World Cup 2019: List of five wicket-takers till Australia vs South Africa tie

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South African pacer Kagiso Rabada picked three wickets to help contribute towards his side's 10-run win against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday. 

Rabada dismissed Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc to help the Proteas defend a total of 325. The fast-bowler accounted for the wickets of Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Starc in the 49th over of a tense chase, to push Australia out of contention. 

The 24-year-old was the highest wicket-taker amongst players of both the sides but failed to become the ninth bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in the ICC Cricket World Cup. Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah similarly accounted for three wickets in the previous clash of the day between India and Sri Lanka but failed to complete a five-wicket haul. 

A total of eight bowlers have managed to claim a five-wicket haul in the tournament so far.

No	Bowler	Team	Opponent	Result
1	Mitchell Starc	Australia	West Indies	Won
2	James Neesham	New Zealand	Afghanistan	Won
3	Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	Australia	Lost
4	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	Afghanistan	Won
5	Jason Behrendorff	Australia	England	Won
6	Mitchell Starc	Australia	New Zealand	Won
7	Mohammed Shami	India	England	Lost
8	Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	India	Lost
9	Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Lost
10	Shaheen Afridi	Pakistan	Bangladesh	Won

Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to bag a five-wicket haul in the 2019 edition of the ICC World Cup. The second bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in the Cricket World Cup 2019 was New Zealand's James Neesham. The Kiwi bowler achieved the feat during the match against Afghanistan at County Ground, Taunton. 

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir was the third player to dismiss five batsmen in an innings in the ongoing World Cup. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the fourth player to complete a five-wicket haul in a World Cup 2019 match. 

Australian pacer Jason Behendroff became the fifth player to complete a five-wicket haul in the ICC World Cup 2019 when he achieved the feat against hosts England. Starc completed a five-wicket haul for the second time in the tournament against New Zealand. 

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami became the sixth player to register a five-wicket haul in the tournament after achieving the tally against England in a must-win clash for the latter.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman became the seventh player to register a five-wicket haul in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 after achieving the feat against India. He further followed it up with a five-wicket haul against Pakistan.  

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi became the youngest cricketer to pick a five-wicket haul in the ICC Cricket World Cup after achieving the feat against Bangladesh on Friday.