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.[1] 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).[2]

Records
Country Versus Venue Date
 Canada  Sri Lanka Paarl 19-02-2003
  • Lowest innings total in any World Cup – 36, by Canada[3][4]
  • Lowest innings total in any ODI – 36, by Canada (since beaten by Zimbabwe in 2003/4)
  • Biggest Victory margin (By balls remaining) in World Cup history (50 over match)[n 1] – 272 balls[4][5]
 New Zealand  West Indies Port Elizabeth 13-02-2003
 Australia  Namibia Potchefstroom 27-02-2003
  • Best bowling analysis in any World Cup innings – 7/15, by Glenn McGrath (Australia)[7]
  • Most runs off an over in any World Cup innings – 28, by Darren Lehmann[8] (Australia, since beaten by Herschelle Gibbs)
  • Highest Victory Margin (By runs) in World Cup – 256 runs, by Australia[5] (since bettered by India against Bermuda in 2007 Cricket World Cup)
  • Most wicket-keeper dismissals in any World Cup innings – 6, Adam Gilchrist (Australia)[9]
 India  Sri Lanka Johannesburg 10-03-2003
 Australia  India Johannesburg 23-03-2003
  • Highest score by a team in World Cup final – Australia[11]
  • Highest score by an individual in World Cup final – Ricky Ponting[11] (since bettered by Adam Gilchrist in the finals against Sri Lanka in the 2007 Cricket World Cup)
  • Highest score by a captain in World Cup final – Ricky Ponting[11]
  • Most sixes in a single World Cup innings – 8, by Ricky Ponting (Australia, since equalled by Imran Nazir and Adam Gilchrist)
  • Most runs in a single World Cup – 673, by Sachin Tendulkar (India)[12]
  • Most wicketkeeping dismissals in a single World Cup – 21, by Adam Gilchrist (Australia)[13]
  • Most fielder catches in a single World Cup – 11, by Ricky Ponting (Australia)[14]

Team totals

Highest team totals

The highest score of the 2003 Cricket World Cup came in the finals when Australia scored 359 runs against India in 50 overs. This represents the highest score made in the finals of Cricket World Cup.[11]

Note: Only scores of 310 or higher are listed.
Score
(Overs)		 Country Versus Venue Date
359–2 (50)  Australia  India Johannesburg 23-03-2003
340–2 (50)  Zimbabwe  Namibia Harare 10-02-2003
319–5 (50)  Australia  Sri Lanka Centurion 07-03-2003
314–4 (50)  Netherlands  Namibia Bloemfontein 03-03-2003
311–2 (50)  India  Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23-02-2003
Source: CricketArchive.com

Lowest team totals

Canada were bowled out for the lowest ever total in World Cup history against Sri Lanka;[4] which was also, at the time, the lowest ever total in ODI history.

Note: Only scores of 100 or lower are listed.
Score
(Overs)		 Country Versus Venue Date
36 (18.4)  Canada  Sri Lanka Paarl 19-02-2003
45 (14)  Namibia  Australia Potchefstroom 27-02-2003
84 (17.4)  Namibia  Pakistan Kimberley 16-02-2003
Source: CricketArchive.com

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.
Player Team M[n 2] Overs Runs Wkts Mdns[n 3] Avg 4WI[n 4] 5WI[n 5] BBI[n 6] Econ[n 7] S/R
WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka1088331231414.39116/253.7622.9
B Lee Australia1083.139422917.90015/424.7322.6
GD McGrath Australia1187310211814.76017/153.5624.8
Z Khan India1188.237418520.77104/424.2329.4
SE Bond New Zealand878305171217.94016/233.9127.5
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka1087.431917718.76104/283.6330.9
AJ Bichel Australia85719716712.31017/203.4521.3
VC Drakes West Indies651.520816713.00025/334.0119.4
J Srinath India1191.136916423.06204/304.0434.1
A Nehra India969.128915919.26116/234.1727.6
Source: Cricinfo.com

