Batting teams always dream of the big totals. If the team has strong batting conditions, it always targets for the highest totals.
Here, we are checking the records for the highest totals in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup history.
In this article, we have gone over the major highest totals records in the ODI World Cup history, including overall, first batting, second batting, highest totals for the hosts, and even the highest successful chasings.
Article Contents
What is the highest score in World Cup
o List of highest totals
What is the highest first innings score in World Cup
o List of highest first batting totals
What is the highest second innings score in World Cup
o List of highest second batting totals
What is the highest score for the hosts in World Cup
o List of highest totals for hosts
What is the highest run chase in ODI World Cup history
o List of highest successful chases
Highest Totals in ODI World Cup history | Highest team scores of all time in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
Q. What is the highest score in the World Cup?
A. South Africa scored the highest totals in ODI World Cup history with 428/5 (50 overs) against Sri Lanka at Delhi during a league stage match in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest totals (Top 10)
Team | Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
South Africa | 428/5 (50) | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 7 October 2023 |
Australia | 417/6 (50) | Afghanistan | Perth | 4 March 2015 |
India | 413/5 (50) | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 March 2007 |
South Africa | 411/4 (50) | Ireland | Canberra | 3 March 2015 |
South Africa | 408/5 (50) | West Indies | Sydney | 27 February 2015 |
Sri Lanka | 398/5 (50) | Kenya | Kandy | 6 March 1996 |
England | 397/6 (50) | Afghanistan | Manchester | 18 June 2019 |
New Zealand | 393/6 (50) | West Indies | Wellington | 21 March 2015 |
England | 386/6 (50) | Bangladesh | Cardiff | 8 June 2019 |
Australia | 381/5 (50) | Bangladesh | Nottingham | 20 June 2019 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. What is the highest first innings score in the World Cup?
A. During the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, South Africa scored the record first innings total of 428/5 in 50 overs against Sri Lanka at Delhi.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest first batting totals (Top 5)
Team | Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
South Africa | 428/5 (50) | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 7 October 2023 |
Australia | 417/6 (50) | Afghanistan | Perth | 4 March 2015 |
India | 413/5 (50) | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 March 2007 |
South Africa | 411/4 (50) | Ireland | Canberra | 3 March 2015 |
South Africa | 408/5 (50) | West Indies | Sydney | 27 February 2015 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. What is the highest second innings score in the World Cup?
A. England have the record for the highest second batting total with 338/8 against India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which ended in a tie result.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest second batting totals (Top 5)
Team | Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
England | 338/8 (50) | India | Bengaluru | 27 February 2011 |
England | 334/9 (50) | Pakistan | Nottingham | 3 June 2019 |
Bangladesh | 333/8 (50) | Australia | Nottingham | 20 June 2019 |
Ireland | 329/7 (49.1) | England | Bengaluru | 2 March 2011 |
Zimbabwe | 326 (49.3) | Ireland | Hobart | 7 March 2015 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. What is the highest score for the hosts in the World Cup?
A. Australia also hold the highest ODI World Cup total record for the hosts, with 417/6 against Afghanistan during a Group Stage game in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest totals for hosts (Top 5)
Team | Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Australia | 417/6 (50) | Afghanistan | Perth | 4 March 2015 |
Sri Lanka | 398/5 (50) | Kenya | Kandy | 6 March 1996 |
England | 397/6 (50) | Afghanistan | Manchester | 18 June 2019 |
New Zealand | 393/6 (50) | West Indies | Wellington | 21 March 2015 |
England | 386/6 (50) | Bangladesh | Cardiff | 8 June 2019 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. What is the highest run chase in ODI World Cup history?
A. Pakistan hold the record for the highest successful run-chase in the ODI World Cup history when they chased the 345 runs target against Sri Lanka during a League Stage game in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: List of highest successful chases (Top 5)
Team | Total (Overs) | Target | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Pakistan | 345/4 (48.2) | 345 | Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 10 October 2023 |
Ireland | 329/7 (49.1) | 328 | England | Bengaluru | 2 March 2011 |
Bangladesh | 322/3 (41.3) | 322 | West Indies | Taunton | 17 June 2019 |
Bangladesh | 322/4 (48.1) | 319 | Scotland | Nelson | 5 March 2015 |
Sri Lanka | 313/7 (49.2) | 313 | Zimbabwe | New Plymouth | 23 February 1992 |
Sri Lanka | 312/1 (47.2) | 310 | England | Wellington | 1 March 2015 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019; Only winning, no tied results)
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