Australian pacer Mitchell Starc completed 50 wickets in the ICC World Cup, becoming only the second Australian and overall fifth bowler to do so.
The pacer accomplished this milestone during India's ICC Cricket World Cup campaign opener against Australia in Chennai. In the defence of 200 runs, Starc drew the first blood, removing Ishan Kishan for a golden duck. He ended with figures of 1/31 in eight overs. In 19 WC games, he has 50 wickets at an average of 15.14, with best bowling figures of 6/28. Starc's 27 wickets in 10 World Cup games in the 2019 edition of the tournament is a record that stands still.
He has taken the most wickets in a single edition of the tournament. He also took 22 wickets in the 2015 edition at home, in which Australia also won the trophy for the fifth time. The highest wicket-takers in World Cup history are Australia's Glenn McGrath (71 wickets in 39 matches), Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (68 wickets in 40 matches), Lasith Malinga (56 wickets in 29 matches) and Pakistan's Wasim Akram (55 wickets in 38 matches).
