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'''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.<ref>{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719161428/http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/WC/INDIVIDUAL/WC_YOUNGEST_PLAYERS.html|archive-date=19 July 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka's]] clinical demolition of [[Canada national cricket team|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 [[One Day International|ODI]] history. Records tumbled when defending champions [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] took on minnows [[Namibian cricket team|Namibia]], with [[Glenn McGrath]] claiming the World Cup's best [[Bowling analysis|bowling figures]] (7/15), a performance that helped Australia defeat Namibia by 256 runs. Team-mate [[Adam Gilchrist]] created a new [[wicket-keeper|wicket-keeping]] dismissal record in the same match, with 6. Against Namibia, [[India national cricket team|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 sixes by a batsman – Ponting) in a match; with Australia winning by 125 runs. Tendulkar's 673 runs, the second most runs scored in a single World Cup history to date (this was the highest number of runs scored by a batsman in a World Cup, until Virat Kohli scored 765 runs in the 2023 edition of the tournament), 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 [[Boundary (cricket)#Scoring runs|sixes]] in the tournament (with 266), but this was easily surpassed in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 edition]] (with 373).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/apr/09six.htm|title=A Cup of towering sixes|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=9 April 2007|accessdate=2007-06-10}}</ref>

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==Records==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" width="90%"
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-bgcolor="gainsboro"
| {{cr|CAN}}
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[Boland Park|Paarl]]
| 19-02-2003
|-
| colspan=4|
*Lowest innings total in any World Cup – 36, by Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Lowest totals – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-06-09}}</ref><ref name="Sricanrec">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/feb/19stats1.htm|title=Statistical highlights: Sri Lanka v/s Canada|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=19 February 2003|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
*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){{refn|group=n|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).}} – 272 balls<ref name="Sricanrec"/><ref name="WCvicmar">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Largest victories – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="gainsboro"
| {{cr|NZL}}
| {{cr|West Indies}}
| [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]]
| 13-02-2003
|-
|colspan=4|
*Seventh wicket partnership record for any World Cup – 98, by [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] and [[Ridley Jacobs]] (West Indies)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Highest partnerships by wicket – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-06-09}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="gainsboro"
| {{cr|AUS}}
| {{cr|NAM}}
| [[Sedgars Park|Potchefstroom]]
| 27-02-2003
|-
| colspan=4|
*Best bowling analysis in any World Cup innings – 7/15, by [[Glenn McGrath]] (Australia)<ref name="WCbestbowling">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Best bowling figures in an innings – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
*Most runs off an over in any World Cup innings – 28, by [[Darren Lehmann]]<ref name="Ausnamrec">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/feb/27margin.htm|title=Highest Victory Margins|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=27 February 2003|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> (Australia, since beaten by [[Herschelle Gibbs]])
*Highest Victory Margin (By runs) in World Cup – 256 runs, by Australia<ref name="WCvicmar"/> (since bettered by India against Bermuda in 2007 Cricket World Cup)
*Most wicket-keeper dismissals in any World Cup innings – 6, Adam Gilchrist (Australia)<ref name="WCinnwkrec">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_innings.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Most dismissals in an innings-World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="gainsboro"
| {{cr|IND}}
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 10-03-2003
|-
| colspan=4|
*Most catches in an innings by a fielder in World Cup – [[Mohammad Kaif]]<ref name="WCinncatchesrec">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_innings.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Most catches in an innings-World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="gainsboro"
| {{cr|AUS}}
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 23-03-2003
|-
| colspan=4|
*Highest score by a team in World Cup final – Australia<ref name="finalsrec"/>
*Highest score by an individual in World Cup final – Ricky Ponting<ref name="finalsrec"/> (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<ref name="finalsrec"/>
*Most sixes in a single World Cup innings – 8, by Ricky Ponting (Australia, since equalled by [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]] and [[Adam Gilchrist]])
*Second most runs in a single World Cup – 673, by [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (India)<ref name='MostrunsinsingleWC'/>
*Most wicketkeeping dismissals in a single World Cup – 21, by Adam Gilchrist (Australia)<ref name="WCwkrec">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_series.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Most dismissals in a series – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
*Most fielder catches in a single World Cup – 11, by Ricky Ponting (Australia)<ref name="WCcatchesrec">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_series.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=
 Most catches in a series-World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
|}

==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.<ref name="finalsrec">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/130611.html|title=Australia rout India to win third World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08|date=23 March 2003}}</ref>

:''Note: Only scores of 310 or higher are listed.''

