Getting wickets in a tournament like the Cricket World Cup is a surreal feeling. And grabbing five-wicket hauls is like the icing on the cake.
The 50-over pinnacle event has seen bowlers dominating the batting teams and picking up valuable wickets in bunches.
In this article, let’s take a look at the top 10 bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in ODI World Cup history.
Most Five-Wicket Hauls in ODI World Cup
| Player | Innings | Five-Wicket Hauls | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami (IND) | 18 | 4 | 7/57 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 28 | 3 | 6/28 |
| Ashantha de Mel (SL) | 9 | 2 | 5/32 |
| Vasbert Drakes (WI) | 6 | 2 | 5/33 |
| Gary Gilmour (AUS) | 2 | 2 | 6/14 |
| Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 39 | 2 | 7/15 |
| Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) | 16 | 2 | 5/59 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) | 14 | 2 | 6/35 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 24 | 2 | 5/16 |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 13 | 1 | 5/44 |
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Key Stats
2: Australia’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc and India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami are the only two bowlers who have picked up 3 or more five-wicket hauls in World Cup history.
3: Number of Australian bowlers with 2 or more five-wicket hauls, highlighting their dominance in the 50-over tournament. Apart from Starc, Glenn McGrath and Gary Gilmour scalped 2 five-wicket hauls.
2: Notably, Gilmour only played in 2 matches, both of which came in the inaugural 1975 World Cup edition. He picked up 11 wickets in total, bagging 6 against England and 5 against the West Indies, respectively.
55: Over 55 bowlers have grabbed at least 1 five-wicket haul in this prestigious tournament.
