Cricket World Cup: Pakistan's Haris Rauf Enters Unwanted List After Leaking Runs Against New Zealand

Pakistan tearaway Haris Rauf had a bitter-sweet ICC Cricket World Cup outing against New Zealand, as he reached a career milestone of 150 international wickets but also entered the record books for the wrong reasons. In what was a must-win match against the Kiwis, Rauf took one wicket for 85 runs in 10 overs at an economy rate of 8.5. He claimed the wicket of batting all-rounder Daryl Mitchell. In 99 matches, Rauf now has 150 international wickets at an average of over 24 and a strike rate of 21.31, with his best bowling figures reading 5/18.

The speedster has one Test wicket in one match, 66 ODI scalps in 36 matches at an average of 26.63 with best figures of 5/18. In T20Is, his preferred format, Rauf has 83 wickets in 62 matches at an average of 21.71, with the best figures of 4/18.

Rauf's 1/85 against the Kiwis is also the second-most expensive spell by a Pakistan bowler in World Cup history, with Shaheen Afridi at the top after a wicketless spell on Saturday in which he gave away 90 runs.

Rauf has also conceded 16 sixes in this World Cup, most by a bowler in a single edition of the tournament. This record was previously held by Zimbabwe's Tinashe Panyangara (15 in 2015).

Rauf is having a nightmarish World Cup so far. Though he is the joint fifth highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 13 scalps in eight matches, his bowling average has shot up to 36.07 and strike rate to 31.84. His best bowling figures are 3/43.

Though he has wickets in hand, he has been smashed around the park and wickets have been less frequent than previously for a bowler of his calibre.

With their hopes of semifinal qualification literally hanging by a thread, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first.

With three wins and four losses,