably he will break Akram’s record this time.
Wasim Akram (Pakistan) - 55
Glenn McGrath (Australia) - 45
Javagal Srinath (India) - 44
Allan Donald (South Africa) - 38
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) - 36
Glenn McGrath (Australia) - 45
Javagal Srinath (India) - 44
Allan Donald (South Africa) - 38
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) - 36
Most number of catches: Ricky Ponting of Australia is the most successful in field by taking 18 catches after New Zealand’s Chris Cairns who has done it 16 times.
Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 18
Chris Cairns (New Zealand) - 16
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 15
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) - 14
Anil Kumble (India) - 14
Steve Waugh (Australia) - 14
Chris Cairns (New Zealand) - 16
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 15
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) - 14
Anil Kumble (India) - 14
Steve Waugh (Australia) - 14
Highest Individual Score in World Cup Final:
Currently this record is in the name of Australian captain Ricky Ponting who achieved this target in the 2003 World Cup final after scoring an unbeaten 140 from 121 balls with the help of 4 fours and 8 sixes. There have been three more centuries in the final: Clive Lloyd in 1975, Vivian Richards in 1979 and Aravinda De Silva in 1996. All highest run-getters paved the way for their team to win the World Cup.
| Years | Players | Runs (balls, 4s,6s) | Vs | Venue |
| 1975 | Clive Lloyd (WI) | 102(85b, 12*4, 2*6) | Aus | Lords |
| 1979 | Vivian Richards (WI) | 138*(157b, 11*4,3*6) | Eng | Lords |
| 1983 | K. Srikkanth (Ind) | 38(57b, 7*4, 1*6) | WI | Lords |
| 1987 | David Boon (Aus) | 75(125b, 7*4) | Eng | Kolkata |
| 1992 | Imran Khan (Pak) | 72(110b, 5*4, 1*6) | Eng | Melbourne |
| 1996 | Aravinda De Silva (SL) | 107*(124b, 13*4) | Aus | Lahore |
| 1999 | Adam Gilchrist (Aus) | 54(36b, 8*4, 1*6) | Pak | Lords |
| 2003 | Ricky Ponting (Aus) | 140*(121b, 4*4, 8*6) | Ind | Joh’burg |
Youngest Centurion:
Current Australian captain Ricky Ponting holds the record of marking a century in World Cup at a very young age of 21 years and 76 days. He scored this in the 1996 World Cup against West Indies at Jaipur under the captaincy of Mark Taylor. In this match he made 102 runs in 112 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Earlier in the same World Cup Sachin Tendulkar had scored a century against Kenya when he was just 22 years and 300 days old.
Oldest Centurion:
Indian maestro Sunil Gavaskar’s unbeaten 103 against New Zealand at Nagpur in the 1987 when he was 38 years and 113 days old. This 85 balls innings consists of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Interestingly that was his ODI century.
Most dismissals by Wicket Keeper:
Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist has the record of dismissing 35 batsmen including 33 catches and 2 stumpings.
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)... 35 (33 catches, 2 stumpings)
Moin Khan (Pakistan)...30 (23, 7)
Alec Stewart (England)... 23 (21, 2)
Ridley Jacobs (West Indies)... 22 (21, 1)
Wasim Bari (Pakistan)... 22 (18, 4)
Mark Boucher (South Africa)... 22
Most dismissals by wicketkeeper in an innings:
Present Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist holds the record by dismissing six batsmen (holding catches) behind the stump. This came against Namibia at Potchefstroom in the 2003 World Cup.
Most runs through boundaries in an innings:
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has this record in his name by scoring 110 runs only through boundaries in an innings.
Highest Partnership:
The 318 runs partnership between Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly for 2nd wicket against Sri Lanka is the highest partnership in a World Cup for any wicket.
Most number of Man of the match:
Sachin Tendulkar has the distinction of becoming the only batsman awarded man of the match in 8 occasions in his World Cup career so far.
Highest successful run chase:
The 313/7 off 49.2 overs by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe at New Plymouth in 1992 WC is the first and the only occasion when a team successfully achieved a target more than 300 batting second.
Biggest win in World Cup by run margin:
Australian 256 runs victory over Namibia at Potchefstroom in 2003 World Cup is the biggest victory by run margin. Batting first Australia set a target of 301 for the newly entered Namibia and later bowled them out for only 45 runs.
Most expensive over in World Cup history:
Namibian bowler Van Vuuren bowled the most expensive over giving away 28 runs against Australia at Potchefstroom in 2003 World Cup is so far the most expensive over in World Cup history.
Highest Score at the end of first 15 overs:
West Indies star batsmen Brian Lara and Wavell Hinds batted superbly against Canadia bowling attack while chasing a target of 203 runs and took the score board to 163 at Centurion in 2003 World Cup.
Most World Cup appearances:
Javed Miandad – the former Pakistan captain is the only player who took part in six World Cup tournaments.
Most wins in cricket World Cups:
Australia has the record of winning 40 World Cup matches out its 58 placed it on top of the list of wining most number of World Cup matches.
Current Australian captain Ricky Ponting holds the record of marking a century in World Cup at a very young age of 21 years and 76 days. He scored this in the 1996 World Cup against West Indies at Jaipur under the captaincy of Mark Taylor. In this match he made 102 runs in 112 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Earlier in the same World Cup Sachin Tendulkar had scored a century against Kenya when he was just 22 years and 300 days old.
Oldest Centurion:
Indian maestro Sunil Gavaskar’s unbeaten 103 against New Zealand at Nagpur in the 1987 when he was 38 years and 113 days old. This 85 balls innings consists of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Interestingly that was his ODI century.
Most dismissals by Wicket Keeper:
Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist has the record of dismissing 35 batsmen including 33 catches and 2 stumpings.
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)... 35 (33 catches, 2 stumpings)
Moin Khan (Pakistan)...30 (23, 7)
Alec Stewart (England)... 23 (21, 2)
Ridley Jacobs (West Indies)... 22 (21, 1)
Wasim Bari (Pakistan)... 22 (18, 4)
Mark Boucher (South Africa)... 22
Most dismissals by wicketkeeper in an innings:
Present Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist holds the record by dismissing six batsmen (holding catches) behind the stump. This came against Namibia at Potchefstroom in the 2003 World Cup.
Most runs through boundaries in an innings:
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has this record in his name by scoring 110 runs only through boundaries in an innings.
Highest Partnership:
The 318 runs partnership between Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly for 2nd wicket against Sri Lanka is the highest partnership in a World Cup for any wicket.
Most number of Man of the match:
Sachin Tendulkar has the distinction of becoming the only batsman awarded man of the match in 8 occasions in his World Cup career so far.
Highest successful run chase:
The 313/7 off 49.2 overs by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe at New Plymouth in 1992 WC is the first and the only occasion when a team successfully achieved a target more than 300 batting second.
Biggest win in World Cup by run margin:
Australian 256 runs victory over Namibia at Potchefstroom in 2003 World Cup is the biggest victory by run margin. Batting first Australia set a target of 301 for the newly entered Namibia and later bowled them out for only 45 runs.
Most expensive over in World Cup history:
Namibian bowler Van Vuuren bowled the most expensive over giving away 28 runs against Australia at Potchefstroom in 2003 World Cup is so far the most expensive over in World Cup history.
Highest Score at the end of first 15 overs:
West Indies star batsmen Brian Lara and Wavell Hinds batted superbly against Canadia bowling attack while chasing a target of 203 runs and took the score board to 163 at Centurion in 2003 World Cup.
Most World Cup appearances:
Javed Miandad – the former Pakistan captain is the only player who took part in six World Cup tournaments.
Most wins in cricket World Cups:
Australia has the record of winning 40 World Cup matches out its 58 placed it on top of the list of wining most number of World Cup matches.
Most number of sixes in World Cups:
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly holds the record of hitting most number of sixes in his world cup career. He has slammed 23 sixes in 18 matches. Previously, it was in the name of the great West Indies batsman Viv Richards with 22 sixes.
Sourav Ganguly (Ind) – 23Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly holds the record of hitting most number of sixes in his world cup career. He has slammed 23 sixes in 18 matches. Previously, it was in the name of the great West Indies batsman Viv Richards with 22 sixes.
Viv Richards (WI) – 22
Ricky Ponting (Aus) – 19
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)– 15
Kapil Dev (Ind) - 14
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) – 13
Brian Lara (WI) – 12
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