Saurav Ganguly's 183 and Rahul Dravid's 145 set a few new records: the former's was the highest for India in all LOI matches to date, the fourth highest for any batsman in LOI history, and the second best in World Cup history. This is shown in tables (A) through (C).

Dravid has become only the second batsman to score back-to-back hundreds in the World Cup after Mark Waugh. [Table (D)].

Ganguly's 7 sixes also equalled the Indian record set by: who else but Sachin Tendulkar. In fact, Sachin has hit 5 or more sixes in an innings on five occassions. This is shown in Table (E).

Table (A) Highest scores in all LOI matches

Runs  Batsman            Teams       Venue               Season   Date

194   Saeed Anwar        Pak v Ind   Madras              1996-97  21 May 1997
189*  IVA Richards       WI  v Eng   Manchester          1984     31 May 1984
188*  G Kirsten          SA  v UAE   Rawalpindi (2)      1995-96  16 Feb 1996
183   SC Ganguly         Ind v SL    Taunton             1999     26 May 1999
181   IVA Richards       WI  v SL    Karachi             1987-88  13 Oct 1987
175*  Kapil Dev          Ind v Zim   Turnbridge Wells    1983     18 Jun 1983
171*  GM Turner          NZ  v EA    Birmingham          1975     07 Jun 1975
169*  DJ Callaghan       SA  v NZ    Centurion           1994-95  11 Dec 1994
169   BC Lara            WI  v SL    Sharjah             1995-96  16 Oct 1995
167*  RA Smith           Eng v Aus   Birmingham          1993     21 May 1993
161   AC Hudson          SA  v Hol   Rawalpindi (2)      1995-96  05 Mar 1996
158   DI Gower           Eng v NZ    Brisbane            1982-83  15 Jan 1983
154   AC Gilchrist       Aus v SL    Melbourne           1998-99  07 Feb 1999
153*  IVA Richards       WI  v Aus   Melbourne           1979-80  09 Dec 1979
153*  M Azharuddin       Ind v Zim   Cuttack             1997-98  09 Apr 1998
153   BC Lara            WI  v Pak   Sharjah             1993-94  05 Nov 1993
152*  DL Haynes          WI  v Ind   Georgetown          1988-89  21 Feb 1989
151*  ST Jayasuriya      SL  v Ind   Bombay (1)          1996-97  17 May 1997
150   S Chanderpaul      WI  v SA    East London         1998-99  24 Jan 1999

Table (B) Highest scores for India in all LOI matches

Runs  Batsman            Teams       Venue               Season   Date

183   SC Ganguly         Ind v SL    Taunton             1999     26 May 1999
175*  Kapil Dev          Ind v Zim   Turnbridge Wells    1983     18 Jun 1983
153*  M Azharuddin       Ind v Zim   Cuttack             1997-98  09 Apr 1998
145   RS Dravid          Ind v SL    Taunton             1999     26 May 1999
143   SR Tendulkar       Ind v Aus   Sharjah             1997-98  22 Apr 1998
141   SR Tendulkar       Ind v Aus   Dhaka               1998-99  28 Oct 1998
140*  SR Tendulkar       Ind v Ken   Bristol             1999     23 May 1999
137   SR Tendulkar       Ind v SL    Delhi (1)           1995-96  02 Mar 1996
134*  NS Sidhu           Ind v Eng   Gwalior             1992-93  04 Mar 1993
134   SR Tendulkar       Ind v Aus   Sharjah             1997-98  24 Apr 1998
130*  SC Ganguly         Ind v SL    Nagpur              1998-99  22 Mar 1999
128   SR Tendulkar       Ind v SL    Colombo (3)         1997-98  07 Jul 1998
127*  SR Tendulkar       Ind v Zim   Bulawayo (2)        1998-99  26 Sep 1998
127*  SR Tendulkar       Ind v Ken   Cuttack             1995-96  18 Feb 1996

Table (C) Highest scores in the World Cup

Runs  Batsman            Teams       Venue               Season   Date

188*  G Kirsten          SA  v UAE   Rawalpindi (2)      1995-96  16 Feb 1996
183   SC Ganguly         Ind v SL    Taunton             1999     26 May 1999
181   IVA Richards       WI  v SL    Karachi             1987-88  13 Oct 1987
175*  Kapil Dev          Ind v Zim   Turnbridge Wells    1983     18 Jun 1983
171*  GM Turner          NZ  v EA    Birmingham          1975     07 Jun 1975
161   AC Hudson          SA  v Hol   Rawalpindi (2)      1995-96  05 Mar 1996
145   PA de Silva        SL  v Ken   Kandy               1995-96  06 Mar 1996
145   RS Dravid          Ind v SL    Taunton             1999     26 May 1999
142   DL Houghton        Zim v NZ    Hyderabad (Ind)     1987-88  10 Oct 1987
140*  SR Tendulkar       Ind v Ken   Bristol             1999     23 May 1999
138*  IVA Richards       WI  v Eng   Lord's              1979     23 Jun 1979
137   DL Amiss           Eng v Ind   Lord's              1975     07 Jun 1975
137   SR Tendulkar       Ind v SL    Delhi (1)           1995-96  02 Mar 1996
131   KWR Fletcher       Eng v NZ    Nottingham          1975     11 Jun 1975
130   ME Waugh           Aus v Ken   Vishakhapatnam      1995-96  23 Feb 1996
130   DI Gower           Eng v SL    Taunton             1983     11 Jun 1983
130   CZ Harris          NZ  v Aus   Madras              1995-96  11 Mar 1996
127*  SR Tendulkar       Ind v Ken   Cuttack             1995-96  18 Feb 1996
126*  GR Marsh           Aus v NZ    Chandigarh          1987-88  27 Oct 1987
126   ME Waugh           Aus v Ind   Bombay (1)          1995-96  27 Feb 1996

(D) Back-to-back hundreds in World Cup

Player               Team Runs Vs   Ground              Season    Date

ME Waugh          1  Aus  130  Ken  Vishakhapatnam      1995-96  23 Feb 1996
                  2       126  Ind  Bombay (1)          1995-96  27 Feb 1996
						    
RS Dravid         1  Ind  104* Ken  Bristol             1999     23 May 1999
                  2       145  SL   Taunton             1999     26 May 1999

(E) Most sixes in an innings for India

6's Runs Batsman           Vs  Ground                   Season    Date

 7  100  SR Tendulkar      Aus Kanpur                   1997-98   07 Apr 1998
 7  183  SC Ganguly        SL  Taunton                  1999      26 May 1999
 6  175* Kapil Dev         Zim Turnbridge Wells         1983      18 Jun 1983
 6  124* SR Tendulkar      Zim Sharjah                  1998-99   13 Nov 1998
 5   73  NS Sidhu          Aus Madras                   1987-88   09 Oct 1987
 5  112  K Srikkanth       WI  Sharjah                  1988-89   16 Oct 1988
 5  137  SR Tendulkar      SL  Delhi (1)                1995-96   02 Mar 1996
 5   95  SR Tendulkar      Pak Dhaka                    1997-98   14 Jan 1998
 5  143  SR Tendulkar      Aus Sharjah                  1997-98   22 Apr 1998

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)