The left-arm swing bowler David Willey picked his 100th One-day international wicket during the final World Cup match against Pakistan played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 11th November 2023. It was a superb bowling effort by David Willey with some lovely bowling efforts that put the Pakistani batting lineup under pressure.
England got off to a great start as David Willey dismissed Abdullah Shafique with the very first delivery and then dismissed Fakhar Zaman to put Pakistan under pressure. He showed great control not allowing the batters to score runs easily. Willey then got rid of well-set Agha Salman with a simple catch to Stokes at mid-on. England bowled out Pakistan for 244 and won the match by 93 runs.
David Willey finished off with figures of 3 for 56 in 10 overs. He showed his class with quickfire 15 off 5 deliveries with 2 fours and 1 six that helped England post 337 for 9. The defending Champions England finished at number 6th position with 3 wins and 6 losses.
He did not play the first few matches before Willey showed promise with the new ball picking up 11 wickets from 6 matches ( 6 innings) at an economy of 5.07 runs per over including best figures of 3 for 45 against India at Lucknow.
Despite Willey’s performance, the England Cricket Team struggled with their performance losing to strong teams like India, South Africa, Australia, and other teams which led them to not qualify for the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup.
David Willey’s career in One-day international format
David Willey had a decent career in the One-day international format for the England team. He made his ODI debut against Ireland on 8th May 2015. Since his debut, Willey played a total of 73 matches ( 72 innings) and grabbed 100 wickets at an economy of 5.52 runs per over and best figures of 5 for 30.
Willey decided to retire from international cricket as he did not get any contract from the England Cricket Board. He looked lethal in the previous two matches against the Netherlands at Pune and then took wickets against Pakistan.
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