World Cup Records :- Most five or more wickets

# Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts Ave Best 4w 5w Span
1 Mohammed Shami Ind 18 870 744 55 13.53 7-57 4 4 2015-2023
2 Mitchell Starc Aus 28 1459 1254 65 19.29 6-28 3 3 2015-2023
3 Wasim Akram Pak 38 1947 1311 55 23.84 5-28 4 2 1987-2003
4 Shaheen Shah Afridi Pak 14 769 715 34 21.03 6-35 1 2 2019-2023
5 Mustafizur Rahman Ban 16 827 882 25 35.28 5-29 0 2 2019-2023
6 Shahid Afridi Pak 27 1104 831 30 27.70 5-16 2 2 1999-2015
7 Glenn McGrath Aus 39 1955 1292 71 18.20 7-15 0 2 1996-2007
8 Tim Southee NZ 22 1172 1110 41 27.07 7-33 0 1 2011-2023
9 Dilshan Madushanka SL 9 470 525 21 25.00 5-80 1 1 2023-2023
10 Mitchell Santner NZ 20 958 772 22 35.09 5-59 0 1 2023
11 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 21 1081 829 27 30.70 5-33 0 1 2015-2023
12 Chaminda Vaas SL 31 1570 1040 49 21.22 6-25 1 1 1996-2007
13 Kemar Roach WI 13 606 466 20 23.30 6-27 0 1 2011-2019
14 Shaun Pollock SA 31 1614 970 31 31.29 5-36 0 1 1996-2007
15 Trent Boult NZ 29 1650 1354 53 25.55 5-27 3 1 2015-2023
16 Shane Bond NZ 16 886 518 30 17.27 6-23 0 1 2003-2007
17 Wahab Riaz Pak 20 1000 926 35 26.46 5-46 1 1 2011-2019
18 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 36 1808 1551 43 36.07 5-29 1 1 2007-2023
19 Craig McDermott Aus 17 144 599 27 22.19 5-44 1 1 1987-1996
20 Imran Tahir SA 22 1151 847 40 21.18 5-45 4 1 2011-2019
21 Yuvraj Singh Ind 23 555 462 20 23.10 5-31 1 1 2003-2011
22 Kapil Dev Ind 26 1422 862 28 30.79 5-53 0 1 1979-1992
23 Lasith Malinga SL 29 1394 1280 56 22.86 6-38 2 1 2007-2019
24 Lance Klusener SA 14 605 487 22 22.14 5-21 1 1 1999-2003
25 Richard Hadlee NZ 13 877 421 22 19.14 5-25 0 1 1975-1983
26 Brett Lee Aus 17 825 629 34 18.50 5-42 2 1 2003-2011
27 Saqlain Mushtaq Pak 14 704 494 23 21.48 5-35 0 1 1996-2003
28 Abdul Qadir Pak 13 814 506 24 21.08 5-44 2 1 1983-1987
29 Damien Fleming Aus 16 800 583 26 22.42 5-36 0 1 1996-1999

Matches

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

9th Match, Group D (N), Ahmedabad, 09 Feb 09, 2026

SA SA
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Can Can
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19:00 IST

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

8th Match, Group B (D/N), Colombo (SSC), 09 Feb 2026

Oman Oman
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Zim Zim
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15:00 IST

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

7th Match, Group C, Eden Gardens, 09 Feb 2026

ITA ITA
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Scot Scot
/ & / (. ov) (Target

11:00 IST

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

4th Match, Group D, Chennai, 08 Feb 2026

Afgh Afgh
182/6 & / (20. ov)

NZ NZ
183/5 & / (17.5 ov) (Target

New Zealand won by 5 wickets

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

6th Match, Group B, Colombo (RPS), 08 Feb 2026

SL SL
163/6 & / (20. ov)

Ire Ire
143/10 & / (19.5 ov) (Target

Sri Lanka won by 20 runs

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

5th Match, Group C, Wankhede, 08 Feb 2026

Eng Eng
184/7 & / (20. ov)

Nep Nep
180/6 & / (20. ov) (Target

England won by 4 runs

ICC T20 World Cup 2026

2nd Match, Group C, Eden Gardens, 07 Feb 2026

WI WI
182/5 & / (20. ov)

Scot Scot
147/10 & / (18.5 ov) (Target

West Indies won by 35 runs