Shami becomes 1st Indian with two five-wicket hauls in ODI WC history
Mitchell ends 48-year-long NZ wait for World Cup century against the hosts
Monday, 23 October 2023
Pacer Mohammad Shami became the first Indian bowler to pick two five-wicket hauls in ICC ODI World Cups when he removed Daryl Mitchell during Sunday's match against New Zealand at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala, report agencies.
He is now the ninth bowler overall to take two fifers in ODI World Cups.
This also becomes the seventh instance of an Indian bowler picking a fifer in ODI WCs. Shami himself in 2019, Ashish Nehra (2003), Venkatesh Prasad (1999), Robin Singh (1999), Yuvraj Singh (2011), and Kapil Dev (1983) have done it before.
Shami, featuring in his first CWC23 match after Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the game following an injury, struck with his first delivery to remove Kiwi opener Will Young. Young's wicket also meant Shami surpassed legendary spinner Anil Kumble's tally of 31 wickets in ODI World Cups to move third on the all-time Indian World Cup wicket-takers' list, behind Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan's 44 wickets apiece. Shami has 36 wickets now.Shami's final figures after he also accounted for the wickets for Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, and Matt Henry - 5/54 - is his best showing at the men's ODI World Cup. His overall best figures in the format is 5/51.
This is now the fifth time Shami has logged four-plus wickets in an innings in the tournament. Only Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has done it more often-on six occasions.
Meanwhile, New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell ended that agonising wait of 48 years by becoming only the second batter to score a century against India in World Cup.
Glenn Turnerwas the first Kiwi batter to have scored a hundred against India in the 1975 World Cup.
India have been good on the field so far in the World Cup but they had an off day against New Zealand on Sunday, dropping three catches - two of which were straightforward opportunities, allowing the Kiwis to gain a significant advantage. Ravindra Jadeja, who is one of India's best fielders, put the right-handed Mitchell notched up his 5th ODI hundred and went on to register his highest ever ODI score of 130 to guide New Zealand to 273 in 50 overs.