World Cup 2023 Top 10 wicket-takers: Dilshan Madushanka climbs to top of bowlers' standings; Bumrah, Shami also in race

With every passing match, the 2023 ODI World Cup is only getting better. There have been a few stunning upsets, apart from a dominant display by hosts India so far, who have maintained a 100 per cent record with six wins in as many matches.

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The race for the semi-finals is also intensifying with all teams still mathematically alive to qualify, despite England’s recent slip up, as they have lost five of the six matches they have played so far.

While it’s the batters who have dominated the tournament for a large part of the tournament, the bowlers cannot be written off by any means.



As a matter of fact, we have witnessed bowlers changing the complexion of a game on multiple occasions, just like how Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah did against England.

Shami, who was only called into the playing XI against New Zealand as a replacement for the injured Hardik Pandya, has displayed impeccable skills with the ball, collecting 14 wickets from three matches he has played in this tournament so far.

It is, however, Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka who leads the bowlers’ charts with 18 wickets. Adam Zampa (16 wickets) is behind Madushanka in second, with Shaheen Afridi (16) completing the top three bowlers.

The two Indians that feature in the top-10 are Jasprit Bumrah (15) and Mohammed Shami (14), who are fifth and sixth respectively.

The race for ending the World Cup as the highest wicket-taker has only become more competitive, so much so that, the top 10 bowlers are separated by only seven wickets.

Let’s now take a look at the top 10 wicket-takers of the 2023 World Cup, as the tournament goes past the halfway mark:

1. Dilshan Madushanka (Matches: 7; Innings: 7; Wickets: 18; BBI: 5/18; Average: 22.11; Economy: 6.41)
2. Adam Zampa (Matches: 6; Innings: 6; Wickets: 16; BBI: 4/8; Average: 19.06; Economy: 6.22)
3. Shaheen Afridi (Matches: 7; Innings: 7; Wickets: 16; BBI: 5/54; Average: 19.93; Economy: 5.22)
4. Marco Jansen (Matches: 7; Innings: 7; Wickets: 16; BBI: 3/31; Average: 20.06; Economy: 5.83)
5. Jasprit Bumrah (Matches: 7; Innings: 7; Wickets: 15; BBI: 4/39; Average: 14.60; Economy: 3.72)
6. Mohammed Shami (Matches: 3; Innings: 3; Wickets: 14; BBI: 5/18; Average: 6.71; Economy: 4.27)
7. Gerald Coetzee (Matches: 6; Innings 6: Wickets: 14; BBI: 3/35; Average: 21.78; Economy: 6.85)
8. Mitchell Santner (Matches: 7; Innings: 7; Wickets: 14; BBI: 5/59; Average: 24.35; Economy: 5.03)
9. Haris Rauf (Matches: 7; Innings: 7; Wickets: 12; BBI: 3/43; Average: 32; Economy: 6.50)
10. Kagiso Rabada (Matches: 6; Innings: ; Wickets: 11; BBI: 3/33; Average: 21.36; Economy: 5.01)