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With the 64 runs against Pakistan , Shakib Al Hasan is now the ninth highest run getter in the World Cup. Before today’s match Shakib just required 19 runs to enter this elite list. With this he went past two Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardane and Tilakratne Dilshan.
Shakib has scored 1146 runs in 29 matches with an average of 45.84 runs. He has two centuries and 10 half centuries beside his name.
Indian legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run getter in the World Cup. He participated in six World Cups and scored 2278 runs in 45 matches at an average of 56.95. Sachin has six centuries and 15 half centuries in the World Cup.
No other batsman as of now could score 2000 runs in World Cup.
Ricky Ponting is the second name in this list. Former Aussie captain scored 1743 runs in 46 matches alongside five centuries and six half centuries. His average is 45.86 in the World Cup.
Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara and AB De Villars are at the third, fourth and fifth spot in this list respectively. Sangakkara has 1532 World Cup runs with five centuries and seven half-centuries. The Sri Lankan averages 56.74 in the World Cup.
Lara has scored 1225 runs in World Cup. He averages 42.24 and has two centuries and seven half centuries in the World Cup. South African AB De Villiers played 23 World Cup matches. He averages 63.52 in World Cup for his 1207 runs with four centuries and six half centuries.
Top 10 World Cup run-getter list
|
Name |
Country |
Match |
Runs |
|
Sachin Tendulkar |
India |
45 |
2278 |
|
Ricky Ponting |
Australia |
46 |
1743 |
|
Kumar Sangakkara |
Sri Lanka |
37 |
1532 |
|
Brian Lara |
West indies |
34 |
1225 |
|
AB De Villiers |
South Africa |
23 |
1207 |
|
Chris Gayle |
West Indies |
35 |
1186 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
38 |
1165 |
|
Jacques Kallis |
South Africa |
36 |
1148 |
|
Shakib Al Hasan |
Bangladesh |
29 |
1146 |
|
Tilkaratne Dilshan |
Sri Lanka |
27 |
1112 |