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The team captains for the cup.

The following is a list of all the majorstatistics and records for the 2007 Cricket World Cup

held in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. Though India were eliminated early,

they set the ODI record for the highest victory margin in their 257 run win overBermuda.

[1]

Intheir match against Netherlands, Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) created ODI and International

cricket record when he hit sixes off all six deliveries in Daan van Bunge's over.[2] In the Super 8stage games, Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) created ODI record when he took four wickets in four

consecutive deliveries in a losing effort against South Africa.[3]

By the end of the tournament,new World Cup records for the fastest fifty (20 balls - Brendon McCullum ofNew Zealand)

[4]

and fastest hundred (66 balls - Matthew Hayden ofAustralia)[5]

were established. GlennMcGrath established a new Cricket World Cup record for the most number ofwickets (26) and

also finished his ODI career with the most number of wickets in World Cup history (71).[6]

Thenumber ofsixes in the overall tournament (373) was 40% higher than the previous record holder,

the 2003 Cricket World Cup (266).[7]

The tournament also saw 32 century partnerships (previous

record of 28 during the 1996 Cricket World Cup)

[8]

and 10 batsmen over 400 runs (previousrecord of 4 during the 2003 Cricket World Cup).[9]

Contents

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y 1 Records

y 2 Team totalsy 3 Bowling

y 4 Battingy 5 Fieldingy 6 Wicket-keepingy 7 Tied match

y 8 Referencesy 9 See also


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[edit] Records

Country Versus Venue Date

South Africa[2] Netherlands Basseterre 16-03-2007

y Most sixes in a single ODI over 6, by Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)

y Most sixes in any ODI innings 18, by South Africa (tied three days later byIndia)

y Fastest 50 in any World Cup 21 balls, by Mark Boucher(South Africa), since

bettered by McCullumy Three 100-partnerships in ODI innings South African 2nd, 3rd and 4th wicket

partnerships

Australia[10] Netherlands Port of Spain 18-03-2007

y Fourth wicket partnership record for any World Cup - 204, by Michael Clarke andBrad Hodge (Australia)[11]

India[1] Bermuda Port of Spain 19-03-2007

y Largest margin of victory in any ODI - 257 runs

y Highest team total in any World Cup Innings - 413 runs

y Highest team total in any List A match in the West Indies - 413 runs[12]y Most sixes in any ODI innings 18, by India (ties South African record set 3 days

earlier)

y Most number ofducks in any World Cup Innings - 5, by Bermuda, equaling the

record of England (vs West Indies in 1979), Canada (vs Sri Lanka in 2003) and Sri

Lanka (vs India in 2003)

Pakistan Zimbabwe Kingston 21-03-2007

y Highest individual ODI score in West Indies - 160, by Imran Nazir(Pakistan)[13]

y Highest individual List A score in West Indies - 160, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan)[13]

y Most sixes in a single World Cup innings - 8, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan), tied withRicky Ponting in 2003 (since tied by Gilchrist) [14]

New Zealand[4] Canada Gros Islet 22-03-2007

y Fastest 50 in any World Cup 20 balls, by Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

Australia[5] South Africa Basseterre 24-03-2007

y Fastest 100 in any World Cup 66 balls, by Matthew Hayden (Australia)


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y Highest aggregate score in any World Cup match 671 runs

Sri Lanka[3]

Highest Team Scores in an ODI Match

S. No Runs Overs Team Opposition Venue Year

1 443-9 50.0 Sri Lanka Netherlands Amstelveen 2006

2 438-9 49.5 South Africa Australia Johannesburg 2005-06

3 434-4 50.0 Australia South Africa Johannesburg 2005-06

4 418-5 50.0 South Africa Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 2006

5 413-5 50.0 India Bermuda Port of Spain 2007

6 402-2 50.0 New Zealand Ireland Aberdeen 2008

7 398-5 50.0 Sri Lanka Kenya Kandy 1996

8 397-5 44.0 New Zealand Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2005

