Mitchell Starc takes first five-wicket haul of World Cup 2019

Mitchell Starc took the first five-wicket haul of World Cup 2019, leading Australia to victory over the West Indies at Trent Bridge.

Mitchell Starc's five-for swung the match in Australia's favour.

Mitchell Starc recorded the first five-wicket haul of the 2019 World Cup to lead Australia to its second consecutive win of the tournament. Australia successfully defended 288 after half-centuries from Nathan Coulter-Nile and Steve Smith had helped the defending champion twice recover from precarious situations batting first.

Mitchell Starc performance highlights against West Indies

• Starc records his sixth five-wicket haul in One-Day International Cricket
• This is Starc's third five-for against the West Indies

Read: Coulter-Nile 92 lifts Australia to 288

The left-arm pacer removed Chris Gayle with the new ball to ensure Australia didn't allow West Indies to get off to a blazing start in chasing a stiff target.

Starc's final two overs, the 46th and 48th of the West Indies innings, proved decisive, with just two runs coming off those overs for the bargain of three wickets.

Jason Holder had been holding the West Indies innings together after Shai Hope had been dismissed for 68. And Starc, with the final ball of his ninth over, removed Holder with a bouncer directed at the left armpit, inducing a false stroke from the West Indies captain.

Starc has six wickets in two matches so far at this edition of the World Cup.

Bowlers to take first five-for in each World Cup:

Year	Player	Figures	For	Vs	Venue	Date
1975	Dennis Lillee	5-34	Aus	Pak	Leeds	07-06-1975
1979	Alan Hurst	5-21	Aus	Can	Birmingham	16-06-1979
1983	Winston Davis	7-51	WI	Aus	Leeds	11-06-1983
1987	Craig McDermott	5-44	Aus	Pak	Lahore	04-11-1987
1996	Paul Strang	5-21	Zim	Ken	Patna	27-02-1996
1999	Lance Klusener	5-21	SA	Ken	Amstelveen	26-05-1999
2003	Austin Codrington	5-27	Can	Ban	Durban	11-02-2003
2007	Charl Langeveldt	5-39	SA	SL	Providence	28-03-2007
2011	Shahid Afridi	5-16	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23-02-2011
2015	Steven Finn	5-71	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	14-02-2015

(Stats by Rajneesh Gupta)