Men¡¯s ODI World Cup: Indian Pacers Destroy Sri Lanka As Shami Sets Record
Shami also entered the top 10 of the highest wicket takers in ODI World cup history, which is topped by Glenn McGrath with 71. Among active international cricketers, only Mitchell Starc and Trent Boult are above him in the list with 56 and 49 wickets respectively.
Indian pacers bundled Sri Lanka out only for 55 runs while chasing a mammoth 358 runs target in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match at Wankhede Stadium.
Mohammad Shami became India's highest wicket taker in the world cups as he took his tally of wickets to 45 after taking his fifth wicket, he surpassed Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath's 44 wicket records to become the highest wicket-taker.
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He has also now four five-fors in ODIs, the most by an Indian. Three of them have come in the World Cups, the joint-most with Mitchell Starc.
Shami also entered the top 10 of the highest wicket takers in ODI World cup history, which is topped by Glenn McGrath with 71. Among active international cricketers, only Mitchell Starc and Trent Boult are above him in the list with 56 and 49 wickets respectively.
Wow. There is nothing more the say @MdShami11 and @mdsirajofficial Wow! You guys, along with @Jaspritbumrah93 have made India a fast bowling super power!#INDvsSL #INDvSL #ICCCricketWorldCup #Shami #siraj pic.twitter.com/5jaLuROnhM
¡ª Dr. Muqtedar Khan (@MuqtedarKhan) November 2, 2023
Shami ended his spell with a brilliant figure of 5 for 18 in five overs as India registers its biggest victory in World Cup defeating Sri Lanka by a mammoth 302 runs to seal their berth in the semis.
Cant understand where's the wickets column and where's the runs column.#INDvsSL
¡ª Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 2, 2023
Bumrah, with 1-8 in five overs, and Siraj (3-16 in seven) did the early damage before Shami took two wickets in two balls as Sri Lanka's rapid collapse continued.
India's winning-margin was their biggest success, by runs, in a World Cup game surpassing their 257-run defeat of non-Test nation Bermuda during the 2007 edition in the Caribbean.
Virat Kohli missed out on equalling Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 49 one-day international hundreds but still made 88 in a total of 357-8
Opening batsman Shubman Gill top-scored with 92.
With Agencies inputs
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