Facts About Cricket
Facts About Cricket
Facts About Cricket
The following is a list of all the major statistics 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 over Bermuda.[1] In
their 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 8
stage 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 of New Zealand)[4]
and fastest hundred (66 balls - Matthew Hayden of Australia)[5] were established. Glenn McGrath
established a new Cricket World Cup record for the most number of wickets (26) and also
finished his ODI career with the most number of wickets in World Cup history (71).[6] The
number of sixes 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 (previous
record of 4 during the 2003 Cricket World Cup).[9]
Contents
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1 Records
2 Team totals
3 Bowling
4 Batting
5 Fielding
6 Wicket-keeping
7 Tied match
8 References
9 See also
[edit] Records
Sri Lanka[3]
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 Cup
to 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. Kenya’s victory against West
Indies in a match held at Pune in the 1996 Cricket World Cup in which Kenya’s 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 Dev’s 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 England’s Geoff Boycott, in the team’s 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.
Balls Sixes,
Player Runs How Out Minutes Match Details Date
Fours
37 Shahid 102 c Muralitharan 50 11 Pakistan v. Sri October 4,
Afridi b KSC de Silva sixes; 6 Lanka at Nairobi 1996
fours
44 MV 147 Not Out 63 10 South Africa v. September
Boucher sixes; 8 Zimbabwe at 20, 2006
fours Potchefstroom
45 BC Lara 117 b Habibul 56 4 sixes; West Indies v. October 9,
Bashar 18 fours Bangladesh at 1999
Dhaka
45 Shahid 102 b Harbhajan 62 9 sixes; Pakistan v. India April 15,
Afridi Singh 10 fours at Kanpur 2005
48 ST 134 c Mohammad Not 11 Sri Lanka v. April 2,
Jayasuriya Akram b Known (sixes); Pakistan at 1996
Saqlain 11 Singapore
Mushtaq (fours)
62 M 108 Not Out 88 3 India v. New December
Azharuddin (sixes); Zealand at 17, 1988
10 Baroda
(fours)
64 ST 157 b Mohammad 96 1 (six); Sri Lanka v. July 4,
Jayasuriya Kashif 23 Netherlands at 2006
(fours) Amstelveen
66 Mathew 101 c Gibbs b 107 4 sixes; Australia v. 2007-03-22
Hayden Kallis 14 fours South Africa at
St Kitts
67 JM Davison 111 c Drakes b 88 7 Canada v. West February
Hinds (sixes); Indies at 23, 2003
6 Centurion
(fours)
67 Basit Ali 127 Not Out Not 5 Pakistan v. West November
Known (sixes); Indies at 5, 1993
12 Sharjah
(fours)
Balls Sixes,
Player Runs How Out Minutes Match Details Date
Fours
67 AC Gilchrist 122 b 103 4 Australia v. February view
Muralitharan (sixes); Sri Lanka at 14, 2006
13 Brisbane
(fours)
67 CD 117 b Watson 138 5 New Zealand 2007-02- view
McMillan (sixes); vs. Australia 20
13 at Hamilton
(fours)
68 Ijaz Ahmed 139 Not Out 100 9 Pakistan v October view
sixes; India at 2, 1997
10 Lahore
fours
68 Mohammad 100 Not Out 96 2 Pakistan v. November
Yousuf sixes; Zimbabwe at 27, 2002
(aka 8 fours Harare
Yousuf
Youhana)
69 V Sehwag 100 b McMillan 96 1 six; India v. New August 2,
19 Zealand at 2001
fours Colombo
69 KP 100 Not Out 104 4 England v. February
Pietersen sixes; South Africa 9, 2005
7 fours at East
London
70 TM Dilshan 117 Not Out Not 1 six; Sri Lanka v. July 4,
Known 14 Netherlands 2006
fours at
Amstelveen
71 SR 124 Not Out Not 6 India v. October
Tendulkar Known sixes; Zimbabwe at 13, 1998
12 Sharjah
fours
