India vs Australia

Result - Final - Ahmedabad

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AUS
AUSwinner

241/4 (43 ov)

IND
IND

240/10 (50 ov)

AUS won by 6 wickets

South Africa vs Australia

Result - 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd) - Kolkata

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AUS
AUSwinner

215/7 (47.2 ov)

SA
SA

212/10 (49.4 ov)

AUS won by 3 wickets

India vs New Zealand

Result - 1st Semi-Final (1st v 4th) - Mumbai

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NZ
NZ

327/10 (48.5 ov)

IND
INDwinner

397/4 (50 ov)

IND won by 70 runs.

India vs Netherlands

Result - 45th Match - Bengaluru

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NED
NED

250/10 (47.5 ov)

IND
INDwinner

410/4 (50 ov)

IND won by 160 runs.

England vs Pakistan

Result - 44th Match - Kolkata

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PAK
PAK

244/10 (43.3 ov)

ENG
ENGwinner

337/9 (50 ov)

ENG won by 93 runs.

World Cup 2023: Most Catches in ODI World Cup History

There is quite a famous cricket quote that goes like this, “catches win you matches.” Another, signifying the same importance of catches, is, “drop catch, drop match.” Both of these quotes are extensively used to signify the importance of a catch.

In some matches, a difficult catch could well and truly be the difference between victory and defeat. A catch is probably a wicket in which the team is most involved. This is why catches are celebrated with huge aplomb by the players as well as the spectators.

Catch takers, naturally, receive a lot of praise for their quick thinking and their judgement while doing so. There have been some great fielders who have turned the game on its head by taking great catches throughout the ODI World Cup history.

Some, however, have been quite consistent in taking catches and have risen to the top of record books.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting for example holds the record for taking the most number of catches in ODI World Cup history (28). He took this many catches in 46 matches with 3 being the most number of catches he took in one inning.

Another player who comes close to Ponting’s record is Joe Root who took 20 catches in 17 matches. His catch per innings stands at a sensational 1.176. No other player comes close to Root when it comes to catching per innings record. Root has the chance to break Ponting’s record for taking the most catches in ODI World Cup history when the England team visits India for the upcoming mega event in 2023.

England are the current ODI World Cup holders when they defeated New Zealand in the 2019 final. It would however be incredibly difficult for them to retain the cup as other teams look all set to make their own title charge in India.

Most Catches in ODI World Cup

1996-2011 46 46 28
2015-2023 26 26 25
2011-2023 36 36 19
1992-2007 38 38 18
2011-2023 35 35 17
2015-2023 29 29 17
2011-2019 23 22 16
1992-2003 28 28 16
2007-2019 29 29 16
1992-2007 35 34 16
1992-2007 34 34 16
1999-2015 40 39 16

*Last Updated on 19th November 2023