ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup 2015: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 29 March 2015Last updated 29 March 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 had 42 matches in the data, from 14 Feb 2015 to 29 Mar 2015. Australia won the final: Australia won by 7 wickets. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) scored the most runs, 534 in 6 innings at a strike rate of 107.2. Mitchell Starc took the most wickets, 20 at an economy rate of 3.56.

Matches

14 Feb 2015 – 29 Mar 2015

Champion

Australia

won the final

Most runs

534

Kumar Sangakkara

Most wickets

Mitchell Starc

World Cup 2015 final

Australia 186/3 (33.1 ov)

New Zealand 183 (45 ov)

Australia won by 7 wickets · 29 Mar 2015 · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Most runs in World Cup 2015

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	6	534	133.50	107.2	124	4	0	7
Martin Guptill	New Zealand	8	490	70.00	109.6	237*	2	0	16
AB de Villiers	South Africa	7	482	96.40	144.3	162*	1	3	21
Brendan Taylor	Zimbabwe	6	433	72.17	106.9	138	2	1	12
Shikhar Dhawan	India	8	412	51.50	91.8	137	2	1	9
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	6	395	79.00	96.8	161*	2	1	3
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	7	380	63.33	84.6	109	1	3	4
Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	7	350	50.00	75.1	76	0	4	7
Mahmudullah	Bangladesh	5	342	85.50	85.5	128*	2	1	6
Chris Gayle	West Indies	6	340	56.67	117.2	215	1	1	26

Most wickets in World Cup 2015

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Mitchell Starc	Australia	7	20	10.30	3.56	6/28
Trent Boult	New Zealand	8	19	17.74	4.49	5/27
Umesh Yadav	India	8	18	17.83	4.99	4/31
Mohammed Shami	India	7	17	17.29	4.82	4/35
Morne Morkel	South Africa	8	17	17.59	4.39	3/34
Jerome Taylor	West Indies	7	17	19.29	5.70	3/15
Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	7	16	23.00	5.56	4/45
Imran Tahir	South Africa	8	15	21.53	4.23	5/45
Tim Southee	New Zealand	8	15	28.60	6.04	7/33
Josh Davey	Scotland	5	13	21.31	6.92	4/68

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

Tim Southee v England7/33
Mitchell Starc v New Zealand6/28
Trent Boult v Australia5/27
Mitchell Marsh v England5/33
Imran Tahir v West Indies5/45

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
South Africa	411/4	50	Ireland	3 Mar 2015	Won
South Africa	408/5	50	West Indies	27 Feb 2015	Won
New Zealand	393/6	50	West Indies	21 Mar 2015	Won
Australia	376/9	50	Sri Lanka	8 Mar 2015	Won
West Indies	372/2	50	Zimbabwe	24 Feb 2015	Won

Team win–loss record

All matches in the data, including play-offs. This is not the official points table.
Team	Played	Won	Lost
India	8	7	1
New Zealand	8	7	1
Australia	7	6	1
South Africa	8	5	3
Pakistan	7	4	3
Ireland	6	3	3
Sri Lanka	6	3	3
West Indies	7	3	4
Bangladesh	5	2	3
England	5	1	4
Zimbabwe	6	1	5
Scotland	5	0	5
United Arab Emirates	6	0	6

