Multiple records shattered in the first week of the ODI World Cup 2023

Be it single-inning efforts or continued consistency and greatness across multiple campaigns, many players and teams have made an impact and set new standards, in the ODI tournamnet so far.

As per ICC, Here are some of the key records shattered in the tournament till date:

1. Fastest to 50 CWC wickets: Mitchell Starc

The leading wicket-taker in both the 2015 and 2019 tournaments, Mitchell Starc has been a titan has begun just as strongly in his third Cricket World Cup.

2. Fastest Cricket World Cup century: Aiden Markram

South Africa batter Aiden Markram joined the century club against Sri Lanka at Delhi, smashing his ton in just 49 balls, consisting of 14 fours and three sixes. Markram’s century left Lankans without any answers.

3. Biggest World Cup team total: South Africa (428/5)

Markram was the highlight of the match, though it’d be remiss not to acknowledge the Proteas batting engine room that delivered its threatening power, posting an unseen 428 at a global tournament. After a measured opening 10 overs, the Proteas moved at seven-an-over from overs 11 to 20, before 88 runs were compiled from overs 21-30. Incredibly, the team scored 137 runs in a final 10-over blitz.

4. Biggest successful World Cup chase: Pakistan (345)

Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique scored world-class centuries to push Pakistan to the biggest-ever successful chase in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history to beat Sri Lanka in a stellar performance in Hyderabad.

5.Most World Cup hundreds (7) and most international sixes (556): Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, who had started his World Cup campaign with a duck against Australia, has a lot of live upto this time around during a WC campaign at home. Not only he is expected to lead India to a third title in front of the home crowd, but also replicate his 2019 WC heroics, in which he scored 648 runs in nine matches with five centuries and topped the batting charts.

More World Cup and ODI records broken at India 2023:

Australia:

Fastest to reach 1000 runs in Men’s CWC: Rohit Sharma and David Warner (19 innings)
Joint-most wickets falling to spin in an ICC Men’s CWC match: Australia (6) v India, match 5.
Three of India’s top four were dismissed for zero, first-ever instance for India in ODIs

Bangladesh:

Most Men’s CWC wickets by any left-arm spinner in the tournament: Shakib Al Hasan (38 scalps)

England:

First time in ODI history where all 11 batters registered double-digit scores: England v New Zealand, match 1
Most runs for England at a Men’s CWC (917 runs): Joe Root
Fastest batter in ODI history to bring up six hundreds: Dawid Malan (23 innings)

India:

Most runs ever in successful ODI run chases: Virat Kohli overtakes Sachin Tendulkar
Fastest century by India batter at a Men’s CWC: Rohit Sharma (63 balls)
Most centuries while chasing totals in Men’s CWCs: Rohit Sharma (3)

Pakistan:

Joint fastest player to reach 3000 ODI runs: Imam-ul-Haq (67 innings)

South Africa:

First time three batters have scored centuries in the same innings in Men’s World Cup: South Africa v Sri Lanka, match 4.
Most runs scored in a match: South Africa v Sri Lanka: 754

Sri Lanka:

Most runs scored in a match: South Africa v Sri Lanka: 754
Fastest Sri Lanka hundred at a World Cup (65 balls): Kusal Mendis.