The ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 has come to an end with Australia lifting the trophy for the record sixth time. Here are some noteworthy statistics from the competition, including the highest runs, most wickets, longest sixes and more.
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Who scored the most runs in World Cup 2023?
Virat Kohli had a dream World Cup as he accumulated 765 runs, the most in a single edition, going past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 673 runs in 2003. Although a trophy for India would be a fitting end to his outstanding returns, his batting performance still deserves special mention. Here are the five highest run-scorers of World Cup 2023:
- Virat Kohli (765 runs)
- Rohit Sharma (597 runs)
- Quinton de Kock (594 runs)
- Rachin Ravindra (578 runs)
- Daryl Mitchell (552 runs)
Who took the most wickets in the tournament?
After warming the bench across India’s first four matches, an ankle injury to Hardik Pandya opened doors for Mohammed Shami in the playing XI. Shami unleashed mayhem from the outset, with 24 wickets from seven matches at an outstanding average of 10.70, to become the highest-wicket taker in the World Cup 2023. He has the most five-fors (4) in the tournament’s history. Here are the five highest wicket-takers from the 2023 World Cup:
- Mohammed Shami (24 wickets)
- Adam Zampa (23 wickets)
- Dilshan Madushanka (21 wickets)
- Jasprit Bumrah (20 wickets)
- Gerald Coetzee (20 wickets)
Who has hit the longest sixes in World Cup 2023?
The recently concluded World Cup witnessed some breathtaking sixes, with Daryl Mitchell hitting the longest of the lot during his blistering 137 against India in the semi-final. A humongous maximum from Glenn Maxwell that landed on the roof of the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala during an Australia-New Zealand group match also features on the elusive list. Here are the longest sixes of the World Cup 2023:
- Daryl Mitchell (107m)
- Shreyas Iyer (106m)
- Glenn Maxwell (104m)
- KL Rahul (104m)
- Shreyas Iyer (101m)
Some other notable numbers from the competition
The World Cup saw three totals of over 400, of which South Africa recorded 428- 5, the highest in the event, followed by India’s 410-4 against the Netherlands and New Zealand’s 401-6 versus Pakistan. Here are some other notable figures from the tournament:
- Highest score: Glenn Maxwell (201* vs Afghanistan)
- Highest batting average – Virat Kohli (95.62)
- Highest batting strike rate (at least five innings) – Glenn Maxwell (150.37)
- Most boundaries – Virat Kohli (68)
- Most fours in an innings – Glenn Maxwell (21 vs Afghanistan)
- Most sixes in an innings – Fakhar Zaman (11 vs New Zealand)
- Most sixes – Rohit Sharma (31)
- Most half-centuries– Virat Kohli (6)
- Most centuries – Quinton de Kock (4)
- Fastest hundred – Glenn Maxwell (40 balls)
- Best bowling figures – Mohammed Shami (7/57 vs New Zealand)
- Best bowling average (among bowlers with at least 10 overs) – Mohammed Shami (10.70)
- Best bowling strike rate (at least 10 overs) – Mohammed Shami (12.20)
- Best bowling economy (at least 11 overs) – Jasprit Bumrah (4.06)
- Most maidens – Jasprit Bumrah (9)
- Most dot balls – Jasprit Bumrah (372)
- Highest innings score – South Africa 428/5 vs Sri Lanka
- Lowest innings score – 55 (Sri Lanka vs India)
- Most runs scored in a match – 771 (Australia vs New Zealand)
- Biggest margin of victory by wickets – New Zealand beat England by 9 wickets
- Biggest margin of victory by runs – Australia beat Netherlands by 309 runs
