Jun 13, 2012

ICC World Cup 2007: Highest Run Scorer

Player Mat NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50
ML Hayden (Aus) 11 1 659 158 73.22 652 101.07 3 1
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 11 2 548 115* 60.88 644 85.09 1 4
RT Ponting (Aus) 11 1 539 113 67.37 565 95.39 1 4
SB Styris (NZ) 10 3 499 111* 83.16 598 83.44 1 4
JH Kallis (SA) 10 3 485 128* 80.83 578 83.91 1 3
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 11 1 467 115 46.70 475 98.31 2 2
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 11 1 453 149 45.30 436 103.89 1 2
KP Pietersen (Eng) 9 1 444 104 55.50 548 81.02 2 3
GC Smith (SA) 10 1 443 91 49.22 424 104.48 0 5
MJ Clarke (Aus) 11 4 436 93* 87.20 459 94.98 0 4

ICC World Cup 2007: Statistics & Records

Batting Records

Bowling Records

Fielding Records

Partnership Records

Team Records

Jun 11, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Most extras in an innings

Team Score Overs Ext b lb w nb Opposition Ground
Pakistan 261/6 50.0 59 5 6 33 15 v Scotland Chester-le-Street
Zimbabwe 252/9 50.0 51 0 14 21 16 v India Leicester
NZealand 241/7 50.0 47 4 14 17 12 v Pakistan Manchester
Pakistan 317/7 50.0 46 0 3 37 6 v Kenya Hambantota
Kenya 235/7 50.0 44 0 10 31 3 v India Bristol
Bangladesh 185/9 50.0 44 0 5 28 11 v Scotland Edinburgh
NZealand 166 48.2 42 3 23 12 4 v Pakistan Christchurch
Netherlands 156 39.3 40 6 11 17 6 v Pakistan Paarl
England 221 48.4 40 6 26 8 0 v Pakistan Rawalpindi
Bangladesh 223/9 50.0 40 0 5 28 7 v Pakistan Northampton

Cricket World Cup Records:Largest victories

Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground
India 257 runs 414 v Bermuda Port of Spain
Australia 256 runs 302 v Namibia Potchefstroom
Sri Lanka 243 runs 322 v Bermuda Port of Spain
SAfrica 231 runs 352 v Netherlands Mohali
Australia 229 runs 359 v Netherlands Basseterre
SAfrica 221 runs 354 v Netherlands Basseterre
Australia 215 runs 349 v New Zealand St George's
WIndies 215 runs 331 v Netherlands Delhi
Sri Lanka 210 runs 333 v Canada Hambantota
SAfrica 206 runs 285 v Bangladesh Dhaka

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest match aggregates

Team 1 Team 2 Runs Wkts Overs RR
Ground
India England 676 18 99.5 6.77
Bangalore
Australia SAfrica 671 16 98.0 6.84
Basseterre
England Ireland 656 15 99.1 6.61
Bangalore
B'desh India 653 13 100.0 6.53
Dhaka
Sri Lanka Kenya 652 12 100.0 6.52
Kandy
WIndies SAfrica 645 13 100.0 6.45
St George's
Pakistan Sri Lanka 626 14 120.0 5.21
Swansea
Sri Lanka Zimbabwe 625 11 99.2 6.29
New Plymouth
Canada NZealand 619 15 100.0 6.19
Mumbai
England Sri Lanka 619 19 118.0 5.24
Taunton

Jun 7, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Totals

Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Ground
India 413/5 50.0 8.26 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain
Sri Lanka 398/5 50.0 7.96 1 v Kenya Kandy
Australia 377/6 50.0 7.54 1 v South Africa Basseterre
India 373/6 50.0 7.46 1 v Sri Lanka Taunton
India 370/4 50.0 7.40 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka
New Zealand 363/5 50.0 7.26 1 v Canada Gros Islet
West Indies 360/4 50.0 7.20 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi
Australia 359/2 50.0 7.18 1 v India Johannesburg
Australia 358/5 50.0 7.16 1 v Netherlands Basseterre
New Zealand 358/6 50.0 7.16 1 v Canada Mumbai

Jun 6, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records:Highest partnerships by runs

Partners Runs Wkt
Team Opposition Ground
SC Ganguly, R Dravid 318 2nd
India v Sri Lanka Taunton
WU Tharanga, T Dilshan 282 1st
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Pallekele
SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly 244 2nd
India v Namibia Pietermaritzburg
R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 237* 3rd
India v Kenya Bristol
RT Ponting, DR Martyn 234* 3rd
Australia v India Johannesburg
WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan 231* 1st
Sri Lanka v England Colombo (RPS)
JF Kloppenburg, Noortwijk 228 2nd
Netherlands v Namibia Bloemfontein
HM Amla, AB de Villiers 221 3rd
SAfrica v Netherlands Mohali
ME Waugh, SR Waugh 207 3rd
Australia v Kenya Visakhapatnam
MJ Clarke, BJ Hodge 204 4th
Australia v Netherlands Basseterre

