Sri Lanka’s demolition of minnows Canada for the lowest one-day international score of 36 in Paar on Wednesday also meant the match was the shortest in World Cup history.
Sri Lanka dismissed Canada in 18.4 overs and raced to victory in just 4.4 overs – the match finishing in a total of 23.2 overs beating the previous record of 41.4 overs when West Indies beat Scotland at Leicester in 1999.
Shortest World Cup matches (Total overs, losing team, score, overs, winning team, score, overs):
23.2 Canada 36 (18.4) Sri Lanka 37-1 (4.4) at Paarl 2003
41.4 Scotland 68 (31.3) West Indies 70-2 (10.1) at Leicester
1999
52.2 Bangladesh 124 (31.1) Sri Lanka 126-0 (21.1) at
Pietermaritzburg 2003
54.2 Canda 45 (40.3) England 46-2 (13.5) at Old Trafford 1979
58 Sri Lanka 86 (37.2) West Indies 87-1 (20.4) at Old Trafford
1975
59.1 Pakistan 132 (39) Australia 133-2 (20.1) at Lord’s 1999
59.2 Canada 105 (33.2) Australia 106-3 (26) at Edgbaston 1979
60 Scotland 121 (42.1) New Zealand 123-4 (17.5) at Edinburgh
1999 – Sapa