As per Wisden list published in Feb 2002, Top Ten Individual batting performances are as follows:
# 1 - Sir Vivian Richards (West Indies) - 189* runs off 170 balls against England at Old Trfford in 1984. West Indies won the match by 104 runs
# 2 - Sir Vivian Richards (West Indies) - 138* runs of 157 balls against England at Lord's in 1979 World Cup final. West Indies won the match by 92 runs
# 3 - Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 189 of 161 balls against India at Sharjah in 2000. SL won the match by 245 runs
# 4 - Kapil Dev (India) - 175* of 138 balls against Zimbabwe at Turnbridge Wells in 1983 World Cup. India won the match by 31 runs
# 5 - Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) - 194 runs of 146 balls against India at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in 1997. Pakistan won the match by 35 runs.
# 6 - David Gower (England) - 158 runs off 118 balls against New Zealand at Brisbane in 1983. England won the match by 54 runs
# 7 - Brian Lara (West Indies) - 169 rus of 129 balls against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 1995. West Indies won the match by 4 runs
# 8 - Aravinda De Silva (Sri Lanka) - 107* runs of 124 balls against Australia in 1996 World Cup Final at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. SL won the match by 17 runs.
# 9 - Clive Lloyd (West Indies) - 102 runs of 85 balls against Australia in 1975 World Cup final at Lords. West Indies won the match by 17 runs
# 10 - Brian Lara (West Indies) - 153 runs of 143 balls against Pakistan at Sharjah in 1993. West Indies won the match by 6 wickets.