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World Cups - Most Consecutive Wins
12 Australia* Lord's 20 Jun 1999 to Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
9 West Indies Manchester 07 Jun 1975 to Lord's 23 Jun 1979
8 India Harare 19 Feb 2003 to Durban 20 Mar 2003
7 New Zealand Auckland 22 Feb 1992 to Wellington 15 Mar 1992
7 Pakistan Perth 11Mar1992 to Lahore 26 Feb 1996
Highest Margins of Victory by runs
256 runs Australia (301-6) beat Namibia (45) Potchefstroom 2002/03
202 runs England (334-4) beat India (132-3) Lord's 1975
196 runs England (290-5) beat East Africa (94) Birmingham 1975
192 runs Pakistan (330-6) beat Sri Lanka (138) Nottingham 1975
191 runs West Indies (360-4) beat Sri Lanka (169-4) Karachi 1987/88
Highest Margins of Victory by wickets
10 wickets India (123-0) beat East Africa (120) Leeds 1975
10 wickets West Indies (172-0) beat Zimbabwe (171) Birmingham 1983
10 wickets West Indies (221-0) beat Pakistan (220-2) Melbourne 1991/92
10 wickets South Africa (142-0) beat Kenya (140) Potchefstroom 2002/03
10 wickets Sri Lanka (126-0) beat Bangladesh (124) Pietermaritzburg 2002/03
Lowest Margins of Victory by runs
1 run Australia (270-6) beat India (269) Chennai 1987/88
1 run Australia (237-9) beat India (234) Brisbane 1991/92
Lowest Margins of Victory by wickets
1 wicket West Indies (267-9) beat Pakistan (266-7) Birmingham 1975
1 wicket Pakistan (217-9) beat West Indies (216) Lahore 1987/88
Shortest Complete Matches
140 Canada v Sri Lanka Paarl 2002/03
233 New Zealand v Zimbabwe Napier 1991/92
250 Scotland v West Indies Leicester 1999
283 South Africa v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 2002/03
306 Pakistan v UAE Gujranwala 1995/96
Highest Team Totals
398-5 (50 overs) Sri Lanka v Kenya Kandy 1995/96
373-6 (50 overs) India v Sri Lanka Taunton 1999
360-4 (50 overs) West Indies v Sri Lanka Karachi 1987/88
359-2 (50 overs) Australia v India Johannesburg 2002/03
340-2 (50 overs) Zimbabwe v Namibia Harare 2002/03
338-5 (60 overs) Pakistan v Sri Lanka Swansea 1983
Lowest Team Totals
36 (18.4 overs) Canada v Sri Lanka Paarl 2002/03
45 (40.3 overs) Canada v England Manchester 1979
45 (14 overs) Namibia v Australia Potchefstroom 2002/03
68 (31.3 overs) Scotland v West Indies Leicester 1999
Highest Match Run Aggregates
652-12 (100 overs) Sri Lanka (398-5) v Kenya (254-7) Kandy 1995/96
626-14 (120 overs) Pakistan (338-5) v Sri Lanka (288-9) Swansea 1983
625-11 (99.2 overs) Zimbabwe (312-4) v Sri Lanka (313-7) New Plymouth 1991/92
619-19 (118 overs) England (333-9) v Sri Lanka (286) Taunton 1983
Lowest Match Run Aggregates
73-11 (23.2 overs) Canada (36) v Sri Lanka (37-1) Paarl 2002/03
91-12 (54.2 overs) Canada (45) v England (46-2) Manchester 1979
138-12 (41.4 overs) Scotland (68) v West Indies (70-2) Leicester 1999
173-11 (58 overs) Sri Lanka (86) v West Indies (87-1) Manchester 1975
World Cup Highest Individual Scores
188*
G Kirsten
South Africa v United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi, 1995/96 [1049]
183
SC Ganguly
India v Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1999 [1463]
181
IVA Richards
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Karachi, 1987/88 [457]
Most Centuries
ME Waugh Aus 4
SR Tendulkar Ind 4
SC Ganguly Ind 4
RT Ponting Aus 3
IVA Richards WI 3
Saeed Anwar Pak 3
Rameez Raja Pak 3
Most Runs
Name Mat I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Team
SR Tendulkar 33 32 3 1732 152 59.72 87.56 4 12 10 - IND
Javed Miandad 33 30 5 1083 103 43.32 67.89 1 8 10 1 PAK
