Mitchell Starc played only 10 ODIs in 2019, all of them in the World Cup, but such was his impact in the tournament that overlooking him won’t be an ideal prospect. Live Cricket Match Today The left-arm seamer bowled crucial spells for Australia in the league stage - five for 46 versus West Indies, four for 55 versus Sri Lanka, four for 43 versus England and five for 26 versus New Zealand - taking wickets at key moments in the game. His spell against England in particular shifted the game in Australia’s favor early in the innings when he dismissed Joe Root and Eoin Morgan in his spell with the new ball. Later, he came back to dismiss Ben Stokes with what was unofficially termed as the “Ball of the Tournament”.

The second-highest wicket-taker in the World Cup, Lockie Ferguson was employed by New Zealand as their middle-overs specialist. Live Cricket Match Today He accounted for 43 percent of New Zealand’s scalps during the 11 to 40 over phase in the World Cup and overall took 19 wickets in 2019, the most by a pacer. Mohammed Shami comes close with 17 wickets and a better strike-rate and average but falls behind Ferguson in the death overs phase where the Indian pacer has leaked at 8.1 runs per over. Ferguson’s economy rate of 6.2 runs per over in the death helps him nail the third-seamer’s spot in the side.