WC 2023 Match No 09 – India Vs Afghanistan at Delhi on 11.10.23- India won by eight wickets
RG Sharma scored 131 in this game to provide the 207th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
RG Sharma scored 131 in this game to provide the 107th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
RG Sharma scored 131 in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of a captain scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
RG Sharma scored 131 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his seventh century in the World Cup. He now owns the record for most centuries in the World Cup. He went past SR Tendulkar who had scored six centuries in the World Cup. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 137 | Ind | Ban | Melbourne | 19 Mar 2015 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 140 | Ind | Pak | Manchester | 16 Jun 2019 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 122* | Ind | RSA | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 104 | Ind | Ban | Birmingham | 02 Jul 2019 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 104 | Ind | Srl | Leeds | 06 Jul 2019 |
| 6 | RG Sharma | 102 | Ind | Eng | Birmingham | 30 Jun 2019 |
| 7 | RG Sharma | 131 | Ind | Afg | Delhi` | 11 Oct 2023 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 127* | Ind | Ken | Cuttack | 18 Feb 1996 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 137 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 02 Mar 1996 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 140* | Ind | Ken | Bristol | 23 May 1999 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 152 | Ind | Nam | PM Burg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | Ind | Eng | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
RG Sharma needed 22 more runs for his 1000 runs in the World Cup. He completed 1000 runs during his knock of 131 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate runs in the World Cup read 1109. He became the fourth Indian batsman to complete 1000 plus runs in the tournament. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2258}, V Kohli {1085} and SC Ganguly {1006} fourth Indian batsman to complete 1000 plus runs in the tournament. RG Sharma would become 23rd batsmen to aggregate 1000 plus runs in the World Cup.
RG Sharma and DA Warner share the World Cup record for reaching 1000 runs in least number of innings. Both the batsmen reached the land mark in 19 innings. Both the batsmen reached the land mark in the ongoing edition.
Hazmatulla Shahidi-Azmatullah Omarzai posted 121 runs for the fourth wicket in this game, to provide the 320th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.
Hazmatulla Shahidi-Azmatullah Omarzai posted 121 runs for the fourth wicket in this game, to provide the 46th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the fourth wicket It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the fourth wicket
Hazmatulla Shahidi-Azmatullah Omarzai posted 121 runs for the fourth wicket in this game, to provide the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Afghanistan batsmen in the World Cup. Previous best was the 94 runs partnership between Hazmatullah Shahidi-Asgar Afghan against England at Manchester on 18 Jun 2019.
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of 4 for 39 in this game to provide the 224thoccasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup
J Bumrah returned with figures of 4 for 39 in this game to provide the 159th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup
Hazmatulla Shahidi of Afghanistan scored 80 in this game to provide the 182nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of an Afghanistan captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup
Hazmatulla Shahidi of Afghanistan scored 80 and RG Sharma of India scored 131 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup
RG Sharma-Ishan Kishan posted 156 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game, to provide the 79th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the 13th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket
RG Sharma-Ishan Kishan posted 156 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game, to provide the 321st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 40th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.
RG Sharma-Ishan Kishan posted 156 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game, to provide the 79th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the 13th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket
RG Sharma-Ishan Kishan posted 156 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game, to provide the 62nd occasion of batsmen posting 15o plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup.
RG Sharma-Ishan Kishan posted 156 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game, to provide the 24th occasion of batsmen posting 15o plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup.for the first wicket.
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game and V Kohli’s 55 not out in this game represent their tenth fifty in the World Cup. They became the eighth and ninth batsmen in the World Cup to score ten or more fifties
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | Hc | 50+ |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 1992-2011 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 2278 | 152 | 56.95 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | Srl | 2003-2015 | 37 | 35 | 8 | 1532 | 124 | 56.74 | 5 | 07 | 12 |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 2007-2023 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 1161 | 124* | 43.00 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | RT Ponting | Aus | 1996-2011 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 1743 | 140* | 45.86 | 5 | 06 | 11 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | RSA | 2007-2015 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 1207 | 162* | 63.52 | 4 | 06 | 10 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs | RSA | 1999-2007 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 1067 | 143 | 56.15 | 2 | 08 | 10 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | RSA | 1996-2011 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 1148 | 128* | 45.92 | 1 | 09 | 10 |
| 8 | V Kohli | Ind | 2011-2023 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1170 | 107 | 50.86 | 2 | 08 | 10 |
| 9 | RG Sharma | Ind | 2015-2023 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1109 | 140 | 65.23 | 7 | 03 | 10 |
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game and V Kohli’s 55 not out in this game represent their tenth fifty in the World Cup. They became the second and third batsmen in the World Cup to score ten or more fifties
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | Hc | 50+ |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 1992-2011 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 2278 | 152 | 56.95 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | V Kohli | Ind | 2011-2023 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1170 | 107 | 50.86 | 2 | 08 | 10 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | Ind | 2015-2023 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1109 | 140 | 65.23 | 7 | 03 | 10 |
India became the second team in the World Cup to have thee batsman scoring ten or more fifties. The following table lists the batsmen from these teams who have scored ten or more fifties.
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | Hc | 50+ |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 1992-2011 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 2278 | 152 | 56.95 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | V Kohli | Ind | 2011-2023 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1170 | 107 | 50.86 | 2 | 08 | 10 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | Ind | 2015-2023 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1109 | 140 | 65.23 | 7 | 03 | 10 |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | RSA | 2007-2015 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 1207 | 162* | 63.52 | 4 | 06 | 10 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | RSA | 1999-2007 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 1067 | 143 | 56.15 | 2 | 08 | 10 |
| 3 | JH Kallis | RSA | 1996-2011 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 1148 | 128* | 45.92 | 1 | 09 | 10 |
V Kohli’s 55 not out in this game represent his 46th fifty while chasing a team’s total and winnings a one day internationals. He now owns the record for most fifties in this category of statistics. He went past SR Tendulkar’s 45 fifties in this category of statistics.
V Kohlis run aggregate in one day internations while chasing the team’s total and winning the game read 5572 at the end of this game. The previous record was held by SR Tendulkar who had aggregated 5490 runs while chasing the team’s total and winning the one day international. V Kohli scored 85 in the first game and 55 not out in this game in the ongoing WC 2023 to take his run aggregate to 5572.
RG Sharma’s run aggregate in the World Cup while chasing the team’s total and winning the game read 500 at the end of this game. He became the third batsman in the World Cup to total 500 plus runs in this category of statistics. Others are – RT Ponting of Australia {519} and MJ Guptill of New Zealand {504]
RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his fifth fifty while chasing the team’s total and winning the game in the World Cup. He became the fourth batsman to score five fifties in this category of statistics. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia, JH Kallis of South Africa and Yuvraj Singh of India