South Africa's opener Gary Kirsten holds the record of best individual score in World Cup. He made an unbeaten 188 against UAE in 1996 world cup. Sourav Ganguly (India) is at No.2  for his marathon inning of 183 against Sri Lanka in 1999 world cup.

Top Ten Individual Score in World Cup

 Bowler:   Opp   Runs   Balls   S/R   4s    6s 
 Gary Kirsten UAE 188* 159 118.23 13 4
 Sourav Ganguly SL 183 158 115.82 17 7
 Vivian Richards SL 181 125 144.8 16 7
 Kapil Dev ZIM 175* 138 126.81 16 6
 Virender Sehwag BAN 175 140 125 14 5
 Craig Wishart NAM 172* 151 113.9 18 3
 Glenn Turner EA 171* 201 85.07 16 2
 Andrew Hudson NED 161 132 121.97 13 4
 Imran Nazir ZIM 160 121 132.23 14 8
 Mathew Hayden WI 158 143 110.49 14 4

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