Wasim Akram's ignored record (26 May 1999)
Wasim Akram has overtaken his countryman Imran Khan as the leading wicket taker in World Cup matches
26-May-1999
26 May 1999
Wasim Akram's ignored record
Atul Kahate
Wasim Akram has overtaken his countryman Imran Khan as the leading
wicket taker in World Cup matches. His 35 wickets in the tournament's
history so far leaves Imran behind by one. He achieved this
distinction in the match against Australia. The following table shows
top wicket takers in World Cup matches updated to the end of 24 May
and Akram's performance in World Cup matches match-by-match.
Leading wicket takers in the World Cup
Name Mts Balls Mdns Runs Wkt Avge BB 4 5 RpO S/R Team
Wasim Akram 25 1284 11 868 35 24.80 4/ 32 2 0 4.06 104.29 Pak
Imran Khan 28 1017 18 655 34 19.26 4/ 37 2 0 3.81 94.32 Pak
IT Botham 22 1332 33 762 30 25.40 4/ 31 1 0 3.43 101.61 Eng
PAJ DeFreitas 22 1127 30 742 29 25.59 3/ 28 0 0 3.86 104.70 Eng
Kapil Dev 26 1422 27 892 28 31.86 5/ 43 0 1 3.76 113.51 Ind
CJ McDermott 17 894 8 599 27 22.19 5/ 44 1 1 4.02 100.11 Aus
AA Donald 16 816 7 531 27 19.67 4/ 17 1 0 3.90 95.30 SA
Mushtaq Ahmed 15 810 5 549 26 21.12 3/ 16 0 0 4.07 98.93 Pak
AME Roberts 16 1021 29 552 26 21.23 3/ 32 0 0 3.23 93.33 WI
CZ Harris 16 751 7 560 25 22.40 3/ 15 0 0 4.44 104.61 NZ
SR Waugh 26 1027 7 806 25 32.24 3/ 36 0 0 4.69 119.56 Aus
Wasim Akram's match-by-match performance in World Cup matches
Mt BP Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Vs Ground Date
1 2 9.2 1 41 2 SL Hyderabad (Pak) 08 Oct 1987
2 1 9.0 0 32 0 Eng Rawalpindi (1) 13 Oct 1987
3 2 10.0 0 45 2 WI Lahore 16 Oct 1987
4 2 8.0 0 44 0 Eng Karachi 20 Oct 1987
5 2 7.0 0 34 0 SL Faisalabad 25 Oct 1987
6 2 10.0 0 45 3 WI Karachi 30 Oct 1987
7 3 10.0 0 54 0 Aus Lahore 04 Nov 1987
8 1 10.0 0 37 0 WI Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
9 1 10.0 2 21 3 Zim Hobart (2) 27 Feb 1992
10 1 3.0 0 7 1 Eng Adelaide 01 Mar 1992
11 1 10.0 0 45 0 Ind Sydney 04 Mar 1992
12 1 10.0 0 42 2 SA Brisbane 08 Mar 1992
13 1 7.2 0 28 2 Aus Perth 11 Mar 1992
14 1 10.0 0 37 1 SL Perth 15 Mar 1992
15 1 9.2 0 32 4 NZ Christchurch 18 Mar 1992
16 1 10.0 1 40 2 NZ Auckland 21 Mar 1992
17 1 10.0 0 49 3 Eng Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
18 1 7.0 1 25 2 UAE Gujranwala 24 Feb 1996
19 1 10.0 1 30 0 Hol Lahore 26 Feb 1996
20 1 9.2 0 49 0 SA Karachi 29 Feb 1996
21 1 7.0 1 31 1 Eng Karachi 03 Mar 1996
22 0 0.0 0 0 0 NZ Lahore 06 Mar 1996
23 1 10.0 3 37 0 WI Bristol 16 May 1999
24 1 7.5 0 23 3 Sco Chester-le-Street 20 May 1999
25 1 9.5 1 40 4 Aus Leeds 23 May 1999
(BP: Bowling Position)
Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)
Source :: Atul Kahate