Top 5 bowling performances in ODI World Cup history

The ODI World Cup 2023 will start in a period of 7 days, with the inaugural match to be played between 2019 World Cup finalists England and New Zealand. In the 12 editions of the ODI World Cup from 1975 to 2019, there have been several good performances with the ball and here in this article, we will have a look at them. 1. Glenn McGrath vs. Namibia in the 2003 World Cup: Glenn McGrath holds the record for having the best bowling figures (7/15) in the ODI World Cup history. He picked seven out of the first eight wickets in that game and bundled the opposition team for just 45 runs. Glenn McGrath's spell against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup: 0, 0, 4, Wd, W, 5Wd, 0, 2 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, W 0, 0, W, 0, 0, 0 0, 0, 0, W, 0, 0 1, 0, 0, 0, W, 0 0, W, 0, 0, W, 0 McGrath despite conceding 12 runs in his first over, ended up conceding only three runs in the next six overs with four out of six overs being maidens respectively. McGrath wickets in this game: Jan-Berrie Burger (Caught by Ricky Ponting) Morne Karg (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Gavin Murgatroyd (LBW) Danie Keulder (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Louis Burger (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Deon Kotze (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Bjorn Kotze (Bowled) #PAGE_BREAK# 2. Andy Bichel vs. England in the 2003 World Cup: Andy Bichel ended up with a bowling figure of 7/20 in this game which happened to be Australia's very next game after McGrath's feat of achieving the best bowling figures in a World Cup game. Andy Bichel's spell against England in the 2003 World Cup: 0, 0, 0, 0, W, 1 W, 0, 1, 0, 1, W 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0 0, 0, 1, 0, W, 0 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 0, 1, W, 1, 0, 0 0, W, 1, 1, 0, 0 W, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 Andy Bichel wickets in this game: Nick Knight (Caught by Damien Martyn) Michael Vaughan (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Nasser Hussain (Bowled) Paul Collingwood (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Andrew Flintoff (Caught by Adam Gilchrist) Alec Stewart (Bowled) Ashley Giles (Caught by Michael Bevan) #PAGE_BREAK# 3 . Tim Southee vs. England in the 2015 ODI World CupTim Southee stunned England with a brilliant spell of 7/33 as the English team got bowled out for a total of just 123 runs. New Zealand ended up chasing this target from just 12.2 overs with the help of fireworks from Brendon McCullum. Tim Southee's spell against England in the 2015 World Cup: 0, 0, Wd, 0, 0, 0, 0 Lb1, 0, 1, Wd, 0, 4, 0 W, 1, 4, 4, 4, 0 Wd, 0, W, 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 1, 0, Lb1, 1, 0 0, W, 0, 0, 0, 2 W, 1, Lb1, W, 1, 1 0, 2, 0, W, 0, 0 1, 0, W, 1, 1, 0 Tim Southee wickets in this game: Ian Bell (Bowled) Moeen Ali (Bowled) James Taylor (Bowled) Jos Buttler (Caught by Luke Ronchi) Chris Woakes (Bowled) Stuart Broad (Caught by Daniel Vettori) Steven Finn (Caught by Ross Taylor) #PAGE_BREAK# 4. Winston Davis vs. Australia in the 1983 ODI World Cup at LeedsWinston Davis became the first bowler to take seven wickets in an ODI game during this World Cup match which helped the two-time world champion side West Indies defeat Australia by a huge margin of 101 runs. Sadly in 1983 WC, there wasn't any source of ball-by-ball commentary available, hence we will have a look at the list of wickets taken by Winston Davis in this game who ended with a bowling figure of 7/51 in 10.3 overs. Winston Davis wickets in this game: Kim Hughes (Caught by Clive Lloyd) Graham Yallop (Caught by Michael Holding) David Hookes (Caught by Jeff Dujon) Ken MacLeay (Caught by Desmond Haynes) Geoff Lawson (Caught by Jeff Dujon) Allan Border (Caught by Clive Lloyd) Dennis Lillee (Bowled) Note: The 1983 ODI World Cup was a 60-over game between these two sides. #PAGE_BREAK# 5. Gary Gilmour vs. England in the 1975 World Cup semi-finalsGary Gilmour in the 1975 World Cup semi-final game became the first bowler to take six wickets in a game in ODI history. His spell bundled out the opposition team for just 93 runs and helped his side to enter the final of the inaugural ODI World Cup, which happened in 1975. Sadly in the 1975 World Cup, there wasn't any source of ball-by-ball commentary available anywhere, hence here is the list of wickets taken by Gary Gilmour in this game who ended with a bowling figure of 6/14 in his quota of 12 overs. Gary Gilmour wickets in this game: Dennis Amiss (LBW) Barry Wood (Bowled) Tony Greig (Caught by Rod Marsh) Frank Hayes (LBW) Keith Fletcher (LBW) Alan Knott (LBW) Gary Gilmour took the first six wickets of the game which reduced the England team to a total of 36/6 at one stage. Note: The 1975 ODI World Cup was a 60-over game between these two sides.

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