2011 Cricket World Cup statistics explained

This is a list of statistics for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Each list contains at least the top five record

Team statistics

Highest team totals

TeamScore Opponent GroundDate
370/4 (50 overs)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
358/6 (50 overs)Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
351/5 (50 overs)Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
338 (49.5 overs)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
338/8 (50 overs)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Source: ESPNcricinfo [1]

Largest winning margin

By runs

TeamMarginOpponentGroundDate
231 runsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
215 runsFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
210 runsMahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
206 runsSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
205 runsMahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]

By wickets

TeamMarginOvers RemainingOpponentGroundDate
10 wickets42.0 oversM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
10 wickets29.1 oversSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
10 wickets16.3 oversSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
10 wickets10.3 oversR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
9 wickets37.4 oversSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Source: ESPNcricinfo

By balls remaining

TeamMarginOpponentGroundDate
252 ballsM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
226 ballsSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
188 ballsR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
175 ballsSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
99 ballsSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Lowest team totals

This is a list of completed innings only, low totals in matches with reduced overs are omitted except when the team was all out. Successful run chases in the second innings are not counted.

TeamScore Opponent GroundDate
58 (18.5 overs)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
69 (23.5 overs)M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
78 (28.0 overs)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
112 (43.3 overs)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
112 (33.1 overs)Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

Smallest winning margin

By runs

TeamMarginOpponentGroundDate
6 runsM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
11 runsR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
18 runsM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
27 runsSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
29 runsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Source: ESPNcricinfo

By wickets

TeamMarginOvers RemainingOpponentGroundDate
2 wickets1.0 overZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
3 wickets0.2 oversVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
3 wickets0.5 oversM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
4 wickets9.0 oversR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
5 wickets2.1 oversR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Source: ESPNcricinfo

By balls remaining

TeamMarginOpponentGroundDate
2 ballsVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
5 ballsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
6 ballsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
8 ballsVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
10 ballsWankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Individual statistics

Batting

Highest scores

PlayerTeamScoreBallsOpponent
Virender Sehwag175 140 14 5 125.00
Andrew Strauss158 145 18 1 108.96
Tillakaratne Dilshan144 131 16 1 109.92
AB de Villiers134 98 13 4 136.73
Upul Tharanga133 141 17 0 94.32
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatInnsRunsAve
Tillakaratne Dilshan9 9 500 62.50
Sachin Tendulkar9 9 482 53.55
Kumar Sangakkara9 8 465 93.00
Jonathan Trott7 7 422 60.28
Upul Tharanga9 9 395 56.42
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Most boundaries

Total Fours
PlayerTeamNo. of Fours
Tillakaratne Dilshan61
Sachin Tendulkar52
Upul Tharanga52
49
44
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]
Total Sixes
PlayerTeamNo. of Sixes
Ross Taylor14
Kieron Pollard11
Kevin O'Brien9
Sachin Tendulkar8
AB de Villiers7
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]

Most ducks

PlayerTeam
Shem Ngoche33
Shafiul Islam53
Adeel Raja22
Berend Westdijk22
Regis Chakabva52
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

Bowling

Most wickets

PlayerTeam
Shahid Afridi8 8 21 12.85 3.62 5/16 21.20
Zaheer Khan9 9 21 18.76 4.83 3/20 23.20
Tim Southee8 8 18 17.33 4.31 3/13 24.10
Robin Peterson7 7 15 15.86 4.25 4/12 22.40
Muttiah Muralitharan9 8 15 19.40 4.09 4/25 28.40
Source: ESPNcricinfo [9]

Best bowling figures

PlayerTeamBFBowling figures:
Wickets-Runs (Overs)		OpponentDate
Kemar Roach6-27 (8.3)
Lasith Malinga6-38 (7.4)
Shahid Afridi5-16 (8.0)
Shahid Afridi5-23 (10.0)
Yuvraj Singh5-31 (10.0)
Source: ESPNcricinfo [10]

Most maidens

PlayerTeam
Tim Southee8 9 17.33
Mitchell Johnson7 7 23.10
Ray Price6 7 18.77
Abdul Razzaq8 6 32.20
Brett Lee7 6 18.07
Source: ESPNcricinfo [11]

Hat-tricks

PlayerTeamBatsmen outOpponentDate
Kemar RoachPieter Seelaar
Bernard Loots
Berend Westdijk
Lasith MalingaTanmay Mishra
Peter Ongondo
Shem Ngoche
Source: ESPNcricinfo [12] [13]

Fielding

Most dismissals

This is a list of wicket-keepers with the most dismissals in the tournament.

Player Team Innings Dismissals Caught Stumped
Kumar Sangakkara 8 14 10 4
7 13 13 0
8 12 8 4
7 10 7 3
7 10 7 3
Source: ESPNcricinfo [14]

Most catches

This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.

Player Team Innings Catches
Mahela Jayawardene 8 8
7 6
7 6
7 6
8 6
Source: ESPNcricinfo [15]

Other statistics

Highest partnerships

The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.

Wicket Runs Team Players OpponentDate
By wicket
1st282Upul TharangaTillakaratne Dilshan
2nd134Sachin TendulkarGautam Gambhir
3rd221Hashim AmlaAB de Villiers
4th132Ashish BagaiJimmy Hansra
5th121Ryan ten DoeschatePeter Borren
6th162Kevin O'BrienAlex Cusack
7th85Ross TaylorJacob Oram
8th54Nathan McCullumDaniel Vettori
9th66Abdul RazzaqUmar Gul
10th23Nehemiah OdhiamboJames Ngoche
23Misbah-ul-HaqSaeed Ajmal
By runs
1st282Upul TharangaTillakaratne Dilshan
1st231*Upul TharangaTillakaratne Dilshan
3rd221Hashim AmlaAB de Villiers
3rd203Virender SehwagVirat Kohli
1st183Shane WatsonBrad Haddin
3rd181Tatenda TaibuCraig Ervine
3rd179Kumar SangakkaraMahela Jayawardene
1st177William PorterfieldPaul Stirling
3rd170Andrew StraussIan Bell
3rd167Jonathan TrottIan Bell
Source: ESPNcricinfo [16] [17]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Highest Totals . 2011-03-17. ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Highest Totals . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Lowest Totals . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  4. Web site: Cricket World Cup: High scores . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: Cricket Records; ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 Most runs . ESPNcricinfo. 2018-09-25.
  6. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Boundary fours . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  7. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Most sixes . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Most ducks . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Most wickets . 2015-03-12 . ESPNcricinfo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808035154/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=4857%3Btype%3Dtournament . 2011-08-08 .
  10. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Best bowling figures in an innings . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Most maidens . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  12. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Ned-WI scorecard . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: Cricket World Cup: SL-Ken scorecard . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  14. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Most dismissals . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  15. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Most catches . 2015-03-12 . ESPNcricinfo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219115055/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=4857%3Btype%3Dtournament . 2015-02-19 .
  16. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by wicket . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.
  17. Web site: Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by runs . 2015-03-12. ESPNcricinfo.

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