ICC Cricket ODI World Cup 2015 Top Runs Scorers pack is leading by New Zealand opner Martin Guptill. To show impact in such a mega event, your batters must lead from the front. So, let’s talk about the batters of the 15 world cup who scored numerous runs on the big stage.
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill became the highest run-scorer in the 2015 Cricket World Cup with 541 runs ahead of Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara. Guptill top scored with 547 runs and topped the list of top 10 batsmen.
Kumar Sangakara is second on the list of the top-run getter of the ICC World Cup 2015 in Austrlia. This is such a big achievement or a subcontinent player to score consistantly. Kumar Sangakara scored 541 runs with healthy average of 108.20.
South African captain A.B. de Villiers is the third highest run-scorer in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Australia’s Steve Smith performed well throughout the tournament to finish 6th.
It will be interesting to see who makes it to the final between second seed Martin Guptill and third seed AB de Villiers. Both will have a chance to surpass the mountain carrion’s total in the finals. India’s Shikhar Dhawan is seventh with 367 points.
A total of 2 double centuries and 33 centuries have been scored so far in the 2015 World Cup. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara(4), Tillakratne Dilshan(2), Mahmudullah(2), Brendan Taylor(2) and Shikhar Dhawan(2) are the only bowlers to score over 100 so far in the 2015 Cricket World Cup .
Other notable players include Indian great Virat Kohli’s 107th match against Pakistan and Sri Lankan veteran Mahela Jayawardene. Another memorable moment of the 2015 Cricket World Cup was Ireland’s Paul Stirling’s 92-run victory over the West Indies.
Here is the complete list of the top-run scorer of ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2015 in Australia. Martin Guptill is leading table.
| Name | Country | Runs | Average |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 547 | 68.37 |
| Kumar Sangakara | Sri Lanka | 541 | 108.20 |
| AB de Villiars | South Africa | 482 | 96.40 |
| Brendon Taylor | Zimbabwae | 433 | 72.16 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | 412 | 51.50 |
| Steve Smith | New Zealand | 402 | 67.00 |
| Tillakarante Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 395 | 65.83 |
| Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 373 | 74.60 |
| Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 365 | 73.00 |
| Misbah ul Haq | Pakistan | 350 | 50.00 |
Misbah-Ul-Haq from Pakistan, scored 350 runs at a decent average of 50. Though Pakistan couldn’t progress to the Semi-Final.
