5 most expensive spells in Men's ODI World Cup history ft. Bas de Leede

The Men's ODI World Cup is the most prestigious cricket tournament on earth. It started in the year 1975, and it is the dream of every cricketer to win the World Cup in the ODI format once.

The Men's ODI World Cup matches generate enormous viewership numbers. Also, fans show up in large numbers to watch the games live at the stadium. With the entire world watching this event, every player aims to perform at his best.

However, not all days are the same, and even some of the top players have ended up leaking a lot of runs in Men's ODI World Cup matches. In this listicle, we will look at the top five worst figures by bowlers in the tournament history.

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#5 Dawlat Zadran - 2/101 vs AUS, 2015 Men's ODI World Cup

Afghanistan made their ODI World Cup debut in 2015. They managed only one win in the competition, which came against Scotland. The Afghanistan team suffered heavy defeats in almost every other game. One of them was against Australia in Perth.

The Aussies posted 417/6 on the board in 50 overs. 101 out of the 417 runs conceded by Afghanistan were scored against fast bowler Dawlat Zadran. He opened the bowling for the team and even bowled a maiden. Still, at the end of his 10 overs, his figures read 2/101.

Dawlat had an economy rate of 10/1 His two victims were Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell, while the Australian batters smashed 10 fours and four sixes.

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#4 Jason Holder - 1/104 vs SA, 2015 Men's ODI World Cup

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder started well against South Africa and had figures of 1/9 after five overs in the group-stage match of the 2015 World Cup. The Proteas failed to score a single run in two of his five overs.

However, when Holder came back for his second spell, the South African batters mercilessly destroyed him. AB de Villiers took him to the cleaners and smashed nine boundaries in Holder's last 12 balls. Eventually, Holder's figures read 1/104 after 10 overs.

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#3 Martin Snedden - 2/105 vs. ENG, Men's ODI World Cup 1983

Former New Zealand fast bowler Martin Snedden was the first player to concede 100 or more runs in an ODI World Cup match. He went for 105 runs in the 1983 World Cup opener against England.

At that time, the maximum overs in an innings were 60, and one bowler could bowl a maximum of 12 overs. Snedden bowled 12 overs, conceded 105 runs and took the wickets of Allan Lamb and Mike Gatting.

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#2 Rashid Khan - 0/110 vs. ENG, 2019 Men's ODI World Cup

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan had the most forgettable outing of his career against England in the 2019 World Cup. Playing in Manchester, Rashid leaked 110 runs in just nine overs. He conceded three fours and 11 sixes to the England batters.

England captain Eoin Morgan was in a destructive mood as he hit total 17 sixes in that match. Khan failed to take any wickets in his nine overs and had an economy rate of 12.22.

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#1 Bas de Leede - 2/115 vs. AUS, 2023 Men's ODI World Cup

Netherlands bowler Bas de Leede earned the embarrassing record for the most expensive bowling figures in ODI cricket history. He conceded 115 runs in his 10 overs against Australia in a 2023 World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Marnus Labuschagne and Josh Inglis lost their wickets to de Leede, but Glenn Maxwell destroyed him. The Dutch bowler had an economy rate of 11.5 in 10 overs.