List of Cricket World Cup records

[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.

[21] Six teams have played in all thirteen editions of the Cricket World Cup—Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

[23] The highest innings total scored at the Cricket World Cup came in the group stage match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the most recent edition in 2023.

This came during their group stage match against Sri Lanka at 2023 World Cup at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

[29][30] The lowest innings total scored in World Cup came in the 2003 Pool B match at Boland Park in Paarl where Canada was bowled out by Sri Lanka for 36 runs.

[31] This broke the long-standing record of 45 runs set at the 1979 World Cup where Canada was dismissed by tournament hosts England at Old Trafford.

[36] This broke the record of 754 runs set 21 days earlier in the same World Cup, between South Arica and Sri Lanka.

[25][40] Cricket World Cup matches have been won by a margin of 10 wickets on 12 occasions, the most recent being New Zealand's defeat of Sri Lanka in 2019.

The final ball of the rain-affected second innings saw Steve Waugh run out Venkatapathy Raju to secure the win for the hosts.

However, tailender Keshav Maharaj struck the winning runs for the Proteas off the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz with 16 balls remaining.

[57] The fifth match of Group B in the 1987 edition saw co-hosts Pakistan play the two-time champions the West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

With England having scored more boundaries in both the main game and the Super Over, 26 to 17, they were declared the winner and the World Cup champions.

[69] Two further double centuries scores have been achieved at the World Cup—Chris Gayle of the West Indies' 215 against Zimbabwe in 2015 and Australia's Glenn Maxwell's 201 not out in 2023 against Afghanistan.

[73] South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener holds the record for the highest average at the Cricket World Cup with 124.00.

He overtook the previous record of six held by his compatriot Sachin Tendulkar during the group stage match against Afghanistan at the 2023 edition.

[80] In the same tournament, Australia's David Warner drew equal with Tendulkar scoring his sixth World Cup century against the Netherlands.

[102] The worst figures returned at the Cricket World Cup came during the England's clash against Afghanistan in the group stage of 2019 tournament at Old Trafford where the Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan conceded 110 runs and no wickets from his nine overs.

[111] India's Mohammed Shami, who missed the first four matches and was the leading wicket taker of the most recent World Cup in 2023, sits in third with 24.

[112][110] The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.

[117][118] Sri Lanka's final group stage match against Scotland at the 2015 tournament at Bellerive Oval in Hobart saw Sangakkara surpass Gilchrist as the wicket-keeper with the most dismissals at the Cricket World Cup, 54 to 52.

[18] Adam Gilchrist became the first wicket-keeper to take six dismissals in an ODI innings, setting this record against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground in April 2000.

[94] Since then Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed and Quinton de Kock of South Africa also achieved the milestone at the 2015 and 2023 World Cups respectively.

[130][9] Jonty Rhodes secured five catches in South Africa's match against the West Indies at the 1993 Hero Cup in India, the most by a non wicket-keeper in an ODI innings.

[133][134] Five players have managed to successfully take four catches in an World Cup innings, the latest being England's Joe Root against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi during the 2023 tournament.

[139][7] Pakistan's Javed Miandad made an appearance in every Cricket World Cup from the inaugural edition in 1975 through to 1996, playing total of 33 matches across 6 tournaments.

[13] The most capped World Cup player, Australia's Ricky Ponting, also holds the record for the most consecutive matches played.

[163][164] The youngest to appear at the Cricket World Cup was Nitish Kumar who, at the age of 16 years and 283 days, played in Canada's second group stage match at the 2011 tournament against Zimbabwe eclipsing the record that Bangladesh's Talha Jubair had set at the 2003 World Cup playing against the West Indies at 17 years and 70 days old.

[169][170] This broke the World Cup record set at the previous tournament where John Traicos representing Zimbabwe played in their final group stage match against England at the age of 44 years and 306 days.

[70][174] This broke the previous highest partnership set at the World Cup where Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid came together to score 318 in India's defeat of Sri Lanka at the 1999 tournament.

He sits narrowly ahead of the West Indies' Steve Bucknor on 45 and Pakistan's Aleem Dar who has officiated in 34 matches from 2003 to 2019.

Ponting in January 2015
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (pictured) holds several Cricket World Cup records.
Pat Cummins in December 2021
Pat Cummins (pictured) was the captain of the Australian team that defeated the Netherlands at the 2023 tournament by 309 runs, the largest margin of victory by runs at the Cricket World Cup. [ 40 ]
Imran Khan in September 2019
Imran Khan (pictured in 2019) was the captain of the Pakistani team that secured victory in the group stage clash against the West Indies at the 1987 Cricket World Cup on the final ball of the match, the only World Cup match where this has occurred. [ 53 ]
Sachin Tendulkar in August 2014
India's Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) has scored the most runs with 2,278 [ 11 ] and most half-centuries with 15 [ 12 ] across six World Cup tournaments from 1992 to 2011, a feat that he shares with Javed Miandad of Pakistan. [ 13 ]
Glenn Maxwell playing for Lancashire in 2019
Glenn Maxwell of Australia (pictured) has the highest strike rate at the World Cup with 160.32. [ e ] [ 76 ]
Virat Kohli in November 2023
India's Virat Kohli (pictured) scored 765 runs in 2023 tournament, a World Cup record.
Glenn McGrath in March 2011
Australia's Glenn McGrath (pictured) has taken the most wickets with 71, [ 14 ] has returned the best bowling figures with 7/15 [ 15 ] and has the best average at the Cricket World Cup with 18.19. [ a ] [ 16 ]
Mohammed Shami in January 2024
Indian Mohammed Shami (pictured) holds the World Cup records for the most career five-wicket hauls and the most five-wicket hauls taken in a single tournament with four and three, respectively. [ 102 ] [ 103 ]
Mitchell Starc in December 2021
Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc (pictured) holds the World Cup record for the best strike rate with 22.4 [ a ] [ 100 ] and for the most wickets in a single tournament with 27 taken at the 2019 World Cup. [ 110 ]
Kumar Sangakkara in August 2014
Kumar Sangakkara (pictured) who represented Sri Lanka on 37 occasions from 2003 to 2015 holds the record for the most dismissals and the most stumpings by a designated wicket-keeper at the Cricket World Cup. [ 17 ] [ 18 ]
Adam Gilchrist in June 2010
Australian gloveman Adam Gilchrist (pictured) holds the record for the most catches, [ 19 ] was first to take six dismissals in a World Cup innings [ 125 ] and jointly with New Zealand's Tom Latham holds the record for the most dismissals in a single tournament by a designated wicket-keeper with 21. [ 20 ]
Joe Root in February 2017
England's Joe Root (pictured) sits second behind Ricky Ponting for the most number catches at the World Cup, [ 9 ] was the most recent player to secure four catches in a World Cup innings [ 131 ] and holds the record for the most catches by non wicket-keeper in a single tournament with 13, set at 2019 World Cup. [ 132 ]
Javed Miandad in February 2015
Javed Miandad of Pakistan (pictured) was the first cricketer to play in six World Cup tournaments. The feat was equalled by India's Sachin Tendulkar when he appeared at the 2011 World Cup. [ 13 ]
Stephen Fleming in 2011
Stephen Fleming (pictured) captained New Zealand in 27 World Cup matches at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 tournaments. He is second only to Australia's Ricky Ponting for most number of matches played as captain at the Cricket World Cup. [ 10 ]
Steve Bucknor in 2006
West Indian Steve Bucknor (pictured) has officiated 45 World Cup matches, just one behind David Shepherd of England. [ 181 ]