The 33-year-old Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc secured their crucial close victory against New Zealand in a high-scoring final-ball thriller at Dharamsala at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. However, that match ended Starc’s insane wicket-taking streak in the Cricket World Cup career.
It was a day-ODI match between Australia and New Zealand, where the Blackcaps chose to field first after winning the toss. With a flying start through the solid opening partnership between David Warner and Travis Head, Australia scored 388 all out in 49.2 overs.
In reply, New Zealand fought really hard till the final over. New Zealand required 19 runs in the final over when Mitchell Starc took the bowling duty for the Aussies.
It was the tight final over battle, where New Zealand scored 12 runs in the first four deliveries, including one boundary on a wide ball. After desperate James Neesham was run out on the fifth ball of the final over, injured Lockie Ferguson faced the final ball where they required six runs on the final ball. It was a dot ball as the five-time ODI World Cup winners Australia won by five runs to secure a crucial win in this tournament.
The left-arm fast bowler Starc ended the game with the bowling figures 9-0-89-0. It was the new record for most conceding runs by an Australian bowler in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history. The previous record was conceding 74 runs by Starc (10-0-74-1 vs India in 2019), while the leg-spinner Adam Zampa (10-0-74-3 vs New Zealand in 2023) also equalled that record during the same Dharamsala match against New Zealand.
Mitchell Starc took wickets in 23 consecutive Cricket World Cup matches
It was Starc’s 24th innings in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. In all the previous 23 ODI World Cup innings, Starc managed to pick up at least one wicket. It means that after picking up a minimum of one wicket in 23 consecutive Cricket World Cup matches, Starc finally ended that streak and for the first time finished a CWC match in a wicket-less manner.
Meanwhile, Starc comfortably holds the record for taking wickets in the most consecutive innings in Cricket World Cup history. The former Australian right-arm pacer Glenn McGrath is in the second position in the list by maintaining this wicket-taking streak in 13 consecutive CWC schedules (from 2003 to 2007).
Mitchell Starc’s bowling performances in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
Bowling figures | Opposition | Venue | Date |
9-1-47-2 | England | Melbourne | February 14, 2015 |
9-0-28-6 | New Zealand | Auckland | February 28, 2015 |
6-0-18-2 | Afghanistan | Perth | March 4, 2015 |
8.2-0-29-2 | Sri Lanka | Sydney | March 8, 2015 |
4.4-1-14-4 | Scotland | Hobart | March 14, 2015 |
10-1-40-2 | Pakistan | Adelaide | March 20, 2015 |
8.5-0-28-2 | India | Sydney | March 26, 2015 |
8-0-20-2 | New Zealand | Melbourne | March 29, 2015 |
7-1-31-1 | Afghanistan | Bristol | June 1, 2019 |
10-1-46-5 | West Indies | Nottingham | June 6, 2019 |
10-0-74-1 | India | The Oval | June 9, 2019 |
9-1-43-2 | Pakistan | Taunton | June 12, 2019 |
10-0-55-4 | Sri Lanka | The Oval | June 15, 2019 |
10-0-55-2 | Bangladesh | Nottingham | June 20, 2019 |
8.4-1-43-4 | England | Lord's | June 25, 2019 |
9.4-1-26-5 | New Zealand | Lord's | June 29, 2019 |
9-0-59-2 | South Africa | Manchester | July 6, 2019 |
9-0-70-1 | England | Birmingham | July 11, 2019 |
8-0-31-1 | India | Chennai | October 8, 2023 |
9-1-53-2 | South Africa | Lucknow | October 12, 2023 |
10-0-43-2 | Sri Lanka | Lucknow | October 16, 2023 |
8-0-65-1 | Pakistan | Bengaluru | October 20, 2023 |
4-0-22-1 | Netherlands | Delhi | October 25, 2023 |
9-0-89-0 | New Zealand | Dharamsala | October 28, 2023 |
(Updated until October 28, 2023)
