World Cup - Maximum Wickets Geoff Allott (New Zealand) 20 Shane Warne (Australia) 20 Glenn McGrath (Australia) 18 Lance Klusener (South Africa) 17 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 17 Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 16 Allan Donald (South Africa) 16 Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 15 Damien Fleming (Australia) 14 Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan) 13 Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) 13 Javagal Srinath (India) 12 Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe) 12 Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 12 Darren Gough (England) 11 Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 11 Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) 11