Comprehensive Victories
After close finises and tied matches... Lets see comprehensive victories. Its always the minnows, who had fate of to be at loosing side in those comprehensive victories. however there are few incidences where Top test playing team is also on the loosing side.
In terms of Runs
| Runs | Team Won | Team Lost | World Cup Edition |
| 257 | India | Bermuda | 2007 |
| 256 | Australia | Namibia | 2003 |
| 243 | Sri Lanka | Bermuda | 2007 |
| 231 | South Africa | Netherlands | 2011 |
| 229 | Australia | Netherlands | 2007 |
Netherlands achieved this unfortunate fate 4 times in top 10 list (two of which came in successive matches of 2007 against Australia and South Africa respectively.) 5 out of TOP 10 comprehensive victories came in 2007 and 4 in 2011.
Though India is leading this list, Major Test team loosing by highest margin is also India (India faced this against England in first edition of world cup by 202 Runs. This was the Infamous match for Gavaskar when he carried Bat in one day match with score of 36 runs of 174 deliveries !!!)
In Terms of Overs remained
| Overs remained | Team Won | Team Lost | World Cup Edition |
| 46.1 | England | Canada | 1979* |
| 45.2 | Sri Lanka | Canada | 2003 |
| 42 | New Zealand | Kenya | 2011 |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | Ireland | 2007 |
* 60 overs match
There are 11 incidences of 10 wickets clean sweep in world cup history. India leading the list with registering first 10 wicket victory. Pakistan, England and West Indies are the only Major team appearing in the list of 10 wickets lost other than minnows.
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