List of Cricket World Cup records

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About: records at the men's Cricket World Cup


The Cricket World Cup is a One Day International (ODI) competition in men's cricket. Organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament has taken place every four years since it was first held in England. The number of teams and number of matches have increased since then, although the ICC declared an interest in reducing the format,[1] following criticism of the 2007 World Cup.[2]

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds an array of individual records in the World Cup. One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997,[3] Tendulkar has made more scores over fifty and scored more runs than any other cricketer in World Cup history. Australia's Glenn McGrath dominates the individual bowling records, having featured for his country in four World Cups.[4] He has one of the best strike rate and economy rate among any other bowler, having the best individual bowling figures and taken more wickets in the history of the tournament.

Australian Ricky Ponting and Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara lead the individual fielding records. Ponting is the leading fielder in terms of catches taken, in both a single Cricket World Cup tournament and in the competition's history, while Sangakkara has the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in Cricket World Cup history. Adam Gilchrist holds joint records for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in both a single match (along with Sarfraz Ahmed) and in one tournament (along with Tom Latham). Australia hold several team records, including those for the most wins, the highest win percentage, the most consecutive wins; they were undefeated in the 2003 and 2007 campaigns.

Records are also kept of underwhelming performances. These include Canada's lowest score in the history of the tournament, Zimbabwe's record number of matches lost and Canadian Nicholas De Groot's three consecutive ducks.

Notation

Team notation

  • (300/3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting notation

  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling notation

  • (5/100) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 100 runs.

Currently playing

  • Record holders who are currently playing ODIs or streaks that are still active and can change have a ^ next to their name.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results

Team Span Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Win
First Season Last Season
Template:Cr 2015 2023 17 1 16 0 0 5.88%
Template:Cr 1975 2023 96 69 25 1 1 73.15%
Template:Cr 1999 2023 43 15 27 0 1 35.71%
Template:Cr 2007 2007 3 0 3 0 0 0.00%
Template:Cr 1979 2011 18 2 16 0 0 11.11%
Template:Flagicon East Africa 1975 1975 3 0 3 0 0 0.00%
Template:Cr 1975 2023 85 49 33 2 1 59.52%
Template:Cr 1975 2023 86 55 29 1 1 65.29%
Template:Cr 2007 2015 21 7 13 1 0 35.71%
Template:Cr 1996 2011 29 6 22 0 1 21.42%
Template:Cr 2003 2003 6 0 6 0 0 0.00%
Template:Cr 1996 2023 22 2 20 0 0 9.09%
Template:Cr 1975 2023 92 57 33 1 1 63.18%
Template:Cr 1975 2023 81 47 32 0 2 59.49%
Template:Cr 1999 2015 14 0 14 0 0 0.00%
Template:Cr 1992 2023 66 40 23 2 1 63.07%
Template:Cr 1975 2023 82 38 41 1 2 48.12%
Template:Cr 1996 2015 11 1 10 0 0 9.09%
Template:Cr 1975 2019 80 43 35 0 2 55.12%
Template:Cr 1983 2015 57 11 42 1 3 21.29%
Updated as of 13 October 2023[5]

The win percentage excludes no results; a tie counts as half a win

Result records

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Date
275 runs Template:Cr (417/6) beat Template:Cr (142) WACA, Perth 4 March 2015
257 runs Template:Cr (413/5) beat Template:Cr (156) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 19 March 2007
Template:Cr (408/5) beat Template:Cr (151) SCG, Sydney 27 February 2015
256 runs Template:Cr (301/6) beat Template:Cr (45) Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 27 February 2003
243 runs Template:Cr (321/6) beat Template:Cr (78) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 15 March 2007
Updated as of 13 October 2023[6]

Lowest win margin (by runs)

As well as these narrow victories, there have been five matches where the scores finished level, including the 2019 Final, which England eventually won on the number of boundaries scored.

