ICC World Cup 2023: Top Run Scorers, Wicket Takers & Records

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The 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup will end on 19 November 2023 with a final match between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India has broken several records in the ongoing World Cup 2023. They reached the final stage of the tournament with a perfect score without losing any match.

The 'Men in Blue' are placed at the top of the Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table with 18 points and a run rate of +2.570.

In the first semi-final against New Zealand, Virat Kohli made the big stage his own and added more luster to his larger-than-life persona with a historic 50th ODI century that extended India's bullish World Cup run to the title clash even as Kiwis threatened to spoil the home team's party with a lion-hearted fight, in Mumbai on Wednesday.

In the second semi-final on Thursday, Australia excelled on the big stage yet again as they pulled off a scrappy three-wicket win to shatter South African dreams and reach their eighth ODI World Cup final.

India batting maestro, Virat Kohli, who ended the league stage of the tournament as the highest run scorer remains on top after the semi-finals as well.

Kohli has scored 711 runs in 10 innings at an incredible average of 101.57. He is likely to end up as the leading run scorer in the tournament.

Quinton de Kock, who was dismissed for just 3 runs against Australia ended the tournament with 594 runs in 10 innings. The South African wicket-keeper batter has also retired from the ODI format.

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell are placed third and fourth on the list of highest run scorers in the ODI World Cup 2023 with 578 and 552 runs respectively.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is fifth on the list with 550 runs in 10 innings. With a strike rate of 124.15, Sharma has provided a quick start to the Indian innings in most of the matches.

Talking about the highest wicket-takers of the World Cup 2023, Mohammad Shami is leading the charts with a total of 23 tickets.

After yielding 7 wickets against New Zealand in the semi-final match, Shami was declared as the player of the match.

Adam Zampa from Australia is at number 2 in the top wicket-takers list with a record of 22 wickets. The number 3 spot is taken by Dilshan Madushanka from Sri Lanka.

Let us check out the complete list of highest run scorers and wicket takers in the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 below:

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Top Run Scorers Till 17 November:

Player Name	Team	Total Runs	Matches Played
Virat Kohli	India	711	10
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	591	10
Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	578	10
Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	552	10
Rohit Sharma	India	550	10

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Top Wicket-Takers Till 17 November:

Player Name	Team	Wickets	Matches Played
Mohammed Shami	India	23	6
Adam Zampa	Australia	22	10
Dilshan Madushanka	Sri Lanka	21	9
Gerald Coetzee	South Africa	20	8
Jasprit Bumrah	India	18	10