Ponting in January 2015
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (pictured) holds several Cricket World Cup records.

The Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is held once every four years.[1][2] ODI cricket is one of three forms of cricket played at international level.[3] Unlike Test cricket, ODIs consist of one innings per team and is played over the course of single day.[4] Australia and England played in the inaugural ODI match on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5] The inaugural Cricket World Cup took place in England in 1975 and 12 tournaments have been held since. The first three editions were all held in England and each innings was limited to a maximum of 60 overs. Since the 1987 Cricket World Cup, all matches have consisted of 50 overs per innings.[6]

Top order batsman and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting holds several World Cup records. Playing in five tournaments between 1996 and 2011, he has played in more World Cup matches than any player with 46.[7] This also the record for the most consecutive matches played.[8] As a slip fielder, Ponting has also taken the most catches at the World Cup with 28.[9] Captaining his side from 2003 to 2011, Ponting holds the World Cup record for the most matches played as captain with 29.[10] India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has scored 2,278 runs making him the only player to score more 2,000 runs at the World Cup.[11] He has also scored the most World Cup half-centuries with 15[12] and shares the record with Pakistan's Javed Miandad for the most number of World Cup tournaments played with 6.[13]

Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath holds the record for the most World Cup wickets taken with 71,[14] the record for the best figures taken in an World Cup with 7/15[15] and has the best bowling average at the Cricket World Cup with 18.19.[a][16] Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is the record holder for the most number dismissals and stumpings taken as a wicket-keeper at the World Cup with 54 and 13, respectively.[17][18] The World Cup record for most catches as a wicket-keeper is held by Australian gloveman Adam Gilchrist with 45.[19] Gilchrist and New Zealand's Tom Latham holds the record for the most dismissals in a single tournament by a designated wicket-keeper with 21.[20]

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, ties and no results and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records are correct of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Key
Symbol Meaning
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ One Day International cricket record
Date Date of the World Cup match
Innings Number of World Cup innings played
Matches Number of World Cup matches played
Opposition The team that, the team or the team of the player who scored the record, was played against
Period The time period when the player played in the World Cup
Player The player who scored the record
Team The team or the team of the player who scored the record
Venue One Day International cricket ground where the World Cup match was played

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties and no results

A total of 20 of the 29 ODI teams have played in at least one edition of the Cricket World Cup. The teams that have not played are the Africa XI, the ACC Asia XI, Hong Kong, the ICC World XI, Jersey, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea and the United States.[21] Six teams have played in all thirteen editions of the Cricket World Cup—Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The West Indies, who had played in every World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1975, failed to quality for the 2023 edition.[22] Australia has played and won the most matches at the Cricket World Cup and has the highest winning percentage.[23]

Team wins, losses, ties and no results
Team Span Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 Afghanistan 2015–2023 24 5 19 0 0 20.83
 Australia 1975–2023 105 78 25 1 1 74.28
 Bangladesh 1999–2023 49 16 32 0 1 32.65
 Bermuda 2007–2007 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
 Canada 1979–2011 18 2 16 0 0 11.11
 East Africa 1975–1975 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
 England 1975–2023 92 51 38 2 1 55.43
 India 1975–2023 95 63 30 1 1 66.31
 Ireland 2007–2015 21 7 13 1 0 33.33
 Kenya 1996–2011 29 6 22 0 1 20.68
 Namibia 2003–2003 6 0 6 0 0 0.00
 Netherlands 1996–2023 29 4 25 0 0 13.79
 New Zealand 1975–2023 99 59 38 1 1 59.59
 Pakistan 1975–2023 88 49 37 0 2 55.68
 Scotland 1999–2015 14 0 14 0 0 0.00
 South Africa 1992–2023 74 45 26 2 1 60.81
 Sri Lanka 1975–2023 89 40 46 1 2 44.94
 United Arab Emirates 1996–2015 11 1 10 0 0 9.09
 West Indies 1975–2019 80 43 35 0 2 53.75
 Zimbabwe 1983–2015 57 11 42 1 3 19.29
Last updated: 19 November 2023[23]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored at the Cricket World Cup came in the group stage match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the most recent edition in 2023. Playing at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi, South Africa posted a total of 428/5.[24] This broke the record of 417/6 set by Australia at WACA Ground in Perth against Afghanistan at the 2015 tournament.[25] The third match of Group B in the 2007 World Cup saw India becoming the first team to break the 400-run barrier in a single innings at the World Cup. Playing against Bermuda at the Queen's Park Oval in the Port of Spain, India posted a score of 413/5.[26] The 400-run mark has been passed on four other occasions in the World Cup.[27]

Most runs in an innings
Rank Score Overs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 428/5 50  South Africa  Sri Lanka Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India 7 October 2023
2 417/6 50  Australia  Afghanistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 4 March 2015
3 413/5 50  India  Bermuda Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 19 March 2007
4 411/4 50  South Africa  Ireland Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 3 March 2015
5 410/4 50  India  Netherlands M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 12 November 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[27]

Highest successful run chases

Pakistan claimed the highest successful run chase in Cricket World Cup history when they scored 345/4 chasing a target of 345 runs. This came during their group stage match against Sri Lanka at 2023 World Cup at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.[28] This bettered the previous record set at the 2011 World Cup where England set 328 runs for victory and Ireland reached the target with 5 balls to spare at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.[29][30]

Highest successful run chases
Rank Score Target Overs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 345/4 345 48.2  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 10 October 2023
2 329/7 328 49.1  Ireland  England M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 2 March 2011
3 322/3 322 41.3  Bangladesh  West Indies County Ground, Taunton, England 17 June 2019
4 322/4 319 48.1  Bangladesh  Scotland Saxton Oval, Nelson, New Zealand 5 March 2015
5 313/7 313 49.2  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand 23 February 1992
Last updated: 19 November 2023[30]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored in World Cup came in the 2003 Pool B match at Boland Park in Paarl where Canada was bowled out by Sri Lanka for 36 runs.[31] This broke the long standing record of 45 runs set at the 1979 World Cup where Canada was dismissed by tournament hosts England at Old Trafford.[32][33] Both of these were ODI record scores at the time they were scored.[34][35]