Margin Teams Venue Date
1 run Template:Cr (270/6) beat Template:Cr (269) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 9 October 1987
Template:Cr (237/9) beat Template:Cr (234) [[[:Template:Small]]] The Gabba, Brisbane 1 March 1992
2 runs Template:Cr (235) beat Template:Cr (233/8) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 4 April 2007
3 runs Template:Cr (242/7) beat Template:Cr (239) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 1987
Template:Cr (199/4) beat Template:Cr (196/9) Holkar Stadium, Indore 18 October 1987
Template:Cr (252/9) beat Template:Cr (249) Grace Road, Leicester 19 May 1999
Template:Cr (278/5) beat Template:Cr (275/9) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 9 February 2003
Updated as of 13 October 2023[7]

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
428/5 (50 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 7 October 2023
417/6 (50 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth 4 March 2015
413/5 (50 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 19 March 2007
411/4 (50 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Manuka Oval, Canberra 3 March 2015
408/5 (50 overs) Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 February 2015
Updated as of 13 October 2023[8]

Lowest innings totals

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
36 (18.4 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Boland Bank Park, Paarl 19 February 2003
45 (40.3 overs) Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester 13 June 1979
45 (14 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 27 February 2003
58 (18.5 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 4 March 2011
68 (30.3 overs) Template:Cr Grace Road, Leicester 27 May 1999
Updated as of 13 October 2023[9]

Highest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date
754/15 (94.5 overs) Template:Cr (428/5) v Template:Cr (326) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 7 October 2023
714/13 (100 overs) Template:Cr (381/5) v Template:Cr (333/8) Trent Bridge, Nottingham 20 June 2019
689/13 (98.2 overs) Template:Cr (344/9) v Template:Cr (345/4) Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 2023
688/18 (96.2 overs) Template:Cr (376/9) v Template:Cr (312/9) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 8 March 2015
682/17 (100 overs) Template:Cr (348/8) v Template:Cr (334/9) Trent Bridge, Nottingham 3 June 2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[10]

Lowest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date
73/11 (23.2 overs) Template:Cr (37/1) v Template:Cr (36) Boland Park, Paarl 19 February 2003
91/12 (54.2 overs) Template:Cr (46/2) v Template:Cr (45) Old Trafford, Manchester 13 June 1979
117/11 (31.1 overs) Template:Cr (59/1) v Template:Cr (58) Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 4 March 2011
138/12 (41.4 overs) Template:Cr (70/2) v Template:Cr (68) Grace Road, Leicester 27 May 1999
141/10 (31.5 overs) Template:Cr (72/0) v Template:Cr (69) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 20 February 2011
Updated as of 13 October 2023[11]

Highest successful run chase

Score Team Opposition Venue Date
345/4 (48.2 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 2023
329/7 (49.1 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 2 March 2011
322/3 (41.3 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr County Ground, Taunton 17 June 2019
322/4 (48.1 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Saxton Oval, Nelson 5 March 2015
313/7 (49.2 overs) Template:Cr Template:Cr Pukekura Park, New Plymouth 23 February 1992
Updated as of 13 October 2023[12]

Note: In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, England scored 338–8 in the second innings to tie their game against India.[13]

King of tournament

100% win record[14]
Team Year Matches played
Template:Cr (2007) 11
Template:Cr (2003) 11
Template:Cr (1996) 8Template:Efn
Template:Cr (1975) 5
Template:Cr (1979) 5Template:Efn

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Streaks

Record First Second
Most consecutive wins Template:Cr (1999–2011) 27Template:Efn[15] Template:Cr (2011–2015) 11[16]
Most Wins (Total) Template:Cr 69 Template:Cr 55
Most consecutive matches without being defeated Template:Cr (1999–2011) 34Template:Efn[15] Template:Cr (2011–2015) 11[16]
Most consecutive defeats Template:Cr (1983–1992) 18[17] Template:Cr (2015–2023) 14[18]
Most Defeats (Total) Template:Cr 42 Template:Cr 39

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Batting

Template:See also

Sachin Tendulkar holds numerous batting records, including those for the most fifties and most runs. He also has the most Man of the Match awards. He also shares the record for the most World Cup appearances (6) with Javed Miandad. [19] Ricky Ponting scored more than 1700 runs and has the most appearances (46) and most matches as captain (29) in World Cups.

