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Highest victory margins
February 27, 2003 21:42 IST
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Highest victory margins by runs in one-day international history:
256 runs - Australia beat Namibia, Potchefstroom, 2003
245 runs - Sri Lanka beat India, Sharjah, 2000/01
233 runs - Pakistan beat Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1999/00
232 runs - Australia beat Sri Lanka, Adelaide, 1984/85
224 runs - Australia beat Pakistan, Nairobi, 2002/03
217 runs - Pakistan beat Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2001/02
208 runs - South Africa beat Kenya, Cape Town, 2001/02
206 runs - New Zealand beat Australia, Adelaide, 1985/86
206 runs - Sri Lanka beat Netherlands, Colombo, 2002/03
202 runs - England beat India, Lord's, 1975
202 runs - South Africa beat Kenya, Nairobi, 1996/97
202 runs - Zimbabwe beat Kenya, Dhaka, 1998/99
Leading bowling figures in World Cup history:
1. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 7-15 v Namibia, P'stroom, 2003
2. Winston Davis (West Indies) 7-51 v Australia, Leeds, 1983
3. Gary Gilmour (Australia) 6-14 v England, Leeds, 1975
4. Ashish Nehra (India) 6-23 v England, Durban, 2003
5. Chaminda Vaas (S.Lanka) 6-25 v Bangladesh, P'maritzburg, 2003
6. Ken MacLeay (Australia) 6-39 v India, Nottingham, 1983
7. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 5-14 v West Indies, Manchester, 1999
8= Alan Hurst (Australia) 5-21 v Canada, Birmingham, 1979
8= Paul Strang (Zimbabwe) 5-21 v Kenya, Patna, 1996
8= Lance Klusener (S.Africa) 5-21 v Kenya, Amstelveen, 1999
Most runs off an over in ODIs
30 runs:
- ST Jayasuriya (Y4066661) off Aamer Sohail: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Singapore 1995-96
(Jayasuriya scored 29 off the bat in Singapore - the first ball (marked Y) was a wide, the 2nd ball was a no-ball scored from, so no additional runs were scored under the law at the time.) - ST Jayasuriya (666642) off CZ Harris: Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Sharjah 2000-01
28 runs:
- DS Lehmann (444646) off Rudi van Vuurun: Australia v Canada 2002
- Shahid Afridi (662644) off ST Jayasuriya: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Nairobi 1996-97
- SR Tendulkar (4B26444) and A Jadeja (L) off CJ Drum : India v New Zealand, Hyderabad 1999-2000
(Tendulkar scored 24 off the bat - the 2nd ball was a no-ball from which a run was taken (marked B - so two no-balls to the score), the 6 was hit off a no-ball (so one extra run) and the ball to Jadeja resulted in a leg-bye (marked L)) - Shahid Afridi (666064) off Enamul Haque: Pakistan v Bangladesh, Dhaka 2001-02
27 runs:
- Asif Mujtaba (41) and Salim Malik (6466) off Muthiah Muralitharan: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Colombo1994-95
- Rameez Raja (41) and Moin Khan (4666) off Ian Bishop: Pakistan v West Indies, Sharjah1995-96
- Marvan Atapattu (1) and Sanath Jayasuriya (66446) off Akram Khan: SRI LANKA v Bangladesh, Colombo 1997-98
- Zaheer Khan (1666x6) and Ajit Agarkar (1) off Henry Olonga: India v Zimbabwe, Jodhpur 2000-01
(Zaheer Khan (25) and Agarkar (1) scored 26 off the bat - the 6th ball (marked x) was a wide) - Imran Nazir (1) and Shahid Afridi (64646) off Grant Bradburn: Pakistan v New Zealand, Sharjah 2000-01
- Shaun Pollock (266661) off James Franklin: South Africa v New Zealand, Perth 2001-02
- Darren Lehmann (1) and Brett Lee (64646) off Allan Donald: Australia v South Africa, Perth 2001-02
- Brian Lara (46466x) off Barry Seebaran: West Indies v Canada, Centurion 2002-03
26 runs:
- Rodney Marsh (64646W) off Bernard Cairns: Australia v New Zealand, Adelaide 1980-81
(Marsh was dismissed by the 6th ball of the over from which he had scored 26) - Bernard Cairns (464660) off VBJ John: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Colombo 1983-84
- Mike Gatting (6066B6) off Ravi Shastri: England v India, Jullundur 1981-82
(Gatting scored 24 off the bat - the 5th ball (marked B) resulted in 2 byes) - Richard Hadlee (xx64241) and Martin Crowe (4) off Graham Gooch: New Zealand v England, Manchester 1986
(Hadlee (17) and Crowe (4) scored 21 off the bat - the first two balls of the over (marked x) being wides, the second going for 4 wides) - Ian Botham (442466) off SP Davis: England v Australia, Perth 1986-87
- AP Kuiper (2042666) off Craig McDermott: South Africa v Australia, Centurion 1993-94
(McDermott's over to Kuiper included a no-ball (6th ball) scored from, so no additional runs were scored under the Law at the time) - Saeed Anwar (226664) off Anil Kumble: Pakistan v India, Madras 1996-97