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" width="75%"
! Score <br><small>(Overs)</small>
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
| '''359'''–2 <small>(50)</small>
| {{cr|AUS}}
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 23-03-2003
|-
| '''340'''–2 <small>(50)</small>
| {{cr|ZIM}}
| {{cr|NAM}}
| [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]]
| 10-02-2003
|-
| '''319'''–5 <small>(50)</small>
| {{cr|AUS}}
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[SuperSport Park|Centurion]]
| 07-03-2003
|-
| '''314'''–4 <small>(50)</small>
| {{cr|NED}}
| {{cr|NAM}}
| [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]]
| 03-03-2003
|-
| '''311'''–2 <small>(50)</small>
| {{cr|IND}}
| {{cr|NAM}}
| [[Pietermaritzburg Oval|Pietermaritzburg]]
| 23-02-2003
|-
| colspan=5 align="left"| <small>''Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Odis/WorldCup/Highest_Team_Totals.html CricketArchive.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827140807/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Odis/WorldCup/Highest_Team_Totals.html |date=27 August 2011 }}''</small>
|}

===Lowest team totals===
Canada were bowled out for the lowest ever total in World Cup history against Sri Lanka;<ref name="Sricanrec"/> which was also, at the time, the lowest ever total in [[One Day International|ODI]] history.

:''Note: Only scores of 100 or lower are listed.''

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" width="75%"
! Score <br><small>(Overs)</small>
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
|'''36''' <small>(18.4)</small>
| {{cr|CAN}}
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[Boland Park|Paarl]]
| 19-02-2003
|-
| '''45''' <small>(14)</small>
| {{cr|NAM}}
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[Sedgars Park|Potchefstroom]]
| 27-02-2003
|-
| '''84''' <small>(17.4)</small>
| {{cr|NAM}}
| {{cr|PAK}}
| [[De Beers Diamond Oval|Kimberley]]
| 16-02-2003
|-
| colspan=5 align="left"| <small>''Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Odis/WorldCup/Lowest_Team_Totals.html CricketArchive.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629180406/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Odis/WorldCup/Lowest_Team_Totals.html |date=29 June 2011 }}''</small>
|}

==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 [[2007 Cricket World Cup statistics#Most wickets in the tournament|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.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="75%"
! Player
! Team
! M{{refn|group=n|name=Matches|Matches played.}}
! Overs
! Runs
! [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|Wkts]]
! Mdns{{refn|group=n|Maiden [[over (cricket)|overs]].}}
! [[Bowling average#Average|Avg]]
! 4WI{{refn|group=n|4WI is the act of a bowler taking 4 [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] or more during his allocated overs.}}
! 5WI{{refn|group=n|5WI is the act of a bowler taking 4 [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] or more during his allocated overs.}}
! [[Cricket statistics#Bowling statistics|BBI]]{{refn|group=n|The first ranking parameter is number of wickets taken followed by number of runs conceded.}}
! Econ{{refn|group=n|Average runs conceded per over bowled.}}
! [[Strike rate#Bowling strike rate|S/R]]
|-
| align="left"|[[Chaminda Vaas|WPUJC Vaas]] || align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} || 10 || 88 || 331 || '''23''' || 14 || 14.39 || 1 || 1 || 6/25 || 3.76 || 22.9
|-
| align="left"|[[Brett Lee|B Lee]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || 10 || 83.1 || 394 || '''22''' || 9 || 17.90 || 0 || 1 || 5/42  || 4.73 || 22.6
|-
| align="left"|[[Glenn McGrath|GD McGrath]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || 11 || 87 || 310 || '''21''' || 18 || 14.76 || 0 || 1 || 7/15 || 3.56 || 24.8
|-
| align="left"|[[Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]] || align="left"|{{cr|IND}} || 11 || 88.2 || 374 || '''18''' || 5 || 20.77 || 1 || 0 || 4/42 || 4.23 || 29.4
|-
| align="left"|[[Shane Bond|SE Bond]] || align="left"|{{cr|NZL}} || 8 || 78 || 305 || '''17''' || 12 || 17.94 || 0 || 1 || 6/23 || 3.91 || 27.5
|-
| align="left"|[[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] || align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} || 10 || 87.4 || 319 || '''17''' || 7 || 18.76 || 1 || 0 || 4/28 || 3.63 || 30.9
|-
| align="left"|[[Andy Bichel|AJ Bichel]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || 8 || 57 || 197 || '''16'''|| 7 || 12.31 || 0 || 1 || 7/20 || 3.45 || 21.3
|-
| align="left"|[[Vasbert Drakes|VC Drakes]] || align="left"|{{cr|West Indies}} || 6 || 51.5 || 208 || '''16''' || 7 || 13.00 || 0 || 2 || 5/33 || 4.01 || 19.4
|-
| align="left"|[[Javagal Srinath|J Srinath]] || align="left"|{{cr|IND}} || 11 || 91.1 || 369 || '''16''' || 4 || 23.06 || 2 || 0 || 4/30 || 4.04 || 34.1
|-
| align="left"|[[Ashish Nehra|A Nehra]] || align="left"|{{cr|IND}} || 9 || 69.1 || 289 || '''15''' || 9 || 19.26 || 1 || 1 || 6/23 || 4.17 || 27.6
|-
| colspan=13 align="left"|<small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