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Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting

Most career runs

Rank Runs Player Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip 100s 50s Period
1 2,278 Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar 45 44 152 56.95 6 15 1992–2011
2 1,743 Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting 46 42 140* 45.86 5 6 1996–2011
3 1,532 Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara 37 35 124 56.74 5 7 2003–2015
4 1,225 Template:Cricon Brian Lara 34 33 116 42.24 2 7 1992–2007
5 1,207 Template:Cricon AB de Villiers 23 23 162* 63.52 4 6 2007–2015
Updated as of 13 October 2023[20]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Team Innings Runs Average Span Ref
Opener Sachin Tendulkar Template:Cr 31 1,767 58.90 1996–2011 [21]
Number 3 Ricky Ponting Template:Cr 40 1,723 46.56 [22]
Number 4 Javed Miandad Template:Cr 21 906 50.33 1983–1992 [23]
Number 5 Arjuna Ranatunga Template:Cr 17 709 70.90 1983–1999 [24]
Number 6 Michael Bevan Template:Cr 14 481 48.10 1996–2003 [25]
Number 7 Alex CareyTemplate:Dagger 8 329 65.80 2019–2019 [26]
Number 8 Paul Nixon Template:Cr 7 174 43.50 2007–2007 [27]
Number 9 Jason HolderTemplate:Dagger Template:Cr 4 155 51.66 2015–2015 [28]
Number 10 George DockrellTemplate:Dagger Template:Cr 7 66 13.20 2011–2015 [29]
Number 11 Shoaib Akhtar Template:Cr 8 50 25.00 1999–2011 [30]
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Highest individual scores

Rank Runs Player Balls 4s 6s Template:Tooltip Opposition Venue Date
1 237* Template:Cricon Martin Guptil 163 24 11 145.39 Template:Cr Wellington, New Zealand 21 March 2015
2 215 Template:Cricon Chris Gayle 147 10 16 146.25 Template:Cr Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015
3 188* Template:Cricon Gary Kirsten 159 13 4 118.23 Template:Cr Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 16 February 1996
4 183 Template:Cricon Sourav Ganguly 158 17 7 115.82 Template:Cr County Ground, Taunton 26 May 1999
5 181 Template:Cricon Viv Richards 125 16 7 144.80 Template:Cr National Stadium, Karachi 13 October 1987
Updated as of 13 October 2023[31]

Highest average

Rank Average Player Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Runs Span
1 124.00 Template:Cricon Lance Klusener 14 11 8 372 1999–2003
2 103.00 Template:Cricon Andrew Symonds 18 13 8 515 2003–2007
3 66.42 Template:Cricon Ben StokesTemplate:Dagger 11 10 3 465 2019
4 65.23 Template:Cricon Rohit SharmaTemplate:Dagger 19 19 2 1109 2015–2023
5 63.52 Template:Cricon AB de Villiers 23 22 3 1207 2007–2015
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings

Updated as of 13 October 2023[32]

Highest strike rate

Rank Strike rate Player Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Runs Template:Tooltip Span
1 120.84 Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum 34 27 742 614 2003–2015
2 117.28 Template:Cricon AB de Villiers 23 22 1,207 1,029 2007–2015
3 115.14 Template:Cricon Kapil Dev 26 24 669 581 1979–1992
4 108.06 Template:Cricon Shane Watson 22 19 643 595 2007–2015
5 106.17 Template:Cricon Virender Sehwag 22 22 843 794 2003–2011
Qualification: Minimum 500 balls faced.

