Another World Cup is around the
corner and the world is getting ready for the extravaganza. Cricket’s pinnacle
tournament is returning to Australia and New Zealand after 23 years with the 14
best teams across the globe. The New Zealand - Sri Lanka encounter at Hagley
Oval in Christchurch on 14th Feb will mark the start of cricket’s marquee
event. Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand are entering the tournament with rich
vein of form behind them as is South Africa. England are still regrouping under
their new leader while the Asian teams are little expected to post any trouble.
West Indies need nothing short of a miracle to reach the final four. The minnow’s
gets another opportunity to lock horns with their big brothers in the grandest
stage of them all but is not expected to go beyond an upset or two in the
league stages. This is the first world cup not featuring some of the
yesteryear’s greats like Richards and Tendulkar, Imran and Kallis, etc. Let us
now go through the stats to see how the teams have fared so far in the World Cups.
World Cups across the years
No.
|
Year
|
Teams
|
Host
|
Matches
|
Winner
|
Runners
up
|
1
|
1975
|
8
|
England
|
15
|
WI
|
Aus
|
2
|
1979
|
8
|
England
|
14
|
WI
|
Eng
|
3
|
1983
|
8
|
England
|
27
|
Ind
|
WI
|
4
|
1987
|
8
|
India
& Pakistan
|
27
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
5
|
1992
|
9
|
Australia
& New Zealand
|
39
|
Pak
|
Eng
|
6
|
1996
|
12
|
India,
Pakistan & Sri Lanka
|
36
|
SL
|
Aus
|
7
|
1999
|
12
|
England,
Ireland, Netherlands & Scotland
|
42
|
Aus
|
Pak
|
8
|
2003
|
14
|
South
Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya
|
52
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
9
|
2007
|
16
|
West
Indies
|
51
|
Aus
|
SL
|
10
|
2011
|
14
|
India,
Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
|
49
|
Ind
|
SL
|
Teams in the World Cup
Team
|
Span
|
Mat
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Tied
|
NR
|
W/L
|
HS
|
LS
|
Australia
|
1975-2011
|
76
|
55
|
19
|
1
|
1
|
2.894
|
377
|
129
|
Bangladesh
|
1999-2011
|
26
|
8
|
17
|
0
|
1
|
0.47
|
283
|
58
|
Bermuda
|
2007-2007
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
156
|
78
|
Canada
|
1979-2011
|
18
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0.125
|
261
|
36
|
East Africa
|
1975-1975
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
128
|
94
|
England
|
1975-2011
|
66
|
39
|
25
|
1
|
1
|
1.56
|
338
|
93
|
India
|
1975-2011
|
67
|
39
|
26
|
1
|
1
|
1.5
|
413
|
125
|
Ireland
|
2007-2011
|
15
|
4
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0.4
|
329
|
77
|
Kenya
|
1996-2011
|
29
|
6
|
22
|
0
|
1
|
0.272
|
264
|
69
|
Namibia
|
2003-2003
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
250
|
45
|
Netherlands
|
1996-2011
|
20
|
2
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0.111
|
314
|
115
|
New Zealand
|
1975-2011
|
70
|
40
|
29
|
0
|
1
|
1.379
|
363
|
112
|
Pakistan
|
1975-2011
|
64
|
36
|
26
|
0
|
2
|
1.384
|
349
|
74
|
Scotland
|
1999-2007
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
186
|
68
|
South Africa
|
1992-2011
|
47
|
30
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
356
|
149
|
Sri Lanka
|
1975-2011
|
66
|
31
|
32
|
1
|
2
|
0.968
|
398
|
86
|
U.A.E.
|
1996-1996
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0.25
|
220
|
136
|
West Indies
|
1975-2011
|
64
|
38
|
25
|
0
|
1
|
1.52
|
360
|
93
|
Zimbabwe
|
1983-2011
|
51
|
10
|
37
|
1
|
3
|
0.27
|
340
|
99
|
# Australia have played the most matches (76) and also won the most
(55). Apart from Australia no other team has won more than 50 World Cup games.
# East Africa, Scotland, Namibia & Bermuda are the teams who have
not won a single World Cup match till date. Apart from Scotland the other 3
teams have not featured in more than one World Cup.
