The year started with Tsunami relief fund match between a World XI and an Asian XI at Melbourne. Buoyed by the success of this match, ICC also granted official status (amid strong protests from statisticians the world over) to the three-match series between Asia XI and Africa XI in South Africa in August and between Australia and World XI in Australia in October. These matches, however, could not generate as much interest.
South Africa ended the year with 18 wins out of the 24 games they played this year- a winning percentage of 75. In fact they did not lose a single match in 20 consecutive matches at one stage and it was only towards the end of the year that their copybook was blotted when the five-match series against India ended in a 2-2 draw.
Australia, like in Test cricket, ended with most wins but second to South Africa in terms of winning percentage. Pakistan and India were ranked third and fourth respectively.
Performance of each team:
| Team | Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Winning% | Toss |
| South Africa | 24 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75.00 | 13 |
| Australia | 29 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 72.41 | 20 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59.09 | 7 |
| India | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 | 15 |
| Sri Lanka | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 6 |
| England | 22 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36.36 | 12 |
| African XI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | 5 |
| Asian XI | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | 2 |
| World XI | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | 8 |
| West Indies | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11.11 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 107 | 100 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 93.46 | 107 |
Highest Team Totals [300 or more]
| Score | Overs | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 397-5 | 44 | NZ | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 391-4 | 50 | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge | 21 Jun 2005 |
| 356-9 | 50 | Ind | Pak | Visak'nam ADC | 05 Apr 2005 |
| 353-6 | 50 | Pak | Eng | Karachi (NS) | 15 Dec 2005 |
| 350-6 | 50 | Ind | SL | Nagpur | 25 Oct 2005 |
| 347-5 | 50 | Aus | NZ | Napier | 05 Mar 2005 |
| 344-8 | 50 | Wld | Asn | Melbourne (MCG) | 10 Jan 2005 |
| 339-4 | 50 | WI | Pak | Adelaide | 28 Jan 2005 |
| 332-8 | 49 | NZ | Aus | Christchurch | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 331-7 | 50 | Aus | NZ | Christchurch | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 329-6 | 50 | SA | Zim | Durban | 27 Feb 2005 |
| 328-4 | 50 | Aus | Wld | Melbourne (CS) | 07 Oct 2005 |
| 327-4 | 50 | Eng | Pak | Lahore (Gaddafi) | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 322-5 | 50 | Aus | NZ | Well'ton WTS | 07 Dec 2005 |
| 320 | 49.5 | NZ | Aus | Well'ton WTS | 07 Dec 2005 |
| 319-7 | 48 | Pak | Ind | Ahmedabad (GS) | 12 Apr 2005 |
| 319-9 | 50 | Pak | Ind | Jamshedpur | 09 Apr 2005 |
| 315-6 | 48 | Ind | Pak | Ahmedabad (GS) | 12 Apr 2005 |
| 314-6 | 50 | Aus | NZ | Christchurch | 22 Feb 2005 |
| 311-7 | 50 | SA | Eng | East London | 09 Feb 2005 |
| 307-8 | 50 | Pak | WI | Perth | 01 Feb 2005 |
| 304-8 | 50 | Eng | SA | East London | 09 Feb 2005 |
| 303-4 | 46.1 | Ind | SL | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| 303-6 | 50 | Pak | WI | Gros Islet | 22 May 2005 |
| 303-8 | 50 | Pak | Ind | Delhi (FSK) | 17 Apr 2005 |
