|
Pos
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Player
|
Team
|
Mat
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Inns
|
Ovr
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
11
|
1
|
0.5
|
1
|
8.40
|
5.00
|
0
|
0
|
1/7
|
||
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
48.5
|
24
|
5.26
|
12.21
|
1
|
3
|
7/57
|
||
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
63.3
|
20
|
6.24
|
19.05
|
1
|
0
|
4/44
|
||
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
16.3
|
5
|
6.85
|
19.80
|
0
|
0
|
2/34
|
||
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
8.00
|
20.00
|
0
|
0
|
3/80
|
||
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
27.4
|
8
|
6.61
|
20.75
|
1
|
0
|
4/43
|
||
|
7
|
11
|
2
|
3.3
|
1
|
4.29
|
21.00
|
0
|
0
|
1/13
|
||
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
3
|
7.45
|
22.00
|
0
|
0
|
3/35
|
||
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
22.1
|
6
|
4.83
|
22.17
|
0
|
0
|
2/14
|
||
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
78.2
|
21
|
6.70
|
22.38
|
1
|
1
|
5/80
|
||
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
38.1
|
10
|
5.63
|
22.90
|
0
|
0
|
3/31
|
||
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
24
|
6
|
6.21
|
24.00
|
1
|
0
|
4/71
|
||
|
13
|
9
|
9
|
69
|
17
|
6.52
|
24.35
|
0
|
0
|
3/31
|
||
|
14
|
11
|
11
|
96
|
23
|
5.36
|
25.04
|
3
|
0
|
4/8
|
||
|
15
|
9
|
8
|
67
|
16
|
7.27
|
25.13
|
1
|
0
|
4/62
|
||
|
16
|
4
|
4
|
37.5
|
9
|
5.60
|
25.22
|
1
|
0
|
4/60
|
||
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
8.4
|
2
|
6.46
|
26.00
|
0
|
0
|
2/56
|
||
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
81
|
18
|
5.94
|
27.00
|
0
|
1
|
5/54
|
||
|
19
|
11
|
11
|
91.5
|
20
|
4.06
|
27.55
|
1
|
0
|
4/39
|
||
|
20
|
6
|
6
|
51
|
11
|
5.08
|
27.82
|
0
|
0
|
3/45
|
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Best Bowling Strike Rate in Cricket World Cup
Best Strike-rates in World Cup history
| Player | Team | Span | Strike-rate | Innings | Overs | Wickets | Average |
| Mohammed Shami | India | 2015-2019 | 18.6 | 11 | 96.1 | 31 | 15.70 |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 2015-2019 | 19.1 | 18 | 156.1 | 49 | 14.81 |
| Brett Lee | Australia | 2003-2011 | 23.5 | 17 | 137.3 | 35 | 17.97 |
| Shaun Tait | Australia | 2007-2011 | 24.0 | 18 | 136.3 | 34 | 21.50 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 2007-2019 | 24.8 | 29 | 232.2 | 56 | 22.87 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 2003-22011 | 27.1 | 23 | 198.5 | 44 | 20.22 |
| Glenn McGrath | Australia | 1996-2007 | 27.5 | 39 | 325.5 | 71 | 18.19 |
| Brad Hogg | Australia | 2003-2007 | 27.9 | 20 | 158.3 | 34 | 19.23 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2015-2019 | 28.3 | 19 | 184 | 39 | 21.79 |
| Wahab Riazl | Pakistan | 2011-2019 | 28.5 | 19 | 166.4 | 35 | 26.45 |
Strike-rate is one of the most crucial statistical parameters to judge and compare the performance of players.
Strike-rate of a bowler is basically measured by evaluating the average number of wickets he/she takes after delivering x number of deliveries.
Best Bowling Strike Rate in Cricket World Cup
In simple terms, if a bowler has taken 4 wickets after bowling 200 deliveries, then his/her strike rate will be 50.
Strike-rates assume greater importance in Test match cricket as the sole objective in that format is to take wickets. That said, its importance in limited-overs cricket cannot be understated either as it's a luxury for any side to have a bowler who can take wickets at frequent intervals.
Below is the list of the top-10 bowlers who have the best strike rate in World Cup history (minimum 30 wickets).
The list is headed by India's Mohammed Shami and Australia's Mitchell Starc, both of whom- especially the latter-have been absolutely superb in the quadrennial event.
While Shami has taken a wicket every 18.6 deliveries, Starc has taken 19.1 for his 49 wickets (at a stupendous average of 14.81).
The Australian pace duo of Brett Lee and Shaun Tait is at the 3rd and 4th spot respectively. While Lee took a wicket every 23.5 deliveries, Tait achieved the same every 24 deliveries.
The top-5 is completed by legendary Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, who took 56 World Cup wickets at a strike rate of 24.8.
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