Cricket World Cup 2023: A Look At The Record-Breaking Moments
A slew of records fell during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, keeping record-keepers and statisticians on their toes.?
From single-inning heroics to sustained greatness across numerous campaigns, teams and players have made their mark and established new standards.?Here are the major records that will be broken at the Cricket World Cup in India in 2023.
Fastest wickets?
Mitchell Starc took 50 wickets off Lasith Malinga in Australia's first match of the 2023 World Cup, eliminating India opener Ishan Kishan for a golden duck with six innings to spare.?
Malinga took 25 innings to reach 50 wickets in Cricket World Cups, with Glenn McGrath of Australia and Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka coming in second and third, respectively, with 30 innings.
Fastest century?
Several players had threatened Kevin O'Brien's 50-ball effort against England on that legendary Bangalore night in 2011, but it took 12 years and a visit to India for the fastest century to be beaten.
In a tournament with a dozen centuries in ten matches, Markram's ability to hold the record until the end of the 2023 tournament is far from guaranteed.At the Cricket World Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma and Kusal Mendis have already produced 63 and 65-ball hundreds, respectively, and the event promises high scores even if the wickets become slower in time.?
Biggest chase?
Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique hit world-class centuries to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the biggest-ever successful chase in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup history in Hyderabad.Wedged in a corner at 37/2 after losing Babar Azam, Shafique's calmness and Rizwan's presence constructed a good base, combining power and touch to easily put on 176.
Shafique eventually fell for 113 (103), but Rizwan (131* from 121) prevailed with the support of Iftikhar Ahmed's sheer force of 22* (10) to chase down the mark with 10 balls to spare.?
Most hundreds and sixes?
Standing records had little chance against Rohit Sharma, who led his team to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in Delhi.Rohit scored 131 off 84 balls to help his team glide past Afghanistan's 272, eventually winning with 90 balls to spare.?
The skipper smashed 16 fours and five sixes in his customary mix of brashness and balance at the crease, utterly dictating terms at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. With the knock, he surpassed compatriot Sachin Tendulkar's record of seven Cricket World Cup hundreds.
In comparison to Tendulkar's 44 innings, Rohit has achieved the mark in only 19 innings and three World Cup campaigns.?
The five sixes Rohit hit in Delhi took him to 556 sixes across three formats of international cricket, passing Chris Gayle, the previous record-holder in the category.Rohit passed the West Indies opener in roughly 80 fewer innings (472) across the three formats.?
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