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Cricket World Cup - Player Records
Highest Scores
This list features the players with the highest batting score in Cricket World Cup history.
RANK | PLAYER | NATION | RUNS | OPPONENT | YEAR |
1 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 237* | West Indies | 2015 |
2 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 215 | Zimbabwe | 2015 |
3 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 201* | Afghanistan | 2023 |
4 | Gary Kirsten | South Africa | 188* | United Arab Emirates | 1996 |
5 | Sourav Ganguly | India | 183 | Sri Lanka | 1999 |
6 | Viv Richards | West Indies | 181 | Sri Lanka | 1987 |
7 | David Warner | Australia | 178 | Afghanistan | 2015 |
8 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 177* | Bangladesh | 2023 |
9 | Kapil Dev | India | 175* | Zimbabwe | 1983 |
10 | Virender Sehwag | India | 175 | Bangladesh | 2011 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (n.d.). World Cup trophy batting most runs innings. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-innings/world-cup-12 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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