9 392-6 50.0 South Africa Pakistan Centurion 2007

10 391-4 50.0 England Bangladesh Nottingham 2005

11 377-6 50.0 Australia South Africa Basseterre 2007

12 376-2 50.0 India New Zealand Hyderabad 1999

13 374-4 50.0 India Hong Kong Karachi 2008

14 373-6 50.0 India Sri Lanka Taunton 1999

15 371-9 50.0 Pakistan Sri Lanka Nairobi 1996


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16 368-5 50.0 Australia Sri Lanka Sydney 2005-06

History of World Cup Cricket

The first Cricket World Cup was held in 1975 in England. The first three tournaments were also known as

Prudential Cup with the sponsorship of Prudential plc, a financial services company. The cricket matches

consisted of 60 overs per team and it was played with traditional white uniform and red balls. There were

only day matches and the tournament is held ever four years.

Till the 1992 Cricket World Cup, only 8 teams used to participate in the tournament. Later on, the number of

teams increased and in Cricket World Cup 2007, 16 teams will participate. In 1975, England, New Zealand,

India, East Africa, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated and in 1979 Canada replaced

East Africa. In 1983, Zimbabwe entered the arena and Canada made the exit. The same teams participated

in the 1987 Cricket World Cup. In 1992, South Africa joined the group and that year 9 teams participated in

the tournament. By the year1996, the number of groups increased to 12 with the participation of three new

teams UAE, Netherlands and Kenya. Bangladesh and Scotland replaced UAE and Netherlands in the 1999

Cricket World Cup. The number of teams in 2003 Cricket World Cup increased to 14 with the participation of

Namibia and Canada and the non-participation of Scotland.

England consecutively hosted the first three tournaments and 1987 tournament became the first World Cupto be hosted outside England. Cricket World Cup 1987 introduced neutral umpires.

Many positive changes happened in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Colored clothing with names printed on

the back and floodlights for most of the 36 games was introduced. It was also the beginning of the use of

white balls, a change from the usual red balls. The fielding circle rules were refined allowing only two men

outside the circle in the first 15 overs. The 1996 Cricket World Cup saw the first appearance of third umpire

in front of the TV monitor.

There are some outstanding matches that added spirit to the tournament. Kenyas victory against West

Indies in a match held at Pune in the 1996 Cricket World Cup in which Kenyas Maurice Odumbe and Rajab

Ali took three wickets and crushed West Indies for 93. The match between Zimbabwe and Australia in the

1983 Cricket World Cup and the Indian captain Kapil Devs exceptional performance by hitting an

undefeated 175 out of 266 for 8 during the same tournament was amazing. He hit 16 fours and six sixes to

reach his score. The brilliant bowling performance of Englands Geoff Boycott, in the teams match against

Australia and Pakistan is also unforgettable.

All the 9 cricket world cup tournaments played have also contributed many records in the Cricket World Cup

History. The records are on best batting strike rate, highest individual scores, highest run-scorers, best

bowling analysis, best bowling economy rate, best bowling strike rate, highest wicket-takers, highest team

totals, lowest team totals, most cricket catches and most dismissals.


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Highest individual scores in one-day international cricket:

1. 200 not out - Sachin Tendulkar, India vs. South Africa, Gwalior, Feb 2010

2. 194 not out - Charles Coventry, Zimbabwe vs. Bangladesh, Bulawayo, Aug 2009

3. 194 - Saeed Anwar, Pakistan vs. India, Chennai, May 1997

4. 189 not out - Viv Richards, West Indies vs. England, Manchester, May 19845. 189 - Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka vs. India, Sharjah, Oct 2000

6. 188 not out - Gary Kirsten, South Africa vs. United Arab Emirates, Rawalpindi, Feb 1996

7. 186 not out - Sachin Tendulkar, India vs. New Zealand, Hyderabad, Nov 1999

8. 183 not out - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India vs. Sri Lanka, Jaipur, Oct 2005

9. 183 - Sourav Ganguly, India vs. Sri Lanka, Taunton, May 1999

10. 181 not out - Matthew Hayden, Australia vs. New Zealand, Hamilton, Feb 2007

11. 181 - Viv Richards, West Indies vs. Sri Lanka, Karachi, Oct 1987.

