The ICC Cricket World Cup has seen some massive team totals being scored over the years in different editions. Following is the list of top-10 all-time highest team totals in World Cup history.
List of highest team totals in World Cup
South Africa 428/5 in World Cup 2023
South Africa started the 2023 World cup with bang as they amassed the highest ever total in ODI World Cup history. They scored 428 runs against Sri Lanka and three of their batters scored centuries. They won the match by 102 runs.
Australia 417/6 in World Cup 2015
If being the most successful team of the World Cup wasn’t enough, Australia also holds the record for the highest team total in World Cup history. They smashed 417 runs against Afghanistan in the group match of the 2015 World Cup at Perth. Australia won this game by a humongous margin of 275 runs.
India 413/5 in World Cup 2007
The associate cricketing nation of Bermuda was at the receiving end of the 2nd highest team total in World Cup history. Virender Sehwag top-scored for India with 114. India won this game at Port of Spain by 257 runs.
South Africa 411/4 in World Cup 2015
South Africa smashed 411/4 against Ireland at Canberra in the 2015 World Cup. Hashim Amla top-scored for the Proteas with 159. South Africa won that game by 201 runs margin.
South Africa 408/5 in World Cup 2015
South Africa is the only team to smash 400+ runs twice in a single World Cup edition, and even in overall record, no team has scored 400+ runs twice in World Cup matches. South Africa smashed 408/5 in Sydney; this time, West Indies was at the receiving end. South Africa won this game by 257 runs.
Sri Lanka 398/5 in World Cup 1996
Sri Lanka’s 398/5 is the 5th highest total in World Cup history and came against Kenya. Aravinda De Silva contributed largely to this total with his 145. Sri Lanka won this game by a 144-run margin.
England 397/6 in World Cup 2019
Eoin Morgan’s 148 inspired England to pile up 397/6 in the World Cup 2019 against Afghanistan. This was a record-breaking game, as Morgan smashed 17 sixes in his knock, a world record. England crushed Afghanistan in this game by 150 runs.
New Zealand 393/6 in World Cup 2015
In the 4th quarter-final of the 2015 World Cup, New Zealand smashed 393/6 against the West Indies. Martin Guptill became the first Kiwi batter to score an ODI double hundred in this game. New Zealand won this knockout game by 143 runs.
England 386/6 in World Cup 2019
At Cardiff, Jason Roy brought carnage for Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup group stage. Roy scored 153, as England posted 386/6 in this game, the 8th-highest total of all-time in World Cup history. England managed a 106-run win over the Bengal Tigers.
Australia 381/5 in World Cup 2019
The 2019 World Cup was a nightmare for Bangladesh. After conceding 386 from England earlier, they conceded 381/5 from Australia in the same event. David Warner top-scored for the Kangaroos with 166. Australia won this game by 48 runs at Nottingham.
