Most number of man of the match by any player in the world cup

Most number of man of the match by any player in the world cup

Name Matches Awards Team

S Tendulkar 33 8 India

L Klusener 14 5 South Africa

G Gooch 21 5 England

V Richards 23 5 West Indies

D Boon 16 4 Australia

S Warne 17 4 Australia

S Ganguly 18 4 India

M Waugh 22 4 Australia

B Lara 25 4 West Indies

A de Silva 35 4 Sri Lanka

Most number of runs in each cricket world cup

Most number of runs in each cricket world cup

Batsman Team Year M I NO Runs HS Avg 100s

S Tendulkar Ind 2003 11 11 0 673 152 61.18 1

S Tendulkar Ind 1996 7 7 1 523 137 87.16 2

M Waugh Aus 1996 7 7 1 484 130 80.66 3

G Gooch Eng 1987 8 8 0 471 115 58.87 1

S Ganguly Ind 2003 11 11 3 465 112* 58.12 3

R Dravid Ind 1999 8 8 1 461 145 65.85 2

M Crowe NZ 1992 9 9 5 456 100* 114.00 1

A de Silva SL 1996 6 6 1 448 145 89.60 2

D Boon Aus 1987 8 8 0 447 93 55.87 0

J Miandad Pak 1992 9 9 2 437 89 62.42 0

Top Batsmans of the cricket world cup

Batsman Team Mat I NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 Ct

S Tendulkar Ind 33 32 3 1732 152 59.72 87.56 4 12 10

J Miandad Pak 33 30 5 1083 103 43.32 67.89 1 8 10

A de Silva SL 35 32 3 1064 145 36.68 86.57 2 6 14

V Richards WI 23 21 5 1013 181 63.31 85.05 3 5 9

M Waugh Aus 22 22 3 1004 130 52.84 83.04 4 4 11

R Ponting Aus 28 27 3 998 140* 41.58 74.98 3 2 18

S Waugh Aus 33 30 10 978 120* 48.9 81.02 1 6 14

A Ranatunga SL 30 29 8 969 88* 46.14 80.95 – 7 7

B Lara WI 25 25 3 956 116 43.45 87.7 2 6 11

Saeed Anwar Pak 21 21 4 915 113* 53.82 79.08 3 3 3

G Gooch Eng 21 21 1 897 115 44.85 63.21 1 8 3

M Crowe NZ 21 21 5 880 100* 55 83.49 1 8 8

D Haynes WI 25 25 2 854 105 37.13 57.5 1 3 12

S Ganguly Ind 18 18 3 844 183 56.26 81.78 4 1 1

M Azharuddin Ind 30 25 4 826 93 39.33 77.19 – 8 11

D Boon Aus 16 16 1 815 100 54.33 73.75 2 5 2

A Flower Zim 30 29 4 815 115* 32.6 68.25 1 4 12

G Kirsten SA 21 21 4 806 188* 47.41 75.46 1 5 9

R Dravid Ind 19 18 6 779 145 64.91 75.26 2 5 17

H Gibbs SA 15 15 2 725 143 55.76 85.49 2 4 3

World Cup Records stats

List of matches the teams have played in all the world cups and their performance records are as follows -

Team Mts Won Lost Tied NR Win %

Australia 58 40 17 1 0 68.96

West Indies 48 31 16 0 1 65.95

South Africa 30 19 9 2 0 63.33

England 50 31 18 0 1 63.26

India 55 31 23 0 1 57.40

Pakistan 53 29 22 0 2 56.86

New Zealand 52 28 23 0 1 54.90

Sri Lanka 46 17 27 1 1 37.77

Kenya 20 5 14 0 1 26.31

Zimbabwe 42 8 31 0 3 20.51

Bangladesh 11 2 8 0 1 20.00

United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 0 0 20.00

Canada 9 1 8 0 0 11.11

Netherlands 11 1 10 0 0 9.09

East Africa 3 0 3 0 0 0.00

Namibia 6 0 6 0 0 0.00

Scotland 5 0 5 0 0 0.00

Total matches 252 244 244 2 6

Highest sixes by cricket players in World Cup 2007

Highest sixes by cricket players in World Cup 2007

6s Batsman Sixes/Inns Balls/Six
13 ML Hayden (Aus) 2.60 27.46
11 ST Jayasuriya (SL) 2.20 24.00
9 Imran Nazir (Pak) 3.00 19.44
9 RT Ponting (Aus) 2.25 26.89
9 S Chanderpaul (WI) 1.50 42.89
8 HH Gibbs (SA) 2.67 13.75
8 Yuvraj Singh (Ind) 2.67 14.50
8 SP Fleming (NZ) 1.60 37.13
7 BJ Hodge (Aus) 3.50 16.71
7 MJ Clarke (Aus) 1.75 32.43
6 GC Smith (SA) 1.50 43.00
5 BB McCullum (NZ) 2.50 6.00
5 MV Boucher (SA) 1.67 11.60
5 CD McMillan (NZ) 1.25 29.00
5 MN Samuels (WI) 0.83 36.00
5 JH Kallis (SA) 1.67 56.40
5 DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1.00 64.80
4 DR Smith (WI) 1.00 7.50
4 E Chigumbura (Zim) 1.33 12.25
4 SR Tendulkar (Ind) 1.33 14.50
4 JDP Oram (NZ) 1.33 29.00
4 AB de Villiers (SA) 1.00 30.50
4 V Sehwag (Ind) 1.33 34.75
4 PD Collingwood (Eng) 1.00 50.25