Fewest runs in an innings
Rank Score Overs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 36 18.4  Canada  Sri Lanka Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 February 2003
2 45 40.3  Canada  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 13 June 1979[b]
3 45 14.0  Namibia  Australia North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 27 February 2003
4 55 19.4  Sri Lanka  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 November 2023
5 58 18.5  Bangladesh  West Indies Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 4 March 2011
Last updated: 19 November 2023[35]

Result records

An ODI match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher number of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[36]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Pat Cummins in December 2021
Pat Cummins (pictured) was the captain of the Australian team that defeated the Netherlands at the 2023 tournament by 309 runs, the largest margin of victory by runs at the Cricket World Cup.[37]

The greatest winning margin by runs at the World Cup was Australia's victory over the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi at the most recently edition in 2023 where Australia won by a margin of 309 runs.[38] This is followed by India's 302-run victory over Sri Lanka at the same tournament eight days later.[39] Both of these eclipsed the previous record of Australia's defeat of Afghanistan during the 2015 World Cup by 275 runs.[25][37]

Greatest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Team Opposition Venue Date
1 309 runs  Australia  Netherlands Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India 25 October 2023
2 302 runs  India  Sri Lanka Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 November 2023
3 275 runs  Australia  Afghanistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 4 March 2015
=4 257 runs  India  Bermuda Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 19 March 2007
 South Africa  West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 27 February 2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023[37]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

Cricket World Cup matches have been won by a margin of 10 wickets on 12 occasions, the most recent being New Zealand's defeat of Sri Lanka in 2019.[37][40]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)
Rank Margin Team Opposition Venue Date
=1 10 wickets  India  East Africa Headingley, Leeds, England 11 June 1975
 West Indies  Zimbabwe Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 20 June 1983
 West Indies  Pakistan Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 23 February 1992
 South Africa  Kenya North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 12 February 2003
 Sri Lanka  Bangladesh City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 14 February 2003
 South Africa  Bangladesh Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, South Africa 22 February 2003
 Australia  Bangladesh Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda 31 March 2007
 New Zealand  Kenya M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011
 New Zealand  Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 4 March 2011
 Pakistan  West Indies Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23 March 2011
 Sri Lanka  England R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 26 March 2011
 New Zealand  Sri Lanka Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales 1 June 2019
Last updated: 19 November 2023[37]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)

The group stage of the 1979 World Cup saw England run down the target of 46 runs to defeat Canada by a margin of 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 60-over innings, the largest victory by balls remaining in ODI cricket history.[41][42] The next largest victory at the Cricket World Cup was Sri Lanka's win against Canada at the 2003 tournament at Boland Park in Paarl, where Sri Lanka reached the target of 37 runs with 272 balls to spare.[43][37]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)
Rank Balls remaining Margin Target Team Opposition Venue Date
1 277 ♠[c] 8 wickets 46  England  Canada Old Trafford, Manchester, England 13 June 1979[b]
2 272 9 wickets 37  Sri Lanka  Canada Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 February 2003
3 252 10 wickets 70  New Zealand  Kenya M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 20 February 2011
4 240 8 wickets 78  Sri Lanka  Ireland Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada 18 April 2007
5 239 8 wickets 69  West Indies  Scotland Grace Road, Leicester, England 27 May 1999
Last updated: 19 November 2023[37]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Thirty-five ODI matches have been won by a margin of one run with two of them occurring at the Cricket World Cup.[45] Both of these matches resulted in Australia defeating India. The first took place in the opening match of Pool A of the 1987 World Cup. The match was played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, the same venue where the same two teams played out second tied Test a year earlier. The victory to Australia came on the second last ball of the match where Steve Waugh bowled Maninder Singh.[46][47] The second match was four and a half years later at the 1992 World Cup where Australia was the hosting tournament. Played at the Gabba in Brisbane, this was the third match for both teams in group stage. The final ball of the rain affected second innings saw Steve Waugh run out Venkatapathy Raju to secure the win for the hosts.[48][49][50]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Team Opposition Venue Date
=1 1 run ♠  Australia  India M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India 9 October 1987
 Australia  India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 1 March 1992
3 2 runs  Sri Lanka  England Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda 4 April 2007
=4 3 runs  New Zealand  Zimbabwe Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India 10 October 1987
 Australia  New Zealand Nehru Stadium, Indore, India 18 October 1987
 Zimbabwe  India Grace Road, Leicester, England 19 May 1999
 West Indies  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 9 February 2003
Last updated: 19 November 2023[50]

Narrowest win margins (by 1 wicket)

Seventy ODI matches have been won by a margin of one wicket with seven of them occurring at the Cricket World Cup.[51] The most recent occurred in 2023 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Pakistan were bowled all out for 270 inside of 47 overs. In reply, South Africa made 206/4 before losing 46/5. However, tailender Keshav Maharaj struck the winning runs for the Proteas off the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz with 16 balls remaining.[52][53][50]

Narrowest win margins (by 1 wicket)
Rank Margin Team Opposition Venue Date
=1 1 wicket ♠  West Indies  Pakistan Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 11 June 1975
 Pakistan  West Indies Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 16 October 1987
 South Africa  Sri Lanka Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana 28 March 2007
 England  West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 21 April 2007
 Afghanistan  Scotland University of Otago Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 26 February 2015
 New Zealand  Australia Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February 2015
 South Africa  Pakistan M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 27 October 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[50]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)

Imran Khan in September 2019
Imran Khan (pictured in 2019) was the captain of the Pakistani team that secured victory in the group stage clash against the West Indies at the 1987 Cricket World Cup on the final ball of the match, the only World Cup match where this has occurred.[50]