===Best bowling===
:''Note: Only top ten performances listed.''

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Bowling figures<br><small>Wickets-Runs (Overs)</small>
! Bowler
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
| 7-15 (7) || [[Glenn McGrath|GD McGrath]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] || [[Sedgars Park|Potchefstroom]] || 27-02-2003
|-
| 7–20 (10) || [[Andy Bichel|AJ Bichel]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[England cricket team|England]] || [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]] || 02-03-2003
|-
| 6–23 (10) || [[Ashish Nehra|A Nehra]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[England cricket team|England]] || [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]] || 26-02-2003
|-
| 6–23 (10) || [[Shane Bond|SE Bond]] || {{cr|NZL}} || [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] || [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]] || 11-03-2003
|-
| 6–25 (9.1) || [[Chaminda Vaas|WPUJC Vaas]] || {{cr|SRI}} || [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] || [[Pietermaritzburg Oval|Pietermaritzburg]] || 14-02-2003
|-
| 5–24 (10) || [[Collins Obuya|CO Obuya]] || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || [[Nairobi Gymkhana Club|Nairobi (Gymkhana)]] || 24-02-2003
|-
| 5–27 (9) || [[Austin Codrington|A Codrington]] || {{cr|CAN}} || [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] || [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]] || 11-02-2003
|- 
| 5–28 (9) || [[Wasim Akram]] || {{cr|PAK}} || [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] || [[De Beers Diamond Oval|Kimberley]] || 16-02-2003
|-
| 5–33 (10) || [[Vasbert Drakes|VC Drakes]] || {{cr|West Indies}} || [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] || [[De Beers Diamond Oval|Kimberley]] || 04-03-2003
|-
| 5–42 (9.1) || [[Brett Lee|B Lee]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]] || 11-03-2003
|-
| colspan=6 | <small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_BOWL_BEST_INNS_FIGS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

==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 second highest number of runs scored in a single edition in World Cup history.<ref name='MostrunsinsingleWC'>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/batting/most_runs_series.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Most runs in a series – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-06-09}}</ref>