# South Africa is the only team to feature in more than one tied game
in World Cups. However they were eliminated from the respective tournaments on
both occasions after the tied games.
# Australia has reached the World Cup final most (6) followed by West
Indies England, India and Sri Lanka (3 each). South Africa & New Zealand
are yet to reach a World Cup final.
# Australia, Pakistan &New Zealand have played in most semi-finals
– 6. Australia has won the most (5) while New Zealand has lost all 6.
# Australia has had the most consecutive wins – 25 wins, spanning
across 4 World Cups (1999-2011). They also have the streak of most consecutive
World Cup matches without a loss – 34 matches between their losses to Pakistan
in 1999 & 2011 World Cup.
# Zimbabwe has had the worst run in a World Cup with 18 consecutive
defeats between the win in their inaugural ODI against Australia at Nottingham
in 1983 and their last league game in the 1992 edition against England at
Alburry. These were also the first 20 ODI games for Zimbabwe.
Highest team totals in a World
Cup
Team
|
Score
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
India
|
413/5
|
Bermuda
|
Port
of Spain
|
19-Mar-07
|
Sri
Lanka
|
398/5
|
Kenya
|
Kandy
|
06-Mar-96
|
Australia
|
377/6
|
South
Africa
|
Basseterre
|
24-Mar-07
|
India
|
373/6
|
Sri
Lanka
|
Taunton
|
26-May-99
|
India
|
370/4
|
Bangladesh
|
Dhaka
|
19-Feb-11
|
Lowest team totals in a World Cup
Team
|
Score
|
Overs
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start
Date
|
Canada
|
36
|
18.4
|
Sri
Lanka
|
Paarl
|
19-Feb-03
|
Canada
|
45
|
40.3
|
England
|
Manchester
|
13-Jun-79
|
Namibia
|
45
|
14
|
Australia
|
Potchefstroom
|
27-Feb-03
|
Bang
|
58
|
18.5
|
West
Indies
|
Dhaka
|
04-Mar-11
|
Scotland
|
68
|
31.3
|
West
Indies
|
Leicester
|
27-May-99
|
 |
| Clive Lloyd's men were invincible in the first 2 WCs |
BATTING RECORDS
Most Runs
Player
|
Span
|
Inns
|
Runs
|
HS
|
Ave
|
SR
|
100
|
50
|
S Tendulkar
|
1992-2011
|
44
|
2278
|
152
|
56.95
|
88.98
|
6
|
15
|
R Ponting
|
1996-2011
|
42
|
1743
|
140*
|
45.86
|
79.95
|
5
|
6
|
B Lara
|
1992-2007
|
33
|
1225
|
116
|
42.24
|
86.26
|
2
|
7
|
S
Jayasuriya
|
1992-2007
|
37
|
1165
|
120
|
34.26
|
90.66
|
3
|
6
|
J Kallis
|
1996-2011
|
32
|
1148
|
128*
|
45.92
|
74.4
|
1
|
9
|
# Among the players selected for this World
Cup, Kumar Sangakkara leads the runs list with 991 runs followed by fellow
countryman Mahela Jayawardene (975 runs).
Most runs
in a single edition
Player
|
Edition
|
Inns
|
Runs
|
HS
|
Ave
|
SR
|
100
|
50
|
S Tendulkar
|
2003
|
11
|
673
|
152
|
61.18
|
89.25
|
1
|
6
|
M Hayden
|
2007
|
10
|
659
|
158
|
73.22
|
101.07
|
3
|
1
|
M Jayawardene
|
2007
|
11
|
548
|
115*
|
60.88
|
85.09
|
1
|
4
|
R Ponting
|
2007
|
9
|
539
|
113
|
67.37
|
95.39
|
1
|
4
|
S Tendulkar
|
1996
|
7
|
523
|
137
|
87.16
|
85.87
|
2
|
3
|
Most Centuries
Player
|
Span
|
Inns
|
Runs
|
HS
|
Ave
|
SR
|
100
|
50
|
SR
Tendulkar
|
1992-2011
|
44
|
2278
|
152
|
56.95
|
88.98
|
6
|
15
|
RT Ponting
|
1996-2011
|
42
|
1743
|
140*
|
45.86
|
79.95
|
5
|
6
|
SC Ganguly
|
1999-2007
|
21
|
1006
|
183
|
55.88
|
77.5
|
4
|
3
|
ME Waugh
|
1992-1999
|
22
|
1004
|
130
|
52.84
|
83.73
|
4
|
4
|
# Among the players selected for this World
Cup, Mahela Jayawardene and AB de Villiers has most hundreds - 3 each.
