World Cup: Top wicket takers

April 03, 2011 20:42

Modern cricket does offer little respite for the bowlers, but despite the odds, bowlers still give the batsmen nightmares. Here are the leading wicket-takers of the World Cup 2011.

Player	Runs	AVG
Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan	500	62.50
Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar	482	53.55
Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara	465	93.00
Jonathan Trott Jonathan Trott	422	60.28
Upul Tharanga Upul Tharanga	395	56.42

Player	Wickets	Eco
Shahid Afridi Shahid Afridi	21	3.62
Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan	21	4.83
Tim Southee Tim Southee	18	4.31
Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan	15	4.09
Robin Peterson Robin Peterson	15	4.25