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- The opening stand of 282 by Dilshan and Tharanga is the best opening partnership in the World Cups. It is also the second best for any wicket in the World Cups and fourth highest overall in the ODIs.
- SL openers Dilshan and Tharanga both scored centuries in their match against Zimbabwe. This is first such instance where both the openers have scored centuries in an innings in a WC match.
- Virender Sehwag has started his four World Cup innings so far by slamming boundaries off the very first ball he faced in each innings.
- Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 2,000 World Cup runs, reaching the mark by hitting three consecutive fours against the Netherlands at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.Pakistan’s Abdul Razzaq became the fourth cricketer to score 5000 runs and take 250 or more wickets in ODI matches.
- Ross Taylor’s unbeaten 131 off 124 balls at Pallekele International Stadium is New Zealand’s highest individual score against Pakistan in their World Cup matches so far.
- Canada’s five wickets victory over Kenya in a group A match, was their only second win ever in the World Cup.
- Yuvraj Singh is the first player in World Cup history to take 5 wickets and hit a half-century in the same match.
- Ireland’s George Dockrell, who claimed Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket at Bangalore, wasn’t even born when the batting maestro began his career.
- Yuvraj Singh is the first left-arm spinner to get a five-wicket haul in World Cup history.
- With a no-result game against Sri Lanka at Colombo, Australia’s tally of winning 31 World Cup games in succession has ended.
- Kumar Sangakkara has become the second wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist to complete the double of 8,000 runs and 300 dismissals in ODIs.
- Bangladesh 58 all out against West Indies in the Group B match was the fourth lowest total in the World Cup history.
- Shahid Afridi is the first bowler to take three consecutive four-wicket hauls in World Cup cricket.
- Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien smashed the fastest century in World Cup history when he reached the landmark off just 50 balls against England.
- For the first time in World Cup history, two hat-tricks have been recorded on successive days – Kemar Roach for Windies against Netherlands on February 28 and Lasith Malinga for Sri Lanka against Kenya on March 1, 2011.
- Lasith Malinga’s hat-trick against Kenya is the seventh hat-trick in the World Cup. This is his second hat-trick, the first one was against South Africa in 2007.
- Kemar Roach’s hat-trick against Netherlands is the sixth hat-trick in World Cup history.
- Kieron Pollard’s 23-ball 50 against the Netherlands is the third fastest half-century in World Cup history.
- Canada’s Nitish Kumar became the youngest player ever to make his World Cup debut against Zimbabwe at the age of 16 years and 283 days in Nagpur.
- The India-England match at Bangalore is the fourth tied game in World Cup history.
- James Anderson’s 91 runs in 9.5 overs against India is the most runs conceded by an English bowler in the World Cup history.
- Sachin Tendulkar reached another milestone as he became the highest century-maker in World Cup history by scoring his fifth hundred (120) at Bangalore.
- Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi took his 300th ODI wicket when he dismissed his Sri Lankan counterpart Kumar Sangakkara in their World Cup clash at Colombo.
- The 108-run partnership between Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq is the best fourth-wicket stand for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in the World Cup.
- Brad Haddin became the first Australian wicketkeeper and the third overall to post a fifty and effect four or more dismissals in a world cup match, joining Kumar Sangakkara and Ridley Jacobs.
- AB de Villiers’ 97-ball 100 against the West Indies is the fastest century by a South African in the World Cup.
- Imran Tahir’s 4/41 against the West Indies in the World Cup are the best bowling figures by a South African bowler on debut.
- In all, 37 wides were conceded by Kenya, a record in a World Cup game, eclipsing 33 by Scotland against Pakistan at Chester-le-Street in 1999.
- The Netherlands’ Ryan ten Doeschate’s 119 was the second highest by an associate player against a Test side in the World Cup behind Dave Houghton’s 142 for Zimbabwe against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1987.
- The Netherlands’ 292/6 against England was the second highest total by an associate nation against a Test side in all ODIs behind Zimbabwe’s 312/4 against Sri Lanka in 1992.
- The Netherlands’ 292/6 is also the second highest total scored by any side against England at the World Cup behind West Indies’ 300 at Bridgetown in 2007.