Fastest century by a batsman in one day Internationals

Balls

Player Runs How Out MinutesSixes,

FoursMatch Details Date

37 Shahid

Afridi

102 c Muralitharan

b KSC de Silva

50 11

sixes; 6

fours

Pakistan v. Sri

Lanka at Nairobi

October 4,

1996

44 MV

Boucher

147 Not Out 63 10

sixes; 8fours

South Africa v.

Zimbabwe atPotchefstroom

September

20, 2006

45 BC Lara 117 b Habibul

Bashar

56 4 sixes;

18 fours

West Indies v.

Bangladesh at

Dhaka

October 9,

1999

45 Shahid

Afridi

102 b Harbhajan

Singh

62 9 sixes;

10 fours

Pakistan v. India

at Kanpur

April 15,

2005

48 ST

Jayasuriya

134 c Mohammad

Akram b

Saqlain

Mushtaq

Not

Known

11

(sixes);

11

(fours)

Sri Lanka v.

Pakistan at

Singapore

April 2,

1996

62 M

Azharuddin

108 Not Out 88 3

(sixes);

10

(fours)

India v. New

Zealand at

Baroda

December

17, 1988

64 ST 157 b Mohammad 96 1 (six); Sri Lanka v. July 4,


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Jayasuriya Kashif 23

(fours)

Netherlands at

Amstelveen

2006

66 Mathew

Hayden

101 c Gibbs b

Kallis

107 4 sixes;

14 fours

Australia v.

South Africa at

St Kitts

2007-03-22

67 JM Davison 111 c Drakes b

Hinds

88 7

(sixes);

6

(fours)

Canada v. West

Indies at

Centurion

February

23, 2003

67 Basit Ali 127 Not Out Not

Known

5

(sixes);

12

(fours)

Pakistan v. West

Indies at

Sharjah

November

5, 1993

Balls



67 AC Gilchrist 122 b

Muralitharan

103 4

(sixes);

13

(fours)

Australia v.

Sri Lanka at

Brisbane

February

14, 2006view

67 CD

McMillan

117 b Watson 138 5

(sixes);

13

(fours)

New Zealand

vs. Australia

at Hamilton

2007-02-

20view

68 Ijaz Ahmed 139 Not Out 100 9

sixes;

10

fours

Pakistan v

India at

Lahore

October

2, 1997view

68 Mohammad

Yousuf

(aka

Yousuf

Youhana)

100 Not Out 96 2

sixes;

8 fours

Pakistan v.

Zimbabwe at

Harare

November

27, 2002

69 V Sehwag 100 b McMillan 96 1 six;

19

India v. New

Zealand at

August 2,

2001


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fours Colombo

69 KP

Pietersen

100 Not Out 104 4

sixes;

7 fours

England v.

South Africa

at East

London

February

9, 2005

70 TM Dilshan 117 Not Out Not

Known

1 six;

14

fours

Sri Lanka v.

Netherlands

at

Amstelveen

July 4,

2006

71 SR

Tendulkar

124 Not Out Not

Known

6

sixes;

12

fours

India v.

Zimbabwe at

Sharjah

October

13, 1998

71 RP Ponting 164 c Dippenaar

b

Telemachus

98 9

sixes;

13

fours

Australia v.

South Africa

at

Johannesburg

March 12,

2006

71 JDP Oram 101 Not Out 130 6

(sixes);

4

(fours)

New Zealand

vs. Australia

at Perth

2007-01-

28

Balls



72 Zaheer

Abbas

118 b Kapil Dev Not

Known

4 sixes;

10 fours

Pakistan v.

India at Multan

December

17, 1982

72 Kapil Dev

N

175 Not Out Not

Known

6 sixes;

16 fours

India v.

Zimbabwe atTunbridge Wells

June 18,

1983

72 IVA

Richards

149 c Amarnath b

Kapil Dev

Not

Known

3 sixes;

20 fours

West Indies v.

India at

Jamshedpur

December

7, 1983

72 ST 108 c Mafizur Not 3 sixes; Sri Lanka v. July 22,


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Jayasuriya Rahman b

Salahuddin

Ahmed

Known 14 fours Bangladesh at

Colombo

1997

72 RL Powell 124 c Dravid b

Mohanty

97 8 sixes;

9 fours

West Indies v.

India atSingapore

September

8, 1999

72 MN

Samuels

108 Not Out 95 5 sixes;

11 fours

West Indies v.

India at

Vijayawada

November

24, 2002

72 Adam C.

Gilchrist

149 c Silva b

Fernando

129 8

(sixes);

13

(fours)

Australia vs. Sri

Lanka at

Barbados

2007-04-28

72 Sanath

Jayasuriya

152 c Strauss b

Solanki

148 4

(sixes);

20

(fours)

Sri Lanka vs.

England at

Leeds

2006-07-01

73 Javed

Miandad

119 Not Out Not

Known

5 sixes;

6 fours

Pakistan v.

India at Lahore

December

31, 1982

73 AC

Gilchrist

103 b Sehwag 123 4 sixes;

8 fours

Australia v. ICC

World XI at

Melbourne (DS)

October 7,

2005

Balls



73 Yuvraj

Singh

103 c

Collingwood

b Flintoff

110 3 sixes;

10

fours

India v.

England at Goa

April 3,

2006

75 IVA

Richards

110 Not Out Not

Known

7 sixes;

7 fours

West Indies v.

India at Rajkot

January 5,

1988

75 CL Cairns 115 c Ganguly bKumble

100 7 sixes;7 fours

New Zealand v.India at

Christchurch

January 19,1999

75 CD McMillan 104 Not Out 104 5 sixes;

6 fours

New Zealand v.

Pakistan at

Christchurh

February

25, 2001


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75 V Sehwag 114 Not Out 113 2 sixes;

17

fours

India v. West

Indies at

Rajkot

November

12, 2002

76 Zaheer

Abbas

123 c Madugalle

b Ratnayeke

Not

Known

3 sixes;

15fours

Pakistan v. Sri

Lanka atLahore

March 29,

1982

76 ST

Jayasuriya

103 c Oram b

Harris

98 6 sixes;

10

fours

Sri Lanka v.

New Zealand at

Auckland

February 6,

2001

76 ME

Trescothick

100 Not Out 103 0 six;

16

fours

England v.

Bangladesh at

The Oval

June 16,

2005

76 Sachin R.

Tendulkar

100 Not out 110 1 (six);

10

(fours)

India vs. West

Indies at

Vadodara

2007-01-31

77 V Sehwag 126 c & b

Blackwell

104 1 six;

21

fours

India v.

England at

Colombo

September

22, 2002

Balls

Player

Runs Scoring Rate

HowOut

Minutes Sixes,Fours

MatchDetails

Date

77 BC Lara 113 131.1

7

run out

(Wishart

)

Not

Know

n

3

sixes;

14

fours

West Indies

v. Zimbabwe

at Bulawayo

October

22, 2003

77 PD

Collingwoo

d

112 129.8

7

Not Out 82 5

sixes;

10

fours

England v.

Bangladesh

at

Nottingham

June 21,

2005

78 AR Border 118 Not

Know

n

Not Out Not

Know

n

3

sixes;

10

fours

Australia v.

Sri Lanka at

Adelaide

January

28, 1985

78 AC

Gilchrist

128 Not

Know

c & b

Harris

89 7

sixes;

Australia v.

