Top 5 pacers in International cricket and their only wicket through stumping

4. Tim Southee – Ricky Ponting in 2011

New Zealand faced Australia in the group match of the 2011 World Cup in Nagpur. The Kiwis, who batted first after losing the toss, tried to score at a brisk rate but ended up losing wickets at regular intervals. They were reduced to 73/6 by the end of 17th over and were 7 wickets down for 121 by 29th over. Nathan McCullum (52) and skipper Daniel Vettori (44) played crucial role in taking New Zealand to 206 before they were bowled out in the 46th over of the innings.

Australia openers Shane Watson (62) and Brad Haddin (59) began the chase with quick-fire fifties. They added 133 runs in only 18 overs as Australia were set to finish off the match quickly. But Hamish Bennett’s slower balls did the trick for the Blackcaps as both Haddin and Watson were dismissed in the space of three deliveries. After a couple of overs, Tim Southee began to trouble the Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting during his 2nd spell where he made a couple of unsuccessful appeals.

Southee tried to unsettle the legendary batsman by bowling a maiden over while coming round the wicket. In the 27th over, Southee bowled one down the leg-side with Brendon McCullum standing up to the stumps. Ponting came out of his crease in an unsuccessful attempt of playing a flick shot and was stumped by the wicket-keeper that too on a wide. Tim Southee, till date, has claimed 552 wickets in International cricket but Ricky Ponting in the 2011 CWC remains his only wicket via stumping.