New zealand beat Bangladesh in super 8 clash of Cricket World Cup 2007

Bangladesh 174-10 (48.3) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR

J Omar c McCullum b Oram 22 51 3 0 43.14
T Iqbal st McCullum b Oram 29 54 4 0 53.70
A Ahmed c (sub) Gillespie b Styris 27 39 3 0 69.23
S Hasan b Bond 25 41 1 0 60.98
*H Bashar run out (Oram ) 9 21 0 0 42.86
M Ashraful b McMillan 3 8 0 0 37.50
M Rahim b Bond 0 5 0 0 0.00
M Mortaza b Styris 2 16 0 0 12.50
M Rafique not out 30 36 1 2 83.33
A Razzak c (sub) Gillespie b Styris 0 2 0 0 0.00
S Rasel b Oram 10 18 1 0 55.56
Extras: 16 ( b:4 lb:10 nb:0 w:2)
Total: 174-10 (48.3) | Curr. RR: 3.59

FOW: T Iqbal (55-1, 16.4), J Omar (62-2, 18.4), A Ahmed (105-3, 28.2), *H Bashar (121-4, 33.3), S Hasan (127-5, 35.1), M Rahim (127-6, 36), M Ashraful (129-7, 38.2), M Mortaza (140-8, 42.1), A Razzak (140-9, 42.3), S Rasel (174-10, 48.3)

New Zealand O M R W Nb Wd RPO
M Mason 1.3 1 4 0 0 0 2.67
S Bond 10 4 15 2 0 0 1.50
C McMillan 1.3 0 6 0 0 0 4.00
J Franklin 6 1 27 0 0 0 4.50
J Oram 9.3 0 30 3 0 1 3.16
D Vettori 10 0 34 0 0 1 3.40
S Styris 10 1 43 4 0 0 4.30

New Zealand team: M Mason , S Bond , C McMillan , J Franklin , J Oram , D Vettori , S Styris , P Fulton , H Marshall, *S Fleming , B McCullum ,

Powerplay 1: 1-10 ovs, 2: 11-15 ovs, 3: 16-20 ovs

New Zealand 178-1 (29.2) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
P Fulton c Iqbal b Rasel 15 30 2 0 50.00
*S Fleming not out 102 92 10 3 110.87
H Marshall not out 50 54 2 1 92.59
S Styris
C McMillan
J Oram
B McCullum
D Vettori
J Franklin
S Bond
M Mason
Extras: 11 ( b:0 lb:0 nb:0 w:11)
Total: 178-1 (29.2) | Curr. RR: 6.07

FOW: P Fulton (44-1, 9.2)

Bangladesh O M R W Nb Wd RPO
M Mortaza 6 0 41 0 0 1 6.83
S Rasel 7 0 22 1 0 2 3.14
A Razzak 8 0 38 0 0 2 4.75
M Rafique 5 0 37 0 0 2 7.40
S Hasan 3 0 33 0 0 0 11.00
M Ashraful 0.2 0 7 0 0 0 21.00

Bangladesh team: M Mortaza, S Rasel, A Razzak, M Rafique, S Hasan, M Ashraful, A Ahmed, *H Bashar , J Omar, T Iqbal, M Rahim,

Powerplay 1: 1-10 ovs, 2: 11-15 ovs

Leading six-hitters in World Cup 2007

6s Batsman Sixes/Match Balls/Six
8 Yuvraj Singh (Ind) 4.00 13.00
7 HH Gibbs (SA) 7.00 5.71
7 BJ Hodge (Aus) 3.50 16.71
6 RT Ponting (Aus) 3.00 19.17
5 JH Kallis (SA) 5.00 21.80
4 MV Boucher (SA) 4.00 7.75
4 SR Tendulkar (Ind) 2.00 13.75
3 GB Hogg (Aus) 1.50 5.00
3 CH Gayle (WI) 1.50 18.00
3 V Sehwag (Ind) 1.50 31.00
3 MJ Clarke (Aus) 1.50 35.00
3 MN Samuels (WI) 1.50 39.33
2 DR Smith (WI) 1.00 7.50
2 Tamim Iqbal (Ban) 2.00 26.50
2 GC Smith (SA) 2.00 29.50
2 DJ Bravo (WI) 1.00 31.50
2 DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2.00 45.00
2 AA Mulla (Can) 1.00 49.50
2 ML Hayden (Aus) 1.00 53.50
2 Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban) 2.00 53.50
2 BC Lara (WI) 1.00 62.00
2 JP Bray (Ire) 1.00 75.00
2 SC Ganguly (Ind) 1.00 121.50

Most sixes in a team innings

6s For Vs Venue Season
18 Ind (413-5) Ber Port-of-Spain 2006-07
18 SA (353-3) Net Basseterre 2006-07
16 NZ (397-5) Zim Bulawayo (QSC) 2005
16 Aus (346-5) NZ Hamilton 2006-07
15 Aus (349-6) NZ Christchurch 1999-00
15 SA (418-5) Zim Potchefstroom 2006-07

Worst 5-wicket collapse in World Cup

This is now the worst five-wicket collapse in the history of the World Cup.

