Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 21 wickets
While the defending champions Australia retained the 2003 ODI World Cup trophy, their bowlers dominated in that tournament. The right-arm pacer Glenn McGrath was one of them who got 21 wickets in that tournament. McGrath finished that tournament with the overall bowling figures of 87-18-310-21 with an average of 14.76 and economy rate of 3.56.
During that tournament, McGrath delivered his best bowling performance during the Group Stage match against Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27th February 2003. While Australia bundled out the Namibian team for just 45 runs, McGrath delivered the bowling figures of 7-4-15-7 – the best bowling figures in the Cricket World Cup history and second-best bowling figures in ODI history.