The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has witnessed several teams unleashing their best batting performances since its inception in 1975.

South Africa broke the record of Australia from 2015 with a mammoth 428 for five against Sri Lanka in its 2023 World Cup opener in Delhi.

The Proteas became the first team to record three 400-plus totals while also marking the first instance of three batters recording tons in a single World Cup innings.

Australia recorded its third consecutive 350-plus total in World Cups in this edition during its clash against New Zealand in Dharamsala. Its eventual score of 388 all out was the 10th-highest score in World Cup history.

Australia XI: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

New Zealand XI: Devon Conway Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitch Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Source: Sportstar

BDST: 1500 HRS, OCT 28, 2023
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