List of Cricket World Cup records

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This article is about records at the men's Cricket World Cup. For the women's records, see List of Women's Cricket World Cup records.

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[edit]

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[edit]

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results[edit]

Team Span Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Win
First Season Last Season
 Afghanistan 2015 2023 17 1 16 0 0 5.88%
 Australia 1975 2023 96 69 25 1 1 73.15%
 Bangladesh 1999 2023 43 15 27 0 1 35.71%
Template:Country data BER 2007 2007 3 0 3 0 0 0.00%
 Canada 1979 2011 18 2 16 0 0 11.11%
East Africa cricket team East Africa 1975 1975 3 0 3 0 0 0.00%
 England 1975 2023 85 49 33 2 1 59.52%
 India 1975 2023 86 55 29 1 1 65.29%
 Ireland 2007 2015 21 7 13 1 0 35.71%
 Kenya 1996 2011 29 6 22 0 1 21.42%
 Namibia 2003 2003 6 0 6 0 0 0.00%
 Netherlands 1996 2023 22 2 20 0 0 9.09%
 New Zealand 1975 2023 92 57 33 1 1 63.18%
 Pakistan 1975 2023 81 47 32 0 2 59.49%
 Scotland 1999 2015 14 0 14 0 0 0.00%
 South Africa 1992 2023 66 40 23 2 1 63.07%
 Sri Lanka 1975 2023 82 38 41 1 2 48.12%
 United Arab Emirates 1996 2015 11 1 10 0 0 9.09%
 West Indies 1975 2019 80 43 35 0 2 55.12%
 Zimbabwe 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[edit]

Greatest win margin (by runs)[edit]

Margin Teams Venue Date
275 runs  Australia (417/6) beat  Afghanistan (142) WACA, Perth 4 March 2015
257 runs  India (413/5) beat Template:Country data BER (156) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 19 March 2007
 South Africa (408/5) beat  West Indies (151) SCG, Sydney 27 February 2015
256 runs  Australia (301/6) beat  Namibia (45) Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 27 February 2003
243 runs  Sri Lanka (321/6) beat  Bermuda (78) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 15 March 2007
Updated as of 13 October 2023[6]

Lowest win margin (by runs)[edit]

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  Australia (270/6) beat  India (269) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 9 October 1987
 Australia (237/9) beat  India (234) [Target 236 (D/L Method)] The Gabba, Brisbane 1 March 1992
2 runs  Sri Lanka (235) beat  England (233/8) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 4 April 2007
3 runs  New Zealand (242/7) beat  Zimbabwe (239) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 1987
 Australia (199/4) beat  New Zealand (196/9) Holkar Stadium, Indore 18 October 1987
 Zimbabwe (252/9) beat  India (249) Grace Road, Leicester 19 May 1999
 West Indies (278/5) beat  South Africa (275/9) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 9 February 2003
Updated as of 13 October 2023[7]

Team scoring records[edit]

Highest innings totals[edit]

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

Lowest innings totals[edit]

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

Highest match aggregate[edit]

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

Lowest match aggregate[edit]

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

Highest successful run chase[edit]

Score Team Opposition Venue Date
345/4 (48.2 overs)  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 2023
329/7 (49.1 overs)  Ireland  England M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 2 March 2011
322/3 (41.3 overs)  Bangladesh  West Indies County Ground, Taunton 17 June 2019
322/4 (48.1 overs)  Bangladesh  Scotland Saxton Oval, Nelson 5 March 2015
313/7 (49.2 overs)  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 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[edit]

100% win record[14]
Team Year Matches played
 Australia (2007) 11
 Australia (2003) 11
 Sri Lanka (1996) 8[lower-alpha 1]
 West Indies (1975) 5
 West Indies (1979) 5[lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Sri Lanka's 8 in 1996 includes 2 wins on forfeit.
  2. ↑ West Indies had 5 scheduled matches in 1979, but one was a "no result" due to rain.

Streaks[edit]

Record First Second
Most consecutive wins  Australia (1999–2011) 27[lower-alpha 1][15]  India (2011–2015) 11[16]
Most Wins (Total)  Australia 69  New Zealand 55
Most consecutive matches without being defeated  Australia (1999–2011) 34[lower-alpha 1][15]  India (2011–2015) 11[16]
Most consecutive defeats  Zimbabwe (1983–1992) 18[17]  Afghanistan (2015–2023) 14[18]
Most Defeats (Total)  Zimbabwe 42  Sri Lanka 39
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australia's streak of 34 matches without defeat consists of 32 wins, 1 tie and 1 no-result. During this streak, after 25 straight wins they had a no-result, followed by 2 more wins, making a total of 27 consecutive wins, broken by Pakistan in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Batting[edit]

See also: List of Cricket World Cup centuries

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[edit]

Rank Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
1 2,278 India Sachin Tendulkar 45 44 152 56.95 6 15 1992–2011
2 1,743 Australia Ricky Ponting 46 42 140* 45.86 5 6 1996–2011
3 1,532 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 37 35 124 56.74 5 7 2003–2015
4 1,225 West Indies Cricket Board Brian Lara 34 33 116 42.24 2 7 1992–2007
5 1,207 South Africa 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[edit]

