Indian pace attack led by the indomitable Mohammed Shami managed to scalp 99 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the most by any country in the history of the tournament.
Indian pace attack made history in the Cricket World Cups as they scalped 98 dismissals in the marquee tournament. They overtook 97 wickets achieved by Australia in the World Cup winning 2007 edition. The effort was led by the indomitable Mohammed Shami, who scalped 24 wickets in this edition including a seven-for in the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai. (Match Blog | Streaming | Scorecard | Full Coverage)
Here is the list of most wickets for bowlers from a team in a World Cup
99 India in 2023
97 Australia in 2007
96 Australia in 2003
90 England in 2019
88 South Africa in 2023
Earlier, India lost the toss but still got what they wanted, as Australia chose to bowl first in the titanic final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Rohit Sharma's India are playing the same XI as their previous game against New Zealand, and the Pat Cummins-led Australians are also fielding the same team that they did in the semi-final against South Africa.
Rohit said he would have batted first if he had won the toss, which means Cummins' decision went in his favour. Cummins said dew could be a factor later on, which prompted his decision to bowl. The toss plays a key role in the final between two goliaths of world cricket.
However, in the last 12 World Cups, team that has won the toss has gone to win four times and teams that have lost the toss, have won 8 times. Most notably, India's success in the 1983 and 2011 saw them lose the toss in the two World Cup finals which they went onto win.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood