CWC 2015: The five best stories of the tournament

#2 Wahab Riaz versus Shane Watson

Wahab Riaz teases Shane Watson.

Wahab Riaz was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan at the CWC 2015. He was the highest wicket-taker for his team with 16 scalps. In the quarter-final against Australia, Wahab was at the peak of his powers, throwing thunderbolts at the Australian batsmen.

During the course, Wahab Riaz targetted Shane Watson with his fierce bowling, powered by some verbal attacks. After every ball, he kept taking on Watson. Though Watson, undeterred by all this, maintained his cool and had the last laugh as he took his team through to the semi-finals.

In that match, Wahab bowled 27 deliveries to Shane Watson. Out of those 27, 19 were dot balls, on other 8 balls, Watson scored 19 runs with one six and one four.

Though the things would have been different if Watson was not dropped off Wahab's accurate bouncer. His bowling in this match was called as one of the best spells in the history of Cricket World Cup.