Who Is Highest Wicket-Taker In World Cup 2023? Top 10 in Most Wickets After IND vs SA Match

Who is the highest wicket-taker in ICC World Cup 2023: The race for the most wicket-takers list remains a see-saw battle with plenty of bowlers laying claim to the top spot. Match 37 of ICC World Cup 2023 witnessed India vs South Africa at an iconic Eden Gardens.

Among Indian bowlers, Mohammed Shami is the closest in the ICC World Cup 2023 race to the top as he requires four wickets to go at the top. Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka is sitting comfortably at the top as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 19 scalps. We take a look at how their performances impacted the Most wicket-taker list on the day.

most-sixes-by-an-individual-as-on-november-2 — Mohammed Shami (left) with Mohammed Siraj (Photo: PTI)

ICC World Cup 2023: Most wicket-taker list on November 2

Bowler	Wickets	Best Bowling figure
Adam Zampa (AUS)	19	4/8
Dilshan Madushanka (SL) 5/80	18	5/80
Marco Jansen (SA)	17	3/31
Mohammed Shami (IND)	16	5/18
Shaheen Afridi (PAK)	16	5/54
Jasprit Bumrah (IND)	15	4/39
Gerald Coetzee (SA)	14	3/35
Mitchell Santner (NZ)	14	5/59
Ravindra Jadeja (IND)	14	5/33
Haris Rauf (PAK)	13	3/43

Note: List updated after the India vs South Africa match

Ravindra Jadeja bagged a fifer against South Africa as Team India made South Africa surrender by reducing them inside the 100-run mark. Shami picked up a couple of wickets, and so was Kuldeep Yadav, who also claimed two wickets.

While interacting with the media persons as he became the second bowler after Yuvraj Singh to bag a five-wicket haul in an ODI World Cup match, Ravindra Jadeja spoke about the bowling conditions in Kolkata.

The Saurashtra all-rounder - about the Eden track behaviour in both the innings - said, "I think when they were bowling, it was more healthy. I think the turn was more and the bounce of the wicket was less. But now, if you ask me personally, the wicket in the afternoon and now - now it was a little easier.

"I won't say easy, but it was fine. But in the afternoon, there was a turn and it was slow, so batsmen couldn't hit. But credit to Virat and the middle-order batsmen who handled their spinners, it was very good."

Jadeja further claimed that the past experience of playing in Kolkata helped them and said, "We have an idea that whenever we come to Kolkata, the bounce is less and the spin is also there. So maybe that was an advantage that we knew that there will be spin and the wicket will be played slowly. Mentally we were prepared with this."