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

Pakistan tour of England 2026

2nd Test, London, 27-31 Aug 2026

Eng Eng
290/10 & 177/7 (. ov)
Pak Pak
110/10 & / (. ov) (Target

Day 3: Stumps

India tour of Sri Lanka 2026

2nd Test, Colombo (SSC), 23-27 Aug 2026

Ind Ind
503/9 dec & / (. ov)
SL SL
290/10 & 429/9 dec (. ov) (Target

Match drawn

Pakistan tour of England 2026

1st Test, Leeds, 19-21 Aug 2026

Pak Pak
171/10 & 135/10 (. ov)
Eng Eng
409/10 & / (. ov) (Target

England won by an innings and 103 runs

India tour of Sri Lanka 2026

1st Test, Galle, 15-19 Aug 2026

Ind Ind
462/10 & 193/10 (. ov)
SL SL
284/10 & 206/10 (. ov) (Target 372
India won by 165 runs

Bangladesh tour of Australia 2026

1st Test, Darwin, 13-16 Aug 2026

Aus Aus
198/10 & 284/10 (. ov)
Ban Ban
426/10 & 57/1 (. ov) (Target 57
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets