Cricket World Cup 2019 leading wicket takers: Top bowler standings

The race is on to be the leading wicket-taker at this summer’s 2019 Cricket World Cup, with the planet’s best ODI bowlers all chasing the prize.

The two men who finished as joint-top wicket takers at the last World Cup – Australia’s Mitchell Starc and New Zealand’s Trent Boult – both return but will face stiff competition.

In Adil Rashid, England have the man with more ODI wickets since the last World Cup than any other player, while Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer will also be hoping to make a big impact.

India’s Jasprit Bumrah currently tops the ODI bowling rankings, while Afghanistan’s 20-year-old sensation Rashid Khan is tipped to be one of the stars of the tournament.

South Africa look well stocked too, with Imran Tahir and Kagiso Rabada having finished as the top two in the wicket-taking standings in this year’s IPL, while Sri Lanka have the only man to ever take four wickets in four balls at a World Cup, Lasith Malinga.

Pos Player Mat Balls Runs Wkts
1 Mohammad Amir
(Pakistan)
2 96 93 5
2 Nuwan Pradeep 
(Sri Lanka)
1 54 31 4
3 Mohammad Nabi
(Afghanistan)
2 90 62 4
4 Oshane Thomas
(West Indies)
1 34 27 4
5 Moeen Ali
(England)
2 120 113 4
6 Imran Tahir
(South Africa)
2 120 118 4
7 Lockie Ferguson
(New Zealand)
1 38 22 3
8 Matt Henry
(New Zealand)
1 42 29 3
9 Rashid Khan
(Afghanistan)
2 95 69 3
10

Pat Cummins
(Australia)

1 50 40 3
11 Andile Phehlukwayo
(South Africa)
2 108 96 3
12 Jofra Archer
(England)
2 102 106 3
13 Mustafizur Rahman
(Bangladesh)
1 60 67 3
14 Lungi Ngidi
(South Africa)
2 84 100 3
15 Lasith Malinga
(Sri Lanka)
2 70 85 3
16 Chris Woakes
(England)
2 78 95 3
17 Adam Zampa
(Australia)
1 48 60 3
18 Jason Holder
(West Indies)
1 30 42 3
19 Wahab Riaz
(Pakistan)
2 82 122 3

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