Stats & Records

Team Record’s
Highest score	India v Bermuda (2007)	413-5
Lowest score	Canada v Sri Lanka (2003)	36
Highest successful run chase	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (1992)	313-7
Highest winning margin (runs)	India v Bermuda (2007)	257
Lowest winning margin (runs)	Australia v India (1987)	1
Highest win %	Australia	74.63%
Most wins	Australia	51
Most losses	Zimbabwe	33

Both of the closest margins of victory occurred in matches featuring Australia and India. However, there have also been three tied matches in World Cup history.

The first was in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final, in which a run out in the final over with only one run required prevented South Africa advancing to the final instead of Australia, who progressed on head-to-head record against South Africa. This was one of the most famous and memorable games in World Cup history.

Batting Record’s
Highest average (min. 20 inns.)	Viv Richards	63.31
Strike rate (min. 20 inns.)	Kapil Dev	115.14
Fastest century	Matthew Hayden vs South Africa (2007)	66 balls
Fastest fifty	Brendon McCullum vs Canada (2007)	20 balls
Most centuries	Sourav Ganguly Mark Waugh Sachin Tendulkar^Ricky Ponting^	4
Most 50’s	Sachin Tendulkar	17^
Most ducks	Nathan Astle	5 out of 22
Most sixes	Ricky Ponting^	30
Highest score	Gary Kirsten v UAE (1996)	188*
Highest partnership	Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly (2nd wicket) v Sri Lanka (1999)	318

Sachin Tendulkar holds numerous batting records, including those for the most centuries, most fifties and most runs. He also has the most Man of the Match awards. Tendulkar's exploits, together with those of Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, mean that Indians hold the top three highest partnerships in World Cups^.

Bowling Record’s
Most wickets	Glenn McGrath	71
Lowest average (min. 1000 balls bowled)	Glenn McGrath	18.19
Economy rate (min. 1000 balls bowled)	Andy Roberts	3.24
Strike rate (min. 1000 balls bowled)	Glenn McGrath	27.5
Best bowling figures	Glenn McGrath v Namibia (2003)	7-15
Most wickets in consecutive balls	Lasith Malinga	4 v South Africa (2007)

Glenn McGrath dominates the bowling records, and holds all but two of the records. Lasith Malinga became the first player to take four wickets in four balls at an international level in the 2007 World Cup, against South Africa. Chaminda Vaas took four wickets in five balls against Bangladesh in 2003, including wickets with the first three balls of the match. There have also been hat tricks in Cricket World Cups by Chetan Sharma, Saqlain Mushtaq and Brett Lee.