List of Cricket World Cup records

This article is about records at the men's Cricket World Cup. For the women's records, see List of Women's Cricket World Cup records.

Ponting in January 2015
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (pictured) holds several Cricket World Cup records.

The Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is held once every four years.[1][2] ODI cricket is one of three forms of cricket played at international level.[3] Unlike Test cricket, ODIs consist of one innings per team and is played over the course of single day.[4] Australia and England played in the inaugural ODI match on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5] The inaugural Cricket World Cup took place in England in 1975 and 12 tournaments have been held since. The first three editions were all held in England and each innings was limited to a maximum of 60 overs. Since the 1987 Cricket World Cup, all matches have consisted of 50 overs per innings.[6]

Top order batsman and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting holds several World Cup records. Playing in five tournaments between 1996 and 2011, he has played in more World Cup matches than any player with 46.[7] He also holds the record for the most consecutive matches played.[8] As a slip fielder, Ponting has also taken the most catches at the World Cup with 28.[9] Captaining his side from 2003 to 2011, Ponting holds the World Cup record for the most matches played as captain with 29.[10] India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has scored 2,278 runs making him the only player to score more than 2,000 runs at the World Cup.[11] He has also scored the most World Cup half-centuries with 15[12] and shares the record with Pakistan's Javed Miandad for the most number of World Cup tournaments played with 6.[13]

Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath holds the record for the most World Cup wickets taken with 71,[14] the record for the best figures taken in an World Cup with 7/15[15] and has the best bowling average at the Cricket World Cup with 18.19.[a][16] Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is the record holder for the most number dismissals and stumpings taken as a wicket-keeper at the World Cup with 54 and 13, respectively.[17][18] The World Cup record for most catches as a wicket-keeper is held by Australian gloveman Adam Gilchrist with 45.[19] Gilchrist and New Zealand's Tom Latham holds the record for the most dismissals in a single tournament by a designated wicket-keeper with 21.[20]

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  2. ^ "Cricket World Cup 2023". The Roar. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The Three Formats of Cricket". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "The difference between Test and limited-overs cricket". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ Williamson, Martin (22 June 2010). "The birth of the one-day international". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ Ezekiel, Gulu (20 November 2023). "How World Cup ODI 50-over format came about — and its future". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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