# Most hundreds in any single edition by a
player is 3 – by Mark Waugh in 1996, S Ganguly in 2003 & M Hayden in 2007.
# Sachin is the only player to score more
than one hundred in a single edition twice. He scored 2 centuries each in 1996
& 2011. Incidentally, both editions were co-hosted by India.
Fastest Centuries
Player
|
Balls
|
Final
|
For
|
vs
|
Venue
|
Date
|
K O’Brien
|
50
|
113 (63)
|
Ire
|
Eng
|
Bangalore
|
02-Mar-11
|
M Hayden
|
66
|
101 (68)
|
Aus
|
SA
|
St Kitts
|
24-Mar-07
|
J Davison
|
67
|
111 (76)
|
Can
|
WI
|
Centurion
|
23-Feb-03
|
P Stirling
|
70
|
101 (72)
|
Ire
|
Neth
|
Kolkata
|
18-Mar-11
|
A Gilchrist
|
72
|
149 (104)
|
Aus
|
SL
|
Bridgetown
|
28-Apr-07
|
Kapil Dev
|
72
|
175*(138)
|
Ind
|
Zim
|
Turnbridge
Wells
|
18-Jun-83
|
Fastest Fifties
Player
|
Balls
|
Final
|
For
|
vs
|
Venue
|
Date
|
B McCullum
|
20
|
52 (21)
|
NZ
|
Can
|
St Lucia
|
22-Mar-07
|
M Boucher
|
21
|
75*(31)
|
SA
|
Neth
|
St Kitts
|
16-Mar-07
|
M Boucher
|
22
|
52 (23)
|
SA
|
WI
|
St George's
|
10-Apr-07
|
B Lara
|
23
|
73 (40)
|
WI
|
Can
|
Centurion
|
23-Feb-03
|
J Davison
|
23
|
52 (31)
|
Can
|
NZ
|
St Lucia
|
22-Mar-07
|
K Pollard
|
23
|
60 (27)
|
WI
|
Neth
|
Delhi
|
28-Feb-11
|
Consecutive hundreds in World Cups
Player
|
Inngs 1
|
Inngs 2
|
Mark Waugh
|
130 vs Kenya, Vizag, 1996
|
126 vs Ind, Mumbai, 1996
|
Rahul Dravid
|
104* vs Ken, Bristol, 1999
|
145* vs SL, Taunton, 1999
|
Saed Anwar
|
103 vs Zim, Oval, 1999
|
113* vs NZ, Manchester, 1999
|
R Ponting
|
140* vs Ind, Johannesburg, 2003
|
113 vs Scot, Basseterre, 2007
|
M Hayden
|
101vs SA, Basseterre, 2007
|
158 vs WI, North Sound, 2007
|
AB de Villiers
|
107* vs WI, Delhi, 2011
|
134 vs Neth, Mohali, 2011
|
# Ponting’s hundreds came in 2 separate World
Cups – one in 2003 World Cup final and other in Australia’s first game of 2007
World Cup.
Most
consecutive scores of 50 or more in World Cups
Player
|
Inngs
|
Score 1
|
Score 2
|
Score 3
|
Score 4
|
Graeme Fowler
|
4
|
78*
vs Pak, Lord's, 1983
|
69
vs NZ, Birmingam, 1983
|
69
vs Pak, Manchester, 1983
|
81*
vs SL, Leeds, 1983
|
N Sidhu
|
4
|
73
vs Aus, Chennai, 1987
|
75
vs NZ, Bangalore, 1987
|
51
vs Aus, Delhi, 1987
|
55
vs Zim, Ahmedabad, 1987
|
D Boon
|
4
|
93
vs Zim, Cuttack, 1987
|
65
vs Pak, Lahore, 1987
|
75
vs Eng, Kolkata, 1987
|
100
vs NZ, Auckland, 1992
|
S Tendulkar
|
4
|
127*
vs Ken, Cuttack, 1996
|
70
vs WI, Gwalior, 1996
|
90
vs Aus, Mumbai, 1996
|
137
vs SL, Delhi, 1996
|
S Tendulkar
|
4
|
81
vs Zim, Harare, 2003
|
152
vs Nam, Pietermatizburg, 2003
|
50
vs Eng, Durban, 2003
|
98
vs Pak, Centurion, 2003
|
G Smith
|
4
|
67
vs Neth, ST Kitts, 2007
|
91
vs Scot, St Kitts, 2007
|
74
vs Aus, St Kitts, 2007
|
59
vs SL, Guyana, 2007
|
# Boon’s sequence spanned over 2 World Cups,
including the 1987 World Cup final.
