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

Afghanistan v Bangladesh 2026

Only Test, Abu Dhabi, 09-13 Oct 2026

Ban Ban
346/10 & 223/6 (. ov)
Afgh Afgh
240/10 & / (. ov) (Target

Day 3: Stumps

West Indies tour of India 2026

1st T20I (N), Lucknow, 06 Oct 2026

WI WI
171/10 & / (19.1 ov)
Ind Ind
172/2 & / (14.4 ov) (Target

India won by 8 wickets

West Indies tour of India 2026

3rd T20I (N), Indore, 11 Oct 2026

Ind Ind
223/10 & / (20. ov)
WI WI
209/7 & / (20. ov) (Target

India won by 14 runs

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026

2nd T20I (N), Rawalpindi, 11 Oct 2026

Pak Pak
215/3 & / (20. ov)
SL SL
133/7 & / (20. ov) (Target

Pakistan won by 82 runs

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026

1st T20I (N), Rawalpindi, 09 Oct 2026

SL SL
182/8 & / (20. ov)
Pak Pak
187/6 & / (18.5 ov) (Target

Pakistan won by 4 wickets

West Indies tour of India 2026

2nd T20I (N), Ranchi, 09 Oct 2026

Ind Ind
249/5 & / (20. ov)
WI WI
252/4 & / (18.3 ov) (Target

West Indies won by 6 wickets