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Published 24 Mar, 2003 12:00am

Highest scores in annals of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, March 23: Leading individual scores in World Cup history after Ricky Ponting’s 140 not out for Australia in Sunday’s tournament final against India (* denotes not out):

188* — G. Kirsten, South Africa v United Arab Emirates, Rawalpindi, 1996.

183 — S.C. Ganguly, India v Sri Lanka, Taunton, 1999.

181 — I.V.A. Richards, West Indies v Sri Lanka, Karachi, 1987.

175* — R.N. Kapil Dev, India v Zimbabwe, Tunbridge Wells, 1983.

172* — C.B. Wishart, Zimbabwe v Namibia, Harare, 2003.

171* — G.M. Turner, New Zealand v East Africa, Edgbaston, 1975.

161 — A.C. Hudson, South Africa v Holland, Rawalpindi, 1996.

152 — S.R. Tendulkar, India v Namibia, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

145 — R.S. Dravid, India v Sri Lanka, Taunton, 1999.

145 — P.A. de Silva, Sri Lanka v Kenya, Kandy, 1996.

143* — A. Symonds, Australia v Pakistan, Johannesburg, 2003.

143 — H.H. Gibbs, South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg, 2003.

142 — D.L. Houghton, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Hyderabad (India), 1987.

141 — S.B. Styris, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Bloemfontein, 2003.

140* — S.R. Tendulkar, India v Kenya at Bristol, 1999.

140* — R.T. Ponting, Australia v India, Johannesburg, 2003.—Reuters

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