ICC CWC 2019: 3 Teams who have breached the 400-run mark at the World Cup 

Is there anything more pulsating than the arrival of the ICC World Cup 2019? The answer to this is a big a fat NO! The biggest prize in cricket will be on the line this summer as all the qualified nations head to England and Wales in a bid to become the champions of the world.

Cricket enthusiasts are often found remembering the great World Cup tales simply because the tournament is much more than just a cup competition. Hopes are high, the drama is intense and the pressure is real, in short, the World Cup is something which every cricketer aspires to win.

Talking about the World Cup and its monumental tales, scoring in excess of 400 runs is something which has not often happened at a World Cup but when it did, the instances went on to be registered in the golden book of World Cup moments.

Scoring 400 plus runs is not a rare sight anymore as the modern day sides have breached the 400-run mark on one too many occasions. But scoring such a total at the grandest stage is an altogether different ball game. This can be explained with the stats as only three nations have scored in excess of 400 runs in a World Cup game. The nerve-wracking drama gets on to the players who find it extremely challenging to score such number of runs with the weight of hopes and expectations on their shoulders.

Here we list down three national sides who have scored in excess of 400 in a World Cup game:

#3 India

Group B, Bermuda v India - Cricket World Cup 2007

Back in 2007, the Men in Blue became the first side ever to score a total of 400+ at a World Cup as they smashed Bermuda for a colossal total of 413-5 at Port of Spain. The ICC World Cup 2007 didn't really turn out to be fantastic for the Indian contingent as they crashed out from the group stage, but their prolific performance against Bermuda ensured their entry into the history books.

Indian batsmen were ruthless as they battered the inexperienced bowling attack of Bermuda with Virender Sehwag being the prime cluprit as his quick fire knock of 114 was the highlight of the Indian innings.

India went on to win the match by 257 runs, which to this date, is their biggest World Cup win ever in terms of runs.

#2 Australia

Australia v Afghanistan - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

Australia hold the record for the highest ODI total in the history of World Cup as they scored a monumental total of 417-6 against Afghanistan at the 2015 World Cup. The match took place in Perth, with the hosts breezing past the Asian nation in a quite spectacular fashion.

The Aussies had lost the toss and were asked to bat first, a decision which won't be fondly remembered by the Afghanistan camp as they suffered Australia's wrath in the middle. It was a David Warner special as he scored 178 runs from just 133 balls to help his side put on such a big total.

Warner was aptly supported by Steve Smith, who missed out on a century as he got dismissed for 95. There was one more man who was utterly devastating that day - Glenn Maxwell.

The Victorian smashed the Aghanistani bowlers with a blistering knock of 88 which came in just 39 balls. His inning comprised of six fours and seven sixes.

Australian bowlers made quick work of the Afghanistani batsmen as the team was sent packing for just 142, thus giving Australia the win by a margin of 275 runs.

#1 South Africa

South Africa v West Indies - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

The Proteas have always been known to score heaps of runs and they've been no different at the World Cup. South Africa are the only team in history to breach the 400-run mark twice at the World Cup.

Interestingly, both instances came in the 2015 ICC World Cup when the Proteas reached the semi-finals, where they were knocked out by the eventual runners-up, New Zealand.

South Africa's first 400+ total came against the West Indies, who they met in the group stage. The Caribbeans met with a hurricane in the name of AB de Villiers, who played one of the greatest World Cup knocks of all time by scoring 162 runs in just 66 balls. De Villiers scored the fastest century in the history of World Cup and unfortunately for the West Indies, they were the recipients to it. South Africa recorded a total of 408-5 and won the match by 257 runs.

South Africa went on to better their number later in the tournament and put on a humongous total of 411/4 on board, with Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis scoring 100s for the Proteas against Ireland. South Africa won the match by 201 runs.