Australia {376 for 9} and Sri Lanka {312} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the  83^rd and 84^th occasion of teams posting 300 plus runs in World Cup

 

Australia’s 376 for 9 in this game provide the 17th occasion of Australia posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. Sri Lanka’s 312 in this game provide the tenth occasion of Sri Lanka posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 312 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. All the six occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Pakistan	349	49.5	1	Zimbabwe	Kingston	21.03.07
2	West Indies	300	49.5	1	England	Bridgetown	21.04.07
3	India	338	49.5	1	England	Bangalore	27.02.11
4	Netherlands	306	50.0	1	Ireland	Kolkata	18.03.11
5	Zimbabwe	326	49.3	2	Ireland	Hobart	07.03.15
6	Sri Lanka	312	46.2	2	Australia	Sydney	08.03.15

 

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 312 in this game to provide the first occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out for a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

Zimbabwe {326 vs Ireland at Hobart on 07.03.15} and Sri Lanka {326 vs Australia at Sydney on 08.03.15} are the only two teams in the World Cup to be dismissed all out in the second innings of the game.

 

Australia {376 for 9} and Sri Lanka {312} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the tenth occasion of  rival teams posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

Sri Lanka posted 312 n this game and lost the game to provide the ninth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs and losing the game in the World Cup.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Zimbabwe	312/04	50.0	1	lost	Sri Lanka	NewPlymouth	23.02.92
2	South Africa	306/06	50.0	1	lost	New Zealand	Johannesburg	16.02.03
3	West Indies	300/10	49.5	1	lost	England	Bridgetown	21.04.07
4	England	327/08	50.0	1	lost	Ireland	Bangalore	02.03.11
5	Netherlands	306/10	50.0	1	lost	Ireland	Kolkata	18.03.11
6	West Indies	304/07	50.0	1	lost	Ireland	Nelson	16.02.15
7	England	309/06	50.0	1	lost	Sri Lanka	Wellington	01.03.15
8	Scotland	318/08	50.0	1	lost	Bangladesh	Nelson	05.03.15
9	Zimbabwe	326/10	49.3	2	lost	Ireland	Hobart	07.03.15
10	Sri Lanka	312/10	46.2	2	lost	Australia	Sydney	08.03.15

 

SPD Smith {72}, MJ Clarke {68}, GJ Maxwell {102} and SR Watson {67} scored fifties in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring fifties in World Cup. It also provides the second such occasion by Australian batsmen. The first such occasion was also against Sri Lanka at The Oval on 11.06.75 when RB McKosker {73}, A Turner {101}, GS Chappell {50} and KD Walters {59} scored fifties

 

This game witnessed Australia’s four batsman batting  at No 3, No 4, No 5 and No 6 scoring fifties to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen batting at No 3, No 4, No 5 and No 6 scoring fifties in the  history of World Cup. All such occasions are listed below. The first such occasion in the World Cup was witnessed in the game between Pakistan and Kenya at Hambantota on 23.02.11 – when Pakistan batsmen batting at No 3, No 4, No 5 and No 6 scored fifties

 

No	Pos	No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	3	1	Kamran Akmal	55
	4		Younis  Khan	50
	5		Misbah-ul-Haq	65
	6		Umar Akmal	71	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23.02.11
2	3	1	SPD Smith	72
	4		MJ Clarke	68
	5		GJ Maxwell	102
	6		SR Watson	67	Aus	Srl	Sydney	08.03.15

 

This game witnessed Australia’s four batsman batting  at No 3, No 4, No 5 and No6 scoring fifties to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen batting at No 3, No 4, No 5 and No6 scoring fifties in the  history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Pos	No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	3	1	N Hussain	73
	4	2	GA Hick	56
	5	3	GP Thorpe	64*
	6	4	A Flintoff	84	Eng	Pak	Karachi	24.10.00
2	3	1	Younis Khan	79
	4	2	Mohd Yousuf	72
	5	3	Shoaib Malik	63
	6	4	Misbah-ul-Haq	55	Pak	Zim	Karachi	21.01.08
3	3	1	Kamran Akmal	55
	4		Younis  Khan	50
	5		Misbah-ul-Haq	65
	6		Umar Akmal	71	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23.02.11
4	3	1	SPD Smith	72
	4		MJ Clarke	68
	5		GJ Maxwell	102
	6		SR Watson	67	Aus	Srl	Sydney	08.03.15

 

GJ Maxwell scored 102 in this game to provide the 151st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

GJ Maxwell scored the first hundred of his 102 against Sri Lanka at Sydney on 08.03.15 in 51 balls. KJ O’Brien holds the record for the fastest hundred in the World Cup. He scored his first hundred of his 113 for Ireland against England at Bangalore on 02.03.11. Thus GJ Maxwell scored the second fastest hundred in terms of balls faced in the World Cup.

 

No	Runs	100 in	Balls	6s	4s	Player	Match	Venue	Year
1	113	100 in	50	6	13	KJ O’Brien	Ireland v England	Bangalore	02.03.11
2	102	100 in	51	4	10	GJ Maxwell	Australia v Sri Lanka	Sydney	08.03.15

 

The following table lists out the fastest hundred in terms of balls faced in the World Cup – balls faced 75 or less

 

No	Player	Runs	100 in	Balls	6s	4s	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	KJ O’Brien	113	100 in	50	6	13	Ire	Eng	Bangalore	02.03.11
2	GJ Maxwell	102	100 in	51	4	10	Aus	Srl	Sydney	08.03.15
3	AB de Villiers	162*	100 in	52	8	17	RSA	Win	Sydney	27.02.15
4	ML Hayden	101	100 in	66	4	14	Aus	RSA	St Kitts	24.03.07
5	JM Davison	111	100 in	67	7	6	Can	Win	Centurion	23.02.03
6	PR Stirling	101	100 in	70	2	14	Ire	Net	Kolkata	18.03.11
7	KC Sangakkara	117*	100 in	70	2	11	Srl	Eng	Wellington	01.03.15
8	AC Gilchrist	149	100 in	72	8	13	Aus	Srl	Barbados	28.03.07
9	KC Sangakkara	105*	100 in	73	1	13	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26.02.15

 

MJ Clarke scored 68 in this game to provide the 144th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.

