Sachin Tendulkar became the batsman with maximum hundreds in the World Cup when he hit a record fifth one in the mega event as India posted an imposing 338 all out in their Group B league match against England in Bangalore on Sunday.
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The 37-year-old went ahead of Australia's Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting, and former teammate Sourav Ganguly, who have scored four hundreds each in World Cup matches.
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The following table lists the batsmen with maximum hundreds in the World Cup:
FIVE
SR Tendulkar (India)
|
Runs |
Balls |
Versus |
Venue |
Year |
|
152 |
151 |
Namibia |
Pietermaritzburg |
2003 |
|
140* |
101 |
Kenya |
Bristol |
1999 |
|
137 |
137 |
Sri Lanka |
Delhi |
1996 |
|
127* |
138 |
Kenya |
Cuttack |
1996 |
|
120 |
115 |
England |
Bangalore |
2011 |
FOUR
ME Waugh (Australia)
|
Runs |
Balls |
Versus |
Venue |
Year |
|
130 |
128 |
Kenya |
Visakhapatnam |
1996 |
|
126 |
135 |
India |
Bombay WS |
1996 |
|
110 |
112 |
New Zealand |
Madras |
1996 |
|
104 |
120 |
Zimbabwe |
Lord's |
1999 |
SC Ganguly (India)
|
Runs |
Balls |
Versus |
Venue |
Year |
|
183 |
158 |
Sri Lanka |
Taunton |
1999 |
|
112* |
119 |
Namibia |
Pietermaritzburg |
2003 |
|
111* |
114 |
Kenya |
Durban |
2003 |
|
107* |
120 |
Kenya |
Cape Town |
2003 |
RT Ponting (Australia)
|
Runs |
Balls |
Versus |
Venue |
Year |
|
140* |
121 |
India |
Johannesburg |
2003 |
|
114 |
109 |
Sri Lanka |
Centurion |
2003 |
|
113 |
93 |
Scotland |
Basseterre |
2007 |
|
102 |
112 |
West Indies |
Jaipur |
1996 |
Compiled by Rajneesh Gupta