All World Cup 2015 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
14 Feb 2015	New Zealand 331/6 (50 ov) Sri Lanka 233 (46.1 ov)	New Zealand won by 98 runs	Hagley Oval
14 Feb 2015	Australia 342/9 (50 ov) England 231 (41.5 ov)	Australia won by 111 runs	Melbourne Cricket Ground
15 Feb 2015	South Africa 339/4 (50 ov) Zimbabwe 277 (48.2 ov)	South Africa won by 62 runs	Seddon Park
15 Feb 2015	India 300/7 (50 ov) Pakistan 224 (47 ov)	India won by 76 runs	Adelaide Oval
16 Feb 2015	Ireland 307/6 (45.5 ov) West Indies 304/7 (50 ov)	Ireland won by 4 wickets	Saxton Oval
17 Feb 2015	New Zealand 146/7 (24.5 ov) Scotland 142 (36.2 ov)	New Zealand won by 3 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
19 Feb 2015	United Arab Emirates 285/7 (50 ov) Zimbabwe 286/6 (48 ov)	Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets	Saxton Oval
20 Feb 2015	New Zealand 125/2 (12.2 ov) England 123 (33.2 ov)	New Zealand won by 8 wickets	Wellington Regional Stadium
21 Feb 2015	Pakistan 160 (39 ov) West Indies 310/6 (50 ov)	West Indies won by 150 runs	Hagley Oval
22 Feb 2015	India 307/7 (50 ov) South Africa 177 (40.2 ov)	India won by 130 runs	Melbourne Cricket Ground
23 Feb 2015	England 303/8 (50 ov) Scotland 184 (42.2 ov)	England won by 119 runs	Hagley Oval
24 Feb 2015	West Indies 372/2 (50 ov) Zimbabwe 289 (44.3 ov)	West Indies won by 73 runs (D/L)	Manuka Oval
25 Feb 2015	Ireland 279/8 (49.2 ov) United Arab Emirates 278/9 (50 ov)	Ireland won by 2 wickets	The Gabba
26 Feb 2015	Bangladesh 240 (47 ov) Sri Lanka 332/1 (50 ov)	Sri Lanka won by 92 runs	Melbourne Cricket Ground
27 Feb 2015	South Africa 408/5 (50 ov) West Indies 151 (33.1 ov)	South Africa won by 257 runs	Sydney Cricket Ground
28 Feb 2015	New Zealand 152/9 (23.1 ov) Australia 151 (32.2 ov)	New Zealand won by 1 wicket	Eden Park
28 Feb 2015	India 104/1 (18.5 ov) United Arab Emirates 102 (31.3 ov)	India won by 9 wickets	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
1 Mar 2015	England 309/6 (50 ov) Sri Lanka 312/1 (47.2 ov)	Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets	Wellington Regional Stadium
1 Mar 2015	Pakistan 235/7 (50 ov) Zimbabwe 215 (49.4 ov)	Pakistan won by 20 runs	The Gabba
3 Mar 2015	Ireland 210 (45 ov) South Africa 411/4 (50 ov)	South Africa won by 201 runs	Manuka Oval
4 Mar 2015	Pakistan 339/6 (50 ov) United Arab Emirates 210/8 (50 ov)	Pakistan won by 129 runs	McLean Park
5 Mar 2015	Bangladesh 322/4 (48.1 ov) Scotland 318/8 (50 ov)	Bangladesh won by 6 wickets	Saxton Oval
6 Mar 2015	India 185/6 (39.1 ov) West Indies 182 (44.2 ov)	India won by 4 wickets	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
7 Mar 2015	Pakistan 222 (46.4 ov) South Africa 202 (33.3 ov)	Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L)	Eden Park
7 Mar 2015	Ireland 331/8 (50 ov) Zimbabwe 326 (49.3 ov)	Ireland won by 5 runs	Bellerive Oval
8 Mar 2015	Australia 376/9 (50 ov) Sri Lanka 312/9 (46.2 ov)	Australia won by 64 runs	Sydney Cricket Ground
9 Mar 2015	Bangladesh 275/7 (50 ov) England 260 (48.3 ov)	Bangladesh won by 15 runs	Adelaide Oval
10 Mar 2015	India 260/2 (36.5 ov) Ireland 259 (49 ov)	India won by 8 wickets	Seddon Park
11 Mar 2015	Scotland 215 (43.1 ov) Sri Lanka 363/9 (50 ov)	Sri Lanka won by 148 runs	Bellerive Oval
12 Mar 2015	South Africa 341/6 (50 ov) United Arab Emirates 195/9 (47.3 ov)	South Africa won by 146 runs	Wellington Regional Stadium
13 Mar 2015	New Zealand 290/7 (48.5 ov) Bangladesh 288/7 (50 ov)	New Zealand won by 3 wickets	Seddon Park
14 Mar 2015	India 288/4 (48.4 ov) Zimbabwe 287 (48.5 ov)	India won by 6 wickets	Eden Park
14 Mar 2015	Australia 133/3 (15.2 ov) Scotland 130 (25.4 ov)	Australia won by 7 wickets	Bellerive Oval
15 Mar 2015	United Arab Emirates 175 (47.4 ov) West Indies 176/4 (30.3 ov)	West Indies won by 6 wickets	McLean Park
15 Mar 2015	Ireland 237 (50 ov) Pakistan 241/3 (46.1 ov)	Pakistan won by 7 wickets	Adelaide Oval
18 Mar 2015	South Africa 134/1 (18 ov) Sri Lanka 133 (37.2 ov)	South Africa won by 9 wickets	Sydney Cricket Ground
19 Mar 2015	Bangladesh 193 (45 ov) India 302/6 (50 ov)	India won by 109 runs	Melbourne Cricket Ground
20 Mar 2015	Australia 216/4 (33.5 ov) Pakistan 213 (49.5 ov)	Australia won by 6 wickets	Adelaide Oval
21 Mar 2015	New Zealand 393/6 (50 ov) West Indies 250 (30.3 ov)	New Zealand won by 143 runs	Wellington Regional Stadium
24 Mar 2015	New Zealand 299/6 (42.5 ov) South Africa 281/5 (43 ov)	New Zealand won by 4 wickets (D/L)	Eden Park
26 Mar 2015	Australia 328/7 (50 ov) India 233 (46.5 ov)	Australia won by 95 runs	Sydney Cricket Ground
29 Mar 2015	Australia 186/3 (33.1 ov) New Zealand 183 (45 ov)	Australia won by 7 wickets	Melbourne Cricket Ground

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in World Cup 2015?

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) with 534 runs in 6 innings (average 133.50, highest 124).

Who took the most wickets in World Cup 2015?

Mitchell Starc (Australia) with 20 wickets (best 6/28, economy 3.56).

Who won World Cup 2015?

Australia. Final: Australia won by 7 wickets on 29 Mar 2015.

What was the highest team score in World Cup 2015?

411/4 by South Africa against Ireland on 3 Mar 2015.

Who hit the most sixes in World Cup 2015?

Chris Gayle with 26 sixes.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.