Most stumps in World Cup innings

World Cup Cricket is the most prestigious and important event in the sport of Cricket. Every team plays its heart out to win the cup. Though every fielder is important in the team, no one can deny the importance of wicket keeper. To stump out a batsman in a World Cup match is always a treat for a wicketkeeper as he is the sole member of the team who does it for his country. A wicketkeeper’s expertise and excellent reflexes to any ball coming towards his gloves enables him to go for stumping if he sees a batsman out of the batting crease. Cricket World Cup has seen very less stumpings, however; the award for most stumps in cricket World Cup goes to India’s Kiran More who has stumped out 2 batsmen in a single inning. Although Kenyan wicketkeeper KO Otieno has done it twice as well, but he did it in two innings. Following is the list of wicketkeepers with most stumps in world cup tournaments.

Wicketkeeper	Country	Dismissals	Stumpings	Innings
KS More	India	4	2	1
KO Otieno	Kenya	4	2	2
JC Adams	West Indies	5	1	1
Rashid Latif	Pakistan	5	1	2
NR Mongia	India	5	1	1
Wasim Bari	Pakistan	4	1	1
KC Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	4	1	2
KO Otieno	Kenya	4	1	1
KC Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	4	1	1
Kamran Akmal	Pakistan	4	1	1

Most Player of the Match Awards in Test-ODI-T20 and World Cup Cricket

Most Player/Man of the Match Awards in Test Cricket  

The superb knack of the game and extremely well thought out timing of Jacques Kallis for cricket has led him to earn the most ‘Player of the Match’ awards in the history of test cricket. Proteas’ finest all-rounder has earned twenty two ‘Player of the Match’ awards to date. His recent performance against India in the second Inning of the test match where he scored his 40^th century makes him worth winning the title of ‘Player of the Match’. Following is the list of top cricketers who have been awarded most ‘player of the Match’ award in test cricket.

Player of the Match	Country	Span	Matches	No. of Awards
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2011	145	22
Muttiah Muralitharan	Srilanka	1992-2010	133	19
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	1985-2002	104	17
Shane Warne	Australia	1992-2007	145	17
Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2010	152	16
CEL Ambrose	West indies	1988-2000	98	14
Steve Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	14
Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2011	177	14
Kumara Sangakkara	Srilanka	2000-2010	94	12
Ian Botham	England	1977-1992	102	12

 

Most Player/Man of the Match Awards in ODI Cricket  

Sachin Tendulker is not a new name in the cricket record books; most often we see a new record under his belt. This one too goes to his prowess in the ODIs. Sachin Tendulker holds the record of most “Player of the Match” award in One day Internationals. He is being presented this award 61 times since his debut in 1989 and he is still going. Next to follow him is Srilanka’s legendary batsman and all rounder Sanath Jayasuriya who have achieved the title ‘Player of the match’ 48 times. Following is the list of most ‘Player of the Match’ awards.

Player	Country	Span	Matches	No. of Awards
SR Tendulkar	India	1989-2011	443	61
ST Jayasuriya	Srilanka	1989-2009	444	48
JH Kallis	South Africa	1996-2010	307	32
IVA Richards	West Indies	1975-1991	187	31
SC Ganguly	India	1992-2007	311	31
BC Lara	West Indies	1990-2007	299	30
PA de Silva	Srilanka	1984-2003	308	30
RT Ponting	Australia	1995-2010	352	30
Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1989-2003	247	28
AC Gilchrist	Australia	1996-2008	287	28

 

Most Player/Man of the Match Awards in T20 Cricket  

With extreme dexterity, excellent timing of the ball and a match winning improvisation of the game makes Srilankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya a star performer a cricket arena. He is one player who is always in a hurry to put a heap of runs on the score board.

Sanath Jayasuriya has won 6 ‘player of the match’ awards in T20 cricket and is on top slot.  Although Shahid Afridi equates him in terms of awards as he has also won 6 titles, the number of awards to the matches played ratio is better in case of Jayasuriya. Following is the list of cream of the crop at the T20 internationals.

