Leading ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup Statistics
Most catches 11 RT Ponting Australia 8 B Lee Australia 8 D Mongia India 8 V Sehwag India 6 LJ Burger Namibia 6 Z Khan India 5 PA de Silva Sri Lanka 5 CL Hooper West Indies 5 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 5 M Kaif India 5 DR Martyn Australia 5
Andrew Samson
24-Mar-2003
Team statistics
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Highest totals
- 359-2 Australia v India (Johannesburg)
- 340-2 Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare)
- 319-5 Australia v Sri Lanka (Centurion)
- 314-4 Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein)
- 311-2 India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg)
Highest totals batting 2nd
276-4 India v Pakistan (Centurion) (won)
275-9 South Africa v West Indies (Cape Town) (lost)
253-4 New Zealand v Zimbabwe (Bloemfontein) (won)
250 Namibia v Holland (Bloemfontein) (lost)
248-3 Australia v Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) (won)
Lowest totals
36 Canada v Sri Lanka (Paarl)
45 Namibia v Australia (Potchefstroom)
84 Namibia v Pakistan (Kimberley)
104 Kenya v West Indies (Kimberley)
108 Bangladesh v South Africa (Bloemfontein)
Most sixes
42 Australia 3.81 per match
33 India 3.00 per match
28 West Indies 4.66 per match
26 South Africa 4.33 per match
26 New Zealand 3.25 per match
19 Canada 3.16 per match
15 Holland 2.50 per match
15 Zimbabwe 1.87 per match
12 England 2.40 per match
12 Kenya 1.33 per match
10 Pakistan 1.66 per match
10 Sri Lanka 1.00 per match
9 Bangladesh 1.50 per match
8 Namibia 1.33 per match
Most run outs (batting)
6 Sri Lanka 0.60 per match
6 India 0.54 per match
5 Pakistan 0.83 per match
5 Kenya 0.55 per match
4 Canada 0.66 per match
4 West Indies 0.66 per match
4 Zimbabwe 0.50 per match
4 Australia 0.36 per match
2 New Zealand 0.25 per match
1 England 0.20 per match
1 Bangladesh 0.16 per match
1 Holland 0.16 per match
1 Namibia 0.16 per match
1 South Africa 0.16 per match
Most run outs (fielding)
5 South Africa 0.83 per match
5 Australia 0.45 per match
4 Holland 0.66 per match
4 West Indies 0.66 per match
4 New Zealand 0.50 per match
4 Sri Lanka 0.40 per match
4 India 0.36 per match
3 England 0.60 per match
3 Bangladesh 0.50 per match
3 Namibia 0.50 per match
2 Zimbabwe 0.25 per match
2 Kenya 0.22 per match
1 Canada 0.16 per match
1 Pakistan 0.16 per match
Most catches taken
42 Australia 3.81 per match
38 India 3.45 per match
28 Kenya 3.11 per match
27 Sri Lanka 2.70 per match
24 New Zealand 3.00 per match
22 West Indies 3.66 per match
21 England 4.20 per match
21 Holland 3.50 per match
20 Zimbabwe 2.50 per match
19 South Africa 3.16 per match
15 Bangladesh 2.50 per match
15 Namibia 2.50 per match
15 Pakistan 2.50 per match
11 Canada 1.83 per match
Most extras conceded
231 India 21.00 per match
177 Australia 16.09 per match
161 Sri Lanka 16.10 per match
129 Pakistan 21.50 per match
122 New Zealand 15.25 per match
109 Zimbabwe 13.62 per match
104 Namibia 17.33 per match
95 South Africa 15.83 per match
85 Kenya 9.44 per match
81 England 16.20 per match
78 Bangladesh 13.00 per match
72 West Indies 12.00 per match
62 Canada 10.33 per match
62 Holland 10.33 per match
Most wides conceded
110 India 10.00 per match
71 Australia 6.45 per match
68 Sri Lanka 6.80 per match
67 New Zealand 8.37 per match
61 Zimbabwe 7.62 per match
59 Pakistan 9.83 per match
55 Namibia 9.16 per match
