Data of the past 12 editions of the ODI Cricket World Cups indicates that more matches were won by bigger margins & more deliveries to spare in the recent world cups. However, many records are set to be broken during the ongoing 2023 edition of the 13th CWC. The ongoing 13 International Cricket Council (ICC) One Day International (ODI) Cricket World Cup (CWC) hosted by India is continuing to record heavy run-scoring across different teams and venues with soaring run rates. Of the 37 league matches that have so far been played, a staggering 13 matches have witnessed scores of over 300, with even the scores of 428, 401, and 399, 388, 383, among others. Thus, an average of one 300-plus score is being scored every three matches. Notable among these is the 8th match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which witnessed both sides scoring over 300 runs. In the same match, the Pakistan team created history by chasing 345 runs against Sri Lanka, the highest-ever chase recorded in the history of CWCs. This was almost broken in the 27 match by New Zealand against Australia, where they lost by meagre 5 runs chasing a steep target of 389. At the same time, there have also been some matches where low scores have been registered in the ongoing CWC. Teams like England, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh have registered scores below 200 in different matches, with even scores of 55, 83, and 90. The 2019 CWC champion England tops this list of low scores with 170, 156, and 129. There have also been matches where teams such as India, New Zealand, Australia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan batting second have won with about 15 overs to spare. In this context, we look at the history of CWCs and the phenomenon of higher scoring rates and higher margins of victories across different editions of the CWC by teams batting first and second. Methodology The data has been sourced from Dataful, which has compiled the dataset on all the matches played in CWCs with the scores, wickets, teams, winners, and other aspects. The data is used to calculate the run rates of teams that have batted first, second, and overall run rates. 2015 and 2019 CWCs Registered Highest Run Rates (up to the last 2019 CWC) Out of the 454 matches that have been played across 12 CWCs held so far (up to 2019), a total of 234 matches have been won by teams batting first and 198 by teams batting second. Out of the remaining 22 matches, 4 matches were walkover wins and the 18 matches were either tied, abandoned, or have seen no results. The lowest and highest run rates across different world cups of the teams that won batting first and second have ranged from 3.3 to 5.4 runs per over, and 3.4 to 5.1 runs per over, respectively. Notably, both the higher run rates of teams batting first and second were witnessed during the 2015 and 2019 CWCs. While the 2019 CWC was held in England, the 2015 CWC was held in Australia and New Zealand in 2019. These countries are known to offer more swing, and bounce and contain bigger grounds (those in Australia). Thus, they make it comparatively harder to score more runs. However, these are the venues that have higher run rates. Interestingly, the lowest ever run rates of 3.3 and 3.4 were registered in the 1979 CWC, which was held in England. India Registered Highest Run Rate in the 2011 CWC before the ongoing 2023 edition 4 out of the 13 CWCs so far (including the 2023 edition) were hosted by India, along with other Asian Countries. While the 1987, 1996, and 2011 CWCs were jointly hosted by India with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, the ongoing 13th CWC is hosted by it exclusively. In the 12 CWCs till 2019, India’s overall run rate, either batting first or second, varied from 3. 13 to 5.77 runs per over across CWCs. Whereas the overall run rate of all the teams, including India, varied from 3.3 to 5.3 across CWCs. From the 3 CWCs that were previously held in the subcontinent, either in India or other Asian countries, the batting run rates registered by India present an interesting phenomenon. The overall run rate of India in 1987, 1996, and 2011 CWCs was 5.24, 4.66, and 5.77, respectively. Thus, the lowest run rates registered among CWCs held in India were during the 1996 CWC and not during 1987. However, in the same 1996 CWC, India’s overall run rate was 4.66, greater than the overall run rate of all the countries combined. The highest run rate of India across all the 12 CWCs held so far was registered in 2011 with 5.77 runs per over. Its run rates in the 2015 and 2019 CWCs have stood at 5.76 and 5.71, respectively, marginally short of this 2011 CWC run rate.