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hardWhich team posted the highest team total ever recorded in a Cricket World Cup final?
✓Australia (359/2 vs India, 2003)80%
BWest Indies (291/8 vs Australia, 1975)10%
CEngland (277/4 vs New Zealand, 2019)0%
DIndia (274/4 vs Sri Lanka, 2011)10%
Answer Explanation
Australia scored 359/2 against India in the 2003 World Cup final in Johannesburg, with Ricky Ponting making an unbeaten 140. It remains the highest team total in any Cricket World Cup final.
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80% of quiz players who faced this question picked Australia (359/2 vs India, 2003). That makes it easier than most Records questions, where 47% get it right on average. The most popular wrong answer was West Indies (291/8 vs Australia, 1975) (10%).
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Ricky Ponting in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 168 | 13,378 | 51.9 | 257 | 5 | 1/0 |
| ODI | 375 | 13,704 | 42.0 | 164 | 3 | 1/12 |
| T20I | 17 | 401 | 28.6 | 98 | 0 | - |
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