List of Cricket World Cup records

The Cricket World Cup is a One Day International (ODI) competition in men's cricket. Organized 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, following criticism of the 2007 World Cup.

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds an array of individual records in the World Cup. One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997, 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. 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. McGrath concluded his career after winning the World Cup in 2007.

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 Quinton de Kock) and in one tournament (along with Tom Latham). Australia holds several team records, including those for the most wins, the highest win percentage, and 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.

All records are updated as of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

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

Australia dominates the team records, with the highest number of matches, victories, and win percentage.

Team	Span		Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Win
	First Edition	Last Edition
Afghanistan	2015	2023	24	5	19	0	0	20.83%
Australia	1975	2023	105	78	25	1	1	75.48%
Bangladesh	1999	2023	49	16	32	0	1	33.33%
Bermuda	2007	2007	3	0	3	0	0	0.00%
Canada	1979	2011	18	2	16	0	0	11.11%
East Africa	1975	1975	3	0	3	0	0	0.00%
England	1975	2023	92	51	38	2	1	57.14%
India	1975	2023	95	63	30	1	1	67.55%
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	29	4	25	0	0	13.79%
New Zealand	1975	2023	99	59	38	1	1	60.71%
Pakistan	1975	2023	88	49	37	0	2	56.97%
Scotland	1999	2015	14	0	14	0	0	0.00%
South Africa	1992	2023	74	45	26	2	1	63.01%
Sri Lanka	1975	2023	89	40	46	1	2	46.55%
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%
The win percentage excludes no results; a tie counts as half a win; irrespective of a tiebreaker match count as a tie

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

Teams have surpassed the 400-run mark seven times in the World Cup. India set the tone with 413 against Bermuda in 2007. This was the highest score until Australia scored 417 against Afghanistan in 2015. South Africa then set a new record in 2023 by scoring 428 against Sri Lanka.

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	Bermuda	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	19 March 2007
411/4 (50 overs)	South Africa	Ireland	Manuka Oval, Canberra	3 March 2015
410/4 (50 overs)	India	Netherlands	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	12 November 2023

Lowest innings totals

Canada holds the record for the lowest innings totals in the World Cup, scoring 36 against Sri Lanka in 2003 and 45 against England in 1979.

Score	Team	Opponent	Venue2	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
55 (19.4 overs)	Sri Lanka	India	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2 November 2023
58 (18.5 overs)	Bangladesh	West Indies	Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	4 March 2011

Highest match aggregate

The highest match aggregates in the World Cup were recorded in 2023, with Australia and New Zealand setting the record at 771, followed by South Africa and Sri Lanka at 754, and India and New Zealand at 724.

Score	Teams	Venue	Date
771/19 (99.2 overs)	Australia (388) v New Zealand (383/9)	HPCA, Dharamshala	28 October 2023
754/15 (94.5 overs)	South Africa (428/5) v Sri Lanka (326)	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	7 October 2023
724/15 (98.5 overs)	India (397/5) v New Zealand (327)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	15 November 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

Lowest match aggregate

The lowest match aggregates in the World Cup took place in 2003, when Sri Lanka secured victory against Canada, resulting in a total of 73. Similarly in 1979, England emerged victorious against Canada with a combined score of 91.

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

Result records

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Recorded as the greatest win in the World Cup, Australia achieved a remarkable victory with a margin of 309 runs against Netherlands in 2023. Following closely, India secured a dominant win with a margin of 302 runs against Sri Lanka in the same World Cup.

Margin	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
309 runs	Australia (399/8)	Netherlands (90)	Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi	25 October 2023
302 runs	India (357/8)	Sri Lanka (55)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2 November 2023
275 runs	Australia (417/6)	Afghanistan (142)	WACA, Perth	4 March 2015
257 runs	India (413/5)	Bermuda (156)	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	19 March 2007
	South Africa (408/5)	West Indies (151)	SCG, Sydney	27 February 2015

Greatest win margin (by balls remaining)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date
277 balls	England (46/2) beat Canada (45)	Old Trafford, Manchester	13 June 1979
272 balls	Sri Lanka (37/1) beat Canada (36)	Boland Bank Park, Paarl	19 February 2003
252 balls	New Zealand (72/0) beat Kenya (69)	Chepauk Stadium, Chennai	20 February 2011
240 balls	Sri Lanka (81/2) beat Ireland (77)	Queen's Park, Grenada	18 April 2007
239 balls	West Indies (70/2) beat Scotland (68)	Grace Road, Leicester	27 May 1999
This match was played with 60 overs per innings

Greatest win margin (by wickets)

Teams batting second have won by a margin of ten wickets 12 times, with New Zealand winning in such a manner 3 times.

