World Cup 2019: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul set World Cup record

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul gave India the perfect foundation in their World Cup 2019 match against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The Indian openers broke a 4-year-old record set by Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan for the highest opening partnership for India in a World Cup match.

The duo also surpassed Jason Roy-Jonny Bairstow's 160-run opening stand to score the highest opening partnership at the ongoing World Cup.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar had stitched a 174-run stand for the opening wicket in the 2015 World Cup match vs Ireland in Hamilton. India chased down 260 to win the match by 8 wickets.

This is also only the 4th time a 150-run stand has been stitched by India openers in World Cups. Ajay Jadeja and Sachin Tendulkar became the first pair in the 1996 World Cup while Sachin Tendulkar-Virender Sehwag did so in the 2003 World Cup and Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan achieved this feat in 2015 World Cup match.

Rohit became only the 2nd batsman after Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara to score 4 hundred in a single edition of the World Cup.

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Cricket World Cup: Eoin Morgan hits record 17 sixes in World Cup win

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Eoin Morgan set a new world record for the most sixes in an ODI with an astonishing display of hitting in England's 150-run World Cup win over Afghanistan.

The captain hammered 17 sixes in making 148 from 71 balls, his outrageous and audacious ball-striking providing stunning entertainment to an Old Trafford crowd that lapped it up.

Morgan went past the previous best of 16, jointly held by Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Rohit Sharma, and England's total of 25 sixes also set a new record for any team in an ODI innings.

Jonny Bairstow made 90 and Joe Root 88 as the hosts racked up 397-6, their highest total in a World Cup match, bettering the 386-6 they piled on against Bangladesh only 10 days ago.

There was never any danger of Afghanistan even getting close to succeeding in the run-chase and they ended a processional second half of the game on 247-8.

The win lifts England to the top of the 10-team table, ahead of Australia on net run-rate.

Victory against Sri Lanka at Headingley on Friday's will leave Morgan's men on the verge of the semi-finals.

Afghanistan remain rooted to the bottom, having lost all five of their games.

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List of Centuries in 1987 World Cup (Fourth World Cup Cricket)

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1. 103 (Balls:100 6's:0 4's:6) by Javed Miandad ( Pakistan) Vs Sri Lanka
   at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad on 08-Oct-1987
2. 110 (Balls:141 6's:1 4's:7) by Geoff Marsh ( Australia) Vs India
   at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras[f] on 09-Oct-1987
3. 142 (Balls:137 6's:6 4's:13) by David Houghton ( Zimbabwe) Vs New Zealand
   at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad on 10-Oct-1987
4. 105 (Balls:124 6's:1 4's:10) by Desmond Haynes ( West Indies) Vs Sri Lanka
   at National Stadium, Karachi on 13-Oct-1987
5. 181 (Balls:125 6's:7 4's:16) by Viv Richards ( West Indies) Vs Sri Lanka
   at National Stadium, Karachi on 13-Oct-1987
6. 113 (Balls:148 6's:0 4's:5) by Rameez Raja ( Pakistan) Vs England
   at National Stadium, Karachi on 20-Oct-1987
7. 100 (Balls:95 6's:0 4's:10) by Saleem Malik ( Pakistan) Vs Sri Lanka
   at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on 25-Oct-1987
8. 126* (Balls:149 6's:3 4's:12) by Geoff Marsh ( Australia) Vs New Zealand
   at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh on 27-Oct-1987
9. 110 (Balls:135 6's:2 4's:8) by Richie Richardson ( West Indies) Vs Pakistan
   at National Stadium, Karachi on 30-Oct-1987
10. 103* (Balls:88 6's:3 4's:10) by Sunil Gavaskar ( India) Vs New Zealand
    at Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur on 31-Oct-1987
11. 115 (Balls:136 6's:0 4's:11) by Graham Gooch ( England) Vs India
    at Wankhede stadium, Bombay on 05-Nov-1987

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List of Centuries in 1983 World Cup (Third World Cup Cricket)

Kapil Dev's 175 was Best innings of the 1983 World Cup

1. 102 (Balls:105 6's:2 4's:12) by Allan Lamb ( England) Vs New Zealand
   at The Oval, London on 09-Jun-1983
2. 130 (Balls:120 6's:5 4's:12) by David Gower ( England) Vs Sri Lanka
   at County Ground, Taunton on 11-Jun-1983
3. 110 (Balls:131 6's:0 4's:11) by Trevor Chappell ( Australia) Vs India
   at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 13-Jun-1983
4. 105* (Balls:147 6's:1 4's:5) by Gordon Greenidge ( West Indies) Vs Zimbabwe
   at New Road, Worcester on 13-Jun-1983
5. 119 (Balls:146 6's:1 4's:6) by Viv Richards ( West Indies) Vs India
   at The Oval, London on 15-Jun-1983
6. 102* (Balls:133 6's:0 4's:11) by Imran Khan ( Pakistan) Vs Sri Lanka
   at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on 16-Jun-1983
7. 175* (Balls:138 6's:6 4's:16) by Kapil Dev ( India) Vs Zimbabwe
   at Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells on 18-Jun-1983
8. 103* (Balls:121 6's:0 4's:6) by Zaheer Abbas ( Pakistan) Vs New Zealand
   at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 20-Jun-1983

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List of Centuries in 1979 World Cup (Second World Cup Cricket)

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1. 106* (Balls:173 6's:1 4's:9) by Gordon Greenidge ( West Indies) Vs India
   at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham on 09-Jun-1979
2. 138* (Balls:157 6's:3 4's:11) by Viv Richards ( West Indies) Vs England
   at Lord's Cricket Ground, London on 23-Jun-1979

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List of Centuries in 1975 World Cup (First World Cup Cricket)

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1. 137 (Balls:147 6's:0 4's:18) by Dennis Amiss ( England) Vs India
   at Lord's Cricket Ground, London on 07-Jun-1975
2. 171* (Balls:201 6's:2 4's:16) by Glenn Turner ( New Zealand) Vs East Africa
   at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham on 07-Jun-1975
3. 131 (Balls:147 6's:0 4's:13) by Keith Fletcher ( England) Vs New Zealand
   at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 11-Jun-1975
4. 101 (Balls:113 6's:1 4's:9) by Alan Turner ( Australia) Vs Sri Lanka
   at The Oval, London on 11-Jun-1975
5. 114* (Balls:177 6's:0 4's:13) by Glenn Turner ( New Zealand) Vs India
   at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on 14-Jun-1975
6. 102 (Balls:85 6's:2 4's:12) by Clive Lloyd ( West Indies) Vs Australia
   at Lord's Cricket Ground, London on 21-Jun-1975

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Nathan Coulter-Nile records highest World Cup score by No 8 Batsman

Nathan Coulter-Nile led a remarkable Australian fightback in the World Cup match against West Indies with a magnificent knock of 92 off 60 balls. It was only the second time in World Cup history that a No.8 has scored more than 70.

Nathan Coulter-Nile, who hit eight fours and four sixes, in fact, became the highest run scorer by a number eight batsman in World Cup history. He eclipsed Zimbabwean Heath Streak's unbeaten 72 in 2003. This was his maiden fifty in his 29th ODI. His previous highest was a 34 last year.

Coulter-Nile fell short of three runs to record the all-time ODI high score by a No 8 - 95 not out by England's Chris Woakes.

Nathan Coulter-Nile's record breaking innings laid the platform for Australia's 15-run victory over the West Indies.

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