Cricket World Cup Records:Highest partnerships by wicket

Wkt Runs Partners Team Opposition Ground
1st 282 WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Pallekele
2nd 318 SC Ganguly, R Dravid India v Sri Lanka Taunton
3rd 237* R Dravid, SR Tendulkar India v Kenya Bristol
4th 204 MJ Clarke, BJ Hodge Australia v Netherlands Basseterre
5th 148 RG Twose, CL Cairns NZealand v Australia Cardiff
6th 162 KJ O'Brien, AR Cusack Ireland v England Bangalore
7th 98 RR Sarwan, RD Jacobs West Indies v NZealand Port Elizabeth
8th 117 DL Houghton, IP Butchart Zimbabwe v NZealand Hyderabad
9th 126* N Kapil Dev, SMH Kirmani India v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells
10th 71 AME Roberts, J Garner West Indies v India Manchester

Cricket World Cup Records:Most 5 Wickets

PlayerSpanMOversWktsBBIAveEvonSR5W
GJ Gilmour (Aus)1975-19751724.0116/145.632.5813.02
VC Drakes (WI)2003-2003651.5165/3313.004.0119.42
GD McGrath (Aus)1996-200739325.5717/1518.193.9627.52
Shahid Afridi (Pak)1999-201120127.0285/1619.604.3227.22
ALF de Mel (SL)1983-1987990.2185/3224.944.9730.12
AJ Bichel (Aus)2003-2003857.0167/2012.313.4521.31
R Rampaul (WI)2011-2011215.055/5115.805.2618.01
KAJ Roach (WI)2011-2011646.0136/2715.004.2321.21
DW Steyn (SA)2011-2011646.1125/5016.004.1523.01
AG Hurst (Aus)1979-1979332.075/2117.003.7127.41

Cricket World Cup Records: Most 4 Wickets

PlayerSpanMOversWktsBBIAveEvonSR4W
SK Warne (Aus)1996-199917162.5324/2919.50 3.83 30.5 4
M Muralitharan (SL)1996-201140343.3684/1919.63 3.88 30.3 4
Imran Tahir (SA)2011-2011539.3144/3810.71 3.79 16.9 2
GI Allott (NZ)1999-1999987.4204/3716.25 3.70 26.3 2
RGD Willis (Eng)1979-198311118.1184/1117.50 2.66 39.32
BD Julien (WI)1975-1975560.0104/2017.70 2.95 36.0 2
B Lee (Aus)2003-201117137.3355/4217.97 4.57 23.5 2
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228169.3344/3719.26 3.86 29.9 2
Shahid Afridi (Pak)1999-201120127.0285/1619.60 4.32 27.2 2
GB Hogg (Aus)2003-200721158.3344/2719.234.1227.92

May 7, 2012

West Indies tour of England, 2012 Schedule

DateMatch DetailsTime
(IST)
Place
May 17 - 21 England v West Indies, 1st Test15:30Lord's
May 25 - 29 England v West Indies, 2nd Teat 15:30Trent Bridge
Jun 07 - 11 England v West Indies, 3rd Test 15:30Edgbaston
Jun 16 - Sat England v West Indies, 1st ODI15:15The Rose Bowl
Jun 19 - Tue England v West Indies, 2nd ODI 15:15Kennington
Jun 22 - Fri England v West Indies, 3rd ODI 15:15Headingley
Jun 24 - Sun England v West Indies, Only t20 19:00
Trent Bridge

Mar 13, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Catches in an Innings

PlayerCatchOppPlaceYear
M Kaif (Ind)4v Sri LankaJohannesburg2003
C Lloyd (WI)3v Sri LankaManchester1975
DA Reeve {Eng)3v PakistanAdelaide1992
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)3v AustraliaPerth1992
AR Border (Aus)3v ZimbabweHobart1992
CL Cairns (NZ)3V UAEFaisalabad1996
G Thorpe (Eng)3v Sri LankaLord's1999
NJ Astle (NZ)3v AustraliaCardiff1999
IL Philip (Sco)3v BangladeshEdinburgh1999
R Ponting (Aus)3v BangladeshChester-le-Street1999
SC Williams (WI)3v ScotlandLeicester1999
A Whittall (Zim)3v South AfricaChelmsford1999
V Sehwag (Ind)3v NetherlandsPaarl2003
LJ Burger (Nam)3v EnglandPort Elizabeth2003
H Dippenaar (SA)3v BangladeshBloemfontein2003
D Mongia (Ind)3v NamibiaPietermaritzburg2003
V Sehwag (Ind)3v EnglandDurban2003
A Giles (Eng)3v AustraliaPort Elizabeth2003
S Tikolo (Ken)3v New ZealandGros Islet2007
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)3v ZimbabweKingston2007
E Morgan (Eng)3v New ZealandProvidence2007
LPC Silva (SL)3v New ZealandSt George's2007
AN Kervezee (Net)3v West IndiesDelhi2011
E Chigumbura (Zim)3v Sri LankaPallekele2011
R Taylor (NZ)3v CanadaMumbai2011
Z Khan (Ind)3v AustraliaAhmedabad2011

