Leg spinner Adam Zampa turned the very best wicket-taking Australian spinner in a single ODI World Cup throughout his aspect’s league stage match in opposition to Bangladesh on the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Zampa went previous the 21-wicket mark made by left-arm wrist spinner Brad Hogg within the 2007 World Cup, by choosing up the wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim.
The 31-year-old Zampa can also be second within the record for many wickets by a spinner in a single ODI World Cup, solely behind Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan, who picked up 23 wickets within the 2007 World Cup.
With Mushfiqur’s wicket, Zampa additionally turned the main wicket-taker of the continued World Cup, going previous Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka.
Prime 5 spinners with most World Cup wickets in a single version:
Muttiah Muralidaran (SL) – 23 wickets – 2007
Adam Zampa* (AUS) – 22 wickets – 2023
Brad Hogg (AUS) – 21 wickets – 2007
Shahid Afridi (PAK) – 21 wickets – 2011
Shane Warne(AUS) – 20 wickets – 1999