Dilshan Madushanka moved to the top of the Cricket World Cup leading wicket taker charts despite Sri Lanka being blown away by India.
A five-wicket haul for the pace bowler on Thursday elevated him to 18 wickets, while Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah helped themselves in reply.
Adam Zampa took three wickets in a narrow win over New Zealand, while Mitch Santner also added to his haul with a pair of wickets to continue his fine tournament.
Also on 16 wickets are Shaheen Shah Afridi, picking up three more wickets against Bangladesh after his five-wicket haul against Australia and South Africa, and Proteas bowler Marco Jansen.
Cricket World Cup 2023 top wicket takers
Position | Bowler | Country | Wickets | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 18 | 399 |
2 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 16 | 305 |
3 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 16 | 319 |
4 | Marco Jansen | South Africa | 16 | 321 |
5 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 15 | 219 |
6 | Mitch Santner | New Zealand | 14 | 341 |
7 | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | 14 | 305 |
8 | Mohammad Shami | India | 14 | 94 |
9 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 12 | 384 |
10 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 11 | 235 |
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