Published : Friday, 6 March, 2015, Time : 12:00 AM, View Count : 6
aBangladesh scored their highest World Cup total of 332 for 4. The previous one was 283 for 9 against India in 2011. aBangladesh also made the second highest successful run chase in all time World Cup chasing the target of 319. aAs a Bangladeshi player Tamim became the highest run scorer in an innings in World Cup scoring 95. The previous highest scorer was Mohammad Ashraful who scored 87 against South Africa in 2007. aTamim also entered the 4000 ODI run scorer club as the second Bangladeshi with 4,085 runs after Shakib's 4,138. aFor Bangladesh Tamim and Mahmudullah made the highest run partnership for any wicket stand in the World Cup. They scored 139 for the second wicket pair on Thursday. The previous highest run partnership in World Cup was 114 made by Shakib and Mushfiq against Afghanistan. aFor the first time four Bangladeshi batsmen made four half centuries in a match of World Cup. On Thursday Tamim, Shakib, Mahmudullah and Mushfiq scored fifties. aAs a first Bangladeshi Shakib scored over five hundred World Cup runs (505). aSoumya Sarkar of Bangladesh took four catches and jointly became the most catch taker in an innings in World Cup along with Mohammad Kaif (India). Kaif took four catches against Sri Lanka in 2003. aScottish batsman Kyle Coetzer scored the highest run in an innings as a player of associate country of ICC. He scored 156 off 134. aScotland also scored their highest World Cup total of 318 for 8. aFor Scotland Kyle Coetzer and Preston Mommsen made the highest run partnership for any wicket stand in the World Cup. They scored 141 for the fourth wicket pair on Thursday.