Player of the Match		Span	Matches	No. of Awards
ST Jayasuriya	Srilanka	2006-2010	30	6
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	2006-2010	42	6
CH Gayle	West indies	2006-2010	20	4
KP Pietersen	England	2005-2011	30	4
RN ten Doeschate	Netherlands	2008-2010	9	3
BAW Mendis	Srilanka	2008-2010	19	3
DJG Sammy	West indies	2007-2010	19	3
Umar Akmal	Pakistan	2009-2010	21	3
Yuvraj Singh	India	2007-2011	23	3
NL McCullum	New Zealand	2007-2010	25	3

 

Most Player/Man of the Match Awards in World Cup Cricket  

With exceptional talent against any bowling attack Sachin Tendulker is one man who excelled in all formats of cricket. His significant contribution to cricket has enabled him to earn a status of an academy for new entrants who want to excel in batting. With loads of cricket records in his bag, yet another record is there for him i.e. the most ‘Player of the Match’ award in Cricket World Cups to date. He has earned this ward 8 times. Following is the list of ‘Player of the Match’ award winners in Cricket World Cup tournaments.

Player of the Match	Country	Matches	No of  Awards
SR Tendulkar	India	36	8
GD McGrath	Australia	39	6
L Klusener	South Africa	14	5
GA Gooch	England	21	5
IVA Richards	West Indies	23	5
ST Jayasuriya	Srilanka	38	5
DC Boon	Australia	16	4
SK Warne	Australia	17	4
SC Ganguly	India	21	4
ME Waugh	Australia	33	4

Hat-tricks done by Bowlers in Test-ODI, T20 and World Cup Cricket

Hat-tricks done by Bowlers in Test Cricket  

Hat tricks in a test match play a key role in turning the face of the game. Since its inception, the history of test cricket has witnessed 38 hat tricks to date. The first ever hat trick in the test cricket was made by Fred Spofforth of Australia who dismissed three batsmen of the English team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia on January 2, 1879. Furthermore, Aussies leg spinner Jimmy Mathews made two hat-tricks in a test match against South Africa at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1912.

In addition to Mathew’s two hat tricks in a test match, Australia’s off spinner Hugh Trumble recorded his first hat trick against England in 1902 whereas, he made his second hat trick again against England in 1904. The interesting fact about these hat tricks is that both are made against the same team and on the same ground i.e. MCG, Melbourne.

Last but not the least Pakistan’s Wasim Akram recorded his two hat tricks against Srilanka in 1^st and 2^nd test match respectively at Gaddafi Stadium in 1999. It’s worthwhile to note that he is the only cricketer who has made hat trick as a Test Captain.

Hat-tricks done by Bowlers in ODI Cricket

Viewing the hat tricks made in One day internationals, 26 hat tricks have been recorded up till now. The first ever hat-trick was made by Pakistani bowler Jalaluddin, who dismissed three Australian players in a row in an ODI played at Hyderabad, Pakistan on September 20, 1982. The latest hat trick was done by Bangladeshi bowler Abdur Razzak in an ODI between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe played at Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 3, 2010.

Srilanka’s Chaminda Vaas and Pakistan’s Waseem Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq have made two hat tricks each. Chaminda Vaas did it twice, first against Zimbabwe in 2001 at Colombo and second time he made hat trick against Bangladesh in 2003 at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Saqlain Mushtaq made his two hat tricks against Zimbabwe, first in 1996 at Peshawar and second in 1999 at the Oval.

Waseem Akram is the only bowler in cricket history who holds the record of two hat tricks in ODIs and two hat tricks in Test Cricket.

Hat-tricks done by Bowlers in T20 Cricket

Likewise Test Cricket and One day Internationals (ODIs), T20 game of cricket has seen three hat tricks to date. First ever hat trick in T29 cricket is made by Australian Fast Bowler Brett Lee who dismissed Bangladesh batsmen Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza and Alok Kapali in three consecutive deliveries  at Cape Town,  South Africa during a 2007-2008 season.

Second Hat-trick was made during 2009 cricket season at Colombo, Srilanka where New Zealand’s JP Oram playing against Srilanka on their home ground, took three wickets in a row. He preyed Srilankan batsmen viz. AD Mathews, CM Bandara and KMDN Kulasekara in a great fashion.

Third time history was written at Auckland, New Zealand  in the recent 2010/2011 Pakistan New Zealand Series where Tim Southee claimed a hat trick against Pakistan by dismissing Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal. He not only made a hat-trick but also became the first Kiwi bowler to become the five wicket taker in T20 Internationals.

Hat-tricks in ICC Cricket World Cups

A hat-trick in cricket transpires when three batsmen get out on three consecutive deliveries in the same match by an individual bowler. These deliveries may be intermittent by another bowler’s over who bowls from the opposite end of the wicket.  Hence, three wickets taken in a row without given any run by a bowler is a hat-trick.

