India successfully hosted the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, where many great bowlers consistently showed their top skills in the best ways.
Australia won the 2023 World Cup by defeating India in the finals.
Mohammed Shami became the leading wicket taker in cricket world cup 2023, he took 24 wickets in total.
This article is going through the most wickets records during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Most wickets in ODI World Cup 2023
Player (Team) | Wickets | 4wks/5wks |
Mohammed Shami (India) | 24 | 1/3 |
Adam Zampa (Australia) | 23 | 3/0 |
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) | 21 | 1/1 |
Jasprit Bumrah (India) | 20 | 1/0 |
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) | 20 | 1/0 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) | 18 | 0/1 |
Marco Jansen (South Africa) | 17 | 0/0 |
Bas de Leede (Netherlands) | 16 | 1/0 |
Haris Rauf (Pakistan) | 16 | 0/0 |
Mitchell Starc (Australia) | 16 | 0/0 |
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) | 16 | 0/1 |
Ravindra Jadeja (India) | 16 | 0/1 |
Josh Hazlewood (Australia) | 16 | 0/0 |
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 (Most Wickets): Number of players of each team in the top 10
Team | Number of players in the top 10 |
India | 2 |
South Africa | 2 |
Pakistan | 2 |
Australia | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 (Most Wickets): Key World Cup Records
Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa equalled the record for most wickets by a spinner in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup with 23 wickets at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Sri Lankan off-spinner Muthiah Muralidaran was the previous lone record-holder with 23 wickets at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
How the top 5 bowlers performed consistently
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
South African right-arm fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was outstanding in the tournament. In eight matches, he picked up 20 wickets with an average of 19.80, where he also managed one four-wicket haul.
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Indian right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah was brilliant at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. He took 20 wickets in the tournament with an average of 18.65 and an impressive strike rate of 4.06. He managed one four-wicket haul in the competition.
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
Although Sri Lanka struggled at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, the 23-year-old left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka was one of the shining stars for the Lankans in the tournament. He completed the tournament with 21 wickets in nine matches, including one five-wicket haul and one four-wicket haul.
Adam Zampa (Australia)
Although Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa struggled in the first two matches at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, he finished as the best spinner in the tournament. He took 23 wickets in 11 games, including five consecutive three-wicket hauls (including three straight four-wicket hauls).
Mohammed Shami (India)
Indian right-arm pacer Mohammed Shami didn’t play India’s first four games in the tournament, but he still finished with the most wickets in the tournament. He took 24 wickets in seven games with an average of 10.70, including three five-wicket hauls and one four-wicket haul. Shami recorded the third most wickets in a single edition of the ODI World Cup.
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