:''Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by total.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="75%"
! Player
! Team
! M{{refn|group=n|name=Matches}}
! [[Innings|I]]
! [[Not out|NO]]
! Total{{refn|group=n|Total number of runs scored in the tournament.}}
! [[Batting average (cricket)|Avg]]
! 50s
! 100s
! Best{{refn|group=n|Top score by the batsman.}}
! [[Strike rate#Batting strike rate|S/R]]
|-
| align="left"|[[Sachin Tendulkar]] ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || '''673''' || align="right"| 61.18 || 6 || 1 ||align="right"| 152 || align="right"|89.25 
|-
| align="left"|[[Sourav Ganguly|SC Ganguly]] || align="left"|{{cr|IND}} || 11 || 11 || 3 || '''465''' || align="right"|58.12 || 0 || 3 || align="right"|112* || align="right"|82.30 
|-
| align="left"|[[Ricky Ponting|RT Ponting]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || 11 || 10 || 2 || '''415''' || align="right"|51.87 || 1 || 2 || align="right"|140* || align="right"|87.92 
|-
| align="left"|[[Adam Gilchrist|AC Gilchrist]] ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} || 10 || 10 || 0 || '''408''' || align="right"|40.80 || 4 || 0 || align="right"|99 || align="right"|105.15 
|-
| align="left"|[[Herschelle Gibbs|HH Gibbs]] || align="left"|{{cr|RSA}} || 6 || 6 || 2 || '''384''' || align="right"|96.00 || 2 || 1 ||align="right"| 143 || align="right"|100.78 
|-
| align="left"|[[Marvan Atapattu|MS Atapattu]] || align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} || 10 || 10 || 3 || '''382''' || align="right"|54.57 || 1 || 2 || align="right"|124 || align="right"|84.51
|-
| align="left"|[[Andy Flower|A Flower]] || align="left"|{{cr|ZIM}} || 8 || 7 || 0 || '''332''' || align="right"|47.42 || 3 || 0 || align="right"|71 || align="right"|72.33
|-
| align="left"|[[Matthew Hayden|ML Hayden]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || 11 || 11 || 1 || '''328''' || align="right"|32.80 || 1 || 0 || align="right"|88 || align="right"|80.00
|-
| align="left"|[[Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || 9 || 5 || 3 || '''326''' || align="right"|163.00 || 2 || 1 ||align="right"| 143* || align="right"|90.55 
|-
| align="left"|[[Damien Martyn|DR Martyn]] || align="left"|{{cr|AUS}}|| 10 || 8 || 3 ||'''323'''|| align="right"|64.60 || 4 || 0 || align="right"| 88* || align="right"|81.77
|-
| colspan=13 align="left"| <small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

===Highest individual scores===
Twenty one individual centuries were scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the highest across all editions.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Runs{{refn|group=n|* denotes an unfinished innings – the bowling team did not dismiss the batsmen by the conclusion of the innings.}}
! Balls
! Batsman
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
! Strike rate
|-
| '''172*'''
| 151
| [[Craig Wishart|CB Wishart]]
| {{cr|ZIM}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]]
| 10-02-2003
| align="right"|113.91
|-
| '''152'''
| 151
| [[Sachin Tendulkar|S Tendulkar]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Pietermaritzburg Oval|Pietermaritzburg]]
| 23-02-2003
| align="right"|100.66
|-
| '''143*'''
| 125
| [[Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 11-02-2003
| align="right"|114.40
|-
| '''143'''
| 141
| [[Herschelle Gibbs|HH Gibbs]]
| {{cr|RSA}}
| [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 16-02-2003
| align="right"|101.42
|-
| '''141'''
| 125
| [[Scott Styris|SB Styris]]
| {{cr|NZL}}
| [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]]
| 10-02-2003
| align="right"|112.80
|-
| '''140*'''
| 121
| [[Ricky Ponting|RT Ponting]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 23-03-2003
| align="right"|115.70
|-
| '''134*'''
| 132
| [[Stephen Fleming|SP Fleming]]
| {{cr|NZL}}
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 16-02-2003
| align="right"|101.52
|-
| '''134*'''
| 129
| [[Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk|KJJ van Noortwijk]]
| {{cr|NED}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]]
| 03-03-2003
| align="right"|103.88
|-
| '''124'''
| 129
| [[Marvan Atapattu|MS Atapattu]]
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]]
| 03-03-2003
| align="right"|96.12
|-
| '''121'''
| 142
| [[Feiko Kloppenburg|JF Kloppenburg]]
| {{cr|NED}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]]
| 03-03-2003
| align="right"|85.21
|-
|colspan=8|<small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_BAT_HIGH_INNS_SCORES.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/fow/list_hundred_partnerships.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=List of hundred partnerships – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> 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.<ref name="WChighpartner">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/records/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_for_any_wicket.html?id=12;type=trophy|title=Highest partnerships by runs – World Cup|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Runs
! Wicket
! Partnerships 
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
| '''244'''
| 2nd
| [[Saurav Ganguly|SC Ganguly]]/[[Sachin Tendulkar]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Pietermaritzburg Oval|Pietermaritzburg]]
| 23-02-2003
|-
| '''234*'''
| 3rd
| [[Damien Martyn|DR Martyn]]/[[Ricky Ponting|RT Ponting]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 23-03-2003
|-
| '''228'''
| 2nd
| [[Feiko Kloppenburg|JF Kloppenburg]]/[[Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk|KJJ van Noortwijk]]
| {{cr|NED}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]]
| 03-03-2003
|-
| '''170'''
| 2nd
| [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]]/[[Hashan Tillakaratne|HP Tillakaratne]]
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]]
| 10-02-2003
|-
| '''166*'''
| 3rd
| [[Grant Flower|GW Flower]]/[[Craig Wishart|CB Wishart]]
| {{cr|ZIM}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]]
| 10-02-2003
|-
| '''153'''
| 1st
| [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]]/[[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 10-03-2003
|-
| '''152'''
| 4th
| [[Marvan Atapattu|MS Atapattu]]/[[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]]
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]]
| 03-03-2003
|-
| '''142*'''
| 1st
| [[Herschelle Gibbs|HH Gibbs]]/[[Gary Kirsten|G Kirsten]]
| {{cr|RSA}}
| [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]]
| [[North West Cricket Stadium|Potchefstroom]]
| 12-02-2003
|-
| '''140*'''
| 2nd
| [[Nathan Astle|NJ Astle]]/[[Stephen Fleming|SP Fleming]]
| {{cr|NZL}}
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 16-02-2003
|-
| '''129*'''
| 4th
| [[Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]]/[[Mohammad Kaif|M Kaif]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[SuperSport Park|Centurion]]
| 14-03-2003
|-
|colspan=7|<small>''Source: [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/records/fow/list_hundred_partnerships.html?id=12;type=trophy Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

