Cricket World Cup Records

Scores

• Highest team score: 413/5 – India vs. Bermuda, 2007
• Lowest team score: 36 all out – Canada vs. Sri Lanka, 2003
• Highest successful run chase: 313/7 – Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe, 1992
• Highest individual score: 188, Gary Kirsten – South Africa vs. UAE
• Biggest partnership for any wicket: 318, Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly (2nd wicket) – India vs. Sri Lanka
• Largest winning margin in a Cricket World Cup match: 257 runs – India vs. Bermuda, 2007
• Smallest winning margin: 1 run – Australia vs. India, 1987 & 1992

Teams

• Most consecutive World Cup matches won: 23, Australia 1999-2007
• Most consecutive World Cup matches lost: 18, Zimbabwe 1983-1992
• Most Cricket World Cup matches won: 53, Australia
• Most Cricket World Cup matches lost: 33, Zimbabwe

Batting

• Most runs in all Cricket World Cups: 1796, Sachin Tendulkar
• Most runs by a batsman in a single tournament: 673 in 11 innings, Sachin Tendulkar – 2003 Cricket World Cup
• Quickest century: 66 balls, Matthew Hayden – Australia vs. South Africa
• Fastest fifty: 20 balls, Brendon McCullum – New Zealand vs. Canada
• Highest strike rate in Cricket World Cups: 115.14, Kapil Dev (India)
• Highest average in Cricket World Cups: 63.31, Viv Richards
• Most ducks in Cricket World Cups: 22, Nathan Astle

Bowling

• Most wickets in all Cricket World Cups: 71, Glenn McGrath
• Best bowling figures in a single match: 7/15, Glenn McGrath – Australia vs. Namibia
• Most wickets in consecutive balls: 4, Lasith Malinga – Sri Lanka vs. South Africa
• Most wickets in a single tournament: 26, Glenn McGrath (Australia)
• Lowest economy rate: 3.24, Andy Roberts (West Indies)
• Best strike rate: 27.5, Glenn McGrath (Australia)

Fielding

• Most catches in the Cricket World Cup: 25, Ricky Ponting (Australia)
• Most dismissals by a wicket keeper in the Cricket World Cup: 52, Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
• Most catches in a single match: 4, Mohammad Kaif (India)
• Most dismissals in a single match: 6, Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
• Most catches in a tournament: 11, Ricky Ponting (Australia)
• Most dismissals in a tournament: 12, Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
• Most extras conceded by a team in a single match: 59, Scotland

Miscellaneous

• Most experienced Cricket World Cup umpire: David Shepard, 46 matches
• Oldest player to compete in a Cricket World Cup: Nolan Clarke, 47 years, 257 days
• Youngest player to compete in a Cricket World Cup: Talha Jubair, 17 years, 70 days