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McGrath is leading bowler
February 28, 2003 12:24 IST
Leading batting and bowling statistics after 32 matches of the 2003 World Cup (* denotes not outs):
Batting
Highest individual scores: 172* Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe v Namibia), Harare 152 Sachin Tendulkar (India v Namibia, Pietermaritzburg) 143* Andrew Symonds (Australia v Pakistan, Johannesburg) 143 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg) 141 Scott Styris (New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Bloemfontein) 134* Stephen Fleming (New Zealand v South Africa, Johannesburg) 120 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Bloemfontein), 116 Brian Lara (West Indies v South Africa, Cape Town).
Leading run scorers: 371 Sachin Tendulkar (India), 303 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), 237 Brian Lara (West Indies), 227 Matthew Hayden (Australia), 202 Andrew Symonds (Australia), 194 Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe), 192 Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), 187 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), 183 Scott Styris (New Zealand), 178 Gary Kirsten (South Africa).
Bowling
Best innings analysis: 7-15 Glenn McGrath Australia v Namibia, Potchefstroom 6-23 Ashish Nehra India v England, Durban 6-25 Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Pietermaritzburg 5-24 Collins Obuya Kenya v Sri Lanka, Nairobi 5-27 Austin Codrington Canada v Bangladesh, Durban 5-28 Wasim Akram Pakistan v Namibia, Kimberley 5-43 Rudi van Vuuren Namibia v England, Port Elizabeth 5-44 Vasbert Drakes West Indies v Canada, Centurion Park
Leading wicket-takers: 12 - Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka), 12 - Wasim Akram (Pakistan), 11 - Glenn McGrath (Australia), 10 - Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), 10 - Vasbert Drakes (West Indies), 10 - Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan), 10 - James Anderson (England), 8 - Jason Gillespie (Australia), 8 - Tim de Leede (Netherlands), 8 - Craig White (England), 8 - Andre Adams (New Zealand).