Most Wickets in Single World Cup: Mitchell Starc Needs 1 Wicket to Break Glenn McGrath's Record During AUS vs ENG CWC 2019 Semi-Final Match

Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is on the verge of breaking a couple of significant records in the Semi-Final 2 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against arch-rivals England on July 11 at Birmingham. The two feats are - most wicket in a single World Cup edition and fastest 50 wickets in World Cups. The left-arm pacer has taken 26 wickets in the tournament and needs 1 more wicket to surpass former Australian bowler Glenn Mcgrath who also took as many wickets in the 2007 edition of ICC Cricket World Cup. AUS vs ENG Head-to-Head Record: Ahead of ICC CWC 2019 Semi-Final Clash, Here Are Match Results of Last 5 Australia vs England Encounters!

Along with surpassing the tally of fellow countrymen, the 29-year old will also look to break the record of Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga who is the quickest to take 50 wickets in ODI world cups. The right-arm pacer achieved this feat in 25 matches during the league match against England in the ongoing world cup. And Starc who will be playing his 18th World Cup match has a great chance to re-write the history books. Most Runs in Single World Cup: David Warner Needs 36 Runs to Break Sachin Tendulkar's Record During AUS vs ENG Semi-Final Match.

The Aussie quick also took 22 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and was the joint highest wicket-taker of the tournament alongside New Zealand's Trent Boult. However, in the current edition, no one seems to get close to his 26 wickets tally as the second bowler in the list is Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rehman and his team is already out of the competition. Among surviving teams, Lockie Ferguson is closest with 18 wickets, which means Starc is sitting safely in the summit.

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Mitchell Starc faced a lot of ups and downs and also dealt with a lot of injuries after guiding Australia to the title in the 2015 edition of the mega event. However, the bowler made a magnificent comeback in the world cup and will want to guide the men in yellow to their second successive world cup title.

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