
Mohammed Shami has been on song in the ODI World Cup 2023 with 14 wickets in just three matches including two five-fors. Against Sri Lanka on November 4 in Mumbai, the game was already done when Shami came on to bowl with the batting side four wickets down for 14 runs in nine overs. Shami then bowled his first over and expedited the fall with a double-wicket maiden over.
Reeling at 21/6, Sri Lanka just could not survive the sensational display of pace bowling by Shami as he took his third wicket in his second over. For his first three wickets, Shami had given away just one run in the two overs he bowled. He came back in the next over and cleaned up the most experienced Sri Lankan batter Angelo Matthews with a peach - his fourth wicket ofthe night.
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After missing out on a potential five-for in India's last match, Shami was on point against Lanka as he dismissed Kasun Rajitha for his fifth wicket - his third five-wicket haul in the ODI World Cups. He now has the most wickets for India in the ODI World Cups - 45 in 13 games. Have a look at all five wickets below:
Coming into the side after India had already won four matches, Shami took a five-for in his first matchagainst New Zealand in Dharamsala. In the next match against New Zealand, Shami was the pick of the bowlers with a four-wicket haul as India defended a modest 229.
Batting first after losing the toss, India posted a humongous 358/7 in 50 overs on the back of fifties by Shubman Gill (92), Virat Kohli (88) and Shreyas Iyer (82). Sri Lanka's chase was rattled on the first ball itself with Jasprit Bumrah taking a wicket on the first ball of the innings.
Bumrah's new-ball partner Mohammed Siraj then reminded Sri Lanka of the horrors of the Asia Cup 2023 final as he took two wickets in his first and innings' second over. India, in the end, eventually raced to a 302-run win and became the first team to qualify for the semifinals.