World Cup Cricket - Merciless batting

Here are some ODI records set because of merciless batting already displayed till the completion of first round:

Highest Totals

• India registered 5th highest total record against Bermuda with score 413/5
• Australia registered 10th highest team total record against South Africa with score 377/6

Largest victories by runs

• India topped the largest victory by runs record with win over Bermuda by 257 runs
• Sri Lanka registered 4th largest victory by runs with win over Bermuda by 243 runs
• Australia registered 7th largest victory by runs with win over Netherlands by 229 runs
• South Africa registered 9th largest victory by runs with win over Netherlands by 221 runs

Most runs in an over

• South Africa scored 36 runs in Netherlander DLS Bunge’s over, topping the most runs scored in an over record. The runs were scored solely by Herschelle Gibbs, and by hitting six consecutive sixes.

Fastest Centuries

• Matthew Hayden scored 8th fastest century by getting 101 runs in 66 balls against South Africa

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In 24 matches of the first round, total of 214 sixes has been hit, with an average of 8.92 sixes in a match.