Cricket World Cup: complete stats wrap

After 49 matches, 44 days and a myriad of broken records, the ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup is done and dusted.

The World Cup featured blazing knocks, blistering spells of fast bowling and feats of athleticism never before seen in one-day international cricket.

Below are the final stats of six-week competition and the stories behind the numbers.

Most Runs

Black Caps opening batsman Martin Guptill finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer with 547 run in nine matches.

The highlight was his record World Cup score of 237no against the West Indies in the fourth quarter-final in Wellington where he blasted 24 fours and 11 sixes.

Retiring Sri Lanka veteran Kumar Sangakkara scored a record four centuries in a row, posting tons against Bangladesh, England, Australia and Scotland to finish with a competition-high average of 108.20.

Proteas skipper AB de Villiers rounds out the top three, scoring 482 runs at an imperious strike rate of 144.31 runs per hundred balls.

De Villiers scored the fastest one-day international 150 against the West Indies at the SCG, reaching the milestone in only 64 balls.

World Cup champions Australia didn’t rely on one batsman to score their runs, with Steve Smith (402 runs at 67), David Warner (345 at 49.28) and Glenn Maxwell (324 at 64.80) all performing well as part of a balanced team. 

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – Most Runs

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Most Wickets

Crowned the Player of the Tournament for his 22 wickets in eight matches, Mitchell Starc was a force to reckoned with this World Cup.

The 24-year-old wreaked havoc throughout the 44-day event, finishing with the best strike rate by any bowler and the best average, and yep, you guessed it, the best economy rate.

New Zealand’s Trent Boult joined Starc at the top of the wickets pile, while Indian speedster Umesh Yadav claimed 18 wickets in eight appearances.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – Most Wickets

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Best Bowling Figures

Tim Southee completed the competition with the best bowling figures – his 7-33 demolition job of England was unmatched.

World Cup leading wicket-takers Starc and Boult claimed six and five wickets each respectively in the Eden Park epic, while Mitchell Marsh’s five England scalps sees him slip into fourth spot.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – Best Bowling Figures

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High Scores

The 11th Cricket World Cup saw not one but two double-centuries, first by Gayle and then by Guptill.

But the tournament also had seven scores above 150, including David Warner’s brutal display against Afghanistan in Perth.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – High Scores

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Most Sixes

In a thunderous display of power hitting unseen before in World Cup cricket, Chris Gayle’s 215 against Zimbabwe featured 16 sixes to see him rest atop the six hitting mountain.

Gayle’s 26 sixes came from only six matches, while second place AB de Villiers bossed 21 maximums in eight matches.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – Most Sixes

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Highest Strike Rates

Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal was well on his way to guiding his nation to a famous upset against Australia in their group stage clash at the SCG, but injury struck and forced him to retire hurt.

The right-hander’s knock of 52 from only 24 balls sees him finish with the highest strike rate, ahead of South African Farhaan Behardian and Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum.

McCullum, Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers each faced over 150 balls in the tournament, making their dizzying strike rates even more impressive.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – Highest Strike Rates

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Most Dismissals

Evergreen wicketkeeper Brad Haddin signed off the World Cup in style with 16 dismissals, all caught behind the wicket.

India captain MS Dhoni came in second with 15 – again all caught – with West Indies gloveman Dinesh Ramdin (13 catches) and Black Caps keeper Luke Ronchi (12 catches, one stumping) share the bronze medal.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup – Most Dismissals

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