Forty ODI matches have been won on the final ball of the match with one of them occurring at the Cricket World Cup.[54] The fifth match of Group B in the 1987 edition saw co-hosts Pakistan play the two time champions the West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The West Indies posted a total of 216 in the first innings, getting bowled out in the final over. In reply, Pakistan required 14 runs from the final 6 balls with 1 wicket in hand. At the crease were Abdul Qadir and Saleem Jaffar. They each score a single, followed by a two, a six and a two scored by Qadir leaving two runs left for the win. On the final delivery of the match, the bowler Courtney Walsh saw Jaffar well out of his crease and could of dismissed him by run out but graciously decided to bowl the delivery again. Qadir scored winning runs and secured the victory.[55][50]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)
Rank Balls remaining Margin Target Team Opposition Venue Date
1 0 ♠ 1 wicket 217  Pakistan  West Indies Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 16 October 1987
=2 1 2 wickets 235  New Zealand  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 15 June 1983
3 wickets 196  Sri Lanka  South Africa Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 2 March 1992
3 wickets 226  England  South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 12 March 1992
1 wicket 301  England  West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 21 April 2007
4 wickets 298  New Zealand  South Africa Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 24 March 2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023[50]

Tied matches

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[36] As of January 2024, there have been 43 matches that have ended in a tie in ODI cricket history, with five occurring at the Cricket World Cup.[56] The first came in the second semi-final of 1999 World Cup at Edgbaston where South Africa's Allan Donald got run out on the third last ball of the match. Due to Australia finishing ahead of South Africa at the end of the Super Six stage with the superior net run rate, Australia advanced to the final.[57][58] There they defeated Pakistan by eight wickets.[59] The next three which took place in 2003, 2007 and 2011 respectively all occurred in the group stage with the teams sharing the points.[60][61][62] The most recent tied match came in the 2019 Cricket World Cup final where both England and New Zealand finished their innings on 241 runs. For the first time in ODI cricket history a Super Over was used as a tie-breaker. The teams were still unable to be split after the Super Oval as both teams scored 15 runs so a boundary countback was invoked. With England having scored more boundaries in both the main game and the Super Over, 26 to 17, they were declared the winner and the World Cup champions.[63][50]

Tied matches
Date Batting first Batting second Venue
17 June 1999 ♠  Australia  South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
3 March 2003 ♠  Sri Lanka  South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa
15 March 2007 ♠  Ireland  Zimbabwe Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
27 February 2011 ♠  India  England M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
14 July 2019 ♠  New Zealand  England Lord's, London, England
Last updated: 19 November 2023[50]

Individual records

Sachin Tendulkar in August 2014
India's Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) has scored the most runs with 2,278[11] and most half-centuries with 15[12] across six World Cup tournaments from 1992 to 2011, a feat that he shares with Javed Miandad of Pakistan.[13]

Batting records

Most runs

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[64]

India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs at the Cricket World Cup with 2,278. Second is his compatriot Virat Kohli with 1,795, overtaking Ricky Ponting from Australia's total of 1,743 during the 2023 final.[65][11]

Most runs
Rank Runs Player Team Matches Innings Period
1 2,278 Sachin Tendulkar  India 45 44 1992–2011
2 1,795 Virat Kohli  India 37 37 2011–2023
3 1,743 Ricky Ponting  Australia 46 42 1996–2011
4 1,575 Rohit Sharma  India 28 28 2015–2023
5 1,532 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 37 35 2003–2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023[11]

Highest individual score

During the quarter finals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand's Martin Guptill posted the second highest individual ODI innings score and the highest World Cup score of 237 not out against the West Indies at Wellington Regional Stadium.[66] Two further double centuries scores have been achieved at the World Cup—Chris Gayle of the West Indies' 215 against Zimbabwe in 2015 and Australia's Glenn Maxwell's 201 not out in 2023 against Afghanistan.[67][68][69]

Highest individual score
Rank Runs Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 237* Martin Guptill  New Zealand  West Indies Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 21 March 2015
2 215 Chris Gayle  West Indies  Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 24 February 2015
3 201* Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Afghanistan Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 7 November 2023
4 188* Gary Kirsten  South Africa  United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 16 February 1996
5 183 Sourav Ganguly  India  Sri Lanka County Ground, Taunton, England 26 May 1999
Last updated: 19 November 2023[69]

Highest average

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[70]

South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener holds the record for the highest average at the Cricket World Cup with 124.00.[d][71] He is followed by Australia's Andrew Symonds with 103.00. The next two are Shreyas Iyer of India and New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra who have so far only played in the 2023 tournament with averages of 66.25 and 64.22, respectively.[72]

Highest average
Rank Average Player Team Runs Innings Not out Period
1 124.00 Lance Klusener  South Africa 372 11 8 1999–2003
2 103.00 Andrew Symonds  Australia 515 13 8 2003–2007
3 66.25 Shreyas Iyer  India 530 11 3 2023–2023
4 64.22 Rachin Ravindra  New Zealand 578 10 1 2023–2023
5 63.52 AB de Villiers  South Africa 1,207 22 3 2007–2015
Qualification: 10 innings
Last updated: 19 November 2023[72]

Highest strike rate

Glenn Maxwell playing for Lancashire in 2019
Glenn Maxwell of AUstralia (pictured) has the highest strike rate at the World Cup with 160.32.[e][73]

A batsman's strike rate is the average number of runs scored per 100 balls faced.[74]

Glenn Maxwell of Australia has the highest strike rate at the Cricket World Cup with 160.32.[e] Former New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum follows with 120.84 and Jos Buttler of England with a rate of 118.20 is third. A further eight players have an batting strike rate of above 100.[73]

