Highest individual score in Cricket World Cup (upto 2019)
| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill | 237* | 223 | 163 | 24 | 11 | 145.39 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 21-Mar-15 |
| CH Gayle | 215 | 212 | 147 | 10 | 16 | 146.25 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Canberra | 24-Feb-15 |
| G Kirsten | 188* | 210 | 159 | 13 | 4 | 118.23 | South Africa | v U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16-Feb-96 |
| SC Ganguly | 183 | 210 | 158 | 17 | 7 | 115.82 | India | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26-May-99 |
| IVA Richards | 181 | - | 125 | 16 | 7 | 144.8 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 13-Oct-87 |
| DA Warner | 178 | 164 | 133 | 19 | 5 | 133.83 | Australia | v Afghanistan | Perth | 04-Mar-15 |
| N Kapil Dev | 175* | - | 138 | 16 | 6 | 126.81 | India | v Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 18-Jun-83 |
| V Sehwag | 175 | 198 | 140 | 14 | 5 | 125 | India | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 19-Feb-11 |
| CB Wishart | 172* | 191 | 151 | 18 | 3 | 113.9 | Zimbabwe | v Namibia | Harare | 10-Feb-03 |
| GM Turner | 171* | 190 | 201 | 16 | 2 | 85.07 | New Zealand | v East Africa | Birmingham | 07-Jun-75 |
| DA Warner | 166 | 184 | 147 | 14 | 5 | 112.92 | Australia | v Bangladesh | Nottingham | 20-Jun-19 |
| AB de Villiers | 162* | 103 | 66 | 17 | 8 | 245.45 | South Africa | v West Indies | Sydney | 27-Feb-15 |