Let’s take a look at ICC Cricket ODI World Cup 2019 highest wicket takers.
The batting unit may assist teams reach high scores, but it is only as effective as the bowling attack, which aids in game impact by protecting or restricting other teams.
The 2019 ODI World Cup in England was mostly dominated by pacers in the wickets tally. The frontline seamers of the best bowling attacks in the world made up the top 5 wicket-takers.
Here are the top five wicket-takers at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup:
Jasprit Bumrah
India’s Jasprit Bumrah holds the fifth spot in the list of leading wicket-takers with 18 wickets in the nine tournament matches. When it came to death, Bumrah’s spells were incisive and decisive.
Mustafizur Rahman
The Fizz racked up the fourth-most wickets in the competition with his total of 20 throw-outs. He took out a staggering 20 opponents in just eight games, the fewest matches among the top five.
Unfortunately, Bangladesh was unable to advance to the knockout rounds despite the heroics of Rahman and Shakib al Hasan in their respective departments. His best period came when he defeated Pakistan and India, winning the match on both occasions.
Jofra Archer
Pace bowling lovers enjoyed seeing Jofra Archer bowl with all of his might as the English pacer frequently recorded speeds beyond 150 kmph. His highest performance in the competition occurred on 3/27.
Lockie Ferguson
Additionally, sharing the third-most 20 wickets in the competition with Mustafizur, Archer was able to extract movement and bounce from the English grounds’ juicy conditions.
With the current generation of fast bowlers, which includes players like Lockie Ferguson from New Zealand, the league of express fast bowlers is in good hands.
Ferguson performed admirably, collecting 21 wickets while playing in 9 of the tournament’s games. The Kiwi pacer finished the major series as the third-most wicket-taker with best numbers of 4/37.
Mitchell Starc
Australia’s Mitchell Starc, arguably the most feared bowler in modern international cricket, activated his beast mode when his team needed him the most. For his lacklustre performances in the lead-up to the competition, Starc took a lot of heat.
However, the express fast stole the show with his 27 wickets in just ten matches, finishing as the multinational event’s leading wicket-taker.
This was the second time in a row that Starc led the World Cup in wickets taken. The thunderbolt’s left arm bagged up 22 wickets during the 2015 ICC World Cup at home.
