1999 Cricket World Cup statistics
This is a list of statistics for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Team Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.
Team |
Total |
Opponent |
Ground |
India |
373/6 |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
India |
329/2 |
Kenya |
County Ground, Bristol, England |
Australia |
303/4 |
Zimbabwe |
Lord's, England |
South Africa |
287/5 |
New Zealand |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
Australia |
282/6 |
India |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
Pakistan |
275/8 |
Australia |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
Sri Lanka |
275/8 |
Kenya |
County Ground, Southampton, England |
Australia |
272/5 |
South Africa |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
Pakistan |
271/9 |
Zimbabwe |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
South Africa |
271/7 |
Australia |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
Largest winning margin
By runs
Team |
Margin |
Opponent |
Ground |
Date |
India |
231 runs |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
26 May 1999 |
Pakistan |
215 runs |
Zimbabwe |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
11 Jun 1999 |
South Africa |
210 runs |
England |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
22 May 1999 |
Pakistan |
206 runs |
Scotland |
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England |
20 May 1999 |
India |
205 runs |
Kenya |
County Ground, Bristol, England |
23 May 1999 |
Source: Cricinfo |
By wickets
By balls remaining
Lowest team totals
This is a list of completed innings only, low totals in matches with reduced overs are omitted except when the team was all out. Successful run chases in the second innings are not counted.
Team |
Score |
Opponent |
Ground |
Date |
Scotland |
68 (31.3 overs) |
West Indies |
Grace Road, Leicester, England |
27 May 1999 |
England |
103 (41 overs) |
South Africa |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
22 May 1999 |
Sri Lanka |
110 (35.2 overs) |
South Africa |
County Cricket Ground, Northampton, England |
19 May 1999 |
West Indies |
110 (46.4 overs) |
Australia |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
30 May 1999 |
Bangladesh |
116 (37.4 overs) |
New Zealand |
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England |
17 May 1999 |
Smallest winning margin
By runs
By wickets
Team |
Margin |
Overs Remaining |
Opponent |
Ground |
Date |
South Africa |
3 wickets |
1.0 |
Pakistan |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England |
05 Jun 1999 |
South Africa |
4 wickets |
2.4 |
India |
County Cricket Ground, Hove, England |
15 May 1999 |
Sri Lanka |
4 wickets |
4.0 |
Zimbabwe |
New Road, Worcester, England |
22 May 1999 |
Australia |
5 wickets |
0.2 |
South Africa |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
13 Jun 1999 |
New Zealand |
5 wickets |
1.4 |
India |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England |
12 Jun 1999 |
Source: Cricinfo |
By balls remaining
Team |
Margin |
Opponent |
Ground |
Date |
Australia |
2 balls |
South Africa |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
13 Jun 1999 |
South Africa |
6 balls |
Pakistan |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England |
05 Jun 1999 |
New Zealand |
10 balls |
India |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England |
12 Jun 1999 |
Pakistan |
15 balls |
New Zealand |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
16 Jun 1999 |
South Africa |
16 balls |
India |
County Cricket Ground, Hove, England |
15 May 1999 |
Source: Cricinfo |
Individual Statistics
Batting statistics
Most runs
The top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.
Highest scores
This table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.
Player |
Team |
Score |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Opponent |
Ground |
Sourav Ganguly |
India |
183 |
158 |
17 |
7 |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
Rahul Dravid |
India |
145 |
129 |
17 |
1 |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
Sachin Tendulkar |
India |
140* |
101 |
16 |
3 |
Kenya |
County Ground, Bristol, England |
Neil Johnson |
Zimbabwe |
132* |
144 |
14 |
2 |
Australia |
Lord's, England |
Steve Waugh |
Australia |
120* |
110 |
10 |
2 |
South Africa |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
Saeed Anwar |
Pakistan |
113* |
148 |
9 |
0 |
New Zealand |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
Rahul Dravid |
India |
104* |
109 |
10 |
0 |
Kenya |
County Ground, Bristol, England |
Mark Waugh |
Australia |
104 |
120 |
13 |
0 |
Zimbabwe |
Lord's, England |
Saeed Anwar |
Pakistan |
103 |
144 |
11 |
0 |
Zimbabwe |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
Herschelle Gibbs |
South Africa |
101 |
134 |
10 |
1 |
Australia |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
Most boundaries
Bowling statistics
Most wickets
The following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament.
Best bowling figures
This table lists the top ten players with the best bowling figures in the tournament.
Player |
Team |
Overs |
Figures |
Opponent |
Ground |
Glenn McGrath |
Australia |
8.4 |
5/14 |
West Indies |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
Lance Klusener |
South Africa |
8.3 |
5/21 |
Kenya |
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands |
Venkatesh Prasad |
India |
9.3 |
5/27 |
Pakistan |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
Robin Singh (cricketer) |
India |
9.3 |
5/31 |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
Pakistan |
10.0 |
5/35 |
Bangladesh |
County Cricket Ground, Northampton, England |
Shaun Pollock |
South Africa |
9.2 |
5/36 |
Australia |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
Chris Harris |
New Zealand |
3.1 |
4/7 |
Scotland |
The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Allan Donald |
South Africa |
8.0 |
4/17 |
England |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
Courtney Walsh |
West Indies |
10.0 |
4/25 |
Bangladesh |
Castle Avenue, Dublin, Ireland |
Shane Warne |
Australia |
10.0 |
4/29 |
South Africa |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
Most maidens
Hat-tricks
Fielding statistics
Most dismissals
This is a list of the wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament.
Most catches
This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.
Other Statistics
Highest partnerships
The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.
By wicket |
Wicket |
Runs |
Team |
Players |
Opposition |
Ground |
1st |
194 |
Pakistan |
Saeed Anwar |
Wajahatullah Wasti |
New Zealand |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
2nd |
318 |
India |
Sourav Ganguly |
Rahul Dravid |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
3rd |
237* |
India |
Rahul Dravid |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Kenya |
County Ground, Bristol, England |
4th |
126 |
Australia |
Ricky Ponting |
Steve Waugh |
South Africa |
Headingley, Leeds, England |
5th |
148 |
New Zealand |
Roger Twose |
Chris Cairns |
Australia |
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales |
6th |
161 |
Kenya |
Maurice Odumbe |
Alpesh Vadher |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Southampton, England |
7th |
83 |
New Zealand |
Stephen Fleming |
Chris Harris |
Pakistan |
County Cricket Ground, Derby, England |
8th |
64 |
Sri Lanka |
Mahela Jayawardene |
Chaminda Vaas |
Kenya |
County Ground, Southampton, England |
9th |
44 |
South Africa |
Lance Klusener |
Steve Elworthy |
Sri Lanka |
County Cricket Ground, Northampton, England |
10th |
35 |
South Africa |
Lance Klusener |
Allan Donald |
Zimbabwe |
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England |
By Runs |
2nd |
318 |
India |
Sourav Ganguly |
Rahul Dravid |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Taunton, England |
3rd |
237* |
India |
Rahul Dravid |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Kenya |
County Ground, Bristol, England |
1st |
194 |
Pakistan |
Saeed Anwar |
Wajahatullah Wasti |
New Zealand |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England |
1st |
176 |
South Africa |
Gary Kirsten |
Herschelle Gibbs |
New Zealand |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
6th |
161 |
Kenya |
Maurice Odumbe |
Alpesh Vadher |
Sri Lanka |
County Ground, Southampton, England |
2nd |
159* |
England |
Nasser Hussain |
Graeme Hick |
Kenya |
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England |
5th |
148 |
New Zealand |
Roger Twose |
Chris Cairns |
Australia |
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales |
5th |
141 |
India |
Ajay Jadeja |
Robin Singh (cricketer) |
Australia |
Kennington Oval, London, England |
2nd |
130 |
India |
Sourav Ganguly |
Rahul Dravid |
South Africa |
County Cricket Ground, Hove, England |
3rd |
129 |
Australia |
Mark Waugh |
Steve Waugh |
Zimbabwe |
Lord's, England |