You want records, you got records!! :
- ML Hayden's highest score in World Cups (previous: 45* v India at Centurion, 2002/03)
- A Symonds and DR Martyn's partnership of 84 runs set a new 5th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 42 JN Rhodes and L Klusener, South Africa v Australia, 2001/02)
- DS Lehmann and GB Hogg's partnership of 70* runs set a new 7th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 30 Khaled Mashud and Khaled Mahmud, Bangladesh v South Africa, 2002/03)
- LJ Burger's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 1/45 v Pakistan at Kimberley, 2002/03)
- BO van Rooi's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 0/36 v India at Pietermaritzburg, 2002/03)
- With the wicket of LJ Burger, GD McGrath became the leading wicket taker for Australia in World Cups (previous: SK Warne 32 wickets)
- GD McGrath's best bowling in World Cups (previous: 5/14 v West Indies at Manchester, 1999)
- GD McGrath's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 5/14 v West Indies at Manchester, 1999)
- GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling by an Australian in World Cups (previous: 6/14 GJ Gilmour v England at Leeds, 1975)
- GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling in World Cups (previous: 7/51 WW Davis, West Indies v Australia at Leeds, 1983)
- GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling by an Australian in ODIs (previous: 6/14 GJ Gilmour v England at Leeds, 1975)
- GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling on this ground (previous: 4/16 L Klusener, South Africa v Kenya, 2002/03)
- AC Gilchrist's 6 catches was the most catches/dismissals in a World Cup innings (previous: RD Jacobs, 5 (5c, 0st), West Indies v New Zealand at Southampton, 1999)
- AC Gilchrist's 6 catches equalled the most catches/dismissals by an Australian in ODIs (AC Gilchrist, 6 (6c, 0st), v South Africa at Cape Town, 1999/00 and AC Gilchrist, 6 (5c, 1st), v England at Sydney, 2002/03)
- Namibia's lowest completed total in ODIs (previous: 84 v Pakistan at Kimberley, 2002/03)
- Lowest completed total against Australia in ODIs (previous: 63 by India at Sydney, 1980/81)
- Lowest completed total against Australia in World Cups (previous: 93 by England at Leeds, 1975)
- Lowest completed total on this ground in ODIs (previous: 122 by Netherlands v Australia, 2002/03)
- Australia's win was their 11th consecutive victory equalling the record for most consecutive victories in ODIs (11 by West Indies 04/06/1984 to 02/02/1985)
- The margin of victory was the largest in World Cups by runs (previous: 202 runs, England (334/4) beat India (132/3) at Lord's, 1975)
- The margin of victory was the largest by Australia in ODIs by runs (previous: 232 runs, Australia (323/2) beat Sri Lanka (91) at Adelaide, 1984/85)
- The margin of victory was the largest in ODIs by runs (previous: 245 runs, Sri Lanka (299/5) beat India (54) at Sharjah, 2000/01)
There have been a plethora of records in every game at this world cup, but this one takes the cake. Probably a record for most records in an ODI, in a World Cup, in South Africa, in a game involving Australia, on this ground, etc etc etc!!!!
Basically remarkable stuff from McGrath, and Lehmann's batting in that last over was very impressive.