New Zealand

February

26, 2000


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n 9

fours

at

Christchurch

78 Sanath

Jayasuriya

111 105 c Fulton

b

Franklin

130.7

7

5

(sixes)

; 12(fours)

Sri Lanka vs.

New Zealand

2006-12-

28

79 Zaheer

Abbas

105 Not

Know

n

c

Srikkant

h b

Amarnat

h

Not

Know

n

1 six;

21

fours

Pakistan v.

India at

Lahore

Decembe

r 31,

1982

79 HH Gibbs 175 127.8

5

c Lee b

Symonds

104 7

sixes;

21

fours

South Africa

v. Australia

at

Johannesburg

March

12, 2006

Fastest century by a batsman in one day Internationals

Batsman (Country) Score Balls 4s 6s Versus Venue Mon/Yr

Shahid Afridi (Pak) 102 37 6 11 Sri Lanka Nairobi Oct 1996

Mark Boucher (SA) 147* 44 8 10 Zimbabwe P'stroom Sept 2006

Brian Lara (WI) 117 45 18 4 Bangladesh Dhaka Oct 1999

Shahid Afridi (Pak) 102 45 10 9 India Kanpur April 2005

Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 134 48 11 11 Pakistan Singapore April 1996

Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 130 55 16 6 Bangladesh Karachi June 2008

AB de Villiers (SA) 102* 58 11 3 India Ahmedabad Feb 2010

Virendra Sehwag (Ind) 125* 60 14 6 New Zealand Hamilton Mar 2009

Md Azharuddin (Ind) 108 62 10 3 New Zealand Baroda Dec 1988

Shakib Al Hasan (Bng) 104 63 8 4 Zimbabwe Bulawayo Aug 2009

Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 157 64 23 1 Holland Amstelveen July 2006


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Yuvraj Singh (Ind) 138* 64 16 6 England Rajkot Nov 2008

Mathew Hayden (Aus) 101 66 14 4 South Africa St Kitts Mar 2007

Suresh Raina (Ind) 101 66 7 5 Hong Kong Karachi June 2008

Virendra Sehwag (Ind) 146 66 17 6 Sri Lanka Rajkot Dec 2009

Fastest century by an Indian batsman in ODIs

Virendra Sehwag 125* 60 14 6 New Zealand Hamilton Mar 2009

Mohammad Azharuddin 108 62 10 3 New Zealand Baroda Dec 1998

Yuvraj Singh 138* 64 16 6 England Rajkot Nov 2008

Fastest century by an Australian batsman in ODIs

Mathew Hayden 101 66 14 4 South Africa St Kitts Mar 2007

Adam Gilchrist 122 67 13 4 Sri Lanka Brisbane Feb 2006

Ricky Ponting 164 71 13 9 South Africa Jo'burg Mar 2006

Fastest century by an England batsman in ODIs

Kevin Pietersen 100* 69 7 4 South Africa East London Feb 2005

Marcus Trescothick 100 76 16 0 Bangladesh The Oval June 2005

Paul Collingwood 112* 77 10 5 Bangladesh Nottingham June 2005

Fastest century by a South African batsman in ODIs

Mark Boucher 147* 44 8 10 Zimbabwe P'fstroom Sept 2006

AB de Villiers 102* 59 11 3 India Ahmedabad Feb 2010

AB de Villiers 121 75 14 0 England Cape Town Nov 2009

Fastest century by a Pakistan batsman in ODIs

Shahid Afridi 102 37 6 11 Zimbabwe Nairobi Oct 1996

Shahid Afridi 102 45 10 9 India Kanpur April 2005

Basit Ali 127* 67 12 5 West Indies Sharjah Nov 1993

Fastest century by a Sri Lankan batsman in ODIs

Sanath Jayasuriya 134 48 11 11 Pakistan Singapore Apr 1996

Sanath Jayasuriya 130 55 16 6 Bangladesh Karachi June 2008

Sanath Jayasuriya 157* 64 23 1 Holland Amstelveen July 2006

Fastest century by a West Indies batsman in ODIs


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Brian Lara 117 45 18 4 Bangladesh Dhaka Oct 1999

