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ICC World Cup Records and Statistics - Bowling
Bowlers Taking Most Wickets in an Innings
Player
Country
O
M
R
W
Versus
Natch
Ground
1
G D McGrath
Australia
7
4
15
7
Namibia
27/02/2003
Senwes Park
2
A J Bichel
Australia
10
0
20
7
England
02/03/2003
St George's Park
3
T G Southee*
New Zealand
9
0
33
7
England
20/02/2015
Sky Stadium
4
W W Davis
West Indies
10.3
0
51
7
Australia
11/06/1983
Headingley
5
Mohammed Shami*
India
9.5
0
57
7
New Zealand
15/11/2023
Wankhede Stadium
6
G J Gilmour
Australia
12
6
14
6
England
18/06/1975
Headingley
7
S E Bond
New Zealand
10
2
23
6
Australia
11/03/2003
St George's Park
8
A Nehra
India
10
2
23
6
England
26/02/2003
Kingsmead
9
W P U J C Vaas
Sri Lanka
9.1
2
25
6
Bangladesh
14/02/2003
City Oval
10
K A J Roach*
West Indies
8.3
0
27
6
Netherlands
28/02/2011
Arun Jaitley Stadium
11
M A Starc*
Australia
9
0
28
6
New Zealand
28/02/2015
Eden Park
12
Shaheen Shah Afridi*
Pakistan
9.1
0
35
6
Bangladesh
05/07/2019
Lord's
13
S L Malinga
Sri Lanka
7.4
0
38
6
Kenya
01/03/2011
R Premadasa Stadium
14
K H MacLeay
Australia
11.5
3
39
6
India
13/06/1983
Trent Bridge
15
G D McGrath
Australia
8.4
3
14
5
West Indies
30/05/1999
Old Trafford
16
Shahid Afridi
Pakistan
8
3
16
5
Kenya
23/02/2011
Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium
17
A J Hall
South Africa
10
2
18
5
England
17/04/2007
Kensington Oval
18
Mohammed Shami*
India
5
1
18
5
Sri Lanka
02/11/2023
Wankhede Stadium
19
P A Strang
Zimbabwe
9.4
1
21
5
Kenya
27/02/1996
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
20
A G Hurst
Australia
10
3
21
5
Canada
16/06/1979
Edgbaston
21
L Klusener
South Africa
8.3
3
21
5
Kenya
26/05/1999
VRA Ground
22
Shahid Afridi
Pakistan
10
0
23
5
Canada
03/03/2011
R Premadasa Stadium
23
C O Obuya*
Kenya
10
0
24
5
Sri Lanka
24/02/2003
Gymkhana Club Ground
24
R J Hadlee
New Zealand
10.1
4
25
5
Sri Lanka
13/06/1983
County Ground (Bristol)
25
M A Starc*
Australia
9.4
1
26
5
New Zealand
29/06/2019
Lord's
26
T A Boult*
New Zealand
10
3
27
5
Australia
28/02/2015
Eden Park
27
A Codrington
Canada
9
3
27
5
Bangladesh
11/02/2003
Kingsmead
28
B K V Prasad
India
9.3
2
27
5
Pakistan
08/06/1999
Old Trafford
29
Wasim Akram
Pakistan
9
1
28
5
Namibia
16/02/2003
Diamond Oval
30
Shakib Al Hasan*
Bangladesh
10
1
29
5
Afghanistan
24/06/2019
The Rose Bowl
31
S F Dukanwala
United Arab Emirates
10
0
29
5
Netherlands
01/03/1996
Gaddafi Stadium
32
Mohammad Amir*
Pakistan
10
2
30
5
Australia
12/06/2019
The Cooper Associates County Ground
33
J D S Neesham*
New Zealand
10
1
31
5
Afghanistan
08/06/2019
The Cooper Associates County Ground
34
Yuvraj Singh
India
10
0
31
5
Ireland
06/03/2011
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
35
R R Singh
India
9.3
0
31
5
Sri Lanka
26/05/1999
The Cooper Associates County Ground
36
A L F De Mel
Sri Lanka
12
4
32
5
