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Highest successful run chase
| Qualification (more than 275 runs) | |||||
| Runs | Overs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Match Date |
| 329/7 | 49.1 | Ireland | England | Bangalore | 03/03/2011 |
| 313/7 | 49.2 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | N'Plymouth | 23/02/1992 |
| 301/9 | 49.5 | England | West Indies | Bridgetown | 21/04/2007 |
| 296/4 | 48.4 | England | Netherlands | Nagpur | 22/02/2011 |
| 289/4 | 47.5 | Australia | New Zealand | Chennai | 11/03/1996 |
| 276/3 | 57.5 | West Indies | Australia | Lord's | 18/06/1983 |
| 276/4 | 45.4 | India | Pakistan | Centurion | 01/03/2003 |
Fastest World Cup centuries
| Qualification (less than 75 balls) | |||||||
| Balls | Player | Team | Against | Venue | Match Date | 4s | 6s |
| 50 | Kevin O'Brien | Ireland | England | Banglore | 02/03/2011 | 13 | 6 |
| 66 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | South Africa | Basseterre | 24/03/2007 | 14 | 4 |
| 67 | John Davison | Canada | West Indies | Centurion | 23/02/2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 72 | Kapil Dev | India | Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 18/06/1983 | 16 | 2 |
| 72 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | Sri Lanka | Barbados | 28/04/2007 | 8 | 6 |
World Cup hat-tricks
| Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Chetan Sharma | India | New Zealand | Nagpur | 31/10/1987 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Oval | 11/06/1999 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14/02/2003 |
| Brett Lee | Australia | Kenya | Durban | 15/03/2003 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Georgetown | 28/03/2007 |
| Kemar Roach | West Indies | Netherlands | New Delhi | 28/02/2011 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | Kenya | Colombo | 01/03/2011 |
Tournament team records
| Group A | Span | Mat | W | L | T | NR |
| Australia | 1975-2011 | 72 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1975-2011 | 60 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1975-2011 | 66 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1975-2011 | 61 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1983-2011 | 48 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1979-2011 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenya | 1996-2011 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Group B | Span | Mat | W | L | T | NR |
| India | 1975-2011 | 62 | 35 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1992-2011 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| England | 1975-2011 | 63 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| West Indies | 1975-2011 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1999-2011 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 2007-2011 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1996-2011 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Updated with : India v Netherlands at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on 09th March 2011
Team
Highest team totals
| Qualification (more than 360 runs) | ||||||
| Score | Team | Overs | Run Rate | Opposition | Venue | Match Date |
| 413/5 | India | 50.0 | 8.26 | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19/03/2007 |
| 398/5 | Sri Lanka | 50.0 | 7.96 | Kenya | Kandy | 06/03/1996 |
| 377/6 | Australia | 50.0 | 7.54 | South Africa | Basseterre | 24/03/2007 |
| 373/6 | India | 50.0 | 7.46 | Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26/05/1999 |
| 370/4 | India | 50.0 | 7.40 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19/02/2011 |
| 363/5 | New Zealand | 50.0 | 7.26 | Canada | Gros Islet | 22/03/2007 |
| 360/4 | West Indies | 50.0 | 7.20 | Sri Lanka | Karachi | 13/10/1987 |
Lowest team totals
| Qualification (less than 75 runs) | ||||||
| Score | Team | Overs | Run Rate | Opposition | Venue | Match Date |
| 36 | Canada | 18.4 | 1.92 | Sri Lanka | Paarl | 19/02/2003 |
| 45 | Canada | 40.3 | 1.11 | England | Manchester | 13/06/1979 |
| 45 | Namibia | 14.0 | 3.21 | Australia | Potchefstroom | 27/02/2003 |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 18.5 | 3.07 | West Indies | Dhaka | 04/03/2011 |