| 301-4 | 50 | Aus | WI | Melbourne (MCG) | 14 Jan 2005 |
| 301-7 | 50 | SA | Zim | Johannesburg | 25 Feb 2005 |
Lowest Team Totals [150 or less]
| Score | Overs | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 65 | 24.3 | Zim | Ind | Harare | 29 Aug 2005 |
| 105 | 27.4 | NZ | Aus | Auckland | 03 Dec 2005 |
| 106 | 32.5 | Afr | Asn | Durban | 21 Aug 2005 |
| 108 | 38.2 | Ban | SL | Colombo (RPS) | 04 Sep 2005 |
| 122 | 35.4 | SL | Ind | Mohali | 28 Oct 2005 |
| 133 | 45.2 | WI | Pak | Arnos Vale | 18 May 2005 |
| 136 | 37.2 | Zim | SA | Johannesburg | 25 Feb 2005 |
| 137 | 27.5 | Wld | Aus | Melbourne (CS) | 09 Oct 2005 |
| 139 | 35.2 | Ban | Aus | Old Trafford | 25 Jun 2005 |
| 144 | 37 | Ind | Pak | Delhi (FSK) | 17 Apr 2005 |
Individual 100s
| Score | Balls | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 183* | 145 | MS Dhoni | Ind | SL | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| 172 | 120 | L Vincent | NZ | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 156 | 138 | BC Lara | WI | Pak | Adelaide | 28 Jan 2005 |
| 156 | 127 | A Symonds | Aus | NZ | Well'ton WTS | 07 Dec 2005 |
| 152 | 128 | AJ Strauss | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge | 21 Jun 2005 |
| 148 | 123 | MS Dhoni | Ind | Pak | Visak'nam ADC | 05 Apr 2005 |
| 141* | 127 | RT Ponting | Aus | NZ | Napier | 05 Mar 2005 |
| 138* | 147 | KC Sangakkara | SL | Ind | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| 134* | 124 | GC Smith | SA | Ind | Kolkata | 25 Nov 2005 |
| 132 | 152 | CH Gayle | WI | SA | Bridgetown | 11 May 2005 |
| 124 | 125 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | WI | Brisbane | 19 Jan 2005 |
| 124 | 137 | CH Gayle | WI | Pak | Gros Islet | 22 May 2005 |
| 123 | 130 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Pak | Ahmedabad (GS) | 12 Apr 2005 |
| 123 | 129 | HH Dippenaar | SA | WI | Bridgetown | 11 May 2005 |
| 121* | 101 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 12 Jul 2005 |
| 120 | 124 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | Zim | Harare | 04 Sep 2005 |
| 118 | 133 | HH Gibbs | SA | Eng | Durban | 11 Feb 2005 |
| 117 | 129 | GC Smith | SA | Zim | Durban | 27 Feb 2005 |
| 116 | 110 | KP Pietersen | Eng | SA | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 |
| 115* | 131 | GC Smith | SA | Eng | East London | 09 Feb 2005 |
| 115* | 131 | NJ Astle | NZ | Ind | Harare | 06 Sep 2005 |
| 115 | 102 | RT Ponting | Wld | Asn | Melbourne (MCG) | 10 Jan 2005 |
| 114 | 124 | ML Hayden | Aus | NZ | Christchurch | 22 Feb 2005 |
| 112* | 86 | PD Collingwood | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge | 21 Jun 2005 |
| 111 | 115 | RT Ponting | Aus | Eng | Lord's | 10 Jul 2005 |
| 110 | 114 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | WI | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Aug 2005 |
| 109 | 111 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Eng | Karachi (NS) | 15 Dec 2005 |
| 108* | 96 | KP Pietersen | Eng | SA | Bloemfontein | 02 Feb 2005 |
| 108 | 95 | V Sehwag | Ind | Pak | Kochi | 02 Apr 2005 |
| 107 | 138 | WW Hinds | WI | Aus | Brisbane | 21 Jan 2005 |
| 105 | 100 | Mohammad Yousuf | Pak | WI | Perth | 01 Feb 2005 |
| 105 | 131 | GC Smith | SA | Eng | Port Elizabeth | 04 Feb 2005 |
| 105 | 110 | WU Tharanga | SL | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Sep 2005 |
| 104* | 134 | ME Trescothick | Eng | Aus | Headingley | 07 Jul 2005 |
| 104 | 139 | R Dravid | Ind | Pak | Kochi | 02 Apr 2005 |
