2007 Cricket World Cup statistics

The following is a list of all the major statistics and records for the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. Though India were eliminated early, they set the ODI record for the highest victory margin in their 257 run win over Bermuda. In their match against Netherlands, Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) created ODI and International cricket record when he hit sixes off all six deliveries in Daan van Bunge's over. In the Super 8 stage games, Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) created ODI record when he took four wickets in four consecutive deliveries in a losing effort against South Africa. By the end of the tournament, new World Cup records for the fastest fifty (20 balls - Brendon McCullum of New Zealand) and fastest hundred (66 balls - Matthew Hayden of Australia) were established. Glenn McGrath established a new Cricket World Cup record for the most number of wickets (26) and also finished his ODI career with the most number of wickets in World Cup history (71). The number of sixes in the overall tournament (373) was 40% higher than the previous record holder, the 2003 Cricket World Cup (266). [cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/apr/09six.htm|title=A Cup of towering sixes|publisher=Rediff|date=2007-04-09|accessdate=2007-06-10] The tournament also saw 32 century partnerships (previous record of 28 during the 1996 Cricket World Cup)cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/records/fow/list_hundred_partnerships.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Century Partnerships- World Cup|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-06-13] and 10 batsmen over 400 runs (previous record of 4 during the 2003 Cricket World Cup).cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/batting/most_runs_series.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Most runs in a series - World Cup|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-06-09] TOClimit|limit=2__NOTOC__

Records

Bowling

Most wickets in the tournament

McGrath surpassed Akram's record (55 wickets) for the highest number of wickets in World Cup matches, in the game against Bangladesh. His total of 26 wickets was the highest in any single World Cup tournament, [cite web | url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_series.html?id=12;type=trophy | title=Records - World Cup - Most wickets in a series | publisher=Cricinfo | accessdate=2008-03-27] and he finished the tournament with 71 wickets in all World Cup matches.

* "Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by wickets then bowling average."

Highest individual scores

Imran Nazir's 160 is the highest score by any individual in West Indies in ODI and List A matches. Matthew Hayden scored the 100^th century in World cup history during his innings of 103 against New Zealand.cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/293019.html|title=Australia's hot streak and Hayden's run-glut|publisher=Cricinfo|date=2007-05-02|accessdate=2007-06-13]

"Note: Only top ten scores listed."

Note: * denotes unfinished partnerships.

Most sixes

In a match

"Note: Only listing innings of 5 or more sixes."

Most catches in the tournament

Ricky Ponting increased his record number of catches in World cup matches from 17 to 25. Sanath Jayasuriya has moved to second place (18 catches).

:"Note: Only lists players with 6 catches or more

Tied match

2007 Cricket World cup saw the third tied match in the tournament history ensuring that this was the third world cup with a tied game (1999 Cricket World Cup - Semifinals between Australia and South Africa and 2003 Cricket World Cup - Group B match between South Africa and Sri Lanka) [cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Smallest Victories - World Cup|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-06-13]

References

ee also

* Cricket statistics
* Cricket terminology
* Cricket World Cup records
* 2003 Cricket World Cup statistics