 |
| Tendulkar proved to be a thorn in the flesh of many oppositions, especially Pakistan |
BOWLING
RECORDS
Most
Wickets
Player
|
Span
|
Inngs
|
Overs
|
Wkts
|
BBI
|
Ave
|
Econ
|
SR
|
4 wkt
|
5 wkt
|
G McGrath
|
1996-2007
|
39
|
325.5
|
71
|
7/15
|
18.19
|
3.96
|
27.5
|
0
|
2
|
Muralitharan
|
1996-2011
|
39
|
343.3
|
68
|
4/19
|
19.63
|
3.88
|
30.3
|
4
|
0
|
W Akram
|
1987-2003
|
36
|
324.3
|
55
|
5/28
|
23.83
|
4.04
|
35.4
|
2
|
1
|
C Vaas
|
1996-2007
|
31
|
261.4
|
49
|
6/25
|
21.22
|
3.97
|
32
|
1
|
1
|
Z Khan
|
2003-2011
|
23
|
198.5
|
44
|
4/42
|
20.22
|
4.47
|
27.1
|
1
|
0
|
J Srinath
|
1992-2003
|
33
|
283.2
|
44
|
4/30
|
27.81
|
4.32
|
38.6
|
2
|
0
|
# Five bowlers have taken 5-fers twice in
World Cups – Gary Gilmour, Ashanta de Mel,G McGrath, V Drakes & S Afridi.
Most Wickets in a single edition
Player
|
Edition
|
Inngs
|
Overs
|
Wkts
|
BBI
|
Ave
|
Econ
|
SR
|
4 wkt
|
5 wkt
|
G McGrath
|
2007
|
11
|
80.5
|
26
|
3/14
|
13.73
|
4.41
|
18.6
|
0
|
0
|
C Vaas
|
2003
|
10
|
88.0
|
23
|
6/25
|
14.39
|
3.76
|
22.9
|
1
|
1
|
Muralitharan
|
2007
|
10
|
84.4
|
23
|
4/19
|
15.26
|
4.14
|
22.0
|
2
|
0
|
S Tait
|
2007
|
11
|
84.3
|
23
|
4/39
|
20.30
|
5.52
|
22.0
|
1
|
0
|
B Lee
|
2003
|
10
|
83.1
|
22
|
5/42
|
17.90
|
4.73
|
22.6
|
0
|
1
|
Best Bowling figures in an innings
Player
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Start Date
|
G McGrath
|
15
|
7
|
Namibia
|
Potchefstroom
|
27-Feb-03
|
A Bichel
|
20
|
7
|
England
|
Port
Elizabeth
|
02-Mar-03
|
W Davis
|
51
|
7
|
Australia
|
Leeds
|
11-Jun-83
|
G Gilmour
|
14
|
6
|
England
|
Leeds
|
18-Jun-75
|
A Nehra
|
23
|
6
|
England
|
Durban
|
26-Feb-03
|
S Bond
|
23
|
6
|
Australia
|
Port
Elizabeth
|
11-Mar-03
|
Hat tricks
Bowler
|
Match
|
Venue
|
Date
|
Victims
|
C
Sharma
|
Ind
vs NZ
|
Nagpur
|
31-Oct-87
|
KR Rutherford
bowled; IDS Smith bowled;
EJ Chatfield bowled |
S
Mushtaq
|
Pak
vs Zim
|
Oval
|
11-Jun-99
|
HK Olonga st M
Khan; AG Huckle st M Khan;
M Mbangwa lbw |
C
Vaas
|
SL
vs Bang
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
14-Feb-03
|
H Sarkar bowled; M
Ashraful caught & bowled; E Haque c M Jayawardene
|
B
Lee
|
Aus
vs Ken
|
Durban
|
15-Mar-03
|
KO Otieno bowled;
BJ Patel c RT Ponting;
DO Obuya bowled |
L
Malinga
|
SL
vs SA
|
Guyana
|
28-Mar-07
|
SM Pollock
bowled; AJ Hall c Tharanga;
JH Kallis c Sangakkara,M Ntini bowled |
K
Roach
