Records Galore! Mohammed Shami tops many lists after decimating Sri Lanka

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Mohammed Shami has bamboozled Sri Lanka to produce another brilliant performance in the ICC World Cup 2023 match.

The Indian pacer was excellent in the match as he picked up a five-for to decimate the Sri Lankan batters. Chasing 358 runs, it was a combined bowling effort from the Indian seamers which pinned the Lankan team and skittled them for just 55 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj gave India a superb start. Siraj picked up three wickets and rattled their top-order, and then Shami followed it up with a stellar spell. Shami also won the Player of the Match award for his fantastic bowing display.

"Yeah, I am trying (to do my best), as always, trying to pitch the ball in the right areas and trying to find the right rhythm, because in big tournaments, if you lose the rhythm it's very difficult to get it back. So right from the start, the attempt has been to focus on the right areas and right lengths, and it's working, so why not try to repeat it?" the Indian pacer said at the post-match presentation.

Shami broke a plethora of records in the match against the Lankans. The Indian pacer has gone to summit of various achievements. Let's have a look at all of them-

Most World Cup Wickets for India: Mohammed Shami now has 45 wickets in World Cups, the most for India. The Indian Pacer has surpassed Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath, who both had 44 wickets for India in World Cups.

Joint most five-for in World Cup: Mohammed Shami now has the joint-most number of five-for with 3 in World Cup history. He has the same number as Australia's Mitchell Starc.

Most Five-for for India: Mohammed Shami now has four five-fors in ODI cricket, the most for India. He surpassed Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh, who both had 3 to their names.

3 consecutive 4+ wickets in World Cup: Mohammed Shami has three consecutive four and more wicket hauls in World Cup. The pacer picked up 5 wickets against New Zealand, and then picked 4 against England before today.