Verified Cricket Statistics & Historical Records
Curated cricket milestones with strict provenance from official ICC tournament scorecards and Wisden historical ledgers. Zero speculative or fabricated statistics.
Data Provenance Notice: All records in this database are curated from official ICC tournament scorecards and Wisden historical archives. No speculative or unverified entries are permitted. (Audit: 2026-10-24).
All-Time Highest Team Totals
| Format | Team | Score | Overs | Match Details | Audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Cricket | Sri Lanka | 952/6 dec | 271.0 ov | vs India (Colombo (RPS), 1997-08-02) | VERIFIED |
| One-Day Internationals (ODI) | England | 498/4 | 50.0 ov | vs Netherlands (Amstelveen, 2022-06-17) | VERIFIED |
| Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) | India | 297/6 | 20.0 ov | vs Bangladesh (Hyderabad, 2024-10-12) | VERIFIED |
Legendary Batting Milestones
Highest Individual Score in Test Cricket
Brian Lara (West Indies)
400 not out
Provenance: Wisden Almanack Record Archive
Highest Individual Score in ODI Cricket
Rohit Sharma (India)
264
Provenance: BCCI / ICC Match ID #3544
Most International Centuries Across Formats
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
100
51 Test centuries, 49 ODI centuries
Provenance: ICC Hall of Fame Records
Most ODI Centuries
Virat Kohli (India)
50
World Cup 2023 Semi-Final vs New Zealand, Mumbai
Provenance: ICC Cricket World Cup Official Records 2023
Historic Bowling Records
Most Career Wickets in Test Cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
800
Average: 22.72
Provenance: ICC All-Time Test Bowling Ledger
Most Career Wickets in International Cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
1347
800 Test, 534 ODI, 13 T20I
Provenance: ICC All-Time Combined Records
Best Bowling Figures in an ODI
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
8/19
Average:
Provenance: Wisden ODI Bowling Records
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Winners (1975 – 2023)
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Winning Margin | Host Nation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | West Indies | Australia | 17 runs | England |
| 1979 | West Indies | England | 92 runs | England |
| 1983 | India | West Indies | 43 runs | England |
| 1987 | Australia | England | 7 runs | India & Pakistan |
| 1992 | Pakistan | England | 22 runs | Australia & New Zealand |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 7 wickets | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | Australia | Pakistan | 8 wickets | England |
| 2003 | Australia | India | 125 runs | South Africa |
| 2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 53 runs (D/L) | West Indies |
| 2011 | India | Sri Lanka | 6 wickets | India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh |
| 2015 | Australia | New Zealand | 7 wickets | Australia & New Zealand |
| 2019 | England | New Zealand | Tied; won on boundary count | England & Wales |
| 2023 | Australia | India | 6 wickets | India |