Top 10 highest individual scores in Cricket World Cup

3. 188* Gary Kirsten (South Africa) vs UAE Rawalpindi 1996

First World cup for the South African southpaw, and he registered his presence in style. Gary Kirsten saw a wonderful opportunity when UAE put South Africa into bat on a placid Rawalpindi pitch. He responded by scoring a record 188 unbeaten runs. He broke Sir Vivian Richards’ record of 181 runs set in 1987 world cup.
A fluent inning, Kirsten helped South Africa post 321 runs for loss of 2 wickets and winnings the match by 169 runs.