World Cup Records :- Fastest 50 wickets

# Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts Ave Best 5w 4w Span
1 Glenn McGrath Aus 39 1955 1292 71 18.20 7-15 0 2 1996-2007
2 Muttiah Muralitharan SL 40 2061 1335 68 19.63 4-19 4 0 1996-2011
3 Mitchell Starc Aus 28 1459 1254 65 19.29 6-28 3 3 2015-2023
4 Lasith Malinga SL 29 1394 1280 56 22.86 6-38 2 1 2007-2019
5 Wasim Akram Pak 38 1947 1311 55 23.84 5-28 4 2 1987-2003
6 Mohammed Shami Ind 18 870 744 55 13.53 7-57 4 4 2015-2023
7 Trent Boult NZ 29 1650 1354 53 25.55 5-27 3 1 2015-2023

Matches

India tour of New Zealand 2026

1st ODI (D/N), Auckland, 04 Nov 2026

NZ NZ
/ & / (. ov)
Ind Ind
/ & / (. ov) (Target

07:30 IST

India tour of New Zealand 2026

5th T20I (N), Hamilton, 01 Nov 2026

Ind Ind
191/8 & / (20. ov)
NZ NZ
195/3 & / (18. ov) (Target

New Zealand won by 7 wickets

India tour of New Zealand 2026

4th T20I (N), Auckland, 30 Oct 2026

NZ NZ
259/7 & / (20. ov)
Ind Ind
172/9 & / (20. ov) (Target

New Zealand won by 87 runs

India tour of New Zealand 2026

3rd T20I (N), Wellington, 27 Oct 2026

NZ NZ
198/3 & / (20. ov)
Ind Ind
199/4 & / (13.2 ov) (Target

India won by 6 wickets

India tour of New Zealand 2026

2nd T20I (N), Christchurch, 24 Oct 2026

NZ NZ
180/5 & / (20. ov)
Ind Ind
181/6 & / (19.5 ov) (Target

India won by 4 wickets