He has most fifers for South Africa in ODIs with 6. 1999 World Cup In the 1999 Cricket World Cup, South Africa had progressed to the semi-finals, and Klusener until then had an excellent tournament, taking 17 wickets and scoring 250 runs (including two half centuries) in 8 matches and building a reputation as a hard-hitting batsman in tight situations. During the 1999 World Cup, he remained not out in five consecutive innings which yielded 214 runs without being dismissed. His streak was finally ended by Gavin Larsen in the Super Six stage match against New Zealand when he was dismissed for the first time in the tournament after scoring just four runs. His finishing prowess prior to the New Zealand match made team thinktank to promote him to no 3 position in the match against New Zealand but it backfired. During the World Cup, he was dismissed only on two occasions out of the eight innings in which he played and averaged whopping 142.50 in those eight innings. He still holds the record for not having dismissed in most consecutive innings in World Cup matches. Due to his all-round performances with the bat and ball during the World Cup, he was rewarded with topping the ICC rankings for allrounders with a rating of 521 points. He showed his temperament in every matches for South Africa either with the bat and ball with performances including 12* & 3/66 against India, 52* off 45 balls & 3/21 against Sri Lanka, 48* and 1/16 against England, DNB & 5/21 against Kenya, 52* and 1/35 against Zimbabwe, 46* and 1/41 against Pakistan, 4 & 2/46 against New Zealand, 36 & 1/53 against Australia (Super Six), 31* off 16 balls & 0/50 against Australia in the semi-final. The only time he went wicketless in the tournament was the semi-final against Australia as he was always amongst the wickets. He was praised for his baseball-style backlift throughout the tournament. He had a strike rate of 163 in last 10 overs of 1999 WC. He won four Man of the Match awards out of the nine matches South Africa played in the tournament. The four awards were consecutive with respect to South Africa's wins (one match in between was won by Zimbabwe). The only other South African to win Man of the Match award in this tournament was Jacques Kallis. He was criticized for his knock