WC 2023 – Match 04 – South Africa Vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 07.04.23
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 428-5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | Australia | 417-6 | 50.0 | 1 | Afghanistan | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | India | 413-5 | 50.0 | 1 | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| 4 | South Africa | 411-4 | 50.0 | 1 | Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | South Africa | 408-5 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the highest team total in an innings in the World Cup. Previous best was Australia’s 417-6 against Afghanistan at Perth on 04 Mar 2015
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 428-5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | Australia | 417-6 | 50.0 | 1 | Afghanistan | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the third occasion of South Africa posting a total of 400 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 428-5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | South Africa | 411-4 | 50.0 | 1 | Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | South Africa | 408-5 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide its highest team total in an innings in the World Cup. Previous best was its 411-4 against Ireland at Canberra on 03 Mar 2015
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 428-5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | South Africa | 411-4 | 50.0 | 1 | Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a team posting 400 plus runs in a one day international.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | 434/4 | 50.0 | 1 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 2 | South Africa | 438/9 | 49.5 | 2 | Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 443/9 | 50.0 | 1 | Netherlands | Amstelveen | 04 Jul 2006 |
| 4 | South Africa | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 20 Sep 2006 |
| 5 | India | 413/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 402/2 | 50.0 | 1 | Ireland | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 7 | India | 414/7 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 411/8 | 50.0 | 2 | India | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| 9 | India | 401/3 | 50.0 | 1 | South Africa | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| 10 | India | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| 11 | India | 404/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 13 Nov 2014 |
| 12 | South Africa | 439/2 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 13 | South Africa | 408/5 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 14 | South Africa | 411/4 | 50.0 | 1 | Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 15 | Australia | 417/6 | 50.0 | 1 | Afghanistan | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 16 | England | 408/9 | 50.0 | 1 | New Zealand | Birmingham | 09 Jun 2015 |
| 17 | South Africa | 438/4 | 50.0 | 1 | India | Wankhede | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 18 | England | 444/3 | 50.0 | 1 | Pakistan | Nottingham | 30 Aug 2016 |
| 19 | England | 481/6 | 50.0 | 1 | Australia | Nottingham | 19 Jun 2018 |
| 20 | England | 418/6 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | St George’s | 27 Feb 2019 |
| 21 | England | 498/4 | 50.0 | 1 | Netherlands | Amstelveen | 17 Jun 2022 |
| 22 | India | 409/8 | 50.0 | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 10 Dec 2022 |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 408/6 | 50.0 | 1 | U.S.A. | Harare | 26 Jun 2023 |
| 24 | South Africa | 416/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Australia | Centurion | 15 Sep 2023 |
| 25 | South Africa | 428/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of South Africa posting 400 plus runs in a one day international.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 438/9 | 49.5 | 2 | Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 2 | South Africa | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 20 Sep 2006 |
| 3 | South Africa | 439/2 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 4 | South Africa | 408/5 | 50.0 | 1 | West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 5 | South Africa | 411/4 | 50.0 | 1 | Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 6 | South Africa | 438/4 | 50.0 | 1 | India | Wankhede | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 7 | South Africa | 416/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Australia | Centurion | 15 Sep 2023 |
| 8 | South Africa | 428/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the third occasion of a team posting 400 plus runs in a one day international against Sri Lanka. Interestingly enough, all these three totals have come on Indian soil. It also represents the highest total against Sri Lanka in a one day international
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 414/7 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| 2 | India | 404/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 13 Nov 2014 |
| 3 | South Africa | 428/5 | 50.0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
This game witnessed three South African batsmen scoring centuries in its innings to provide the fourth occasion of three batsmen scoring centuries in an innings. All the four occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HM Amla | 153* | 1 | RSA | Win | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | RR Rossouw | 128 | 1 | RSA | Win | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 149 | 1 | RSA | Win | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 109 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Wankhede | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 133* | 1 | RSA | Ind | Wankhede | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 119 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Wankhede | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 1 | PD Salt | 122 | 1 | Eng | Net | Amstelveen | 17 Jun 2022 |
| 2 | DJ Malan | 125 | 1 | Eng | Net | Amstelveen | 17 Jun 2022 |
| 3 | JC Buttler | 162* | 1 | Eng | Net | Amstelveen | 17 Jun 2022 |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 100 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | HE van der Dussen | 108 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 3 | AK Markram | 106 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
This game witnessed three South African batsmen scoring centuries in its innings to provide the first occasion of three batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the World Cup.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 100 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | HE van der Dussen | 108 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 3 | AK Markram | 106 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
World Cup witnessed 200 centuries in this game. HE ven der Dussen’s 108 in this game provided the 200th century of the World Cup. At the end of this game, 201 centuries have been scored in the World Cup. Here are the progressive milestones in terms of 50 centuries.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 001 | DL Amiss | 137 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 050 | ME Waugh | 110 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Chennai | 11 Mar 1996 |
| 100 | ML Hayden | 103 | 1 | Aus | NZl | St George’s | 20 Apr 2007 |
| 150 | BRM Taylor | 121 | 2 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07 Mar 2015 |
| 200 | HE van der Dussen | 108 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 201 | AK Markram | 106 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
Q de Kock scored exact 100 runs in this game to become the eleventh batsman to score exact 100 runs in an innings in the World Cup.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Saleem Malik | 100 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 25 Oct 1987 |
| 2 | DC Boon | 100 | Aus | NZl | Auckland | 22 Feb 1992 |
| 3 | DC Boon | 100 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 18 Mar 1992 |
| 4 | KP Pietersen | 100 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2007 |
| 5 | M Jayawardene | 100 | Srl | Can | Hambantota | 20 Feb 2011 |
| 6 | M Jayawardene | 100 | Srl | Afg | Dunedin | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | S Dhawan | 100 | Ind | Ire | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2015 |
| 8 | AJ Finch | 100 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 25 Jun 2019 |
| 9 | Imam-ul-Haq | 100 | Pak | Ban | Lord’s | 05 Jul 2019 |
| 10 | F du Plessis | 100 | RSA | Aus | Manchester | 06 Jul 2019 |
| 11 | Q de Kock | 100 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
At the end of this game, there are seventeen centuries scored by South African batsmen in the World Cup and they are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Kirsten | 188* | RSA | UAE | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 162* | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 3 | AC Hudson | 161 | RSA | Net | Rawalpindi | 05 Mar 1996 |
| 4 | HM Amla | 159 | RSA | Ire | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 146 | RSA | Win | St George’s | 10 Apr 2007 |
| 6 | DA Miller | 138* | RSA | vZim | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 134 | RSA | Net | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 |
| 8 | JH Kallis | 128* | RSA | Net | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 |
| 9 | JP Duminy | 115* | RSA | Zim | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| 10 | HM Amla | 113 | RSA | Net | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 |
| 11 | F du Plessis | 109 | RSA | Ire | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 12 | HE van der Dussen | 108 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 13 | AB de Villiers | 107* | RSA | Win | Delhi | 24 Feb 2011 |
| 14 | AK Markram | 106 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 15 | HH Gibbs | 101 | RSA | Aus | Leeds | 13 Jun 1999 |
| 16 | F du Plessis | 100 | RSA | Aus | Manchester | 06 Jul 2019 |
| 17 | Q de Kock | 100 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
Q de Kock’s century in this game provides the 18th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in the World Cup
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DL Houghton | 142 | Zim | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 10 Oct 1987 |
| 2 | A Flower | 115* | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 145 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | 149 | Aus | Srl | Bridgetown | 28 Apr 2007 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 107* | RSA | Win | Delhi | 24 Feb 2011 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | 134 | RSA | Net | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 |
| 7 | BB McCullum | 101 | NZl | Can | Mumbai | 13 Mar 2011 |
| 8 | KC Sangakkara | 111 | Srl | NZl | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2011 |
| 9 | KC Sangakkara | 105* | Srl | Ban | Melbourne | 26 Feb 2015 |
| 10 | KC Sangakkara | 117* | Srl | Eng | Wellington | 01 Mar 2015 |
| 11 | BRM Taylor | 121 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07 Mar 2015 |
| 12 | KC Sangakkara | 104 | Srl | Aus | Sydney | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 13 | KC Sangakkara | 124 | Srl | Sco | Hobart | 11 Mar 2015 |
| 14 | BRM Taylor | 138 | Zim | Ind | Auckland | 14 Mar 2015 |
| 15 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 101* | Pak | Ire | Adelaide | 15 Mar 2015 |
| 16 | JC Buttler | 103 | Eng | Pak | Nottingham | 03 Jun 2019 |
| 17 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 102* | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 |
| 18 | Q de Kock | 100 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
It also provides the third occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in the World Cup. Interestingly, all these three centuries have been scored on the Indian soil. Q de Kock became the second South African wicket keeper to score a century in the World Cup.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 107* | RSA | Win | Delhi | 24 Feb 2011 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 134 | RSA | Net | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 |
| 3 | Q de Kock | 100 | RSA | Srl | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
Q de Kock-HE van der Dussen of South Africa posted 204 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka.
Q de Kock-HE van der Dussen of South Africa posted 204 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings for the second wicket in the World Cup.
South Africa won this game by 102 runs to provide the 71st occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin.It also provides the twelfth occasion of South Africa winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | won | 257 runs | West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | South Africa | won | 231 runs | Netherlands | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 |
| 3 | South Africa | won | 221 runs | Netherlands | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 |
| 4 | South Africa | won | 206 runs | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Mar 2011 |
| 5 | South Africa | won | 201 runs | Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 6 | South Africa | won | 169 runs | U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 |
| 7 | South Africa | won | 160 runs | Netherlands | Rawalpindi | 05 Mar 1996 |
| 8 | South Africa | won | 146 runs | U.A.E. | Wellington | 12 Mar 2015 |
| 9 | South Africa | won | 131 runs | Ireland | Kolkata | 15 Mar 2011 |
| 10 | South Africa | won | 122 runs | England | The Oval | 22 May 1999 |
| 11 | South Africa | won | 118 runs | Canada | East London | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 12 | South Africa | won | 102 runs | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
South Africa now holds the record for winning the most games in the World Cup by 100 plus runs margin. It went past England which had won eleven games with 100 plus runs margin in the World Cup
Q de Kock-HE van der Dussen of South Africa posted 204 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 313th occasion of batsmen posting 100 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 30th occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 35th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka.
Q de Kock-HE van der Dussen of South Africa posted 204 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of batsmen posting 100 plus runs in an innings for the second wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of South African batsmen posting 100 plus runs in an innings for the second wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting 100 plus runs in an innings for the second wicket in the World Cup against Sri Lanka.
Q de Kock scored 100 runs in this game to provide the 104th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of an South African opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka
Q de Kock scored 100 runs in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a South African wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of an wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup against Sri Lanka
Q de Kock of South Africa scored 100 and BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 76 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in a game in the World Cup.
Q de Kock of South Africa scored 100 and BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 76 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of one of the rival wicket keepers scoring a century and another s half century in a game in the World Cup.
The following South African cricketers made their World Cup game.- T Bsvuma. G Coetzee, M Jansen, H Classen and KA Maharaj. At the end of this game, 71 South African cricketers have appeared in the World Cup.
The following Sri Lankan cricketers made their World Cup game.- KIC Asalanka, J Madhushanka, P Nissanka, M Pathirana, S Samarawickrama, MD Shanaka and DM Wellalage. At the end of this game, 96 Srl Lankan cricketers have appeared in the World Cup.
It is interesting to note that the rival captains – TM Bavuma and MD Shanaka – were making their World Cup debut in this game.
MD Shanaka of Sri Lanka scored 68 in this game to provide the 180th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup
MD Shanaka of Sri Lanka scored 68 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup against South Africa. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup against South Africa
Q de Kock of South Africa scored 100 and BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 76 in this game to provide the 117th and 118th occasion of wicket keepers scoring fifties in a game in the World Cup.
Q de Kock of South Africa scored 100 76 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a South African wicket keepers scoring fifties in a game in the World Cup. BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 76 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keepers scoring fifties in a game in the World Cup.
Q de Kock of South Africa scored 100 76 in this game to provide the second occasion of a South African wicket keepers scoring fifties in a game in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 76 in this game to provide the first occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keepers scoring fifties in a game in the World Cup against South Africa
Q de Kock of South Africa scored 100 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. He became the fifth wicket keeper in the history of the World Cup to score fifties on five or more occasions.. Others are – KC Sangakkara {12}, AC Gilchrist {09}, Mushfiqur Rahim {07} and MS Dhoni {05}.
KIC Asalanka {79} and MD Shanaka {68} of Sri Lanka scored fifties in their World Cup debut game to provide the eleventh occasion of two or more batsmen scoring fifties on their World Cup debut
| No | No | Batsmen | Score | Team | Opp | Ground | Edition |
| 1 | 1 | JM Parker | 66 | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 1975 |
| 2 | GM Turner | 171* | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 1975 | |
| 2 | 1 | Majid Khan | 65 | Pak | Aus | Leeds | 1975 |
| 2 | Asif Iqbal | 53 | Pak | Aus | Leeds | 1975 | |
| 3 | 1 | DL Amiss | 137 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 1975 |
| 2 | KWR Fletcher | 68 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 1975 | |
| 3 | CM Old | 51* | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 1975 | |
| 4 | 1 | TM Chapell | 110 | Aus | Ind | Nottingham | 1983 |
| 2 | KC Wessela | 76 | Aus | Ind | Nottingham | 1983 | |
| 5 | 1 | DSBP Kuruppu | 72 | Srl | Pak | Swansea | 1983 |
| 2 | RG de Alwis | 59* | Srl | Pak | Swansea | 1983 | |
| 6 | 1 | SC Ganguly | 97 | Ind | RSA | Hove | 1999 |
| 7 | 2 | R Dravid | 54 | Ind | RSA | Hove | 1999 |
| 8 | 1 | MP Vaughan | 51 | Eng | Net | East London | 2003 |
| 2 | NV Knight | 51 | Eng | Net | East London | 2003 | |
| 9 | 1 | Tamim Iqbal | 51 | Ban | Ind | Trinidad | 2007 |
| 2 | Saqibul Hussain | 53 | Ban | Ind | Trinidad | 2007 | |
| 3 | Mushfiqar Rahim | 59* | Ban | Ind | Trinidad | 2007 | |
| 10 | 1 | Mohd Rizwan | 68 | Pak | Net | Hyd-RGS | 2023 |
| 2 | Saud Shakeel | 68 | Pak | Net | Hyd-RGS | 2023 | |
| 11 | 1 | KIC Asalanka | 79 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 2023 |
| 2 | MD Shanaka | 68 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 2023 |
MD Shanaka {68} and BKG Mendis {76} of Sri Lanka scored fifties in this game to provide the ninth occasion of captain and wicket keeper from the same team batsmen scoring fifties in a World Cup game. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | C | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | LRD Mendis | C | 56 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | RG de Alwis | K | 58* | 2 | Srl | Eng | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 | |
| 2 | 1 | MO Odumbe | C | 50 | 2 | Ken | Aus | Visakhapatnam | 23 Feb 1996 |
| 2 | KO Otieno | K | 85 | 2 | Ken | Aus | Visakhapatnam | 23 Feb 1996 | |
| 3 | 1 | RT Ponting | C | 140* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | K | 57 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 | |
| 4 | 1 | LRPL Taylor | C | 74 | 1 | NZl | Can | Wankhede | 13 Mar 2011 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | K | 101 | 1 | NZl | Can | Wankhede | 13 Mar 2011 | |
| 5 | 1 | RT Ponting | C | 104 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Ahmedabad | 24 Mar 2011 |
| 2 | BJ Haddin | K | 53 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Ahmedabad | 24 Mar 2011 | |
| 6 | 1 | AD Mathews | C | 51 | 1 | Srl | Sco | Hobart | 11 Mar 2015 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | K | 124 | 1 | Srl | Sco | Hobart | 11 Mar 2015 | |
| 7 | 1 | FDM Karunaratne | C | 97 | 2 | Srl | Aus | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | MDKJ Perera | K | 52 | 2 | Srl | Aus | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 | |
| 8 | 1 | V Kohli | C | 72 | 1 | Ind | Win | Manchester | 27 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | K | 56* | 1 | Ind | Win | Manchester | 27 Jun 2019 | |
| 9 | 1 | MD Shanaka | C | 68 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | BKG Mendis | K | 76 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
K Rajitha {one for 90} and M Pathirana {one for 96} of Sri Lanka and M Jansen {one for 92] of South Africa conceded 90 plus runs in this game to provide the 12th.13th and 14th occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
K Rajitha {one for 90} and M Pathirana {one for 96} of Sri Lanka conceded 90 plus runs in this game to provide the third and fourth occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
K Rajitha {one for 90} and M Pathirana {one for 96} of Sri Lanka and M Jansen {one for 92] of South Africa conceded 90 plus runs in this game to provide the first occasion of three bowlers conceding 90 plus runs in a match in the World Cup
K Rajitha {one for 90} and M Pathirana {one for 96} of Sri Lanka conceded 90 plus runs in this game to provide the first occasion of two bowlers conceding 90 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup
An interesting observation in the team scores of the two teams in this game. South Africa posted 428 {4×2=8}. Sri Lanka posted 326 {3×2=6}
MD Shanaka scored a half century – 78 runs – on his World Cup debut as captain.
This match produced the following World Cup records. It has the highest match total aggregate of 754 runs. Previous best was 714 runs in the game between Australia and Bangladesh at Nottingham 2019. This game between South Africa and Sri Lanka became the second game to produce the match total aggregate of 700 plus runs in the World Cup.
This game produced 105 boundary fours – a record for most boundary fours in a World Cup match. Previous best was 93 boundary fours in the match between New Zealand and West Indies at Wellington 2015. This game between South Africa and Sri Lanka became the first game to produce 100 plus boundary fours.
BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka score eight boundary sixes in his innings of 76 to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in an innings in the World Cup
| No | Batsmen | Runs | 6s | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | EJG Morgan | 148 | 17 | Eng | Afg | Manchester | 18 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 215 | 16 | Win | Zim | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| 3 | MJ Guptill | 237* | 11 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | DA Miller | 138* | 09 | RSA | Zim | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| 5 | RT Ponting | 140* | 08 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 6 | Imran Nazir | 160 | 08 | Pak | Zim | Kingston | 21 Mar 2007 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist | 149 | 08 | Aus | Srl | Bridgetown | 28 Apr 2007 |
| 8 | AB de Villiers | 162* | 08 | RSA | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 9 | CH Gayle | 061 | 08 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| 10 | BKG Mendis | 076 | 08 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
AD Markram scored 100 in 49 deliveries establishing the record for the fastest century in the World Cup in terms of deliveries. The previous record was credited to Kevin O’Brien of Ireland who had scored a century in 50 deliveries against England at Bengaluru on 02 Mar 2011. Kevin O’Brien scored 113 runs in this game.
This game witnessed six fifties to provide the ninth occasion of a World Cup game producing six fifties. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Score | 4s | 6s | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | RB McCosker | 73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | A Turner | 101 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
| 3 | GS Chappell | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
| 4 | KD Walters | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
| 5 | SRD Wettimuny | 53* | 7 | 0 | 2 | Srl | Aus | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
| 6 | MH Tissera | 52 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Srl | Aus | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 | |
| 2 | 1 | Mohsin Khan | 82 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | Zaheer Abbas | 82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
| 3 | Javed Miandad | 72 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
| 4 | Imran Khan | 56* | 6 | 2 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
| 5 | DSBP Kuruppu | 72 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
| 6 | RG de Alwis | 59* | 5 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Swansea | 09 Jun 1983 | |
| 3 | 1 | A Flower | 115* | 8 | 1 | 1 | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 |
| 2 | KJ Arnott | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 3 | AC Waller | 83* | 9 | 3 | 1 | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 4 | RS Mahanama | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Srl | Zim | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 5 | MAR Samarasekera | 75 | 11 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Zim | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 6 | A Ranatunga | 88* | 9 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Zim | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 4 | 1 | RA Smith | 75 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 |
| 2 | MA Atherton | 66 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 3 | GP Thorpe | 52* | 3 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 4 | Saeed Anwar | 71 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 5 | Ijaz Ahmed | 70 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 6 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 53* | 6 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 5 | 1 | V Sehwag | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 69 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 4 | HM Amla | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 69 | 4 | 0 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | 52 | 6 | 1 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 6 | 1 | JJ Roy | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 |
| 2 | JE Root | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
| 3 | EJG Morgan | 57 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
| 4 | BA Stokes | 89 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
| 5 | Q de Kock | 68 | 6 | 2 | 2 | RSA | Eng | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
| 6 | HE van der Dussen | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2 | RSA | Eng | The Oval | 30 May 2019 | |
| 7 | 1 | RG Sharma | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 117 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 3 | V Kohli | 82 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 56 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Aus | Ind | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 5 | SPD Smith | 69 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Aus | Ind | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 7 | AT Carey | 55* | 5 | 1 | 2 | Aus | Ind | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 8 | 1 | DA Warner | 166 | 14 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Aus | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 3 | UT Khawaja | 89 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Aus | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 4 | Tamim Iqbal | 62 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 5 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 102* | 9 | 1 | 2 | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 6 | Mahmudullah | 69 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 9 | 1 | Q de Kock | 100 | 12 | 3 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Dehi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | HE Van der Dussen | 108 | 13 | 2 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Dehi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 3 | AK Markram | 106 | 14 | 1 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Dehi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 4 | BKG Mendis | 76 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 5 | KIC Asalanka | 79 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 6 | MD Shanaka | 69 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
This game witnessed six fifties – three from each team – to provide the sixth occasion of a World Cup game producing six fifties – three from each team. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Score | 4s | 6s | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | A Flower | 115* | 8 | 1 | 1 | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 |
| 2 | KJ Arnott | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 3 | AC Waller | 83* | 9 | 3 | 1 | Zim | Srl | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 4 | RS Mahanama | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Srl | Zim | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 5 | MAR Samarasekera | 75 | 11 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Zim | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 6 | A Ranatunga | 88* | 9 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Zim | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | |
| 2 | 1 | RA Smith | 75 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 |
| 2 | MA Atherton | 66 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 3 | GP Thorpe | 52* | 3 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 4 | Saeed Anwar | 71 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 5 | Ijaz Ahmed | 70 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 6 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 53* | 6 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 03 Mar 1996 | |
| 3 | 1 | V Sehwag | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 69 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 4 | HM Amla | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 69 | 4 | 0 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | 52 | 6 | 1 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 4 | 1 | RG Sharma | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 117 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 3 | V Kohli | 82 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ind | Aus | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 56 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Aus | Ind | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 5 | SPD Smith | 69 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Aus | Ind | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 6 | AT Carey | 55* | 5 | 1 | 2 | Aus | Ind | The Oval | 09 Jun 2019 | |
| 5 | 1 | DA Warner | 166 | 14 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Aus | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 3 | UT Khawaja | 89 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Aus | Ban | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 4 | Tamim Iqbal | 62 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 5 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 102* | 9 | 1 | 2 | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 6 | Mahmudullah | 69 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Ban | Aus | Nottingham | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| 6 | 1 | Q de Kock | 100 | 12 | 3 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Dehi | 07 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | HE Van der Dussen | 108 | 13 | 2 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Dehi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 3 | AK Markram | 106 | 14 | 1 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Dehi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 4 | BKG Mendis | 76 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 5 | KIC Asalanka | 79 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 | |
| 6 | MD Shanaka | 69 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Delhi | 07 Oct 2023 |
This game witnessed three fifties by Sri Lankan batsmen in a losing cause to provide a total of 393 fifties by batsmen in an innings going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the 40th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen’s fifties in losing cause in World Cup.
This game witnessed three fifties by Sri Lankan batsmen in a losing cause to provide a 14th occasion of three fifties by batsmen in an innings going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of three Sri Lankan bstsmen’s fifties in losing cause in World Cup.
This game witnessed three half centuries by Sri Lankan batsmen in a losing cause to provide a 14th occasion of three fifties by batsmen in an innings going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides ninth occasion of three Sri Lankan bstsmen’s half centuries in losing cause in World Cup.
South Africa posted 428 for 5 in this game to provide the 117th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of South Africa posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup.
Sri Lanka posted 326 in this game to provide the 118th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 13th occasion of Sri Lanka posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup.
South Africa posted 428 for 5 and Sri Lanka posted 326 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in a match in the World Cup.
Sri Lanka posted 326 in this game and lost the match to provide the 19th occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka losing a World Cup after posting 300 plus runs.
Sri Lanka posted 326 in this game in the second innings and lost the match to provide the tenth occasion of a team losing a World Cup game after posting 300 plus runs when batting second.. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka losing a World Cup after posting 300 plus runs while batting second
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 326 after posting 300 plus runs to provide the tenth occasion of a team dismissed all out after posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out after posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup