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

India tour of Sri Lanka 2026

1st Test, Galle, 15-19 Aug 2026

Ind Ind
288/2 & / (. ov)
SL SL
/ & / (. ov) (Target

Day 2: Match delayed by rain

Bangladesh tour of Australia 2026

1st Test, Darwin, 13-16 Aug 2026

Aus Aus
198/10 & 284/10 (. ov)
Ban Ban
426/10 & 57/1 (. ov) (Target 57
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets

Afghanistan tour of Ireland 2026

5th ODI, Belfast, August 15, 2026

Ire Ire
298/7 & / (50. ov)
Afgh Afgh
302/4 & / (48.5 ov) (Target

Afghanistan won by 6 wickets

Afghanistan tour of Ireland 2026

4th ODI, Belfast, August 12, 2026

Afgh Afgh
343/9 & / (50. ov)
Ire Ire
301/10 & / (48. ov) (Target

Afghanistan won by 42 runs

Afghanistan tour of Ireland 2026

3rd ODI, Belfast, August 10, 2026

Ire Ire
206/10 & / (46.3 ov)
Afgh Afgh
207/7 & / (44.5 ov) (Target

Afghanistan won by 3 wickets