World Cup Records :- Fastest 30 wickets

# Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts Ave Best 5w 4w Span
1 Glenn McGrath Aus 39 1955 1292 71 18.20 7-15 0 2 1996-2007
2 Muttiah Muralitharan SL 40 2061 1335 68 19.63 4-19 4 0 1996-2011
3 Mitchell Starc Aus 28 1459 1254 65 19.29 6-28 3 3 2015-2023
4 Lasith Malinga SL 29 1394 1280 56 22.86 6-38 2 1 2007-2019
5 Wasim Akram Pak 38 1947 1311 55 23.84 5-28 4 2 1987-2003
6 Mohammed Shami Ind 18 870 744 55 13.53 7-57 4 4 2015-2023
7 Trent Boult NZ 29 1650 1354 53 25.55 5-27 3 1 2015-2023
8 Chaminda Vaas SL 31 1570 1040 49 21.22 6-25 1 1 1996-2007
9 Javagal Srinath Ind 34 1700 1224 44 27.82 4-30 2 0 1992-2003
10 Zaheer Khan Ind 23 1193 890 44 20.23 4-42 1 0 2003-2011
11 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 36 1808 1551 43 36.07 5-29 1 1 2007-2023
12 Tim Southee NZ 22 1172 1110 41 27.07 7-33 0 1 2011-2023
13 Imran Tahir SA 22 1151 847 40 21.18 5-45 4 1 2011-2019
14 Allan Donald SA 25 1313 913 38 24.03 4-17 2 0 1992-2003
15 Jasprit Bumrah Ind 20 1055 744 38 19.58 4-55 2 0 2019-2023
16 Jacob Oram NZ 23 1094 768 36 21.33 4-39 2 0 2003-2011
17 Daniel Vettori NZ 32 1689 1168 36 32.44 4-18 3 0 2003-2015
18 Wahab Riaz Pak 20 1000 926 35 26.46 5-46 1 1 2011-2019
19 Brad Hogg Aus 21 951 654 34 19.24 4-27 2 0 2003-2007
20 Imran Khan Pak 28 1017 655 34 19.26 4-37 2 0 1975-1992
21 Shaun Tait Aus 18 819 731 34 21.50 4-39 1 0 2007-2011
22 Brett Lee Aus 17 825 629 34 18.50 5-42 2 1 2003-2011
23 Pat Cummins Aus 23 1133 1022 34 30.06 3-33 0 0 2015-2023
24 Shaheen Shah Afridi Pak 14 769 715 34 21.03 6-35 1 2 2019-2023
25 Shane Warne Aus 17 977 624 32 19.50 4-29 4 0 1996-1999
26 Chris Harris NZ 28 1166 861 32 26.91 4-7 1 0 1992-2003
27 Anil Kumble Ind 18 1038 708 31 22.84 4-32 1 0 1996-2007
28 Shaun Pollock SA 31 1614 970 31 31.29 5-36 0 1 1996-2007
29 Chris Woakes Eng 24 1066 978 31 31.55 4-54 1 0 2015-2023
30 Lockie Ferguson NZ 16 826 710 31 22.90 4-37 1 0 2019-2023
31 Shane Bond NZ 16 886 518 30 17.27 6-23 0 1 2003-2007
32 Ian Botham Eng 22 1332 762 30 25.40 4-31 1 0 1979-1992
33 Shoaib Akhtar Pak 19 893 765 30 25.50 4-46 1 0 1999-2011
34 Shahid Afridi Pak 27 1104 831 30 27.70 5-16 2 2 1999-2015

Matches

England tour of India 2025

2nd T20I (N), Chennai, 25 Jan 2025

Ind Ind
/ & / (. ov)
Eng Eng
/ & / (. ov) (Target

19:00 IST

West Indies tour of Pakistan 2025

2nd Test, Multan, 25-29 Jan 2025

WI WI
/ & / (. ov)
Pak Pak
/ & / (. ov) (Target

11:00 IST

England tour of India 2025

1st T20I (N), Eden Gardens, 22 Jan 2025

Eng Eng
132/10 & / (20. ov)
Ind Ind
133/3 & / (12.5 ov) (Target

India won by 7 wickets

West Indies tour of Pakistan 2025

1st Test, Multan, 17-19 Jan 2025

Pak Pak
230/10 & 157/10 (. ov)
WI WI
137/10 & 123/10 (. ov) (Target 251
Pakistan won by 127 runs

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2025

3rd ODI (D/N), Auckland, 11 Jan 2025

SL SL
290/8 & / (50. ov)
NZ NZ
150/10 & / (29.4 ov) (Target

Sri Lanka won by 140 runs

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2025

2nd ODI (D/N), Hamilton, 08 Jan 2025

NZ NZ
255/9 & / (37. ov)
SL SL
142/10 & / (30.2 ov) (Target 256
New Zealand won by 113 runs