The highest individual score in this competition is 229 not out by Belinda Clark for Australia v.Denmark in Bombay (now Mumbai), India on 16 December 1997. During this match Australia scored a record 412-3 off 50 overs. (NB: record printed before, not new, see Attempt ID 77706).
The highest individual score in any Twenty20 innings is 158 not out (from 73 deliveries) by Brendon McCullum (b. 27 September 1981, New Zealand) for the Kolkata Knight Riders against Bangalore Royal Challengers in Bangalore, India, on 18 April 2008. The game was Kolkata Knight Riders’ opening game of the 2008 IPL (Indian Premier League) season. Brendon McCullum had been bought by the franchise for USD 700,000 the highest total paid for any New Zealand player.
The most skips in 30 seconds – alternate step are 159 and were achieved by Rajdeep Singh Hargotra (India) on the set of Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega in Mumbai, India, on 21 February 2011. Rajdeep took two attempts to break this record.
Asha Bhosle (b.1933) has reportedly recorded upto 11,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over 20 Indian languages since 1947.
The most straws stuffed in a mouth and holding them with the hands is 496, achieved by Guinness Rishi (India), who held them there for 10 seconds on the set of Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega in Mumbai, India, on 17 March 2011. Guinness Rishi had all his teeth removed so that he can stuff more straws in his mouth.
The most swing dance flips in a minute are 39 and were achieved by Lourd Vijay (India) on the set of Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega in Mumbai, India, on 21 March 2011. Lourd had three dance partners during the attempt.
The record for the most teeth in the mouth belongs to Kanchan Rajawat (India) and Luca Meriano (Italy), both of whom had teeth 35 adult teeth as of 17 October 2008.
The most tennis balls held in the hand is 23 and was achieved by Mahadeo Bhujbal (India) in Pune, Maharashtra, India, on 8 September 2013.
The most scripted roles held in separate theatre productions on the same night is nine, achieved by Pendem Krishna Kumar (India) in Suryapet, India, on 9 July 2009. The shows he appeared in, in order: 1. Ravanathapasa 2. Mayasaba 3. Jagadeka Veerudu 4. Sri Rama Vana Masam 5. Nadeemathali 6. Prana Sidhi Vratham 7. Rakshabandam 8. Chatrapathi 9. Pandava Puthrudu
The most trees planted in three days is 10,000,000 in an event organised by the Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow, India, on 5 November 2007.