WC 2023 – Match No 27 – Australia Vs New Zealand at Dharamsala on 28.10.23 – Australia won by five runs
Australia posted 388 in this game to provide the 31st occasion of a team posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of Australia posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
Australia posted 388 in this game to provide the 129th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 26th occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
Australia was dismissed all out for 388 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a team dismissed all out for total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
Australia became the first team in the history of the World Cup to post a team total of 350 plus runs in three consecutive games
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | 367-09 | 50.0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 20 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | Australia | 399-08 | 50.0 | 1 | v Netherlands | Delhi | 25 Oct 2023 |
| 3 | Australia | 388-10 | 49.2 | 1 | v New Zealand | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
Australia capped TM Head for this game in the World Cup. At the end of this game 108 cricketers have represented Australia in the World Cup.
TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the 218th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 36th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup
TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the 113th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup
TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsmen | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Edition |
| 1 | GM Turner | 171* | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 1975 |
| 2 | DL Amiss | 137 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 1979 |
| 3 | TM Chappell | 110 | Aus | Ind | Nottingham | 1983 |
| 4 | AJ Lamb | 102 | Eng | NZl | The Oval | 1983 |
| 5 | GR Marsh | 110 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 1987 |
| 6 | A Flower | 115* | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 1992 |
| 7 | G Kirsten | 188* | RSA | UAE | Rawalpindi | 1996 |
| 8 | NJ Astle | 101 | NZl | Eng | Ahmedabad | 1996 |
| 9 | CB Wishart | 172* | Zim | Nam | Harare | 2003 |
| 10 | A Symonds | 143* | Aus | Pak | Johannesburg | 2003 |
| 11 | SB Styris | 141* | NZl | Srl | Bloemfontien | 2003 |
| 12 | JP Bray | 115* | Ire | Zim | Kingston | 2007 |
| 13 | V Kohli | 100* | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 2011 |
| 14 | AJ Finch | 135 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 2015 |
| 15 | DA Miller | 138* | RSA | Zim | Hamilton | 2015 |
| 16 | TM Head | 109 | Aus | NZl | Dharamsala | 2023 |
TM Head scored 109 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings on World Cup debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsmen | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Edition |
| 1 | TM Chappell | 110 | Aus | Ind | Nottingham | 1983 |
| 2 | GR Marsh | 110 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 1987 |
| 3 | A Symonds | 143* | Aus | Pak | Johannesburg | 2003 |
| 4 | AJ Finch | 135 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 2015 |
| 5 | TM Head | 109 | Aus | NZl | Dharamsala | 2023 |
DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 339th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 54th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.
DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 86th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the 17th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.
DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 86th occasion of batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup.
DA Warner-TM Head posted 175 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.
DA Warner and TM Head scored 81 and 109 runs respectively in this game to provide the 64th occasion of both the opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup which includes the four occasions of both the openers scoring centuries. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australia’s both the opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup which includes an occasion of both the opening batsmen scoring centuries
DA Warner and TM Head scored 81 and 109 runs respectively in this game to provide the 25th occasion of one of the opening batsmen scoring half century and another a century in an inning in the World Cup It also provides the sixth occasion of Australia’s one of the opening batsmen scoring half century and another a century in an innings in the World Cup
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date | C | HC |
| 1 | Aus | 1 | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ind | 2 | NZl | Nagpur | 31 Oct 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ind | 2 | Ken | Cuttack | 18 Feb 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Aus | 1 | Ind | Wankhede | 27 Feb 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | RSA | 1 | Net | Rawalpindi | 05 Mar 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Pak | 2 | NZl | Manchester | 16 Jun 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Win | 1 | Ken | Kimberley | 04 Mar 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | NZl | 1 | Can | Gros Islet | 22 Mar 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ind | 1 | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ire | 2 | Net | Eden Gardens | 18 Mar 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Eng | 1 | Sco | Christchurch | 23 Feb 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Srl | 1 | Ban | Melbourne | 26 Feb 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ind | 2 | Ire | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Pak | 2 | Ire | Adelaide | 15 Mar 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Eng | 1 | Ban | Cardiff | 08 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ind | 1 | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Aus | 1 | Pak | Taunton | 12 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ind | 1 | Pak | Manchester | 16 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Aus | 1 | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Aus | 1 | Eng | Lord’s | 25 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Eng | 1 | Ind | Birmingham | 30 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ind | 1 | Ban | Birmingham | 02 Jul 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Eng | 1 | NZl | Cha-le-St | 03 Jul 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Eng | 1 | Ban | Dharamsala | 10 Oct 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Aus | 1 | NZl | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 | 1 | 1 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of Australia’s one of the opening batsmen scoring half century and another a century in an innings in the World Cup
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date | C | HC |
| 1 | Aus | 1 | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Aus | 1 | Ind | Wankhede | 27 Feb 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Aus | 1 | Pak | Taunton | 12 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Aus | 1 | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Aus | 1 | Eng | Lord’s | 25 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Aus | 1 | NZl | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 | 1 | 1 |
zR Rachindra scored 116 in this game to provide the 219th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of an New Zealand batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup
R Rachindra’s 116 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 45th occasion of a batsman’s century in an innings in the World Cup going in vain. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s century in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.
