Most Wickets in ICC World Cup 2023: The quadrennial Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup is back with a bang in 2023, and within a few matches the records for highest team score, highest runs, highest centuries and fastest centuries have been broken.
The World Cup is still a month away and fans are expecting more exciting cricket action from the batsmen and bowlers. However, today on Jagran Josh, we will take a look at the players who have won the most wickets in the ongoing 13th edition of the ICC World Cup.
You can also find the list of all-time highest wicket takers and top bowlers (Golden Ball winners) in the ODI World Cup below.
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ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Players with the most wickets – Mitchell Santner
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner has the most wickets in the 2023 World Cup with 7 dismissals in 2 innings.
Rank | Player | Team | Wickets | Innings | Is running |
1 | Mitch Santner | NT | 7 | 2 | 96 |
2 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 6 | 2 | 74 |
3 | Matt Henry | NT | 6 | 2 | 88 |
4 | Hasan Ali | PUCK | 6 | 2 | 104 |
5 | Kagiso Rabada | WITH | 5 | 2 | 83 |
6 | Bas de Leede | SUN | 5 | 2 | 126 |
7 | Harris Rauf | PUCK | 5 | 2 | 107 |
8 | Shoristic Islam | BAN | 5 | 2 | 109 |
9 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 4 | 2 | 82 |
10 | Dilshan Madushanka | FIG | 4 | 2 | 146 |
List of top bowlers in the ICC Cricket World Cup: Golden Bat winners (1975-2023)
Check out the annual highest wicket takers in the history of the ICC ODI World Cup from 1975 to 2023 below.
Top wicket taker | The year of the World Cup | Wickets | Earth |
TBA | in 2023 | TBA | TBA |
Mitchell Starc | in 2019 | 27 | Australia |
Mitchell Starc | 2015 | 22 | Australia |
Trent Boult | 22 | New Zealand | |
Zaheer Khan | 2011 | 21 | India |
Shahid Afridi | 21 | Pakistan | |
Glenn McGrath | in 2007 | 26 | Australia |
Chaminda Vaas | in 2003 | 23 | Sri Lanka |
Geoff Allott | in 1999 | 20 | New Zealand |
Shane Warne | 20 | Australia | |
Anil Kumble | in 1996 | 15 | India |
Wasim Akram | in 1992 | 18 | Pakistan |
Craig McDermott | in 1987 | 18 | Australia |
Roger Binny | in 1983 | 18 | India |
Mike Hendrick | in 1979 | 10 | England |
Gary Gilmour | in 1975 | 11 | Australia |
Bernard Julien | 11 | West Indies |
Highest number of wicket takers of all time in ICC World Cup
Australia’s Glenn McGrath is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup. McGrath was particularly important in Australia’s two consecutive World Cup victories. Glenn McGrath collected 71 wickets in 39 innings in four World Cups.
Rank | Player | Wickets | Innings | Is running | The best figure | Span |
1 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 71 | 39 | 1292 | 7/15 | 1996-2007 |
2 | Muthiah Muralidaran (SL) | 68 | 39 | 1335 | 4/19 | 1996-2011 |
3 | Lasith Malinga (SL) | 56 | 28 | 1281 | 6/38 | 2007-2019 |
4 | Wasim Akram (PAK) | 55 | 36 | 1311 | 5/28 | 1987-2003 |
5 | Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 50 | 19 | 757 | 6/28 | 2015-2023 |
6 | Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 49 | 31 | 1040 | 6/25 | 1996-2007 |
7 | Zaheer Khan (IND) | 44 | 23 | 890 | 4/42 | 2003-2011 |
8 | Javagal Srinath (IND) | 44 | 33 | 1224 | 4/30 | 1992-2003 |
9 | Imran Tahir (SA) | 40 | 21 | 847 | 5/45 | 2011-2019 |
10 | Trent Boult (NZ) | 39 | 19 | 850 | 5/27 | 2015-2023 |
11 | Allan Donald (SA) | 38 | 25 | 913 | 4/17 | 1992-2003 |
12 | Jacob Oram (NZ) | 36 | 23 | 768 | 4/39 | 2003-2011 |
13 | Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 36 | 31 | 1168 | 4/18 | 2003-2015 |
14 | Brett Lee (AUS) | 35 | 17 | 629 | 5/42 | 2003-2011 |
15 | Wahab Riaz (PAK) | 35 | 20 | 926 | 5/46 | 2011-2019 |
16 | Brad Hogg (AUS) | 34 | 20 | 654 | 4/27 | 2003-2007 |
17 | Imran Khan (PAK) | 34 | 19 | 655 | 4/37 | 1975-1992 |
18 | Shaun Tait (AUS) | 34 | 18 | 731 | 4/39 | 2007-2011 |
19 | Tim Southee (NZ) | 34 | 18 | 854 | 7/33 | 2011-2023 |
20 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 34 | 29 | 1222 | 5/29 | 2007-2023 |
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Source: HIS Education