Last updated: 13 October 2023[33][34]

Most centuries

Rank Centuries Player Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Runs Template:Tooltip Span
1 7 Template:Cricon Rohit SharmaTemplate:Dagger 19 19 1109 140 2015-2023
2 6 Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar 45 44 2278 152 1992–2011
3 5 Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakara 37 35 1532 124 2003–2015
Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting 46 42 1743 140* 1996–2011
5 4 Template:Cricon David WarnerTemplate:Dagger 20 20 1046 178 2015–2023
Template:Cricon Saurav Ganguly 21 21 1006 183 1999-2007
Template:Cricon AB de Villiers 23 22 1207 162* 2007-2015
Template:Cricon Mark Waugh 22 22 1004 130 1992-1999
Template:Cricon Tillakaratne Dilshan 27 25 1112 161* 2007-2015
Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene 40 34 1100 115* 1999-2015
Updated as of 13 October 2023[35]

Most 50+ scores

Rank No. Player Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Runs Template:Tooltip 100s 50s Span
1 21 Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar 45 44 2278 152 6 15 1992–2011
2 12 Template:Cricon Shakib Al HasanTemplate:Dagger 32 32 1201 124* 2 10 2007–2023
Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara 37 35 1532 124 5 7 2003–2015
4 11 Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting 46 42 1743 140* 5 6 1996–2011
5 10 Template:Cricon Rohit SharmaTemplate:Dagger 19 19 1109 140 7 3 2015-2023
Template:Cricon AB De Villiers 23 22 1207 162* 4 6 2007-2015
Template:Cricon Herschelle Gibbs 25 23 1067 143 2 8 1999–2007
Template:Cricon Virat KohliTemplate:Dagger 28 28 1170 107 2 8 2011-2023
Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis 36 32 1148 128* 1 9 1996–2011
Updated as of 13 October 2023[36]

Fastest 50

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 18 Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum Template:Cr Westpac Stadium, Wellington 20 February 2015
2 20 Template:Cr Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet 22 March 2007
Template:Cricon Angelo Mathews Template:Cr Bellerive Oval, Hobart 11 March 2015
4 21 Template:Cricon Glenn Maxwell Template:Cr Perth Stadium, Perth 4 March 2015
Template:Cricon Mark Boucher Template:Cr Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre 16 March 2007
Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum Template:Cr Eden Park, Auckland 28 February 2015
Updated as of 13 October 2023[37]

Fastest 100

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 49 Template:Cricon Aiden Markram Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 7 October 2023
2 50 Template:Cricon Kevin O'Brien Template:Cr M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2 March 2011
3 51 Template:Cricon Glenn Maxwell Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 8 March 2015
4 52 Template:Cricon AB De Villiers Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 February 2015
5 57 Template:Cricon Eoin Morgan Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester 18 June 2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[38]

Most sixes

Rank 6s Player Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Runs Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip 100s 50s Period
1 49 Template:Cricon Chris Gayle 35 34 1186 215 35.93 2 6 2003-2019
2 37 Template:Cricon AB de Villiers 23 23 1207 162* 63.52 4 6 2007–2015
3 31 Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting 46 42 1743 140* 45.86 5 6 1996–2011
4 29 Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum 34 27 742 101 33.72 1 6 2003–2015
5 28 Template:Cricon Herschelle Gibbs 25 23 1067 143 56.15 2 8 1999–2007
Template:Cricon Rohit SharmaTemplate:Dagger 19 19 1109 140 65.23 7 3 2015–2023
Updated as of 13 October 2023[39]

Overall

Record First Second Ref(s)
Fastest double century Template:Cricon Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 138 balls Template:Flagicon Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 152 balls [40]
Fastest 150 Template:Cricon AB de Villiers v West Indies (2015) 64 balls Template:Flagicon Imran Nazir v Zimbabwe (2007) 116 balls [41][42]
Most ducks Template:Flagicon Nathan Astle 5 out of 22 Template:Flagicon Ijaz Ahmed 5 out of 26 [43]
Most sixes in an innings Template:Flagicon Eoin Morgan v Afghanistan (2019) 17 Template:Flagicon Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 16 [44]
Most fours Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar 241 Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara 147 [45][46]
Most fours in an innings Template:Cricon Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 24 Template:Cricon Tillakaratne Dilshan v Bangladesh (2015) 22 [47]
Most runs through boundaries in an innings Template:Flagicon Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 162 Template:Flagicon Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 136 [48][49]

One tournament

Record Player Record Edition
Most centuries [50] Template:Flagicon Rohit Sharma 5 2019
Template:Flagicon Kumar Sangakkara 4 2015
Most 50+ scores [51] Template:Flagicon Sachin Tendulkar 7 2003
Template:Cricon Shakib Al Hasan 2019
Template:Flagicon Rohit Sharma 6
Template:Cricon David Warner
Most runs in a tournament [52] Template:Flagicon Sachin Tendulkar 674 (11 innings) 2003
Template:Flagicon Matthew Hayden 659 (10 innings) 2007
Template:Flagicon Rohit Sharma 648 (9 innings) 2019
Most sixes [53] Template:Flagicon Chris Gayle 26 (6 innings) 2015
Template:Flagicon Eoin Morgan 22 (10 innings) 2019
Template:Flagicon AB de Villiers 21 (8 innings) 2015
Most fours [54] Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar 75 (11 innings) 2003
Template:Cricon Mathew Hayden 69 (10 innings) 2003
Template:Flagicon Rohit Sharma 67 (9 innings) 2019
Template:Flagicon Jonny Bairstow 67 (11 innings)

Streaks

Record First Ref(s)
Most consecutive centuries Template:Flagicon Kumar Sangakkara 4 2015 [55][56]
Most consecutive 50+ scores Template:Flagicon Steve Smith
Template:Flagicon Virat Kohli 		5 2015
2019 		[57]
Most consecutive ducks Template:Flagicon Nicholas De Groot
Template:Flagicon Shem Ngoche 		3 2003
2011 		[58]

Bowling

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Template:Tooltip SR Template:Tooltip Span
1 71 Template:Flagicon Glenn McGrath 39 18.19 27.53 7/15 1996–2007
2 68 Template:Flagicon Muttiah Muralitharan 40 19.63 30.30 4/19 1996–2011
3 56 Template:Flagicon Lasith Malinga 29 22.87 24.89 6/38 2007–2019
4 55 Template:Flagicon Wasim Akram 38 23.83 35.40 5/28 1987–2003
5 52 Template:Flagicon Mitchell StarcTemplate:Dagger 20 15.57 29.98 6/28 2015–2023
Updated as of 13 October 2023[59]

Best bowling figures

Rank Figures Player Overs Maidens Template:Tooltip Opposition Venue Date
1 7/15 Template:Cricon Glenn McGrath 7.0 4 2.14 Template:Cr Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 27 February 2003
2 7/20 Template:Cricon Andy Bichel 10.0 0 2.00 Template:Cr St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 2 March 2003
3 7/33 Template:Cricon Tim Southee 9.0 0 3.66 Template:Cr Westpac Stadium, Wellington 20 February 2015
4 7/51 Template:Cricon Winston Davis 10.3 0 4.85 Template:Cr Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds 11 June 1983
5 6/14 Template:Cricon Gary Gilmour 12.0 6 1.16 Template:Cr Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds 18 June 1975
Updated as of 13 October 2023[60]

Best average

Rank Template:Tooltip Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Span
1 15.18 Template:Cricon Chris Old 9 16 243 90.3 1975–1979
2 15.57 Template:Cricon Mitchell StarcTemplate:Dagger 20 52 81. 173.1 2015–2023
3 15.70 Template:Cricon Mohammed ShamiTemplate:Dagger 11 31 487 96.1 2015–2019
4 16.25 Template:Cricon Geoff Allott 9 20 325 87.4 1999–1999
5 17.05 Template:Cricon Michael Holding 11 20 341 115.5 1979–1983
Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries

Updated as of 13 October 2023[61]