- With the match against Zimbabwe, Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the first player in history to play 40 matches in the World Cup.
- Breaking Sanath Jayasuriya’s record, Mahela Jayawardene hit the fastest century for Sri Lanka in the World Cup, off 80 balls, against Canada at Hambantota.
- Young middle-order batsman Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score a century in a World Cup debut match as he hit an unbeaten 100 against Bangladesh.
- Virender Sehwag’s 175-run knock in the World Cup opener is the highest by an Indian batsman against Bangladesh in ODIs, surpassing
- Sourav Ganguly’s 135 not out off 124 balls at Dhaka May 30, 2000.
- Kenya’s score of 69 against New Zealand in the 2011 World Cup Group A match at MA Chidambaram Stadium was their lowest total ever in the tournament. Canada hold the World Cup record of 36 against Sri Lanka in 2003.
- The only time they have faced each other in a World Cup match before 2011, Bangladesh caused one of the biggest upsets in 2007 by defeating India and being instrumental in their early elimination.
- Brett Lee has taken 22 wickets in 10 World Cup matches at an average of 17.91. He has claimed a wicket every 22.68 balls, or once every fourth over, a strike-rate unmatched by any bowler.
- West Indies batting great Vivian Richards scored 1013 runs in 23 World Cup innings, at an average of 63.31, with a strike rate of 85. The 138 he scored against England in the 1979 World Cup is considered by Wisden as the best World Cup innings.
- Herschelle Gibbs smeared the Dutch leg-spinner Dan van Bunge for six sixes in an over in the 2007 World Cup to become the first to achieve the feat in an ODI.
- India last defeated Australia in a World Cup match 24 years ago on October 22, 1987. India trumped eventual champions Australia by 56 runs.
- West Indies legend Vivian Richards is the only player who had played both FIFA World Cup and ICC World Cup. Richards represented Antigua in football and West Indies in cricket.
- Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar batted through the full 60 overs in the opening match of 1975 World Cup against England at Lord’s to score just 36 runs.
- One of the greatest knocks of World Cup history, Kapil Dev’s 175 against Zimbabwe during 1983 World Cup, was neither recorded nor broadcasted because the BBC cameramen were on strike at the time.
- Kepler Wessels played for Australia in the 1983 World Cup before playing for South Africa in the 1992 World Cup.India’s Madan Lal bowled the first ball of the World Cup history to England’s Denis Amiss at Lord’s on June 7, 1975.Australia is the only team thus far in the history of World Cup to remain undefeated throughout the World Cup (in both 2003 and 2007 World Cups).Australian seamer Glenn McGrath (71) is the highest wicket-taker in World Cups so far.The 1992 World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand was the first World Cup where matches were played under lights.The 1992 World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand was the first World Cup in which white cricket balls and coloured team uniforms were introduced.Australia is the only country to win three consecutive World Cup titles. Aussies have won the tournament in 1999, 2003 and 2007.All players had worn the traditional white uniform and red balls were used during the initial four editions of the cricket World Cup.Mohammad Kaif has held most catches in a World Cup match. He took 4 catches against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on March 10, 2003.England have played the World Cup final three times – in 1979, 1987 and 1992 – but have never won it.
- Wasim Akram completed his 500 ODI wickets during the 2003 World Cup.
Sunil Gavaskar’s only ODI century came off 85 balls and it came in the same match in which Chetan Sharma took the World Cup’s first hat-trick.
- Chetan Sharma took the World Cup’s first hat-trick. He achieved the feat against New Zealand at Nagpur on October 31, 1987.
Since their 10-run loss to Pakistan on May 23, 1999, Australia have not lost even a single match at the World Cup.
- Making his debut during the 1975 edition, Javed Miandad has played in most World Cups – six.
- Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath have played 39 matches each in the World Cup, the most for players.
- In the 2003 World Cup, Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar, bowled cricket’s first recorded 100 mph delivery. At the receiving end was England’s Nick Knight.
- Sri Lanka became the first side batting second to win the World Cup when they beat Australia in the 1996 World Cup final – Indiatimes