New Zealand
18/06/1983
County Ground (Derby)
37
V C Drakes
West Indies
10
2
33
5
Kenya
04/03/2003
Diamond Oval
38
R A Jadeja*
India
9
1
33
5
South Africa
05/11/2023
Eden Gardens
39
M R Marsh*
Australia
9
0
33
5
England
14/02/2015
Melbourne Cricket Ground
40
D K Lillee
Australia
12
2
34
5
Pakistan
07/06/1975
Headingley
41
Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
10
1
35
5
Bangladesh
31/05/1999
County Ground (Northampton)
42
S M Pollock
South Africa
9.2
1
36
5
Australia
17/06/1999
Edgbaston
43
D W Fleming
Australia
9
0
36
5
India
27/02/1996
Wankhede Stadium
44
J Garner
West Indies
11
0
38
5
England
23/06/1979
Lord's
45
V J Marks
England
12
3
39
5
Sri Lanka
11/06/1983
The Cooper Associates County Ground
46
A L F De Mel
Sri Lanka
12
1
39
5
Pakistan
16/06/1983
Headingley
47
C K Langeveldt
South Africa
10
1
39
5
Sri Lanka
28/03/2007
Providence Stadium
48
B Lee
Australia
9.1
2
42
5
New Zealand
11/03/2003
St George's Park
49
Kapil Dev
India
12
2
43
5
Australia
13/06/1983
Trent Bridge
50
R J van Vuuren
Namibia
10
2
43
5
England
19/02/2003
St George's Park
51
V C Drakes
West Indies
9.5
1
44
5
Canada
23/02/2003
SuperSport Park
52
C J McDermott
Australia
10
0
44
5
Pakistan
04/11/1987
Gaddafi Stadium
53
Abdul Qadir
Pakistan
12
1
44
5
Sri Lanka
16/06/1983
Headingley
54
J P Behrendorff*
Australia
10
0
44
5
England
25/06/2019
Lord's
55
Imran Tahir
South Africa
10
0
45
5
West Indies
27/02/2015
Sydney Cricket Ground
56
A Nel
South Africa
10
1
45
5
Bangladesh
07/04/2007
Providence Stadium
57
M A Starc*
Australia
10
1
46
5
West Indies
06/06/2019
Trent Bridge
58
Wahab Riaz
Pakistan
10
0
46
5
India
30/03/2011
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
59
T T Bresnan
England
10
1
48
5
India
27/02/2011
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
60
G J Gilmour
Australia
12
2
48
5
West Indies
21/06/1975
Lord's
61
D W Steyn
South Africa
9.4
0
50
5
India
12/03/2011
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
62
R Rampaul*
West Indies
10
0
51
5
India
20/03/2011
MA Chidambaram Stadium
63
Shaheen Shah Afridi*
Pakistan
10
1
54
5
Australia
20/10/2023
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
64
Mohammed Shami*
India
10
0
54
5
New Zealand
22/10/2023
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
65
Sohail Khan
Pakistan
10
0
55
5
India
15/02/2015
Adelaide Oval
66
Mustafizur Rahman*
Bangladesh
10
1
59
5
India
02/07/2019
Edgbaston
67
M J Santner*
New Zealand
10
0
59
5
Netherlands
09/10/2023
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
68
Mohammed Shami*
India
10
1
69
5
England
30/06/2019
Edgbaston
69
S T Finn
England
10
0
71
5
Australia
14/02/2015
Melbourne Cricket Ground
70
Mustafizur Rahman*
Bangladesh
10
0
75
5
Pakistan
05/07/2019
Lord's
71
L D Madushanka*
Sri Lanka
10
0
80
5
India
02/11/2023
Wankhede Stadium
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