The Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket takers in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

The Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket takers in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 stood as follows -

Highest RUN Getters

TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 500 in 9 innings

SR Tendulkar (India) - 482 in 9 innings

KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 465 in 9 innings

IJL Trott (England) - 422 in 7 innings

WU Tharanga (Sri Lanka) - 395 in 9 innings

Highest WICKET Takers

Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 21 wickets in 8 matches

Z Khan (India) - 21 wickets in 9 matches

TG Southee (New Zealand) - 18 wickets in 8 matches

RJ Peterson (South Africa) - 15 wickets in 7 matches

M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) - 15 wickets in 9 matches

The KEY players for India and Sri Lanka so far

The Man of the match award winners for India and Sri Lanka in their respective World Cup games till now –

INDIA

1.  vs Bangladesh - V Sehwag  (175 runs in 140 balls)

2.  vs Ireland – Yuvraj Singh (50 runs in 75 balls  and 5 wickets in 10 overs)

3.  vs Netherlands - Yuvraj Singh (51 runs in 73 balls and 2 wickets in 9 overs)

4.   vs West Indies - Yuvraj Singh (113 runs in 123 balls and 2 wickets in 4 overs)

5.   vs Australia -  Yuvraj Singh (57 runs in 65 balls and 2 wickets in 10 overs)

6.  vs Pakistan – Sachin Tendulkar (85 runs in 115 balls)

SRI LANKA

1. vs Canada - DPMD Jayawardene (100 runs in 81 balls)

2. vs Kenya - SL Malinga (6 wickets in 8 overs)

3. vs Zimbabwe - TM Dilshan (144 runs in 131 balls and 4 wickets in 3 overs)

4. vs New Zealand - KC Sangakkara (111 runs in 128 balls)

5. vs England - TM Dilshan (108 in 115 balls and 1 wicket in 6 overs)

6. vs New Zealand - KC Sangakkara (54 in 79 balls and 3 caught behinds)

Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket Takers

The Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket takers in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 till now -

Highest RUN Getters

1. TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 467 in 8 innings

2. SR Tendulkar (India) - 464     in 8 innings

3. IJL Trott (Eng) - 422 in 8 innings

4. KC Sangakkara (SL) - 417 in 8 innings
   
5. WU Tharanga (SL) - 393 in 8 innings

Highest WICKET Takers

1. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 21 wickets in 8 matches

2. Z Khan (India) - 19 wickets in 8 matches

3. TG Southee (New Zealand) - 18 wickets in 8 matches

4. RJ Peterson (South Africa) - 15 wickets in 7 matches

5. M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) - 15 wickets in 8 matches

Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket Takers, Till the Quarter Finals

The Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket takers in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 till the Quarter Final stage (including the Quarter final matches) - 

Highest RUN Getters

1. Jonathan Trott (England) - 422 in 7 innings

2. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 394 in 7 innings

3. Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 379 in 7 innings

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 363 in 6 innings

5. Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka)- 363 in 7 innings

Highest WICKET Takers

1. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 21 wickets in 7 matches

2. Zaheer Khan (India) - 17 wickets in 7 matches

3. Robin Peterson (South Africa) - 15 wickets in 7 matches

4. Tim Southee (New Zealand) - 15 wickets in 7 matches

5. Imran Tahir (South Africa) - 14 wickets in 5 matches

Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket Takers

The Highest Run Getters and the Highest Wicket takers in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 till now - 

Highest RUN Getters

1. Virender Sehwag (India)- 327 in 5 innings

2. Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 324 in 5 innings

3. AB De Villiers (South Africa) - 318 in 4 innings

4. Andrew Strauss (England) - 298 in 5 innings

5. Jonathan Trott (England) - 289 in 5 innings

Highest WICKET Takers

1. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 16 wickets in 5 matches

2. Sulieman Benn (West Indies) - 12 wickets in 4 matches

3. Zaheer Khan (India) - 12 wickets in 5 matches

4. Harvir Baidwan (Canada) - 12 wickets in 5 matches

5. Imran Tahir (South Africa) - 11 wickets in 3 matches

The Best till now, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

The best batting and bowling performances till date in this World Cup

Batting

1. Virender Sehwag - 175 Vs Bangladesh

2. Kevin O'Brien - 113 Vs England

3. Andrew Strauss - 158 Vs India

4. Ross Taylor - 131 Vs Pakistan

Bowling

1. Shahid Afridi - 34/4 in 10 overs Vs Sri Lanka

2. Kemar Roach - 27/6 in 8.4 overs Vs Netherland

3. Lasith Malinga - 38/6 in 8.4 overs Vs Kenya

4. Stuart Broad - 15/4 in 6.4 overs Vs South Africa

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