Highest strike rate
Rank Average Player Team Runs Balls faced Period
1 160.32 Glenn Maxwell  Australia 901 562 2015–2023
2 120.84 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 742 614 2003–2015
3 118.20 Jos Buttler  England 591 500 2015–2023
4 117.29 AB de Villiers  South Africa 1,207 1,029 2007–2015
5 115.14 Kapil Dev  India 669 581 1979–1992
Qualification: 500 balls faced
Last updated: 19 November 2023[73]

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.[75]

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries at the Cricket World Cup with 15. He is followed by India's Virat Kohli on 12 and in third with 11 fifties to his name, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan.[12]

Most half-centuries
Rank Half centuries Player Team Innings Runs Period
1 15 Sachin Tendulkar  India 44 2,278 1992–2011
2 12 Virat Kohli  India 37 1,795 2011–2023
3 11 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 36 1,332 2007–2023
4 10 Steve Smith  Australia 30 1,136 2011–2023
5 9 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 32 1,148 1996–2011
Last updated: 19 November 2023[12]

Most centuries

Main article: List of Cricket World Cup centuries

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.[76]

India's Rohit Sharma has scored the most centuries in the Cricket World Cup with seven. He overtook the previous record of six held by his compatriot Sachin Tendulkar during the group stage match against Afghanistan at the 2023 edition.[77] At same tournament, Australia's David Warner drew equal with Tendulkar scoring his sixth World Cup century against the Netherlands.[78][79]

Most centuries
Rank Centuries Player Team Innings Runs Period
1 7 Rohit Sharma  India 28 1,575 2015–2023
=2 6 David Warner  Australia 29 1,527 2015–2023
Sachin Tendulkar  India 44 2,278 1992–2011
=4 5 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 35 1,532 2003–2015
Virat Kohli  India 37 1,795 2011–2023
Ricky Ponting  Australia 42 1,743 1996–2011
Last updated: 19 November 2023[79]

WP:FL

Most runs in a single tournament

Rohit Sharma in March 2023
India's Rohit Sharma (pictured) scored his seventh century at the 2023 tournament, a World Cup record.[79]

The 2023 Cricket World Cup saw India's Virat Kohli set the record for the most runs scored in a single World Cup, with 765 runs. He broke the previous record of 673 set the 2003 tournament by his compatriot Sachin Tendulkar during the first semi-final against New Zealand.[80][81] In third is Matthew Hayden of Australia who was the highest run scorer at 2007 World Cup with 659 runs.[82][83]

Most runs in a single tournament
Rank Runs Player Team Matches Innings Tournament
1 765 Virat Kohli  India 11 11 2023 Cricket World Cup
2 673 Sachin Tendulkar  India 11 11 2003 Cricket World Cup
3 659 Matthew Hayden  Australia 11 10 2007 Cricket World Cup
4 648 Rohit Sharma  India 9 9 2019 Cricket World Cup
5 647 David Warner  Australia 10 10 2019 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 19 November 2023[83]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[84]

Ijaz Ahmed of Pakistan has scored the most number of ducks in the World Cup with five.[85] New Zeland's Nathan Astle matched this number scoring five ducks across the three tournaments he played in.[86][87] A further nine players have failed to score a run in a World Cup innings on four occasions each.[88]

Most ducks
Rank Ducks Player Team Matches Innings Period
=1 5 Nathan Astle  New Zealand 22 22 1996–2003
Ijaz Ahmed  Pakistan 29 26 1987–1999
=3 4 Kyle McCallan  Ireland 9 8 2007–2007
Darren Bravo  West Indies 12 11 2011–2019
Keith Arthurton  West Indies 14 13 1992–1999
Mitchell Starc  Australia 28 19 2015–2023
Angelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 27 21 2011–2023
AB de Villiers  South Africa 23 22 2007–2015
Krishnamachari Srikkanth  India 23 23 1983–1992
Eoin Morgan  Ireland /  England 29 27 2007–2019
Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan 35 33 1992–2007
Last updated: 19 November 2023[88]

Bowling records

Glenn McGrath in March 2011
Australia's Glenn McGrath (pictured) has taken the most wickets with 71,[14] has returned the best bowling figures with 7/15[15] and has the best average at the Cricket World Cup with 18.19.[a][16]

Most wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Australian fast-bowler Glenn McGrath holds the record for the most wickets taken in the Cricket World Cup with 71. He is followed by the Sri Lankan off spiner Muttiah Muralitharan on 68 and fellow Australian paceman Mitchell Starc with 65 wickets.[89][14]

Most wickets
Rank Wickets Player Team Matches Innings Runs Period
1 71 Glenn McGrath  Australia 39 39 1,292 1996–2007
2 68 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 40 39 1,335 1996–2011
3 65 Mitchell Starc  Australia 28 28 1,254 2015–2023
4 56 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka 29 28 1,281 2007–2019
=5 55 Mohammed Shami  India 18 18 744 2015–2023
Wasim Akram  Pakistan 38 36 1,311 1987–2003
Last updated: 19 November 2023[14]

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[90]

Australia's undefeated run during the 2003 Cricket World Cup saw Glenn McGrath take 7/15 against Namibia and Andy Bichel 7/20 against England for the two best returns at the World Cup.[91][92][93][15]

Best figures in an innings
Rank Figures Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 7/15 Glenn McGrath  Australia  Namibia North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 27 February 2003
2 7/20 Andy Bichel  Australia  England St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2 March 2003
3 7/33 Tim Southee  New Zealand  England Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 20 February 2015
4 7/51 Winston Davis  West Indies  Australia Headingley, Leeds, England 11 June 1983
5 7/57 Mohammed Shami  India  New Zealand Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 15 November 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[15]

Best average

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.

