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ICC Cricket World Cup Records, Batting and Bowling Overall Records


ICC world cup 2011 is round the corner,he is a look at the the top performances of of the previous ICC world cup.

ICC Cricket World Cup Records, Batting and Bowling Overall Records

India ICC world cup 2011 squad announced- Sreesanth, Rohit Sharma omitted- R. Ashwin in the squad

Highest Totals in ICC world cup



India 413/5 V/s Bermuda in 2007 World Cup
India holds the record for the highest total in the history of world cups. India scored 413/5 against the weak side of Bermuda in the world cup of 2007 at Port of Spain. India created history in 2007 world cup in two ways, India scored a mammoth total of 413/5 and India faced an early exit from that world cup, India ended their world cup campaign in the first round it self . Sachin Tendulkar scores his best figures of 153 in the world cup in this match against Bermuda.

Second and third position is held by Sri Lanka and Australia
  • Sri Lanka – 398/5 V/s Kenya in 1996 world cup
  • Australia -377/6 V/s South Africa in 2007 world cup


Lowest Total In the ICC world cup


Canada 36/10 V/s Sri Lanka in 2003 world cup
Canada who opted to bat against Sri Lanka after winning the toss, Canada were wrapped up by the Sri Lankan bowlers in just 18.4 overs with just 36 runs on the board. None of the batters from Canada could reach double figures. Sri Lanka finished the formalities in just under 5 overs without losing any wickets. Murali topped the wicket chart with 5 wickets.

The second and third position are held by Canada and Namibia

  • Canada- 45/10(40.3 overs) V/s England in 1979 world cup

  • Namibia- 45/10(14.0 overs) V/s Australia in 2003 world cup

Top Run getter of the ICC world Cup



Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Master Blaster Sachin holds the record for most runs by a batter in the world cup history. From his first world cup in 1992 to the last world cup (Total of 5world Cups) he scored 1796 runs from 36 matches he represented India in the world cups.
  • Runs -1796

    Matches -36

    Innings-35

    Average- 57.93

    Centuries -4

    Half Centuries-13

    Highest Total-152(against Bermuda in 2007 world cup)

    Strike Rate-88.21

    Ducks -2

    Number of world cups -5 (1992-2007)

Second and third position are held by Australian captain Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara respectively

Ricky Ponting(Aus)
  • Runs -1537

    Matches -39

    Innings-36

    Average- 48.93

    Centuries -4

    Half Centuries-6

    Highest Total-140*(against India in 2003 world cup)

    Strike Rate-81.21

    Ducks -1

    Number of world cups -4 (1996-2007)


Brian Lara(West Indies)
  • Runs -1225

    Matches -34

    Innings-33

    Average- 42.53

    Centuries -2

    Half Centuries-7

    Highest Total-116

    Strike Rate-86.21

    Ducks -1

    Number of world cups -5 (1992-2007) )


Highest scorers of ICC World cup


Gary Kirsten 188*(South Africa)
Gay Kirsten the current Indian team coach holds the e record for highest individual score in the world cup history. He scored 188* against UAE in the 1996 Sub Continent World Cup at Rawalpindi (Pak).
  • Score -188*

    Balls-159

    Sixes-4

    Boundaries- 13

    Srike rate-118.23

    Opposition – UAE

    World cup -1996)

Second and third position are held by Former Indian Captain Saurav Gnaguly and West indies legend IVA Richards

Saurav Ganguly(india)
  • Score -183

    Balls-158

    Sixes-7

    Boundaries- 17

    Srike rate-115.23

    Opposition – Sri Lanka

    World cup -1999)


IVA Richards(West Indies)
  • Score -181

    Balls-125

    Sixes-7

    Boundaries- 16

    Strike rate-144.52

    Opposition – Sri Lanka

    World cup -1987)


Most Hundred in the ICC world cup


Saurav Ganguly(india)
The most successful captain of India Saurav Ganguly scored most number of centuries in the world cup history. From his 4 world cup outings Ganguly scored four Centuries including the second highest individual score in the world cup 183 against Sri Lanka in 1999 world cup.
  • Matches -21

    Innings-21

    Centuries-4

    Half Centuries-3

    Runs-1006

    Avreage-55.89

    Srtike Rate-77.50

Mark Waugh and Sachin Tendulkar holds the second and Thirds Positions

Mark Waugh (Aus)
  • Matches -22

    Innings-22

    Centuries-4

    Half Centuries-4

    Runs-1004

    Avreage-52.89

    Srtike Rate-83.50)


Sachin Tendulkar(Ind)
  • Matches -36

    Innings-35

    Centuries-4

    Half Centuries-13

    Runs-1796

    Avreage-57.89

    Strike Rate-88.50)


Leading Wicket Takers of ICC World Cup


Legendary Australian Pace bowlers Glen McGrath top the list of wicket takers in the world cup. From his 4 world cups Glen McGrath took total of 71 wickets, with best figures of 7/15 against Namibia in 2003 world cup.
Glen McGrath(Aus)
  • Matches- 39

    Overs-325.5

    Runs-1292

    Wickets-71

    Best Figure-7/15

    Average -18.19

    Economy-3.96

    Strike Rate-27.5

    5 wickets haul -2)

At second and third is Wasim Akaram and Muralitharan

Wasim Akaram(Pak)
  • Matches- 38

    Overs-324.3

    Runs-1311

    Wickets-55

    Best Figure-5/28

    Average -23.05

    Economy-4.04

    Strike Rate-35.5

    5 wickets haul -1)


Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
  • Matches- 31

    Overs-272.3

    Runs-1044

    Wickets-53

    Besst Figure-4/1
    9
    Average -19.19

    Economy-3.86

    Strike Rate-30.8

    5 wickets haul -0)


Best Bowing performances in ICC the world cup


Glen McGrath holds the best bowling figures in the world cup; his 7/15 against Namibia is still an unbreakable record. In just 7 overs he bowled took 7 Namibian wickets at an economy of 2.14 in the 2003 world cup

Glen McGrath(Aus)
  • Overs-7

    Wickets-7

    Maidens -4

    Runs-15

    Economy-2.14

    Opposition – Namibia (2003) )


AJ Bichel(Aus)
  • Overs-10.0

    Wickets-7

    Maidens -0

    Runs-20

    Economy-2.00

    Opposition – England (2003)


WW Davis(west Indies)
  • Overs-10.3

    Maidens -0

    Runs-51

    Economy-4.85

    Opposition – Australia (1983)


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