All the records that broke at the Cricket World Cup 2023 hosted by India. Record set by players in World Cup 2023. Virat is the player of the tournament and is the most run scorer. World Cup started on 5 October and the Final match was on 19 November 2023 at the World’s Largest Cricket Stadium Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Australia won the World Cup title for the sixth time. Many records were set by Indian players in the World Cup 2023.
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All the records that broke at the Cricket World Cup 2023
Most runs: Virat Kohli – 765
Most wickets: Mohammed Shami – 24
Most sixes: Rohit Sharma – 31
Highest individual score: Glenn Maxwell – 201*
Most centuries: Quinton de Kock – 4
Most WK dismissals: Quinton de Kock – 20
Best wickets: Mohammed Shami – 7/57
Most catches: Daryl Mitchell – 11
Top Run scorer
Virat Kohli (IND) – 765 – 11 matches
Rohit Sharma (IND) – 597 – 11 matches
Quinton de Kock (SA) – 594 – 10 matches
Rachin Ravindra (NZ) – 578 – 10 matches
DJ Mitchell (NZ) – 552 – 10 matches
Top Wicket taker
Mohammed Shami (IND) – 24 – 7 matches
A Zampa (AUS) – 23 – 11 matches
D Madushanka (SL) – 21 – 9 matches
JJ Bumrah (IND) – 20 – 11 matches
G Coetzee (SA) – 20 – 8 matches
Most dismissals by wicketkeeper
Quinton de Kock (SA) – 20
KL Rahul (IND) – 17
JP Inglis (AUS) – 16
SA Edwards (NED) – 15
JC Buttler (ENG) – 11
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) – 11
Record set by players in World Cup 2023
Most Sixes
Rohit Sharma (IND) – 31
Shreyas Iyer (IND) – 24
DA Warner (AUS) – 24
GJ Maxwell (AUS) – 22
DJ Mitchell (NZ) – 22
Most sixes in an innings
Fakhar Zaman – 11
GJ Maxwell – 10
DA Warner – 9
MR Marsh – 9
BKG Mendis – 8
Record set by players in World Cup 2023
Best bowling figures in an innings
Mohammed Shami – 57/7
Mohammed Shami – 18/5
Ravindra Jadeja – 33/5
Shaheen Shah Afridi – 54/5
Mohammed Shami – 54/5
Most hundreds
Q de Kock (SA) – 4
R Ravindra (NZ) – 3
V Kohli (IND) – 3
TM Head (AUS) – 2
GJ Maxwell (AUS) – 2
DJ Mitchell (NZ) – 2
MR Marsh (AUS) – 2
HE van der Dussen (SA) – 2
SS Iyer (IND) – 2
DA Warner (AUS) – 2
Five consecutive 50+ scores in World Cups 2023
5 Steven Smith in 2015
5 Virat Kohli in 2019
5 Virat Kohli in 2023
Most catches by a fielder
DJ Mitchell (NZ) – 11
M Labuschagne (AUS) – 8
DA Warner (AUS) – 8
DA Miller (SA) – 7
RA Jadeja (IND) – 7
Highest totals Scores
South Africa – 428/5
India – 410/4
New Zealand – 401/6
South Africa – 399/7
Australia – 399/8
India – 397/4
Highest partnerships
R Ravindra, DP Conway – 273*
DA Warner, MR Marsh – 259
KL Rahul, SS Iyer – 208
HE van der Dussen, Q de Kock – 204
GJ Maxwell, Pat Cummins – 202*
Most extras in an innings
Netherlands – 33
Netherlands – 32
New Zealand – 29
Pakistan – 26
New Zealand – 26
New Zealand – 26
India – 26
Most five-wickets in an innings
Mohammed Shami (IND) – 3 times
D Madushanka (SL) – 1
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) – 1
MJ Santner (NZ) – 1
RA Jadeja (IND) – 1
Player of the Tournament in World Cups
1992 – Martin Crowe
1996 – Sanath Jayasuriya
1999 – Lance Klusener
2003 – Sachin Tendulkar
2007 – Glenn McGrath
2011 – Yuvraj Singh
2015 – Mitchell Starc
2019 – Kane Williamson
2023 – Virat Kohli
Most wickets in a single edition of World Cup
M Starc – 27 – 2019
G McGrath – 26 – 2007
Mohd Shami – 24 – 2023 *
C Vaas – 23 – 2003
M Muralitharan – 23 – 2007
S Tait – 23 – 2007
A Zampa – 23 – 2023
50+ scores in both the Semi-final and final in a World Cup edition
Mike Brearley 1979
David Boon 1987
Javed Miandad 1992
Aravinda de Silva 1996
Grant Elliot 2015
Steven Smith 2015
Virat Kohli & Travis Head 2023
Record set by players in World Cup 2023
Hundreds in World Cup finals
C Lloyd 102 vs Aus 1975
V Richards 138* vs Eng 1979
Aravinda de Silva 107* vs Aus 1996
R Ponting 140* vs Ind 2003
A Gilchrist 149 vs SL 2007
M Jayawardene 103* vs Ind 2011
T Head 100* vs Ind 2023
Highest partnerships in World Cup finals
234*R Ponting – D Martyn 2003
173*T Head – M Labuschagne 2023
172 A Gilchrist – M Hayden 2007
Most sixes vs an opponent in ODIs
86* Rohit Sharma vs Aus
85 Chris Gayle vs Eng
63 Shahid Afridi vs SL
53 Sanath Jayasuriya vs Pak
50+ scores in both semi & final in a World Cup edition
Mike Brearley (1979)
David Boon (1987)
Javed Miandad (1992)
Aravinda de Silva (1996)
Grant Elliot (2015)
Steven Smith (2015)
Virat Kohli (2023)
In a World Cup Most wickets for a spinner
23 M Muralitharan (2007)
23 Adam Zampa (2023)
21 Brad Hogg (2007)
21 Shahid Afridi (2011)
20 Shane Warne (1999)
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