2003 Cricket World Cup statistics
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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 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 sixes in the tournament (with 266), but this was easily surpassed in the 2007 edition (with 373).[2]
Records
| Country | Versus | Venue | Date |
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| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | Paarl | 19-02-2003 |
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| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 13-02-2003 |
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| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27-02-2003 |
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| File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 10-03-2003 |
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| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | File:Flag of India.svg India | Johannesburg | 23-03-2003 |
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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) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | File:Flag of India.svg India | Johannesburg | 23-03-2003 |
| 340–2 (50) | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Harare | 10-02-2003 |
| 319–5 (50) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | Centurion | 07-03-2003 |
| 314–4 (50) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Bloemfontein | 03-03-2003 |
| 311–2 (50) | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23-02-2003 |
| Source: CricketArchive.com Template:Webarchive | ||||
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) | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | Paarl | 19-02-2003 |
| 45 (14) | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Potchefstroom | 27-02-2003 |
| 84 (17.4) | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Kimberley | 16-02-2003 |
| Source: CricketArchive.com Template:Webarchive | ||||
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.
Best bowling
- Note: Only top ten performances listed.
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.[12]
- Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by total.
| Player | Team | MTemplate:Refn | I | NO | TotalTemplate:Refn | Avg | 50s | 100s | BestTemplate:Refn | S/R | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | File:Flag of India.svg India | 11 | 11 | 0 | 673 | 61.18 | 6 | 1 | 152 | 89.25 | ||
| SC Ganguly | File:Flag of India.svg India | 11 | 11 | 3 | 465 | 58.12 | 0 | 3 | 112* | 82.30 | ||
| RT Ponting | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 11 | 10 | 2 | 415 | 51.87 | 1 | 2 | 140* | 87.92 | ||
| AC Gilchrist | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 408 | 40.80 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 105.15 | ||
| HH Gibbs | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 6 | 6 | 2 | 384 | 96.00 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 100.78 | ||
| MS Atapattu | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 10 | 10 | 3 | 382 | 54.57 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 84.51 | ||
| A Flower | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 8 | 7 | 0 | 332 | 47.42 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 72.33 | ||
| ML Hayden | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 11 | 11 | 1 | 328 | 32.80 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 80.00 | ||
| A Symonds | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 326 | 163.00 | 2 | 1 | 143* | 90.55 | ||
| DR Martyn | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 10 | 8 | 3 | 323 | 64.60 | 4 | 0 | 88* | 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.
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]
Highest partnerships for each wicket
Fielding
Most catches in a match
| Catches | Player | Country | Versus | Venue | Date |
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| 4 | M Kaif | File:Flag of India.svg India | Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 10-03-2003 |
| 3 | V Sehwag | File:Flag of India.svg India | Netherlands | Paarl | 12-02-2003 |
| LJ Burger | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | England | Port Elizabeth | 19-02-2003 | |
| JP Maher | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Netherlands | Potchefstroom | 20-02-2003 | |
| HH Dippenaar | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 22-02-2003 | |
| D Mongia | File:Flag of India.svg India | Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23-02-2003 | |
| V Sehwag | File:Flag of India.svg India | England | Durban | 26-02-2003 | |
| AF Giles | File:Flag of England.svg England | Australia | Port Elizabeth | 02-03-2003 | |
| Source: Cricinfo.com | |||||
Most catches in the tournament
- Note: Only lists players with 6 catches or more.
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 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27-02-2003 |
| 4 (3c+1st) | KC Sangakkara | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 10-02-2003 |
| 4 (2c+2st) | KO Otieno | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | Bangladesh | Johannesburg | 01-03-2003 |
| 4 (3c+1st) | KO Otieno | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 12-03-2003 |
| 4 (3c+1st) | KC Sangakkara | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | Australia | Port Elizabeth | 18-03-2003 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com | |||||
Most dismissals in the tournament
- Note: Only top 10 players shown.
| Dismissals (stumpings) |
Player | Team | Matches |
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| 21 | Adam Gilchrist | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 10 |
| 17 (2) | Kumar Sangakkara | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 16 (1) | Rahul Dravid | File:Flag of India.svg India | 11 |
| 12 (4) | Kennedy Otieno | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 9 |
| 11 | Mark Boucher | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 6 |
| 10 (2) | Ashish Bagai | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 6 |
| 9 | Brendon McCullum | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 7 |
| 8 (1) | Rashid Latif | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 6 |
| 8 (1) | Ridley Jacobs | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | 6 |
| 7 (1) | Alec Stewart | File:Flag of England.svg England | 5 |
| 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 |
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| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa vs File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka 268–9 (50 overs), South Africa 229/6 (45 overs)Template:Refn | Durban | 03-03-2003 |
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See also
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