Records made and broken in ICC Cricket World Cup so far

By Umama Momin
Published on | Oct 27, 2023

Plethora of records

The World Cup has seen several batting and team records created or shattered in just 20-odd days

World Cup called surprise

From a poor show by defending champions England to Afghanistan's best WC appearance till date, the twists and turns continue

Proteas' massive total

Temba Bavuma & Co posted the WC's highest total ever (428) vs SL, shattering the previous record set by AUS in 2015

Biggest win margin

With a 309-run victory over Netherlands, Australia own the record of the biggest win margin in the history of the ODI World Cup

Pakistan's moment of glory

The 1992 champions defeated Sri Lanka by successfully chasing the highest-ever target (345) in World Cup history

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Babar & Co's low point

In a surprising turn of events, Pakistan now also hold the distinction of losing while defending a 275+ total, a first in their WC history

Ro'Hitman' Sharma

Man on a mission, the Indian skipper smashed a blazing ton vs AFG to become the player to hit the most centuries (7) in all of WCs' history so far

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Raining sixes!

Overtaking Chris Gayle, Sharma has hit a whopping 564 sixes in his international career, the most by any player ever

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1k? That's easy

For David Warner and Rohit Sharma, achieving 1000 runs across WC editions was child's play as both stalwarts did so in a mere 19 innings

Virat 'Run Machine' Kohli

Indian cricket's superstar surpassed 26,000 international runs using just 567 innings and 511 matches, the fastest ever, to achieve the milestone

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Mad Max!

Big Show Glenn Maxwell hit his 1st 2023 WC ton in just 40 balls, the fastest century ever in World Cups

Markram Magic

SA's Aiden Markram completed his ton in 49 balls vs SL, the then-quickest ton, a record Maxwell broke after 18 days

Dominant Proteas

To post 428 vs SL, SA batters wreaked havoc as Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen and Markram smashed 3 centuries