|
WI
vs Neth
|
Delhi
|
28-Feb-11
|
PM Seelaar lbw;
BP Loots lbw;
BA Westdijk bowled |
L
Malinga
|
SL
vs Ken
|
Colombo(RPS)
|
01-Mar-11
|
T Mishra lbw; PJ
Ongondo bowled;
SO Ngoche bowled |
# L
Malinga took 4 wickets in 4 balls in Guyana, 2007
Most
consecutive 4-wkt hauls in World Cups
Player
|
Inngs
|
Score 1
|
Score 2
|
Score 3
|
S Afridi
|
3
|
5/16
vs Ken,Hambantota,2011
|
4/34
vs SL,Colombo(RPS),2011
|
5/23
vs Can,Colombo(RPS),2011
|
 |
| Glenn McGrath was at this imperial best in World Cups |
PARTNERSHIPS
Most
partnership runs
Partners
|
Inns
|
Runs
|
High
|
Ave
|
100
|
50
|
A Gilchrist
- M Hayden
|
20
|
1220
|
172
|
64.21
|
5
|
7
|
V Sehwag
- S Tendulkar
|
20
|
971
|
153
|
48.55
|
2
|
6
|
T Dilshan
- W Tharanga
|
9
|
800
|
282
|
100
|
2
|
3
|
H Gibbs
- G Kirsten
|
13
|
800
|
176
|
72.72
|
4
|
1
|
D Jayawardene
- K Sangakkara
|
12
|
708
|
179
|
59
|
3
|
2
|
R Dravid
- S Ganguly
|
9
|
705
|
318
|
88.12
|
2
|
1
|
Highest partnerships for each wicket
Wkt
|
Runs
|
Partners
|
Team
|
Vs
|
Ground
|
Match
Date
|
1st
|
282
|
U Tharanga
- T Dilshan
|
SL
|
Zim
|
Pallekele
|
10-Mar-11
|
2nd
|
318
|
S Ganguly -
R Dravid
|
Ind
|
SL
|
Taunton
|
26-May-99
|
3rd
|
237*
|
R Dravid -
S Tendulkar
|
Ind
|
Ken
|
Bristol
|
23-May-99
|
4th
|
204
|
M Clarke -
B Hodge
|
Aus
|
Neth
|
Basseterre
|
18-Mar-07
|
5th
|
148
|
R Twose - C
Cairns
|
NZ
|
Aus
|
Cardiff
|
20-May-99
|
6th
|
162
|
K O'Brien -
A Cusack
|
Ire
|
Eng
|
Bangalore
|
02-Mar-11
|
7th
|
98
|
R Sarwan -
R Jacobs
|
WI
|
NZ
|
Port
Elizabeth
|
13-Feb-03
|
8th
|
117
|
D Houghton
- I Butchart
|
Zim
|
NZ
|
Hyderabad
(Deccan)
|
10-Oct-87
|
9th
|
126*
|
Kapil Dev -
S Kirmani
|
India
|
Zim
|
Tunbridge
Wells
|
18-Jun-83
|
10th
|
71
|
A Roberts -
J Garner
|
WI
|
Ind
|
Manchester
|
09-Jun-83
|
Fastest century partnerships
Players
|
Balls
|
Wkt
|
Final
|
For
|
vs
|
Venue
|
Date
|
W Hinds - B
Lara
|
42
|
2
|
102 (47)
|
WI
|
Can
|
Centurion
|
23-Feb-03
|
J Kallis -
M Boucher
|
45
|
4
|
134* (55)
|
SA
|
Neth
|
St Kitts
|
16-Mar-07
|
S Tendulkar
- Y Singh
|
57
|
5
|
122* (62)
|
Ind
|
Ber
|
Port of
Spain
|
19-May-07
|
K O'Brein -
A Cusack
|
61
|
6
|
162 (103)
|
Ire
|
Eng
|
Bangalore
|
02-Mar-11
|
J Kallis -
H Gibbs
|
66
|
3
|
105 (71)
|
SA
|
Neth
|
St Kitts
|
16-Mar-07
|
Fastest fifty partnerships
Players
|
Balls
|
Wkt
|
Final
|
For
|
vs
|
Venue
|
Date
|
R
Taylor - J Oram
|
15
|
7
|
85
(22)
|
NZ
|
Pak
|
Pallekele
|
08-Mar-11
|
R
Taylor - N McCullum
|
21
|
4
|
69
(25)
|
NZ
|
Can
|
Mubai
|
13-Mar-11
|
F
du Plesis - JP Duminy
|
21
|
5
|
66
(25)
|
SA
|
Neth
|
Mohali
|
03-Mar-11
|
R
Powell - R Sarwan
|
21
|
6
|
63*
(28)
|
WI
|
SA
|
Cape
Town
|
09-Feb-03
|
S
Watson - B Hogg
|
22
|
7
|
58*
(23)
|
Aus
|
Scot
|
St
Kitts
|
14-Mar-07
|
Consecutive century partnerships
Players
|
Partnership
1
|
Partnership
2
|
H
Gibbs - G Kirsten
|
142*
vs Ken,Potchefstroom,2003
|
109*
vs Bang,Bloemfontein,2003
|
A
Gurusinha - A de Silva
|
172
vs Zim,Colombo(SSC),1996
|
183
vs Ken,Kandy,1996
|
AB
de Villiers - G Smith
|
134
vs Scot,St Kitts,2007
|
160
vs SA,St Kitts,2007
|
J
Miandad - R Raja
|
123*
vs WI,MCG,1992
|
115
vs NZ,Christchurch,1992
|
M
Waugh - S Waugh
|
113
vs Zim,Hobart,1992
|
207
vs Ken,Vizag,1996
|
A
Bagai - A Hansara
|
132
vs Ken,Delhi,2011
|
125
vs NZ,Mumbai,2011
|
R
Ponting - M Clarke
|
161
vs SA,St Kitts,2007
|
112
vs Eng,North Sound,2007
|
S
Ganguly - R Dravid
|
130
vs SA,Hove,1999
|
318
vs SL,Taunton,1999
|
Consecutive fifty run partnerships
Player
|
Inngs
|
Score
1
|
Score
2
|
Score
3
|
Score
4
|
M
Waugh - R Ponting
|
7
|
58
vs Zim,Nagpur,1996
|
62
vs WI,Jaipur,1996
|
65
vs NZ,Chennai,1996
|
84
vs Scot,Worcester,1999
|
Score
5
|
Score
6
|
Score
7
|
|||
91
vs Pak,Leeds,1999
|
60
vs Ind,Oval,1999
|
56
vs Zim,Lord's,1999
|
|||
A
Gilchrist - M Hayden
|
4
|
105
vs Ind, Joburg, 2003
|
91
vs Scot, St Kitts, 2007
|
73
vs Neth, St Kitts, 2007
|
106
vs SA, St Kitts, 2007
|
A
Sohail - S Anwar
|
4
|
52
vs SA,Karachi,1996
|
81
vs Eng,Karachi,1996
|
70
vs NZ,Lahore,1996
|
84
vs Ind,Bangalore,1996
|
# Mark Waugh & Ricky Ponting never put
together a hundred-run partnership in World Cups.
 |
| India with the 1983 WC - a watershed moment in the history of ODI cricket |
FIELDING
RECORDS
Most
dismissals by wicket keepers
Player
|
Inns
|
Dis
|
Ct
|
St
|
Max Dis
Inns
|
Dis/Inn
|
A Gilchrist
|
31
|
52
|
45
|
7
|
6 (6ct 0st)
|
1.677
|
K
Sangakkara
|
29
|
46
|
36
|
10
|
4 (3ct 1st)
|
1.586
|
B McCullum
|
25
|
32
|
30
|
2
|
4 (4ct 0st)
|
1.28
|
M Boucher
|
25
|
31
|
31
|
0
|
4 (4ct 0st)
|
1.24
|
Moin Khan
|
20
|
30
|
23
|
7
|
3 (3ct 0st)
|
1.5
|
# A Gilchrist has taken most catches as a WK
in a single match – 6 vs Namibia at Potchefstroom in 2003. It is also the most
dismissals by a WK in a World Cup match.
# A Gilchrist has most dismissals as a WK in
a single edition – 21 in the 2003 World Cup.
Most
catches by fielders
Player
|
Inns
|
Ct
|
Max
|
Ct/Inn
|
R Ponting
|
46
|
28
|
3
|
0.608
|
S
Jayasuriya
|
38
|
18
|
2
|
0.473
|
C Cairns
|
28
|
16
|
3
|
0.571
|
Inzamam-ul-Haq
|
34
|
16
|
3
|
0.47
|
Brian Lara
|
34
|
16
|
2
|
0.47
|
# M Kaif of India has taken most catches in
an innings – 4 vs SL at Johannesburg in 2003
# R Ponting has taken most catches as a
fielder in a single edition – 10 in 2003 World Cup. No one else has managed to
catch more than 8 in a single tournament.
OTHER
RECORDS
Most
matches in World Cups
Player
|
Span
|
Mat
|
R Ponting
|
1996-2011
|
46
|
S Tendulkar
|
1992-2011
|
45
|
M
Muralitharan
|
1996-2011
|
40
|
G McGrath
|
1996-2007
|
39
|
S
Jayasuriya
|
1992-2007
|
38
|
Wasim Akram
|
1987-2003
|
38
|
Most matches as captain in World Cups
Player
|
Span
|
Mat
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Tied
|
NR
|
%
|
R Ponting
|
2003-2011
|
29
|
26
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
89.66%
|
S Fleming
|
1999-2007
|
27
|
16
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
59.26%
|
M
Azharuddin
|
1992-1999
|
23
|
10
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
43.48%
|
Imran Khan
|
1983-1992
|
22
|
14
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
63.64%
|
C Lloyd
|
1975-1983
|
17
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
88.24%
|
G Smith
|
2007-2011
|
17
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
64.71%
|
# R Ponting’s 2 losses came in his last 2
matches in World Cup. He won all of his first 24 ODIs as captain.
# C Lloyd & R Ponting has won most World
Cups as captain – 2 each.
Players representing 2 countries in World Cups
Player
|
Team 1 & Span
|
Team 2 & Span
|
Kepler Wessels
|
Aus
(1983)
|
SA
(1992)
|
Anderson Cummins
|
WI
(1992)
|
Can
(2007)
|
Eoin Morgan
|
Ire
(2007)
|
Eng
(2011)
|
Ed Joyce
|
Eng
(2007)
|
Ire
(2011)
|
# K Wessels has played for SA against Aus
but never the other way around.
# E Morgan & E Joyce has played in both
ways – for Eng against Ire and also for Ire against Eng.
