ICC World Cup 2019: One player from each team who might be the leading wicket taker of the tournament

#9 Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga is one of the successful bowlers in the history of Sri Lanka cricket. He is one of the few bowlers who could bowl slow inswing yorkers. The slingy pacer has had a lot of up and downs in his career. He was out of form for a very long time that kept him out of the Sri Lankan squad.

However, he made a strong comeback during the Asia Cup which was held in 2018 and proved why he is one of the finest limited overs bowlers. Since his return to international cricket in 2018, he has picked up 17 wickets from 9 ODIs at an average of about 25.

So far, Malinga has picked up a total of 318 wickets from 213 games at an average of less than 30 and an economy of about 5. With the kind of experience he is having, he could end up the tournament as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.