Highest successful run chase

Highlighted by the highest successful run chases in the World Cup, Pakistan achieved a remarkable feat with a score of 345 against Sri Lanka in 2023. In a notable pursuit, Ireland successfully chased down 329 against England in 2011.

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)		Scotland	Saxton Oval, Nelson	5 March 2015
313/7 (49.2 overs)	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	23 February 1992

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

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	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

Lowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date
1 wicket	West Indies (267/9) beat Pakistan (266/7)	Edgbaston, Birmingham	11 June 1975
	Pakistan (217/9) beat West Indies (216)	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	16 October 1987
	South Africa (212/9) beat Sri Lanka (209)	Providence Stadium, Guyana	28 March 2007
	England (301/9) beat West Indies (300)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	21 April 2007
	Afghanistan (211/9) beat Scotland (210)	University Oval, Dunedin	27 February 2015
	New Zealand (152/9) beat Australia (151)	Eden Park, Auckland	28 February 2015
	South Africa (271/9) beat Pakistan (270)	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	27 October 2023

Lowest win margin (by balls remaining)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date
0 Balls	Pakistan (217/9) beat West Indies (216)	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	16 October 1987
1 Ball	New Zealand (238/8) beat England (234)	Edgbaston, Birmingham	15 June 1983
	Sri Lanka (198/7) beat South Africa (195)	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2 March 1992
	England (226/7) beat South Africa (236/4)	MCG, Melbourne	12 March 1992
	England (301/9) beat West Indies (300)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	21 April 2007
	New Zealand (299/6) beat South Africa (281/5)	Eden Park, Auckland	24 March 2015

Lowest totals defended successfully

Marking the lowest totals successfully defended in the World Cup, Zimbabwe defended a total of 134 against England in 1992. England also has a record defense, holding Pakistan to 165 in 1979.

Total	Defended by	Opposition	Venue	Date
134	Zimbabwe	England (125 in 49.1 overs)	LSG, Albury	18 March 1992
165	England	Pakistan (151 in 56 overs)	Headingley, Leeds	16 June 1979
166	Kenya	West Indies (93 in 35.2 overs)	Nehru Stadium, Pune	29 February 1996
171	England	South Africa (165 in 47.4 overs)	Chepauk, Chennai	6 March 2011
180	Canada	Bangladesh (120 in 28 overs)	Kingsmead, Durban	11 February 2003
Qualification: Only completed innings in matches that did not have overs reduced are included. 60 overs per team.

Undefeated in whole tournament

100% win record
Team	Year	Matches played	Notes
Australia	(2003)	11
Australia	(2007)	11
Sri Lanka	(1996)	8
West Indies	(1975)	5
West Indies	(1979)	5

Undefeated in the group stages

(Not losing a single match in league/group stages)

Team	Year	Matches
India	(2023)	9
New Zealand	(2015)	6
India		6
Australia	(2007)	9
Australia	(2003)	8
Sri Lanka	(1996)	5
South Africa		5
England	(1979)	3
West Indies		3
England	(1975)	3
West Indies		3

Streaks

Record	First		Second
Most consecutive wins	Australia (1999–2011)	27	India (2011–2015)	11
Most consecutive matches without being defeated	Australia (1999–2011)	34	India (2011–2015)	11
Most consecutive defeats	Zimbabwe (1983–1992)	18	Afghanistan (2015–2023)	14

Extras

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)