 

This game witnessed seven fifties – four by Australian batsmen and three by Sri Lankan batsmen – to provide the first occasion of seven batsmen scoring fifties in a World Cup game. It also provides the seventh occasion of seven or more batsmen scoring fifties in a one day game.

 

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka became the seventh batsman in the annals of one day games to score three hundreds in successive games He is the first batsman to accomplish such a feat in the World Cup. All the seven occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	100s	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Zaheer Abbas	3	118	1	Pak	Ind	Multan	17.12.82
			105	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	31.12.82
			113	2	Pak	Ind	Karachi	21.01.83
2	Saeed Anwar	3	107	1	Pak	Srl	Sharjah	30.10.93
			131	2	Pak	Win	Sharjah	01.11.93
			111	2	Pak	Srl	Sharjah	02.11.93
3	HH Gibbs	3	116	1	RSA	Ken	Col-RPS	20.09.02
			116*	2	RSA	Ind	Col-RPS	23.09.02
			153	1	RSA	Ban	Potchefstroom	03.10.02
4	AB de Villiers	3	114*	2	RSA	Ind	Gwalior	24.02.10
			102*	1	RSA	Ind	Ahmedabad	27.02.10
			102	1	RSA	Win	North Sound	22.05.10
5	Q de Kock	3	135	1	RSA	Ind	Johannesburg	05.12.13
			106	1	RSA	Ind	Durban	08.12.13
			101	1	RSA	Ind	Centurion	11.12.13
6	LRPL Taylor	3	112*	2	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	28.01.14
			102	1	NZl	Ind	Wellington	31.01.14
			105*	1	NZl	Pak	Dubai-DSC	08.12.14
7	KC Sangakkara	3	105*	1	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26.02.15
			117*	2	Srl	Eng	Wellington	01.03.15
			104	2	Srl	Aus	Sydney	08.03.15

 

KC Sangakkara scored 104 in this game to provide the 152nd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup

 

KC Sangakkara scored 104 in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. Interestingly enough all the four hundreds are by KC Sangakkara

 

KC Sangakkara scored 104 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman’s  hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s hundred in losing cause the World Cup. DPMD Jayawardene’s 103 not out against India at Mumbai on 02.04.11 was the other occasion of Sri Lankan batsman’s hundred  in a losing cause in the World Cup.

 

KC Sangakkara scored 104 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in the World Cup.

 

L Chandimal retired not out {hurt} for 52 not out in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman retired not out {hurt} in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	SRD Wettimuny	53*	2	Srl	Aus	The Oval	11.06.75
2	LRD Mendis	32*	2	Srl	Aus	The Oval	11.06.75
3	GM Wood	2*	2	Aus	Win	Leeds	11.06.83
4	DB Vengsarkar	32*	2	Ind	Win	The Oval	15.06.83
5	KJ Arnott	16*	2	Zim	Win	Brisbane	29.02.92
6	A Jadeja	13*	1	Ind	NZl	Dunedin	12.03.92
7	ST Jayasuriya	1*	2	Srl	Aus	Centurion	07.03.03
8	S Dhaniram	17*	2	Can	NZl	Gros Islet	22.03.07
9	LD Chandimal	52*	2	Srl	Aus	Sydney	08.03.15

 

L Chandimal retired not out {hurt} for 52 not out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman retired not  out {hurt} in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	SRD Wettimuny	53*	2	Srl	Aus	The Oval	11.06.75
2	LRD Mendis	32*	2	Srl	Aus	The Oval	11.06.75
3	ST Jayasuriya	1*	2	Srl	Aus	Centurion	07.03.03
4	LD Chandimal	52*	2	Srl	Aus	Sydney	08.03.15

 

SRD Wettimuny of Sri Lanka and LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka are the only two batsman in the World Cup to retire not out {hurt} after scoring half centuries

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	SRD Wettimuny	53*	2	Srl	Aus	The Oval	11.06.75
2	LD Chandimal	52*	2	Srl	Aus	Sydney	08.03.15

 

NLTC Perera returned with figures of 2 for 87 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 80 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	ALF de Mel	10.0	0	97	1	1	v West Indies	Karachi	13.10.87
2	WPUJC Vaas	10.0	0	84	1	1	v India	Taunton	26.05.99
3	KEA Upashantha	10.0	0	80	0	1	v India	Taunton	26.05.99
4	SL Malinga	10.0	0	84	0	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14.02.15
5	NLTC Perera	9.0	0	87	2	1	v Australia	Sydney	08.03.15

 

SPD Smith-MJ Clarke added 134 runs for the third wicket and GJ Maxwell-SR Watson added 160 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 245^th and 246th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 38^th and 39th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup.

 

SPD Smith-MJ Clarke added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 62nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the World Cup.

 

GJ Maxwell-SR Watson added 160 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup.

 

GJ Maxwell-SR Watson added 160 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the record fifth wicket partnership by Australian batsmen in the World Cup. The previous best was 138 runs between MG Bevan and SG Law vs West Indies at Mohali on 14.03.96 

 

SPD Smith-MJ Clarke added 134 runs for the third wicket and GJ Maxwell-SR Watson added 160 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting two three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup game. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting two three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup game