The world cup is been home to some of the most memorable records and performance ever since it came into existence in the year 1975. There have been numerous records created, broken and recreated in the process which has made it shine even brighter. One of such records are the highest aggregates during a match in the world cup where two teams have scored seen mountains of runs along with a chain of wickets during the same time. With that been said, let’s have a look at the big list in the same regards.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Runs | Wkts | Overs | RR | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sri Lanka | 688 | 18 | 96.2 | 7.14 | Sydney | 8 Mar 2015 |
| India | England | 676 | 18 | 99.5 | 6.77 | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 |
| Australia | South Africa | 671 | 16 | 98.0 | 6.84 | Basseterre | 24 Mar 2007 |
| West Indies | Zimbabwe | 661 | 12 | 94.3 | 6.99 | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| Ireland | Zimbabwe | 657 | 18 | 99.3 | 6.60 | Hobart | 7 Mar 2015 |
| England | Ireland | 656 | 15 | 99.1 | 6.61 | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2011 |
| Bangladesh | India | 653 | 13 | 100.0 | 6.53 | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 |
| Sri Lanka | Kenya | 652 | 12 | 100.0 | 6.52 | Kandy | 6 Mar 1996 |
| West Indies | South Africa | 645 | 13 | 100.0 | 6.45 | St George's | 10 Apr 2007 |
| New Zealand | West Indies | 643 | 16 | 80.3 | 7.98 | Wellington | 21 Mar 2015 |
| Bangladesh | Scotland | 640 | 12 | 98.1 | 6.51 | Nelson | 5 Mar 2015 |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 626 | 14 | 120.0 | 5.21 | Swansea | 9 Jun 1983 |
| Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 625 | 11 | 99.2 | 6.29 | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 |
| Ireland | South Africa | 621 | 14 | 95.0 | 6.53 | Canberra | 3 Mar 2015 |
| England | Sri Lanka | 621 | 7 | 97.2 | 6.38 | Wellington | 1 Mar 2015 |
| Canada | New Zealand | 619 | 15 | 100.0 | 6.19 | Mumbai | 13 Mar 2011 |
| England | Sri Lanka | 619 | 19 | 118.0 | 5.24 | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 |
| South Africa | Zimbabwe | 616 | 14 | 98.2 | 6.26 | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| Ireland | Netherlands | 613 | 14 | 97.4 | 6.27 | Kolkata | 18 Mar 2011 |
| Canada | New Zealand | 612 | 14 | 99.2 | 6.16 | Gros Islet | 22 Mar 2007 |
| Ireland | West Indies | 611 | 13 | 95.5 | 6.37 | Nelson | 16 Feb 2015 |
| Australia | Sri Lanka | 604 | 9 | 120.0 | 5.03 | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
| West Indies | England | 601 | 19 | 99.4 | 6.03 | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2007 |
| India | South Africa | 596 | 17 | 98.2 | 6.06 | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
| Australia | India | 593 | 12 | 89.2 | 6.63 | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| India | Sri Lanka | 589 | 16 | 92.3 | 6.36 | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| England | Netherlands | 588 | 10 | 98.4 | 5.95 | Nagpur | 22 Feb 2011 |
| Australia | Kenya | 588 | 12 | 100.0 | 5.88 | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 2011 |
| New Zealand | South Africa | 580 | 11 | 85.5 | 6.75 | Auckland | 24 Mar 2015 |
| Scotland | Sri Lanka | 578 | 19 | 93.1 | 6.20 | Hobart | 11 Mar 2015 |
| New Zealand | Bangladesh | 578 | 14 | 98.5 | 5.84 | Hamilton | 13 Mar 2015 |
| India | Zimbabwe | 575 | 14 | 97.3 | 5.89 | Auckland | 14 Mar 2015 |
| Australia | New Zealand | 575 | 13 | 97.5 | 5.87 | Chennai | 11 Mar 1996 |
| Australia | England | 573 | 19 | 91.5 | 6.23 | Melbourne | 14 Feb 2015 |
| Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 572 | 11 | 97.0 | 5.89 | Melbourne | 26 Feb 2015 |
| U.A.E. | Zimbabwe | 571 | 13 | 98.0 | 5.82 | Nelson | 19 Feb 2015 |
| Bermuda | India | 569 | 15 | 93.1 | 6.10 | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| Australia | West Indies | 565 | 18 | 118.4 | 4.76 | Lord's | 21 Jun 1975 |
| New Zealand | Sri Lanka | 564 | 16 | 96.1 | 5.86 | Christchurch | 14 Feb 2015 |
| Namibia | Netherlands | 564 | 14 | 96.5 | 5.82 | Bloemfontein | 3 Mar 2003 |
| India | Kenya | 564 | 9 | 100.0 | 5.64 | Bristol | 23 May 1999 |
| Australia | Zimbabwe | 562 | 10 | 100.0 | 5.62 | Lord's | 9 Jun 1999 |
| Australia | India | 561 | 17 | 96.5 | 5.79 | Sydney | 26 Mar 2015 |
| South Africa | West Indies | 559 | 15 | 83.1 | 6.72 | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| Australia | Afghanistan | 559 | 16 | 87.3 | 6.38 | Perth | 4 Mar 2015 |
| Ireland | U.A.E. | 557 | 17 | 99.2 | 5.60 | Brisbane | 25 Feb 2015 |
| South Africa | West Indies | 553 | 14 | 99.0 | 5.58 | Cape Town | 9 Feb 2003 |
| India | Sri Lanka | 551 | 10 | 98.2 | 5.60 | Mumbai | 2 Apr 2011 |
Top 10 World Cup Highest match aggregates
#1. Australia vs Sri Lanka (2015 world cup)
The match was held at the Sydney ground during the 2015 world cup and both the teams went on to see a nail-biting contest in the process. There were 688 runs scored during the day with 18 wickets falling and this came as the match with the highest aggregate in the world cup history. The run rate came up as 7.14 on average for both the innings which is quite unbelievable.
#2. India vs England (2011 world cup)
The pitch of Bangalore is always been known as a paradise for the batters and the same thing happened during the 2011 world cup clash between India and England. Although the match ended in a tie there were 676 runs which got scored in the process along with 18 wickets. Moreover, the run rate came as 6.77 on average.
# 3. Australia vs South Africa (2007 world cup)
Although the 2007 world cup was been quoted as the most “monotonous “, it still involved some of the juiciest contests between best of the teams. One such match was there between arch rivals South Africa and Australia and the same match saw 671 runs scored in a day with 16 wickets from both sides. On the other side, the run rate came at 6.84 on average.
#4. West Indies vs Zimbabwe (2015 world cup)
This was another match of the world cup 2015 which has witnessed a run fest form both the ends. Talking about the numbers, 661 runs got scored with only 12 wickets falling from each side and this certainly tells us the flatness of wicket in the same match at Canberra.
#5. Ireland vs Zimbabwe (2015 world cup)
2015 world cup has witnessed the most numbers of runs and this is another one in the list of highest aggregates. The match got played between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Hobart and it saw 657 runs scored during the day with just 18 wickets falling in the process.
# 6. England vs Ireland (2011 world cup)
This can certainly be quoted as the biggest upsets of the world cup 2011 where Ireland secured an unbelievable victory against the English team in a high scoring battle. There were 656 runs scored during the whole day with just 15 wickets falling and the ground was none other than Bengaluru which is a flat surface in all sorts.
#7. India vs Bangladesh (2011 world cup)
India did start their world cup winning a campaign on a high as they beat Bangladesh in a run-fest at Dhaka. Total 653 runs got scored in the process with only 13 wickets falling in the day and the average run rate came during the same was 6.53. India vs Bangladesh is the highest match aggregates in world cup 2011.
#8. Sri Lanka vs Kenya (1996 world cup)
This was one of the rare occasions where a world cup match in the 90s went into the high scoring mark. The match was been held between Sri Lanka and Kenya and saw 652 runs scored with 12 wickets falling overall. The match went till the last ball and it was the Sri Lankan team which emerged out as victorious during the process.
#9. West Indies vs South Africa (2007 world cup)
West Indian pitches were never been known for high scoring matches but this one was quite an exception to the same. The match has been held between the host and the South African team in the world cup 2007 and witnessed 645 runs with 13 wickets falling in the day.
#10. New Zealand vs West Indies (2015 world cup)
This was the match where Martin Guptill scored a record 237 not out and with stern reply from the West Indian side, the fans saw 643 runs scored in the whole day with the falling of just 16 wickets. The pitch at Wellington assisted the batsman big time and the fans were really up for a treat. New Zealand vs West Indies is the highest match aggregates in world cup 2015.
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