Australian Glenn McGrath holds the record for the best average at the Cricket World Cup with 18.19.[a] He is followed the Pakistani all-rounder Imran Khan on 19.26 and by fellow countryman Mitchell Starc with a bowling average of 19.29 runs per wicket.[16]

Best average
Rank Average Player Team Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 18.19 Glenn McGrath  Australia 71 1,292 1,955 1996–2007
2 19.26 Imran Khan  Pakistan 34 655 1,017 1975–1992
3 19.29 Mitchell Starc  Australia 65 1,254 1,459 2015–2023
4 19.57 Jasprit Bumrah  India 38 744 1,055 2019–2023
5 19.63 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 68 1,335 2,061 1996–2011
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last updated: 19 November 2023[16][94]

Best economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[84]

West Indian bowler Andy Roberts holds the record for the best economy rate at the Cricket World Cup with 3.24.[a] England's Ian Botham, with a rate of 3.43 runs per over is second on the list.[95]

Best economy rate
Rank Economy rate Player Team Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 3.24 Andy Roberts  West Indies 552 1,021 26 1975–1983
2 3.43 Ian Botham  England 762 1,332 30 1979–1992
3 3.52 Gavin Larsen  New Zealand 599 1,020 18 1992–1999
4 3.57 John Traicos  Zimbabwe 673 1,128 16 1983–1992
5 3.60 Shaun Pollock  South Africa 970 1,614 31 1996–2007
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last updated: 19 November 2023[95][96]

Best strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[84]

The Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc holds the record for the best strike rate at the Cricket World Cup with 22.4.[a] He sits ahead of Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga with a rate of 24.8. Indian Zaheer Khan with rate of 27.1 deliveries per wicket is third.[97]

Best strike rate
Rank Strike rate Player Team Wickets Balls Runs Period
1 22.4 Mitchell Starc  Australia 65 1,459 1,254 2015–2023
2 24.8 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka 56 1,394 1,281 2007–2019
3 27.1 Zaheer Khan  India 44 1,193 890 2003–2011
4 27.5 Glenn McGrath  Australia 71 1,955 1,292 1996–2007
5 27.7 Jasprit Bumrah  India 38 1,055 744 2019–2023
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last updated: 19 November 2023[97][98]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

Mohammed Shami in January 2024
Indian Mohammed Shami (pictured) holds the World Cup records for the most career five-wicket hauls and the most five-wicket hauls taken in a single tournament with four and three, respectively.[99][100]

Main article: List of Cricket World Cup five-wicket hauls

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[101]

At the conclusion of 2019 tournament, Australia's Mitchell Starc had taken the most five-wicket hauls at the Cricket World Cup with three.[102][103] In the first semi-final of the 2023 World Cup, Indian pace bowler Mohammed Shami took his fourth career World Cup five-wicket haul to overtake Starc. This was also his third of the tournament, breaking the record of two five-wicket hauls in a single edition of the World Cup.[104][100] They are both followed by seven players who have taken five wickets in a World Cup innings on two occasions each.[99]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings
Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Team Innings Balls Wickets Period
1 4 Mohammed Shami  India 18 870 55 2015–2023
2 3 Mitchell Starc  Australia 28 1,459 65 2015–2023
=3 2 Gary Gilmour  Australia 2 144 11 1975–1975
Vasbert Drakes  West Indies 6 311 16 2003–2003
Ashantha de Mel  Sri Lanka 9 542 18 1983–1987
Shaheen Afridi  Pakistan 14 769 34 2019–2023
Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh 16 827 25 2019–2023
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 24 1,104 30 1999–2015
Glenn McGrath  Australia 39 1,955 71 1996–2007
Last updated: 19 November 2023[99]

Worst figures in an innings

The fifth ODI of the 2005–06 series between Australia and South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg saw many records set including the worst figures ever recorded in an innings in ODI cricket. Australia's Mick Lewis, playing in his seventh and subsequent final match, returned figures of 0/113 from his 10 overs in the second innings of the match.[105][106][107] During Australia's penultimate ODI tour before 2023 World Cup against South Africa, Adam Zampa equalled his compatriot's ODI record in the fourth match at Centurion Park.[108][109] The worst figures returned at the Cricket World Cup came during the England's clash against Afghanistan in the group stage of 2019 tournament at Old Trafford where the Afghan leg spiner Rashid Khan conceded 110 runs and no wickets from his nine overs.[110][111]

Worst figures in an innings
Rank Figures Player Team Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/110 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan 9  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 18 June 2019
2 0/107 Logan van Beek  Netherlands 10  India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 12 November 2023
3 0/92 Rudie van Vuuren  Namibia 10  Australia North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 27 February 2003
4 0/90 Shaheen Afridi  Pakistan 10  New Zealand M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India 4 November 2023
5 0/89 Mitchell Starc  Australia 9  New Zealand Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India 28 October 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[111]

Most wickets in a single tournament

Mitchell Starc in December 2021
Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc (pictured) holds the World Cup record for the best strike rate with 22.4[a][97] and for the most wickets in a single tournament with 27 taken at the 2019 World Cup.[112]

The second semi-final of the 2019 tournament between England and Australia at Edgbaston saw Australia's Mitchell Starc take his 27th wicket surpassing the record of the most wickets taken in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup held by fellow countryman Glenn McGrath where he secured 26 dismissals twelve years previously at the 2007 event.[113] India's Mohammed Shami, who missed the first four matches and was the leading wicket taker of the most recent World Cup in 2023, sits in third with 24.[114][112]

Most wickets in a single tournament
Rank Wickets Player Team Matches Tournament
1 27 Mitchell Starc  Australia 10 2019 Cricket World Cup
2 26 Glenn McGrath  Australia 11 2007 Cricket World Cup
3 24 Mohammed Shami  India 7 2023 Cricket World Cup
=4 23 Chaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka 10 2003 Cricket World Cup
Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 10 2007 Cricket World Cup
Shaun Tait  Australia 11 2007 Cricket World Cup
Adam Zampa  Australia 11 2023 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 19 November 2023[112]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[115]

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[116][117] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[118]

