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World Cup Highest Batting Strike Rate
Name                Mat    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100 50   Ct St Team

N Kapil Dev          26   24   6   669  175*  37.16 115.14   1  1   12  - IND
Wasim Akram          38   30   8   426   43   19.36 100.70   -  -    8  - PAK
AC Gilchrist         20   20   0   632   99   31.60  94.04   -  6   33  2 AUS
JN Rhodes            24   20   3   354   43   20.82  88.05   -  -    7  - RSA
BC Lara              25   25   3   956  116   43.45  87.70   2  6   11  - WI
SR Tendulkar         33   32   3  1732  152   59.72  87.56   4 12   10  - IND
PA de Silva          35   32   3  1064  145   36.68  86.57   2  6   14  - SL
ST Jayasuriya        27   26   2   698  120   29.08  86.17   1  4   15  - SL
IVA Richards         23   21   5  1013  181   63.31  85.05   3  5    9  - WI
MD Crowe             21   21   5   880  100*  55.00  83.49   1  8    8  - NZ
ME Waugh             22   22   3  1004  130   52.84  83.04   4  4   11  - AUS
Saleem Malik         27   23   5   591  100   32.83  82.65   1  4    6  - PAK
CL Cairns            28   24   7   565   60   33.23  82.60   -  3   16  - NZ
SR Waugh             33   30  10   978  120*  48.90  81.02   1  6   14  - AUS
A Ranatunga          30   29   8   969   88*  46.14  80.95   -  7    7  - SL
WJ Cronje            23   20   4   476   78   29.75  80.67   -  2   10  - RSA
Saeed Anwar          21   21   4   915  113*  53.82  79.08   3  3    3  - PAK
M Azharuddin         30   25   4   826   93   39.33  77.19   -  8   11  - IND
G Kirsten            21   21   4   806  188*  47.41  75.46   1  5    9  - RSA
RT Ponting           28   27   3   998  140*  41.58  74.98   3  2   18  - AUS
Inzamam-ul-Haq       32   30   3   643   81   23.81  74.76   -  4   12  - PAK
SP Fleming           23   23   2   722  134*  34.38  73.00   1  2   10  - NZ
AC Waller            20   20   3   479   83*  28.17  72.13   -  2    3  - ZIM
Ijaz Ahmed           29   26   4   516   70   23.45  71.96   -  4   11  - PAK
NJ Astle             22   22   2   403  102*  20.15  70.45   2  1    9  - NZ
AR Border            25   24   0   452   67   18.83  70.40   -  1   10  - AUS
CZ Harris            28   20   5   431  130   28.73  68.84   1  -    7  - NZ
K Srikkanth          23   23   1   521   75   23.68  68.28   -  2    9  - IND
A Flower             30   29   4   815  115*  32.60  68.25   1  4   12  3 ZIM
Javed Miandad        33   30   5  1083  103   43.32  67.89   1  8   10  1 PAK
Imran Khan           28   24   5   666  102*  35.05  65.61   1  4    6  - PAK
GA Gooch             21   21   1   897  115   44.85  63.21   1  8    3  - ENG
RB Richardson        20   20   3   639  110   37.58  62.89   1  4    6  - WI
AJ Stewart           25   22   1   606   88   28.85  61.52   -  4   21  2 ENG
DL Haynes            25   25   2   854  105   37.13  57.50   1  3   12  - WI
GW Flower            21   20   2   512   78*  28.44  57.20   -  1    8  - ZIM
RS Mahanama          25   21   3   596   89   33.11  56.54   -  5    6  - SL
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World Cups - Centuries Against Each Team
                     100s   Mts  Aus Ban Eng Ind Ken  NZ Pak RSA  SL  WI Zim Oth
Australia              15    58    -   0   0   4   1   3   1   1   2   2   1   0
Bangladesh              0    11    0   -   -   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0
Canada                  1     9    0   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   1   -   -
East Africa             0     3    -   -   0   0   -   0   -   -   -   -   -   -
England                 6    50    0   -   -   2   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   1
India                  14    55    1   -   0   -   5   1   0   0   3   0   2   2
Kenya                   0    20    0   0   0   0   -   -   -   0   0   0   0   0
NAMIB                   0     6    0   -   0   0   -   -   0   -   -   -   0   0
Netherlands             2    11    0   -   0   0   -   0   0   0   -   -   0   2
New Zealand             8    52    2   0   1   1   -   -   0   1   1   0   1   1
Pakistan               12    53    0   0   1   1   -   3   -   1   3   1   2   0
South Africa            4    30    1   0   0   0   0   1   0   -   0   0   0   2
Scotland                0     5    0   0   -   -   -   0   0   -   -   0   -   -
Sri Lanka               5    46    1   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   -   0   1   0
United Arab Emirates    0     5    -   -   0   -   -   0   0   0   -   -   -   0
West Indies            12    48    1   0   1   2   1   0   1   2   3   -   1   0
Zimbabwe                4    42    1   -   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   -   1
                       83          7   0   3  10   8  12   2   6  14   4   8   9