| 68 | Scotland | 31.3 | 2.15 | West Indies | Leicester | 27/06/1999 |
| 69 | Kenya | 23.5 | 2.89 | New Zealand | Chennai | 20/02/2011 |
| 74 | Pakistan | 40.2 | 1.83 | England | Adelaide | 01/03/1992 |
Largest victory margin (Runs)
| Qualification (more than 200 runs) | |||||
| Winner | Margin | Tareget | Opposition | Venue | Match Date |
| India | 257 runs | 414 | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19/03/2007 |
| Australia | 256 runs | 302 | Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27/02/2003 |
| Sri Lanka | 243 runs | 322 | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 15/03/2007 |
| South Africa | 231 runs | 352 | Netherlands | Mohali | 03/03/2011 |
| Australia | 229 runs | 359 | Netherlands | Basseterre | 18/03/2007 |
| South Africa | 221 runs | 354 | Netherlands | Basseterre | 16/03/2007 |
| Australia | 215 runs | 349 | New Zealand | St George's | 20/04/2007 |
| West Indies | 215 runs | 331 | Netherlands | Delhi | 28/02/2011 |
| Sri Lanka | 210 runs | 333 | Canada | Hambantota | 20/02/2011 |
| Pakistan | 205 runs | 318 | Kenya | Hambantota | 23/02/2011 |
| Australia | 203 runs | 335 | Scotland | Basseterre | 14/03/2007 |
| England | 202 runs | 335 | India | Lord's | 07/06/1975 |
Largest victory margin (Wickets)
| Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Match Date |
| India | 10 wickets | 181 | 121 | 29.5 | East Africa | Leeds | 11/06/1975 |
| West Indies | 10 wickets | 89 | 172 | 45.1 | Zimbabwe | Birmingham | 20/06/1983 |
| West Indies | 10 wickets | 19 | 221 | 46.5 | Pakistan | Melbourne | 23/02/1992 |
| South Africa | 10 wickets | 172 | 141 | 21.2 | Kenya | Potchefstroom | 12/02/2003 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 wickets | 173 | 125 | 21.1 | Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14/02/2003 |
| South Africa | 10 wickets | 228 | 109 | 12.0 | Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 22/02/2003 |
| Australia | 10 wickets | 49 | 105 | 13.5 | Bangladesh | North Sound | 31/03/2007 |
| New Zealand | 10 wickets | 252 | 70 | 8.0 | Kenya | Chennai | 20/02/2011 |
| New Zealand | 10 wickets | 99 | 163 | 33.3 | Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | 04/03/2011 |
Fielding
Most catches
| Catch | Player | Team | Span | Match | Max |
| 27 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1996-2011 | 42 | 3 |
| 18 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1992-2007 | 38 | 2 |
| 16 | Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 1992-2003 | 28 | 3 |
| 16 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 1992-2007 | 35 | 3 |
| 16 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 1992-2007 | 34 | 2 |
Most stumping
| Stumps | Player | Team | Span | Match |
| 8 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2003-2011 | 25 |
| 7 | Moin Khan | Pakistan | 1992-1999 | 20 |
| 7 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | 1999-2007 | 31 |
| 6 | Kiran More | India | 1987-1992 | 14 |
| 4 | Kamran Akmal | Pakistan | 2007-2011 | 6 |
Bowling
Best bowling
| Wkts | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 7 | Glenn McGrath | 7.0 | 4 | 15 | Asutralia | Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27-Feb-03 |
| 7 | Andrew Bichel | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | Asutralia | England | Port Elizabeth | 02-Mar-03 |
| 7 | Winston Davis | 10.3 | 0 | 51 | West Indies | Australia | Leeds | 11-Jun-83 |
| 6 | Gary Gilmour | 12.0 | 6 | 14 | Asutralia | England | Leeds | 18-Jun-75 |
| 6 | Shane Bond | 10.0 | 2 | 23 | New Zealand | Australia | Port Elizabeth | 11-Mar-03 |
Leading wicket takers
| Wkts | Player | Team | Span | Match | Overs | Mdns | Runs | BBI |
| 71 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 1996-2007 | 39 | 325.5 | 42 | 1292 | 7/15 |
| 57 | Muttiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 1996-2011 | 35 | 299.3 | 14 | 1141 | 4/19 |
| 55 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 1987-2003 | 38 | 324.3 | 17 | 1311 | 5/28 |
| 49 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 1996-2007 | 31 | 261.4 | 39 | 1040 | 6/25 |
| 44 | Javagal Srinath | India | 1992-2003 | 34 | 283.2 | 21 | 1224 | 4/30 |
