Record First Second Ref (s) Most runs Sachin Tendulkar 2278 Ricky Ponting 1743 Highest average (min. 20 inns.) AB de Villiers 63.52 Michael Clarke 63.42 Highest Strike rate (min. 20 inns.) Brendon McCullum 120.84 AB de Villiers 117.29 Fastest double century Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 138 balls Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 152 balls Fastest 150 AB de Villiers v West Indies (2015) 64 balls - - Fastest century Kevin O'Brien v England (2011) 50 balls Glenn Maxwell v Sri Lanka (2015) 51 balls Fastest fifty Brendon McCullum v England (2015) 18 balls Brendon McCullum v Canada (2007) Angelo Mathews v Scotland (2015) 20 balls Most centuries Sachin Tendulkar 6 Ricky Ponting Kumar Sangakkara 5 Most 50 + scores Sachin Tendulkar 21 Kumar Sangakkara 12 Most ducks Nathan Astle 5 out of 22 Ijaz Ahmed 5 out of 26 Most sixes Chris Gayle AB de Villiers 37 Ricky Ponting 31 Most sixes in an innings Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 16 Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 11 Highest score Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 237 * Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 215 Most runs through boundaries in an innings Martin Guptill v West Indies (2015) 162 Chris Gayle v Zimbabwe (2015) 136 Highest partnership Marlon Samuels & Chris Gayle (2nd wicket) v Zimbabwe (2015) 372 Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid (2nd wicket) v Sri Lanka (1999) 318
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