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WC 2015 – Game 12 – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin on 22.02.15 – Sri Lanka won by four wickets

WC 2015 – Game 12 – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin on 22.02.15 – Sri Lanka won by four wickets

Asghar Stanikzai scored 54 in this game to provide his fifth one day fifty and also his first World Cup fifty. He became the first Afghan batsman to score a fifty in the World Cup. Previous best score by an Afghan batsman in the World Cup was 44 by Mohammad Nabi against Bangladesh at Canberra on 18.02.15

 

Sri Lankan openers – HDRL Thirimanne and TM Dilshan – failed to score in this game to provide the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in the World Cup. The four occasions are listed below

 

No Batsmen Score Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Date
1 Mohsin Khan 0 M Nazar 0 Pak NZl Birmingham 11.06.83
2 SM Gavaskar 0 K Srikkanth 0 Ind Zim TB Wells 18.06.83
3 BMW Patterson 0 IL Philip 0 Sco Pak Ch-le-St 20.05.99
4 HDRL Thirimanne 0 TM Dilshan 0 Srl Afg Dunedin 22.02.15

 

DPMD Jayawardene completed 1000 runs in the World Cup when he was on 25 during the course of his knock of 100 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate in the World Cup read 1075. He became the 15th batsman to total 1000 plus runs in the World Cup. The following list shows the batsmen who have performed the feat.                     

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 45 44 4 2278 152 56.95 6 15 2
2 RT Ponting Aus 46 42 4 1743 140* 45.86 5 6 1
3 BC Lara Win 34 33 4 1225 116 42.24 2 7 1
4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 38 37 3 1165 120 34.26 3 6 0
5 JH Kallis RSA 36 32 7 1148 128* 45.92 1 9 2
6 AC Gilchrist Aus 31 31 1 1085 149 36.16 1 8 1
7 Javed Miandad Pak 33 30 5 1083 103 43.32 1 8 2
8 SP Fleming NZl 33 33 3 1075 134* 35.83 2 5 2
9 M Jayawardene Srl 35 31 3 1075 115* 38.39 4 5 2
10 HH Gibbs RSA 25 23 4 1067 143 56.15 2 8 1
11 PA de Silva Srl 35 32 3 1064 145 36.68 2 6 2
12 KC Sangakkara Srl 32 30 6 1037 111 43. 1 7 1
13 IVA Richards Win 23 21 5 1013 181 63.31 3 5 0
14 SC Ganguly Ind 21 21 3 1006 183 55.88 4 3 1
15 ME Waugh Aus 22 22 3 1004 130 52.84 4 4 2

                                                                                        

DPMD Jayawardene became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score 1000 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {1165}, PA de Silva {1064} and KC Sangakkara {1037}

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 ST Jayasuriya Srl 38 37 3 1165 120 34.26 3 6 0
2 M Jayawardene Srl 35 31 3 1075 115* 38.39 4 5 2
3 PA de Silva Srl 35 32 3 1064 145 36.68 2 6 2
4 KC Sangakkara Srl 32 30 6 1037 111 43. 1 7 1

 

Sri Lankan openers – HDRL Thirimanne and TM Dilshan – failed to score in this game to provide the 103rd and 104th occasion of openers scoring ducks in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasions of Sri Lankan openers scoring ducks in the World Cup.

 

DPMD Jayawardene scored 100 in this game to provide the 133rd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game represent his ninth fifty in the World Cup {04 C plus 05 HC}. He became the eleventh batsman to score nine or more fifties in the World Cup. The following table lists all such occasions

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 45 44 4 2278 152 56.95 6 15 21
2 RT Ponting Aus 46 42 4 1743 140* 45.86 5 06 11
3 HH Gibbs RSA 25 23 4 1067 143 56.15 2 08 10
4 JH Kallis RSA 36 32 7 1148 128* 45.92 1 09 10
5 MD Crowe NZl 21 21 5 0880 100* 55.00 1 08 09
6 AC Gilchrist Aus 31 31 1 1085 149 36.16 1 08 09
7 GA Gooch Eng 21 21 1 0897 115 44.85 1 08 09
8 Javed Miandad Pak 33 30 5 1083 103 43.32 1 08 09
9 ST Jayasuriya Srl 38 37 3 1165 120 34.26 3 06 09
10 M Jayawardene Srl 35 31 3 1075 115* 38.39 4 05 09
11 BC Lara Win 34 33 4 1225 116 42.24 2 07 09

 

DPMD Jayawardene became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score four hundreds in the World Cup. His four hundreds are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 M Jayawardene 115* 1 v New Zealand Kingston 24.04.07
2 M Jayawardene 100 1 v Canada Hambantota 20.02.11
3 M Jayawardene 103* 1 v India Mumbai 02.04.11
4 M Jayawardene 100 2 v Afghanistan Dunedin 22.02.15

 

DPMD Jayawardene with his four hundreds became the fifth batsman to score four or more hundreds in the World Cup. Others are – SR Tendulkar {06}, RT Ponting {05}, SC Ganguly {04} and ME Waugh {04}

 

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game represent his ninth fifty in the World Cup {04 C plus 05 HC}. He became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score nine fifties in the World Cup after ST Jayasuriya. The following table lists the performances of these two batsmen.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 ST Jayasuriya Srl 38 37 3 1165 120 34.26 3 06 09
2 M Jayawardene Srl 35 31 3 1075 115* 38.39 4 05 09

 

DPMD Jayawardne and AD Mathews added 126 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 225th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup

 

DPMD Jayawardne and AD Mathews added 126 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. The first such occasion was the 131 runs unfinished stand between A Ranatunga and HP Tilakaratne vs India at Delhi on 02.03.96

WC 2015 – Game 13 – India vs South Africa at Melbourne on 22.02.15 – India won by 130 runs

WC 2015 – Game 13 – India vs South Africa at Melbourne on 22.02.15 – India won by 130 runs

India posted 307 for 7 in this game to provide the 69th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus runs  in World Cup. All the eight occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 India 329/2 50.0 1 v Kenya Bristol 23.05.99
2 India 373/6 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Taunton 26.05.99
3 India 311/2 50.0 1 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23.02.03
4 India 413/5 50.0 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain 19.03.07
5 India 370/4 50.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 19.02.11
6 India 338 49.5 1 v England Bangalore 27.02.11
7 India 300/7 50.0 1 v Pakistan Adelaide 15.02.15
8 India 307/7 50.0 1 v South Africa Melbourne 22.02.15

 

India posted 300 plus runs in two consecutive games in this world cup – 300 for 7 vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 18.02.15 and 307 for 7 vs South Africa at Melbourne on 22.02.15 {today’s game} to provide the eighth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in two consecutive games. The following table lists all such occasions         

 

No Team Score Opp Ground Edition Score Opp Ground Edition
1 Eng 322-06 NZl The Oval 1983 333-09 Srl Taunton 1983
2 Ind 329-02 Ken Bristol 1999 373-06 Srl Taunton 1999
3 Aus 358-05 Net Basseterre 2007 334-06 Sco Basseterre 2007
4 Srl 321-06 Ber Port of Spain 2007 318-04 Ban Port of Spain 2007
5 NZl 331-07 Ken St Lucia 2007 363-05 Can St Lucia 2007
6 NZl 302-07 Pak Pallekkele 2011 356-06 Can Mumbai 2011
7 Win 304-07 Ire Nelson 2015 310-06 Pak Christchurch 2015
8 Ind 300-07 Pak Adelaide 2015 307-07 RSA Melbourne 2015

 

S Dhawan scored 137 in this game to provide the 134th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup

 

S Dhawan scored 137 in this game to provide the 71st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup

 

S Dhawan scored 137 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 Aamer Sohail 111 1 Pak RSA Karachi 29.02.96
2 BC Lara 111 1 Win RSA Karachi 11.03.96
3 SR Waugh 120* 2 Aus RSA Leeds 13.06.99
4 BC Lara 116 1 Win RSA Cape Town 09.02.03
5 SP Fleming 134* 2 NZl RSA Johannesburg 16.02.03
6 MS Atapattu 124 1 Srl RSA Durban 03.03.03
7 ML Hayden 101 1 Aus RSA Basseterre 24.03.07
8 SR Tendulkar 111 1 Ind RSA Nagpur 12.03.11
9 S Dhawan 137 1 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15

 

S Dhawan scored 137 in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in the World Cup after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 111 at Nagpur on 12.03.11 Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 SR Tendulkar 111 1 Ind RSA Nagpur 12.03.11
2 S Dhawan 137 1 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15

 

S Dhawan’s 137 in this game represent the highest individual score by a batsman against South Africa in the World Cup. The previous best was 134 not out by SP Fleming at Johannesburg on 12.03.03

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 S Dhawan 137 1 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15
2 SP Fleming 134* 2 NZl RSA Johannesburg 16.02.03

 

 

 

 

India became the second team to post 300 plus runs in two consecutive games on two occasions in the World Cup after New Zealand. The performances of these two teams are furnished below

 

No Team Score Opp Ground Edition Score Opp Ground Edition
1 Ind 329-02 Ken Bristol 1999 373-06 Srl Taunton 1999
2 Ind 300-07 Pak Adelaide 2015 307-07 RSA Melbourne 2015
                   
1 NZl 331-07 Ken St Lucia 2007 363-05 Can St Lucia 2007
2 NZl 302-07 Pak Pallekkele 2011 356-06 Can Mumbai 2011

 

RG Sharma was dismissed run out without scoring in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out without scoring in World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out for a duck in World Cup

 

RG Sharma was dismissed run out without scoring in this game to provide the 574th occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck in World Cup. It also provides the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a duck in World Cup

 

India became the third team to provide 50 occasion of its batsman scoring ducks in the World Cup. Others are – Pakistan {52} and England {51}

 

S Dhawan-V Kohli added 127 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 225th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the 50th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in World Cup

 

S Dhawan-AM Rahane added 125 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 226th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the 60th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in World Cup

 

S Dhawan-V Kohli added 127 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 28th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in World Cup

 

S Dhawan-AM Rahane added 125 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 29th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in World Cup

 

S Dhawan-V Kohli added 127 runs for the second wicket and S Dhawan-AM Rahane added 125 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 14th occasion of batsmen posting two three figure partnership in an innings in World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen performing such a feat in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground TFP De
1 RSA 1 Net Basseterre 3 16.03.07
2 Aus 1 Srl The Oval 2 11.06.75
3 Win 1 Srl Karachi 2 13.10.87
4 RSA 1 UAE Rawalpindi 2 16.02.96
5 Srl 1 Ken Kandy 2 06.03.96
6 Zim 1 Nam Harare 2 10.02.03
7 Aus 1 Srl Centurion 2 07.03.03
8 Aus 1 Ind Johannesburg 2 23.03.03
9 Ind 1 Ber Port of Spain 2 19.03.07
10 Aus 1 RSA Basseterre 2 24.03.07
11 Ind 1 RSA Nagpur 2 12.03.11
12 Zim 1 Ken Kolkata 2 20.03.11
13 Ind 1 Pak Adelaide 2 15.02.15
14 Ind 1 RSA Melbourne 2 22.02.15

 

 

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground TFP De
1 Ind 1 Ber Port of Spain 2 19.03.07
2 Ind 1 RSA Nagpur 2 12.03.11
3 Ind 1 Pak Adelaide 2 15.02.15
4 Ind 1 RSA Melbourne 2 22.02.15

 

India became the second team to post two three figure partnerships in an innings on four occasions after Australia. The following table lists out the performances by both teams

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground TFP De
1 Aus 1 Srl The Oval 2 11.06.75
2 Aus 1 Srl Centurion 2 07.03.03
3 Aus 1 Ind Johannesburg 2 23.03.03
4 Aus 1 RSA Basseterre 2 24.03.07
             
1 Ind 1 Ber Port of Spain 2 19.03.07
2 Ind 1 RSA Nagpur 2 12.03.11
3 Ind 1 Pak Adelaide 2 15.02.15
4 Ind 1 RSA Melbourne 2 22.02.15

 

India became the second team to post two three figure partnerships in an innings against the same opposition on two occasions after Australia. India chose South Africa as its opposition while Australia chose Sri Lanka as its opposition. The following table lists out the performances by both teams

 

No No Team Inns Oppn Ground TFP De
1 1 Aus 1 Srl The Oval 2 11.06.75
  2 Aus 1 Srl Centurion 2 07.03.03
               
2 1 Ind 1 RSA Nagpur 2 12.03.11
  2 Ind 1 RSA Melbourne 2 22.02.15

 

WD Parnell returned with figures of 1 for 85 in this game to provide the 20th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in the World Cup. The following table enlists all such occasions

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 KD Ghavri 11.0 1 83 0 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 07.06.75
2 MC Snedden 12.0 1 105 2 1 NZl Eng The Oval 09.06.83
3 PJW Allott 12.0 1 82 1 2 Eng Srl Taunton 11.06.83
4 DR Pringle 10.0 0 83 0 1 Eng Win Gujranwala 09.10.87
5 ALF de Mel 10.0 0 97 1 1 Srl Win Karachi 13.10.87
6 MA Suji 9.0 0 85 1 1 Ken Srl Kandy 06.03.96
7 WPUJC Vaas 10.0 0 84 1 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26.05.99
8 KEA Upashantha 10.0 0 80 0 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26.05.99
9 RJ van Vuuren 10.0 0 92 0 1 Nam Aus Potchefstroom 27.02.03
10 J Srinath 10.0 0 87 0 1 Ind Aus Johannesburg 23.03.03
11 DR Brown 9.0 0 86 1 1 Sco Aus Basseterre 14.03.07
12 PW Borren 10.0 0 89 1 1 Net Aus Basseterre 18.03.07
13 RDM Leverock 10.0 0 96 1 1 Ber Ind Port of Spain 19.03.07
14 Abdur Razzak 10.0 0 86 1 1 Ban Srl Port of Spain 21.03.07
15 SM Pollock 10.0 0 83 0 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
16 CK Langeveldt 10.0 0 82 1 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
17 JM Anderson 9.5 0 91 1 1 Eng Ind Bangalore 27.02.11
18 HS Baidwan 9.1 0 84 3 1 Can NZl Mumbai 13.03.11
19 SL Malinga 10.0 0 84 0 1 Srl NZl Christchurch 14.02.15
20 WD Parnell 9.0 0 85 1 1 RSA Ind Melbourne 22.02.15

 

WD Parnell returned with figures of 1 for 85 in this game to provide the third occasion of a South African bowler conceding 80 plus runs in the World Cup. The following table enlists all such occasions

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 SM Pollock 10.0 0 83 0 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
2 CK Langeveldt 10.0 0 82 1 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
3 WD Parnell 9.0 0 85 1 1 RSA Ind Melbourne 22.02.15

 

WD Parnell’s bowling figures of 1 for 85 in this game represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by a South African bowler in World Cup. SM Pollock’s none for 83 against Australia at Baseterre o 24.03.07 was the previous expensive bowling figures by a South African bowler in the World Cup

 

Bowlers conceding 80 plus runs against an opposition on five or more occasions are listed below – against Australia there are six such occasions and against India there are five such occasions

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 RJ van Vuuren 10.0 0 92 0 1 Nam Aus Potchefstroom 27.02.03
2 J Srinath 10.0 0 87 0 1 Ind Aus Johannesburg 23.03.03
3 DR Brown 9.0 0 86 1 1 Sco Aus Basseterre 14.03.07
4 PW Borren 10.0 0 89 1 1 Net Aus Basseterre 18.03.07
5 SM Pollock 10.0 0 83 0 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
6 CK Langeveldt 10.0 0 82 1 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
                     
1 WPUJC Vaas 10.0 0 84 1 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26.05.99
2 KEA Upashantha 10.0 0 80 0 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26.05.99
3 RDM Leverock 10.0 0 96 1 1 Ber Ind Port of Spain 19.03.07
4 JM Anderson 9.5 0 91 1 1 Eng Ind Bangalore 27.02.11
5 WD Parnell 9.0 0 85 1 1 RSA Ind Melbourne 22.02.15

 

WD Parnell became the fifth bowler to concede 80 plus runs against India in the World Cup. The following table enlists all the five bowlers with their performances.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 WPUJC Vaas 10.0 0 84 1 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26.05.99
2 KEA Upashantha 10.0 0 80 0 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26.05.99
3 RDM Leverock 10.0 0 96 1 1 Ber Ind Port of Spain 19.03.07
4 JM Anderson 9.5 0 91 1 1 Eng Ind Bangalore 27.02.11
5 WD Parnell 9.0 0 85 1 1 RSA Ind Melbourne 22.02.15

 

India registered its first win against South Africa in World Cup in its four outings. The following table lists the Head to Head performances in one day games and also in World Cup.

 

INDIA-SOUTH AFRICA  IN ONE DAY GAMES
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
India 1991-2015 71 26 42 0 3
South Africa 1991-2015 70 42 26 0 3
INDIA-SOUTH AFRICA  IN WORLD CUP
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
India 1991-2015 4 1 3 0 0
South Africa 1991-2015 4 3 1 0 0

 

INDIA SOUTH AFRICA IN WORLD CUP – MATCH RESULTS
No Series Date Ground Countries Winner Margin
1 1991-92 15.03.92 Adelaide Ind v RSA South Africa 006 wkts
2 1999 15.05.99 Hove Ind v RSA South Africa 004 wkts
3 2010-11 12.03.11 Nagpur-J Ind v RSA South Africa 003 wkts
4 2014-14 22.02.15 Melbourne Ind v RSA India 130 runs

 

S Dhawan’s 137 in this game represent his highest score in one day games. It was also his seventh one day hundred. All his hundreds are listed below. His previous best was 119 vs West Indies at Kanpur on 27.11.13.

 

No Opposition Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Ground Date
1 South Africa 114 12 1 2 1 Cardiff 06.06.13
2 West Indies 102* 10 1 2 2 The Oval 11.06.13
3 Zimbabwe 116 11 2 2 1 Harare 26.07.13
4 Australia 100 11 0 2 2 Nagpur 30.10.13
5 West Indies 119 20 0 2 2 Kanpur 27.11.13
6 Sri Lanka 113 14 3 2 1 Cuttack 02.11.14
7 South Africa 137 16 2 2 1 Melbourne 22.02.15

 

S Dhawan’s 137 in this game provide his second one day hundred against South Africa in one day games. He had scored 114 at Cardiff on 06.06.13

 

India won this game by 130 runs to provide the 56th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin in World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of India winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin in World Cup. All six such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 India won 257 runs v Bermuda Port of Spain 19.03.07
2 India won 183 runs v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 10.03.03
3 India won 181 runs v Namibia PM Burg 23.02.03
4 India won 157 runs v Sri Lanka Taunton 26.05.99
5 India Won 130 runs v South Africa Melbourne 22.02.15
6 India won 118 runs v Australia Chelmsford 20.06.83

 

The following list shows the fifteen Indian batsmen who have scored a hundred against South Africa in one day games.

 

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 RJ Shastri 109 11 0 1 v South Africa New Delhi 14.11.91
2 SV Manjrekar 105 8 2 1 v South Africa New Delhi 14.11.91
3 WV Raman 114 6 1 2 v South Africa Centurion 11.12.92
4 SR Tendulkar 114 14 0 1 v South Africa Mumbai 14.12.96
5 SC Ganguly 105* 10 4 2 v South Africa Jamshedpur 12.03.00
6 SR Tendulkar 122 12 0 2 v South Africa Vadodara 17.03.00
7 SC Ganguly 141* 11 6 1 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13.10.00
8 SC Ganguly 127 14 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 05.10.01
9 SR Tendulkar 101 9 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 05.10.01
10 Yuvraj Singh 103 10 3 1 v South Africa Hyd-LBS 16.11.05
11 SR Tendulkar 200* 25 3 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24.02.10
12 YK Pathan 105 8 8 2 v South Africa Centurion 23.01.11
13 SR Tendulkar 111 8 3 1 v South Africa Nagpur 12.03.11
14 S Dhawan 114 12 1 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06.06.13
15 S Dhawan 137 16 2 1 v South Africa Melbourne 22.02.15

 

India registered its third win by 100 plus runs margin against South Africa in one day games when it won this game by 130 runs. The other two occasions are – by 153 runs at Dhaka on 13.04.03 and by 153 runs at Gwalior on 24.02.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RG Sharma {Zero} and S Dhawan {137} scored duck and a hundred in this  game to provide the 12th occasion of opening batsmen scoring a duck and a fifty in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Batsmen Score Batsman Score Team Opp Ground Date
1 TM Moody 51 MA Taylor 00 Aus  Eng Sydney 05.03.92
2 Aamir Sohail 00 Ramiz Raja2 119* Pak NZl Christchurch 18.03.92
3 CM Spearman 68 NJ Astle 00 NZl Net Baroda 17.02.96
4 JF Kloppenburg 00 DLS van Bunge 62 Net Ind Paarl 12.02.03
5 KO Otieno 60 RD Shah 00 Ken Srl Nairobi 24.02.03
5 I Maraj 00 JM Davison 75 Can NZl Benoni 03.03.03
7 WTS Porterfield 00 JF Bray 115* Ire Zim Kingston 15.03.07
8 AB de Villers 00 GC Smith 66 RSA Net St Kitts 16.03.07
9 L Vincent 00 SP Fleming 60 NZl Ken Gros Isle 20.03.07
10 WTS Porterfield 75 PR Sterling 00 Ire Ind Bangalore 06.03.11
11 Imrul Kayes 73* Tamim Iqbal 0 Ban Net Chittagong 14.03.11
12 RG Sharma 00 S Dhawan 137 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15

 

RG Sharma {Zero} and S Dhawan {137} scored duck and a hundred in this  game to provide the third occasion of opening batsmen scoring a duck and a hundred in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Batsmen Score Batsman Score Team Opp Ground Date
1 Aamir Sohail 00 Ramiz Raja2 119* Pak NZl Christchurch 18.03.92
2 WTS Porterfield 00 JF Bray 115* Ire Zim Kingston 15.03.07
3 RG Sharma 00 S Dhawan 137 Ind RSA Melbourne 22.02.15

 

WC 2015 – Game 10 – Pakistan vs West Indies at Christchurch on 21.02.15 – West Indies won by 150 runs

WC 2015 – Game 10 – Pakistan vs West Indies at Christchurch on 21.02.15 – West Indies won by 150 runs

West Indies posted 310 for 6 in this game to provide the 68th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the world Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

West Indies posted 310 for 6 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Australia 310/8 50.0 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 11.02.03
2 West Indies 310/6 50.0 1 v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.15
3 New Zealand 302/7 50.0 1 v Pakistan Pallekele 08.03.11
4 India 300/7 50.0 1 v Pakistan Adelaide 15.02.15

 

It also provides the first occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs against Pakistan in the World Cup. Thus it is the best team total by West Indies against Pakistan in the World Cup. The previous best was 293 for 6 at The Oval on 20.06.79.

 

West Indies and Australia share the record for the highest team total against Pakistan in the World Cup. Australia had posted 310 for 8 at Johannesburg on 11.01.03

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Australia 310/8 50.0 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 11.02.03
2 West Indies 310/6 50.0 1 v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.15

 

West Indies posted 310 for 6 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup 2015 and

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Australia 342/9 50.0 1 v England Melbourne 14.02.15
2 South Africa 339/4 50.0 1 v Zimbabwe Hamilton 15.02.15
3 New Zealand 331/6 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 14.02.15
4 West Indies 310/6 50.0 1 v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.15
5 Ireland 307/6 45.5 2 v West Indies Nelson 16.02.15
6 West Indies 304/7 50.0 1 v Ireland Nelson 16.02.15
7 India 300/7 50.0 1 v Pakistan Adelaide 15.02.15

 

West Indies posted 310 for 6 in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup 2015

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies 310/6 50.0 1 v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.15
2 West Indies 304/7 50.0 1 v Ireland Nelson 16.02.15

 

West Indies scored 300 plus runs in two consecutive games to provide the seventh occasion of a team scoring 300 plus runs in two consecutive games. The following table lists such occasions.

 

No Team Score Opp Ground Edn Score Opp Ground Edn
1 Eng 322-06 NZl The Oval 1983 333-09 Srl Taunton 1983
2 Ind 329-02 Ken Bristol 1999 373-06 Srl Taunton 1999
3 Aus 358-05 Net Basseterre 2007 334-06 Sco Basseterre 2007
4 Srl 321-06 Ber Port of Spain 2007 318-04 Ban Port of Spain 2007
5 NZl 331-07 Ken St Lucia 2007 363-05 Can St Lucia 2007
6 NZl 302-07 Pak Pallekkele 2011 356-06 Can Mumbai 2011
7 Win 304-07 Ire Nelson 2015 310-06 Pak Christchurch 2015

 

West Indies posted 310 for 6 in this game to provide the 494th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day games. It also provides the 34th occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs in one day games.

 

West Indies posted 310 for 6 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs against Pakistan in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs against in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies 315/4 47.0 1 v Pakistan Port of Spain 18.03.88
2 West Indies 339/4 50.0 1 v Pakistan Adelaide 28.01.05
3 West Indies 310/6 50.0 1 v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.15

 

Pakistan was dismissed for 160 in this game to provide the 244th occasion of a team dismissed all out in the World Cup. It also provides the 20th occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out against West Indies in the World Cup.  Pakistan’s 160 in this game represents its lowest total against West Indies in the World Cup

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Pakistan 250 56.2 2 v West Indies The Oval 20.06.79
2 Pakistan 187 47.2 2 v West Indies Kingston 13.03.07
3 Pakistan 160 39.0 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15

 

Pakistan lost its first four wickets for one run in this game to provide the very first occasion of a team losing its first four wickets for one run in the annals of one day games. The following table lists out the occasions when a team has lost its first four wickets for less than five runs in one day games

 

No Team W/R Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Pakistan 4/1 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15
2 Canada 4/4 2 v Zimbabwe Port of Spain 16.05.06
3 Bangladesh 4/5 1 v Sri Lanka Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03
4 Sri  Lanka 4/5 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 16.01.09
5 Canada 4/5 1 v Netherlands King City (NW) 29.08.13

 

Pakistan lost its first four wickets for one run in this game to provide the very first occasion of a team losing its first four wickets for one run in World Cup. The following table lists out the occasions when a team has lost its first four wickets for less than five runs in the World Cup

 

No Team W/R Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Pakistan 4/1 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15
2 Bangladesh 4/5 1 v Sri Lanka Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03

 

Pakistan lost its half the side – five wickets for 25 runs in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a team losing five wickets for less than 25 runs in the World Cup. The following table lists all such occasions

 

No Team Out Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Canada 5/12 1 v Sri Lanka Paarl 19.02.03
2 India 5/17 1 v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18.06.83
3 Namibia 5/17 2 v Pakistan Kimberley 16.02.03
4 Scotland 5/19 2 v Pakistan Chester-le-Street 20.05.99
5 Scotland 5/25 1 v West Indies Leicester 27.05.99
6 Bangladesh 5/25 1 v Sri Lanka Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03
7 Bermuda 5/25 2 v Sri Lanka Port of Spain 15.03.07
8 Pakistan 5/25 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15

 

Pakistan lost its half the side – five wickets for 25 runs in this game to provide the third occasion of a  test playing nation  to five wickets for less than 25 runs in the World Cup. The following table lists all such occasions

 

No Team Out Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 India 5/17 1 v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18.06.83
2 Bangladesh 5/25 1 v Sri Lanka Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03
3 Pakistan 5/25 2 v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15

 

West Indies won this game by 150 plus runs to provide the 28th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 150 plus runs.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 India won 257 runs v Bermuda Port of Spain 19.03.07
2 Australia won 256 runs v Namibia Potchefstroom 27.02.03
3 Sri Lanka won 243 runs v Bermuda Port of Spain 15.03.07
4 South Africa won 231 runs v Netherlands Mohali 03.03.11
5 Australia won 229 runs v Netherlands Basseterre 18.03.07
6 South Africa won 221 runs v Netherlands Basseterre 16.03.07
7 Australia won 215 runs v New Zealand St George’s 20.04.07
8 West Indies won 215 runs v Netherlands Delhi 28.02.11
9 Sri Lanka won 210 runs v Canada Hambantota 20.02.11
10 South Africa won 206 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 19.03.11
11 Pakistan won 205 runs v Kenya Hambantota 23.02.11
12 Australia won 203 runs v Scotland Basseterre 14.03.07
13 England won 202 runs v India Lord’s 07.06.75
14 Sri Lanka won 198 runs v Bangladesh Port of Spain 21.03.07
15 England won 196 runs v East Africa Birmingham 14.06.75
16 Pakistan won 192 runs v Sri Lanka Nottingham 14.06.75
17 West Indies won 191 runs v Sri Lanka Karachi 13.10.87
18 India won 183 runs v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 10.03.03
19 India won 181 runs v Namibia PM Burg 23.02.03
20 New Zealand won 181 runs v East Africa Birmingham 07.06.75
21 Zimbabwe won 175 runs v Canada Nagpur 28.02.11
22 Pakistan won 171 runs v Namibia Kimberley 16.02.03
23 South Africa won 169 runs v U.A.E. Rawalpindi 16.02.96
24 Australia won 162 runs v India Nottingham 13.06.83
25 Zimbabwe won 161 runs v Kenya Kolkata 20.03.11
26 South Africa won 160 runs v Netherlands Rawalpindi 05.03.96
27 India won 157 runs v Sri Lanka Taunton 26.05.99
28 West Indies won 150 runs v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.99

 

West Indies won this game by 150 plus runs to provide the third occasion of West Indies winning a World Cup game by 150 plus runs.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies won 215 runs v Netherlands Delhi 28.02.11
2 West Indies won 191 runs v Sri Lanka Karachi 13.10.87
3 West Indies won 150 runs v Pakistan Christchurch 21.02.99

 

West Indies earned the honour of becoming the first team to defeat Pakistan by 150 plus runs in the World Cup. The following list shows the three games lost by Pakistan by 100 plus runs in the World Cup

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 Pakistan lost 110 runs v New Zealand Pallekele 08.03.11
2 Pakistan lost 112 runs v England Cape Town 22.02.03
3 Pakistan lost 150 runs v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15

 

 

The following table lists out the seven games lost by Pakistan by 150 plus runs in one day games.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 Pakistan lost 150 runs v West Indies Christchurch 21.02.15
2 Pakistan lost 152 runs v Australia Sydney 04.02.00
3 Pakistan lost 157 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 12.01.95
4 Pakistan lost 164 runs v South Africa Centurion 04.02.07
5 Pakistan lost 198 runs v England Nottingham 20.08.92
6 Pakistan lost 224 runs v Australia Nairobi (Gym) 30.08.02
7 Pakistan lost 234 runs v Sri Lanka Lahore 24.01.09

 

WC 2015 – Game 11 – Australia vs Bangladesh at Brisbane on 21.02.15 – Abandoned without a ball being bowled

WC 2015 – Game 11 – Australia vs Bangladesh at Brisbane on 21.02.15 – Abandoned without a ball being bowled

This game was abandoned without a ball being bowled to provide the second occasion of a match abandoned without a ball being bowled in the World Cup. The first such occasion was in 1979 World Cup. The game between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled. This game was played on 13.06.79 and was rescheduled to be played next day, i.e., 14.06.79. Incessant rains caused the abandonment on 14.06.79 also

WC 2015 – Game 09 – New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20.02.15 – New Zealand won by eight wickets

WC 2015 – Game 09 – New Zealand vs England at Wellington on 20.02.15 – New Zealand won by eight wickets

England was dismissed for a total of 123 in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 125 in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 125 runs in the World Cup.

 

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 England 93 36.2 v Australia Leeds 18.06.75
2 England 103 41.0 v South Africa The Oval 22.05.99
3 England 123 33.2 v New Zealand Wellington 20.02.15
4 England 125 49.1 v Zimbabwe Albury 18.03.92

 

England was dismissed for a total of 123 in this game to provide the third occasion of a team dismissed for a total of one-two-three in World Cup.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Zimbabwe 123 40.3 2 v Pakistan The Oval 11.06.99
2 Canada 123 42.1 2 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 28.02.11
3 England 123 33.2 1 v New Zealand Wellington 20.02.15

 

TG Southee captured seven wickets for 33 runs in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in World Cup. It also provides the third   occasion of a New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in the World Cup

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 v England Wellington 20.02.15
2 SE Bond 10.0 2 23 6 1 v Australia P Elizabeth 11.03.03
3 RJ Hadlee 10.1 4 25 5 1 v Sri Lanka Bristol 13.06.83

 

Thus TG Southee’s 7 for 33 in this game represent the best bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler in the World Cup. The previous best was 6 for 23 by SE Bond against Australia at Port Elizabeth on 11.03.03

 

TG Southee became the fourth bowler to capture seven wickets in the World Cup. Others are GD McGrath, AJ Bichel and WW Davis

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 GD McGrath 7.0 4 15 7 2 Aus Nam Potchefstroom 27.02.03
2 AJ Bichel 10.0 0 20 7 1 Aus Eng P Elizabeth 02.03.03
3 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 NZl Eng Wellington 20.02.15
4 WW Davis 10.3 0 51 7 2 Win Aus Leeds 11.06.83

 

Thus TG Southee’s 7 for 33 in this game represent the best bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler in one day games.  The previous best was 6 for 19 by SE Bond against India at Bulawayo on 26.08.05.

 

TG Southee became the ninth bowler to capture seven or more wickets in one day games. The following table lists all the nine bowlers with their performances.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 WPUJC Vaas 8.0 3 19 8 1 Srl Zim Col-SSC 08.12.01
2 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14.07.13
3 GD McGrath 7.0 4 15 7 2 Aus Nam Potchefstroom 27.02.03
4 AJ Bichel 10.0 0 20 7 1 Aus Eng P Elizabeth 02.03.03
5 M Muralitharan 10.0 1 30 7 2 Srl Ind Sharjah 27.10.00
6 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 NZl Eng Wellington 20.02.15
7 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 36 7 1 Pak Eng Leeds 17.06.01
8 Aaqib Javed 10.0 1 37 7 2 Pak Ind Sharjah 25.10.91
9 WW Davis 10.3 0 51 7 2 Win Aus Leeds 11.06.83

 

TG Southee became the second bowler to capture seven wickets against England in the World Cup after AJ Bichel. AJ Bitchell had captured seven wickets conceding 20 runs at Port Elizabeth on 02.03.03.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 AJ Bichel 10.0 0 20 7 1 Aus Eng P Elizabeth 02.03.03
2 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 NZl Eng Wellington 20.02.15

 

TG Southee became the third bowler to capture seven wickets against England in one day games. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performances.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 AJ Bichel 10.0 0 20 7 1 Aus Eng P Elizabeth 02.03.03
2 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 NZl Eng Wellington 20.02.15
3 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 36 7 1 Pak Eng Leeds 17.06.01

 

BB McCullum registered the third fastest fifty of the one day games when he scored the first fifty of his 77 runs in 18 balls. The following are the other batsmen who have scored fastest fifties in 18 balls or less in one day games. It is observed that BB McCulum shares his 18 ball fifty with six other batsmen.

 

Runs First 50 Balls 6s 4s Player Team Opp Venue Year
149 First 50 16 16 9 AB de Villiers RSA Win Johannesburg 18/01/2015
76 First 50 17 5 8 ST Jayasuriya Srl Pak Singapore 07/04/1996
74 First 50 18 6 4 SP O’Donnell Aus Srl Sharjah 02/05/1990
102 First 50 18 11 6 Shahid Afridi Pak Srl Nairobi 04/10/1996
55* First 50 18 6 4 Shahid Afridi Pak Net Colombo 21/09/2002
60 First 50 18 7 3 GJ Maxwell Aus Ind Bangalore 02/11/2013
59 First 50 18 7 2 Shahid Afridi Pak Ban Mirpur 04/03/2014
77 First 50 18 7 8 BB McCullum NZl Eng Wellington 20/02/2015

 

BB McCullum registered the fastest fifty of the world cup when he scored the first fifty of his 77 runs in 18 balls. It was an improvement over his own fastest fifty in the World Cup. Prior to this feat, he had scored the first fifty of his 52 against Canada at St Lucia on 22.03.07

 

BB McCullum became the first captain to score the fastest fifty in the World Cup when he scored the first fifty of his 77 in 18 balls in this game.

 

The following are the occasions when a New Zealand batsman has scored seven or more sixes in an innings in a one day game.

 

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Oppn Ground Date
1 CJ Anderson 131* 47 6 14 NZl Win Queenstown 01.01.14
2 BB McCullum 166 135 12 10 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01.07.08
3 L Vincent 172 120 16 9 NZl Zim Bulawayo 24.08.05
4 L Ronchi 170* 99 14 9 NZl Srl Dunedin 23.01.15
5 CL Cairns 115 80 7 7 NZl Ind Christchurch 19.01.99
6 CD McMillan 64* 27 2 7 NZl USA The Oval 10.09.04
7 LRPL Taylor 131* 124 8 7 NZl Pak Pallekele 08.03.11
8 BB McCullum 77 25 8 7 NZl Eng Wellington 20.02.15

 

BB McCullum became the second New Zealand batsman to score seven sixes in an innings in the World Cup after LRPL Taylor. LRPL Taylor had scored seven sixes in his knock of 131 not out against Pakistan at Pallekele on 08.03.11

 

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Oppn Ground Date
1 LRPL Taylor 131* 124 8 7 NZl Pak Pallekele 08.03.11
2 BB McCullum 77 25 8 7 NZl Eng Wellington 20.02.15

 

BB McCullum’s 77 in this game provide the 134th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 20th occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.

 

BB McCullum’s scored seven boundary sixers in this game which fetched him 20 boundary sixes aggregate in the World Cup. He became the eighth batsman to score 20 plus boundary sixes in the World Cup. The following table enlists all the eight batsmen who have an aggregate of 20 plus boundary sixes in the World Cup. BB McCullum earned the distinction of becoming the first New Zealand batsman to score 20 plus boundary sixes in the World Cup.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s
1 RT Ponting Aus 46 42 4 1743 140* 45.86 5 6 31
2 HH Gibbs RSA 25 23 4 1067 143 56.15 2 8 28
3 ST Jayasuriya Srl 38 37 3 1165 120 34.26 3 6 27
4 SR Tendulkar Ind 45 44 4 2278 152 56.95 6 15 27
5 SC Ganguly Ind 21 21 3 1006 183 55.88 4 3 25
6 ML Hayden Aus 22 21 2 987 158 51.94 3 2 23
7 IVA Richards Win 23 21 5 1013 181 63.31 3 5 22
8 BB McCullum NZl 28 21 5 571 101 35.68 1 4 20

 

BB McCullum’s boundary sixes in one day games aggregate read 177 at the end of this game. He became the seventh batsman to total 175 plus boundary sixes in one day games. The following table lists all such batsmen

 

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 Shahid Afridi Pak 392 364 26 7970 124 23.57 6 39 29 721 346
2 ST Jayasuriya Srl 445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 28 68 34 1500 270
3 CH Gayle Win 264 259 17 8917 153* 36.84 21 46 23 1024 213
4 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20 2016 195
5 SC Ganguly Ind 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 22 72 16 1122 190
6 MS Dhoni Ind 255 223 64 8280 183* 52.07 9 56 7 644 178
7 BB McCullum NZl 243 212 28 5637 166 30.63 5 29 18 519 177

 

DL Vettori’s two catches gave him an aggregate of 84 catches in one day games. He now occupies the fourth place in the list of New Zealand fieldsmen who have pouched most catches. Others are – SP Fleming {132}, LRPL Taylor {100} and CZ Harris {96}. DL Vettori went past NJ Astle who has taken 83 catches on his way to the fourth position.

 

LRPL took a catch to dismiss ST Finn off the bowling of TG Southee for a duck which gave him his 100th catch in one day games. He became the second New Zealand fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches in one day games after SP Fleming. SP Fleming has pouched 132 catches. With 100 catches to his credit, LRPL Taylor became the 30th fieldsman in the annals of one day games to pouch 100 plus catches

 

New Zealand registered its fifth straight win against New Zealand in World Cup. The following table lists out the Head to Head performance between the two teams in the World Cup and also in one day games

 

England-New Zealand Head to Head in One day games
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
England 1973-2015 78 33 39 2 4
New Zealand 1973-2015 78 39 33 2 4
England-New Zealand Head to Head in World Cup
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
England 1975-2015 8 3 5 0 0
New Zealand 1975-2015 8 5 3 0 0

 

No WC Edition Date Ground Teams Winner Margin
1 1975 11.06.75 Trent Bridge Eng v NZl England 080 runs
2 1979  (SF) 20.06.79 Old Trafford Eng v NZl England 009 runs
3 1983 09.06.83 Kennington Oval Eng v NZl England 106 runs
             
4 1983 15.06.83 Edgbaston Eng v NZl New Zealand 002 wkts
5 1991-92 15.03.92 Wellington Eng v NZl New Zealand 007 wkts
6 1995-96 14.02.96 Ahmedabad Eng v NZl New Zealand 011 runs
7 2006-07 16.03.07 Gros Islet Eng v NZl New Zealand 006 wkts
8 2014-15 20.02.15 Wellington Eng v NZl New Zealand 008 wkts

 

New Zealand won this game by eight wickets with 226 balls to spare to provide the tenth occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 226 plus balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Date
1 Eng 08 wkts 277 46 13.5 60.0 Can Manchester 13.06.79
2 Srl 09 wkts 272 37 4.4 50.0 Can Paarl 19.02.03
3 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 50.0 Ken Chennai 20.02.11
4 Srl 08 wkts 240 78 10.0 50.0 Ire St George’s 18.04.07
5 Win 08 wkts 239 69 10.1 50.0 Sco Leicester 27.05.99
6 Win 09 wkts 236 87 20.4 60.0 Srk Manchester 07.06.75
7 RSA 10 wkts 228 109 12.0 50.0 Ban Bloemfontein 22.02.03
8 Aus 09 wkts 226 92 12.2 50.0 Ire Bridgetown 13.04.07
9 Win 09 wkts 226 59 12.2 50.0 Ban Dhaka 04.03.11
10 NZl 08 wkts 226 124 12.2 50.0 Eng Wellington 20.02.15

 

New Zealand won this game by eight wickets with 226 balls to spare to provide the second occasion of New Zealand winning a World Cup game with 226 plus balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Date
2 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 50.0 Ken Chennai 20.02.11
2 NZl 08 wkts 226 124 12.2 50.0 Eng Wellington 20.02.15

 

New Zealand won this game by eight wickets with 226 balls to spare to provide the second occasion of New Zealand winning a World Cup game with 226 plus balls to spare. New Zealand became the third team in the history of the World cup to win a game with 22 plus balls to spare on two or more occasions. Others are – Sri  Lanka {02} and West Indies {03}. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Date
1 NZl 10 wkts 252 70 8.0 50.0 Ken Chennai 20.02.11
2 NZl 08 wkts 226 124 12.2 50.0 Eng Wellington 20.02.15
                   
1 Srl 09 wkts 272 37 4.4 50.0 Can Paarl 19.02.03
2 Srl 08 wkts 240 78 10.0 50.0 Ire St George’s 18.04.07
                   
1 Win 08 wkts 239 69 10.1 50.0 Sco Leicester 27.05.99
2 Win 09 wkts 236 87 20.4 60.0 Srk Manchester 07.06.75
3 Win 09 wkts 226 59 12.2 50.0 Ban Dhaka 04.03.11

 

WC 2015 Game 08 – UAE vs Zimbabwe at Nelson on 19.02.15 – Zimbabwe won by four wickets

WC 2015 Game 08 – UAE vs Zimbabwe at Nelson on 19.02.15 – Zimbabwe won by four wickets

UAE posted 285 for 7 in this game to provide its highest total in one day games. The previous best was 282 for 4 against Afghanistan at Dubai {CA} on 30.11.14. UAE’s  285 for 7 in this game provides the tenth occasion of it posting a total of 200 plus runs in ODIs and the third occasion of it posting a total of 250 plus runs in one day games.

 

UAE posted 285 for 7 in this game to provide its highest total World Cup. Its previous best was 220 for 3 against Netherlands at Lahore on 01.03.96. UAE’s 285 for 7 in this game provides the second occasion of UAE posting a total of 200 plus runs  in World Cup.

 

It is interesting to note the entire playing eleven of UAE were making their World Cup debut in this game, though UAE as a team had made its world cup debut in 1996. This type of occurrence is quite unusual in the history of cricket. Normally a team which is making its debut in a tournament has its playing eleven making their debut in that game. UAE was playing its second world cup.

 

The following table shows the nativity of UAE playing eleven in this game.  It is noted that barring three cricketers – Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveded and Mohammad Tauqir  – rest of them were born in sub continent –  India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

 

No Cricketer DOB Place of Birth Country
1 Amjad Ali             25.09.79 Lahore Pak
2 AR Berenger           29.09.91 Colombo Srl
3 Krishna Chandran      24.08.84 Kerala Ind
4 Khurram Khan          21.06.71 Multan Pak
5 SP Patil             15.04.85 Thane Ind
6 Shaiman Anwar         15.03.79 Sialkot Pak
7 Rohan Mustafa         07.10.88 Kohat Pak
8 Amjad Javed           05.07.80 Dubai UAE
9 Mohd Naveed       03.06.87 Dubai UAE
10 Mohd Tauqir 14.01.72 Dubai UAE
11 Nasir Aziz 16.06.86 Karachi Pak

 

Mohammad Taquir of UAE earned the distinction of leading a team in the World Cup at the most advanced age. Born on 14.01.72, he was 43 years 36 days when he led UAE against Zimbabwe at Nelson on 19.02.15. The previous record was with SW Lubbers of Netherlands who at the age of 42 years 347 days led his team against South Africa at Rawalpindi on 05.03.96

 

The following table lists out the seven cricketers who were aged more than 43 years who made their first appearance in World Cup.

 

No Player Age Team Oppn Ground Date
1 NE Clarke 47y 257d Net RSA Rawalpindi 05.03.96
2 AJ Traicos 44y 306d Zim Eng Albury 18.03.92
3 Khurram Khan 43y 243d UAE Zim Nelson 19.02.15
4 JL Louw 43y 236d Nam Zim Harare 10.02.03
5 GJAF Aponso 43y 129d Net RSA Rawalpindi 05.03.96
6 DJ Pringle 43y 044d EAF Eng Birmingham 14.06.75
7 Mohammad Tauqir 43y 036d UAE Zim Nelson 19.02.15

 

RM Chakbawa was dismissed run out in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the World Cup. The following table lists out all such occasions

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 RC Fredericks 7 1 Win Aus Lord’s 21.06.75
2 FA Dennis 21 1 Can Eng Manchester 13.06.79
3 MO Odumbe 6 1 Ken Win Pune 29.02.96
4 G Kirsten 3 2 RSA Win Karachi 11.03.96
5 JV Harris 9 1 Can Srl Paarl 19.02.03
6 MO Odumbe 0 2 Ken Win Kimberley 04.03.03
7 V Sibanda 67 2 Zim Ire Kingston 15.03.07
8 RW Chakabva 35 2 Zim UAE Nelson 19.02.15

 

RM Chakbawa was dismissed run out in this game to provide the second occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman dismissed run out in the World Cup. The following table lists out both occasions

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 V Sibanda 67 2 Zim Ire Kingston 15.03.07
2 RW Chakabva 35 2 Zim UAE Nelson 19.02.15

 

Mohammad Taquir of UAE became the fourth captain to lead a in one day games cup at the an advanced age. Born on 14.01.72, he was 43 years 36 days when he led UAE against Zimbabwe at Nelson on 19.02.15 – that is today. Three other captains who are aged more than Mohammad Taquir are – N Gifford of England, R Sharma of Hong Kong and Khurram Khan of UAE. The detailed particular of the four captains are furnished below

 

No Player Age Team Oppn Ground Date
1 N Gifford 44y 361d Eng Pak Sharjah 26.03.85
2 R Sharma 43y 308d HKG Pak Col-SSC 18.07.04
3 Khurram Khan 43y 164d UAE Afg Dubai (CA) 02.12.14
4 Mohd Tauqir 43y 036d UAE Zim Nelson 19.02.15

 

Shaiman Anwar became the third UAE batsman to score a fifty in World Cup when he made 67 in this game. Others are – 84 by Saleem Raza vs Netherlands at Lahore on 01.03.96 and 51 not out by Mohammad Ishaq vs Netherlands at Lahore on 01.03.96. Interestingly enough all the three batsmen have scored the fifties on their debut in World Cup.

 

SC Williams and CR Irvine added 83 runs in this game to provide the second best stand by Zimbabwe batsmen for the sixth wicket in World Cup. The best is 103 runs between DL Houghton and KM Curran vs Australia at Southampton on 16.06.83

 

SC Williams scored 76 not out in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the second fifty for SC Williams in the World Cup. The other occasion was his 70 not out against West Indies at Kingston on 19.03.07. Thus his score of 76 not out represent his highest score in World Cup.

 

SC Williams’ 76 not out in this game represent his 18th fifty in one day games and also his seventh score of 70 plus runs in one day games. It also represents his second best score in one day games. His best is 78 not out against Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 05.05.13

WC 2015 – Game 07 – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Canberra on 18.02.15 – Bangladesh won by 105 runs

WC 2015 – Game 07 – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Canberra on 18.02.15 – Bangladesh won by 105 runs

Afghanistan became the 20th team to make its debut in World Cup. Hamid Hasan had the honour of bowling the first delivery for Afghanistan in the World Cup. Shapoor Zardan had the honour of sharing the new ball with Hamid Hasan in the World Cup. Mohammad Nabi led Afghanistan in its first World Cup.


Mirwais Ashraf claimed the first wicket for Afghanistan in the World Cup when he had Tamim Iqbal caught by Afsar Zazai for 29. Afsar Zazai became the first Afghanistan wicket keeper to effect a dismissal in the World Cup.

 

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim added 114 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 223rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in World Cup.

 

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim added 114 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the very first occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for any wicket in World Cup. The previous best was 92 runs partnership between Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique vs Netherlands at Chittagong on 14.03.11

 

Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh batsman to total 4000 runs in one day games. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 4040. He also became the 93rd batsman to aggregate 4000 plus runs in the history of one day games.

 

Shakib Al Hasan scored 63 in this game to provide his 33rd fifty in one day games. He now holds the record for most fifties by a Bangladesh batsman in one day games.

 

It also reprsents his 27th half century. He now shares the record for most half centuries by a Bangladesh batsman in one day games with Tamim Iqbal. Tamil Iqbal has also scored 27 half centuries

 

Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangaldesh batsman to score 400 plus runs in World Cup. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 407

 

Shakib Al Hasan’s 63 in this game provide his fourth half century in the World Cup and also represent his best score in the World Cup. The previous best was 57 not out vs England at Bridgetown on 11.04.07

 

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 71 in this game provide his second half century in the World Cup and also represent his best score in the World Cup. The previous best was 56 not out against India at Port of Spain on 17.03.07. It also represents his 21st one day fifty and 19th half century.

 

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 71 in this game provide the 74th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in WC 2015

 

Mashrafe Mortaza became the fifth captain to lead Bangladesh in a World Cup. Others are – Aminul Aslam in 1999, Khaled Mashud in 2003, Habibul Bashar in 2007 and Shakib Al Hasan in 2011.

 

Mashrafe Mortaza became the 13th captain and also the first Bangladesh captain to share the new ball in the World Cup

 

Afghanistan lost its first three wickets in the first three overs – first wicket in first over, second wicket in second over and third wicket in third over – providing the first such occasion in World Cup and perhaps the first such occasion in the history of one day games

 

Mashrafe Mortaza returned with figures of 3 for 20 in this game to provide the best bowling figures by Bangladesh captain in World Cup. The previous best was 2 for 28 by Shakib Al Hasan against Ireland at Dhaka on 25.02.11

 

Bangladesh posted 267 in this game to provide its second best total in World Cup. Its best is 283 for 9 against India at Dhaka on 19.02.11

 

Bangladesh won this game by 105 runs to provide its first win by 100 plus runs margin in World Cup. The previous best was – by 67 runs against South Africa at Providence on 07.04.07

 

Bangladesh won this game by 105 runs to provide the 54th occasion of a team winning a game by 100 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a team winning by 100 plus runs margin in WC 2015 – the first occasion being the 111 runs margin win by Australia against England at Melbourne on 14.02.15. Bangladesh won its ninth win in 27 games in World Cup.

WC 2015 – Game 06 – New Zealand vs Scotland at Dunedin on 17.02.15 – New Zealand won by three wickets

WC 2015 – Game 06 – New Zealand vs Scotland at Dunedin on 17.02.15 – New Zealand won by three wickets

Scotland innings contained five ducks to provide the 20th occasion of five or more batsmen scoring in one day games. It also provides the sixth such occasion in World Cup.

 

Scotland innings contained four batsmen who collected their first ball ducks to provide the third such occasion in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs BF Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 UDU Chandana 0 1 Srl Pak Jamshedpur 19.03.99
  2 UC Hathurusingha 0 1 Srl Pak Jamshedpur 19.03.99
  3 WPUJC Vaas 0 1 Srl Pak Jamshedpur 19.03.99
  4 GP Wickramasinghe 0 1 Srl Pak Jamshedpur 19.03.99
                 
2 1 Imran Nazir 0 1 Pak Eng The Oval 20.06.03
  2 Younis Khan 0 1 Pak Eng The Oval 20.06.03
  3 Shoaib Akhtar 0 1 Pak Eng The Oval 20.06.03
  4 Mohd Sami 0 1 Pak Eng The Oval 20.06.03
                 
3 1 CS MacLeod 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15
  2 HJW Gardiner 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15
  3 PL Mommsen 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15
  4 I Wardlaw 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15

 

PL Mommsen collected the first ball duck in this game to provide 14th occasion of a captain suffering from such ignominy in the World Cup. His duck in this game provides the 41st occasion of a captain scoring a duck in the World Cup

 

PL Mommsen’s duck in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Scotland captain scoring a duck in one day games. He is also the second Scotland to collect the first ball duck in the one day games after GD Drummond. GD Drummond was dismissed first ball for a duck against Afghanistan at Sharjah on 08.03.13.

 

PL Mommsen was making his world cup debut as a captain and he collected the first ball duck on his World Cup debut.

 

It is interesting to note all the four Scotland batsmen who collected their first ball ducks in this game were making their World Cup debut in this game

 

No Player Runs BF Team Oppn Ground Date
1 CS MacLeod 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15
2 HJW Gardiner 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15
3 PL Mommsen 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15
4 I Wardlaw 0 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17.02.15

 

RD Berrington {50} and MW Machan {56} scored fifties in this game on their World Cup debut.

 

RML Taylor was dismissed stumped by L Ronchi of DL Vettori for 4 in this game to provide the 131st occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in the World Cup. He also became the third Scotland batsmen to be dismissed stumped in the World Cup. Others are – MJD Allingham for 3 against Australia at Worcester on 16.05.99 and CM Wright for 1 against  Netherlands at Basseterre on 22.03.07.

 

Scotland was dismissed for a total of 142 in this game to provide the 131st occasion of a team dismissed for a total of less than 150 runs in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of Scotland dismissed for a total of less than 150 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

Scotland became the eighth team in the World Cup to be dismissed for a total of less than 150 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are – Bangladesh {09}, Kenya {07}, Zimbabwe {07, Canada {06}, Netherlands {05}, Sri Lanka {05} and West Indies {05}

 

This game was DL Vettori’s 25th World Cup game. He became the seventh New Zealand cricketer to appear in 25 plus World Cup games. Others are – SP Fleming {33}, CL Cairns {28}, CZ Harris {28}, BB McCullum {27}, SB Styris {26} and CD McMillan {25}

 

At the end of this game, DL Vettori’ aggregate of wickets read 26 in the World Cup. He became the fourth New Zealand bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in the World Cup. Others are – JDP Oram {36}, CZ Harris {32} and SE Bond {30}

 

New Zealand won this game by four wickets to provide its 42nd win in 72 matches in the World Cup. Scotland suffered its ninth defeat in nine games in the World Cup.

WC 2015 – Game 05 – Ireland vs West Indies at Nelson on 16.02.15 – Ireland won by four wickets

WC 2015 – Game 05 – Ireland vs West Indies at Nelson on 16.02.15 – Ireland won by four wickets

West Indies posted a total of 304 for 7 in this game to provide the 66th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 runs plus in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of West Indies posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies 360/4 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 13.10.87
2 West Indies 300 49.5 1 v England Bridgetown 21.04.07
3 West Indies 330/8 50.0 1 v Netherlands Delhi 28.02.11
4 West Indies 304/7 50.0 1 v Ireland Nelson 16.02.15

 

Ireland posted a total of 307 for 6 in this game to provide the 67th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 runs plus in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of Ireland posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. It is interesting to note that all these three occasions have come in its second innings, that is, while chasing.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Ireland 329/7 49.1 2 v England Bangalore 02.03.11
2 Ireland 307/4 47.4 2 v Netherlands Kolkata 18.03.11
3 Ireland 307/6 45.5 2 v West Indies Nelson 16.02.15

 

West Indies posted a total of 304 for 7 and Ireland posted a total of 307 for 6 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of both the teams posting a total of 300 runs plus in the World Cup.

 

West Indies lost this game after posting a total of 300 plus runs to provide the sixth occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. The following table lists all such occasions.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Date
1 Zimbabwe 312/4 50.0 1 lost v Sri Lanka New Plymouth 23.02.92
2 South Africa 306/6 50.0 1 lost v New Zealand Johannesburg 16.02.03
3 West Indies 300 49.5 1 lost v England Bridgetown 21.04.07
4 England 327/8 50.0 1 lost v Ireland Bangalore 02.03.11
5 Netherlands 306 50.0 1 lost v Ireland Kolkata 18.03.11
6 West Indies 304/7 50.0 1 lost v Ireland Nelson 16.02.15

 

It is interesting to note that out of the captioned six occasions, three of them are against Ireland.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Date
1 England 327/8 50.0 1 lost v Ireland Bangalore 02.03.11
2 Netherlands 306 50.0 1 lost v Ireland Kolkata 18.03.11
3 West Indies 304/7 50.0 1 lost v Ireland Nelson 16.02.15

 

LMP Simmons scored 102 in this game to provide the 132nd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 15th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup

 

LMP Simmons’s 102 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 23rd occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a West Indies batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in the World Cup

 

LMP Simmons and DJG Sammy added 154 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 221sr occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in World Cup.

 

LMP Simmons and DJG Sammy added 154 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 25th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in World Cup.

 

Thus LMP Simmons and DJG Sammy stand of 154 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the sixth wicket in the World Cup. The previous best was 83 runs unfinished stand between CL Hooper and KLT Arthurton against India at Wellington on 10.03.92

 

PR Sterling and EC Joyce added 102 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 222nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Ireland batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup

 

PR Sterling and EC Joyce added 102 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 49th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of Ireland batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.

 

Thus the 102 runs partnership for the second wicket between PR Sterling and EC Joyce represent the record stand for the second wicket by Ireland batsmen in the World Cup. Previous best was 62 runs between the same pair – PR Sterling and EC Joyce – Vs England at Bangalore on 02.03.11

 

PR Sterling scored 92 in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the 15th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup.

 

PR Sterling became the first Ireland batsman to score a ninety in the World Cup when he scored 92 in this game. He is also the first Ireland opening batsman to score a ninety in the World Cup

 

PR Sterling {92}, EC Joyce {84} and N O’Brien {79 not out} scored fifties while batting number two, three and four in this game to provide the thirteenth occasion of batsmen batting at number two, three and four scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first such occasion by Ireland batsmen

 

PR Sterling {92}, EC Joyce {84} and N O’Brien {79 not out} scored half centuries while batting number two, three and four in this game to provide the eighth occasion of batsmen batting at number two, three and four scoring half centuries in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first such occasion by Ireland batsmen

 

West Indies lost this game by four wickets to provide its 26th loss in the World Cup while Ireland registered its sixth win in the World Cup.

WC 2015 – Game 03 – South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Hamilton on 15.02.15 – South Africa won by 62 runs

WC 2015 – Game 03 – South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Hamilton on 15.02.15 – South Africa won by 62 runs

DA Miller scored 138 not out in this game to become the second South African batsman to score a hundred on World Cup debut after G Kirsten. G Kirsten had scored 188 not out against UAE at Rawalpindi in 1996. The following table lists both the occasions.

 

No Batsmen Score Team Oppn Ground Edition
1 G Kirsten 188* RSA UAE Rawalpindi 1996
2 DA Miller 138* RSA Zim Hamilton 2015

 

DA Miller scored 138 not out in this game to become the 15th batsman to score a hundred on World Cup debut. The following table lists all such occasions.

 

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

 

DA Miller {138 not out} and JP Duminy {115 not out} scored hundreds in this game to provide the 129th and 130th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the eleventh occasion of South African batsmen scoring hundred in the World Cup.

 

DA Miller {138 not out} and JP Duminy {115 not out} scored hundreds in this game to provide the second occasion of two South African batsman scoring a hundred in an innings in the World Cup. The first such occasion was – HM Amla {113} and AB de Villiers {134} scoring hundreds against Netherlands at Mohali on 03.03.11.

 

DA Miller {138 not out} and JP Duminy {115 not out} scored hundreds in this game to provide the tenth occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the World Cup.

 

DA Miller {138 not out} and JP Duminy {115 not out} scored hundreds in this game to provide the third occasion of two batsman scoring unbeaten hundreds in an innings in the World Cup.

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 222nd occasion of a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 17th occasion of a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in World Cup.

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. The previous best was the 148 runs partnership between RG Twose and CL Cairns in the game between New Zealand and Australia at Cardiff on 20.05.99

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It represents the record partnership for any wicket by South African batsmen in the World Cup. The previous best the 221 runs partnership for the third wicket between HM Amla and AB de Villiers vs Netherlands at Mohali on 03.03.11

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 211th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games.  It represents the record partnership for any wicket by South African batsmen in one day games. The previous best the 247 runs partnership for the first wicket between HM Amla and RR Rossouw vs West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15 and 247 runs partnership between HM Amla and RR Rossouw vs West Indies at Centurion on 28.01.15

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs  partnership in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of South African batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in one day games

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of batsmen posting 250 plus runs  partnership in one day games. The following table lists all the 15 occasions

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 2 331 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 08.11.99
2 R Dravid, SC Ganguly  2 318 1 Ind Srl Taunton 26.05.99
3 ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga 1 286 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01.07.06
4 TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga 1 282 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10.03.11
5 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 4 275* 1 Ind Zim Cuttack 09.04.98
6 BB McCullum, JAH Marshall 1 274 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01.07.08
7 GD Elliott, L Ronchi 6 267* 1 NZl Srl Dunedin 23.01.15
8 AamerSohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq 2 263 1 Pak NZl Sharjah 20.04.94
8 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 258 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24.10.01
10 DM Bravo, D Ramdin 3 258 1 Win Ban Basseterre 25.08.14
11 Abdul Razzaq, Saleem Elahi 2 257 1 Pak RSA PElizabeth 11.12.02
12 JP Duminy, DA Miller 5 256* 1 RSA Zim Hamilton 15.02.15
13 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02.10.09  
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 252 1 Ind Srl Col-RPs 07.07.98
15 AJ Strauss, IJL Trott 2 250 1 Eng Ban Birmingham 12.07.10

 

DA Miller and JP Duminy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting 250 plus runs  partnership in the World Cup. The following table lists all the three occasions

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 R Dravid, SC Ganguly  2 318 1 Ind Srl Taunton 26.05.99
2 TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga 1 282 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10.03.11
3 JP Duminy, DA Miller 5 256* 1 RSA Zim Hamilton 15.02.15