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has taken the most dismissals in ODI cricket as a designated wicket-keeper with 482. He narrowly sits ahead of the Australia gloveman Adam Gilchrist with 472 ODI career dismissals.[119][120] Sri Lanka's final group stage match against Scotland at the 2015 tournament at Bellerive Oval in Hobart saw Sangakkara surpass Gilchrist as the wicket-keeper with the most dismissals at the Cricket World Cup, 54 to 52.[121][122][17]

Most career dismissals
Rank Dismissals Player Team Matches Period
1 54 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 37 2003–2015
2 52 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 31 1999–2007
3 42 MS Dhoni  India 29 2007–2019
4 39 Quinton de Kock  South Africa 27 2015–2023
=5 33 Jos Buttler  England 26 2015–2023
Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 38 2007–2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[17]

Most catches

Kumar Sangakkara in August 2014
Kumar Sangakkara (pictured) who represented Sri Lanka on 37 occasions from 2003 to 2015 holds the record for the most dismissals and the most stumpings by a designated wicket-keeper at the Cricket World Cup.[17][18]

Adam Gilchrist has taken the most number of catches as a designated wicket-keeper at the Cricket World Cup with 45. He sits ahead of Sangakkara and South Africa's Quinton de Kock on 41 and 37, respectively.[19]

Most catches
Rank Catches Player Team Matches Period
1 45 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 31 1999–2007
2 41 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 37 2003–2015
3 37 Quinton de Kock  South Africa 27 2015–2023
4 34 MS Dhoni  India 29 2007–2019
5 31 Mark Boucher  South Africa 25 1999–2007
Last updated: 19 November 2023[19]

Most stumpings

Sangakkara with 13 holds the record for the most stumpings at the Cricket World Cup. He is followed by Indian glovemen MS Dhoni and Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim with 8 each to their name.[18]

Most stumpings
Rank Stumpings Player Team Matches Period
1 13 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 37 2003–2015
=2 8 MS Dhoni  India 29 2007–2019
Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 38 2007–2023
=4 7 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 31 1999–2007
Moin Khan  Pakistan 20 1992–1999
Last updated: 19 November 2023[18]

Most dismissals in an innings

Adam Gilchrist became the first wicket-keeper to take six dismissals in an ODI innings, setting this record against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground in April 2000.[123][124] Gilchrist was also the first glovemen to accomplish this feat in the Cricket World Cup where again it was against South Africa at the 2003 tournament.[91] Since then Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed and Quinton de Kock of South Africa also achieved the milestone at the 2015 and 2023 World Cups respectively.[125][126] A further nine wicket-keepers have taken five dismissals in a World Cup innings.[127]

Most dismissals in an innings
Rank Dismissals Player Team Opposition Venue Date
=1 6 ♠ Adam Gilchrist  Australia  Namibia North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 27 February 2003
Sarfaraz Ahmed  Pakistan  South Africa Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 7 March 2015
Quinton de Kock  South Africa  Afghanistan Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 10 November 2023
=4 5 Syed Kirmani  India  Zimbabwe Grace Road, Leicester, England 11 June 1983
Jimmy Adams  West Indies  Kenya Nehru Stadium, Pune, India 29 February 1996
Rashid Latif  Pakistan  New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 6 March 1996
Nayan Mongia  India  Zimbabwe Grace Road, Leicester, England 19 May 1999
Ridley Jacobs  West Indies  New Zealand County Ground, Southampton, England 24 May 1999
Umar Akmal  Pakistan  Zimbabwe The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 1 March 2015
Alex Carey  Australia  Afghanistan County Ground, Bristol, England 1 June 2019
Tom Latham  New Zealand  Afghanistan County Ground, Taunton, England 8 June 2019
Josh Inglis  Australia  India Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 19 November 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[127]

Most dismissals in a single tournament

Adam Gilchrist in June 2010
Australian gloveman Adam Gilchrist (pictured) holds the record for the most catches,[19] was first to take six dismissals in a World Cup innings[127] and jointly with New Zealand's Tom Latham holds the record for the most dismissals in a single tournament by a designated wicket-keeper with 21.[20]

Australian Adam Gilchrist set the record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in the Cricket World Cup at the 2003 edition with 21. This feat was equalled by the New Zealand gloveman Tom Latham at the 2019 World Cup final against England.[128][20]

Most dismissals in a single tournament
Rank Dismissals Player Team Matches Tournament
=1 21 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 10 2003 Cricket World Cup
Tom Latham  New Zealand 10 2019 Cricket World Cup
=3 20 Alex Carey  Australia 10 2019 Cricket World Cup
Quinton de Kock  South Africa 10 2023 Cricket World Cup
=5 17 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 10 2003 Cricket World Cup
Adam Gilchrist  Australia 11 2007 Cricket World Cup
KL Rahul  India 11 2023 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 19 November 2023[20]

Fielding records

Most catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[f] A fair catch is defined as a fielder catching the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[116][117] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[130][131]

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting holds the record for the most catches at the Cricket World Cup by a non-wicket-keeper with 28. He is followed England's Joe Root and India's Virat Kohli who, at the completion of the 2023 World Cup, had secured 25 and 20 catches respectively.[132][9]

Most catches
Rank Catches Player Team Matches Period
1 28 Ricky Ponting  Australia 46 1996–2011
2 25 Joe Root  England 26 2015–2023
3 20 Virat Kohli  India 37 2011–2023
4 18 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 38 1992–2007
=5 17 David Warner  Australia 29 2015–2023
Chris Gayle  West Indies 35 2003–2019
Last updated: 19 November 2023[9]

Most catches in an innings

Joe Root in February 2017
England's Joe Root (pictured) sits second behind Ricky Ponting for the most number catches at the World Cup,[9] was the most recent player to secure four catches in a World Cup innings[133] and holds the record for the most catches by non wicket-keeper in a single tournament with 13, set at 2019 World Cup.[134]

