Mohammed Shami's record..! 5 wickets in WC Cricket!?

Sowmiya Sriram
Mohammed Shami's record..! 5 wickets in WC Cricket!?

Mohammed shami took 5 wickets in the ongoing 21st league match against new zealand and became the second indian player to take 5 wickets in the World Cup. The 21st league match between india and new zealand is currently underway at Dharamsala. india won the toss and bowled. Accordingly, new zealand batted first. In this, both the openers were dismissed by a few runs. mohammed shami was given a chance in this match. Taking advantage of that opportunity, shami came to bowl his first over of the 9th over. Will Young took the wicket in the very first ball of that over. After that, ravindra jadeja blocked the chance of a catch by Rachin ravindra in Shami's over. Then ravindra jadeja and kuldeep yadav bowled alternately. Also, both bumrah and Siraj continued to bowl. Finally, mohammed shami came to bowl. It got a good result. Mitchell bowled Sandner cleanly in the 47.4th over of the match. Matt Henry was then bowled clean off the very next ball. Daryl Mitchell was dismissed by Tanni Gathia in the last over for the indian team. Through this, he has created a historic record by taking 5 wickets in world cup cricket. Also, by taking 5 wickets in this match, he became the first indian player to take 5 wickets for the 2nd time in world cup cricket. Earlier, indian bowlers Kapil Dev, venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, ashish Nehra, and yuvraj singh took 5 wickets each in world cup cricket. mohammed shami has made history by becoming the first indian player to take 5 wickets twice in world cup cricket.
Also, shami is on the list of people who have taken more than 5 wickets twice in world cup cricket. Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets, imran tahir 5 wickets, and mohammed shami 5 wickets. Except for shami, no other bowler has taken 5 wickets twice. Anil Kumble has broken the record of taking the most wickets for the indian team in world cup cricket.
Most wicket takers for the indian team in the World Cup:


Zakir Khan – 44

Jawahl Srinath – 44

Mohammed shami – 36

Anil Kumble – 31

Jasprit bumrah – 29

Kapil Dev – 28
With Shami's record in this tournament, it is expected that shami will continue to be given opportunities in the upcoming world cup matches. It is said that if he continues to play, he will break Zaheer Khan's record. indian team has 4 matches left. In this, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and netherlands will data-face the teams.

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