World Cup Largest victories (By Run)

World Cup Largest victories (By Run)

The world cup has been quoted as the “Mega event” were best of the teams come to join the biggest cricket party of the year and even this time around, we can see the same happening alongside. Moreover, it has also seen some of the most one-sided matches where the teams have secured victories without any big effort and with that said, let’s take a look at the world cup largest victories by a run.

 

WinnerMarginTargetOppositionGroundMatch Date
Australia275 runs418v AfghanistanPerth4 Mar 2015
India257 runs414v BermudaPort of Spain19 Mar 2007
South Africa257 runs409v West IndiesSydney27 Feb 2015
Australia256 runs302v NamibiaPotchefstroom27 Feb 2003
Sri Lanka243 runs322v BermudaPort of Spain15 Mar 2007
South Africa231 runs352v NetherlandsMohali3 Mar 2011
Australia229 runs359v NetherlandsBasseterre18 Mar 2007
South Africa221 runs354v NetherlandsBasseterre16 Mar 2007
Australia215 runs349v New ZealandSt George's20 Apr 2007
West Indies215 runs331v NetherlandsDelhi28 Feb 2011
Sri Lanka210 runs333v CanadaHambantota20 Feb 2011
South Africa206 runs285v BangladeshDhaka19 Mar 2011
Pakistan205 runs318v KenyaHambantota23 Feb 2011
Australia203 runs335v ScotlandBasseterre14 Mar 2007
England202 runs335v IndiaLord's7 Jun 1975
South Africa201 runs412v IrelandCanberra3 Mar 2015
Sri Lanka198 runs311v BangladeshPort of Spain21 Mar 2007
England196 runs291v East AfricaBirmingham14 Jun 1975
Pakistan192 runs331v Sri LankaNottingham14 Jun 1975
West Indies191 runs361v Sri LankaKarachi13 Oct 1987
India183 runs293v Sri LankaJohannesburg10 Mar 2003
New Zealand181 runs310v East AfricaBirmingham7 Jun 1975
India181 runs312v NamibiaPietermaritzburg23 Feb 2003
Zimbabwe175 runs299v CanadaNagpur28 Feb 2011
Pakistan171 runs256v NamibiaKimberley16 Feb 2003
South Africa169 runs322v U.A.E.Rawalpindi16 Feb 1996
Australia162 runs321v IndiaNottingham13 Jun 1983
Zimbabwe161 runs309v KenyaKolkata20 Mar 2011
South Africa160 runs329v NetherlandsRawalpindi5 Mar 1996
India157 runs374v Sri LankaTaunton26 May 1999

 

Top 10 Largest victories by a run in World Cup

#1. Australia vs Afghanistan (2015 world cup)

This was one of the matches in the 2015 world cup where the Australian team secured an easy victory over their Asian rivals Afghanistan. The Aussie team posted a mammoth total of 417 runs on the scoreboard and this proved enough for the Afghanistan team as they got defeated by 275 runs in the process.

#2. India vs Bermuda (2007 world cup)

India didn’t perform too well in the 2007 world cup but if there was something positive on their part in the tournament, it was their victory against the Bermuda team where they ousted them by a big margin of 257 runs in the process. Earlier the Indian team posted a mountain of runs with 414 runs on board.

#3. South Africa vs West Indies (2015 world cup)

This was another match of the world cup 2015 where the South African team posted a big total of 409 runs in a match at Sydney. In reply, the Caribbean team fell short by 257 runs and this made the protean team secured an easy victory in the process.

South Africa vs West Indies ( 2015 world cup)image source

#4. Australia vs Namibia (2003 world cup)

Australia played like kings in the world cup 2003 and they have not put a step wrong in the whole process on their way forward to the 2003 world cup trophy. The Aussie team posted 301 runs on the board and the Namibian team just got bundled out for 46 runs in a match played at Potchefstroom.

#5. Srilanka vs Bermuda (2007 world cup)

Sri Lanka performed quite well in the 2007 world cup and after the exit of the India and Pakistan from the group stages, they were the only Asian team to qualify for the knockout stages. Moreover, in one of their matches against the Bermuda team, the Sri Lankan team secured a convincing victory by 243 runs in the process.

#6. South Africa vs Netherlands (2011 world cup)

It was one of the matches in the 2011 world cup where the South African team lambasted the Netherlands team by a big margin of 231 runs. The match was played at the Mohali ground and the protests posted a big total of 351 runs on the board.

South Africa vs Netherlandsimage source

#7. Australia vs Netherlands (2007 world cup)

Australia didn’t lose a match in the 2007 world cup and this was their unchallenged dominance only, which made them secured some of the easiest wins in the process. One of such contests came against the Netherlands where the Aussie won by 229 runs at a match played at Basseterre.

#8. South Africa vs Netherlands (2007 world cup)

This was another match in the world cup 2007 and once again the opponent was the Netherlands team. South Africa posted a big total of 353 runs on the board and the Netherlands team lost the match by 221 runs in a match played at Basseterre.

#9. Australia vs New Zealand (2007 world cup)

Once again it was the Australian team who won the match and once again it was the 2007 world cup which witnessed the whole dominance. Australia posted 348 runs on the board against the kiwi team in a match played at St George’s and the kiwi team fell short by 215 runs in the whole turn of events.

#10. West Indies vs Netherlands (2011 world cup)

This was a match played between the West Indies team and the Netherlands at the world cup 2011 in Delhi. West Indies posted a total of 330 runs on the board and the Netherlands only managed to score 115 in the process and losing the match by a big margin of 215 runs.

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