IND vs SL: Mohammed Shami took five wickets against Sri Lanka, shattered the record of giants in the World Cup

Indian fast bowlers wreaked havoc on Sri Lankan batsmen at Wankhede Stadium. Jasprit Bumrah gave success to India on the very first ball of the first over. After this, Siraj completely uprooted the top order by taking two wickets in a single over.

Then Mohammed Shami came to bowl in the 9th over of the innings and as soon as he came, he wreaked havoc and showed the way to the pavilion to five batsmen. Mohammed Shami also created a new history in the World Cup by dismissing the fifth Sri Lankan batsman. Shami became the highest wicket taker for India in the World Cup.

Mohammed Shami has taken 45* wickets in 14 innings. He broke the record of Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath who had 44 wickets in the World Cup. Whereas, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 33 wickets in his World Cup career. Has taken a total of 14 wickets in three matches so far in the World Cup 2023.

Apart from this, Shami has achieved the feat of taking four wickets for the 7th time in the World Cup, breaking the record of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Shami achieved this feat in just the 14th innings. At the same time, Mitchell Starc has achieved the feat of taking four wickets 6 times in 24 innings.

Mohammed Shami took the first wicket by catching Aslanka in the hands of Jadeja on the third ball of his first over. On the very next ball, Dushmantha caught Hemantha near Rahul and took the second wicket. Took the third wicket by dismissing Chameera on the third ball of the 11th over.

The fourth success was achieved by bowling Angelo Mathews on the first ball of the 13th over. The fifth success was achieved by dismissing Kasun Rajitha at slip on the last ball of the 17th over. Mahish Teekshana remained unbeaten during Sri Lanka's innings.