6 most destructive hundreds in World Cup history

4. Adam Gilchrist 149 (104) vs Sri Lanka, 2007 Cricket World Cup final

Adam Gilchrist

On April 28th, 2007, Australia completed the first World Cup hat-trick by beating Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Barbados. This was Australia's fourth World Cup title and the most dominant that they ever had.

Australia were undefeated throughout the tournament and with this win, their undefeated streak in World Cup matches was stretched to 29. Adam Gilchrist was the man of the match for his powerful innings of 149 off 104 which remains the highest the highest individual score in a World Cup final till date. Gilchrist's innings included thirteen fours and eight maximums.

Australia, electing to bat first had a first wicket partnership of 192. Gilchrist had a lot of great starts throughout the tournament, however, a huge score had eluded him. He chose the perfect day to come to the party and make history.

Matthew Hayden, who was in scintillating form all the way, was a mere spectator to his opening partner's pyrotechnics. Gilchrist alone had stolen the show along with significant contributions from Ponting and Hayden in a rain-hit affair. The match had been reduced to 38 overs for both the teams with Australia piling up 281.

By the time Sri Lanka came out to bat, the final was cut down to a 36 over affair with the target reduced to 269. Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka pretty much in the game after the early loss of Upul Tharanga.

Sangakkara holed one to deep mid-wicket to the skipper Ponting to bring an end to a threatening partnership. Clarke's off-spin soon after bounced out Jayasuriya when he came skipping down the pitch only to be clean bowled. From there on, Sri Lankan batsmen kept crumbling. It was black dark at the Kensington Oval, Barbados however, it was Australia's moment to celebrate their most commanding World Cup campaign.