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World Cup stats package
February 13, 2007
Defending champions Australia head to the 2007 World Cup as title favourites, having won the last two editions and because of their supreme run in one-dayers in the last few years.
But the shock loss to England in the tri-series final at home has forced the Australians to do some serious soul-searching and not just rest on their laurels.
Statistically speaking, Sachin Tendulkar is the most successful batsman in the history of the World Cup. He had a dream run in the 2003 World Cup, scoring 673 runs to bring his tally in all World Cups to 1732 with four centuries.
Pakistan's legendary all-rounder Wasim Akram is the most successful bowler, having claimed 55 wickets in 38 World Cup games.
Rediff.com presents a detailed statistical analysis of the World Cup records:
Results for each Country:
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 | 252 | 244 | 244 | 2 | 6 | - |
Highest Margins of Victory:
(By runs)
256 runs | Australia (301-6) bt Namibia (45) | Potchefstroom | 2002/03 |
202 runs | England (334-4) bt India (132-3) | Lord's | 1975 |
196 runs | England (290-5) bt East Africa (94) | Birmingham | 1975 |
192 runs | Pakistan (330-6) bt Sri Lanka (138) | Nottingham | 1975 |
191 runs | West Indies (360-4) bt Sri Lanka (169-4) | Karachi | 1987/88 |
183 runs | India (292-6) bt Sri Lanka (109) | Johannesburg | 2002/03 |
181 runs | New Zealand (309-5) bt East Africa (128-8) | Birmingham | 1975 |
181 runs | India (311-2) bt Namibia (130) | Pietermaritzburg | 2002/03 |
171 runs | Pakistan (255-9) bt Namibia (84) | Kimberley | 2002/03 |
169 runs | South Africa (321-2) bt UAE (152-8) | Rawalpindi | 1995/96 |
162 runs | Australia (320-9) bt India (158) | Nottingham | 1983 |
160 runs | South Africa (328-3) bt Netherlands (168-8) | Rawalpindi | 1995/96 |
157 runs | India (373-6) bt Sri Lanka (216) | Taunton | 1999 |
(By wickets)
10 wickets | India (123-0) bt East Africa (120) | Leeds | 1975 |
10 wickets | West Indies (172-0) bt Zimbabwe (171) | Birmingham | 1983 |
10 wickets | West Indies (221-0) bt Pakistan (220-2) | Melbourne | 1991/92 |
10 wickets | South Africa (142-0) bt Kenya (140) | Potchefstroom | 2002/03 |
10 wickets | Sri Lanka (126-0) bt Bangladesh (124) | Pietermaritzburg | 2002/03 |
10 wickets | South Africa (109-0) bt Bangladesh (108) | Bloemfontein | 2002/03 |
World Cup - Most runs scored:
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 |
Most runs in a tournament:
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 |
World Cup - Most wickets
Bowler | For | M | Ovs | Mdn | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best | 4w | 5w | SR | Ecn |
Wasim Akram | Pak | 38 | 324.3 | 17 | 1311 | 55 | 23.83 | 28-May | 2 | 1 | 35.4 | 4.04 |
G McGrath | Aus | 28 | 245 | 37 | 935 | 45 | 20.77 | 15-Jul | - | 2 | 32.6 | 3.81 |
J Srinath | Ind | 34 | 283.2 | 21 | 1224 | 44 | 27.81 | 30-Apr | 2 | - | 38.6 | 4.32 |
A Donald | SA | 25 | 218.5 | 14 | 913 | 38 | 24.02 | 17-Apr | 2 | - | 34.5 | 4.17 |
C Vaas | SL | 21 | 184 | 24 | 754 | 36 | 20.94 | 25-Jun | 1 | 1 | 30.6 | 4.09 |
Imran Khan | Pak | 28 | 169.3 | 18 | 655 | 34 | 19.26 | Apr-37 | 2 | - | 29.9 | 3.86 |
S Warne | Aus | 17 | 162.5 | 16 | 624 | 32 | 19.5 | 29-Apr | 4 | - | 30.5 | 3.83 |
C Harris | NZ | 28 | 194.2 | 10 | 861 | 32 | 26.9 | 7-Apr | 1 | - | 36.4 | 4.43 |
M Muralitharan | SL | 21 | 187.5 | 13 | 693 | 30 | 23.1 | 28-Apr | 1 | - | 37.5 | 3.68 |
I Botham | Eng | 22 | 222 | 33 | 762 | 30 | 25.4 | Apr-31 | 1 | - | 44.4 | 3.43 |
P DeFreitas | Eng | 22 | 187.5 | 30 | 742 | 29 | 25.58 | 28-Mar | - | - | 38.8 | 3.95 |
A Kumble | Ind | 17 | 164 | 5 | 670 | 28 | 23.92 | Apr-32 | 1 | - | 35.1 | 4.08 |
N Kapil Dev | Ind | 26 | 237 | 27 | 892 | 28 | 31.85 | May-43 | - | 1 | 50.7 | 3.76 |
Shoaib Akhtar | Pak | 16 | 124.5 | 8 | 643 | 27 | 23.81 | Apr-46 | 1 | - | 27.7 | 5.15 |
C McDermott | Aus | 17 | 149 | 8 | 599 | 27 | 22.18 | May-44 | 1 | 1 | 33.1 | 4.02 |
C Walsh | WI | 17 | 158 | 23 | 547 | 27 | 20.25 | 25-Apr | 2 | - | 35.1 | 3.46 |
S Waugh | Aus | 33 | 173.1 | 7 | 814 | 27 | 30.14 | Mar-36 | - | - | 38.4 | 4.7 |
D Fleming | Aus | 16 | 133.2 | 12 | 583 | 26 | 22.42 | May-36 | - | 1 | 30.7 | 4.37 |
Mushtaq Ahmed | Pak | 15 | 135 | 5 | 549 | 26 | 21.11 | 16-Mar | - | - | 31.1 | 4.06 |
A Roberts | WI | 16 | 170.1 | 29 | 552 | 26 | 21.23 | Mar-32 | - | - | 39.2 | 3.24 |
Most wickets in a tournament
Bowler | Year | M | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg |
C Vaas (SL) | 2003 | 10 | 528 | 14 | 331 | 23 | 14.39 |
B Lee (Aus) | 2003 | 10 | 499 | 9 | 394 | 22 | 17.90 |
G McGrath (Aus) | 2003 | 11 | 522 | 18 | 310 | 21 | 14.76 |
G Allott (NZ) | 1999 | 9 | 526 | 7 | 325 | 20 | 16.25 |
S Warne (Aus) | 1999 | 10 | 566 | 13 | 361 | 20 | 18.05 |
R Binny (Ind) | 1983 | 8 | 528 | 9 | 336 | 18 | 18.66 |
Z Khan (Ind) | 2003 | 11 | 530 | 5 | 374 | 18 | 20.77 |
C McDermott (Aus) | 1987 | 8 | 438 | 3 | 341 | 18 | 18.94 |
G McGrath (Aus) | 1999 | 10 | 574 | 9 | 367 | 18 | 20.38 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1992 | 10 | 538 | 3 | 338 | 18 | 18.77 |
Most Man of the Match awards
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 |
