South Africa posted 411 for 4 in this game to provide the 14^th occasion of a team posting 400 plus runs in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Australia	434/4	50.0	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12.03.06
2	South Africa	438/9	49.5	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	12.03.06
3	Sri Lanka	443/9	50.0	1	v Netherlands	Amstelveen	04.07.06
4	South Africa	418/5	50.0	1	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20.09.06
5	India	413/5	50.0	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
6	New Zealand	402/2	50.0	1	v Ireland	Aberdeen	01.07.08
7	India	414/7	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	15.12.09
8	Sri Lanka	411/8	50.0	2	v India	Rajkot	15.12.09
9	India	401/3	50.0	1	v South Africa	Gwalior	24.02.10
10	India	418/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Indore	08.12.11
11	India	404/5	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13.11.14
12	South Africa	439/2	50.0	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18.01.15
13	South Africa	408/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
14	South Africa	411/4	50.0	1	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

South Africa posted 411 for 4 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of South Africa posting 400 plus runs in one day games. South Africa now shares the record for posting 400 plus runs on most occasions in one day games with India. India also has posted 400 plus runs on five occasions. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	India	413/5	50.0	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
2	India	414/7	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	15.12.09
3	India	401/3	50.0	1	v South Africa	Gwalior	24.02.10
4	India	418/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Indore	08.12.11
5	India	404/5	50.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13.11.14
1	South Africa	438/9	49.5	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	12.03.06
2	South Africa	418/5	50.0	1	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20.09.06
3	South Africa	439/2	50.0	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18.01.15
4	South Africa	408/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
5	South Africa	411/4	50.0	1	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

South Africa posted 411 for 4 in this game to provide the third occasion of a team posting 400 plus runs in World Cup. The following table lists all the three occasions.

 

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
3	South Africa	411/4	50.0	1	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

South Africa is the only team to post 400 plus runs on two occasions in the World Cup and thus South Africa own the record for posting 400 plus runs on two occasions in the World Cup. This feat is accredited with a world record for a team posting 400 plus runs in consecutive games and also in the World Cup. South Africa became the first team to post 400 plus runs in two consecutive games. It has posted 408 for 5 in its game against West Indies at Sydney on 27.02.15 and posted 411 for 4 against Ireland at Canberra in today’s game on 03.03.15

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	South Africa	408/5	50.0	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	411/4	50.0	1	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis scored 159 and 109 respectively in this game to provide the 14th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of two South African batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the World Cup.

 

No	Batsman	Score	Batsman	Score	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	DL Haynes	105	IVA Richards	181	Win	Srl	Karachi	13.10.87
2	R Dravid	104*	SR Tendulkar	140*	Ind	Ken	Bristol	23.05.99
3	SC Ganguly	183	R Dravid	145	Ind	Srl	Taunton	26.05.99
4	SR Tendulkar	152	SC Ganguly	112*	Ind	Nam	Pietermaritzburg	23.02.03
5	JFKloppenburg	121	KJJVNoortwijk	134	Net	Nam	Bloemfontien	03.03.03
6	V Sehwag	175	V Kohli	100	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	19.02.11
7	HM Amla	113	AB de Villiers	134	RSA	Net	Mohali	03.03.11
8	WU Tharanga	133	TM Dilshan	144	Srl	Zim	Pallekele	10.03.11
9	WU Tharanga	102*	TM Dilshan	108*	Srl	Eng	Col-RPS	26.03.11
10	DA Miller	138	JP Duminy	115	RSA	Zim	Hamilton	15.02.15
11	CH Gayle	215	MN Samuels	133*	Win	Zim	Canberra	24.02.15
12	TM Dilsan	161*	KC Sangakkara	105*	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26.02.15
13	HDRLThirimanne	139*	KC Sangakkara	117*	Srl	Eng	Wellington	01.03.15
14	HM Amla	159	FduPlessis	109	RSA	Ire	Canberra	03.03.15

 

The ongoing World Cup 2015 edition has witnessed five occasions of two batsmen scoring hundreds in a World Cup which is a record in this category of statistics in any World Cup edition. WC 2011 edition had witnessed four such occasions.

 

No	Batsman	Score	Batsman	Score	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	V Sehwag	175	V Kohli	100	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	19.02.11
2	HM Amla	113	AB de Villiers	134	RSA	Net	Mohali	03.03.11
3	WU Tharanga	133	TM Dilshan	144	Srl	Zim	Pallekele	10.03.11
4	WU Tharanga	102*	TM Dilshan	108*	Srl	Eng	Col-RPS	26.03.11
1	DA Miller	138	JP Duminy	115	RSA	Zim	Hamilton	15.02.15
2	CH Gayle	215	MN Samuels	133*	Win	Zim	Canberra	24.02.15
3	TM Dilsan	161*	KC Sangakkara	105*	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26.02.15
4	HDRLThirimanne	139*	KC Sangakkara	117*	Srl	Eng	Wellington	01.03.15
5	HM Amla	159	FduPlessis	109	RSA	Ire	Canberra	03.03.15

 

South Africa won this game by 201 runs to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 200 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	India	257 runs	414	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19.03.07
2	South Africa	257 runs	409	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
3	Australia	256 runs	302	v Namibia	Potchefstroom	27.02.03
4	Sri Lanka	243 runs	322	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	15.03.07
5	South Africa	231 runs	352	v Netherlands	Mohali	03.03.11
6	Australia	229 runs	359	v Netherlands	Basseterre	18.03.07
7	South Africa	221 runs	354	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16.03.07
8	Australia	215 runs	349	v New Zealand	St George’s	20.04.07
9	West Indies	215 runs	331	v Netherlands	Delhi	28.02.11
10	Sri Lanka	210 runs	333	v Canada	Hambantota	20.02.11
11	South Africa	206 runs	285	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19.03.11
12	Pakistan	205 runs	318	v Kenya	Hambantota	23.02.11
13	Australia	203 runs	335	v Scotland	Basseterre	14.03.07
14	England	202 runs	335	v India	Lord’s	07.06.75
15	South Africa	201 runs	412	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

 

 

 

South Africa won this game by 201 runs to provide the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a World Cup game by 200 plus runs. South Africa now holds the record for winning a World Cup game by 200 plus runs margin on most occasions. It went past Australia which had won by 200 plus runs margin on four occasions to own the record. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Australia	256 runs	302	v Namibia	Potchefstroom	27.02.03
2	Australia	229 runs	359	v Netherlands	Basseterre	18.03.07
3	Australia	215 runs	349	v New Zealand	St George’s	20.04.07
4	Australia	203 runs	335	v Scotland	Basseterre	14.03.07
1	South Africa	257 runs	409	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	231 runs	352	v Netherlands	Mohali	03.03.11
3	South Africa	221 runs	354	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16.03.07
4	South Africa	206 runs	285	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19.03.11
5	South Africa	201 runs	412	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

South Africa has won the World Cup games by 200 plus runs margin on two occasions in this edition. South Africa became the second team to win the World Cup games by 200 plus runs margin on two or more occasions in a single edition of the World Cup. Australia has accomplished such feat on three occasions in 2007 edition.

 

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Australia	229 runs	359	v Netherlands	Basseterre	18.03.07
2	Australia	215 runs	349	v New Zealand	St George’s	20.04.07
3	Australia	203 runs	335	v Scotland	Basseterre	14.03.07
1	South Africa	257 runs	409	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	201 runs	412	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

South Africa has won the World Cup games by 200 plus runs margin on two occasions in this edition. South Africa became the second team to win the World Cup games by 200 plus runs margin on two consecutive games. Australia had accomplished such a feat in 2007 edition

 

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Australia	203 runs	335	v Scotland	Basseterre	14.03.07
2	Australia	229 runs	359	v Netherlands	Basseterre	18.03.07
1	South Africa	257 runs	409	v West Indies	Sydney	27.02.15
2	South Africa	201 runs	412	v Ireland	Canberra	03.03.15

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis score 159 and 109 respectively in this game to provide the 145^th and 146^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 13^th and 14^th occasion of South African batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis scored 159 and 109 respectively in this game to provide the 125th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 20th occasion of two South African batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the annals of one day games.

 

HM Amla scored 159 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

HM Amla scored 159 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of South African opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 247 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 55th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 247 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership by South African batsmen for the second wicket in the World Cup. The previous best was 170 runs partnership JH Kallis and AB de Villiers against West Indies at St George’s on 10.04.07

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 247 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 237^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 23rd occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 247 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of South African batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in the World Cup

 

DA Miller and RR Rossouw added 110 runs in an unfinished stand for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 238^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 24^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup

 

DA Miller and RR Rossouw added 110 runs in an unfinished stand for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup

 

HM Amla and F du Plessis added 247 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record partnership by South African batsmen for the second wicket in one day games. The previous best was 209 runs partnership between G Kirsten and ND McKenzie against Kenya at Cape Town on 22.10.11.

 

KJ O’Brien returned with figures of 1 for 95 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the 33^rd occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup.

 

KJ Abbott returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game to provide the 177^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 123^rd occasion of bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.

 

KJ Abbott returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of a South African bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.