2003 Cricket World Cup statistics

2003 Cricket World Cup statistics lists all the major statistics and records for the 2003 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya from 9 February to 24 March 2003.

Talha Jubair became the youngest player to participate in Cricket World Cup. [cite web|url=http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/WC/INDIVIDUAL/WC_YOUNGEST_PLAYERS.html|title=Cricket World Cup - Youngest Player|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-07-08] Sri Lanka's clinical demolition of Canada for 36 runs created a new World Cup record for the lowest innings score, a dubious distinction that was, at the time, the lowest score in ODI history. Records tumbled when defending champions Australia took on minnows Namibia, with Glenn McGrath claiming the World Cup's best bowling figures (7/15), a performance that helped Australia defeat Namibia by 256 runs. Team-mate Adam Gilchrist created a new wicket-keeping dismissal record in the same match, with 6. Against Namibia, Indian players Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly recorded the second highest partnership in World Cup cricket (244 runs). India and Australia clashed in a one-sided battle in the final, with Australia creating multiple records (highest World Cup final score, highest score by a captain in a World Cup final - Ricky Ponting, most number of sixes by a batsman - Ponting) in a match; with Australia winning by 125 runs. Tendulkar's 673 runs, the most runs scored in a single World Cup history to date, was the consolation for India as he won the 2003 Cricket World Cup Man of the Series award. The World Cup also saw fielding records in an innings (Mohammad Kaif) and tournament (Ponting). The World Cup broke the record for most number of sixes in the tournament (with 266), but this was easily surpassed in the 2007 edition (with 373). [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]

Records

Bowling

Most wickets in the tournament

Vaas's haul of 23 wickets in the tournament was, at the time, the record in World Cup history. His record was equalled or bettered by three bowlers in the 2007 edition of the World Cup (Glenn McGrath, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shaun Tait).

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

Highest individual scores

Twenty one individual centuries were scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the highest across all editions. [cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/batting/list_hundreds.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=List of hundreds - World Cup|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-06-09]

:"Note: The top ten scores are listed below."

Fielding

Most catches in a match

Most dismissals in the tournament

:"Note: Only top 10 players shown."

Tied matches

After the tied semifinal match in the 1999 Cricket World cup that eliminated them [cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151525.html|title=World Cup 1999, second semi-final, Australia v South Africa|publisher=Wisden Almanack|Year=2000|author=Tim de Lisle|accessdate=2007-07-08] South Africa were held to another tie when they scored 229 in 45 overs, needing 230 to win by the Duckworth-Lewis method, against 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] South Africa needed a win to progress to the "Super-6" stage, but were ultimately eliminated from the tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/03sa.htm|title=Rain pushes S Africa out of World Cup|publisher=Rediff|date=2003-03-04|accessdate=2007-07-08]

References

ee also

* Cricket statistics
* Cricket terminology
* Cricket World Cup records
* 2007 Cricket World Cup statistics