IND vs SL: Mohd, who hunted five 'Sri Lankan lions' in a single match. Shami created another history in the World Cup

Posted on 3rd Nov 2023 by rohit kumar

Mohammed Shami World Cup Wicket: Indian fast bowlers wreaked havoc at Wankhede Stadium. Bumrah gave success to India on the very first ball of the first over. After this, Siraj destroyed the top order by taking two wickets in a single over.

 

Then came Shami. Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc and showed the way to the pavilion to five batsmen. Mohammed Shami created history in the World Cup by dismissing the fifth Sri Lankan batsman. Shami became the highest wicket-taker for India in the World Cup.

 

Left behind Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath

Mohammed Shami has taken 45* wickets in 14 innings. He broke the records of Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath. Whereas, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 33 wickets in his World Cup career. Has taken a total of 14 wickets in three matches so far in the World Cup 2023.

 

Most wickets for India in the World Cup

45 - Mohammed Shami*

44- Zaheer Khan

44 - Javagal Srinath

33- Jasprit Bumrah

31 - Anil Kumble

 

Bowler taking most 4 wickets in World Cup history

Mohammed Shami - 7* (14 innings).

Mitchell Starc - 6 (24 innings)

Shami left Mitchell Starc behind

Apart from this, Shami destroyed the big record of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Shami has done the miracle of taking four wickets for the 7th time in the World Cup. Shami achieved this feat in just the 14th innings. At the same time, Mitchell Starc has achieved the feat of taking four wickets 6 times in 24 innings.

 

Hunted these five batsmen

Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc in his first over itself. Took the first wicket by dismissing Aslanka on the third ball of his first over. Dushmantha took the second wicket by dismissing Hemantha on the very next ball. Took the third wicket by dismissing Chameera on the third ball of the 11th over.

 

At the same time, the fourth success was achieved by dismissing Angelo Mathews on the first ball of the 13th over. Achieved fifth success by dismissing Kasun Rajitha on the last ball of the 17th over. Mahesh Theekshana remained unbeaten during Sri Lanka's innings.

 

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