Bowlers with most wickets in ODI World Cup ft. Mohammed Shami

Overview

• Glenn McGrath is the leading wicket taker in the ODI World Cup, with 71 scalps to his name in 39 innings
• Mohammed Shami is statistically the best with 55 wickets in just 18 innings at a sensational average of 13.52
• Muttiah Muralitharan, Mitchell Starc, and Lasith Malinga have 68, 65, and 56 wickets in the biggest cricket tournament, respectively

Glenn McGrath is the leading wicket taker in the ODI World Cup, with 71 scalps to his name in 39 innings. Mohammed Shami is statistically the best with 55 wickets in just 18 innings at a sensational average of 13.52. Muttiah Muralitharan, Mitchell Starc, and Lasith Malinga have 68, 65, and 56 wickets in the biggest cricket tournament, respectively.

McGrath is arguably the greatest bowler in the history of the ODI World Cup, who has 71 wickets in 39 innings, at a great average of 18.19, at an economy of 3.96, at a strike rate of 27.53, including two fifers. Muralitharan is second in the list, who has 68 wickets in 39 innings, at an average of 19.63, at an economy of 3.88, at a strike rate of 30.30, including four 4-wicket hauls.

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Mitchell Starc, Lasith Malinga, Wasim Akram, and Mohammed Shami's numbers in ODI World Cup

Strac is third in the list with 65 wickets in 28 innings, at an average of 19.29, at an economy of 5.15, at a strike rate of 22.44, including three 4-wicket hauls and fifers, respectively. Lasith Malinga is after him with 56 wickets in 28 innings at an average of 22.87, at an economy of 5.51, at a strike rate of 24.89, including a fifer and two 4-wicket hauls.

Mohammed Shami is a statistical genius in the ODI World Cups, who has 55 wickets in just 18 innings at an exceptional average of 13.52, at an economy of 5.13, at a strike rate of 15.81, including four 4-wicket hauls and fifers, respectively.

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Wasim Akram has the same number of wickets in the ODI World Cups as Shami, but took 36 innings to achieve it, exactly double the sample.