India recorded an excellent 70-run win towards New Zealand to achieve the World Cup 2023 ultimate on Wednesday, November 15. Mohammed Shami turned out as a hero for the Men in Blue with sensational seven wickets and bagged the Player of the Match award as properly.
Virat Kohli‘s record-breaking fiftieth ODI hundred and a fast 67-ball century from Shreyas Iyer helped India submit the best whole of 397 runs in World Cup knockout historical past. But high-flying Shami made the largest contribution by taking record-shattering seven wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Shami grew to become the first-ever Indian bowler to take seven wickets in an ODI innings and in addition to register 50 ODI World Cup wickets.
Shami took his wickets tally within the event to 23 wickets in simply 6 innings and broke legendary Zaheer Khan’s record for many wickets within the World Cup version for India. Zaheer proudly held the record after taking 21 wickets throughout the 2011 version of the event.
Most wickets by Indian bowlers in ODI World Cup version:
- Mohammed Shami – 23 wickets in 6 innings, 2023
- Zaheer Khan – 21 wickets in 11 innings, 2011
- Umesh Yadav – 18 wickets in 8 innings, 2015
- Jasprit Bumrah – 18 wickets in 9 innings, 2019
- Jasprit Bumrah – 18 wickets in 10 innings, 2023
Shami is now solely 4 wickets behind Mitchell Starc’s well-known record for many wickets in a single World Cup version. In 2019, Starc surpassed his compatriot Glenn McGrath’s record of 26 wickets within the World Cup version.Â
Most wickets in ODI World Cup version:
- Mitchell Starc – 27 wickets in 10 innings, 2019
- Glenn McGrath – 26 wickets in 11 innings, 2007
- Mohammed Shami – 23 wickets in 6 innings, 2023
- Chaminda Vaas – 23 wickets in 10 innings, 2003
- Muthiah Muralidaran – 23 wickets in 10 innings, 2007
- Shaun Tait – 23 wickets in 11 innings, 2011
