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Adam Gilchrist raced to his maiden World Cup hundred in spectacular fashion, and then capped a memorable day by nabbing 50 World Cup dismissals © Getty Images
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The rise of the southpaw

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Records
World Cup 2007 records		World Cup 1975-2007 records		One-Day International records
Australia Bangladesh Bermuda Canada England India Ireland Kenya	Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Scotland South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe	Australia Bangladesh Bermuda Canada England India Ireland Kenya	Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Scotland South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe	Australia Bangladesh Bermuda Canada England India Ireland Kenya	Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Scotland South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe

Best averages in the 2007 World Cup (at least 10 wickets)
Bowler	Overs	Wkts	Average	Strike rate
Glenn McGrath	80.5	26	13.73	18.6
Muttiah Muralitharan	84.4	23	15.26	22.0
Lasith Malinga	58.2	16	15.77	19.4
Brad Hogg	82.5	21	15.80	23.6
Nathan Bracken	71.4	16	16.12	26.8
Shane Bond	69.4	13	16.38	32.1
Chaminda Vaas	69.4	13	17.84	32.1
Andre Nel	52.2	12	18.08	26.1
Shaun Tait	84.3	23	20.30	22.0

World Cup 2007 stats | Best batting averages | Highest partnerships

World Cup Quiz
Only three bowlers have taken five-wicket hauls so far in the 2007 World Cup. Two of them are Andrew Hall and Andre Nel. Who is the third?
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Trivia
Only two centuries were scored in the 1979 World Cup, the lowest for any tournament. Gordon Greenidge scored 106* against India and Viv Richards made 138* against England

Milestones
Adam Gilchrist's 149 is his first World Cup hundred and the highest score in a World Cup final. The 172-run stand between Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden was their 16th century stand in ODIs, equalling Tendulkar and Ganguly's record for the most number of hundred partnerships for the first wicket.

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