#5 | Mohammad Rizwan: 131* (121) vs Sri Lanka: Pakistan's highest scorer in the tournament until now played a pivot innings of unbeaten 131 runs with the help of eight fours and thee sixes to register highest successful run chase of 345 runs against Sri Lanka in the quadrennial event.

#4 | Dawid Malan: 140 (107) vs Bangladesh: English opener Malan scored a century in the only match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 that the defending champions won out of the five matches that they played. Malan's 140 runs off 107 runs with the help of 16 fours and five maximums powered England to 364, in response to which Bangladesh got bowled out for 227 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on October 10.

#3 | Devon Conway: 152* (163) vs England: In the opening match of the tournament, between the finalists of the last World Cup, Conway started off his campaign with a bang to score an unbeaten 152 runs with the help of 19 fours and three sixes. New Zealand won the match by nine wickets, as Conway and Rachin Ravindra added 273 to chase the 283-run target with 82 balls remaining.

#2 | David Warner: 163 (124) vs Pakistan: The Australian opener fire-powered against Pakistan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadiumin Bengaluru after he was given a lifeline at a score of 10 runs. He scored 14 fours and nine sixes, which helped him score 163 runs to power Australia to a score of 367 on October 20.

#1 | Quinton de Kock: 174 (140) vs Bangladesh: The South African wicketkeeper batter scored the highest score in an innings in the World Cup 2023 as he whacked Bangladesh for 15 fours and seven sixes on Mumbai's belter track. He scored 174 runs in the first innings to power South Africa to 382 runs on October 24.

#5 | Jasprit Bumrah: 4-39 vs Afghanistan: In India's second World Cup game against Afghanistan, Bumrah started the wicket-taking proceedings after dismissing opener Ibrahim Zadran and then struck twice in the death overs to dismiss Nabi and Najibullah Zadran, before finishing with the figures 10-0-39-4 after dismissing Rashid Khan in his last over. These are also Bumrah's best figures in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

#4 | Adam Zampa: 4-8 vs The Netherlands: Adam Zampa has been the finisher for Australia in bowling, having taken three 4-fers in three successive matches, after looking far from his best in the first two matches. Zampa registered his best World Cup figures of 3-0-8-4 in the match against the Netherlands in Delhi on October 25. (Image AP)

#3 | Mitchell Santner: 5-59 vs The Netherlands: New Zealand's leading wicket-taker in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, steamrolled through the Dutch batting lineup, who were bowled out for 223, chasing 323 in Hyderabad on October 9. This is Santner's first 5-fer in the World Cup and second in ODIs.

#2 | Mohammed Shami: 5-54 vs New Zealand: Playing his first match of the campaign, Shami grabbed the opportunity with both hands by taking his second 5-fer of the World Cup. Shami struck on his maiden ball of the tournament to flatten Will Young's stumps. Later, he also dismissed Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry and Daryl Mitchell to finish with 10-0-54-5.

#1 | Shaheen Afridi: 5-54 vs Australia: Pakistani speedster bagged a 5-fer in a match, wherein Australia's batters were whacking the ball out of the park. However, he stood out with the figures of 10-1-54-5, even as Australia posted 367 on the board.