Jonty Rhodes secured five catches in South Africa's match against the West Indies at the 1993 Hero Cup in India, the most by a non wicket-keeper in an ODI innings.[135][136] Five players have managed to successfully take four catches in an World Cup innings, the latest being England's Joe Root against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi during the 2023 tournament.[137][133]

Most catches in an innings
Rank Catches Player Team Opposition Venue Date
=1 4 Mohammad Kaif  India  Sri Lanka Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 10 March 2003
Soumya Sarkar  Bangladesh  Scotland Saxton Oval, Nelson, New Zealand 5 March 2015
Umar Akmal  Pakistan  Ireland Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 15 March 2015
Chris Woakes  England  Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 3 June 2019
Joe Root  England  Afghanistan Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India 15 October 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[133]

Most catches in a single tournament

England's Joe Root set the record for the most catches by non wicket-keeper in a single World Cup with 13 at the 2019 tournament. He broke Ricky Ponting of Australia's long standing record of 11 set at the 2003 World Cup in the second semi final against Australia[138] and secured his 13th of the tournament in the final against New Zealand.[139] The latest edition of the World Cup in 2023 saw New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell also take 11 catches to draw even with Ponting.[140][134]

Most catches in a single tournament
Rank Catches Player Team Matches Tournament
1 13 Joe Root  England 11 2019 Cricket World Cup
=2 11 Daryl Mitchell  New Zealand 10 2023 Cricket World Cup
Ricky Ponting  Australia 11 2003 Cricket World Cup
4 10 Faf du Plessis  South Africa 9 2019 Cricket World Cup
5 9 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa 6 2015 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 19 November 2023[134]

Other records

Most matches

Ricky Ponting of Australia holds the record for the most matches played at the Cricket World Cup with 46. India's Sachin Tendulkar despite playing in one more tournament than Ponting is in second on 45.[141][7]

Most matches
Rank Matches Player Team Period
1 46 Ricky Ponting  Australia 1996–2011
2 45 Sachin Tendulkar  India 1992–2011
=3 40 Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 1999–2015
Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 1996–2011
5 39 Glenn McGrath  Australia 1996–2007
Last updated: 19 November 2023[7]

Most tournaments

Javed Miandad in February 2015
Javed Miandad of Pakistan (pictured) was the first cricketer to play in six World Cup tournaments. The feat was equalled by India's Sachin Tendulkar when he appeared at the 2011 World Cup.[13]

Pakistan's Javed Miandad made an appearance in every Cricket World Cup from the inaugural edition in 1975 through to 1996, playing total of 33 matches across 6 tournaments. The feat was matched by India's Sachin Tendulkar who played 45 matches from 1992 to 2011. A further 18 players have appeared in five World Cups with the Bangladeshi pairing of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim the latest to do so in 2023.[13]

Most tournaments
Rank Tournaments Player Team Matches Period Ref
=1 6 Sachin Tendulkar  India 45 1992–2011 [142]
Javed Miandad  Pakistan 33 1975–1996 [143]
=3 5 Imran Khan  Pakistan 28 1975–1992 [144]
Arjuna Ranatunga  Sri Lanka 30 1983–1999 [145]
Aravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka 35 1987–2003 [146]
Wasim Akram  Pakistan 38 1987–2003 [147]
Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan 35 1992–2007 [148]
Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 38 1992–2007 [149]
Brian Lara  West Indies 34 1992–2007 [150]
Shivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies 31 1996–2011 [151]
Jacques Kallis  South Africa 36 1996–2011 [152]
Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 40 1996–2011 [153]
Ricky Ponting  Australia 46 1996–2011 [154]
Thomas Odoyo  Kenya 25 1996–2011 [155]
Steve Tikolo  Kenya 28 1996–2011 [156]
Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 40 1999–2015 [157]
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 27 1999–2015 [158]
Chris Gayle  West Indies 35 2003–2019 [159]
Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 36 2007–2023 [160]
Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 38 2007–2023 [161]
Last updated: 19 November 2023[13]

Most consecutive matches

The most capped World Cup player, Australia's Ricky Ponting, also holds the record for the most consecutive matches played. Missing only the opening pool match against Sri Lanka at the 1996 World Cup due to the forfeit over security concerns in Colombo,[162] Ponting went on to play in all of Australia's next 46 matches. He is followed his compatriot Glenn McGrath with 39 straight matches from 1996 to 2007.[8] India's Sachin Tendulkar only missed one World Cup match in his career, the group stage match against Zimbabwe in 1999. His father died and he flew home to India for the funeral. He returned to England in time to play India's next match against Kenya.[163][164]

Most consecutive matches
Rank Matches Player Team Period
1 46 Ricky Ponting  Australia 1996–2011
2 39 Glenn McGrath  Australia 1996–2007
3 38 Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 2007–2023
=4 37 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 2003–2015
Virat Kohli  India 2011–2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[8]

Most matches as captain

Stephen Fleming in 2011
Stephen Fleming (pictured) captained New Zealand in 27 World Cup matches at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 tournaments. He is second only to Australia's Ricky Ponting for most number of matches played as captain at the Cricket World Cup.[10]

Ricky Ponting, who led the Australian cricket team at the 2003, 2007 and 2011 tournaments, holds the record for the most matches played as captain at the Cricket World Cup with 29. Stephen Fleming, who skippered New Zealand from 1999 to 2007 is second with 27 matches. India's captain from 1992 to 1999, Mohammad Azharuddin, is third on the list with 23.[141][10]

Most matches as captain
Rank Matches Player Team Period
1 29 Ricky Ponting  Australia 2003–2011
2 27 Stephen Fleming  New Zealand 1999–2007
3 23 Mohammad Azharuddin  India 1992–1999
4 22 Imran Khan  Pakistan 1983–1992
=5 17 MS Dhoni  India 2011–2015
Clive Lloyd  West Indies 1975–1983
Eoin Morgan  England 2015–2019
Last updated: 19 November 2023[10]