Matches against non-Test countries or Kenya appear under Oth grouped together

Note: - means that the teams have not played in World Cup matches against each other

World Cups - Highest Scores on Debut
G Kirsten            188*  South Africa v UAE           Rawalpindi           1995/96 
CB Wishart           172*  Zimbabwe v NAMIB             Harare               2002/03 
GM Turner            171*  New Zealand v EA             Birmingham           1975 
A Symonds            143*  Australia v Pakistan         Johannesburg         2002/03 
SB Styris            141   New Zealand v Sri Lanka      Bloemfontein         2002/03 
DL Amiss             137   England v India              Lord's               1975 
A Flower             115*  Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka         New Plymouth         1991/92 
TM Chappell          110   Australia v India            Nottingham           1983 
GR Marsh             110   Australia v India            Chennai              1987/88 
AJ Lamb              102   England v New Zealand        The Oval             1983 
NJ Astle             101   New Zealand v England        Ahmedabad            1995/96 
MD Crowe              97   New Zealand v England        The Oval             1983 
SC Ganguly            97   India v South Africa         Brighton             1999 
RA Smith              91   England v India              Perth                1991/92 
Yashpal Sharma        89   India v West Indies          Manchester           1983 
RS Mahanama           89   Sri Lanka v Pakistan         Hyderabad (Sind)     1987/88 
BC Lara               88*  West Indies v Pakistan       Melbourne            1991/92 
BA Edgar              84*  New Zealand v India          Leeds                1979 
Mohsin Khan           82   Pakistan v Sri Lanka         Swansea              1983 
R Edwards             80*  Australia v Pakistan         Leeds                1975 
Rameez Raja           76   Pakistan v Sri Lanka         Hyderabad (Sind)     1987/88 
KC Wessels            76   Australia v Zimbabwe         Nottingham           1983 
KR Rutherford         75   New Zealand v India          Bangalore            1987/88 
NS Sidhu              73   India v Australia            Chennai              1987/88 
DSBP Kuruppu          72   Sri Lanka v Pakistan         Swansea              1983 
DAG Fletcher          69*  Zimbabwe v Australia         Nottingham           1983 
KWR Fletcher          68   England v India              Lord's               1975 
MJ Greatbatch         68   New Zealand v South Africa   Auckland             1991/92 
JM Parker             66   New Zealand v EA             Birmingham           1975 
Majid Khan            65   Pakistan v Australia         Leeds                1975 
SO Tikolo             65   Kenya v India                Cuttack              1995/96 
DLS van Bunge         62   NL v India                   Paarl                2002/03 
RG de Alwis           59*  Sri Lanka v Pakistan         Swansea              1983 
NC Johnson            59   Zimbabwe v Kenya             Taunton              1999 
S Ramesh              55   India v Zimbabwe             Leicester            1999 
AC Parore             55   New Zealand v NL             Vadodara             1995/96 
AV Vadher             54   Kenya v Zimbabwe             Taunton              1999 
R Dravid              54   India v South Africa         Brighton             1999 
SRD Wettimuny         53*  Sri Lanka v Australia        The Oval             1975 
RB Richardson         53   West Indies v England        Gujranwala           1987/88 
Asif Iqbal            53   Pakistan v Australia         Leeds                1975 
GA Gooch              53   England v Australia          Lord's               1979 
CM Old                51*  England v India              Lord's               1975 
MP Vaughan            51   England v NL                 East London          2002/03 
NV Knight             51   England v NL                 East London          2002/03 
PV Simmons            50   West Indies v Pakistan       Lahore               1987/88 
 

Highest scores having not batted on debut
B Wood                77   England v EA                 Birmingham           1975 
S Abid Ali            70   India v New Zealand          Manchester           1975 
FM Engineer           54*  India v EA                   Leeds                1975 
KLT Arthurton         54   West Indies v England        Melbourne            1991/92 
CH Lloyd              53   West Indies v Pakistan       Birmingham           1975 
 

World Cup Fastest Centuries and Half Centuries
Runs  Balls   4s 6s    Player                                         Venue           Date
 111    67     7  6    JM Davison        Canada        West Indies    Centurion    23/02/2003
 175*   72    16  6    Kapil Dev         India         Zimbabwe       Tunbridge Wells  6/1983
 102    82    12  2    CH Lloyd          West Indies   Australia      Lord's       21/06/1975
 111    83    16  0    BC Lara           West Indies   South Africa   Karachi      11/03/1996
 140    84    16  2    SR Tendulkar      India         Kenya          Bristol     23/05/1999
 103*   85    10  3    SM Gavaskar       India         New Zealand    Nagpur      31/10/1987
 

Fastest 50s
 73     23     6  4    BC Lara           West Indies   Canada         Centurion   23/02/2003
 64     24     7  3    WW Hinds          West Indies   Canada         Centurion   23/02/2003
 75     25     9  4    JM Davison        Canada        New Zealand    Benoni      03/03/2003
 54     25     8  2    AM Blignaut       Zimbabwe      Australia      Bulawayo    24/02/2003
 56*    28     6  2    TM Moody       Australia     Bangladesh   Chester-le-Street27/05/1999
 75*    29    13  1    A Ranatunga       Sri Lanka     Kenya          Kandy       6/03/1996
 51*    30     4  2    CM Old            England       India          Lord's      7/06/1975
 56*    30     6  2    Imran Khan        Pakistan      Sri Lanka      Swansea     9/06/1983
 74*    30     8  2    MD Crowe          New Zealand   Zimbabwe       Napier      3/03/1992
 82     30    13  3    ST Jayasuriya     Sri Lanka     England        Faisalabad  9/03/1966
 111    30     7  6    JM Davison        Canada        West Indies    Centurion
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World Cup Best Innings Batting Strike Rates
268.75 (43/16)  Shoaib Akhtar  Pakistan v England at Cape Town, 2002/03 
258.33 (31/12)  Moin Khan  Pakistan v Australia at Leeds, 1999 
222.22 (40/18)  RL Powell  West Indies v South Africa at Cape Town, 2002/03
221.42 (31/14)  SM Ervine  Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, 2002/03 
221.42 (31/14)  GR Dilley  England v New Zealand at The Oval, 1983
213.33 (32/15)  RR Sarwan  West Indies v South Africa at Cape Town, 2002/03 
206.45 (64/31)  WW Hinds  West Indies v Canada at Centurion, 2002/03 
206.25 (33/16)  N Kapil Dev  India v New Zealand at Dunedin, 1991/92 
200.00 (44/22)  HH Streak  Zimbabwe v Netherlands at Bulawayo, 2002/03 
195.00 (39/20)  Imran Khan  Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, 1987/88 
194.73 (37/19)  Wasim Akram  Pakistan v Scotland at Chester-le-Street, 1999 
193.75 (31/16)  L Klusener  South Africa v Australia at Birmingham, 1999 
193.10 (56/29)  TM Moody  Australia v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, 1999 
192.85 (54/28)  AM Blignaut  Zimbabwe v Australia at Bulawayo, 2002/03 
190.00 (38/20)  MO Odumbe  Kenya v Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein, 2002/03 
187.50 (75/40)  A Ranatunga  Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy, 1995/96 
186.36 (82/44)  ST Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka v England at Faisalabad, 1995/96 
185.71 (26/14)  AC Parore  New Zealand v India at Nottingham, 1999 
184.44 (83/45)  AC Waller  Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at New Plymouth, 1991/92 
183.33 (33/18)  RS Kaluwitharana  Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy, 1995/96 
182.50 (73/40)  BC Lara  West Indies v Canada at Centurion, 2002/03 
181.25 (29/16)  Yousuf Youhana  Pakistan v Australia at Leeds, 1999 
181.25 (29/16)  GR Dilley  England v Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1983 
180.00 (45/25)  A Jadeja  India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 1995/96 
180.00 (36/20)  AR Adams  New Zealand v Canada at Benoni, 2002/03 
178.57 (25/14)  DA Reeve  England v South Africa at Sydney, 1991/92 
177.27 (39/22)  WJ Cronje  South Africa v New Zealand at Birmingham, 1999 
173.68 (33/19)  Wasim Akram  Pakistan v England at Melbourne, 1991/92 
171.42 (36/21)  L Klusener  South Africa v Australia at Leeds, 1999 
170.00 (51/30)  CM Old  England v India at Lord's, 1975 
169.69 (56/33)  Imran Khan  Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea, 1983 
169.23 (66/39)  ME Waugh  Australia v Zimbabwe at Hobart, 1991/92
168.18 (74/44)  MD Crowe  New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Napier, 1991/92
166.66 (30/18)  Ijaz Ahmed  Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, 1987/88 
164.00 (41/25)  N Kapil Dev  India v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad, 1987/88 
163.88 (59/36)  AJ Stewart  England v Sri Lanka at Ballarat, 1991/92 
162.96 (44/27)  ST Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy, 1995/96 
162.96 (44/27)  A Jadeja  India v Zimbabwe at Kanpur, 1995/96 
162.50 (52/32)  G Kirsten  South Africa v Bangladesh at Bloemfontein, 2002/03 
162.50 (26/16)  RS Kaluwitharana  Sri Lanka v India at Delhi, 1995/96
162.16 (60/37)  Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan v New Zealand at Auckland, 1991/92 
161.53 (63/39)  AC Gilchrist  Australia v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, 1999 
161.53 (42/26)  KS More  India v New Zealand at Bangalore, 1987/88 
161.29 (50/31)  RL Powell  West Indies v Bangladesh at Benoni, 2002/03
161.29 (50/31)  DS Lehmann  Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom, 2002/03 
159.37 (51/32)  SM Patil  India v England at Manchester, 1983 
157.89 (30/19)  JE Emburey  England v Sri Lanka at Peshawar, 1987/88 
157.14 (33/21)  CL Cairns  New Zealand v Bangladesh at Kimberley, 2002/03 
157.14 (33/21)  L Klusener  South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 2002/03
156.25 (25/16)  ST Banerjee  India v England at Perth, 1991/92

World Cups - 100s in Most Consecutive Innings
 2  R Dravid             India        104* v Kenya         Bristol              1999 
                                      145  v Sri Lanka     Taunton              1999 
 2  Saeed Anwar          Pakistan     103  v Zimbabwe      The Oval             1999 
                                      113* v New Zealand   Manchester           1999 
 2  ME Waugh             Australia    130  v Kenya         Visakhapatnam        1995/96 
                                      126  v India         Mumbai               1995/96 

World Cups - Youngest to Score Century
21y  76d  RT Ponting           102  Australia v West Indies      Jaipur               1995/96 
22y 300d  SR Tendulkar         127* India v Kenya                Cuttack              1995/96 
23y 164d  CH Gayle             119  West Indies v Kenya          Kimberley            2002/03 
23y 301d  A Flower             115* Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka         New Plymouth         1991/92 

Note: Only the first century by any player is shown
 


World Cups - Oldest to Score Century
38y 113d  SM Gavaskar          103* India v New Zealand          Nagpur               1987/88 
35y 331d  Zaheer Abbas         103* Pakistan v New Zealand       Nottingham           1983 
35y 220d  IVA Richards         181  West Indies v Sri Lanka      Karachi              1987/88 

Note: Only the last century by any player is shown
 

World Cups - Most Ducks in Career
0s  Inns
 5    22    NJ Astle             New Zealand 
 5    26    Ijaz Ahmed           Pakistan 
 4    13    KLT Arthurton        West Indies 
 4    23    K Srikkanth          India 
 4    30    Inzamam-ul-Haq       Pakistan 
 3     4    G Snyman             Namibia 
 3     6    NA de Groot          Canada 
 3     7    CM Old               England 
 3    11    TBM de Leede         Netherlands 
 3    13    MA Suji              Kenya 
 3    18    J Srinath            India 
 3    18    ADR Campbell         Zimbabwe 
 3    19    KO Otieno            Kenya 
 3    19    DL Houghton          Zimbabwe 
 3    29    A Ranatunga          Sri Lanka 
 3    30    Wasim Akram          Pakistan 

Note: Innings of 0 not out are not included
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