Top 9 bowlers with 5 wicket hauls on World cup debut

Top 9 bowlers with 5 wicket hauls on World cup debut: On a grand stage like the World cup, one must do something remarkable to be remembered in the history of the tournament. Here are 8 such bowlers who took 5 or more wickets in their first match on the World cup platform. 9. Winston Davis (WI) 7/51 vs. Australia (1983) Winston Davis would have been a regular for West Indies, had his career not coincided with the careers of the great West Indian pace quartet. (Photo Source:Glamorgan County Cricket Club) Winston Davis would have been a regular for West Indies, had his career not coincided with the careers of the great West Indian pace quartet. He still made his mark with a devastating spell of 7-51 against the Australia in the 1983 World cup. He got most of key players out like Kepler Wessels, Allan Border, Kim Hughes, David Hookes and others. His final tally read 10.3 overs, 51 runs and 7 wickets. It was the first 7 wicket haul in ODIs. He overhauled the record of Gary Gilmour who got 6 wickets for 14 runs in the 1975 World cup semi-final. 8. Gary Gilmour (AUS) 6/14 vs. England (1975) Gary Gilmour just played 2 games in the World cup of 1975, but he made them count. (Photo Source : Getty Images ) Gary Gilmour just played 2 games in the World cup of 1975, but he made them count. Gilmour was brought in the team to utilize the swinging conditions, he shared the new ball with Dennis Lillee and he bowled his 12 overs unchanged. He got 6-14 in his 12 overs with 6 maiden overs. The English had no answer to his swing and most of his wickets were either bowled or LBW. He then came in to bat with Australia 39/6 chasing 94 runs. He scored 28 runs off 28 balls with 5 fours and hung in there with Doug Walters to take Australia home and into the final. He took 5/48 in his 12 overs, but ended up on the losing team. He is the only player to take 5 wicket hauls in his first and last World cup games. 7. Austin Codrington (CAN) 5/27 vs. Bangladesh (2003) Jamaican born Austin Codrington made his international debut for Canada in the 2003 World cup match against Bangladesh. (Photo Source:Canadian Cricket Association) Jamaican born Austin Codrington made his international debut for Canada in the 2003 World cup match against Bangladesh. He made immediate impact in helping Canada beat Bangladesh by 60 runs. Canada batted first and scored 180 runs in 49.1 overs. Codrington removed the dangerous Hannan Sarkar for 25 and then came back in the death overs to pick up wickets of Alok Kapali and the bowlers to decimate the Bangladeshi chase. He became the first Canadian to take 5 wickets in ODI on debut. So far he is the only bowler to take 5 wickets on both ODI and World cup debuts. 6. Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 5/33 vs. England (2015) Mitchell Marsh destroyed the English middle order with his bowling in the second match of World cup 2015 to beat England by 111 runs. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Mitchell Marsh destroyed the English middle order with his bowling in the second match of World cup 2015 to beat England by 111 runs. Chasing 343 runs, England were on their way to building a partnership, but Marsh demolished their efforts with 5 wickets for 16 runs in his first 7 over spell. Big wickets like Ian Bell, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan fell to Marsh. His final tally stood at 5/33 runs. 5. Dennis Lillee (AUS) 5/34 vs. Pakistan (1975) Dennis Lillee took the first ever 5 wicket haul in Australia’s first World cup match in 1975 World cup. This also made him the first bowler to take 5 wickets on World cup debut also. (Photo Source:Getty Images) Dennis Lillee took the first ever 5 wicket haul in Australia’s first World cup match in 1975 World cup. This also made him the first bowler to take 5 wickets on World cup debut also. Pakistan were chasing 279 runs in 60 overs, but Thomson and Lillee never let them settle and Lillee came back to finish off the tail and complete his 5 wickets for the match. He gave away 34 runs in his 12 overs. 4. Damien Fleming (AUS) 5/36 vs. India (1996) Damien Fleming was the backbone of Australian attack in mid-90s, complementing Glen McGrath and Jason Gillespie with his medium pace bowling. (Photo Source:AFP) Damien Fleming was the backbone of Australian attack in mid-90s, complementing Glen McGrath and Jason Gillespie with his medium pace bowling. He had taken a hat-trick on his test debut against Pakistan in 1994 and made his World cup debut against India in 1996 world cup. Australia made 258 thanks to a brilliant 126 from Mark Waugh. India never quite got the chase going until Sachin Tendulkar was joined by Sanjay Manjrekar. Fleming was the main demolition man dismissing opener Ajay Jadeja, Vinod Kambli and Captain Azhar in quick succession. After Sachin’s dismissal for 90, he came back to finish the tail and got his 5 wickets for 36 runs. 3. Sohail Khan (Pakistan) 5/55 vs. India (2015) Sohail Khan became the second bowler from Pakistan to take a 5 wicket haul against India in World cup matches. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Sohail Khan became the second bowler from Pakistan to take a 5 wicket haul against India in World cup matches. This was also his debut match in World cup tournament, making him second bowler after Steven Finn in this tournament and the 9th bowler overall to take 5 wickets on World cup debut. Sohail who was a controversial choice as a replacement for Junaid Khan, justified his selection by removing the in form Rohit Sharma for 15 runs. He then returned to remove Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina just in time when India was looking to accelerate the scoring in the last 10 overs. Thanks to his efforts and support from other bowlers like Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Irfan, Pakistan restricted India to just 300 runs when they were poised for a score in excess of 330. 2. Ravi Rampaul (WI) 5/51 vs. India (2011) Ravi Rampaul who was playing his first match in World cup helped the Indian slump with his dismissals of openers Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli.(Photo Source: BCCI) India faced off against West Indies in Chennai in their 2011 World cup campaign. Thanks to a good bowling effort from the West Indies, India could make only 268 runs in their 50 overs thanks to 119 from Yuvraj Singh. Ravi Rampaul who was playing his first match in World cup helped the Indian slump with his dismissals of openers Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. He returned to dismiss Yusuf Pathan to end any hopes of an Indian charge in death overs. His 5 wickets cost him 51 runs in his 10 overs. 1. Steve Finn (England) 5/75 vs. Australia (2015) Steven Finn had 2 wickets to his name when he started the final over of the Australian innings of the second match of 2015 World Cup. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Steven Finn had 2 wickets to his name when he started the final over of the Australian innings of the second match of 2015 World Cup. He dismissed Brad Haddin on the 4th ball of the over for 31 and then went on to take 2 more wickets of Glen Maxwell and Mitchell Johnson to complete a hat-trick. He took the last 5 Australian wickets to fall. Steven Finn became the first English bowler and 8th bowler overall to take a World cup hat-trick. This also the most expensive 5 wicket haul to contain a hat-trick. Despite his efforts, England lost the game by 111 runs thanks to 5/33 by Mitchell Marsh. *All stats udpdated till 15th February 2015.