Imran Nazir

The following is a quick glance at the highs and lows of the World Cup so far (after 24 matches):

Highest Total — 413/5 (50 ovs) India vs Bermuda (Port of Spain)

Lowest Total — 78 (24.4 ovs) Bermuda vs Sri Lanka (Port of Spain)

Highest Aggregate — 671/16 (98.0 ovs): Australia (377/6) vs South Africa (294) in Basseterre

Largest victory margin (runs) — 257: India vs Bermuda (Port of Spain)

Largest victory margin (balls to spare) — 160: South Africa vs Scotland (Basseterre)

Most wins — 3: Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka

Most losses — 3: Scotland, Canada and Bermuda

Teams without any wins — Scotland, Canada, Bermuda and Zimbabwe

Teams failing to qualify to Super Eight: Pakistan, India, Scotland, Canada, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Kenya and Zimbabwe

Most extras conceded — 31 by Bermuda vs India (Port of Spain)

Total runs scored — 10339 runs (Avg. 30.06)

Total runs scored off bat — 9565 (Avg 27.81) by 205 batsmen

Average strike-rate — 83.74 runs per balls

Total extras — 774 (b-26, lb-205, w-392, nb-141, p-10)

Total 100s — 10

Total 90s — 5

Total ducks — 47

Total sixes — 216

Total fours — 931

Most runs by a batsman — 232: Graeme Smith (SA) in 3 matches

Highest individual score — 160: Imran Nazir (Pak vs Zimbabwe in Kingston)

Most sixes — 9: Imran Nazir (Pak) in 3 matches

Most fours — 28: Graeme Smith (SA) in 3 matches

Fastest 100 — 66 balls by Matthew Hayden (101), Aus vs SA (Basseterre)

Fastest 50 — 20 balls by Brendon McCullum (52*), NZ vs Can (Gros Islet)

Most Sixes in an innings — 8: Imran Nazir (160), Pak vs Zim at Kingston

Most Fours in an innings — 17: Virender Sehwag (114), India vs Bermuda (Port of Spain)

Fastest innings (less than 50) — 40 off 15 balls (S/R 266.67) by Brad Hogg, Aus vs Sco (Basseterre)

Fastest innings (between 50-99) — 52* off 21 balls (S/R 247.62) by Brendon McCullum, NZ vs Can at (Gros Islet)

Fastest innings (over 100) — 101 off 68 balls (S/R 148.53) by Matthew Hayden, Aus vs SA (Basseterre)

Top partnership — 204 (4th wkt): Michael Clarke & Brad Hodge, Aus vs Ned (Basseterre)

Total wkts lost — 344 (b: 60, c-keeper: 46, c-fielder: 141, c&b: 13, lbw: 38, ht-wkt: 1, r..: 33, st.: 12)

Total wkts taken — 311 (Avg 32.47) by 136 bowlers (S/R 39.70; R/ 4.91)

Total wkts (pacers) — 213 (Avg 32.84) by 89 bowlers (S/R 40.34; R/ 4.88)

Total wkts (spinners) — 98 (Avg 31.66) by 47 bowlers (S/R 38.31; R/ 4.96)

Most wkts by a bowler — 8: Brad Hogg (Aus) in 3 matches

Best bowling — 4/23 (7 ovs) by Fervez Mahroof, SL vs Ber (Port Spain)

Total 4-plus wkt hauls — 3

Most economical bowling spell — AC Botha (8-4-5-2) Ire vs Pak (Kingston)

Worst bowling economy — LP van Troost (4-0-59-1) Ned, vs SA (Basseterre)

Most runs conceded in a match — 96 (10 ovs) by DM Leverock, Ber vs Ind (Port of Spain)

Most dismissals (by a ’keeper) — 7: D. Ramdin (WI); M. Dhoni (Ind) in 3 matches

Most catches (by a fielder) — 5: Steve Tikolo (Ken); Aftab Ahmed (Ban) in 3 matches

MOHANDAS MENON