Mark Boucher (South Africa) – 241.93 vs Netherlands (at Basseterre on 16th March 2007)
It was the seventh game of the 2007 ODI World Cup (Group A). In this game, South Africa batted first and their most of the top-order batsmen dominated with their bats. In that 40-over innings, South Africa scored 353/3. After coming to bat in the 31st over, Mark Boucher recorded the fastest Cricket World Cup fifty which he completed in just 21 balls (that record lasted for less than a week) and later remained not out on 75 runs off just 31 balls.
While Boucher had the strike-rate of 241.93 in that innings, he hit 9 fours and 4 sixes. In reply, the Netherlands only managed to score 132/9 (40 overs) as the Proteas team won that match by 221 runs.