Sep 5, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Strike Rates in an Innings

PlayerRunsBalls4s6sSROpp.PlaceYear
JEC Franklin (NZ)31*823387.50v CanMumbai2011
JDP Oram (NZ)25913277.77v PakPallekele2011
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)431653268.75v EngCape Town2003
GB Hogg (Aus)40*1533266.66v ScotBasseterre2007
JP Duminy (SA)401524266.66v NetMohali2011
Moin Khan (Pak)31*1223258.33v AusLeeds1999
BB McCullum (NZ)52*2115247.61v CanGros Islet2007
E Chigumbura (Zim)271104245.45v PakKingston2007
MV Boucher (SA)75*3194241.93v NetBasseterre2007
MV Boucher (SA)522325226.08v WISt George's2007

Aug 30, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Runs in a Series

PlayerYearMRunsHSAvg100s50s
S Tendulkar (Ind)20031167315261.1816
M Hayden (Aus)20071165915873.2231
M Jayawardene (SL)200711548115*60.8814
R Ponting (Aus)20071153911367.3714
S Tendulkar (Ind)1996752313787.1623
T Dilshan (SL)2011950014462.5022
S Styris (NZ)200710499111*83.1614
J Kallis (SA)200710485128*80.8313
M Waugh (Aus)1996748413080.6631
S Tendulkar (Ind)2011948212053.5522

Aug 29, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Ducks

PlayerSpanMInnRunsHSAvg0
NJ Astle (NZ)1996-20032222403102*20.155
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)1987-199929265167023.455
WK McCallan (Ire)2007-2007983320*4.714
KLT Arthurton (WI)1992-1999141324158*20.084
AB de Villiers (SA)2007-2011151572514651.784
K Srikkanth (India)1983-199223235217523.684
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)1992-200735337178123.904
SO Ngoche (Kenya)2011-201133000.003
G Snyman (Nam)2003-200354551.253
Shafiul Islam (Ban)2011-2011652624*6.503

Aug 24, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Fifties

PlayerSpanMRunsHSAvg50s
SR Tendulkar (India)1992-201145227815256.9515
JH Kallis (SA)1996-2011361148128*45.929
MD Crowe (NZ)1983-199221880100*55.008
GA Gooch (Eng)1979-19922189711544.858
HH Gibbs (SA)1999-200725106714356.158
SO Tikolo (Kenya)1996-2011287689629.538
M Azharuddin (India)1987-1999308269339.338
AC Gilchrist (Aus)1999-200731108514936.168
Javed Miandad (Pak)1975-199633108310343.328
Yuvraj Singh (India)2003-20112373811352.717

Aug 23, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Centuries

PlayerSpanMatRunsHSAvg100s
S Tendulkar (Ind)1992-201145227815256.956
R Ponting (Aus)1996-2011461743140*45.865
S Ganguly (Ind)1999-200721100618355.884
M Waugh (Aus)1992-199922100413052.844
AB de Villiers (SA)2007-20111572514651.783
Rameez Raja (Pak)1987-199616700119*53.843
M Hayden (Aus)2003-20072298715851.943
IVA Richards (WI)1975-198723101318163.313
Saeed Anwar (Pak)1996-200321915113*53.823
M Jayawardene (SL)1999-201133975115*37.503

Aug 19, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Strike Rates

PlayerMRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
L Klusener (SA)1437257124.00121.1703
Kapil Dev (Ind)26669175*37.16115.1411
JM Davison (Can)1434011126.15110.3812
SR Watson (Aus)154359462.14109.0204
Moin Khan (Pak)202866328.60106.3101
V Sehwag (Ind)2284317538.31106.1723
AB de Villiers (SA)1572514651.78104.3133
W. Akram (Pak)384264319.36101.1800
AC Gilchrist (Aus)31108514936.1698.0118
B McCullum (NZ)2541410131.8494.0912
MV Boucher (SA)2538175*27.2194.0702
M Clarke (Aus)1866993*83.6293.5606
A Symonds (Aus)18515143*103.0093.2913
ML Hayden (Aus)2298715851.9492.9332
AL Logie (WI)1528265*25.6391.8502
T Dilshan (SL)2071714447.8091.1023
S Jayasuriya (SL)38116512034.2690.6636
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)2373811352.7190.3317
S Tendulkar (Ind)45227815256.9588.98615
SB Styris (NZ)2690914153.4788.5926

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