Top 6 Most famous World Cup debuts

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2. Gary Kirsten vs. United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi, 1996 – 188* off 159 balls

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Gary Kirsten hit an unbeaten 188* runs which is the world record for highest score in World Cup history. (Photo Source: Getty Images)

Though Gary Kirsten had made his ODI debut in 1993, he had to wait until the 1996 Wills World cup to make his World cup debut. And he made that debut memorable. South Africa played United Arab Emirates in their first game in 1996 World Cup.

Gary Kirsten hit an unbeaten 188* runs which is the world record for highest score in World Cup history. He helped South Africa reach 321 runs against UAE. UAE was dismissed for 152 runs and South Africa won by 168 runs.
Kirsten’s innings was studded with 13 fours and 4 sixes.

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