Team India will take on Sri Lanka in match number 33 of the 2023 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The hosts were in exceptional form at the ICC event. They have played six and won six and are the only team not to have lost a single match in the tournament. Another win on Thursday will see the Men in Blue regain top spot in the points table and also secure a spot ahead of them in the semi-finals.
India started their 2023 World Cup journey with a six-wicket win over Australia in Chennai. They built on the confident start and went on to record victories over Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. New Zealand was expected to challenge the hosts having not lost to India in ICC events since 2003. But India broke the curse by recording a four-wicket win before beating hapless England by 100 runs.
The Men in Blue will look to continue their golden run when they face Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday. When we talk about leading wicket-takers for India against Sri Lanka in ODIs, former left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan tops the list. He claimed 66 wickets in 48 innings at an average of 32.19 and an economy rate of 4.98, with one five-fer and one four-wicket haul.
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is second on the list. He took 61 wickets in 44 innings at an average of 26.95 and an economy rate of 4.19, with one five-fer and one four-wicket haul.
Former India pacer and current chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is at number 3. He took 49 wickets in 25 matches, an average of 20.61 at an economy rate of 4.98, with one five-wicket haul and one haul of four wickets.
Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma round up the top five Indian bowlers with the most ODI wickets against Sri Lanka. Pathan claimed 45 scalps in 30 innings at an average of 29.13, while Ishant took 41 wickets in 24 innings at an average of 26.34.
Most wickets for India against Sri Lanka in the Men’s ODI World Cup
When we look at the leading wicket-takers for the Men in Blue against Sri Lanka in the ODI World Cup, former fast bowler Javagal Srinath tops the list. He claimed eight wickets in four innings at an average of 19.12 and an economy rate of 4.68.
Zaheer is at number 2, with six wickets from three innings at an average of 23.66 and an economy rate of 5.25. Robin Singh (5), Anil Kumble (4) and Ashish Nehra (4) complete the top five Indian bowlers with the most wickets against the Lankans in the ODI World Cup.