Best bowling
Note: Only top ten performances listed.
Bowling figures
Wickets-Runs (Overs)		 Bowler Country Versus Venue Date
7-15 (7)GD McGrath AustraliaNamibiaPotchefstroom27-02-2003
7–20 (10)AJ Bichel AustraliaEnglandPort Elizabeth02-03-2003
6–23 (10)A Nehra IndiaEnglandDurban26-02-2003
6–23 (10)SE Bond New ZealandAustraliaPort Elizabeth11-03-2003
6–25 (9.1)WPUJC Vaas Sri LankaBangladeshPietermaritzburg14-02-2003
5–24 (10)CO Obuya KenyaSri LankaNairobi (Gymkhana)24-02-2003
5–27 (9)A Codrington CanadaBangladeshDurban11-02-2003
5–28 (9)Wasim Akram PakistanNamibiaKimberley16-02-2003
5–33 (10)VC Drakes West IndiesKenyaKimberley04-03-2003
5–42 (9.1)B Lee AustraliaNew ZealandPort Elizabeth11-03-2003
Source: Cricinfo.com

Batting

Most runs in the tournament

The 2003 Cricket World Cup had four cricketers scoring over 400 runs in the tournament (two Indians and two Australians), a record that has been bettered when ten cricketers scored more than 400 runs in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Sachin's 673 runs in the 2003 Cricket World Cup is the current record for most runs scored in a single edition in World Cup history.[12]

Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by total.
Player Team M[n 2] I NO Total[n 8] Avg 50s 100s Best[n 9] S/R
Sachin Tendulkar India1111067361.186115289.25
SC Ganguly India1111346558.1203112*82.30
RT Ponting Australia1110241551.8712140*87.92
AC Gilchrist Australia1010040840.804099105.15
HH Gibbs South Africa66238496.0021143100.78
MS Atapattu Sri Lanka1010338254.571212484.51
A Flower Zimbabwe87033247.42307172.33
ML Hayden Australia1111132832.80108880.00
A Symonds Australia953326163.0021143*90.55
DR Martyn Australia108332364.604088*81.77
Source: Cricinfo.com

Highest individual scores

Twenty one individual centuries were scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the highest across all editions.[15]

Note: The top ten scores are listed below.
Runs[n 10] Balls Batsman Country Versus Venue Date Strike Rate
172* 151 CB Wishart  Zimbabwe Namibia Harare 10-02-2003 113.91
152 151 S Tendulkar  India Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23-02-2003 100.66
143* 125 A Symonds  Australia Pakistan Johannesburg 11-02-2003 114.40
143 141 HH Gibbs  South Africa New Zealand Johannesburg 16-02-2003 101.42
141 125 SB Styris  New Zealand Sri Lanka Bloemfontein 10-02-2003 112.80
140* 121 RT Ponting  Australia India Johannesburg 23-03-2003 115.70
134* 132 SP Fleming  New Zealand South Africa Johannesburg 16-02-2003 101.52
134* 129 KJJ van Noortwijk  Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein 03-03-2003 103.88
124 129 MS Atapattu  Sri Lanka South Africa Durban 03-03-2003 96.12
121 142 JF Kloppenburg  Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein 03-03-2003 85.21
Source: Cricinfo.com

Highest partnerships of the tournament

There were 25 century partnerships in the tournament, in comparison to 28 century partnerships in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[16] The top ten partnerships have been listed below. The 244 run partnership between Ganguly and Tendulkar is currently the second highest partnership in World Cup history.[17]

Runs Wicket Partnerships Country Versus Venue Date
244 2nd SC Ganguly/Sachin Tendulkar  India Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23-02-2003
234* 3rd DR Martyn/RT Ponting  Australia India Johannesburg 23-03-2003
228 2nd JF Kloppenburg/KJJ van Noortwijk  Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein 03-03-2003
170 2nd ST Jayasuriya/HP Tillakaratne  Sri Lanka New Zealand Bloemfontein 10-02-2003
166* 3rd GW Flower/CB Wishart  Zimbabwe Namibia Harare 10-02-2003
153 1st V Sehwag/SR Tendulkar  India Sri Lanka Johannesburg 10-03-2003
152 1st MS Atapattu/PA de Silva  Sri Lanka South Africa Durban 03-03-2003
142* 1st HH Gibbs/G Kirsten  South Africa Kenya Potchefstroom 12-02-2003
140* 2nd NJ Astle/SP Fleming  New Zealand South Africa Johannesburg 16-02-2003
129* 4th R Dravid/M Kaif  India New Zealand Centurion 14-03-2003
Source: Cricinfo.com

Highest partnerships for each wicket
Wicket Runs[n 11] Partnerships Country Versus Venue Date
1st 153 SR Tendulkar/V Sehwag  India Sri Lanka Johannesburg 10-03-2003
2nd 244 SR Tendulkar/SC Ganguly  India Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23-02-2003
3rd 234* RT Ponting/DR Martyn  Australia India Johannesburg 23-03-2003
4th 152 MS Atapattu/PA de Silva  Sri Lanka South Africa Durban 03-03-2003
5th 118* SC Ganguly/Yuvraj Singh  India Kenya Cape Town 07-03-2003
6th 90 AJ Stewart/A Flintoff  England Australia Port Elizabeth 02-03-2003
7th 98 RR Sarwan/RD Jacobs  West Indies New Zealand Port Elizabeth 13-02-2003
8th 97 MG Bevan/AJ Bichel  Australia New Zealand Port Elizabeth 11-03-2003
9th 73* MG Bevan/AJ Bichel  Australia England Port Elizabeth 02-03-2003
10th 54 Saqlain Mushtaq/Shoaib Akhtar  Pakistan England Cape Town 22-02-2003
Source: cricketarchive.com

Fielding

Most catches in a match
Catches Player Country Versus Venue Date
4M Kaif IndiaSri LankaJohannesburg10-03-2003
3V Sehwag IndiaNetherlandsPaarl12-02-2003
LJ Burger NamibiaEnglandPort Elizabeth19-02-2003
JP Maher AustraliaNetherlandsPotchefstroom20-02-2003
HH Dippenaar South AfricaBangladeshBloemfontein22-02-2003
D Mongia IndiaNamibiaPietermaritzburg23-02-2003
V Sehwag IndiaEnglandDurban26-02-2003
AF Giles EnglandAustraliaPort Elizabeth02-03-2003
Source: Cricinfo.com

Most catches in the tournament
Note: Only lists players with 6 catches or more.
Catches Player Team Matches
11Ricky Ponting Australia11
8Brett Lee Australia10
Virender Sehwag India11
Dinesh Mongia India11
6Louis Burger Namibia6
Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka10
Zaheer Khan India11
Source: Cricinfo.com

Wicket-keeping

Most dismissals in a match
Note: only top five performances listed (sorted by dismissals then date).
Dismissals Player Country Versus Venue Date
6 (6c)AC Gilchrist AustraliaNamibiaPotchefstroom27-02-2003
4 (3c+1st)KC Sangakkara Sri LankaNew ZealandBloemfontein10-02-2003
4 (2c+2st)KO Otieno KenyaBangladeshJohannesburg01-03-2003
4 (3c+1st)KO Otieno KenyaZimbabweBloemfontein12-03-2003
4 (3c+1st)KC Sangakkara Sri LankaAustraliaPort Elizabeth18-03-2003
Source: Cricinfo.com

Most dismissals in the tournament
Note: Only top 10 players shown.
Dismissals
(stumpings)		 Player Team Matches
21Adam Gilchrist Australia10
17 (2)Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka10
16 (1)Rahul Dravid India11
12 (4)Kennedy Otieno Kenya9
11Mark Boucher South Africa6
10 (2)Ashish Bagai Canada6
9Brendon McCullum New Zealand7
8 (1)Rashid Latif Pakistan6
8 (1)Ridley Jacobs West Indies6
7 (1)Alec Stewart England5
Source: Cricinfo.com

Tied matches

After the tied semifinal match in the 1999 Cricket World cup that eliminated them[18] 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.[19] South Africa needed a win to progress to the "Super-6" stage, but were ultimately eliminated from the tournament.[20]

Match Scores Venue Date
 South Africa vs  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 268–9 (50 overs), South Africa 229/6 (45 overs)[n 12] Durban 03-03-2003

Notes
  1. The first three World Cup tournaments in 1975, 1979 and 1983 featured matches with each innings consisting of 60 overs (360 balls). In the subsequent tournaments – since 1987, each innings consists of a maximum of 50 overs (300 balls). The record for the largest victory margin is 277 balls by England against Kenya in the 1979 Cricket World Cup, but the same was achieved in 60 over match. England took 13.5 overs (83 balls) to overhaul the Canadian score but Sri Lanka took just 4.4 overs (28 balls).
  2. Matches played.
  3. Maiden overs.
  4. 4WI is the act of a bowler taking 4 wickets or more during his allocated overs.
  5. 5WI is the act of a bowler taking 4 wickets or more during his allocated overs.
  6. The first ranking parameter is number of wickets taken followed by number of runs conceded.
  7. Average runs conceded per over bowled.
  8. Total number of runs scored in the tournament.
  9. Top score by the batsman.
    • denotes an unfinished innings – the bowling team did not dismiss the batsmen by the conclusion of the innings.
    • denotes unfinished partnerships.
  12. South Africa were set 230 to win under the Duckworth–Lewis method

See also

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