PA de Silva 35 32 3 1064 145 36.68 86.57 2 6 14 - SL
IVA Richards 23 21 5 1013 181 63.31 85.05 3 5 9 - WI
ME Waugh 22 22 3 1004 130 52.84 83.04 4 4 11 - AUS
Fastest Centuries and Half Centuries
111 67 7 6 JM Davison Canada West Indies Centurion 23/02/2003
175* 72 16 6 Kapil Dev India Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18/06/1983
102 82 12 2 CH Lloyd West Indies Australia Lord's 21/06/1975
111 83 16 0 BC Lara West Indies South Africa Karachi 11/03/1996
73 23 6 4 BC Lara West Indies Canada Centurion 23/02/2003
64 24 7 3 WW Hinds West Indies Canada Centurion 23/02/2003
75 25 9 4 JM Davison Canada New Zealand Benoni 03/03/2003
54 25 8 2 AM Blignaut Zimbabwe Australia Bulawayo 24/02/2003
Best Innings Batting Strike Rates
Qualification: 25 runs
268.75 (43/16)
Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan v England at Cape Town, 2002/03 [1962]
258.33 (31/12)
Moin Khan
Pakistan v Australia at Leeds, 1999 [1458]
222.22 (40/18)
RL Powell
West Indies v South Africa at Cape Town, 2002/03 [1942]
221.42 (31/14)
SM Ervine
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, 2002/03 [1984]
Partnership Records
1st 194 Saeed Anwar & W. Wasti Pakistan v New Zealand Manchester 1999
2nd 318 SC Ganguly & R Dravid India v Sri Lanka Taunton 1999
3rd 237* R Dravid & SR Tendulkar India v Kenya Bristol 1999
4th 168 LK Germon & CZ Harris New Zealand v Australia Chennai 1995/96
5th 148 RG Twose & CL Cairns New Zealand v Australia Cardiff 1999
6th 161 MO Odumbe & AV Vadher Kenya v Sri Lanka Southampton 1999
7th 98 RR Sarwan & RD Jacobs West Indies v New Zealand Port Elizabeth 2002/03
8th 117 DL Houghton & IP Butchart Zimbabwe v New Zealand Hyderabad 1987/88
9th 126* N Kapil Dev & S Kirmani India v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 1983
10th 71 AME Roberts & J Garner West Indies v India Manchester 1983
Most Wickets
Name Mat O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ Team
Wasim Akram 38 324.3 17 1311 55 23.83 5-28 2 1 35.4 4.04 PAK
GD McGrath 28 245 37 935 45 20.77 7-15 - 2 32.6 3.81 AUS
J Srinath 34 283.2 21 1224 44 27.81 4-30 2 - 38.6 4.32 IND
AA Donald 25 218.5 14 913 38 24.02 4-17 2 - 34.5 4.17 RSA
WPUJC Vaas 21 184 24 754 36 20.94 6-25 1 1 30.6 4.09 SL
Imran Khan 28 169.3 18 655 34 19.26 4-37 2 - 29.9 3.86 PAK
Best Innings Bowling
7/15
GD McGrath
Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom, 2002/03 [1970]
7/20
AJ Bichel
Australia v England at Port Elizabeth, 2002/03 [1976]
7/51
WW Davis
West Indies v Australia at Leeds, 1983 [203]
6/14
GJ Gilmour
Australia v England at Leeds, 1975 [31]
6/23
SE Bond
New Zealand v Australia at Port Elizabeth, 2002/03 [1986]
Best Bowling Strike Rate
Qualification: 1000 balls bowled
Hat Tricks
C Sharma India v New Zealand Nagpur 31/10/1987
KR Rutherford bowled; IDS Smith bowled; EJ Chatfield bowled
Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan v Zimbabwe The Oval 11/06/1999
HK Olonga st Moin Khan; AG Huckle st Moin Khan; M Mbangwa lbw
WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Pietermaritzburg 14/02/2003
Hannan Sarkar bowled; M. Ashraful caught & bowled; E.l Haque c Jayawardene
B Lee Australia v Kenya Durban 15/03/2003
KO Otieno bowled; BJ Patel c Ponting; DO Obuya bowled.
World Cup Most Fielding Dismissals
Name Mat Runs Ave W Ave Ct St Dis Team
AC Gilchrist 20 632 31.60 - - 33 2 35 AUS
Moin Khan 20 286 28.60 - - 23 7 30 PAK
AJ Stewart 25 606 28.85 - - 21 2 23 ENG
RD Jacobs 11 270 67.50 - - 21 1 22 WI
Wasim Bari 14 87 21.75 - - 18 4 22 PAK
