ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has become a stage for rewriting cricketing history, with players and teams achieving astonishing milestones.
Let’s have a look into the records that have already been shattered: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
1. Fastest to 50 CWC Wickets: Mitchell Starc
- Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, a World Cup veteran, proved his mettle once again.
- Starc reached the milestone of 50 World Cup wickets in just 19 innings, surpassing the previous record of 25 innings held by Lasith Malinga.
- He achieved this historic feat when he dismissed India’s Ishan Kishan for a golden duck in the 2023 tournament’s opening match.
2. Fastest CWC Century: Aiden Markram
- South Africa’s Aiden Markram etched his name in history by scoring the fastest century in Cricket World Cup history.
- Markram’s century came off just 49 deliveries during a remarkable performance against Sri Lanka.
- This record surpassed Kevin O’Brien’s 50-ball century set in 2011.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: All the records broken at ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 so far
3. Biggest CWC Team Total: South Africa (428/5)
- South Africa’s batting powerhouse delivered a jaw-dropping total of 428/5 in a World Cup match.
- Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, and Aiden Markram all notched centuries in this remarkable innings.
- This was the first time in a Men’s ODI World Cup match that a team had three centuries on their scorecard.
4. Biggest Successful CWC Chase: Pakistan (345)
- In a stellar display of batting, Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique guided Pakistan to the largest successful chase in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history.
- Pakistan successfully chased down a daunting target of 345 runs against Sri Lanka.
- This historic achievement was sealed with 10 balls to spare.
5. Most CWC Hundreds (7) and Most International Sixes (556): Rohit Sharma
- Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking spree continued as he established multiple milestones in the 2023 World Cup.
- Rohit holds the record for the most centuries in Cricket World Cups, boasting seven tons.
- He also shattered the record for the most international sixes across all formats, surpassing the previous record set by Chris Gayle.
- Remarkably, Rohit achieved these milestones in just 19 innings and over three World Cup campaigns.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: All the records broken at ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 so far
6. Australia’s Early Stumbles
- Australia, a five-time World Cup champion, faced its first loss in an opening World Cup match since 1996.
- The team also experienced back-to-back losses at the start of a World Cup campaign for the first time since 1992.
- Australia’s defeat to South Africa by 132 runs marked their heaviest loss in terms of runs in a Men’s Cricket World Cup match.
Miscellaneous Records
The 2023 World Cup has seen numerous other records and firsts achieved across ODIs and national records:
- Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz became the fastest to reach 1000 runs for Afghanistan in ODIs, achieving the feat in just 27 innings.
- Mitchell Starc also became the fastest to reach 50 wickets in Cricket World Cups (19 innings), while Rohit Sharma and David Warner reached 1000 runs in Cricket World Cups in the same number of innings.
- Australia‘s match against India saw the joint-most wickets falling to spin in a CWC game (6).
- England witnessed all 11 batters registering double-digit scores in an ODI for the first time.
- Joe Root became the highest run-scorer for England at Cricket World Cups.
- Dawid Malan reached six ODI hundreds in just 23 innings.
- Rohit Sharma became the fastest to 1000 runs in Cricket World Cups (19 innings) and also scored the most hundreds in Cricket World Cups (7).He achieved the most hundreds in the second innings of Cricket World Cups (3).
- Rohit Sharma‘s six-hitting prowess took him to a record 556 international sixes across all formats. He also scored the fastest century by an Indian batter at a CWC, taking just 63 balls.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: All the records broken at ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 so far
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has become a spectacle of incredible records and breathtaking performances. With each match, players continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible, making this tournament truly historic. As the action unfolds, cricket fans can look forward to even more remarkable feats in this thrilling competition.
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