===Highest partnerships for each wicket===
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Wicket
! Runs{{refn|group=n|* denotes unfinished partnerships.}}
! Partnerships 
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
| 1st
| 153
| [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]]/[[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 10-03-2003
|-
| 2nd
| 244
| [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]]/[[Sourav Ganguly|SC Ganguly]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]
| [[Pietermaritzburg Oval|Pietermaritzburg]]
| 23-02-2003
|-
| 3rd
| 234*
| [[Ricky Ponting|RT Ponting]]/[[Damien Martyn|DR Martyn]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
| 23-03-2003
|-
| 4th
| 152
| [[Marvan Atapattu|MS Atapattu]]/[[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]]
| {{cr|SRI}}
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]]
| 03-03-2003
|-
| 5th
| 118*
| [[Saurav Ganguly|SC Ganguly]]/[[Yuvraj Singh]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]]
| [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]]
| 07-03-2003
|-
| 6th
| 90
| [[Alec Stewart|AJ Stewart]]/[[Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
| [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
| [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]]
| 02-03-2003
|-
| 7th
| 98 
| [[Ramnaresh Sarwan|RR Sarwan]]/[[Ridley Jacobs|RD Jacobs]]
| {{cr|West Indies}}
| [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]]
| 13-02-2003
|-
| 8th
| 97
| [[Michael Bevan|MG Bevan]]/[[Andy Bichel|AJ Bichel]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]]
| 11-03-2003
|-
| 9th
| 73*
| [[Michael Bevan|MG Bevan]]/[[Andy Bichel|AJ Bichel]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| [[England cricket team|England]]
| [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]]
| 02-03-2003
|-
| 10th
| 54
| [[Saqlain Mushtaq]]/[[Shoaib Akhtar]]
| {{cr|PAK}}
| [[England cricket team|England]]
| [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]]
| 22-02-2003
|-
|colspan=7|<small>''Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/RSA/ICC_World_Cup_2002-03/Highest_Partnerships.html cricketarchive.com]''</small>
|}

==Fielding==
===Most catches in a match===
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Catches
! Player
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
| align="center"|'''4''' || [[Mohammad Kaif|M Kaif]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]] || 10-03-2003
|-
| rowspan=7 align="center"|'''3''' || [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || [[Boland Park|Paarl]] || 12-02-2003
|-
| [[Louis Burger|LJ Burger]] || {{cr|NAM}} || [[England cricket team|England]] || [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]] || 19-02-2003
|-
| [[Jimmy Maher|JP Maher]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || [[North West Cricket Stadium|Potchefstroom]] || 20-02-2003
|-
| [[Boeta Dippenaar|HH Dippenaar]] || {{cr|RSA}} || [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] || [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]] || 22-02-2003
|-
| [[Dinesh Mongia|D Mongia]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] || [[Pietermaritzburg Oval|Pietermaritzburg]] || 23-02-2003
|-
| [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[England cricket team|England]] || [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]] || 26-02-2003
|-
| [[Ashley Giles|AF Giles]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] || [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]] || 02-03-2003
|-
|colspan="6"|<small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_FIELD_MOST_INNS_DISMISS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

===Most catches in the tournament===
:''Note: Only lists players with 6 catches or more.''

