Top 3 Players with most wickets in single edition of ODI World Cup 

The ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 has seen some brilliant knocks from players for their respective teams. In the tournament, it has seen many upsets with Afghanistan beating Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England as well. They have been the dark horses in the mega event. 

In the current edition of the World Cup already 16 wickets have been taken by Adam Zampa and Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. With almost 4-5 matches along with the knockout matches left, it is to be seen who will be the leading wicket-taker of this edition of the tournament. Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the tournament. 

The former pacer has 71 wickets in 39 matches he has played in the mega event. 

With nowadays, batting pitches the teams have scored 350-400 runs in the World Cup. Bowlers have struggled to take wickets. In the article, we will look at the most wickets taken in a single edition of the World Cup. 

Most wickets taken in a single edition of the ODI World Cup:

3. Chaminda Vaas

Chaminda Vass has been one of the finest seamers of all time. The left-arm seamer has picked 49 wickets in the 31 games he has participated in the World Cup for Sri Lanka. Vass’s best World Cup was the 2003 year when he picked 23 wickets in 10 matches he played. Though Sri Lanka lost in the knockouts after being defeated by Kenya. He also became the first bowler to pick 20-plus wickets in a single edition of the tournament.  

2. Glenn McGrath

McGrath was the best bowler of his generation. The former Australian pacer has troubled some of the greatest batters with his swing. He is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the World Cup with 71 wickets at a sensational economy of 3.96. In the 2007 edition of the tournament, he picked 26 wickets in 11 matches and helped Australia seal their fourth World Cup. 

1. Mitchell Starc

Starc has been one of the best bowlers when it comes to the World Cup. The left-arm pacer has been one of the consistent bowlers for his side in the tournament in the first edition of the tournament in 2015 he picked 22 wickets in just 8 matches. He currently has 56 wickets in just 24 matches he has played. 

The bowler’s best came in the 2019 edition when he broke the 26 wickets record of McGrath as he picked 27 wickets in the edition of the World Cup. This was a record for him and is still unbeaten. 

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