World Cup / Records / High scores
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Kirsten | 188* | 159 | 13 | 4 | 118.23 | South Africa | v U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 | ODI # 1049 | |
| SC Ganguly | 183 | 158 | 17 | 7 | 115.82 | India | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 | ODI # 1463 | |
| IVA Richards | 181 | 125 | 16 | 7 | 144.80 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 | ODI # 457 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 175* | 138 | 16 | 6 | 126.81 | India | v Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 216 | |
| V Sehwag | 175 | 140 | 14 | 5 | 125.00 | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3100 | |
| CB Wishart | 172* | 151 | 18 | 3 | 113.90 | Zimbabwe | v Namibia | Harare | 10 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1943 | |
| GM Turner | 171* | 201 | 16 | 2 | 85.07 | New Zealand | v East Africa | Birmingham | 7 Jun 1975 | ODI # 20 | |
| AC Hudson | 161 | 132 | 13 | 4 | 121.96 | South Africa | v Netherlands | Rawalpindi | 5 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1073 | |
| Imran Nazir | 160 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 132.23 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Kingston | 21 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2547 | |
| ML Hayden | 158 | 143 | 14 | 4 | 110.48 | Australia | v West Indies | North Sound | 27 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2555 | |
| AJ Strauss | 158 | 145 | 18 | 1 | 108.96 | England | v India | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3110 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 152 | 151 | 18 | 0 | 100.66 | India | v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1964 | |
| AC Gilchrist | 149 | 104 | 13 | 8 | 143.26 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown | 28 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2581 | |
| AB de Villiers | 146 | 130 | 12 | 5 | 112.30 | South Africa | v West Indies | St George's | 10 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2567 | |
| PA de Silva | 145 | 115 | 14 | 5 | 126.08 | Sri Lanka | v Kenya | Kandy | 6 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1074 | |
| R Dravid | 145 | 129 | 17 | 1 | 112.40 | India | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 | ODI # 1463 | |
| TM Dilshan | 144 | 131 | 16 | 1 | 109.92 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3125 | |
| A Symonds | 143* | 125 | 18 | 2 | 114.40 | Australia | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 11 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1945 | |
| HH Gibbs | 143 | 141 | 19 | 3 | 101.41 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 16 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1955 | |
| DL Houghton | 142 | 137 | 13 | 6 | 103.64 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 10 Oct 1987 | ODI # 454 | |
| SB Styris | 141 | 125 | 3 | 6 | 112.80 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Bloemfontein | 10 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1944 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 140* | 101 | 16 | 3 | 138.61 | India | v Kenya | Bristol | 23 May 1999 | ODI # 1457 | |
| RT Ponting | 140* | 121 | 4 | 8 | 115.70 | Australia | v India | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1993 | |
| IVA Richards | 138* | 157 | 11 | 3 | 87.89 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Jun 1979 | ODI # 74 | |
| DL Amiss | 137 | 147 | 18 | 0 | 93.19 | England | v India | Lord's | 7 Jun 1975 | ODI # 19 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 137 | 137 | 8 | 5 | 100.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1070 | |
| SP Fleming | 134* | 132 | 21 | 0 | 101.51 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1955 | |
| KJJ van Noortwijk | 134* | 129 | 11 | 3 | 103.87 | Netherlands | v Namibia | Bloemfontein | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1978 | |
| AB de Villiers | 134 | 98 | 13 | 4 | 136.73 | South Africa | v Netherlands | Mohali | 3 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3115 | |
| WU Tharanga | 133 | 141 | 17 | 0 | 94.32 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3125 | |
| NC Johnson | 132* | 144 | 14 | 2 | 91.66 | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Lord's | 9 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1477 | |
| LRPL Taylor | 131* | 124 | 8 | 7 | 105.64 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 8 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3123 | |
| KWR Fletcher | 131 | 147 | 13 | 0 | 89.11 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1975 | ODI # 23 | |
| DI Gower | 130 | 120 | 12 | 5 | 108.33 | England | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 | ODI # 201 | |
| ME Waugh | 130 | 128 | 14 | 1 | 101.56 | Australia | v Kenya | Visakhapatnam | 23 Feb 1996 | ODI # 1058 | |
| CZ Harris | 130 | 124 | 13 | 4 | 104.83 | New Zealand | v Australia | Chennai | 11 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1080 | |
| JH Kallis | 128* | 109 | 11 | 5 | 117.43 | South Africa | v Netherlands | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2537 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 127* | 138 | 15 | 1 | 92.02 | India | v Kenya | Cuttack | 18 Feb 1996 | ODI # 1052 | |
| GR Marsh | 126* | 149 | 12 | 3 | 84.56 | Australia | v New Zealand | Chandigarh | 27 Oct 1987 | ODI # 470 | |
| ME Waugh | 126 | 135 | 8 | 3 | 93.33 | Australia | v India | Mumbai | 27 Feb 1996 | ODI # 1065 | |
| MS Atapattu | 124 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 96.12 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1979 | |
| BJ Hodge | 123 | 89 | 8 | 7 | 138.20 | Australia | v Netherlands | Basseterre | 18 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2540 | |
| JF Kloppenburg | 121 | 142 | 6 | 4 | 85.21 | Netherlands | v Namibia | Bloemfontein | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1978 | |
| SR Waugh | 120* | 110 | 10 | 2 | 109.09 | Australia | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1481 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 120 | 125 | 14 | 0 | 96.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 10 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1944 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 120 | 115 | 10 | 5 | 104.34 | India | v England | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3110 | |
| Rameez Raja | 119* | 155 | 16 | 0 | 76.77 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Mar 1992 | ODI # 747 | |
| IVA Richards | 119 | 146 | 6 | 1 | 81.50 | West Indies | v India | The Oval | 15 Jun 1983 | ODI # 210 | |
| CH Gayle | 119 | 151 | 8 | 2 | 78.80 | West Indies | v Kenya | Kimberley | 4 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1981 | |
| RN ten Doeschate | 119 | 110 | 9 | 3 | 108.18 | Netherlands | v England | Nagpur | 22 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3104 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, ICC Cricket World Cup final, Apr 2, 2011
[ODI # 3148] |
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India v Pakistan at Mohali, ICC Cricket World Cup 2nd semi final, Mar 30, 2011
[ODI # 3147] |
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), ICC Cricket World Cup 1st semi final, Mar 29, 2011
[ODI # 3146] |