Take a look:

Runs Countries Venue Season From To
2 Ind v Ban Port-of-Spain 2006-07 157-4 159-9
5 Can v Eng Manchester 1979 37-4 42-9
6 Can v SL Paarl 2002-03 6-1 12-6
7 Pak v Eng Leeds 1979 27-1 34-6
7 WI v Aus Manchester 1999 64-3 71-8

This is also the worst five-wicket collapse for India in all one-day internationals as is listed below:

Runs Vs Venue Season From To
2 Ban Port-of-Spain 2006-07 157-4 159-9
3 Pak Hyderabad 1997-98 166-4 169-9
3 SA Durban 2006-07 82-4 85-9
6 Pak Toronto 1997 202-5 208-10
9 Aus Sydney 1980-81 54-5 63 all out
9 Aus Melbourne 2003-04 257-4 266-9
10 SA Durban 1996-97 224-5 234 all out
10 SA Sharjah 1999-00 154-5 164 all out
10 Aus Sydney 2003-04 49-1 59-6

New Zealand defeated England in Cricket World Cup Match 2007

Fine half-centuries by Scott Styris and Jacob Oram guided New Zealand to a six-wicket victory over England in their opening Group C match at the World Cup on Friday.

Chasing 210 for victory, the Kiwis were home with nine overs to spare.

Styris scored an unbeaten 87 off 133 balls while Oram was also undefeated with 63 off 83 deliveries.

For his all-round contribution — he claimed two wickets for 25 runs earlier – Styris was named man of the match.

New Zealand 210-4 (41) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
L Vincent c Nixon b Anderson 0 6 0 0 0.00
*S Fleming c Joyce b Anderson 7 11 1 0 63.64
R Taylor c Flintoff b Plunkett 0 1 0 0 0.00
S Styris not out 87 113 9 0 76.99
C McMillan c Dalrymple b Panesar 27 34 3 0 79.41
J Oram not out 63 83 4 1 75.90
B McCullum
D Vettori
J Franklin
S Bond
J Patel
Extras: 26 ( b:2 lb:11 nb:2 w:11)
Total: 210-4 (41) | Curr. RR: 5.12

FOW: L Vincent (2-1, 1), R Taylor (3-2, 1.2), *S Fleming (19-3, 5), C McMillan (72-4, 15.2)

England O M R W Nb Wd RPO
J Anderson 8 0 39 2 0 1 4.88
L Plunkett 7 0 43 1 1 0 6.14
A Flintoff 8 1 17 0 1 1 2.12
P Collingwood 3 0 20 0 0 0 6.67
M Panesar 10 0 47 1 0 3 4.70
J Dalrymple 4 0 29 0 0 1 7.25
K Pietersen 1 0 2 0 0 0 2.00

England team: J Anderson , L Plunkett , A Flintoff , P Collingwood , M Panesar , J Dalrymple , K Pietersen , I Bell , Ed Joyce , *M Vaughan , P Nixon ,

Powerplay 1: 1-10 ovs, 2: 11-15 ovs, 3: 17-21 ovs

England 209-7 (50) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
Ed Joyce c McCullum b Franklin 0 2 0 0 0.00
*M Vaughan b Franklin 26 52 3 0 50.00
I Bell c McCullum b Oram 5 19 0 0 26.32
K Pietersen c Franklin b Bond 60 92 4 1 65.22
P Collingwood c McCullum b Styris 31 54 2 0 57.41
A Flintoff c Styris b Bond 0 1 0 0 0.00
J Dalrymple c McCullum b Styris 3 12 0 0 25.00
P Nixon not out 42 41 4 0 102.44
L Plunkett not out 29 34 1 1 85.29
J Anderson
M Panesar
Extras: 13 ( b:0 lb:2 nb:7 w:4)
Total: 209-7 (50) | Curr. RR: 4.18

FOW: Ed Joyce (1-1, 0.1), I Bell (30-2, 8.5), *M Vaughan (52-3, 15.3), P Collingwood (133-4, 35), K Pietersen (133-5, 35.3), A Flintoff (134-6, 36), J Dalrymple (138-7, 38.2)

New Zealand O M R W Nb Wd RPO
J Franklin 9 0 43 2 4 1 4.78
S Bond 10 1 19 2 0 2 1.90
J Oram 6 0 25 1 0 0 4.17
J Patel 8 0 42 0 1 0 5.25
D Vettori 10 0 53 0 1 0 5.30
S Styris 7 0 25 2 1 1 3.57

New Zealand team: J Franklin , S Bond , J Oram , J Patel , D Vettori , S Styris , R Taylor , L Vincent , *S Fleming , B McCullum , C McMillan ,

Powerplay 1: 1-10 ovs, 2: 11-15 ovs, 3: 16-20 ovs