World Cup Records :- Fastest 50 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

Matches

South Africa tour of India 2025

1st T20I (N), Cuttack, 09 Dec 2025

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

19:00 IST

The Ashes 2025-26

2nd Test (D/N), Brisbane, 04-08 Dec 2025

Eng Eng
334/10 & 241/10 (. ov)
Aus Aus
511/10 & 69/2 (. ov) (Target 65
Australia won by 8 wickets

South Africa tour of India 2025

3rd ODI (D/N), Visakhapatnam, 06 Dec 2025

SA SA
270/10 & / (47.5 ov)
Ind Ind
271/1 & / (39.5 ov) (Target

India won by 9 wickets

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025/26

1st Test, Christchurch, 02-06 Dec 2025

NZ NZ
231/10 & 466/8 dec (. ov)
WI WI
167/10 & 457/6 (. ov) (Target 531
Match drawn

South Africa tour of India 2025

2nd ODI (D/N), Raipur,03 Dec 2025

Ind Ind
358/5 & /6 (50. ov)
SA SA
362/6 & / (49.2 ov) (Target

South Africa won by 4 wickets