Batting position Batsman Team Innings Runs Average Span Ref
Opener Sachin Tendulkar  India 31 1,767 58.90 1996–2011 [21]
Number 3 Ricky Ponting  Australia 40 1,723 46.56 [22]
Number 4 Javed Miandad  Pakistan 21 906 50.33 1983–1992 [23]
Number 5 Arjuna Ranatunga  Sri Lanka 17 709 70.90 1983–1999 [24]
Number 6 Michael Bevan  Australia 14 481 48.10 1996–2003 [25]
Number 7 Alex Careydagger 8 329 65.80 2019–2019 [26]
Number 8 Paul Nixon  England 7 174 43.50 2007–2007 [27]
Number 9 Jason Holderdagger  West Indies 4 155 51.66 2015–2015 [28]
Number 10 George Dockrelldagger  Ireland 7 66 13.20 2011–2015 [29]
Number 11 Shoaib Akhtar  Pakistan 8 50 25.00 1999–2011 [30]
Last updated: 13 October 2023

Highest individual scores[edit]

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

Highest average[edit]

Rank Average Player Mat Inn NO Runs Span
1 124.00 South Africa Lance Klusener 14 11 8 372 1999–2003
2 103.00 Australia Andrew Symonds 18 13 8 515 2003–2007
3 66.42 England Ben Stokesdagger 11 10 3 465 2019
4 65.23 India Rohit Sharmadagger 19 19 2 1109 2015–2023
5 63.52 South Africa AB de Villiers 23 22 3 1207 2007–2015
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings

Updated as of 13 October 2023[32]

Highest strike rate[edit]

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

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

Most centuries[edit]

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

Most 50+ scores[edit]

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

Fastest 50[edit]

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 18 New Zealand Brendon McCullum  England Westpac Stadium, Wellington 20 February 2015
2 20  Canada Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet 22 March 2007
Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews  Scotland Bellerive Oval, Hobart 11 March 2015
4 21 Australia Glenn Maxwell  Afghanistan Perth Stadium, Perth 4 March 2015
South Africa Mark Boucher  Netherlands Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre 16 March 2007
New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Australia Eden Park, Auckland 28 February 2015
Updated as of 13 October 2023[37]

Fastest 100[edit]

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

Most sixes[edit]

Rank 6s Player Mat Inn Runs HS Avg 100s 50s Period
1 49 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 35 34 1186 215 35.93 2 6 2003-2019
2 37 South Africa AB de Villiers 23 23 1207 162* 63.52 4 6 2007–2015
3 31 Australia Ricky Ponting 46 42 1743 140* 45.86 5 6 1996–2011
4 29 New Zealand Brendon McCullum 34 27 742 101 33.72 1 6 2003–2015
5 28 South Africa Herschelle Gibbs 25 23 1067 143 56.15 2 8 1999–2007
India Rohit Sharmadagger 19 19 1109 140 65.23 7 3 2015–2023
Updated as of 13 October 2023[39]

Overall[edit]

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

One tournament[edit]

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

Streaks[edit]

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

Bowling[edit]

Most career wickets[edit]

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

Best bowling figures[edit]

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

Best average[edit]

Rank Avg. Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Span
1 15.18 England Chris Old 9 16 243 90.3 1975–1979
2 15.57 Australia Mitchell Starcdagger 20 52 81. 173.1 2015–2023
3 15.70 India Mohammed Shamidagger 11 31 487 96.1 2015–2019
4 16.25 New Zealand Geoff Allott 9 20 325 87.4 1999–1999
5 17.05 West Indies Cricket Board Michael Holding 11 20 341 115.5 1979–1983
Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries

Updated as of 13 October 2023[61]

Best strike-rate[edit]

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

Updated as of 13 October 2023[62]

Best economy rate[edit]

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

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

Overall[edit]

See also: List of Cricket World Cup five-wicket hauls
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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 Australia Mitchell Starc 3 Australia Gary Gilmour
West Indies Cricket Board Vasbert Drakes
Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman
Sri Lanka Ashantha de Mel
Pakistan Shahid Afridi
Australia Glenn McGrath 		2 [65]
Most four-wicket hauls (and over) Australia Mitchell Starc 6 South Africa Imran Tahir 5 [66]
Most wickets in consecutive balls Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 4 v South Africa (2007) India Chetan Sharma 3 v New Zealand (1987) [67][68]
Pakistan Saqlain Mushtaq 3 v Zimbabwe (1999)
Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas 3 v Bangladesh (2003)
Australia Brett Lee 3 v Kenya (2003)
Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 3 v Kenya (2011)
West Indies Cricket Board Kemar Roach 3 v Netherlands (2011)
England Steven Finn 3 v Australia (2015)
South Africa JP Duminy 3 v Sri Lanka (2015)
India Mohammad Shami 3 v Afghanistan (2019)
New Zealand Trent Boult 3 v Australia (2019)
Fastest bowler Pakistan Shoaib Akhtar 161.3 km/h (100.23 mph) 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[edit]

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

Fielding[edit]

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)[edit]