Best strike-rate

Rank Strike-rate Player Matches Wickets Balls Span
1 18.6 Template:Cricon Mohammed ShamiTemplate:Dagger 11 31 577 2015–2019
2 19.9 Template:Cricon Mitchell StarcTemplate:Dagger 20 52 1039 2015–2023
3 23.5 Template:Cricon Brett Lee 17 35 825 2003–2011
4 24.0 Template:Cricon Shaun Tait 18 34 819 2007–2011
5 24.8 Template:Cricon Lasith Malinga 29 56 1,394 2007–2019
Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries

Updated as of 13 October 2023[62]

Best economy rate

Rank Economy rates Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Span
1 3.24 Template:Flagicon Andy Roberts 16 26 552 170.1 1975–1983
2 3.43 Template:Flagicon Ian Botham 22 30 762 222.0 1979–1992
3 3.52 Template:Flagicon Gavin Larsen 19 18 599 170.0 1992-1999
4 3.57 Template:Flagicon John Traicos 20 16 673 188.0 1983-1992
5 3.60 Template:Flagicon Shaun Pollock 31 31 970 269.0 1996–2007
Qualification: Minimum 166.0 overs

Updated as of 13 October 2023[63][64]

Overall

Template:See also

A white cricketer in cricket whites, wearing a baggy green cap. He has his hands on his hips and he is looking to his right. He is standing in front of a bleacher.
Australian bowler Glenn McGrath has taken more wickets than any other player in the Cricket World Cup.
Record First Second Ref(s)
Most five-wicket hauls Template:Flagicon Mitchell Starc 3 Template:Flagicon Gary Gilmour
Template:Flagicon Vasbert Drakes
Template:Flagicon Mustafizur Rahman
Template:Flagicon Ashantha de Mel
Template:Flagicon Shahid Afridi
Template:Flagicon Glenn McGrath 		2 [65]
Most four-wicket hauls (and over) Template:Flagicon Mitchell Starc 6 Template:Flagicon Imran Tahir 5 [66]
Most wickets in consecutive balls Template:Flagicon Lasith Malinga 4 v South Africa (2007) Template:Flagicon Chetan Sharma 3 v New Zealand (1987) [67][68]
Template:Flagicon Saqlain Mushtaq 3 v Zimbabwe (1999)
Template:Flagicon Chaminda Vaas 3 v Bangladesh (2003)
Template:Flagicon Brett Lee 3 v Kenya (2003)
Template:Flagicon Lasith Malinga 3 v Kenya (2011)
Template:Flagicon Kemar Roach 3 v Netherlands (2011)
Template:Flagicon Steven Finn 3 v Australia (2015)
Template:Flagicon JP Duminy 3 v Sri Lanka (2015)
Template:Flagicon Mohammad Shami 3 v Afghanistan (2019)
Template:Cricon Trent Boult 3 v Australia (2019)
Fastest bowler Template:Flagicon Shoaib Akhtar 161.3Template:Nbspkm/h (100.23Template:Nbspmph) v England (2003) [69]

Glenn McGrath holds the records for the most wickets and best bowling figures. Lasith Malinga was the first player to take four wickets in four balls at international level, against South Africa at the 2007 World Cup.[70] He also was the first bowler to take 2 hat-tricks in Cricket World Cup matches. Chaminda Vaas took four wickets in five balls against Bangladesh in 2003, including wickets with the first three balls of the match.

One tournament

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most wickets in a tournament Template:Flagicon Mitchell Starc 27 (10 matches) 2019 Template:Flagicon Glenn McGrath 26 (11 matches) 2007 [71]

Fielding

While records for best fielders have varied through different World Cups, the records for wicketkeepers have been occupied by Kumar Sangakkara who holds the record for most dismissals overall and Adam Gilchrist which holds the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one tournament and in one match.