51 Kenya 5.66 per match
49 Bangladesh 8.16 per match
44 Canada 7.33 per match
42 South Africa 7.00 per match
34 England 6.80 per match
34 Holland 5.66 per match
31 West Indies 5.16 per match
Most no balls conceded
30 Australia 2.72 per match
29 Pakistan 4.83 per match
28 India 2.54 per match
25 Sri Lanka 2.50 per match
23 South Africa 3.83 per match
20 New Zealand 2.50 per match
14 Namibia 2.33 per match
14 West Indies 2.33 per match
14 Kenya 1.55 per match
11 England 2.20 per match
11 Bangladesh 1.83 per match
11 Zimbabwe 1.37 per match
2 Canada 0.33 per match
2 Holland 0.33 per match
Batting
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Highest scores
- 172* CB Wishart Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare)
- 152 SR Tendulkar India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg)
- 143* A Symonds Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg)
- 143 HH Gibbs South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg)
- 141 SB Styris New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Bloemfontein)
- 140* RT Ponting Australia v India (Johannesburg)
- 134* SP Fleming New Zealand v South Africa (Johannesburg)
- 134* K-JJ van Noortwijk Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein)
- 124 MS Atapattu Sri Lanka v South Africa (Durban)
- 121 JF Kloppenburg Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein)
Fastest innings (min 25 runs)
268.75 Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan v England (CT) 43 (16 balls)
222.22 RL Powell West Indies v South Africa (CT) 40* (18 balls)
221.42 SM Ervine Zimbabwe v New Zealand (Bloem) 31* (14 balls)
213.33 RR Sarwan West Indies v South Africa (CT) 32* (15 balls)
206.45 WW Hinds West Indies v Canada (Centurion) 64 (31 balls)
Fastest fifties (balls faced)
23 BC Lara West Indies v Canada (Centurion)
24 WW Hinds West Indies v Canada (Centurion)
25 AM Blignaut Zimbabwe v Australia (Bulawayo)
25 JM Davison Canada v New Zealand (Benoni)
30 RL Powell West Indies v Bangladesh (Benoni)
30 G Kirsten South Africa v Bangladesh (Bloemfontein)
30 JM Davison Canada v West Indies (Centurion)
Fastest centuries (balls faced)
67 JM Davison Canada v West Indies (Centurion)
92 A Symonds Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg)
96 RT Ponting Australia v Sri Lanka (Centurion)
100 CB Wishart Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare)
103 RT Ponting Australia v India (Johannesburg)
Most sixes in an inns
8 RT Ponting Australia v India (Johannesburg)
6 SB Styris New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Bloemfontein)
6 JM Davison Canada v West Indies (Centurion)
5 L Klusener South Africa v West Indies (Cape Town)
5 BC Lara West Indies v Canada (Centurion)
5 SC Ganguly India v Kenya (Durban)
Most fours in an inns
21 SP Fleming New Zealand v South Africa (Johannesburg)
19 HH Gibbs South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg)
18 CB Wishart Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare)
18 A Symonds Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg)
18 SR Tendulkar India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg)
18 MS Atapattu Sri Lanka v South Africa (Durban)
Most runs
673 (avg 61.18) SR Tendulkar India
465 (avg 58.12) SC Ganguly India
415 (avg 51.87) RT Ponting Australia
408 (avg 40.80) AC Gilchrist Australia
384 (avg 96.00) HH Gibbs South Africa
382 (avg 54.57) MS Atapattu Sri Lanka
332 (avg 47.42) A Flower Zimbabwe
328 (avg 32.80) ML Hayden Australia
326 (avg 163.00) A Symonds Australia
323 (avg 64.60) DR Martyn Australia
Fastest strike-rates (min 100 runs)
156.94 RL Powell West Indies 113 runs (avg 28.25)
138.20 AM Blignaut Zimbabwe 123 runs (avg 20.50)
118.94 JM Davison Canada 226 runs (avg 37.66)
114.01 Rashid Latif Pakistan 122 runs (avg 30.50)
105.15 AC Gilchrist Australia 408 runs (avg 40.80)
103.43 MO Odumbe Kenya 211 runs (avg 42.20)
101.90 SB Styris New Zealand 268 runs (avg 53.60)
100.78 HH Gibbs South Africa 384 runs (avg 96.00)
100.50 AJ Burger Namibia 199 runs (avg 33.16)
98.22 HH Streak Zimbabwe 166 runs (avg 41.50)
Slowest strike-rates (min 100 runs)
37.96 HS Modi Kenya 101 runs (avg 16.83)
49.18 KO Otieno Kenya 182 runs (avg 20.22)
55.10 DLS van Bunge Holland 135 runs (avg 27.00)
56.06 MG Bevan Australia 148 runs (avg 49.33)
57.22 SO Tikolo Kenya 206 runs (avg 22.88)
57.41 D Mongia India 120 runs (avg 20.00)
57.59 M Kaif India 182 runs (avg 20.22)
58.10 IS Billcliff Canada 147 runs (avg 24.50)
58.36 HP Tillakaratne Sri Lanka 178 runs (avg 35.60)
58.50 T Taibu Zimbabwe 117 runs (avg 29.25)
Most sixes
15 SC Ganguly India
13 RT Ponting Australia
12 JM Davison Canada
10 HH Gibbs South Africa
9 SB Styris New Zealand
Most fours
74 SR Tendulkar India
56 AC Gilchrist Australia
52 HH Gibbs South Africa
51 SP Fleming New Zealand
50 MS Atapattu Sri Lanka
Highest % of runs in boundaries (min 100 runs)
75.92 WW Hinds West Indies 108 runs (avg 18.00)
69.79 HH Gibbs South Africa 384 runs (avg 96.00)
69.02 JM Davison Canada 226 runs (avg 37.66)
68.96 ME Trescothick England 116 runs (avg 23.20)
67.28 SP Fleming New Zealand 321 runs (avg 45.85)
Most balls faced
754 SR Tendulkar India 673 runs (avg 61.18)
565 SC Ganguly India 465 runs (avg 58.12)
496 R Dravid India 318 runs (avg 63.60)
472 RT Ponting Australia 415 runs (avg 51.87)
459 A Flower Zimbabwe 332 runs (avg 47.42)
Bowling
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Best bowling in an innings
- 7-15 GD McGrath Australia v Namibia (Potchefstroom)
- 7-20 AJ Bichel Australia v England (Port Elizabeth)
- 6-23 A Nehra India v England (Durban)
- 6-23 SE Bond New Zealand v Australia (Port Elizabeth)
- 6-25 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Pietermaritzburg)
- 5-24 CO Obuya Kenya v Sri Lanka (Nairobi)
- 5-27 A Codrington Canada v Bangladesh (Durban)
- 5-28 Wasim Akram Pakistan v Namibia (Kimberley)
- 5-33 VC Drakes West Indies v Kenya (Kimberley)
- 5-42 B Lee Australia v New Zealand (Port Elizabeth)
Hat-tricks
WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Pietermaritzburg)
B Lee Australia v Kenya (Durban)
Most economical bowling in an inns (min 5 overs) RPO
0.84 8.2-6-7-3 AY Karim Kenya v Australia (Durban)
1.30 10-2-13-3 JN Gillespie Australia v India (Centurion)
1.33 6-2-8-2 SM Pollock South Africa v Bangladesh (Bloem)
1.50 10-2-15-2 A Flintoff England v India (Durban)
1.50 10-3-15-3 JM Davison Canada v Kenya (Cape Town)
1.50 9.2-2-14-3 Z Khan India v Kenya (Durban)
Most expensive bowling in an inns (min 5 overs) RPO
10.80 5-0-54-1 AR Adams New Zealand v Zimbabwe (Bloemfontein)
9.85 7-0-69-2 TBM de Leede Holland v Zimbabwe (Bulawayo)
9.57 7-0-67-0 Z Khan India v Australia (Johannesburg)
9.20 10-0-92-0 RJ van Vuuren Namibia v Australia (Potchefstroom)
8.91 5.5-0-52-1 AA Donald South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg)
Most wickets
23 (avg 14.39) WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka
22 (avg 17.90) B Lee Australia
21 (avg 14.76) GD McGrath Australia
18 (avg 20.77) Z Khan India
17 (avg 17.94) SE Bond New Zealand
17 (avg 18.76) M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
16 (avg 12.31) AJ Bichel Australia
16 (avg 13.00) VC Drakes West Indies
16 (avg 23.06) J Srinath India
15 (avg 19.26) A Nehra India
Most economical bowlers (min 30 overs) RPO
2.87 A Flintoff England 140 off 48.4 overs
3.26 JN Gillespie Australia 98 off 30 overs
3.37 M Ntini South Africa 176 off 52.1 overs
3.45 AJ Bichel Australia 197 off 57 overs
3.52 RP Lefebvre Holland 141 off 40 overs
3.56 GD McGrath Australia 310 off 87 overs
3.58 SM Pollock South Africa 172 off 48 overs
3.63 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka 319 off 87.4 overs
3.68 CZ Harris New Zealand 129 off 35 overs
3.76 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka 331 off 88 overs
Most expensive bowlers (min 30 overs) RPO
6.41 BL Kotze Namibia 276 off 43 overs
6.05 PW Gunaratne Sri Lanka 230 off 38 overs
6.01 AR Adams New Zealand 347 off 57.4 overs
5.96 RJ van Vuuren Namibia 298 off 50 overs
5.86 Waqar Younis Pakistan 177 off 30.1 overs
5.85 G Snyman Namibia 281 off 48 overs
5.72 Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 252 off 44 overs
5.58 CRD Fernando Sri Lanka 268 off 48 overs
5.52 TBM de Leede Holland 253 off 45.5 overs
5.48 D Joseph Canada 170 off 31 overs
Leading strike-rates (min 8 wickets) BPW
19.43 VC Drakes West Indies 16 wickets off 51.5 overs
21.37 AJ Bichel Australia 16 wickets off 57 overs
22.68 B Lee Australia 22 wickets off 83.1 overs
22.95 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka 23 wickets off 88 overs
23.75 Wasim Akram Pakistan 12 wickets off 47.3 overs
24.00 Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 11 wickets off 44 overs
24.85 GD McGrath Australia 21 wickets off 87 overs
25.00 TBM de Leede Holland 11 wickets off 45.5 overs
25.20 JM Davison Canada 10 wickets off 42 overs
27.52 SE Bond New Zealand 17 wickets off 78 overs
Fielding
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Wicketkeepers
Most dismissals in an innings
6 (6 ct, 0 st) AC Gilchrist Australia v Namibia (Potchefstroom)
4 (3 ct, 1 st) KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Bloemfontein)
4 (2 ct, 2 st) KO Otieno Kenya v Bangladesh (Johannesburg)
4 (3 ct, 1 st) KO Otieno Kenya v Zimbabwe (Bloemfontein)
4 (3 ct, 1 st) KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka v Australia (Port Elizabeth)
Most dismissals
21 AC Gilchrist Australia (21 ct, 0 st)
17 KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka (15 ct, 2 st)
16 R Dravid India (15 ct, 1 st)
12 KO Otieno Kenya (8 ct, 4 st)
11 MV Boucher South Africa (11 ct, 0 st)
Most stumpings
4 KO Otieno Kenya
Fielders
Most catches in an innings
4 M Kaif India v Sri Lanka (Johannesburg)
3 V Sehwag India v Holland (Paarl)
3 LJ Burger Namibia v England (Port Elizabeth)
3 HH Dippenaar South Africa v Bangladesh (Bloemfontein)
3 D Mongia India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg)
3 V Sehwag India v England (Durban)
3 AF Giles England v Australia (Port Elizabeth)
Most catches
11 RT Ponting Australia
8 B Lee Australia
8 D Mongia India
8 V Sehwag India
6 LJ Burger Namibia
6 Z Khan India
5 PA de Silva Sri Lanka
5 CL Hooper West Indies
5 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
5 M Kaif India
5 DR Martyn Australia
5 SB Styris New Zealand
5 B Zuiderent Holland