The ICC World Cup is the biggest cricket championship and has seen great performances by players throughout its five-decade history. The World Cup follows a one-day international cricket format, allowing both pitchers and pitchers a substantial opportunity to showcase their skills. So far, we’ve seen two centuries, seven games, a total of over 400, and over 300 partnerships run. Fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023 and the promising matches.
One of the most incredible records at the Cricket World Cup is the highest individual score. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill has the highest individual score at the World Cup, followed by Chris Gayle and Gary Kirsten. You can check out the full list of players with the highest individual World Cup scores here.
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Highest individual score in ICC World Cup history (1975-2019)
Achieving a high score in the World Cup is no easy task given the intense pressure of the tournament and the high level of competition, but many players have achieved the feat with ease. There are times when fans feel like they are watching a T20 game because of the explosive batting. Let’s take a look at the top 3 players with the highest personal stats at the World Cup below.
#1 Martin Guptil
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill holds the record for the highest individual score in World Cup history. Guptill scored a staggering 237 against the West Indies in 2015. Hitting the ball with a hit rate of 145.39, he needed just 163 balls to reach this milestone and hit 11 six and 24 four in the process. New Zealand posted a total of 393 on the scoreboard to win with 143 runs after the West Indies were eliminated in 250 runs.
#2 Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle, dubbed the “Space Boss” for his destructive shots, is widely regarded as the best T20 player in cricket, but he also showed off his batting skills at the ODI World Cup. He’s the only player to score three centuries – three hundred times in the Test, a double hundred in the ODI and a hundred in the T20I. At the 2015 World Cup, Gayle scored 215 times against Zimbabwe, the fastest and the tournament’s first double of the century. Gayle took 147 balls to score 215 runs and hit 16 sixs and 10 fours.
#3 Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten is known today as a successful cricket coach, but in the 90s he was a threat. The South African beat the UAE in the 1996 World Cup, scoring 188 times unbeaten in 159 balls. Kirsten hit four sixs and 13 fours in her rounds. South Africa won with 169 runs.
Individual best score in ODI World Cup |
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Places |
Player |
Running |
smooth |
Opposition |
match day |
|
first |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand) |
237* |
163 |
West Indies |
21 March 15 |
|
2 |
Chris Gayle (WI) |
215 |
147 |
Zimbabwe |
February 24-15 |
|
3 |
Gary Kirsten (SA) |
188* |
159 |
United Arab Emirates |
February 16, 1996 |
|
4 |
Sourav Ganguly (IND) |
183 |
158 |
Sri Lanka |
May 26, 1999 |
|
5 |
Vivi Richards (WI) |
181 |
125 |
Sri Lanka |
October 13, 87 |
|
6 |
David Warner (Australia) |
178 |
133 |
Afghanistan |
March 4, 15 |
|
7 |
Kapil Dev (IND) |
175* |
138 |
Zimbabwe |
18-Jun-83 |
|
8 |
Virender Sehwag (IND) |
175 |
140 |
Bangladesh |
February 19-11 |
|
9 |
Craig Wishart (ZIM) |
172* |
151 |
Namibia |
10/02/3 |
|
ten |
Glenn Turner (New Zealand) |
171* |
201 |
East Africa |
07-Jun-75 |
|
11 |
David Warner (Australia) |
166 |
147 |
Bangladesh |
June 20-19 |
|
twelfth |
AB de Villiers (SA) |
162* |
66 |
West Indies |
February 27-15 |
|
13 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) |
161* |
146 |
Bangladesh |
February 26-15 |
|
14 |
Andrew Hudson (SA) |
161 |
132 |
Netherlands |
March 5, 1996 |
|
15 |
Imran Nazir (PAK) |
160 |
121 |
Zimbabwe |
March 21, 2007 |
|
16 |
Hashim Amla (SA) |
159 |
128 |
Ireland |
March 15th |
|
17 |
Matthew Hayden (Australia) |
158 |
143 |
West Indies |
March 27, 2007 |
|
18 |
Andrew Strauss (UK) |
158 |
145 |
India |
February 27-11 |
|
19 |
Kyle Coetzer (SCT) |
156 |
134 |
Bangladesh |
March 15th |
|
20 |
Jason Roy (ENGLISH) |
153 |
121 |
Bangladesh |
08-Jun-19 |
|
21 |
Aaron Finch (Australia) |
153 |
132 |
Sri Lanka |
June 15-19 |
|
22 |
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) |
152 |
151 |
Namibia |
23rd February 3 |
|
23 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia) |
149 |
104 |
Sri Lanka |
April 28, 2007 |
|
24 |
Eoin Morgan (UK) |
148 |
71 |
Afghanistan |
June 18-19 |
|
25 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) |
148 |
154 |
West Indies |
June 22-19 |
|
26 |
AB de Villiers (SA) |
146 |
130 |
West Indies |
April 10, 2007 |
|
27 |
Aravinda de Silva (SL) |
145 |
115 |
Kenya |
March 6, 1996 |
|
28 |
Rahul Dravid (IND) |
145 |
129 |
Sri Lanka |
May 26, 1999 |
|
29 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) |
144 |
131 |
Zimbabwe |
10/03/11 |
|
30 |
Andrew Symonds (Australia) |
143* |
125 |
Pakistan |
11 days 3 February |
|
thirty first |
Herschelle Gibbs (SA) |
143 |
141 |
New Zealand |
16/02/3 |
|
32 |
Dave Houghton (ZIM) |
142 |
137 |
New Zealand |
October 10, 87 |
|
33 |
Scott Styris (New Zealand) |
141 |
125 |
Sri Lanka |
10/02/3 |
|
34 |
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) |
140* |
101 |
Kenya |
May 23, 1999 |
|
35 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) |
140* |
121 |
India |
March 23, 2003 |
|
36 |
Rohit Sharma (IND) |
140 |
113 |
Pakistan |
June 16-19 |
|
37 |
Lahiru Thirimanne (SL) |
139* |
143 |
England |
March 1, 15 |
|
38 |
Vivi Richards (WI) |
138* |
157 |
England |
23-June-79 |
|
39 |
David Miller (SA) |
138* |
92 |
Zimbabwe |
February 15-15 |
|
40 |
Brendan Taylor (ZIM) |
138 |
110 |
India |
March 14-15 |
|
41 |
Dennis Amiss (UK) |
137 |
147 |
India |
07-Jun-75 |
|
42 |
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) |
137 |
137 |
Sri Lanka |
March 2, 1996 |
|
43 |
Shikhar Dhawan (IND) |
137 |
146 |
South Africa |
February 22-15 |
|
44 |
Rohit Sharma (IND) |
137 |
126 |
Bangladesh |
March 19th, 15th |
|
45 |
Aaron Finch (Australia) |
135 |
128 |
England |
February 14-15 |
|
forty six |
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) |
134* |
132 |
South Africa |
16/02/3 |
|
47 |
Klaas van Noortwijk (NET) |
134* |
129 |
Namibia |
March 3, 2003 |
|
48 |
AB de Villiers (SA) |
134 |
98 |
Netherlands |
March 3, 2011 |
|
49 |
Marlon Samuels (WI) |
133* |
156 |
Zimbabwe |
February 24-15 |
|
50 |
Upul Tharanga (SL) |
133 |
141 |
Zimbabwe |
10/03/11 |
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