The 2011 World Cup win over England in Bengaluru saw Ireland knock down over 328 targets, a record. It is also Pakistan‘s second-highest ODI chase after the 349 chase in Lahore, Australia, last year. India’s highest chased-down total was 321 in Hobart in 2012 against Sri Lanka.
Highest chases in World Cup ODIs
| Target | Team | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 10-Oct-23 |
| 328 | Ireland | England | Bengaluru | 2-Mar-11 |
| 322 | Bangladesh | West Indies | Taunton | 17-Jun-19 |
| 319 | Bangladesh | Scotland | Nelson | 5-Mar-15 |
| 313 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | New Plymouth | 23-Feb-92 |
| 310 | Sri Lanka | England | Wellington | 1-Mar-15 |
In the game, Kusal Mendis (122), Sadeera Samarawickrama (108), Abdullah Shafique (111), and Mohammad Rizwan (131*) achieved hundreds. This is the first World Cup encounter where four hitters have scored three hundreds in an ODI.
Four hundreds in an ODI
| Match | Batters | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan vs Australia | Ijaz Ahmed, Mohd Yousuf, A Gilchrist, R Ponting | Lahore | 10 Nov 1998 |
| India vs Australia | S Watson, G Bailey, S Dhawan, V Kohli | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 |
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | K Mendis, S Samarawickrama, A Shafique, Mohd Rizwan | Hyderabad | 10 Oct 2023 |
Pakistani batsmen scored their first hundred in the World Cup today. In 1987, Pakistan scored three hundred in a competition for the first time. Zero since 2000, 100 in 2003, 750 in 2007 and 2015, and 2 in 2019.
At 131*, the Pakistani wicketkeeper beat Kamran Akmal’s 124 against the West Indies in Brisbane in 2005. Imran Nazir’s 2007 World Cup score of 160 versus Zimbabwe in Kingston is Pakistan’s second-highest.
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Abdullah Shafique’s 111 in Pakistan’s inaugural World Cup beat Mohsin Khan’s 82 in Swansea in 1983. At 23 years and 324 days, Shafique is the second-youngest Pakistani World Cup player behind Imam-ul-Haq, scoring a century.
The 176-run partnership between Shafique and Rizwan is Pakistan’s second-highest for any wicket in World Cup matches, behind the 194-run opening stand between Saeed Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti against New Zealand in the 1999 semifinal.
689. The match’s total of 689 runs is the third-highest in World Cup history, trailing only 754 runs from South Africa vs. Sri Lanka earlier in the competition and 714 runs from Australia vs. Bangladesh at Trent Bridge in 2019.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka had the most lopsided World Cup matchup at 8-0. Next, Pakistan beat India 7-0.
Kusal Mendis became the sixth fastest player in history and the fastest Asian batsman to hit a century off 65 balls in a World Cup match. Kumar Sangakkara’s 2015 Wellington 70-ball innings against England were the fastest by an Asian batter.
In two World Cups, Matheesha Pathirana became the second bowler to concede over 90 runs. He scored 90 runs in nine overs in his tournament debut against South Africa in Delhi after conceding 95 runs in 10 overs. Kevin O’Brien was the only other bowler to lose 95 and 90 in two games in 2015.
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