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
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