Batting

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. Virat Kohli has scored 2nd most runs, most runs in a tournament, most 50+ scores in a tournament. Ricky Ponting scored more than 1700 runs and has the most appearances (46) and most matches as captain (29) in World Cups.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
1	2,278	Sachin Tendulkar	45	44	152	56.95	6	15	1992–2011
2	1,795	Virat Kohli†	37	37	117	59.83	5	12	2011–2023
3	1,743	Ricky Ponting	46	42	140*	45.86	5	6	1996–2011
4	1,575	Rohit Sharma†	28	28	140	60.57	7	6	2015-2023
5	1,532	Kumar Sangakkara	37	35	124	56.74	5	7	2003–2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Team	Innings	Runs	Average	Span	Ref
Opener	Sachin Tendulkar	India	31	1,767	58.90	1996–2011
Number 3	Ricky Ponting	Australia	40	1,723	46.56	1996–2011
Number 4	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	21	906	50.33	1983–1992
Number 5	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	17	709	70.90	1983–1999
Number 6	Glenn Maxwell†	Australia	13	509	63.62	2015–2023
Number 7	Alex Carey†		8	329	65.80	2019–2019
Number 8	Chris Woakes†	England	16	247	20.58	2015–2023
Number 9	Jason Holder†	West Indies	4	155	51.66	2015–2015
Number 10	Aryan Dutt†	Netherlands	9	70	11.66	2023–2023
Number 11	Haris Rauf†	Pakistan	5	53	17.66	2023–2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Highest individual scores

Rank	Runs	Player	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	237*	Martin Guptill	163	24	11	145.39	West Indies	Sky Stadium, Wellington	21 March 2015
2	215	Chris Gayle	147	10	16	146.25	Zimbabwe	Manuka Oval, Canberra	24 February 2015
3	201*	Glenn Maxwell	128	21	10	157.03	Afghanistan	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	7 November 2023
4	188*	Gary Kirsten	159	13	4	118.23	United Arab Emirates	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	16 February 1996
5	183	Sourav Ganguly	158	17	7	115.82	Sri Lanka	County Ground, Taunton	26 May 1999
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Highest average

Rank	Average	Player	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	Span
1	124.00	Lance Klusener	14	11	8	372	1999–2003
2	103.00	Andrew Symonds	18	13	8	515	2003–2007
3	66.25	Shreyas Iyer†	11	11	3	530	2023
4	64.22	Rachin Ravindra †	10	10	1	578	2023
5	63.52	AB De Villiers	23	22	3	1207	2007–2015
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings Last updated: 19 November 2023

Highest strike rate

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	BF	Span
1	160.32	Glenn Maxwell†	27	25	901	562	2015–2023
2	120.84	Brendon McCullum	34	27	742	614	2003–2015
3	118.20	Jos Buttler†	26	23	591	500	2015–2023
4	117.29	AB de Villiers	23	22	1,207	1,029	2007–2015
5	115.14	Kapil Dev	26	24	669	581	1979–1992
Qualification: Minimum 500 balls faced. Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	Span
1	7	Rohit Sharma †	28	28	1575	140	2015–2023
2	6	David Warner†	29	29	1527	178	2015–2023
		Sachin Tendulkar	45	44	2278	152	1992–2011
3	5	Kumar Sangakara	37	35	1532	124	2003–2015
		Virat Kohli †	37	37	1795	117	2011–2023
		Ricky Ponting	46	42	1743	140*	1996–2011
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most 50+ scores

Rank	No.	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Span
1	21	Sachin Tendulkar	45	44	2278	152	6	15	1992–2011
2	17	Virat Kohli†	37	37	1795	117	5	12	2011-2023
3	13	Rohit Sharma†	28	28	1575	140	7	6	2015-2023
		Shakib Al Hasan†	36	36	1332	124*	2	11	2007–2023
5	12	Kumar Sangakkara	37	35	1532	124	5	7	2003–2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Fastest 50

Rank	Balls	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	18	Brendon McCullum	England	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	20 February 2015
2	20		Canada	Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet	22 March 2007
		Angelo Mathews	Scotland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	11 March 2015
4	21	Brendon McCullum	Australia	Eden Park, Auckland	28 February 2015
		Glenn Maxwell	Afghanistan	WACA, Perth	4 March 2015
		Mark Boucher	Netherlands	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre	16 March 2007
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Fastest 100

Rank	Balls	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	40	Glenn Maxwell	Netherlands	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	25 October 2023
2	49	Aiden Markram	Sri Lanka	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	7 October 2023
3	50	Kevin O'Brien	England	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2 March 2011
4	51	Glenn Maxwell	Sri Lanka	Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney	8 March 2015
5	52	AB De Villiers	West Indies	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	27 February 2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most sixes

Rank	6s	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
1	54	Rohit Sharma†	28	28	1575	140	60.57	7	6	2015–2023
2	49	Chris Gayle	35	34	1186	215	35.93	2	6	2003-2019
3	43	Glenn Maxwell†	27	25	901	201*	47.42	3	2	2015–2023
4	41	David Warner†	29	29	1527	178	56.55	6	5	2015–2023
5	37	AB de Villiers	23	23	1207	162*	63.52	4	6	2007–2015
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Overall

Record	First		Second		Ref(s)
Fastest double-century	Glenn Maxwell v Afghanistan (2023)	128 balls	Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015)	138 balls
Fastest 150	AB de Villiers v West Indies (2015)	64 balls	Glenn Maxwell v Afghanistan (2023)	104 balls
Most ducks	Nathan Astle	5 out of 22	Ijaz Ahmed	5 out of 26
Most sixes in an innings	Eoin Morgan v Afghanistan (2019)	17	Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015)	16
Most fours	Sachin Tendulkar	241	Rohit Sharma	162
Most fours in an innings	Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015)	24	Tillakaratne Dilshan v Bangladesh (2015)	22
Most runs through boundaries in an innings	Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015)	162	Glenn Maxwell v Afghanistan (2023)	144

One tournament

Most runs in a tournament

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Inn	Avg	100s	50s	Season
1	765	Virat Kohli	11	11	95.62	3	6	2023
2	673	Sachin Tendulkar	11	11	61.18	1	6	2003
3	659	Matthew Hayden	11	10	73.22	3	1	2007
4	648	Rohit Sharma	9	9	81.00	5	1	2019
5	647	David Warner	10	10	71.88	3	3	2019
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most centuries in a tournament

Rank	Centuries	Player	Season
1	5	Rohit Sharma	2019
2	4	Kumar Sangakkara	2015
		Quinton de Kock	2023
4	3	6 players ( Mark Waugh (1996), Sourav Ganguly (2003), Matthew Hayden (2007, David Warner (2019), Virat Kohli (2023), Rachin Ravindra (2023)
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most 50+ scores in a tournament

Rank	50+ Scores	Player	100s	50s	Season
1	9	Virat Kohli	3	6	2023
2	7	Sachin Tendulkar	1	6	2003
		Shakib Al Hasan	2	5	2019
4	6	Rohit Sharma	5	1	2019
		David Warner	3	3	2019
Last updated: 19 November 2023

More record holders

Record	Player	Record	Edition
Most sixes	Rohit Sharma	31 (11 innings)	2023
	Chris Gayle	26 (6 innings)	2015
	Shreyas Iyer	24 (11 innings)	2023
	David Warner
Most fours	Sachin Tendulkar	75 (11 innings)	2003
	Mathew Hayden	69 (10 innings)	2003
	Virat Kohli	68 (11 innings)	2023

Streaks

Record	First			Ref(s)
Most consecutive centuries	Kumar Sangakkara	4	2015
Most consecutive 50+ scores	Steve Smith Virat Kohli Virat Kohli	5	2015 2019 2023
Most consecutive ducks	Nicholas De Groot Shem Ngoche	3	2003 2011

Bowling

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	SR	BBI	Span
1	71	Glenn McGrath	39	18.19	27.53	7/15	1996–2007
2	68	Muttiah Muralitharan	40	19.63	30.30	4/19	1996–2011
3	65	Mitchell Starc†	28	19.29	22.44	6/28	2015–2023
4	56	Lasith Malinga	29	22.87	24.89	6/38	2007–2019
5	55	Mohammad Shami †	18	13.52	15.81	7/57	2015–2023
		Wasim Akram	38	23.83	35.40	5/28	1987–2003
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Best bowling figures

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Maidens	Econ	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	7/15	Glenn McGrath	7.0	4	2.14	Namibia	Senwes Park, Potchefstroom	27 February 2003
2	7/20	Andy Bichel	10.0	0	2.00	England	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	2 March 2003
3	7/33	Tim Southee	9.0	0	3.66	England	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	20 February 2015
4	7/51	Winston Davis	10.3	0	4.85	Australia	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	11 June 1983
5	7/57	Mohammad Shami	9.5	0	5.80	New Zealand	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	15 November 2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Best average

Rank	Avg.	Player	Matches	Wickets	Runs	Overs	Span
1	12.31	Andy Bichel	8	16	197	57.0	2003–2003
2	13.00	Vasbert Drakes	6	16	208	51.5	2003–2003
3	13.52	Mohammed Shami†	18	55	744	145.0	2015–2023
4	14.90	Mike Hendrick	5	10	149	56.0	1979–1979
5	15.18	Chris Old	9	16	243	90.3	1975–1979
Qualification: Minimum 50 Overs Last updated: 19 November 2023