Chris Gayle 112* 69 17 2 Zimbabwe Harare Nov 2003

Chris Gayle 110 70 14 6 Canada King City Aug 2008

Fastest century by a New Zealand batsman in ODIs

Craig McMillan 117 67 13 5 Australia Hamilton Feb 2007

Jacob Oram 101* 71 4 6 Australia Perth Jan 2007

Jesse Ryder 105 72 12 4 India Christchurch Mar 2009

Fastest century by a Bangladesh batsman in ODIs

Shakib Al Hasan 104 64 8 4 Zimbabwe Bulawayo Aug 2009

Shakib Al Hasan 105* 68 14 3 Zimbabwe Mirpur Oct 2009

Note : Balls = is the number of balls that batsman played to complete century.. not of the wholeinnings, which is mentioned as Runs.

Fastest fifty by a batsman in one day Internationals

Batsman (Country) Score Balls 4s 6s Versus Venue Mon/Yr

Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 76 17 8 5 Pakistan Singapore Apr 1996

Simon O'Donnell (Aus) 74 18 4 6 Sri Lanka Sharjah May 1990

Shahid Afridi (Pak) 55* 18 4 6 Holland Colombo Sept 2002

Mark Boucher (SA) 51* 19 2 6 Kenya Cape Town Oct 2001

Justin Kemp (SA) 53* 19 2 5 Zimbabwe Durban Feb 2005

Brendon McCullum (NZ) 80* 19 9 6 Bangladesh Queenstown Dec 2007

Ross Taylor (NZ) 59* 19 4 5 Ireland Aberdeen Jul 2008

David Hussey (Aus) 52 19 4 4 West Indies St Kitts Jul 2008

Interesting note : Record for most sixes in an innings belongs to Xavier Marshall of WestIndies for his 12 sixes in innings of 157 not out against Canada in August 2008.. Sanath

Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi have hit 11 sixes in one innings whereas MS Dhoni, Mark Boucher,

Mathew Hayden and Brendon McCullum of New Zealand have hit 10 sixes in one innings.


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FASTEST HALF CENTURIES IN T20

Australias David Warner blast 67 runs off only 29 balls against West Indies on Tuesday at theSydney Cricket Ground during the second Twenty20 International against the visitors and help

the Oz to remained unbeaten in this Australian summer.

During his 29 balls innings Warner completed his fifty off only 18 balls. This is the secondfastest half century in the history of T20 Internationals. Indias Yuvraj Singh holds the world

record by completing off only 12 balls during his famous 16-ball 58 against England at theKingsmead in September 2007. Yuvraj hit 6 sixes off Stuart Broads one over.

In fact Yuvraj has the distinction to hit fifties in 20 or less balls for three times.

Here is the list of fastest fifties in T20 Internationals.

12 balls,Yuvraj Singh, India V England, Durban, 19-9-2007.

18 balls, David Warner, Australia V West Indies, SCG, 23-2-2010

19 balls, David Warner, Australia V South Africa, MCG, 11-1-2009

19 balls, Gautam Gambhir, India V Sri Lanka, Nagpur, 9-12-2009

20 balls, Mohd Asharaful, Bangladesh V West Indies, Jburg, 13-9-2007

20 balls, Yuvraj Singh, India V Australia, Durban, 22-9-2007

20 balls, Yuvraj Singh, India V Sri Lanka, Mohali, 12-12-2009

List of Twenty20 International records

Team scoring records

[edit] Highest innings totals

Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold.

Rank Score Teams Venue Date


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1 260-6 (20 overs) Sri Lanka v Kenya Johannesburg 14/09/2007

2 241-6 (20 overs) South Africa v England Centurion 15/11/2009

3 221-5 (20 overs) Australia v England Sydney 09/01/2007

4 218-4 (20 overs) India v England Durban 19/09/2007

5 215-5 (20 overs) Sri Lanka v Pakistan Karachi 09/12/2009

Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 7 May 2010

[edit] Lowest innings totals

Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold.

