List of Cricket World Cup Records - wikipedia List of Cricket World Cup Records The Cricket World Cup is a One Day International ( ODI ) competition in men 's cricket. Organised by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ), the tournament has taken place every four years since it was first held in 1975 in England. The number of teams and number of matches have increased since then, although the ICC declared an interest in reducing the format, following criticism of the 2007 World Cup. Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds an array of individual records in the World Cup. One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997, and `` the most followed cricketer in the world '', Tendulkar has made more scores over fifty, hit more centuries and scored more runs than any other cricketer in World Cup history. Australian Glenn McGrath dominates the individual bowling records, having featured for his country in four World Cups. He has one of the best strike rate and economy rate among any other bowler, having the best individual bowling figures and taken more wickets in the history of the tournament. Australians Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist with Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara lead the individual fielding records. Ponting is the leading fielder in terms of catches made, in both an individual World Cup tournament and in the competition 's history. Wicketkeeper Gilchrist has made the most dismissals in a single match and individual tournament, while Sangakkara has the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in World Cup history. Australia hold several team records, including those for the most wins, the highest win percentage, the most consecutive wins ; they were undefeated in the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2007 Cricket World Cup campaigns. Records are also kept of unsuccessful performances. These include Canada 's lowest score in the history of the tournament, Zimbabwe 's record number of matches lost and Canadian Nicholas De Groot 's three consecutive ducks. Contents 1 Notation 2 Team 2.1 Overall 2.2 One tournament 2.3 Streaks 3 Batting 3.1 Overall 3.2 One tournament 3.3 Streaks 4 Bowling 4.1 Overall 4.2 One tournament 5 Fielding 5.1 Overall 5.2 One tournament 5.3 One match 5.4 Extras 6 Other Records 6.1 Grounds 6.2 Umpires 6.3 Appearances 6.3. 1 In Terms of World Cup Tournaments 6.3. 2 In Terms of Matches 6.3. 3 Representing More Than One Country 6.4 Most World Cup Titles 6.5 Age 6.6 Captaincy 6.7 Youngest Captain to lift World Cup Trophy 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Notation Team notation ( 300 -- 3 ) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained ( or are able ) to be bowled. ( 300 ) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets. Batting notation ( 100 ) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out. ( 100 * ) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out. Bowling notation ( 5 -- 100 ) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 100 runs. Currently playing Record holders who are currently playing ODIs or streaks that are still active and can change have a ^ next to their name. Team Overall Record First Second Ref. Highest score Australia v Afghanistan ( 2015 ) 417 -- 6 India v Bermuda ( 2007 ) 413 -- 5 Lowest score Canada v Sri Lanka ( 2003 ) 36 Canada v England ( 1979 ) Namibia v Australia ( 2003 ) 45 Highest match aggregate Australia v Sri Lanka ( 2015 ) 688 -- 18 India v England ( 2011 ) 676 -- 18 Lowest match aggregate Canada v Sri Lanka ( 2003 ) 73 -- 11 Canada v England ( 1979 ) 91 -- 12 Highest successful run chase Ireland v England ( 2011 ) 329 -- 7 Bangladesh v Scotland ( 2015 ) 322 -- 4 Highest winning margin ( runs ) Australia v Afghanistan ( 2015 ) 275 India v Bermuda ( 2007 ) South Africa v West Indies ( 2015 ) 257 Lowest winning margin ( runs ) Australia v India ( 1987 ) Australia v India ( 1992 ) Sri Lanka v England ( 2007 ) Highest win % Australia 75.30 % India 65.45 % Most wins Australia 62 New Zealand 48 Most losses Zimbabwe 42 Sri Lanka 35 The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win. The