India crushes Bermuda as records tumble at Trinidad

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19 February, 2011 - 12:21

India scored the highest team total in a Cricket World Cup which took place in the 19th match of the 2007 World Cup, when India scored a massive 413 runs against Bermuda at an astounding run rate of 8.26, thanks to Sehwag who scored his century in just 81 balls. Having lost to Bangladesh in their first match, India needed to win to stay in the competition and their batsmen responded remarkably with Virender Sehwag scoring 114 runs off 87 balls. India plundered 203 runs in the last 20 overs and 136 in the last ten overs. Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh added 122 runs off 62 balls for the fifth wicket.This match saw many records tumble and history rewritten in World Cup.

The highlights of India-Bermuda clash at Trinidad in Cricket World Cup2007:

  • Sehwag scored his first century in a World Cup ( the third fastest in World Cup) beating his previous highest of 82 in the 2003 World Cup final against Australia.; He also equalled the record for most sixes (18) in a match.
  • India's 413 for 5 broke the record for the highest total in a World Cup match. The previous highest was Sri Lanka's 398 for 5 against Kenya at Kandy in 1996.
  • India's margin of victory by 257 runs broke the record for the largest margin of victory in ODIs. The previous record was Australia's 256-run win against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup.
  • Malachi Jones became the first bowler to take a wicket with his first delivery in a World Cup when he had Robin Uthappa caught by Dwayne Leverock at slip.
  • There were five ducks in the Bermuda innings, equaling the record for most ducks in a World Cup innings.
  • India's tally of 18 sixes equalled South Africa's record against Netherlands on March 16, 2007 for most sixes in an innings. 
  • Dwayne Leverock's bowling figures of 10-0-96-1 was the second most expensive 10-over spell in World Cups. The two most expensive figures are Martin Snedden's 12-0-105-2 against England in 1979 and Ashantha de Mel's 10-0-97-1 against West Indies in 1987.
  • The partnership of 202 between Sehwag and Ganguly was the eighth double-century partnership in World Cups.
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