Rank Score Teams Venue Date

1 67 (17.2 overs) Kenya v Ireland Belfast 04/08/2008

2 68 (16.4 overs) Ireland v West Indies Guyana 30/04/2010

3 70 (17.3 overs) Bermuda v Canada Belfast 05/08/2008

4 73 (16.5 overs) Kenya v New Zealand Durban 12/09/2007

5 74 (17.3 overs) India v Australia Melbourne 01/02/2008

Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 30 April 2010

Most Sixes In a Match

Rank Sixes Teams Venue Date

1 24 Australia (16) v India (8) Barbados 07/05/2010

2 23 South Africa (17) v England (6) Centurion 15/11/2009

3 22 Pakistan (8) v Australia (14) Gros Islet 14/05/2010

4 21 New Zealand (11) v Australia (10) Christchurch 28/02/2010


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5

18 West Indies (12) v South Africa (6) Johannesburg 11/09/2007

18 Pakistan (9) v South Africa (9) Gros Islet 02/05/2010

[edit] Individual records

[edit] Individual records (batting)

[edit] Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date

1 117 Chris Gayle v South Africa Johannesburg 11/09/2007

2 116* Brendon McCullum v Australia Christchurch 28/02/2010

3 101 Suresh Raina v South Africa St Lucia 02/05/2010

4 100 Mahela Jayawardene v Zimbabwe Guyana 03/05/2010

5

98* Ricky Ponting v South Africa Auckland 17/02/2005

98* Mahela Jayawardene v West Indies Barbados 07/05/2010


Fastest 100

So far only four centuries have been made.

Rank Balls Player Venue Date

1

50 Chris Gayle Johannesburg 11/09/2007

50 Brendon McC

ullum Christchurch

28/02/2010

3 59 Suresh Raina Gros Islet 02/05/2010

4 63 Mahela Jayawardene Providence Stadium 03/05/2010



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[edit]Fastest 50

Rank Balls Player Venue Date

1 12 Yuvraj Singh Durban 19/09/2007

2 18 David Warner Sydney 23/02/2010

3

19 Gautam Gambhir Nagpur 9/12/2009

19 David Warner Melbourne 11/01/2009

5

20 Yuvraj Singh Mohali 12/12/2009

20 Mohammad Ashraful Johannesburg 13/09/2007

20 Yuvraj Singh Durban 22/09/2007

Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 25 February 2010

Most career sixes

Rank Sixes Player

1= 38 Yuvraj Singh

1= 38 Brendon McC

ullum

3 34 Chris Gayle

4 31 David Warner

5= 29 Cameron White

5= 29 Albie Morkel

Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 15 May 2010

[edit]Most sixes in an innings

Rank Sixes Balls faced Player Opponent Year

1 10 57 Chris Gayle South Africa 2007


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2 9 45 Loots Bosman England 2009

3 8 55 Brendon McCullum Australia 2010

4

7 16 Yuvraj Singh England 2007

7 29 David Warner West Indies 2010

Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 28 February 2010

[edit]Most runs off an over

Rank Runs Player/s Team Bowler Date

1 36 Yuvraj Singh India Stuart Broad 19/09/2007

2 30 Ricky Ponting Australia Daryl Tuffey 17/02/2005

3 29 Jehan Mubarak Sri Lanka Lameck Onyango 14/09/2007

4 28 David Hussey Australia Mohammad Sami 02/05/2010

5 27 Chris Gayle West Indies Brett Lee 06/06/2009

Source: Cricinfo, Last updated: 3 May 2010

Fastest World Cup centuries

Player Team Opposition Year Balls

Kevin O'Brien Ireland England 2011 50

Matthew Hayden Australia South Africa 2007 66

John Davison Canada West Indies 2003 67

Kapil Dev India Zimbabwe 1983 72

Adam Gilchrist Australia Sri Lanka 2007 72


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