4. Third leading wicket-taker in World Cup history

Lasith Malinga finished as the leading wicket-taker in World Cup history. He took a total of 56 wickets from 29 matches. He made his World Cup debut in 2007 and created a lot of impact for Sri Lanka in that tournament.

Sri Lanka reached the finals of World Cup 2007 losing to Australia in the finals. Again in 2011, Malinga performed brilliantly and helped Lanka reach the finals again losing to hosts India.

He could not perform according to expectations in the 2015 World Cup where Lanka lost to South Africa in the quarterfinals. In the recently concluded 2019 WC, Lasith Malinga finished as the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka with 13 wickets.
Glenn McGrath is the leading wicket-taker in World Cup history with 71 wickets followed by Muralitharan with 68 wickets.