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

Most catches (fielder)[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Max Period
1 28 Australia Ricky Ponting 46 3 1996-2011
2 20 England Joe Rootdagger 19 3 2015-2023
3 18 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya 38 2 1992-2007
4 17 India Virat Kohli 28 2 2011-2023
West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 35 2 2003-2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[73]

One tournament[edit]

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

Partnership[edit]

Highest partnerships (any wicket)[edit]

Rank Runs Partnership Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date
1 372 2nd wicket Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels  West Indies  Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015
2 318 2nd wicket Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid  India  Sri Lanka County Ground, Taunton 26 May 1999
3 282 1st wicket Tillakaratne Dilshan & Upul Tharanga  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 10 March 2011
4 273* 2nd wicket Devon Conway & Rachin Ravindra  New Zealand  England Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 05 October 2023
5 260 2nd wicket David Warner & Steve Smith  Australia  Afghanistan 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)[edit]

Partnership Runs Players Batting Team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 282 Tillakaratne Dilshan & Upul Tharanga  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 10 March 2011
2nd wicket 372 Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels  West Indies  Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015
3rd wicket 237* Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar  India  Kenya County Ground, Bristol 23 May 1999
4th wicket 204 Michael Clarke & Brad Hodge  Australia  Netherlands Warner Park, Basseterre 18 March 2007
5th wicket 256* JP Duminy & David Miller  South Africa  Zimbabwe Seddon Park, Hamilton 15 February 2015
6th wicket 162 Alex Cusack & Kevin O'Brien  Ireland  England M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 2 March 2011
7th wicket 116 MS Dhoni & Ravindra Jadeja  India  New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester 9 July 2019
8th wicket 117 David Houghton & Iain Butchart  Zimbabwe  New Zealand Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 10 October 1987
9th wicket 126* Kapil Dev & Syed Kirmani  India  Zimbabwe Nevill Ground, Turnbridge Wells 18 June 1983
10th wicket 71 Andy Roberts & Joel Garner  West Indies  India 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[edit]

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

Extras[edit]

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  Scotland v  Pakistan (1999) 59 (5 b, 6 lb, 33 w, 15 nb)  India v  Zimbabwe (1999) 51 (0 b, 14 lb, 21 w, 16 nb) [78]

Grounds[edit]

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 England Old Trafford, Manchester 17 1975-2019
2 England Headingley, Leeds 16 1975-2019
England Edgbaston, Birmingham 1975-2019
4 England Kennington Oval, London 15 1975-2019
England Lord's, London 1975-2019
England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1975-2019
Updated as of 13 October 2023[79]

Umpires[edit]

Most Matches[edit]

Umpire Matches Period
England David Shepherd 46 1983-2003
West Indies Cricket Board Steve Bucknor 45 1992-2007
Pakistan Aleem Dar 34 2003-2019
New Zealand Billy Bowden 25 2003-2015
South Africa Rudi Koertzen 1999-2007
Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena 2011-2023
Updated as of 13 October 2023[80]

Most finals as umpire[edit]

Umpire Matches Period
West Indies Cricket Board Steve Bucknor 5 1992-2007
England David Shepherd 3 1996-2003
England Dickie Bird 3 1975-1983
Pakistan Aleem Dar 2 2007-2011
England Barrie Meyer 2 1979-1983
Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena 2 2015-2019
Last updated: 14 July 2019[81]

Appearances[edit]

Tournaments[edit]

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

Most Matches[edit]

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

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

Representing more than one country[edit]

Player Countries[83]
Kepler Wessels  Australia (1983)
South Africa South Africa (1992)
Anderson Cummins  West Indies (1992)
 Canada (2007)
Ed Joyce  England (2007)
 Ireland (2011 & 2015)
Eoin Morgan  Ireland (2007)
 England (2011, 2015 & 2019)

Most World Cup Titles[edit]

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

Age[edit]

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 Canada Nitish Kumar 16 years, 283 days 2011 Bangladesh Talha Jubair 17 years, 70 days 2003 [86]
Oldest player Netherlands Nolan Clarke 47 years, 257 days 1996 Zimbabwe John Traicos 44 years, 306 days 1992 [87][88]

Captaincy[edit]

Most matches as a captain[edit]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win% Period
1 29 Australia Ricky Ponting 26 2 0 1 92.85 2003-2011
2 27 New Zealand Stephen Fleming 16 10 0 1 61.53 1999-2007
3 23 India Mohammad Azharuddin 10 12 0 1 45.45 1992-1999
4 22 Pakistan Imran Khan 14 8 0 0 63.63 1983-1992
5 17 West Indies Cricket Board Clive Lloyd 15 2 0 0 88.23 1975-1983
South Africa Graeme Smith 11 6 0 0 64.70 2007-2011
India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 14 2 1 0 85.29 2011-2015
England 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)[edit]

Rank Player Matches Win%
1 Australia Ricky Ponting 29 matches 92.85
2 West Indies Cricket Board Clive Lloyd 17 matches 88.23
3 India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 17 matches 85.29
4 India Sourav Ganguly 11 matches 81.82
5 South Africa Hansie Cronje 15 matches 76.66

See also[edit]

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