First Time In 49 Years! Mohammed Shami Achieves Massive Feat For India In ODIs

Mohammed Shami made history on Wednesday as he claimed a sensational seven-wicket haul to guide India to the Cricket World Cup 2023 final with a win over New Zealand. Shami ended with figures of 7/57 as the Indian cricket team claimed a 70-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This was the first time that an Indian bowler took seven wickets in an ODI encounter and as a result, he claimed the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the format. The previous record belonged to Stuart Binny who took 6 wickets for 4 runs against Bangladesh back in 2014.

Best bowling returns for India in ODIs

7/57 - Mohammed Shami vs NZ, Mumbai WS, 2023 WC

6/4 - Stuart Binny vs BAN, Mirpur, 2014

6/12 - Anil Kumble vs WI, Kolkata, 1993

6/19 - Jasprit Bumrah vs ENG, The Oval, 2022

6/21 - Mohammed Siraj vs SL, Colombo RPS, 2023

Previous WC record for India: 6/23 by Ashish Nehra vs ENG, Durban, 2003

Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred before Mohammed Shami took a sensational seven wicket-haul as India sealed a place in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final with a 70-run win over New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Kohli made 117, to surpass the record he had shared with India great Sachin Tendulkar, and Shreyas Iyer a rapid 105 in a commanding total of 397-4 that also featured Shubman Gill's 80 not out.

New Zealand were left needing to break their own record for the highest total by a team batting second to win a World Cup semi-final -- a Duckworth/Lewis adjusted 299-6 against South Africa at Auckland in 2015.

But in-form paceman Shami then took a career-best 7-57 as New Zealand, the losing finalists at the last two World Cups, were dismissed for 327 despite Daryl Mitchell's 134, his highest score at