JDS Neesham was dismissed run out for 58 in this game to provide the 80th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a World Cup game.
New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of a team posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand posting a total of 350 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the 130th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
Australia posted 388 and New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of both teams posting 300 runs in a World Cup game.
Australia posted 388 and New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide the first occasion of both teams posting 350 runs in a World Cup game.
New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game and lost the game to provide the first occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 350 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the 22nd occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 300 plus runs in an innings
New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game and lost the game to provide the first occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 350 plus runs in an innings when it had batted second. It also provides the 12th occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 300 plus runs in an innings when it had batted second
New Zealand posted 383 for 9 in this game to provide its second highest team total in an innings in the World Cup. Its best was 393 for 6 against West Indies at Wellington on 21.03.2015
Australia won this game by five runs to provide the 17th occasion of a team winning the World Cup game by single digit margin,
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | won | 9 runs | v New Zealand | Manchester | 20 Jun 1979 |
| 2 | Australia | won | 1 run | v India | Chennai | 09 Oct 1987 |
| 3 | New Zealand | won | 3 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hyd-RGS | 10 Oct 1987 |
| 4 | Australia | won | 3 runs | v New Zealand | Indore | 18 Oct 1987 |
| 5 | Australia | won | 7 runs | v England | Eden Gardens | 08 Nov 1987 |
| 6 | England | won | 9 runs | v India | Perth | 22 Feb 1992 |
| 7 | Australia | won | 1 run | v India | Brisbane | 01 Mar 1992 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | won | 9 runs | v England | Albury | 18 Mar 1992 |
| 9 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Mohali | 14 Mar 1996 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | won | 3 runs | v India | Leicester | 19 May 1999 |
| 11 | West Indies | won | 3 runs | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Feb 2003 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 runs | v West Indies | Cape Town | 28 Feb 2003 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | won | 2 runs | v England | North Sound | 04 Apr 2007 |
| 14 | England | won | 6 runs | v South Africa | Chennai | 06 Mar 2011 |
| 15 | Ireland | won | 5 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hobart | 07 Mar 2015 |
| 16 | New Zealand | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jun 2019 |
| 17 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v New Zealand | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
Australia won this game by five runs to provide the sixth occasion of Australia winning the World Cup game by single digit margin,
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 1 run | v India | Chennai | 09 Oct 1987 |
| 2 | Australia | won | 3 runs | v New Zealand | Indore | 18 Oct 1987 |
| 3 | Australia | won | 7 runs | v England | Eden Gardens | 08 Nov 1987 |
| 4 | Australia | won | 1 run | v India | Brisbane | 01 Mar 1992 |
| 5 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Mohali | 14 Mar 1996 |
| 6 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v New Zealand | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
New Zealand has lost a World Cup game by single digit margin on three occasion of which two are against Australia.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | won | 9 runs | v New Zealand | Manchester | 20 Jun 1979 |
| 2 | Australia | won | 3 runs | v New Zealand | Indore | 18 Oct 1987 |
| 3 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v New Zealand | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
The following table lists the four occasions of a team winning a World Cup game by exact five runs.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Mohali | 14 Mar 1996 |
| 2 | Ireland | won | 5 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hobart | 07 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | New Zealand | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jun 2019 |
| 4 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v New Zealand | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
DA Warner’s 81 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 1405 runs in the World Cup. He became the fourth batsman to total 1400 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are SR Tendulkar {2278}, RT Ponting {1743} and KC Sangakkara {1532]
This game produced the highest run aggregate of team totals in a match in World Cup. It had an aggregate of 771 runs which replaced the 754 runs scored in the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Delhi on 07 Oct 2023
The only other match in the World Cup which has produced 700 plus runs in match was 714 in the game between Australia and Bangladesh at Nottingham on 20 Jun 2019
| No | Team 1 | Team 2 | Runs | Wkts | Overs | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Australia | New Zealand | 771 | 19 | 99.2 | Dharamsala | 28 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 754 | 15 | 94.5 | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 3 | Australia | Bangladesh | 714 | 13 | 100.0 | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 |
This game represented Australia’s 100th match in World Cup. Australia became the first team to play 100 matches in the World Cup