Best strike-rate

Rank	Strike-rate	Player	Matches	Wickets	Balls	Span
1	15.8	Mohammed Shami†	18	55	870	2015–2023
2	19.00	Gerald Coetzee †	8	20	381	2023–2023
3	19.4	Vasbert Drakes	6	16	311	2003–2003
4	20.0	Josh Davey	6	15	300	2015–2015
5	21.3	Andy Bichel	8	16	342	2003–2003
Qualification: Minimum 50 Overs Last updated: 19 November 2023

Best economy rate

Rank	Economy rates	Player	Matches	Wickets	Runs	Overs	Span
1	2.46	Bishan Singh Bedi	5	2	148	60.0	1975–1979
2	2.66	Mike Hendrick	5	10	149	56.0	1979–1992
		Bob Willis	11	18	315	118.1	1979-1983
4	2.68	Chris Old	9	16	243	90.3	1975-1979
5	2.88	Richard Hadlee	13	22	421	146.1	1975–1983
Qualification: Minimum 50.0 overs Last updated: 19 November 2023

Overall

Record	First		Second		Ref(s)
Most five-wicket hauls	Mohammed Shami	4	Mitchell Starc	3
Most four-wicket hauls (and over)	Mohammed Shami	8	Mitchell Starc	6
Most wickets in consecutive balls	Lasith Malinga	4 v South Africa (2007)	Chetan Sharma	3 v New Zealand (1987)
			Saqlain Mushtaq	3 v Zimbabwe (1999)
			Chaminda Vaas	3 v Bangladesh (2003)
			Brett Lee	3 v Kenya (2003)
			Lasith Malinga	3 v Kenya (2011)
			Kemar Roach	3 v Netherlands (2011)
			Steven Finn	3 v Australia (2015)
			JP Duminy	3 v Sri Lanka (2015)
			Mohammad Shami	3 v Afghanistan (2019)
			Trent Boult	3 v Australia (2019)
Most runs conceded in an innings	Bas de Leede	115 v Australia (2023)	Rashid Khan	110 v England (2019)
Fastest bowler	Shoaib Akhtar	161.3 km/h (100.23 mph) v England (2003)

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. 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	Mitchell Starc	27 (10 matches)	2019	Glenn McGrath	26 (11 matches)	2007
Most runs conceded in a tournament	Haris Rauf	533 (9 matches)	2023	Adil Rashid	526 (11 matches)	2019

Streak

Record	First			Ref(s)
Most consecutive matches taking at least one wicket	Mitchell Starc	23	2015-2023

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 who holds the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one tournament (sharing with Tom Latham) and in one match (sharing with Sarfaraz Ahmed, Quinton de Kock).

Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)

Rank	Dismissal	Player	Matches	Catches	Stumping	Period
1	54	Kumar Sangakkara	37	41	13	2003-2015
2	52	Adam Gilchrist	31	45	7	1999-2007
3	42	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	29	34	8	2007-2019
4	39	Quinton de Kock	27	37	2	2015-2023
5	33	Jos Buttler†	26	29	4	2015-2023
		Mushfiqur Rahim†	38	25	8	2007-2023
Last updated: 19 November 2023

Most catches (fielder)

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Max	Period
1	28	Ricky Ponting	46	3	1996-2011
2	25	Joe Root†	26	4	2015-2023
3	20	Virat Kohli†	37	2	2011-2023
4	18	Sanath Jayasuriya	38	2	1992-2007
5	17	David Warner †	29	2	2015-2023
		Chris Gayle	35	2	2003-2019
Last updated: 19 November 2023

One tournament

Record	First			Second			Ref(s)
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)	Adam Gilchrist	21	2003	Alex Carey	20	2019
	Tom Latham	21	2019
Most catches (fielder)	Joe Root	13	2019	Ricky Ponting	11	2003
				Daryl Mitchell		2023

Partnership

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

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	5 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 12 November 2023.

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

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	208	Shreyas Iyer & K. L. Rahul	India	Netherlands	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	12 November 2023
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	130	Sybrand Engelbrecht & Logan van Beek	Netherlands	Sri Lanka	Ekana Stadium, Lucknow	21 October 2023
8th wicket	202*	Glenn Maxwell & Pat Cummins	Australia	Afghanistan	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	7 November 2023
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 12 November 2023

Other records

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

Appearances

Tournaments

Record	Joint first				Ref(s)
Most World Cups played in	Javed Miandad	6 (1975-1996)	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	Ricky Ponting	46	1743	45.87
2	Sachin Tendulkar	45	2278	56.95	8	67.38
3	Mahela Jayawardene	40	1100	35.48	2	65.50
4	Muttiah Muralitharan	40	69	8.63	68	19.63
5	Glenn McGrath	39	3	3.00	71	18.20

Representing more than one country

Player	Countries
Kepler Wessels	Australia (1983) 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

Most No. of Titles	Player(s)
3	Adam Gilchrist (1999, 2003 & 2007) Glenn McGrath (1999, 2003 & 2007) 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 and 19 players aged more than 40 have played in the competition.

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

Captaincy

Most matches as a captain

Ricky Ponting holds the record for most matches and wins as a captan.

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

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

Rank	Player	Matches	Win%
1	Ricky Ponting	29 matches	92.85
2	Rohit Sharma	11 matches	90.90
3	Clive Lloyd	17 matches	88.23
4	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	17 matches	85.29
5	Sourav Ganguly	11 matches	81.82
	Pat Cummins

Umpires

Most matches

Umpire	Matches	Period
David Shepherd	46	1983-2003
Steve Bucknor	45	1992-2007
Aleem Dar	34	2003-2019
Kumar Dharmasena	28	2011-2023
Marais Erasmus	26	2011-2023
Updated as of 15 November 2023

Most finals as umpire

Umpire	Matches	Period
Steve Bucknor	5	1992-2007
David Shepherd	3	1996-2003
Dickie Bird	3	1975-1983
Aleem Dar	2	2007-2011
Barrie Meyer	2	1979-1983
Kumar Dharmasena	2	2015-2019
Last updated: 15 July 2019

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	Old Trafford, Manchester	17	1975-2019
2	Headingley, Leeds	16	1975-2019
	Edgbaston, Birmingham		1975-2019
4	Kennington Oval, London	15	1975-2019
	Lord's, London		1975-2019
	Trent Bridge, Nottingham		1975-2019

Other Results

General statistics by tournament

Year	Host	Champion	Winning Captain	Most runs	Most wickets	Player of the match (Final)	Player of the tournament
1975	England	West Indies	Clive Lloyd	Glenn Turner (333)	Gary Gilmour (11)	Clive Lloyd	Not awarded
1979	England	West Indies	Clive Lloyd	Gordon Greenidge (253)	Mike Hendrick (10)	Vivian Richards
1983	England Wales	India	Kapil Dev	David Gower (384)	Roger Binny (18)	Mohinder Amarnath
1987	India Pakistan	Australia	Allan Border	Graham Gooch (471)	Craig McDermott (18)	David Boon
1992	Australia	Pakistan	Imran Khan	Martin Crowe (456)	Wasim Akram (18)	Wasim Akram	Martin Crowe
1996	India Sri Lanka Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sachin Tendulkar (523)	Anil Kumble (15)	Aravinda de Silva	Sanath Jayasuriya
1999	England Wales Scotland Netherlands Ireland	Australia	Steve Waugh	Rahul Dravid (461)	Geoff Allott Shane Warne (20)	Shane Warne	Lance Klusener
2003	South Africa	Australia	Ricky Ponting	Sachin Tendulkar (673)	Chaminda Vaas (23)	Ricky Ponting	Sachin Tendulkar
2007	West Indies	Australia	Ricky Ponting	Matthew Hayden (659)	Glenn McGrath (26)	Adam Gilchrist	Glenn McGrath
2011	India	India	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Tillakaratne Dilshan (500)	Zaheer Khan Shahid Afridi (21)	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Yuvraj Singh
2015	Australia	Australia	Michael Clarke	Martin Guptill (547)	Trent Boult Mitchell Starc (22)	James Faulkner	Mitchell Starc
2019	England Wales	England	Eoin Morgan	Rohit Sharma (648)	Mitchell Starc (27)	Ben Stokes	Kane Williamson
2023	India	Australia	Pat Cummins	Virat Kohli (765)	Mohammed Shami (24)	Travis Head	Virat Kohli

See also

• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup centuries
• List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup records