10 Most Devastating Batting Performances In Cricket World Cup History

4. Ricky Ponting: 140* Versus India, 2003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkfeqTG7MVs The definition of a captain's innings. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's glorious 140* versus India in the 2003 final at Jo'Burg is undoubtedly one of the best knocks in World Cup history. Coming in at 105-1 after an early Adam Gilchrist blitz, Ponting was ruthless on the Indian bowlers as he dispatched them to all parts on the way to a well deserved man-of-the-match performance. He struck eight sixes in his 121 ball innings as the Indian bowlers - all eight of them - had no answers to the masterful stroke-play of the Australian captain. In reply to the Aussies' 359, India were bowled out for 234 inside the 40th over with only Virender Sehwag (82) and Rahul Dravid (47) putting up any real resistance as Australia went on to retain their World Cup title.