Most wickets in a series
| Wkts | Player | Team | Season | Match | Overs | Mdns | Runs | BBI |
| 26 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 2007 | 11 | 80.5 | 5 | 357 | 3/14 |
| 23 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 2003 | 10 | 88 | 14 | 331 | 6/25 |
| 23 | Muttiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 2007 | 10 | 84.4 | 1 | 351 | 4/19 |
| 23 | Shaun Tait | Australia | 2007 | 11 | 84.3 | 1 | 467 | 4/39 |
| 22 | Brett Lee | Australia | 2003 | 10 | 83.1 | 9 | 394 | 5/42 |
| 21 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 2003 | 11 | 87 | 18 | 310 | 7/15 |
Batting
Highest Individual Score
| Runs | Player | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 188* | Gary Kirsten | 159 | 13 | 4 | 118.23 | South Africa | U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16/02/1996 |
| 183 | Sourav Ganguly | 158 | 17 | 7 | 115.82 | India | Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26/05/1999 |
| 181 | Vivian Richards | 125 | 16 | 7 | 144.80 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Karachi | 13/10/1987 |
| 175* | Kapil Dev | 138 | 16 | 6 | 126.81 | India | Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 08/06/1983 |
| 175 | Virender Sehwag | 140 | 14 | 5 | 125.00 | India | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19/02/2011 |
Leading run scores
| Runs | Player | Span | Match | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1982 | Sachin Tendulkar | 1992-2011 | 39 | 152 | 58.29 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 1577 | Ricky Ponting | 1996-2011 | 42 | 140* | 46.38 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1225 | Brian Lara | 1992-2007 | 34 | 116 | 42.24 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 1165 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 1992-2007 | 38 | 120 | 34.26 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1085 | Adam Gilchrist | 1999-2007 | 31 | 149 | 36.16 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Most runs in a series | ||||||||||
| Runs | Player | Season | Team | Match | HS | BF | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 673 | SachinTendulkar | 2003 | India | 11 | 152 | 754 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 4 |
| 659 | Mathew Hayden | 2007 | Australia | 11 | 158 | 652 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 18 |
| 548 | Mahela Jayawardene | 2007 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 115* | 644 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10 |
| 539 | Ricky Ponting | 2007 | Australia | 11 | 113 | 565 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 11 |
| 523 | SachinTendulkar | 1996 | India | 7 | 137 | 609 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 7 |
Most 50s
| 50s | Player | Team | Span | Match | Runs | HS |
| 13 | Sachin Tendulka | India | 1992-2011 | 40 | 2009 | 152 |
| 8 | Graham Gooch | England | 1979-1992 | 21 | 897 | 115 |
| 8 | Martin Crowe | New Zealnd | 1983-1992 | 21 | 880 | 100* |
| 8 | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 1999-2007 | 25 | 1067 | 143 |
| 8 | Steve Tikolo | Kenya | 1996-2011 | 27 | 758 | 96 |
Most 100s
| 100s | Player | Team | Span | Match | Runs | HS |
| 5 | Sachin Tendulka | India | 1992-2011 | 40 | 2009 | 152 |
| 4 | Sourav Ganguly | India | 1999-2007 | 21 | 1006 | 183 |
| 4 | Mark Waugh | Australia | 1992-1999 | 22 | 1004 | 130 |
| 4 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1996-2011 | 42 | 1577 | 140* |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 2007-2011 | 13 | 638 | 146 |
Most 6s
| 30 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) | (39 Mts) |
| 28 | Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | (25 Mts) |
| 27 | Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | (38 Mts) |
| 25 | Sourav Ganguly (IND) | (21 Mts) |
| 23 | Matthew Hayden (AUS) | (22 Mts) |
Most 4s
| 189 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | (38 Mts) |
| 141 | Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | (31 Mts) |
| 135 | Stephen Fleming (NZ) | (33 Mts) |
| 130 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) | (39 Mts) |
| 124 | Brian Lara (WI) | (34 Mts) |
