List of Cricket World Cup five-wicket hauls

Imagine a superhero bowler in cricket! A 'five-wicket haul' or 'fifer' is when one bowler gets five players out in a single game. It's like hitting five home runs in a baseball game! This is a super special thing to do in the Cricket World Cup, which happens every four years. Only 59 players have ever done it, making them cricket stars!

The very first Cricket World Cup was in 1975. The first bowler to get a fifer was Dennis Lillee from Australia. He took five wickets for 34 runs. Then, his teammate Gary Gilmour did something even crazier! He got two fifers in a row, one in the semi-final and one in the final game. That's like winning two games by yourself!

Some Cricket World Cups have lots of fifers, and some have none. The year 2003 was super exciting because there were 12 fifers! That's a lot of players showing off their skills. The most wickets anyone has ever taken in one game is seven, by Glenn McGrath. That's more than half the team out by one person!

Taking five wickets is a big deal. It means a bowler is really good at getting the other team's players out. Players like Mohammed Shami from India and Mitchell Starc from Australia have done it multiple times. It shows they are amazing at their job and help their team win big games in the Cricket World Cup.