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Catches
! Player
! Team
! Matches
|-
| align="center"|'''11''' || [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{cr|AUS}} || align="center"|11
|-
| rowspan=3 align="center"|'''8''' || [[Brett Lee]] || {{cr|AUS}} || align="center"|10
|-
| [[Virender Sehwag]] || {{cr|IND}} || align="center"|11
|-
| [[Dinesh Mongia]] || {{cr|IND}} || align="center"|11
|-
| rowspan=3 align="center"|'''6''' || [[Louis Burger]] || {{cr|NAM}} || align="center"|6
|-
| [[Aravinda de Silva]] || {{cr|SRI}} || align="center"|10
|-
| [[Zaheer Khan]] || {{cr|IND}} || align="center"|11
|-
|colspan=4|<small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_FIELD_MOST_DISMISS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

==Wicket-keeping==
===Most dismissals in a match===
:''Note: only top five performances listed (sorted by dismissals then date).''

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Dismissals
! Player
! Country
! Versus
! Venue
! Date
|-
| '''6''' (6c) || [[Adam Gilchrist|AC Gilchrist]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] || [[North West Cricket Stadium|Potchefstroom]] || 27-02-2003
|-
| '''4''' (3c+1st) || [[Kumar Sangakkara|KC Sangakkara]] || {{cr|SRI}} || [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] || [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]] || 10-02-2003
|-
| '''4''' (2c+2st) || [[Kennedy Otieno|KO Otieno]] || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] || [[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]] || 01-03-2003
|-
| '''4''' (3c+1st) || [[Kennedy Otieno|KO Otieno]] || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] || [[Goodyear Park|Bloemfontein]] || 12-03-2003
|-
| '''4''' (3c+1st) || [[Kumar Sangakkara|KC Sangakkara]] || {{cr|SRI}} || [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] || [[Sahara Oval St George's|Port Elizabeth]] || 18-03-2003
|-
| colspan=6| <small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_FIELD_MOST_INNS_DISMISS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

===Most dismissals in the tournament===
:''Note: Only top 10 players shown.''

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
! Dismissals<br><small>(stumpings)</small>
! Player
! Team
! Matches
|-
| '''21''' || [[Adam Gilchrist]] || {{cr|AUS}} || align="center"|10
|-
| '''17''' <small>(2)</small> || [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || {{cr|SRI}} || align="center"|10
|-
| '''16''' <small>(1)</small> || [[Rahul Dravid]] || {{cr|IND}} || align="center"|11
|-
| '''12''' <small>(4)</small> || [[Kennedy Otieno]] || {{cr|KEN}} || align="center"|9
|-
| '''11''' || [[Mark Boucher]] || {{cr|RSA}} || align="center"|6
|-
| '''10''' <small>(2)</small>|| [[Ashish Bagai]] || {{cr|CAN}} || align="center"|6
|-
| '''9''' || [[Brendon McCullum]] || {{cr|NZL}} || align="center"|7
|-
| '''8''' <small>(1)</small> || [[Rashid Latif]] || {{cr|PAK}} || align="center"|6
|-
| '''8''' <small>(1)</small> || [[Ridley Jacobs]] || {{cr|West Indies}} || align="center"|6
|-
| '''7''' <small>(1)</small> || [[Alec Stewart]] || {{cr|ENG}} || align="center"|5
|-
|colspan=4|<small>''Source: [http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/STATS/WC2003_ODI_FIELD_MOST_DISMISS.html Cricinfo.com]''</small>
|}

==Tied matches==
After the tied semifinal match in the 1999 Cricket World cup that eliminated them<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531061354/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy |archivedate=31 May 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> South Africa needed a win to progress to the "Super-6" stage, but were ultimately eliminated from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/03sa.htm|title=Rain pushes S Africa out of World Cup|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=4 March 2003|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
! Match
! Scores
! Venue
! Date
|-
| {{cr|RSA}} vs {{cr|SRI}}
| '''Sri Lanka''' 268–9 (50 overs), '''South Africa''' 229/6 (45 overs){{refn|group=n|South Africa were set 230 to win under the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]]}}
| [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]]
| 03-03-2003
|}

==Notes==
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==See also==
* [[Cricket statistics]]
* [[Cricket terminology]]
* [[List of Cricket World Cup records|Cricket World Cup records]]
* [[2007 Cricket World Cup statistics]]

==References==
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