List of players with most runs in an innings by a batsman in all world cup matches.
Currently CH Gayle hold the record of high score in an innings with 215 runs.
Highest Scores in World Cup
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Against | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Gayle | 215 | 147 | 10 | 16 | 146.25 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Canberra | 24-Feb-15 |
| G Kirsten | 188* | 159 | 13 | 4 | 118.23 | South Africa | v U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16-Feb-96 |
| SC Ganguly | 183 | 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 |
| N Kapil Dev | 175* | 138 | 16 | 6 | 126.81 | India | v Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 18-Jun-83 |
| V Sehwag | 175 | 140 | 14 | 5 | 125 | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19-Feb-11 |
| CB Wishart | 172* | 151 | 18 | 3 | 113.9 | Zimbabwe | v Namibia | Harare | 10-Feb-03 |
| GM Turner | 171* | 201 | 16 | 2 | 85.07 | New Zealand | v East Africa | Birmingham | 7-Jun-75 |
| AB de Villiers | 162* | 66 | 17 | 8 | 245.45 | South Africa | v West Indies | Sydney | 27-Feb-15 |
| TM Dilshan | 161* | 146 | 22 | 0 | 110.27 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Melbourne | 26-Feb-15 |
| AC Hudson | 161 | 132 | 13 | 4 | 121.96 | South Africa | v Netherlands | Rawalpindi | 5-Mar-96 |
| Imran Nazir | 160 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 132.23 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Kingston | 21-Mar-07 |
| ML Hayden | 158 | 143 | 14 | 4 | 110.48 | Australia | v West Indies | North Sound | 27-Mar-07 |
| AJ Strauss | 158 | 145 | 18 | 1 | 108.96 | England | v India | Bangalore | 27-Feb-11 |
| SR Tendulkar | 152 | 151 | 18 | 0 | 100.66 | India | v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23-Feb-03 |
Updated Date: February 18, 2015
| World Cup Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Most Runs | Most Centuries | Most Fifties |
| Fastest Fifty | Fastest Century | Individual High Scores |
| Most Runs in a Series | Most Wickets | Most Wickets in a Series |