closest margin of victory occurred twice in matches featuring Australia and India. However, there have also been four tied matches in World Cup history. The first was in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final, in which a run out in the final over with only one run required prevented South Africa advancing to the final instead of Australia, who progressed because the latter had a better rank in the previous stage -- Super Sixes. The second tied match, in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, was a case in which the Duckworth - Lewis method caused a South African loss against Sri Lanka. With the onset of rain, the South African batsmen achieved the score they believed was required to win the match and then blocked out the last ball of the over to avoid losing wickets, however, the score they believed indicated a win actually indicated the score required to tie the match. This tie meant South Africa could not advance to the Super Sixes stage. The third tie happened in a group match between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Kingston in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The fourth tie happened in a group match between India and England at Bangalore in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In 2007, South Africa scored 353 / 3 in a rain - shortened match against the Netherlands. Their effort came from a shortened game of 40 overs, a run rate of 8.83 runs per over. The highest score in a World Cup match is 6 -- 417, achieved by Australia, playing Afghanistan in a group match. Having lost to New Zealand in their previous match, Australia asserted their dominance by beating the associates playing in their first World Cup the highest world records 805 runs and 5 outs One tournament 100 % win record Team Year Matches played Australia ( 2007 ) 11 Australia ( 2003 ) 11 Sri Lanka ( 1996 ) 8 * West Indies ( 1975 ) 5 West Indies ( 1979 ) 4 * * Note : * Sri Lanka 's 8 in 1996 includes 2 wins on forfeit. * * West Indies had 5 scheduled matches in 1979, but one was a `` no result '' due to rain. Streaks Record First Second Most consecutive wins Australia ( 1999 -- 2011 ) 27 India ( 2011 -- 2015 ) 11 Most consecutive matches without being defeated Australia ( 1999 -- 2011 ) 34 India ( 2011 -- 2015 ) 11 Most consecutive defeats Zimbabwe ( 1983 -- 1992 ) 18 Scotland ( 1999 -- 2015 ) 14 Australia 's streak of 34 matches without defeat consists of 32 wins, 1 tie and 1 no - result. During this streak, after 25 straight wins they had a no - result, followed by 2 more wins, making a total of 27 consecutive wins. Batting See also : List of Cricket World Cup centuries Overall This section is missing information about the second fastest 150. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. ( February 2015 ) Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored more runs in the World Cup than any other player. Played the highest numbers of world Cups also with 6. Australian Ricky Ponting scored more than 1700 runs and has the most appearances ( 46 ) and most matches as captain ( 29 ) in World Cups. Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most runs Sachin Tendulkar 2278 Ricky Ponting 1743 Highest average ( min. 20 inns. ) AB de Villiers 63.52 Michael Clarke 63.42 Highest Strike rate ( min. 20 inns. ) Brendon McCullum 120.84 AB de Villiers 117.29 Fastest double century Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe ( 2015 ) 138 balls Martin Guptill v West Indies ( 2015 ) 152 balls Fastest 150 AB de Villiers v West Indies ( 2015 ) 64 balls - - Fastest century Kevin O'Brian v England ( 2011 ) 50 balls Glenn Maxwell v Sri Lanka ( 2015 ) 51 balls Fastest fifty Brendon McCullum v England ( 2015 ) 18 balls Brendon McCullum v Canada ( 2007 ) Angelo Mathews v Scotland ( 2015 ) 20 balls Most centuries Sachin Tendulkar 6 Ricky Ponting Kumar Sangakkara 5 Most 50 + scores Sachin Tendulkar 21 Kumar Sangakkara 12 Most ducks Nathan Astle 5 out of 22 Ijaz Ahmed 5 out of 26 Most sixes Chris Gayle AB de Villiers 37 Ricky Ponting 31 Most sixes in an innings Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe ( 2015 ) 16 Martin Guptill v West Indies ( 2015 ) 11 Highest score Martin Guptill v West Indies ( 2015 ) 237 * Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe ( 2015 ) 215 Most runs through boundaries in an innings Martin Guptill v West Indies ( 2015 ) 162 Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe ( 2015 ) 136 Highest partnership Marlon Samuels & Chris Gayle ( 2nd wicket ) v Zimbabwe ( 2015 ) 372 Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid ( 2nd wicket ) v Sri Lanka ( 1999 ) 318 Sachin Tendulkar holds numerous batting records, including those for the most centuries, most fifties and most runs. He also has the most Man of the Match awards. One tournament Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most centuries Kumar Sangakkara 2015 Mark Waugh Sourav Ganguly Matthew Hayden 2003 2007 Most 50 + scores Sachin Tendulkar 7 2003 David Boon Martin Crowe Javed Miandad Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid Ricky Ponting Mahela Jayawardene Scott Styris Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Yuvraj Singh Jonathan Trott Steve Smith 5 1992 1992 1999 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2011 2011 2015 Most runs in a tournament Sachin Tendulkar 673 ( 11 innings ) 2003 Matthew Hayden 659 ( 10 innings ) 2007 Most sixes Chris Gayle 26 ( 6 innings ) 2015 AB de Villiers 21 ( 7 innings ) 2015 Streaks Record First Ref ( s ) Most consecutive centuries Kumar Sangakkara 2015 Most consecutive 50 + scores Steve Smith ^ 5 2015 Most consecutive ducks Nicholas De Groot Shem Ngoche 2003 2011 Bowling See also : List of Cricket World Cup five - wicket hauls Overall Australian bowler Glenn McGrath has taken more wickets than any other player in the Cricket World Cup. Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most wickets Glenn McGrath 71 Muttiah Muralitharan 68 Lowest average ( min. 1000 balls bowled ) Glenn McGrath 18.19 Imran Khan 19.26 Economy rate ( min. 1000 balls bowled ) Andy Roberts 3.24 Ian Botham 3.43 Strike rate ( min. 1000 balls bowled ) Lasith Malinga 23.8 Zaheer Khan 27.1 Best bowling figures Glenn McGrath v Namibia ( 2003 ) 7 -- 15 Andrew Bichel v England ( 2003 ) 7 -- 20 Most wickets in consecutive balls Lasith Malinga 4 v South Africa ( 2007 ) Chetan Sharma 3 v New Zealand ( 1987 ) Saqlain Mushtaq 3 v Zimbabwe ( 1999 ) Chaminda Vaas 3 v Bangladesh ( 2003 ) Brett Lee 3 v Kenya ( 2003 ) Lasith Malinga 3 v Kenya ( 2011 ) Kemar Roach 3 v Netherlands ( 2011 ) Steven Finn 3 v Australia ( 2015 ) JP Duminy 3 v Sri Lanka ( 2015 ) Glenn McGrath dominates the bowling records, and holds all but three of the records. Lasith Malinga became the first player to take four wickets in four balls at an international level in the 2007 World Cup, against South Africa. Chaminda Vaas took four wickets in five balls against Bangladesh in 2003, including wickets with the first three balls of the match. There have also been hat tricks in Cricket World Cups by Chetan Sharma, Saqlain Mushtaq, Brett Lee, Kemar Roach, Steven Finn and JP Duminy. Chetan Sharma was the first bowler to take a hat - trick in a Cricket World Cup. Lasith Malinga was the first bowler to take 2 hat - tricks during the Cricket World Cup. One tournament Wickets Player Year Matches Overs Maidens Runs Economy Rate Best Bowling 26 Glenn McGrath 2007 11 80.5 5 357 4.41 3 / 14 23 Chaminda Vaas 2003 10 88 14 331 3.76 6 / 25 23 Muttiah Muralitharan 2007 10 84.4 351 4.14 4 / 19 23 Shaun Tait 2007 11 84.3 467 5.52 4 / 29 Full Table on Cricinfo Fielding While records for best fielders have varied through different World Cups, the records for wicketkeepers have been occupied by Kumar Sangakkara who holds the record for most dismissals overall and Adam Gilchrist which holds the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one tournament and in one match. Highest dismissals as a wicket - keeper : Kumar Sangakkara Overall Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most dismissals ( wicketkeeper ) Kumar Sangakkara 54 Adam Gilchrist 52 Most catches ( fielder ) Ricky Ponting 28 Sanath Jayasuriya 18 One tournament Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most dismissals ( wicketkeeper ) Adam Gilchrist 21 2003 Kumar Sangakkara Adam Gilchrist 17 2003 2007 Most catches ( fielder ) Ricky Ponting 11 2003 Rilee Rossouw 9 2015 One match Record First Ref ( s ) Most dismissals ( wicketkeeper ) Adam Gilchrist Sarfraz Ahmed 6 2003 2015 Most catches ( fielder ) Mohammed Kaif Soumya Sarkar Umar Akmal 2003 2015 2015 Extras An extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball. Other than runs scored off the bat from a no ball, a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team 's score. Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most extras conceded in one innings Scotland v Pakistan ( 1999 ) 59 ( 5 b, 6 lb, 33 w, 15 nb ) India v Zimbabwe ( 1999 ) 51 ( 0 b, 14 lb, 21 w, 16 nb ) Other Records There are certain records other than batting, bowling or fielding. These records include participation records, hosting records etc. Grounds The World Cup has been held in England four times. As a result, English grounds have hosted the most World Cup matches. Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most matches hosted by a ground Headingley, Leeds 12 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Old Trafford, Manchester Edgbaston, Birmingham 11 Umpires Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most matches as umpire in World Cup David Shepherd 46 Steve Bucknor 45 Most finals as umpire in World Cup Steve Bucknor 5 David Shepherd Dickie Bird Appearances In terms of World Cup tournaments Note : This includes players who were in the final announced squads of their respective countries for the Tournament. Tournaments played Player List of appearances Notes and References 6 Javed Miandad Sachin Tendulkar 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 5 Imran Khan Arjuna Ranatunga Wasim Akram Aravinda de Silva Brian Lara Sanath Jayasuriya Inzamam - ul - Haq Ricky Ponting Jacques Kallis S. Chanderpaul M. Muralitharan Steve Tikolo Thomas Odoyo Shahid Afridi Daniel Vettori ^ Mahela Jayawardene 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 ^ Vettori was part of the 1999 world cup squad but did n't appear even in a single match ( he was a substitute throughout the tournament ) In terms of matches The top 10 list is dominated by players who have appeared in five World Cup tournaments. Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most appearances in World Cup Ricky Ponting 46 Sachin Tendulkar 45 Representing more than one country Anderson Cummins, Kepler Wessels, Ed Joyce and Eoin Morgan are the only four players to have represented two different countries in Cricket World Cup. Most World Cup titles Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Ricky Ponting share the record of three World Cup titles. Each was a member of Australia 's winning team in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Age A total of 76 players aged 20 years or less had made an appearance in the World Cup and 18 players aged more than 40 had played in the competition. Record First Second Ref ( s ) Youngest player Nitish Kumar 16 years, 283 days 2011 Talha Jubair 17 years, 70 days 2003 Oldest player Nolan Clarke 47 years, 257 days John Traicos 44 years, 306 days 1992 Captaincy Record First Second Ref ( s ) Most matches as captain Ricky Ponting 29 Stephen Fleming 27 Best win % as captain ( min. 10 matches ) Ricky Ponting 92.85 % ( 29 matches ) Clive Lloyd 88.23 % ( 17 matches ) Youngest Captain to lift World Cup Trophy World Cup Captain Age Kapil Dev 24 yrs 5 mnths 19 days 2003 Ricky Ponting 28 yrs 3 mnths 4 days 2011 MS Dhoni 29 yrs 8 mnths 26 days See also Cricket portal List of One Day International cricket records List of Cricket World Cup Centuries References Jump up ^ `` England learn World Cup fate ''. England and Wales Cricket Board. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Mumbai lands 2011 World Cup final ''. BBC Sport. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Sachin Tendulkar ''. ESPN Cricinfo. 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Question: who holds the record of taking four wickets in four consecutive balls in cricket world cup
Answer: Lasith Malinga