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The team captains for the cup.

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

Country Versus Venue Date

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

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


 Most sixes in any ODI innings – 18, by South Africa (tied three days later by
India)
 Fastest 50 in any World Cup – 21 balls, by Mark Boucher (South Africa), since
bettered by McCullum
 Three 100-partnerships in ODI innings – South African 2nd, 3rd and 4th wicket
partnerships

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


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

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


 Largest margin of victory in any ODI - 257 runs
 Highest team total in any World Cup Innings - 413 runs
 Highest team total in any List A match in the West Indies - 413 runs [12]
 Most sixes in any ODI innings – 18, by India (ties South African record set 3 days
earlier)
 Most number of ducks 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


 Highest individual ODI score in West Indies - 160, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan)[13]
 Highest individual List A score in West Indies - 160, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan) [13]
 Most sixes in a single World Cup innings - 8, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan), tied with
Ricky Ponting in 2003 (since tied by Gilchrist) [14]

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


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

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


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

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 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.

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 1984
5. 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 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

Ball Playe Scorin How Sixes, Match


Runs Minutes Date  
s r g Rate Out Fours Details
77 BC Lara 113 131.1 run out Not 3 West Indies October
7 (Wishart Know sixes; v. Zimbabwe 22, 2003
) n 14 at Bulawayo
fours
77 PD 112 129.8 Not Out 82 5 England v. June 21,
Collingwoo 7 sixes; Bangladesh 2005
d 10 at
fours Nottingham
78 AR Border 118 Not Not Out Not 3 Australia v. January
Know Know sixes; Sri Lanka at 28, 1985
n n 10 Adelaide
fours
78 AC 128 Not c&b 89 7 Australia v. February
Gilchrist Know Harris sixes; New Zealand 26, 2000
n 9 at
fours Christchurch
78 Sanath 111 105 c Fulton 130.7 5 Sri Lanka vs. 2006-12-
Jayasuriya b 7 (sixes) New Zealand 28
Franklin ; 12
(fours)
79 Zaheer 105 Not c Not 1 six; Pakistan v. Decembe
Abbas Know Srikkant Know 21 India at r 31,
n hb n fours Lahore 1982
Amarnat
h
79 HH Gibbs 175 127.8 c Lee b 104 7 South Africa March
5 Symonds sixes; v. Australia 12, 2006
21 at
fours Johannesbur
g

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

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

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 whole
innings, 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 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.

FASTEST HALF CENTURIES IN T20

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

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

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

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


5
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

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


5
98* Mahela Jayawardene v West Indies Barbados 07/05/2010

Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 13 May 2010

Fastest 100

So far only four centuries have been made.


Rank Balls Player Venue Date

50 Chris Gayle Johannesburg 11/09/2007


1
50 Brendon McCullum Christchurch 28/02/2010

3 59 Suresh Raina Gros Islet 02/05/2010

4 63 Mahela Jayawardene Providence Stadium 03/05/2010

Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 3 May 2010

[edit] Fastest 50
Rank Balls Player Venue Date

1 12 Yuvraj Singh Durban 19/09/2007

2 18 David Warner Sydney 23/02/2010

19 Gautam Gambhir Nagpur 9/12/2009


3
19 David Warner Melbourne 11/01/2009

20 Yuvraj Singh Mohali 12/12/2009

5 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 McCullum

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

2 9 45 Loots Bosman  England 2009

3 8 55 Brendon McCullum  Australia 2010

7 16 Yuvraj Singh  England 2007


4
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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