Feb 22, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Catches

PlayerSpanMatchCatch
RT Ponting (Aus)1996-20114628
ST Jayasuriya (SL)1992-20073818
CL Cairns (NZ)1992-20032816
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)1992-20073516
BC Lara (WI)1992-20073416
GC Smith (SA)2003-20112015
M Jayawardene (SL)1999-20113315
A Kumble (India)1996-20071814
SR Waugh (Aus)1987-19993314
PA de Silva (SL)1987-20033514
P Collingwood (Eng)2003-20111813
CL Hooper (WI)1987-20032013
JDP Oram (NZ)2003-20112313
SB Styris (NZ)2003-20112613
JH Kallis (SA)1996-20113613
M Muralitharan (SL)1996-20114013
B Lee (Aus)2003-20111712
CH Lloyd (WI)1975-19831712
GA Hick (Eng)1992-19992012
DL Haynes (WI)1979-19922512

Feb 17, 2012

South Africa in New Zealand 2012 Schedule

DateMatch DetailsTime
(IST)
Place
Feb 17 - FriSouth Africa v New Zealand, 1st T20I11:30Wellington
Feb 19 - SunSouth Africa v New Zealand, 2nd T20I11:30Auckland
Feb 22 - WedSouth Africa v New Zealand, 3rd T20I11:30Hamilton
Feb 25 - SatSouth Africa v New Zealand, 1st ODI06:30Wellington
Feb 29 - WedSouth Africa v New Zealand, 2nd ODI06:30Napier
Mar 03 - SatSouth Africa v New Zealand, 3rd ODI06:30Auckland
Mar 07 - 11South Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test03:00
(Mar 7)
Dunedin
Mar 15 - 19South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test03:00
(Mar 15)
Hamilton
Mar 23 - 27South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd Test03:00
(Mar 23)
Wellington

Feb 7, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Wickets in a Series

PlayerYearMWktsBBF45
GD McGrath (Aus)200711263/1400
WPUJC Vaas (SL)200310236/2511
M Muralitharan (SL)200710234/1920
SW Tait (Aus)200711234/3910
B Lee (Aus)200310225/4201
Shahid Afridi (Pak)20118215/1622
GD McGrath (Aus)200311217/1501
GB Hogg (Aus)200711214/2720
Z Khan (India)20119213/2000
GI Allott (NZ)19999204/3720

Jan 27, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Best Strike Rates

PlayerSpanMatOverRunsWktsBBFAveSR
Z Khan (India)2003-201123198.5890444/4220.2227.1
GD McGrath (Aus)1996-200739325.51292717/1518.1927.5
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228169.3655344/3719.2629.9
M Muralitharan (SL)1996-201140343.31335684/1919.6330.3
J Oram (NZ)2003-201123182.2768364/3921.3330.3
C Vaas (SL)1996-200731261.41040496/2521.2232.0
A Kumble (India)1996-200718173.1708314/3222.8333.5
AA Donald (SA)1992-200325218.5913384/1724.0234.5
W Akram (Pak)1987-200338324.31311555/2823.8335.4
CZ Harris (NZ)1992-200328194.2861324/726.9036.4

Cricket World Cup Records: Best Strike Rates

PlayerSpanMatOverRunsWktsBBFAveSR
Z Khan (India)2003-201123198.5890444/4220.2227.1
GD McGrath (Aus)1996-200739325.51292717/1518.1927.5
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228169.3655344/3719.2629.9
M Muralitharan (SL)1996-201140343.31335684/1919.6330.3
J Oram (NZ)2003-201123182.2768364/3921.3330.3
C Vaas (SL)1996-200731261.41040496/2521.2232.0
A Kumble (India)1996-200718173.1708314/3222.8333.5
AA Donald (SA)1992-200325218.5913384/1724.0234.5
W Akram (Pak)1987-200338324.31311555/2823.8335.4
CZ Harris (NZ)1992-200328194.2861324/726.9036.4