There were a number of interesting features of this match
WCOC Press Release11-Mar-2003There were a number of interesting features of this match. Firstly, Sachin
Tendulkar passed his own record for the most runs scored in a World Cup tournament. He had scored 523 runs (avg 87.16) in 1996.Most runs in a World Cup tournament
Name Team M Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 Year SR Tendulkar Ind 8 8 0 571 152 71.37 90.34 1 5 2003 SR Tendulkar Ind 7 7 1 523 137 87.16 85.59 2 3 1996 ME Waugh Aus 7 7 1 484 130 80.66 85.51 3 1 1996 GA Gooch Eng 8 8 0 471 115 58.87 70.29 1 3 1987 R Dravid Ind 8 8 1 461 145 65.85 85.52 2 3 1999 MD Crowe NZ 9 9 5 456 100* 114.00 90.65 1 4 1992 PA de Silva SL 6 6 1 448 145 89.60 107.69 2 2 1996 DC Boon Aus 8 8 0 447 93 55.87 76.67 0 5 1987 Javed Miandad Pak 9 9 2 437 89 62.42 62.33 0 5 1992 GR Marsh Aus 8 8 1 428 126* 61.14 68.26 2 1 1987
Tendulkar was dismissed for the 8th time in the nineties in Limited Overs
Internationals, passing the 7 dismissals in the nineties by Aravinda de
Silva. De Silva has also made two not out scores in the nineties, making 9 scores in the nineties in total, one ahead of Tendulkar’s 8.The Sri Lankan innings included 5 ducks. This one short of the most ducks in
a Limited Overs International innings. It was, however, the first time in
Limited Overs Internationals that the first four batsman dismissed in an innings all made ducks.Most ducks in a Limited Overs International innings
Ducks For Against Venue Season 6 Pakistan England Birmingham 1987 6 Pakistan West Indies Cape Town 1992/93 6 South Africa Australia Sydney 2001/02 5 England West Indies Lord's 1979 5 England Zimbabwe Harare 1996/97 5 West Indies Pakistan Melbourne 1996/97 5 South Africa Pakistan Sharjah 1999/00 5 West Indies Zimbabwe Sydney 2000/01 5 New Zealand Pakistan Auckland 2000/01 5 Zimbabwe Sri Lanka Colombo-SSC 2001/02 5 Canada Sri Lanka Paarl 2002/03 5 Sri Lanka India Johannesburg 2002/03
Finally, Mohammad Kaif became the first fielder to take 4 catches in a
World Cup match. For the record the following fielders all held the
previous record of 3:
Name For Against Venue Season CH Lloyd West Indies Sri Lanka Manchester 1975 DA Reeve England Pakistan Adelaide 1991/92 Ijaz Ahmed Pakistan Australia Perth 1991/92 AR Border Australia Zimbabwe Hobart 1991/92 CL Cairns New Zealand UAE Faisalabad 1995/96 GP Thorpe England Sri Lanka Lord's 1999 NJ Astle New Zealand Australia Cardiff 1999 IL Philip Scotland Bangladesh Edinburgh 1999 RT Ponting Australia Bangladesh Chester-le-Street 1999 SC Williams West Indies Scotland Leicester 1999 AR Whittall Zimbabwe South Africa Chelmsford 1999 V Sehwag India Holland Paarl 2002/03 LJ Burger Namibia England Port Elizabeth 2002/03 HH Dippenaar South Africa Bangladesh Bloemfontein 2002/03 D Mongia India Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 V Sehwag India England Durban 2002/03 AF Giles England Australia Port Elizabeth 2002/03
