Jampa's big achievement at WC 2023, equaling Murali's 16-year-old record- CMB College

Jampa’s big achievement at WC 2023, equaling Murali’s 16-year-old record

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Murali took 23 wickets in the World Cup as a spinner.
He took 23 wickets in World Cup 2007
Adam Zampa has equaled this record

New Delhi. The Australian team has won the World Cup 2023 by defeating India by six wickets. Pat Cummins’ team won by 6 wickets in the title match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. In the title match, Australia bowled out Rohit Sharma’s team for 240 while India were batting first. And then thanks to opener Travis Head and middle order batsmen. A 192-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Marnus Labuschagne, the target was achieved with the loss of four wickets. Player of the final Rahed was dismissed for 137. He faced 120 balls and hit 15 fours and 4 sixes during his innings while Labuschagne remained unbeaten on 58 and Glenn Maxwell remained unbeaten on 2 runs.

Australia’s wrist spinner Adam Zampa also achieved an important feat during the final match. In the final he took one wicket for 44 runs in 10 overs. This was his 23rd wicket in this tournament. With this, he equaled Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan’s record. Till now, Murali held the record for taking most wickets as a spinner in a single World Cup. The Sri Lankan off-spinner took 23 wickets in the World Cup 2007. Now along with Murali, Jampa has also written his name on this record.

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Let us tell you that till the final match, there was a competition between India’s Mohammad Shami and Adam Zampa to take the most wickets in the tournament. Shami had 23 wickets and Zampa had 22 wickets till the final. Both the bowlers claimed one wicket each in the final, taking their tally to 24 and 23 respectively. Shami (Mohammed Shami) was the highest wicket-taker in World Cup 2023.

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Tags: Adam Zampa, IND vs AUS, India vs Australia, Muthiah Muralitharan, World Cup 2023

First published: November 20, 2023, 15:01 IST

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