Looking at the ICC World Cup history there are only four bowlers who have made hat-tricks.  The list of these bowlers is as follows

1)    1987 ICC Cricket World Cup: Indian Bowler Chetan Sharma made a hat-trick playing against New Zealand on Oct 13, 1987 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, India.

2)    1999 ICC Cricket World Cup: Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq made a hat-trick against Zimbabwe on June 11, 1999 at The Oval, London

3)    2003 ICC Cricket World Cup: Srilankan Fast bowler Chaminda Vaas bowled out three batsmen in a row playing against Bangladesh on February 14, 2003 at Pietermaritzburg Oval, South Africa

4)    2003 ICC Cricket World Cup : Australian Speed Gun Brett Lee dismissed three batsmen on consecutive balls bowling against Kenya on March 15, 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa

Highest Wickets Takers in Test-ODI-T20 and World Cup Cricket

Highest Wickets Takers in Test Cricket

Even though it’s tough to face the fast bowling attack, the hex of spin bowling is much tougher to withstand. Batsmen who feel comfortable facing the fast bowling, they mostly become prey to the spinners, who trick them with their exquisite bowling persona. This is evident from the test cricket records where the highest wickets taker in the history of test cricket goes to Muttiah Muralitharan. This Srilankan King of off-spin bowling has preyed 800 batsmen by his inexplicable bowling at an excellent economy rate of 2.47.

Following is the list of top ten highest wicket takers in test cricket.

Bowler	Country	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan	Srilanka	133	800	22.72	2.47
Shane Warne	Australia	145	708	25.41	2.65
Anil Kumble	India	132	619	29.65	2.69
Glenn McGrath	Australia	124	563	21.64	2.49
Courtney Walsh	West Indies	132	519	24.44	2.53
Kapil Dev	India	131	434	29.64	2.78
Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	86	431	22.29	2.63
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	108	421	23.11	2.39
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	104	414	23.62	2.59
CEL Ambrose	West Indies	98	405	20.99	2.30

 

Highest Wicket Takers in ODI Cricket

Likewise test cricket, the highest wicket taker in One Day Internationals is Srilanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. Although this first ever wrist spinning off-spinner has faced several controversies pertaining to his bowling action, ever smiling off spinner has remained unstoppable on the pitch. Muralitharan’s has clutched 517 wickets in ODIs with an economy rate of 3.92 as he has recently surpassed and broke the record of Wasim Akram. The King of Reverse Swing, Wasim Akram of Pakistan stands on the second slot with 502 wickets with a slightly better economy rate of 3.89. Following is the list of highest wicket takers in One day Internationals.

Bowler	Country	Matches	Wickets	Eco Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan	Srilanka	339	517	3.92
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	356	502	3.89
Waqar Younis	Pakistan	262	416	4.68
Chaminda Vaas	Srilanka	322	400	4.18
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	303	393	3.67
Glen McGrath	Australia	250	381	3.88
Anil Kumble	India	271	337	4.3
Brett Lee	Australia	186	324	4.71
Sanath Jayasuriya	Srilanka	444	322	4.78
Javagal Shrinath	India	229	315	4.44

 

Highest Wicket Takers in T20 Cricket  

With T20 cricket comes the name of Pakistan on top. This is on account of some superb performances by Pakistani Cricketers both with bat and ball. The highlight wicket takers in T20 cricket are the green flag bearers who have lofted their country’s name high in the sky. The highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket is Shahid Afridi with 53 wickets whereas Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal have correspondingly taken 47 wickets and 41 wickets. Following is the list of top 10 highest wicket takers in T20 cricket.

Bowler	Country	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Avg	Eco Rate
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	42	53	18.39	6.13
Umar Gul	Pakistan	34	47	16.00	6.47
Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	29	41	16.12	6.35
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	28	35	16.57	5.36
SL Malinga	Srilanka	29	35	20.80	7.42
Scj Broad	England	29	35	21.57	7.41
BAW Mendis	Srilanka	19	33	12.39	5.68
GP Swann	England	20	30	14.50	6.49
MG Johnson	Australia	24	30	19.53	6.86
DW Steyn	South Africa	21	29	18.31	6.80

 

Highest Wicket Takers in World Cup Cricket Tournaments

Marking records in Cricket World Cup is every cricketer’s dream; however a few reach their destiny in a great manner. Cricket World Cup is chock-full with some distinguished bowling records of which the highest wicket taker record goes to Australian speed gun Glenn McGrath. Glenn McGrath has secured 71 wickets in ICC World Cup at an economy rate of 3.96. Wasim Akram comes on the second position with 55 wickets in his pocket, where he maintained a decent economy rate of 4.04.

A list of highest wicket takers is compiled for our readers’ interest, which is as follows.

Bowler	Country	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Avg	Econ Rate
Glenn McGrath	Australia	39	71	18.19	3.96
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	38	55	23.83	4.04
Muttiah Muralitharan	Srilanka	31	53	19.69	3.83
Chaminda Vaas	Srilanka	31	49	21.22	3.97
Javagal Srinath	India	34	44	27.81	4.32
Allan Donald	South Africa	25	38	24.02	4.17
GB Hoggs	Australia	21	34	19.23	4.12
Imran Khan	Pakistan	28	34	19.26	3.86
Shane Warne	Australia	17	32	19.50	3.83
Chris Harris	New Zealand	28	32	26.90	4.43

Highest Runs Scorer in Test-ODI-T20 and World Cup Cricket

Highest Runs Scorer in Test Cricket

He comes, he plays, and he clutches all the records in his bag. He is the little master Sachin Tendulker whose name is a trademark for excellence in batting. Not only he holds the highest runs record in ODIs but also he is the undisputed Emperor of batsmen in Test Cricket. In his 290 test innings to date he has scored 14692 runs with an exceptional average of 56.94. Though he got out 14 times without any scoring, his 51 centuries and 59 centuries have played the key role in achieving his highest runs target.

Next in the queue is the Aussies’ skipper Ricky Ponting with his 12363 runs. He has a lot more potential to cross Sachin Tendulker in the near future, however; Sachin too has a long way to go. Let’s see who keeps the crown of highest runs scorer in Test Cricket in the forthcoming years.

Highest Run Scorers in ODI Cricket 

One of the greatest moments of pride and esteem is when you put a badge of being a record maker in any field of concern.  Once looking at the cricket records, there are a large number of badges on the jacket of one man, the Indian cricket maestro Sachin Tendulker. He is the only one cricketer, who stands shoulder to shoulder to Sir Donald Bradman in terms of his dexterity and elegance towards the game of cricket. Sachin Tendulker holds almost all the batting records whether it’s from Test Cricket or One day Internationals. The little master holds the highest runs scorer record of mammoth 17,598 runs in ODIs at a stupendous batting average of 45.15 where the strike rate is 86.26. He has made this record with the help of 46 centuries and 93 half centuries.  He is far too ahead in this record as the second highest score is of 13,428 runs by Srilankan batting whiz Sanath Jayasuriya. There is a lot more cricket left for Sachin and we might see him touching the 20,000 runs in ODIs.

Highest Run Scorers in T20 Cricket

With the advent of T20 cricket the face of the game has changed a lot. Fast pitches, hefty scoring and action packed bowling in just 20 overs have brought a revolution in the game of Cricket. With T20 cricket comes new records as well with new names. Looking at the highest batting scores by an individual, Brendon McCullum of New Zealand is on the top position with 1100 runs at an average of 33.33. Following is the list of highest runs scorer in T20 cricket:

Batsmen	Country	Inns	Runs	Avg	Strike Rate
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	40	1100	33.33	128.35
Graeme Smith	South Africa	31	958	33.03	129.11
KP Pietherson	England	28	911	37.95	141.67
Mahela Jayawardene	Srilanka	32	784	28.00	141.77
Kumar Sangakkara	Srilanka	28	777	31.08	119.17
Tilikaratne Dilshan	Srilanka	31	758	29.15	120.70
Kamran Akmal	Pakistan	33	704	23.46	124.60
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	40	671	18.13	144.61
Ross Taylor	New Zealand	34	659	21.96	116.84
JP Duminy	South Africa	29	648	30.85	126.31

Highest Run Scorers in Cricket World Cups

The one whose bat just gushes out runs for him whether it’s a test match, a One Day International or a Cricket World Cup is Sachin Tendulker. Since his appearance in 1989 in the world of cricket, he has been a star performer with bat and still performing remarkably well. Looking at his performance in ICC Cricket World Cups, Tendulker holds the record of most runs scorer in Cricket World Cups. He has scored 1796 runs with a batting average of 57.93 and recorded 4 centuries and 13 half centuries across the board. Not only has that he topped the chart with an amazing strike rate of 88.21, he holds the record of highest runs scored in a match which is 152 runs.

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