Stats from India’s record win: Virat Kohli climbs all-time list as Mohammed Shami makes history

India’s phenomenal performance against Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was one for the cricket statisticians.

The 302-run win is India’s biggest margin of victory by runs ever at a Men’s Cricket World Cup.

It is also the second-biggest such margin by any team in the history of the tournament, falling only behind the 309-run record set by Australia against Netherlands a week ago.

Only three times in the history of the Men’s ODI game has there been a bigger margin of victory by runs: Zimbabwe against USA in Harare in June of this year, Australia's win over the Dutch in this tournament, and India’s hammering of Sri Lanka back in January.

That means of course that the four biggest wins by runs in Men’s ODI cricket history have all come in 2023.

• Mohammed Shami makes history

Mohammed Shami is now India’s leading wicket-taker at Men’s Cricket World Cups.

His 45 wickets have come in just 14 matches at an eye-watering average of 12.91.

India’s previous highest wicket-taker in the tournament’s history was Zaheer Khan, whose 44 wickets came in 23 matches.

Only seven bowlers have ever taken more Cricket World Cup wickets than Shami, with none doing so in as few matches and none having as close to as good an average.

Shami has taken more wicket hauls of four or more in World Cups than any other bowler.

His record of seven such feats surpasses Mitchell Starc (6) and Imran Tahir (5).

• Virat Kohli continues his fine form

Virat Kohli has risen up a spot in the list of the Men’s Cricket World Cup’s greatest-ever run-scorers. His latest effort saw move to 1472 career runs in the tournament, and helped him leapfrog Australian David Warner into fourth in the all-time list.

Only Kumar Sangakkara (1532), Ricky Ponting (1743) and Sachin Tendulkar (2278) have scored more in their careers.

Kohli’s tally for the current tournament moved on to 442 in seven innings, just one run shy of his effort from the 2019 tournament, where he averaged 55.37 across nine matches.

• Dilshan Madushanka makes his mark

It wasn’t just the India team making waves at the Wankhede. Dilshan Madushanka’s five-wicket haul means he is now the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 18.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Marco Jansen and Adam Zampa are the closest to the Sri Lankan with 16 apiece, while Jasprit Bumrah (15) and Mohammed Shami (14) are not much further behind. (ICC)