Youngest players

The youngest player to play in an ODI match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 233 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 30 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[165][166] The youngest to appear at the Cricket World Cup was Nitish Kumar who, at the age of 16 years and 283 days, played in Canada's second group stage match at the 2011 tournament against Zimbabwe eclipsing the record that Bangladesh's Talha Jubair had set at the 2003 World Cup playing against the West Indies at 17 years and 70 days old.[167][168][169][170]

Youngest players
Rank Age Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 16 years and 283 days Nitish Kumar  Canada  Zimbabwe Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India 28 February 2011
2 17 years and 70 days Talha Jubair  Bangladesh  West Indies Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa 18 February 2003
3 17 years and 186 days Alexei Kervezee  Netherlands  South Africa Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, South Africa 16 March 2007
4 17 years and 237 days Sudath Pasqual  Sri Lanka  New Zealand Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 9 June 1979
5 17 years and 266 days Malachi Jones  Bermuda  India Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 19 March 2007
Last updated: 19 November 2023[169][170]

Oldest players

The Netherlands' fifth and final match in the 1996 Cricket World Cup saw Nolan Clarke set the record for the oldest player to appear in an ODI match at 47 years and 257 days.[171][172] This broke the World Cup record set at the previous tournament where John Traicos representing Zimbabwe played in their final group stage match against England at the age of 44 years and 306 days.[173][174][175]

Oldest players
Rank Age Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 47 years and 257 days ♠ Nolan Clarke  Netherlands  South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 5 March 1996
2 44 years and 306 days John Traicos  Zimbabwe  England Lavington Sports Ground, Albury, Australia 18 March 1992
3 43 years and 267 days Khurram Khan  United Arab Emirates  West Indies McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 15 March 2015
4 43 years and 236 days Lennie Louw  Namibia  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 10 February 2003
5 43 years and 129 days Flavian Aponso  Netherlands  South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 5 March 1996
Last updated: 19 November 2023[174][175]

Partnership records

Marlon Samuels in July 2004
Chris Gayle in February 2010
Marlon Samuels (left) and Chris Gayle (right) of West Indies hold the ODI record for the highest partnership by runs with 372.[176]

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

Three ODI cricket partnership records have been set at the World Cup. West Indians Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle for the second wicket,[67] the South African pairing of David Miller and JP Duminy for the fifth wicket[177] and most recently Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins set the eighth wicket ODI partnership record against Afghanistan at the 2023 tournament.[68][178] The oldest World Cup partnership records are for the ninth and tenth wicket where both were set at the 1983 tournament.[179]

Highest partnerships by wicket
Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 282 Upul Tharanga Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 10 March 2011
2nd wicket 372 ♠ Marlon Samuels Chris Gayle  West Indies  Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 24 February 2015
3rd wicket 237* Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid  India  Kenya County Ground, Bristol, England 23 May 1999
4th wicket 208 KL Rahul Shreyas Iyer  India  Netherlands M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, Australia 12 November 2023
5th wicket 256* ♠ David Miller JP Duminy  South Africa  Zimbabwe Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 15 February 2015
6th wicket 162 Kevin O'Brien Alex Cusack  Ireland  England M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, Australia 2 March 2011
7th wicket 130 Logan van Beek Sybrand Engelbrecht  Netherlands  Sri Lanka Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 21 October 2023
8th wicket 202* ♠ Glenn Maxwell Pat Cummins  Australia  Afghanistan Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 7 November 2023
9th wicket 126* Syed Kirmani Kapil Dev  India  Zimbabwe Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England 18 June 1983
10th wicket 71 Andy Roberts Joel Garner  West Indies  India Old Trafford, Manchester, England 9 June 1983
Last updated: 19 November 2023[179]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest ODI partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the West Indian pairing of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels who put together a second wicket partnership of 372 runs during the 2015 Cricket World Cup against Zimbabwe.[67][176] This broke the previous highest partnership set at the World Cup where Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid came together to score 318 in India's defeat of Sri Lanka at the 1999 tournament. This was also an ODI record at the time of posting.[180] These are the only two partnership totals greater than 300 runs to be achieved at the World Cup.[181][182]

Highest partnerships by runs
Rank Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Team Opposition Venue Date
1 372 ♠ 2nd wicket Marlon Samuels Chris Gayle  West Indies  Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 24 February 2015
2 318 2nd wicket Sourav Ganguly Rahul Dravid  India  Sri Lanka County Ground, Taunton, England 26 May 1999
3 282 1st wicket Upul Tharanga Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 10 March 2011
4 273* 2nd wicket Rachin Ravindra Devon Conway  New Zealand  England Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 5 October 2023
5 260 2nd wicket David Warner Steve Smith  Australia  Afghanistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 4 March 2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023[182]

Umpiring records

Steve Bucknor in 2006
West Indian Steve Bucknor (pictured) has officiated 45 World Cup matches, just one behind David Shepherd of England.[183]

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

David Shepherd of England holds the record for the most Cricket World Cup matches umpired with 46. He sits narrowly ahead of the West Indies' Steve Bucknor on 45 and Pakistan's Aleem Dar who has officiated in 34 matches from 2003 to 2019.[184][183]

Most matches umpired
Rank Matches Umpire Board Period
1 46 David Shepherd England England 1983–2003
2 45 Steve Bucknor Cricket West Indies West Indies 1992–2007
3 34 Aleem Dar Pakistan Pakistan 2003–2019
4 28 Kumar Dharmasena Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2011–2023
5 27 Richard Kettleborough England England 2011–2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023[183]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Of all the bowlers who have bowled at least 1,000 balls at the Cricket World Cup
  2. ^ a b The reserve day of 14 June 1979 was used for this match as rain prevented any play on 13 June 1979.[32][33]
  3. ^ This match was played with 60 overs per innings.[44]
  4. ^ Of all the batters who have batted at least 10 innings at the Cricket World Cup
  5. ^ a b Of all the batters who have faced at least 500 balls at the Cricket World Cup
  6. ^ In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field.[129]

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