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ICC CWC 2011: A Numbers Guide

04 Apr 2011, 08:54 pm

Summary

A statistical overview of the many individual and team records at ODI cricket's premier event

The 2011 ICC World Cup had its fair share of statistical highs and lows. The tournament witnessed some brilliant individual performances by batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders and some inspired team displays as well. Here’s what the spectacle of the recent World Cup looked like as seen through a numeric lens.

Winner– India

Runner-up– Sri Lanka

Losing Semi-finalists– Pakistan & New Zealand

Total matches– 49 (29 in India, 12 in Sri Lanka, 8 in Bangladesh)

Won by sides batting first– 24

Won by sides batting second– 23

Tied– one (India v England,Bangalore,27-02-2011)

No result– one (Australia v Sri Lanka, Colombo RPS, 05-03-2011)

Average score batting first– 246 (Day matches - 246,Day/night matches – 247)

Tournament fours- 1903

Tournament sixes– 258

Total 100s- 24

Total 90s- 10

Total 50s– 103

Total 0s- 84

Total 100-partnerships- 38

Total 4-wicket hauls- 34

Total Hat-tricks– 2

Distribution of Balls faced & Runs scored

Distribution	Balls	Balls%	Runs	Runs%
Dots:	14019	54.99	0	0.00
1s:	7972	31.27	7972	39.89
2s:	1182	4.64	2364	11.83
3s:	154	0.60	462	2.31
4s:	1905#	7.47	7620	38.13
5s:	4	0.02	20	0.10
6s:	258	1.01	1548	7.75
Total	25494	100.00	19986	100.00

# includes two overthrow fours

Mode of dismissals

Caught in the field	247	(33.79 %)
Caught (keeper)	89	(12.18 %)
Caught & bowled	26	(3.56 %)
Bowled	157	(21.48 %)
LBW	119	(16.28 %)
Run-out	63	(8.62 %)
Stumped	30	(4.10 %)

Highest team totals

India	370-4	v Ban	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
New Zealand	358-6	v Can	Mumbai WS	13-Mar-2011
South Africa	351-5	v Net	Mohali	03-Mar-2011

Highest team totals (batting second)

England	338-8	v Ind	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011	(tied)
Ireland	329-7	v Eng	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011	(won by 3 wkts)
Ireland	307-4	v Net	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011	(won by 6 wkts)

Lowest team totals

Bangladesh	58	v WI	Mirpur	04-Mar-2011
Kenya	69	v NZ	Chennai	20-Feb-2011
Bangladesh	78	v SA	Mirpur	19-Mar-2011

Lowest team totals successfully defended

England	171	v SA	Chennai	06-Mar-2011	(won by 6 runs)
Pakistan	184	v Can	Colombo RPS	03-Mar-2011	(won by 46 runs)
Bangladesh	205	v Ire	Mirpur	25-Feb-2011	(won by 27 runs)

Fastest team 50

Overs	Teams	Venue	Date
4.4	Can v Aus	Bangalore	16-Mar-2011
4.5	Ban v Ind	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
4.5	WI v Eng	Chennai	17-Mar-2011

Slowest Team 50: in 20.5 overs, WI v Pak, Mirpur, 23-Mar-2011

Fastest team 100

Overs	Teams	Venue	Date
11.4	Ind v SA	Nagpur	12-Mar-2011
13.4	SL v Ken	Colombo RPS	01-Mar-2011
13.5	Eng v Ind	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011

Slowest Team 100: in 37 overs, WI v Pak, Mirpur, 23-Mar-2011

Fastest Team 200s

Overs	Teams	Venue	Date
30.2	Ind v SA	Nagpur	12-Mar-2011
31.0	Eng v Ind	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011
31.2	Ind v Ban	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011

Slowest Team 200: in 48.5 overs, Ban v Ire, Mirpur, 25-Feb-2011

Fastest Team 300s

Overs	Teams	Venue	Date
41.5	Ind v Ban	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
45.3	Ind v Eng	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011
45.5	Ire v Eng	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011

Best Performances in Mandatory Powerplay

87-0	Ind v SA	Nagpur	12-Mar-2011
82-3	Ind v Net	Delhi	09-Mar-2011
81-0	Ire v Net	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011
81-1	SL v Ken	Colombo RPS	01-Mar-2011

Worst Performances in Mandatory Powerplay

14-3	Can v Zim	Nagpur	28-Feb-2011
18-3	WI v Pak	Mirpur	23-Mar-2011
20-3	Can v SL	Hambantota	20-Feb-2011

Most effective Fielding Powerplay - full 5 overs(from fielding team’s perspective)

7-0	SA v Ban	Mirpur	19-Mar-2011	(11 to 15)
9-0	SL v Ken	Colombo RPS	01-Mar-2011	(11 to 15)
10-1	Ban v Eng	Chittagong	11-Mar-2011	(11 to 15)
10-1	Ban v Net	Chittagong	14-Mar-2011	(11 to 15)

Least effective Fielding Powerplay (from fielding team’s perspective)

44-0	Net v Ire	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011	(19 to 23)
44-1	Ban v Ind	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011	(11 to 15)
42-0	Can v NZ	Mumbai WS	13-Mar-2011	(11 to 15)

Best Performances in Batting Powerplay

74-2	NZ v Can	Mumbai WS	13-Mar-2011	(37 to 41)
70-1	Pak v Ken	Hambantota	23-Feb-2011	(44 to 48)
69-2	SA v Net	Mohali	03-Mar-2011	(42 to 46)

Worst Performances in Batting Powerplay(in full 5 overs)

19-2	Ken v Can	Delhi	07-Mar-2011	(46 to 50)
20-3	WI v Ind	Chennai	20-Mar-2011	(39 to 43)
20-1	Zim v SL	Pallekele	10-Mar-2011	(32 to 36)

Sixes hit by sides

New Zealand (36)

West Indies (33)

India (29)

Ireland (21)

South Africa (21)

Sri Lanka (18)

Australia (17)

Netherlands (15)

Canada (14)

Kenya (14)

England (13)

Pakistan (11)

Zimbabwe (11)

Bangladesh (5)

Sixes conceded by sides

England (32)

India (29)

Netherlands (28)

Canada (25)

Ireland (21)

Pakistan (21)

Kenya (17)

South Africa (17)

New Zealand (15)

Australia (14)

Bangladesh (12)

Zimbabwe (12)

Sri Lanka (9)

West Indies (6)

Largest victories (by runs)

231 runs	South Africa beat Netherlands	Mohali	03-Mar-2011
215 runs	West Indies beat Netherlands	Delhi	28-Feb-2011
210 runs	Sri Lanka beat Canada	Hambantota	20-Feb-2011

Largest victories (by wickets)

10 wickets	New Zealand beat Kenya	Chennai	20-Feb-2011
10 wickets	New Zealand beat Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	04-Mar-2011
10 wickets	Pakistan beat West Indies	Mirpur	23-Mar-2011
10 wickets	Sri Lanka beat England	Colombo RPS	26-Mar-2011

Narrowest victories (by runs)

6 runs	England beat South Africa	Chennai	06-Mar-2011
11 runs	Pakistan beat Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	26-Feb-2011
18 runs	England beat West Indies	Chennai	17-Mar-2011

Narrowest victories (by wickets)

2 wickets	Bangladesh beat England	Chittagong	11-Mar-2011
3 wickets	Ireland beat England	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011
3 wickets	South Africa beat India	Nagpur	12-Mar-2011

Narrowest victories (by balls remaining-batting second)

2 balls	South Africa beat India	Nagpur	12-Mar-2011
5 balls	Ireland beat England	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011

Top run-getters

	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50
TM Dilshan (SL)	9	500	144	62.50	90.74	2	2
SR Tendulkar (Ind)	9	482	120	53.55	91.98	2	2
KC Sangakkara (SL)	9	465	111	93.00	83.78	1	3

Highest individual scores

	Runs	Opposition	Venue	Date
V Sehwag (Ind)	175	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
AJ Strauss (Eng)	158	v India	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011
TM Dilshan (SL)	144	v Zimbabwe	Pallekele	10-Mar-2011

Most fours

TM Dilshan (SL)	61
WU Tharanga (SL)	52
SR Tendulkar (Ind)	52

Most sixes

LRPL Taylor (NZ)	14
KA Pollard (WI)	11
KJ O’Brien (Ire)	9

Fastest Fifties

off 23 balls	KA Pollard	WI v Net	Delhi	28-Feb-2011
off 25 balls	PR Stirling	Ire v Net	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011
off 30 balls	KJ O’Brien	Ire v Eng	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011

Slowest Fifty: off 104 balls, DO Obuya, Ken v SL, Colombo RPS, 01-Mar-2011

Fastest Hundreds

off 50 balls	KJ O’Brien	Ire v Eng	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011
off 70 balls	PR Stirling	Ire v Net	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011
off 80 balls	DPMD Jayawardene	SL v Can	Hambantota	20-Feb-2011

Slowest Hundred: off 124 balls, DS Smith, WI v Ire, Mohali, 11-Mar-2011

Fastest 150

off 124 balls	V Sehwag	Ind v Ban	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
off 135 balls	AJ Strauss	Eng v Ind	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011

Fastest innings

Balls	Runs	Player	Match Details	Venue	Date
140	175	V Sehwag	Ind v Ban	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
131	144	TM Dilshan	SL v Zim	Pallekele	10-Mar-2011
98	134	AB de Villiers	SA v Net	Mohali	03-Mar-2011

Highest strike-rate in the tournament (Min.100 runs)

SR	Batsman	For	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50
150.00	KA Pollard	WI	7	180	94	30.00	0	2
125.32	KJ O'Brien	Ire	6	198	113	39.60	1	0
122.66	PR Stirling	Ire	6	157	101	26.17	1	0
122.58	V Sehwag	Ind	8	380	175	47.50	1	1

Highest partnership for each wicket

Wkt	Runs	Batsmen	For	Vs	Venue	Date
1st	282	WU Tharanga & TM Dilshan	SL	Zim	Pallekele	10-Mar-2011
2nd	134	SR Tendulkar & G Gambhir	Ind	Eng	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011
3rd	221	HM Amla & AB de Villiers	SA	Net	Mohali	03-Mar-2011
4th	132	A Bagai & AS Hansra	Can	Ken	Delhi	07-Mar-2011
5th	121	RN ten Doeschate & PW Borren	Net	Ire	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011
6th	162	KJ O'Brien & AR Cusack	Ire	Eng	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011
7th	85	LRPL Taylor & JDP Oram	NZ	Pak	Pallekele	08-Mar-2011
8th	54	NL McCullum & DL Vettori	NZ	Aus	Nagpur	25-Feb-2011
9th	66	Abdul Razzaq & Umar Gul	Pak	NZ	Pallekele	08-Mar-2011
10th	23	NN Odhiambo & JO Ngoche	Ken	Zim	Kolkata	20-Mar-2011
	23	Misbah-ul-Haq & Saeed Ajmal	Pak	Ind	Mohali	30-Mar-2011

Highest partnerships

Runs	Wkt	Batsmen	For	Vs	Venue	Date
282	1st	WU Tharanga & TM Dilshan	SL	Zim	Pallekele	10-Mar-2011
231*	1st	WU Tharanga & TM Dilshan	SL	Eng	Colombo RPS	26-Mar-2011
221	3rd	HM Amla & AB de Villiers	SA	Net	Mohali	03-Mar-2011
203	3rd	V Sehwag & V Kohli	Ind	Ban	Mirpur	19-Feb-2011
183	1st	SR Watson & BJ Haddin	Aus	Can	Bangalore	16-Mar-2011
181	3rd	T Taibu & CR Ervine	Zim	Can	Nagpur	28-Feb-2011
179	3rd	KC S’kara & DPMD J’wardene	SL	Can	Hambantota	20-Feb-2011
177	1st	WTS Porterfield & PR Stirling	Ire	Net	Kolkata	18-Mar-2011
170	3rd	AJ Strauss & IR Bell	Eng	Ind	Bangalore	27-Feb-2011
167	3rd	IJL Trott & IR Bell	Eng	Ire	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011
166*	1st	MJ Guptill & BB McCullum	NZ	Zim	Ahmedabad	04-Mar-2011
162	6th	KJ O'Brien & AR Cusack	Ire	Eng	Bangalore	02-Mar-2011

Top wicket-takers

Player Name	Mts	Wkts	Best	Avg	RPO	4W
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	8	21	5-16	12.85	3.62	4
Zaheer Khan (Ind)	9	21	3-20	18.76	4.83	0
TG Southee (NZ)	8	18	3-13	17.33	4.31	0

Best bowling figures

KAJ Roach (WI)	6-27	v Net	Delhi	28-Feb-2011
SL Malinga (SL)	6-38	v Ken	Colombo RPS	01-Mar-2011

Hat-tricks

Bowler Name	Match	Venue	Date
KAJ Roach	WI v Net	Delhi	28-Feb-2011
LS Malinga	SL v Ken	Colombo RPS	01-Mar-2011

Most economical bowlers (Min.10 overs)

RPO	Bowler	For	Mts	Wkts	Best	Avg
3.14	BAW Mendis	SL	6	7	3-35	19.14
3.30	Suhrawadi Shuvo	Ban	1	1	1-33	33.00
3.45	RW Price	Zim	6	9	3-16	18.78

Most expensive bowlers (Min.10 overs)

RPO	Bowler	For	Mts	Wkts	Best	Avg
8.09	T Panyangara	Zim	2	0	-	-
8.08	S Sreesanth	Ind	2	0	-	-
7.52	BA Westdijk	Net	3	1	1-56	173.00

Bowlers conceding most sixes

GP Swann (Eng)	12
PM Seelar (Net)	9
RJ Peterson (SA)	9
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)	7
WD Balaji Rao (Can)	6
PP Chawla (Ind)	6
TLW Cooper (Net)	6

Most catches (fielders)

DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	8
KA Pollard (WI)	6
RJ Peterson (SA)	6
TM Dilshan (SL)	6
JH Kallis (SA)	6

Most dismissals (keepers)

KC Sangakkara (SL)	14	(10 ct, 4 st)
BJ Haddin (Aus)	13	(13 ct)
Kamran Akmal (Pak)	12	(8 ct, 4 st)
MS Dhoni (Ind)	10	(7 ct, 3 st)
MJ Prior (Eng)	10	(7 ct, 3 st)
DC Thomas (WI)	10	(7 ct, 3 st)

Most man of match awards

Yuvraj Singh (Ind)	4
TM Dilshan (SL)	2
AB de Villiers (SA)	2
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2
KAJ Roach (WI)	2
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	2
SR Watson (Aus)	2
Umar Akmal (Pak)	2
Imrul Kayes (Ban)	2

Player of the tournament – Yuvraj Singh (Ind)