| 103* | 120 | R Dravid | Ind | SL | Ahmedabad (GS) | 06 Nov 2005 |
| 103* | 107 | MJ Clarke | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 23 Jan 2005 |
| 103 | 102 | GC Smith | SA | WI | Kingston | 07 May 2005 |
| 103 | 79 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Wld | Melbourne (CS) | 07 Oct 2005 |
| 103 | 97 | G Gambhir | Ind | SL | Ahmedabad (GS) | 06 Nov 2005 |
| 103 | 122 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | SA | Hyderabad (RGS) | 16 Nov 2005 |
| 102* | 121 | M Kaif | Ind | NZ | Harare | 02 Sep 2005 |
| 102 | 46 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Ind | Kanpur | 15 Apr 2005 |
| 102 | 111 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Eng | Lahore (Gaddafi) | 12 Dec 2005 |
| 101 | 116 | Salman Butt | Pak | Ind | Jamshedpur | 09 Apr 2005 |
| 101 | 96 | SB Styris | NZ | Aus | Christchurch | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 100* | 76 | ME Trescothick | Eng | Ban | The Oval | 16 Jun 2005 |
| 100* | 69 | KP Pietersen | Eng | SA | East London | 09 Feb 2005 |
| 100 | 115 | HH Gibbs | SA | Eng | Cape Town | 06 Feb 2005 |
| 100 | 101 | Mohammad Ashraful | Ban | Aus | Cardiff | 18 Jun 2005 |
Leading run-scorers
| Runs | Player | For | Mts | Inns | NO | Hs | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| 1191 | RT Ponting | Aus* | 29 | 28 | 2 | 141* | 45.81 | 84.05 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 1091 | R Dravid | Ind* | 30 | 30 | 7 | 104 | 47.43 | 74.57 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 1017 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 33 | 1 | 108 | 31.78 | 107.28 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 984 | GC Smith | SA* | 22 | 22 | 2 | 134* | 49.20 | 86.47 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 954 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 27 | 25 | 7 | 103* | 53.00 | 82.67 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 895 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 27 | 24 | 6 | 183* | 49.72 | 103.11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 892 | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 27 | 2 | 121* | 35.68 | 103.72 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 885 | Mohammad Yousuf | Pak* | 26 | 25 | 2 | 105 | 38.48 | 81.57 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 874 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak* | 23 | 22 | 6 | 81* | 54.63 | 89.92 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 839 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | 26 | 25 | 5 | 120 | 41.95 | 80.44 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 815 | A Symonds | Aus | 26 | 23 | 3 | 156 | 40.75 | 91.06 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 805 | DR Martyn | Aus | 25 | 23 | 6 | 95* | 47.35 | 75.73 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 784 | KP Pietersen | Eng* | 21 | 16 | 4 | 116 | 65.33 | 103.16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 746 | KC Sangakkara | SL* | 23 | 23 | 3 | 138* | 37.30 | 77.31 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 726 | HH Gibbs | SA | 16 | 16 | 2 | 118 | 51.86 | 81.39 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 713 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 22 | 21 | 1 | 152 | 35.65 | 81.30 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 697 | M Kaif | Ind | 22 | 21 | 5 | 102* | 43.56 | 72.15 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 687 | JH Kallis | SA* | 25 | 24 | 3 | 91 | 32.71 | 63.85 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 677 | JM Kemp | SA* | 27 | 23 | 6 | 80 | 39.82 | 99.56 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 650 | S Chanderpaul | WI | 17 | 17 | 2 | 85* | 43.33 | 72.54 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 640 | Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 24 | 1 | 102 | 27.83 | 157.64 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 610 | Shoaib Malik | Pak | 22 | 20 | 2 | 75 | 33.89 | 76.25 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 604 | AG Prince | SA* | 26 | 23 | 8 | 89* | 40.27 | 66.59 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 587 | MEK Hussey | Aus | 20 | 14 | 10 | 88* | 146.75 | 101.73 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 569 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 21 | 20 | 3 | 124 | 33.47 | 91.19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 565 | Salman Butt | Pak | 20 | 20 | 0 | 101 | 28.25 | 72.34 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 563 | CH Gayle | WI* | 17 | 17 | 0 | 132 | 33.12 | 88.66 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 553 | ME Trescothick | Eng | 22 | 22 | 3 | 104* | 29.11 | 79.57 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 542 | L Vincent | NZ | 14 | 13 | 1 | 172 | 45.17 | 107.33 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 522 | DPM Jayawardene | SL* | 17 | 16 | 3 | 94* | 40.15 | 82.73 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 520 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak* | 26 | 23 | 3 | 88 | 26.00 | 88.74 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Best scoring rate
[Min. qualification : 200 or more runs]
| SR | Player | For | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| 157.64 | Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 24 | 1 | 640 | 102 | 27.83 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 110.16 | CL Cairns | NZ* | 12 | 11 | 2 | 282 | 69 | 31.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 107.33 | L Vincent | NZ | 13 | 13 | 1 | 542 | 172 | 45.17 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 107.28 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1017 | 108 | 31.78 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 103.72 | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 27 | 2 | 892 | 121* | 35.68 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 103.16 | KP Pietersen | Eng* | 20 | 16 | 4 | 784 | 116 | 65.33 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 103.11 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 24 | 24 | 6 | 895 | 183* | 49.72 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 101.73 | MEK Hussey | Aus | 16 | 13 | 9 | 587 | 88* | 146.75 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99.56 | JM Kemp | SA* | 25 | 23 | 6 | 677 | 80 | 39.82 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 99.53 | DR Smith | WI | 10 | 10 | 0 | 212 | 68 | 21.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 98.47 | DL Vettori | NZ* | 17 | 17 | 5 | 257 | 83 | 21.42 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 96.69 | BB McCullum | NZ | 16 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 51* | 29.21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92.54 | Younis Khan | Pak | 13 | 13 | 0 | 273 | 60 | 21.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 91.19 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 21 | 20 | 3 | 569 | 124 | 33.47 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 91.06 | A Symonds | Aus | 25 | 23 | 3 | 815 | 156 | 40.75 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Most sixes in the year
| 6s | Player | For | Mts | Inns |
| 37 | Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 24 |
| 34 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 27 | 24 |
| 30 | JM Kemp | SA* | 27 | 23 |
| 22 | KP Pietersen | Eng* | 21 | 16 |
| 21 | A Symonds | Aus | 26 | 23 |
| 20 | RT Ponting | Aus* | 29 | 28 |
| 19 | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 27 |
| 16 | L Vincent | NZ | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | BB McCullum | NZ | 19 | 16 |
| 12 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 33 |
| 12 | IK Pathan | Ind | 20 | 12 |
| 10 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | 26 | 25 |
| 10 | MEK Hussey | Aus | 20 | 14 |
| 10 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak* | 26 | 23 |
| 10 | A Flintoff | Eng* | 18 | 15 |
| 10 | DR Smith | WI | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | HH Gibbs | SA | 16 | 16 |
Most fours in the year
| 4s | Player | For | Mts | Inns |
| 142 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 33 |
| 116 | GC Smith | SA* | 22 | 22 |
| 114 | RT Ponting | Aus* | 29 | 28 |
| 108 | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 27 |
| 100 | R Dravid | Ind* | 30 | 30 |
| 93 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 27 | 25 |
| 90 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | 26 | 25 |
| 88 | KC Sangakkara | SL* | 23 | 23 |
| 74 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 22 | 21 |
| 74 | Salman Butt | Pak | 20 | 20 |
| 72 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak* | 23 | 22 |
| 71 | ME Trescothick | Eng | 22 | 22 |
| 71 | KP Pietersen | Eng* | 21 | 16 |
Most boundary shots in the year
| 4+6 | Player | For | Mts | Inns | 4s | 6s |
| 154 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 33 | 142 | 12 |
| 134 | RT Ponting | Aus* | 29 | 28 | 114 | 20 |
| 127 | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 27 | 108 | 19 |
| 122 | GC Smith | SA* | 22 | 22 | 116 | 6 |
| 102 | R Dravid | Ind* | 30 | 30 | 100 | 2 |
| 101 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 27 | 24 | 67 | 34 |
| 100 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 27 | 25 | 93 | 7 |
| 100 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | 26 | 25 | 90 | 10 |
Highest percentage of runs in boundary shots
[Min.Qualification : 200 or more runs]
| % | Player | For | Mts | Inns | Runs | Boundary Runs |
| 69.69 | Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 24 | 640 | 446 |
| 66.04 | DR Smith | WI | 10 | 10 | 212 | 140 |
| 64.94 | L Vincent | NZ | 14 | 13 | 542 | 352 |
| 63.35 | AB de Villiers | SA* | 14 | 14 | 221 | 140 |
| 62.93 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 33 | 1017 | 640 |
| 61.30 | ST Jayasuriya | SL* | 13 | 13 | 323 | 198 |
| 61.21 | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 27 | 892 | 546 |
Highest partnership for each wicket
| Wkt | Runs | Players | For | Vs | Venue | |
| 1st | 204 | L Vincent | SP Fleming | NZ | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) |
| 2nd | 194 | HH Dippenaar | JH Kallis | SA | WI | Bridgetown |
| 3rd | 201 | V Sehwag | R Dravid | Ind | Pak | Kochi |
| 4th | 210 | AJ Strauss | PD Collingwood | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge |
| 5th | 220 | A Symonds | MJ Clarke | Aus | NZ | Well'ton WTS |
| 6th | 158 | Yuvraj Singh | MS Dhoni | Ind | Zim | Harare |
| 7th | 126* | DPM Jayawardene | UDU Chandana | SL | Ind | Dambulla |
| 8th | 79 | SB Styris | DL Vettori | NZ | Zim | Harare |
| 9th | 118 | JP Yadav | IK Pathan | Ind | NZ | Bulawayo (QSC) |
| 10th | 54* | Khaled Mashud | Tapash Baisya | Ban | SL | Colombo (SSC) |
Partnerships of 150 runs or more
| Runs | Wkt | Players | For | Vs | Venue | |
| 220 | 5th | A Symonds | MJ Clarke | Aus | NZ | Well'ton WTS |
| 210 | 4th | AJ Strauss | PD Collingwood | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge |
| 204 | 1st | L Vincent | SP Fleming | NZ | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) |
| 201 | 3rd | V Sehwag | R Dravid | Ind | Pak | Kochi |
| 194 | 2nd | HH Dippenaar | JH Kallis | SA | WI | Bridgetown |
| 192* | 1st | ME Trescothick | AJ Strauss | Eng | Ban | The Oval |
| 189* | 1st | GC Smith | AJ Hall | SA | Ind | Kolkata |
| 187 | 3rd | BC Lara | S Chanderpaul | WI | Pak | Adelaide |
| 165 | 4th | Yuvraj Singh | M Kaif | Ind | WI | Colombo (RPS) |
| 164 | 2nd | SR Tendulkar | IK Pathan | Ind | SL | Nagpur |
| 158 | 6th | Yuvraj Singh | MS Dhoni | Ind | Zim | Harare |
| 151 | 3rd | KC Sangakkara | DPM Jayawardene | SL | Ind | Jaipur |
| 150 | 2nd | Mohammad Rafique | Aftab Ahmed | Ban | Zim | Dhaka |
Best bowling analyses
| Wkts | Runs | Balls | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 6 | 19 | 54 | SE Bond | NZ | Ind | Bulawayo (QSC) | 26 Aug 2005 |
| 6 | 27 | 52 | Naved-ul-Hasan | Pak | Ind | Jamshedpur | 09 Apr 2005 |
| 6 | 31 | 60 | PD Collingwood | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge | 21 Jun 2005 |
| 6 | 59 | 60 | A Nehra | Ind | SL | Colombo (RPS) | 09 Aug 2005 |
| 5 | 18 | 44 | A Symonds | Aus | Ban | Old Trafford | 25 Jun 2005 |
| 5 | 27 | 60 | IK Pathan | Ind | Zim | Harare | 29 Aug 2005 |
| 5 | 27 | 46 | GD McGrath | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 06 Feb 2005 |
| 5 | 32 | 60 | GB Hogg | Aus | WI | Melbourne (MCG) | 14 Jan 2005 |
| 5 | 33 | 60 | SJ Harmison | Eng | Aus | Bristol | 19 Jun 2005 |
| 5 | 41 | 60 | B Lee | Aus | Eng | Lord's | 10 Jul 2005 |
| 5 | 43 | 60 | PT Collins | WI | Aus | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2005 |
| 5 | 44 | 59 | AB Agarkar | Ind | SL | Pune | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 5 | 50 | 60 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Pak | Kochi | 02 Apr 2005 |
| 5 | 54 | 52 | Shoaib Akhtar | Pak | Eng | Lahore (Gaddafi) | 12 Dec 2005 |
| 5 | 62 | 59 | CK Langeveldt | SA | WI | Bridgetown | 11 May 2005 |
Hat-trick
| Bowler | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| CK Langeveldt | SA | WI | Bridgetown | 11 May 2005 |
Leading wicket-takers
| Wkts | Bowler | For | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Best | 5W | Ave | SR | RpO |
| 51 | B Lee | Aus | 26 | 1355 | 23 | 1017 | 5-41 | 1 | 19.94 | 26.57 | 4.50 |
| 45 | Naved-ul-Hasan | Pak | 22 | 1129 | 6 | 969 | 6-27 | 1 | 21.53 | 25.09 | 5.15 |
| 37 | GD McGrath | Aus* | 22 | 1123 | 29 | 684 | 5-27 | 1 | 18.49 | 30.35 | 3.65 |
| 36 | M Ntini | SA* | 21 | 1033 | 11 | 818 | 4-46 | 0 | 22.72 | 28.69 | 4.75 |
| 32 | IK Pathan | Ind | 20 | 968 | 14 | 809 | 5-27 | 1 | 25.28 | 30.25 | 5.01 |
| 29 | AB Agarkar | Ind | 16 | 778 | 12 | 672 | 5-44 | 1 | 23.17 | 26.83 | 5.18 |
| 29 | A Nehra | Ind* | 17 | 834 | 12 | 708 | 6-59 | 1 | 24.41 | 28.76 | 5.09 |
| 29 | A Nel | SA | 21 | 996 | 17 | 770 | 3-42 | 0 | 26.55 | 34.34 | 4.64 |
| 28 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak* | 26 | 1097 | 7 | 961 | 4-29 | 0 | 34.32 | 39.18 | 5.26 |
| 27 | GB Hogg | Aus | 18 | 797 | 2 | 649 | 5-32 | 1 | 24.04 | 29.52 | 4.89 |
| 27 | M Muralitharan | SL* | 19 | 1076 | 13 | 703 | 3-33 | 0 | 26.04 | 39.85 | 3.92 |
| 27 | SM Pollock | SA* | 27 | 1302 | 27 | 905 | 3-25 | 0 | 33.52 | 48.22 | 4.17 |
| 26 | DL Vettori | NZ* | 21 | 1140 | 5 | 731 | 4-33 | 0 | 28.12 | 43.85 | 3.85 |
| 26 | Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 1091 | 2 | 867 | 4-38 | 0 | 33.35 | 41.96 | 4.77 |
| 25 | KD Mills | NZ | 18 | 987 | 14 | 804 | 4-44 | 0 | 32.16 | 39.48 | 4.89 |
Best all-round performance in a match
| Runs | Wkts | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Season |
| 112* | 6-31 | PD Collingwood | Eng | Ban | Trent Bridge | 21 Jun 2005 |
| 66* | 4-39 | SR Watson | Aus | Wld | Melbourne (CS) | 09 Oct 2005 |
| 50 | 4-46 | AM Blignaut | Zim | NZ | Harare | 31 Aug 2005 |
| 63* | 4-53 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak | Aus | Perth | 30 Jan 2005 |
| 50 | 3-34 | IK Pathan | Ind | NZ | Bulawayo (QSC) | 26 Aug 2005 |
| 75 | 3-44 | V Sehwag | Ind | NZ | Harare | 06 Sep 2005 |
| 65 | 3-67 | Shoaib Malik | Pak | Ind | Ahmedabad (GS) | 12 Apr 2005 |
| 72* | 3-73 | A Flintoff | Eng | Pak | Lahore (Gaddafi) | 10 Dec 2005 |
Leading all-rounders
[200 runs & 20 wickets]
| Player | For | Mts | Inns | Runs | Hs | Ave | Wkts | Best | Ave |
| IK Pathan | Ind | 20 | 12 | 383 | 83 | 34.82 | 32 | 5-27 | 25.28 |
| Abdul Razzaq | Pak* | 26 | 23 | 520 | 88 | 26.00 | 28 | 4-53 | 34.32 |
| SM Pollock | SA* | 27 | 18 | 286 | 44* | 22.00 | 27 | 3-32 | 33.52 |
| DL Vettori | NZ* | 21 | 17 | 257 | 83 | 21.42 | 26 | 4-33 | 28.12 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 24 | 640 | 102 | 27.83 | 26 | 4-38 | 33.35 |
| A Flintoff | Eng* | 18 | 15 | 490 | 87 | 35.00 | 22 | 4-29 | 32.95 |
| A Symonds | Aus | 26 | 23 | 815 | 156 | 40.75 | 21 | 5-18 | 39.48 |
Most catches in an innings
| Ct | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 4 | AG Prince | SA | WI | Port-of-Spain | 14 May 2005 |
| 4 | DPM Jayawardene | Asn | Afr | Durban | 20 Aug 2005 |
| 4 | Younis Khan | Pak | Ind | Jamshedpur | 09 Apr 2005 |
| 3 | R Dravid | Ind | Pak | Jamshedpur | 09 Apr 2005 |
| 3 | S Matsikenyeri | Zim | Ban | Dhaka | 29 Jan 2005 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | SL | Baroda (IPCL) | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 3 | AJ Strauss | Eng | SA | Durban | 11 Feb 2005 |
| 3 | KD Mills | NZ | Aus | Christchurch | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 3 | MEK Hussey | Aus | NZ | Auckland | 26 Feb 2005 |
| 3 | RT Ponting | Aus | Wld | Melbourne (CS) | 05 Oct 2005 |
Leading fielders
| Ct | Player | For | Mts | CpM |
| 19 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 33 | 0.58 |
| 15 | RT Ponting | Aus* | 29 | 0.52 |
| 14 | AG Prince | SA* | 26 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Younis Khan | Pak | 13 | 1.00 |
| 12 | PD Collingwood | Eng | 22 | 0.55 |
| 12 | GC Smith | SA* | 22 | 0.55 |
| 12 | R Dravid | Ind* | 30 | 0.40 |
| 12 | KP Pietersen | Eng* | 21 | 0.57 |
| 11 | JM Kemp | SA* | 27 | 0.41 |
| 11 | DPM Jayawardene | SL* | 17 | 0.65 |
| 11 | MEK Hussey | Aus | 20 | 0.55 |
| 10 | A Symonds | Aus | 26 | 0.38 |
| 10 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 27 | 0.37 |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | Pak* | 25 | 0.40 |
Most dismissals in a match
| Dismissals | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 5 (2 ct+ 3 st) | KC Sangakkara | Asn | Wld | Melbourne (MCG) | 10 Jan 2005 |
| 5 (all ct) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | NZ | Christchurch | 22 Feb 2005 |
| 5 (all ct) | GO Jones | Eng | Aus | Edgbaston | 28 Jun 2005 |
| 5 (all ct) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Ban | Canterbury | 30 Jun 2005 |
| 5 (all ct) | GO Jones | Eng | Aus | Lord's | 02 Jul 2005 |
| 5 (all ct) | MV Boucher | SA | NZ | Centurion | 06 Nov 2005 |
| 4 (all ct) | CO Browne | WI | Aus | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2005 |
| 4 (all ct) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | WI | Arnos Vale | 18 May 2005 |
| 4 (all ct) | GO Jones | Eng | Ban | The Oval | 16 Jun 2005 |
| 4 (all ct) | MV Boucher | Afr | Asn | Centurion | 17 Aug 2005 |
| 4 (3 ct + 1 st) | MV Boucher | Afr | Asn | Durban | 20 Aug 2005 |
| 4 (3 ct + 1 st) | BB McCullum | NZ | Zim | Harare | 31 Aug 2005 |
Leading wicketkeepers
| Dismissals | Keeper | For | Mts | DpM |
| 44 (41 ct + 3 st) | AC Gilchrist | Aus* | 27 | 1.63 |
| 39 (35 ct + 4 st) | MV Boucher | SA* | 26 | 1.50 |
| 36 (33 ct + 3 st) | GO Jones | Eng | 22 | 1.64 |
| 25 (19 ct + 6 st) | MS Dhoni | Ind | 27 | 0.93 |
| 21 (17 ct + 4 st) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 21 | 1.00 |
| 21 (19 ct + 2 st) | BB McCullum | NZ | 18 | 1.17 |
| 21 (17 ct + 4 st) | KC Sangakkara | SL* | 23 | 0.91 |
| 16 (15 ct + 1 st) | CO Browne | WI | 14 | 1.14 |
| 12 (10 ct + 2 st) | T Taibu | Zim* | 13 | 0.92 |
| 10 ( 5 ct + 5 st) | Khaled Mashud | Ban | 14 | 0.71 |
Most Man of the Match awards
| MoM | Player | For |
| 4 | A Symonds | Aus |
| 4 | IK Pathan | Ind |
| 4 | GC Smith | SA |
| 3 | JM Kemp | SA |
| 3 | R Dravid | Ind |
| 3 | KP Pietersen | Eng |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | Aus |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind |
| 3 | MJ Clarke | Aus |
| 3 | DPM Jayawardene | SL |
| 3 | RT Ponting | Aus* |
Captains
| Player | Team | Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Winning% | Toss |
| N Boje | SA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 |
| AC Gilchrist | Aus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1 |
| V Sehwag | Ind | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1 |
| RT Ponting | Aus | 29 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 72.41 | 20 |
| GC Smith | SA* | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 68.18 | 12 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 56.52 | 9 |
| R Dravid | Ind | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 | 9 |
| SC Ganguly | Ind* | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 5 |
| DL Vettori | NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 3 |
| MS Atapattu | SL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 5 |
| DPM Jayawardene | SL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 1 |
| Younis Khan | Pak | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 0 |
| SM Pollock | SA* | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | 2 |
| ME Trescothick | Eng | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | 6 |
| MP Vaughan | Eng | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 35.71 | 6 |
| Habibul Bashar | Ban | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | 5 |
| SP Fleming | NZ | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26.66 | 6 |
| BC Lara | WI | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 | 2 |
| T Taibu | Zim | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | 8 |
| S Chanderpaul | WI | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | 6 |
| SC Joseph | WI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Note : An asterisk against a player denotes that he also appeared in Combined XI games.
