South Africa won this game by 257 runs to provide the fourth occasion of South Africa winning a World Cup game by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	South Africa	won	257 runs	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	won	231 runs	v Netherlands	Mohali	03.03.11
3	South Africa	won	221 runs	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16.03.07
4	South Africa	won	206 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19.03.11

 

South Africa became the second team to win a world cup game by 200 plus runs margin on four occasions after Australia. The following table lists the performance of these two teams.

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Australia	won	256 runs	v Namibia	Potchefstroom	27.02.03
2	Australia	won	229 runs	v Netherlands	Basseterre	18.03.07
3	Australia	won	215 runs	v New Zealand	St George’s	20.04.07
4	Australia	won	203 runs	v Scotland	Basseterre	14.03.07
1	South Africa	won	257 runs	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	won	231 runs	v Netherlands	Mohali	03.03.11
3	South Africa	won	221 runs	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16.03.07
4	South Africa	won	206 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19.03.11

 

South Africa won this game by 257 runs to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	India	won	257 runs	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
2	South Africa	won	257 runs	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
3	Australia	won	256 runs	v Namibia	Potchefstroom	27.02.03
4	Sri Lanka	won	243 runs	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	15.03.07
5	South Africa	won	231 runs	v Netherlands	Mohali	03.03.11
6	Australia	won	229 runs	v Netherlands	Basseterre	18.03.07
7	South Africa	won	221 runs	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16.03.07
8	Australia	won	215 runs	v New Zealand	St George’s	20.04.07
9	West Indies	won	215 runs	v Netherlands	Delhi	28.02.11
10	Sri Lanka	won	210 runs	v Canada	Hambantota	20.02.11
11	South Africa	won	206 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19.03.11
12	Pakistan	won	205 runs	v Kenya	Hambantota	23.02.11
13	Australia	won	203 runs	v Scotland	Basseterre	14.03.07
14	England	won	202 runs	v India	Lord’s	07.06.75

 

South Africa with its 257 runs win in this game share the win with most runs margin with India in the World Cup. India had won its encounter with Bermuda at Port of Spain on 19.03.07 by 257 runs.

 

West Indies was all out for 151 while AB de Villiers had scored 162 not out in this game. This provides the tenth occasion of a batsman’s individual score greater than the team’s total in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Batsman	Score	Team	Opp	Ground	Date	Opp	Total
1	DL Amiss	137	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	07.06.75	Ind	132-03
2	GM Turner	171*	NZl	EAF	Birmingham	07.06.75	EAF	128-08
3	IVA Richards	181	Win	Srl	Karachi	13.10.87	Srl	169-04
4	G Kirsten	188*	RSA	UAE	Rawalpindi	16.02.96	UAE	152-08
5	SR Tendulkar	152	Ind	Nam	Pietermaritzburg	23.02.03	Nam	130-10
6	ML Hayden	088	Aus	Nam	Potchefstroom	27.02.03	Nam	045-10
7	CH Gayle	119	Win	Ken	Kimberley	04.03.03	Ken	104-10
8	M Jayawardene	084	Srl	Ber	Trindad	15.03.07	Ber	078-10
9	AB de Villers	134	RSA	Net	Mohali	03.03.11	Net	120-10
10	AB de Villers	162*	RSA	Win	Sydney	27.02.15	Win	151-10

 

West Indies was all out for 151 while AB de Villiers had scored 162 not out in this game. This provides the third occasion of a South African batsman’s individual score greater than the team’s total in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below. AB de Villiers is the only batsman to figure twice in this list.

 

No	Batsman	Score	Team	Opp	Ground	Date	Opp	Total
1	G Kirsten	188*	RSA	UAE	Rawalpindi	16.02.96	UAE	152-08
2	AB de Villers	134	RSA	Net	Mohali	03.03.11	Net	120-10
3	AB de Villers	162*	RSA	Win	Sydney	27.02.15	Win	151-10

 

South Africa posted 408 for 5 in this game to provide the 499^th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the 62nd occasion of South Africa posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games.

 

South Africa posted 408 for 5 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Sri Lanka	443/9	50.0	1	v Netherlands	Amstelveen	04.07.06
2	South Africa	439/2	50.0	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18.01.15
3	South Africa	438/9	49.5	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	12.03.06
4	Australia	434/4	50.0	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12.03.06
5	South Africa	418/5	50.0	1	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20.09.06
6	India	418/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Indore	08.12.11
7	India	414/7	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	15.12.09
8	India	413/5	50.0	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
9	Sri Lanka	411/8	50.0	2	v India	Rajkot	15.12.09
10	South Africa	408/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
11	India	404/5	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13.11.14
12	New Zealand	402/2	50.0	1	v Ireland	Aberdeen	01.07.08
13	India	401/3	50.0	1	v South Africa	Gwalior	24.02.10

 

It also provides the fourth occasion of South Africa posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	South Africa	439/2	50.0	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18.01.15
2	South Africa	438/9	49.5	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	12.03.06
3	South Africa	418/5	50.0	1	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20.09.06
4	South Africa	408/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15

 

India is the only team to post 400 plus runs in one day games on most occasions in the history of one day games. It has posted on five occasions which are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	India	418/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Indore	08.12.11
2	India	414/7	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	15.12.09
3	India	413/5	50.0	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
4	India	404/5	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13.11.14
5	India	401/3	50.0	1	v South Africa	Gwalior	24.02.10

 

World Cup has witnessed two occasions of teams posting 400 plus runs which are listed below. India posted 413 for 5 against Bermuda at Port of Spain on 19.03.07 and South Africa posted 408 for 5 against West Indies at Sydney on 27.02.15 {today’s game}

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	India	413/5	50.0	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
2	South Africa	408/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15

 

AB de Villiers scored 162 not out in this game to provide the 141st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in World Cup. It also provides the 12^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in World Cup.