Highest dismissals as a wicket-keeper:Kumar Sangakkara

Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)

Rank Dismissal Player Matches Catches Stumping Period
1 54 Template:Flagicon Kumar Sangakkara 37 41 13 2003-2015
2 52 Template:Flagicon Adam Gilchrist 31 45 7 1999-2007
3 42 Template:Flagicon Mahendra Singh Dhoni 29 34 8 2007-2019
4 32 Template:Flagicon Brendon McCullum 34 30 2 2003-2015
5 31 Template:Flagicon Mark Boucher 25 31 0 1999-2007
Updated as of 13 October 2023[72]

Most catches (fielder)

Rank Catches Player Matches Max Period
1 28 Template:Flagicon Ricky Ponting 46 3 1996-2011
2 20 Template:Flagicon Joe RootTemplate:Dagger 19 3 2015-2023
3 18 Template:Flagicon Sanath Jayasuriya 38 2 1992-2007
4 17 Template:Flagicon Virat Kohli 28 2 2011-2023
Template:Flagicon Chris Gayle 35 2 2003-2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[73]

One tournament

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) Template:Flagicon Adam Gilchrist 21 2003 Template:Flagicon Alex Carey 20 2019 [74]
Template:Flagicon Tom Latham 21 2019
Most catches (fielder) Template:Flagicon Joe Root 13 2019 Template:Flagicon Ricky Ponting 11 2003 [75]

Partnership

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

Rank Runs Partnership Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date
1 372 2nd wicket Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels Template:Cr Template:Cr Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015
2 318 2nd wicket Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid Template:Cr Template:Cr County Ground, Taunton 26 May 1999
3 282 1st wicket Tillakaratne Dilshan & Upul Tharanga Template:Cr Template:Cr Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 10 March 2011
4 273* 2nd wicket Devon Conway & Rachin Ravindra Template:Cr Template:Cr Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 05 October 2023
5 260 2nd wicket David Warner & Steve Smith Template:Cr Template:Cr WACA, Perth 4 March 2015
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).
Updated as of 13 October 2023.[76]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

Partnership Runs Players Batting Team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 282 Tillakaratne Dilshan & Upul Tharanga Template:Cr Template:Cr Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 10 March 2011
2nd wicket 372 Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels Template:Cr Template:Cr Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015
3rd wicket 237* Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar Template:Cr Template:Cr County Ground, Bristol 23 May 1999
4th wicket 204 Michael Clarke & Brad Hodge Template:Cr Template:Cr Warner Park, Basseterre 18 March 2007
5th wicket 256* JP Duminy & David Miller Template:Cr Template:Cr Seddon Park, Hamilton 15 February 2015
6th wicket 162 Alex Cusack & Kevin O'Brien Template:Cr Template:Cr M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 2 March 2011
7th wicket 116 MS Dhoni & Ravindra Jadeja Template:Cr Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester 9 July 2019
8th wicket 117 David Houghton & Iain Butchart Template:Cr Template:Cr Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 1987
9th wicket 126* Kapil Dev & Syed Kirmani Template:Cr Template:Cr Nevill Ground, Turnbridge Wells 18 June 1983
10th wicket 71 Andy Roberts & Joel Garner Template:Cr Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester 9 June 1983
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).
Updated as of 13 October 2023[77]

Other records

There are certain records other than batting, bowling or fielding. These records include participation records, hosting records etc.

Extras

An extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball. Other than runs scored off the bat from a no-ball, a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score.

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most extras conceded in one innings Template:Cr v Template:Cr (1999) 59 (5 b, 6 lb, 33 w, 15 nb) Template:Cr v Template:Cr (1999) 51 (0 b, 14 lb, 21 w, 16 nb) [78]

Grounds

The World Cup has been held in England five times. As a result, English grounds have hosted the most World Cup matches.

