5 batsmen involved in most century partnerships in World Cup history

#2 Ricky Ponting – 10

In the final of the 2003 World Cup, Ricky Ponting added 234 unbeaten runs with Damien Martyn

Matches: 46, Runs: 1,743, Average: 45.87, Highest Score: 140*

Ricky Ponting, a modern-day great, will always be remembered for being a part of and then leading a dominating Australian team for eight years from 1999. That year, Ponting won his first World Cup as a player, a feat he repeated as captain in the following two editions in 2003 and 2007. In five World Cups, he too stitched together 10 century stands with seven different partners. Most definitely, the most impactful of those partnerships came in the 2003 World Cup final alongside Damien Martyn, with 234 unbeaten runs blowing India away.

Two century stands came in the company of Martyn, Steve Waugh and Michael Clarke, while one apiece was made together with Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds and Mark Taylor. Ponting hit five hundreds himself in all World Cups – four as captain – with three of those, in 2003 and 2007, coming in a winning cause.