Highest ODI World Cup totals: South Africa hits 428/5, breaks record for highest score in SA vs SL WC 2023 match

ODI World Cup: Here is a look at the highest team totals in the ICC Cricket World Cup across 13 editions.

South Africa recorded the highest World Cup total during its 2023 tournament opener against Sri Lanka in Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has witnessed several teams unleashing their best batting performances since its inception in 1975.

South Africa broke the record of Australia from 2015 with a mammoth 428 for five against Sri Lanka in its 2023 World Cup opener in Delhi. The Proteas became the first team to record three 400-plus totals while also marking the first instance of three batters recording tons in a single World Cup innings.

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The 13th edition of the ICC ODI World Cup will be played in India from October 5 to November 19 with the final scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Here is a look at the highest team totals in ODI World Cups:

Highest ODI World Cup Team Totals

Team	Score	Opposition	Venue	Year
South Africa	428/5 (50)	Sri Lanka	Delhi	2023
Australia	417/7 (50)	Afghanistan	Perth	2015
India	413/5 (50)	Bermuda	Port of Spain	2007
South Africa	411/4 (50)	Ireland	Canberra	2015
India	410/4 (50)	Netherlands	Bengaluru	2023
South Africa	408/5 (50)	West Indies	Sydney	2015
New Zealand	401/6 (50)	Pakistan	Bengaluru	2023
South Africa	399/7 (50)	England	Mumbai	2023
Australia	399/8 (50)	Netherlands	Delhi	2023
Sri Lanka	398/5 (50)	Kenya	Kandy	1996
England	397/6 (50)	Afghanistan	Manchester	2019
New Zealand	393/5 (50)	West Indies	Wellington	2015
England	386/6 (50)	Bangladesh	Cardiff	2019

(Table updated after India vs Netherlands, World Cup 2023 match on November 12)