Most ODIs never playing in a World Cup
Player
|
ODIs
|
Hamilton Masakadza
|
144
|
Rohit Sharma
|
127
|
Irfan Pathan
|
120
|
Ravindra Jadeja
|
111
|
Nuwan Zoysa
|
95
|
Dinesh Chandimal / Alistair
Cook
|
92
|
Lahiru Thirimanne
|
87
|
VVS Laxman
|
86
|
James Hopes
|
84
|
# Masakadza, Rohit, Jadeja, Chandimal & Thirimanne is all a part of their World Cup squads this time.
Largest
victory margin
Winner
|
Margin
|
Target
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Match
Date
|
India
|
257 runs
|
414
|
Bermuda
|
Port of
Spain
|
19-Mar-07
|
Australia
|
256 runs
|
302
|
Namibia
|
Potchefstroom
|
27-Feb-03
|
Sri Lanka
|
243 runs
|
322
|
Bermuda
|
Port of
Spain
|
15-Mar-07
|
South
Africa
|
231 runs
|
352
|
Netherlands
|
Mohali
|
03-Mar-11
|
Australia
|
229 runs
|
359
|
Netherlands
|
Basseterre
|
18-Mar-07
|
Smallest victory margin
Winner
|
Margin
|
Target
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Match
Date
|
Australia
|
1 run
|
271
|
India
|
Chennai
|
09-Oct-87
|
Australia
|
1 run
|
236
|
India
|
Brisbane
|
01-Mar-92
|
Sri Lanka
|
2 runs
|
236
|
England
|
North Sound
|
04-Apr-07
|
New Zealand
|
3 runs
|
243
|
Zimbabwe
|
Hyderabad
(Deccan)
|
10-Oct-87
|
Australia
|
3 runs
|
200
|
New Zealand
|
Indore
|
18-Oct-87
|
Zimbabwe
|
3 runs
|
253
|
India
|
Leicester
|
19-May-99
|
West Indies
|
3 runs
|
279
|
South Africa
|
Cape Town
|
09-Feb-03
|
Most runs off an over
Batsmen
|
For
|
Runs
|
Over #
|
Bowler
|
Team
|
Over
|
Venue
|
Date
|
H Gibbs
|
SA
|
36
|
30
|
D van Bunge
|
Neth
|
666666
|
St Kitts
|
16-Mar-07
|
K
Williamson, J Franklin
|
NZ
|
31
|
48
|
R Cheema, H
Baidwan
|
Can
|
16646nb4w2
|
Mumbai
|
13-Mar-11
|
M Boucher,
J Kallis
|
SA
|
30
|
40
|
L van
Troost
|
Neth
|
412w5666
|
St Kitts
|
16-Mar-07
|
R Taylor
|
NZ
|
30
|
49
|
A Razzaq
|
Pak
|
46w6w246
|
Pallekele
|
08-Mar-11
|
D Lehmann
|
Aus
|
28
|
50
|
R van
Vuuren
|
Nam
|
444646
|
Potchefstroom
|
27-Feb-03
|
R Taylor
|
NZ
|
28
|
47
|
S Akhtar
|
Pak
|
466w04w6
|
Pallekele
|
08-Mar-11
|
R Taylor
|
NZ
|
28
|
39
|
H Baidwan
|
Can
|
660664
|
Mumbai
|
13-Mar-11
|
# R Cheema was taken off for bowling 2
beamers in the NZ – Can match at Mumbai on 13-Mar-2011.
 |
| Auatralia under Steve Waugh & Ponting fielded the most consistent unit in WCs |
DO
YOU KNOW???
# Mark Waugh is the only player to get dismissed in the first over a
World Cup semi-final twice – by C Ambrose against WI at Mohali in 1996 & by
S Pollock against SA at Edgbaston in 1999.
# Asif Karim of Kenya (1999 &
2003) & Klaas-Jan van Noortwik of Netherlands (1996 & 2003) played 2
World Cups without playing a single ODI in between the two tournaments.
#
Dwayne Leverock of Bermuda has conceded the most sixes in an innings in a World
Cup match – 8 against India at Port of Spain on 19-Mar-2007.
#
James Anderson & Malachi Jones of Bermuda has conceded the most fours in an
innings in a World Cup match – 13 each. Both were against India.
#
SL didn’t play any ODIs between the 1975 and 1979 World Cups. Somachandra de
Silva, Duleep Mendis, Sunil Wettimuny, Tony Opatha, Anura Tennekoon, Bandula
Warnapura and Ajit de Silva represented them in both tournaments.
#
Zimbabwe didn’t play a single ODI outside the World Cup games between 1983
& 1992. Iain Butchart, Dave Houghton, Ali Omarshah, Andy Pycroft and John
Traicos played in all the 3 World Cups.
#
There has been only a single ODI which had 3 scores in the nineties – the match
between Australia & South Africa at St Kitts. R Ponting (91), M Clarke (92)
and AB de Villiers (92) all missed out on scoring hundreds while M Hayden went
on to make the then fastest century in World Cups in the same match.
#
There are only 2 occasions of three century partnerships in the same ODI
innings. One of them came in the World Cup match between South Africa and
Netherlands at St Kitts in 2007. G Smith-H Gibbs, H Gibbs-J Kallis and J
Kallis-M Boucher all 3 pairs put together century partnerships after losin Ab
de Villiers at the score of 0.
#
Shane Warne was the first batsmen to get out stumped in a World Cup final.
#
Nathan Astle and Ijaz Ahmed has been dismissed without scoring the most in
World Cups – 5 times each.
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