 

AB de Villiers scored 162 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a South African captain scoring a hundred in World Cup.

 

AB de Villiers’ 162 not out in this game to provide the highest score by a South African captain in the World Cup. Previous best was 91 by GC Smith against Scotland at Basseterre on 20.03.07

 

HM Amla {65}, F du Plessis {62}, RR Rossouw {61} and AB de Villiers {162 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of four batsman scoring fifties in an innings in a World Cup game. It also provides the third occasion of South African batsmen accomplishing such a feat.

 

HM Amla {65}, F du Plessis {62}, RR Rossouw {61} and AB de Villiers {162 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the fifth occasion of three batsman scoring half centuries and one batsman scoring a hundred in an innings in a World Cup game. It also provides the second occasion of South African batsmen accomplishing such a feat. The other such  occasion was witnessed against Netherlands at Basseterre on 16.03.07 – GC Smith {67}, JH Kallis {128 not out}, HH Gibbs {72} and MV Boucher {75} were the batsmen who scored fifties.

 

JO Holder returned with figures of 1 for 104 to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games.

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	MC Snedden	12.0	1	105	2	1	NZl	Eng	The Oval	09.06.83
2	ML Lewis	10.0	0	113	0	2	Aus	RSA	Johannesburg	12.03.06
3	TG Southee	10.0	0	105	0	1	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	08.03.09
4	BV Vitori	9.0	0	105	1	1	Zim	NZl	Napier	09.02.12
5	R Vinay Kumar	9.0	0	102	1	2	Ind	Aus	Bangalore	02.11.13
6	JO Holder	10.0	2	104	1	1	Win	RSA	Sydney	27.02.15

 

JO Holder returned with figures of 1 for 104 to provide the second occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings in the history of World Cup. MC Snedden of New Zealand had leaked 105 run and captured two wickets against England at The Oval on 09.06.83

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	MC Snedden	12.0	1	105	2	1	NZl	Eng	The Oval	09.06.83
2	JO Holder	10.0	2	104	1	1	Win	RSA	Sydney	27.02.15

 

JO Holder {104}, AD Russell {74} and SJ Benn {79} conceded 70 plus runs in this game to  provide the second occasion of three bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in a World Cup game. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between Netherlands and South Africa at Mohali on 03.03.11. BA Westdijk {76}, RN ten doeschate {72} and PM Seelar {74} were the bowlers who conceded 70 plus runs.

 

JO Holder {104}, AD Russell {74} and SJ Benn {79} conceded 70 plus runs in this game to  provide the 19th occasion of three or more bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imran Tahir captured 5 for 45 in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	L Klusener	8.3	3	21	5	1	v Kenya	Amstelveen	26.05.99
2	SM Pollock	9.2	1	36	5	1	v Australia	Birmingham	17.06.99
3	CK Langeveldt	10.0	1	39	5	1	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28.03.07
4	A Nel	10.0	1	45	5	1	v Bangladesh	Providence	07.04.07
5	AJ Hall	10.0	2	18	5	1	v England	Bridgetown	17.04.07
6	DW Steyn	9.4	0	50	5	1	v India	Nagpur	12.03.11
7	Imran Tahir	10.0	2	45	5	2	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15

 

JO Holder earned the ignominy of becoming the first captain to leak 100 plus runs in the history of one day games and also in the World Cup. He returned with figures of 1 for 104 in this game.

 

AB de Villiers with his 162 not out in this game became the 15^th batsman to score 150 plus runs in the World Cup. He also became the third South African batsman to score 150 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are – G Kirsten – 188 not out vs UAE at Rawalpindi on 16.02.96 and AC Hudson – 161 Vs Netherlands at Rawalpindi on 05.03.96

 

AB de Villiers with his 162 not out in this game became the fifth captain to score 150 plus runs in the World Cup. All such instances are listed below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Tema	Oppnn	Ground	Date
1	IVA Richards	181	1	Win	Srl	Karachi	13.10.87
2	N Kapil Dev	175*	1	Ind	Zim	Tunbridge Wells	18.06.83
3	GM Turner	171*	1	NZl	EAF	Birmingham	07.06.75
4	AB de Villiers	162*	1	RSA	Win	Sydney	27.02.15
5	AJ Strauss	158	2	Eng	Ind	Bangalore	27.02.11

 

South Africa celebrated its 50^th game of the World Cup when it trounced West Indies by 92 runs. AB de Villers scoring 162 not out and Imran Tahir picking up five for 45 in this game

 

Imran Tahir’s 5 for 45 in this game represent his best bowling figures in one day games and also his first five wicket haul. His previous best was 4 for 28 – also against West Indies at East London on 21.01.15