Apart from providing the fastest ever ICC Cricket World Cup century - John Davison (67 balls) and fastest ever ICC Cricket World Cup fifty - Brian Lara (23 balls) there were a few other features of this match.

West Indies innings produced the fastest runs per over ever in an ODI innings at 10.04 runs per over.

Fastest scoring ODI innings:

RPO    Score  Overs  For            Against        Venue              Season
10.04  206-3   20.3  West Indies    Canada         Centurion          2002/03
9.56  118-0   12.2  Australia      England        Sydney             2002/03
9.23  40-1     4.2  Sri Lanka      Zimbabwe       Colombo-SSC        2001/02
9.12  181-3   19.5  Australia      Bangladesh     Chester-le-Street  1999
9.08  109-0     12  South Africa   Bangladesh     Bloemfontein       2002/03
8.80  132-1     15  India          Bangladesh     Colombo-SSC        1997/98
8.69  142-1   16.2  Pakistan       Holland        Colombo-SSC        2002/03
8.50  136-1     16  Zimbabwe       Kenya          Bulawayo           2002/03
8.32  111-2   13.2  West Indies    Australia      Sydney             1988/89
8.31  219-1   26.2  Pakistan       India          Lahore             1997/98


Note that there is no qualification on this table.

Most Sixes in an ODI:

Sixes  Home         Away          Venue         Season
21  Sri Lanka    Kenya         Kandy         1995/96
20  Pakistan     Sri Lanka     Nairobi       1996/97
20  New Zealand  Australia     Christchurch  1999/00
19  Pakistan     Sri Lanka     Singapore     1995/96
16  Zimbabwe     Pakistan      Bulawayo      2002/03