Rank Ground Matches Period
1 Template:Flagicon Old Trafford, Manchester 17 1975-2019
2 Template:Flagicon Headingley, Leeds 16 1975-2019
Template:Flagicon Edgbaston, Birmingham 1975-2019
4 Template:Flagicon Kennington Oval, London 15 1975-2019
Template:Flagicon Lord's, London 1975-2019
Template:Flagicon Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1975-2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[79]

Umpires

Most Matches

Umpire Matches Period
Template:Flagicon David Shepherd 46 1983-2003
Template:Flagicon Steve Bucknor 45 1992-2007
Template:Flagicon Aleem Dar 34 2003-2019
Template:Flagicon Billy Bowden 25 2003-2015
Template:Flagicon Rudi Koertzen 1999-2007
Template:Flagicon Kumar Dharmasena 2011-2023
Updated as of 13 October 2023[80]

Most finals as umpire

Umpire Matches Period
Template:Flagicon Steve Bucknor 5 1992-2007
Template:Flagicon David Shepherd 3 1996-2003
Template:Flagicon Dickie Bird 3 1975-1983
Template:Flagicon Aleem Dar 2 2007-2011
Template:Flagicon Barrie Meyer 2 1979-1983
Template:Flagicon Kumar Dharmasena 2 2015-2019
Last updated: 14 July 2019[81]

Appearances

Tournaments

Record Joint first Ref(s)
Most World Cups played in Template:Flagicon Javed Miandad 6 (1975-1996) Template:Flagicon Sachin Tendulkar 6 (1992-2011)

Most Matches

The top 10 list is dominated by players who have appeared in five World Cup tournaments.

Rank Player Matches Runs Avg. Wickets Avg.
1 Template:Flagicon Ricky Ponting 46 1743 45.87
2 Template:Flagicon Sachin Tendulkar 45 2278 56.95 8 67.38
3 Template:Flagicon Mahela Jayawardene 40 1100 35.48 2 65.50
4 Template:Flagicon Muttiah Muralitharan 40 69 8.63 68 19.63
5 Template:Flagicon Glenn McGrath 39 3 3.00 71 18.20
Updated as of 13 October 2023[82]

Representing more than one country

Player Countries[83]
Kepler Wessels Template:Cr (1983)
Template:Flagicon South Africa (1992)
Anderson Cummins Template:Cr (1992)
Template:Cr (2007)
Ed Joyce Template:Cr (2007)
Template:Cr (2011 & 2015)
Eoin Morgan Template:Cr (2007)
Template:Cr (2011, 2015 & 2019)

Most World Cup Titles

Most No. of Titles Player(s)
3 Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist (1999, 2003 & 2007)
Template:Cricon Glenn McGrath (1999, 2003 & 2007)
Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting (1999, 2003 & 2007)

Age

A total of 40 players aged 19 years old or under have made an appearance in the World Cup[84] and 19 players aged more than 40 have played in the competition.[85]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Youngest player Template:Flagicon Nitish Kumar 16 years, 283 days 2011 Template:Flagicon Talha Jubair 17 years, 70 days 2003 [86]
Oldest player Template:Flagicon Nolan Clarke 47 years, 257 days 1996 Template:Flagicon John Traicos 44 years, 306 days 1992 [87][88]

Captaincy

Most matches as a captain

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win% Period
1 29 Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting 26 2 0 1 92.85 2003-2011
2 27 Template:Cricon Stephen Fleming 16 10 0 1 61.53 1999-2007
3 23 Template:Cricon Mohammad Azharuddin 10 12 0 1 45.45 1992-1999
4 22 Template:Cricon Imran Khan 14 8 0 0 63.63 1983-1992
5 17 Template:Cricon Clive Lloyd 15 2 0 0 88.23 1975-1983
Template:Cricon Graeme Smith 11 6 0 0 64.70 2007-2011
Template:Cricon Mahendra Singh Dhoni 14 2 1 0 85.29 2011-2015
Template:Cricon Eoin Morgan 9 7 1 0 55.88 2015-2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[89]

Best win% as a captain (min. 10 matches)

Rank Player Matches Win%
1 Template:Flagicon Ricky Ponting 29 matches 92.85
2 Template:Flagicon Clive Lloyd 17 matches 88.23
3 Template:Cricon Mahendra Singh Dhoni 17 matches 85.29
4 Template:Cricon Sourav Ganguly 11 matches 81.82
5 Template:Cricon Hansie Cronje 15 matches 76.66

See also

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