World Cup 2019: 4 All-time World Cup records broken in the tournament

#3 Most wickets in a single edition - 27

Mitchell Starc

In the previous World Cup in 2015, Mitchell Starc, the Australian speedster, claimed 22 wickets in just eight matches with a great strike rate of 17.4. However, he felt short of breaking Glenn McGrath's record tally of 26 wickets in a single World Cup.

This time though, Starc went one step further and claimed 27 wickets in just ten games with a decent strike rate of 20.5. Even though Starc took only one wicket in Australia's opening game against Afghanistan, he came back strongly in the next match by claiming five wickets against West Indies.

Later, he claimed four wickets against both Sri Lanka and England. Against New Zealand, he picked up his second 5-wicket haul of the tournament and helped Australia to defend a target of 244.

After dismissing Jonny Bairstow in the semi-final, Starc finally overtook McGrath and now holds the record for the most number of wickets in a single tournament.