71 RP Ponting 164 c Dippenaar 98 9 Australia v. March 12,
b sixes; South Africa 2006
Telemachus 13 at
fours Johannesburg
71 JDP Oram 101 Not Out 130 6 New Zealand 2007-01-
(sixes); vs. Australia 28
4 at Perth
(fours)
Balls Sixes,
Player Runs How Out Minutes Match Details Date
Fours
72 Zaheer 118 b Kapil Dev Not 4 sixes; Pakistan v. December
Abbas Known 10 fours India at Multan 17, 1982
72 Kapil Dev 175 Not Out Not 6 sixes; India v. June 18,
N Known 16 fours Zimbabwe at 1983
Tunbridge Wells
72 IVA 149 c Amarnath b Not 3 sixes; West Indies v. December
Richards Kapil Dev Known 20 fours India at 7, 1983
Jamshedpur
72 ST 108 c Mafizur Not 3 sixes; Sri Lanka v. July 22,
Jayasuriya Rahman b Known 14 fours Bangladesh at 1997
Salahuddin Colombo
Ahmed
72 RL Powell 124 c Dravid b 97 8 sixes; West Indies v. September
Mohanty 9 fours India at 8, 1999
Singapore
72 MN 108 Not Out 95 5 sixes; West Indies v. November
Samuels 11 fours India at 24, 2002
Vijayawada
72 Adam C. 149 c Silva b 129 8 Australia vs. Sri 2007-04-28
Gilchrist Fernando (sixes); Lanka at
13 Barbados
(fours)
72 Sanath 152 c Strauss b 148 4 Sri Lanka vs. 2006-07-01
Jayasuriya Solanki (sixes); England at
20 Leeds
(fours)
73 Javed 119 Not Out Not 5 sixes; Pakistan v. December
Miandad Known 6 fours India at Lahore 31, 1982
73 AC 103 b Sehwag 123 4 sixes; Australia v. ICC October 7,
Gilchrist 8 fours World XI at 2005
Melbourne (DS)
Balls Sixes,
Player Runs How Out Minutes Match Details Date
Fours
73 Yuvraj 103 c 110 3 sixes; India v. April 3,
Singh Collingwood 10 England at Goa 2006
b Flintoff fours
75 IVA 110 Not Out Not 7 sixes; West Indies v. January 5,
Richards Known 7 fours India at Rajkot 1988
75 CL Cairns 115 c Ganguly b 100 7 sixes; New Zealand v. January 19,
Kumble 7 fours India at 1999
Christchurch
75 CD McMillan 104 Not Out 104 5 sixes; New Zealand v. February
6 fours Pakistan at 25, 2001
Christchurh
75 V Sehwag 114 Not Out 113 2 sixes; India v. West November
17 Indies at 12, 2002
fours Rajkot
76 Zaheer 123 c Madugalle Not 3 sixes; Pakistan v. Sri March 29,
Abbas b Ratnayeke Known 15 Lanka at 1982
fours Lahore
76 ST 103 c Oram b 98 6 sixes; Sri Lanka v. February 6,
Jayasuriya Harris 10 New Zealand at 2001
fours Auckland
76 ME 100 Not Out 103 0 six; England v. June 16,
Trescothick 16 Bangladesh at 2005
fours The Oval
76 Sachin R. 100 Not out 110 1 (six); India vs. West 2007-01-31
Tendulkar 10 Indies at
(fours) Vadodara
77 V Sehwag 126 c&b 104 1 six; India v. September
Blackwell 21 England at 22, 2002
fours Colombo
Note : Balls = is the number of balls that batsman played to complete century.. not of the whole
innings, which is mentioned as Runs.
Interesting note : Record for most sixes in an innings belongs to Xavier Marshall of West
Indies 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.
Australia’s David Warner blast 67 runs off only 29 balls against West Indies on Tuesday at the
Sydney 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 second
fastest half century in the history of T20 Internationals. India’s Yuvraj Singh holds the world
record by completing off only 12 balls during his famous 16-ball 58 against England at the
Kingsmead in September 2007. Yuvraj hit 6 sixes off Stuart Broad’s 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, J’burg, 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
Fastest 100
[edit] Fastest 50
Rank Balls Player Venue Date
1= 38 Yuvraj Singh
1= 38 Brendon McCullum
3 34 Chris Gayle
4 31 David Warner
5= 29 Cameron White
5= 29 Albie Morkel