| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahadat Hossain (BDESH) | 2005-2015 | 38 | 5380 | 3731 | 72 | 6/27 | 9/97 | 51.81 | 4.16 | 74.7 | 4 | 0 |
| RP Singh (INDIA) | 2006-2011 | 14 | 2534 | 1682 | 40 | 5/59 | 7/117 | 42.05 | 3.98 | 63.3 | 1 | 0 |
| CBRLS Kumara (SL) | 2016-2019 | 15 | 2789 | 1822 | 50 | 6/122 | 7/135 | 36.44 | 3.91 | 55.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Rubel Hossain (BDESH) | 2009-2018 | 26 | 4068 | 2651 | 33 | 5/166 | 5/210 | 80.33 | 3.91 | 123.2 | 1 | 0 |
| FH Edwards (WI) | 2003-2012 | 55 | 9602 | 6249 | 165 | 7/87 | 8/132 | 37.87 | 3.90 | 58.1 | 12 | 0 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2010 | 30 | 5209 | 3349 | 101 | 5/50 | 9/210 | 33.15 | 3.85 | 51.5 | 3 | 0 |
| JJC Lawson (WI) | 2002-2005 | 13 | 2364 | 1512 | 51 | 7/78 | 8/102 | 29.64 | 3.83 | 46.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tapash Baisya (BDESH) | 2002-2005 | 21 | 3370 | 2137 | 36 | 4/72 | 6/117 | 59.36 | 3.80 | 93.6 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Craig (NZ) | 2014-2016 | 15 | 3669 | 2326 | 50 | 7/94 | 10/203 | 46.52 | 3.80 | 73.3 | 1 | 1 |
| AU Rashid (ENG) | 2015-2019 | 19 | 3816 | 2390 | 60 | 5/49 | 7/178 | 39.83 | 3.75 | 63.6 | 2 | 0 |
| IS Sodhi (NZ) | 2013-2018 | 17 | 3186 | 1992 | 41 | 4/60 | 7/79 | 48.58 | 3.75 | 77.7 | 0 | 0 |
| KTGD Prasad (SL) | 2008-2015 | 25 | 4327 | 2698 | 75 | 5/50 | 8/169 | 35.97 | 3.74 | 57.6 | 1 | 0 |
| C Sharma (INDIA) | 1984-1989 | 23 | 3470 | 2163 | 61 | 6/58 | 10/188 | 35.45 | 3.74 | 56.8 | 4 | 1 |
| CB Llewellyn (SA) | 1896-1912 | 15 | 2292 | 1421 | 48 | 6/92 | 10/116 | 29.60 | 3.71 | 47.7 | 4 | 1 |
| ALF de Mel (SL) | 1982-1986 | 17 | 3518 | 2180 | 59 | 6/109 | 7/201 | 36.94 | 3.71 | 59.6 | 3 | 0 |
| AM Blignaut (ZIM) | 2001-2005 | 19 | 3173 | 1964 | 53 | 5/73 | 8/110 | 37.05 | 3.71 | 59.8 | 3 | 0 |
| PADLR Sandakan (SL) | 2016-2018 | 11 | 2063 | 1276 | 37 | 5/95 | 7/107 | 34.48 | 3.71 | 55.7 | 2 | 0 |
| AG Cremer (ZIM) | 2005-2017 | 19 | 4214 | 2604 | 57 | 5/125 | 9/275 | 45.68 | 3.70 | 73.9 | 1 | 0 |
| IDK Salisbury (ENG) | 1992-2000 | 15 | 2492 | 1539 | 20 | 4/163 | 5/122 | 76.95 | 3.70 | 124.6 | 0 | 0 |
| TL Best (WI) | 2003-2013 | 25 | 3716 | 2291 | 57 | 6/40 | 6/71 | 40.19 | 3.69 | 65.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Q McMillan (SA) | 1929-1932 | 13 | 2021 | 1243 | 36 | 5/66 | 9/127 | 34.52 | 3.69 | 56.1 | 2 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando (SL) | 2000-2012 | 40 | 6181 | 3784 | 100 | 5/42 | 7/95 | 37.84 | 3.67 | 61.8 | 3 | 0 |
| S Sreesanth (INDIA) | 2006-2011 | 27 | 5419 | 3271 | 87 | 5/40 | 8/99 | 37.59 | 3.62 | 62.2 | 3 | 0 |
| MM Ali (ENG) | 2014-2019 | 58 | 10694 | 6438 | 177 | 6/53 | 10/112 | 36.37 | 3.61 | 60.4 | 5 | 1 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara (SL) | 2007-2014 | 21 | 3799 | 2273 | 55 | 5/52 | 6/106 | 41.32 | 3.58 | 69.0 | 2 | 0 |
| UT Yadav (INDIA) | 2011-2018 | 41 | 6659 | 3983 | 119 | 6/88 | 10/133 | 33.47 | 3.58 | 55.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohammad Sami (PAK) | 2001-2012 | 36 | 7499 | 4483 | 85 | 5/36 | 8/106 | 52.74 | 3.58 | 88.2 | 2 | 0 |
| BP Patterson (WI) | 1986-1992 | 28 | 4829 | 2874 | 93 | 5/24 | 9/88 | 30.90 | 3.57 | 51.9 | 5 | 0 |
| A Sanford (WI) | 2002-2004 | 11 | 2217 | 1316 | 30 | 4/132 | 5/157 | 43.86 | 3.56 | 73.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Finn (ENG) | 2010-2016 | 36 | 6412 | 3800 | 125 | 6/79 | 9/187 | 30.40 | 3.55 | 51.2 | 5 | 0 |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 2008-2017 | 46 | 2703 | 1601 | 42 | 4/47 | 4/51 | 38.11 | 3.55 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 |
| N Pradeep (SL) | 2011-2017 | 28 | 5077 | 3003 | 70 | 6/132 | 7/180 | 42.90 | 3.54 | 72.5 | 1 | 0 |
| KR Pushpakumara (SL) | 1994-2001 | 23 | 3792 | 2242 | 58 | 7/116 | 7/116 | 38.65 | 3.54 | 65.3 | 4 | 0 |
| SP Jones (ENG) | 2002-2005 | 18 | 2821 | 1666 | 59 | 6/53 | 7/110 | 28.23 | 3.54 | 47.8 | 3 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1989-2013 | 200 | 4240 | 2492 | 46 | 3/10 | 3/14 | 54.17 | 3.52 | 92.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir (SA) | 2011-2015 | 20 | 3925 | 2294 | 57 | 5/32 | 8/130 | 40.24 | 3.50 | 68.8 | 2 | 0 |
| JEC Franklin (NZ) | 2001-2013 | 31 | 4767 | 2786 | 82 | 6/119 | 7/117 | 33.97 | 3.50 | 58.1 | 3 | 0 |
| HK Olonga (ZIM) | 1995-2002 | 30 | 4502 | 2620 | 68 | 5/70 | 6/89 | 38.52 | 3.49 | 66.2 | 2 | 0 |
| NG Cowans (ENG) | 1982-1985 | 19 | 3452 | 2003 | 51 | 6/77 | 8/146 | 39.27 | 3.48 | 67.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Umar Gul (PAK) | 2003-2013 | 47 | 9599 | 5553 | 163 | 6/135 | 9/164 | 34.06 | 3.47 | 58.8 | 4 | 0 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 76 | 16531 | 9554 | 310 | 5/30 | 9/171 | 30.81 | 3.46 | 53.3 | 10 | 0 |
| LE Plunkett (ENG) | 2005-2014 | 13 | 2659 | 1536 | 41 | 5/64 | 9/176 | 37.46 | 3.46 | 64.8 | 1 | 0 |
| JE Taylor (WI) | 2003-2016 | 46 | 7757 | 4480 | 130 | 6/47 | 9/95 | 34.46 | 3.46 | 59.6 | 4 | 0 |
| RR Sarwan (WI) | 2000-2011 | 87 | 2022 | 1163 | 23 | 4/37 | 7/96 | 50.56 | 3.45 | 87.9 | 0 | 0 |
| DBL Powell (WI) | 2002-2009 | 37 | 7077 | 4068 | 85 | 5/25 | 7/114 | 47.85 | 3.44 | 83.2 | 1 | 0 |
| MR Marsh (AUS) | 2014-2018 | 31 | 2677 | 1537 | 35 | 4/61 | 5/86 | 43.91 | 3.44 | 76.4 | 0 | 0 |
| RL Chase (WI) | 2016-2019 | 29 | 3884 | 2223 | 50 | 8/60 | 8/60 | 44.46 | 3.43 | 77.6 | 2 | 0 |
| UDU Chandana (SL) | 1999-2005 | 16 | 2685 | 1535 | 37 | 6/179 | 10/210 | 41.48 | 3.43 | 72.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Mahmudullah (BDESH) | 2009-2018 | 43 | 3339 | 1907 | 41 | 5/51 | 8/110 | 46.51 | 3.42 | 81.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wahab Riaz (PAK) | 2010-2018 | 27 | 5018 | 2864 | 83 | 5/63 | 7/134 | 34.50 | 3.42 | 60.4 | 2 | 0 |
| M Hayward (SA) | 1999-2004 | 16 | 2821 | 1609 | 54 | 5/56 | 7/119 | 29.79 | 3.42 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 |
| SE Bond (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 18 | 3372 | 1922 | 87 | 6/51 | 10/99 | 22.09 | 3.41 | 38.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Shahid Nazir (PAK) | 1996-2007 | 15 | 2234 | 1272 | 36 | 5/53 | 7/98 | 35.33 | 3.41 | 62.0 | 1 | 0 |
| OAC Banks (WI) | 2003-2005 | 10 | 2401 | 1367 | 28 | 4/87 | 6/127 | 48.82 | 3.41 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NAM McLean (WI) | 1998-2001 | 19 | 3299 | 1873 | 44 | 3/53 | 6/140 | 42.56 | 3.40 | 74.9 | 0 | 0 |
| AB Agarkar (INDIA) | 1998-2006 | 26 | 4857 | 2745 | 58 | 6/41 | 8/160 | 47.32 | 3.39 | 83.7 | 1 | 0 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 2011-2019 | 51 | 10532 | 5951 | 211 | 6/50 | 11/94 | 28.20 | 3.39 | 49.9 | 11 | 2 |
| RJ Peterson (SA) | 2003-2014 | 15 | 2515 | 1416 | 38 | 5/33 | 6/94 | 37.26 | 3.37 | 66.1 | 1 | 0 |
| ST Gabriel (WI) | 2012-2019 | 43 | 6838 | 3849 | 129 | 8/62 | 13/121 | 29.83 | 3.37 | 53.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami (INDIA) | 2013-2019 | 40 | 7562 | 4254 | 144 | 6/56 | 9/118 | 29.54 | 3.37 | 52.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) | 1997-2007 | 46 | 8143 | 4574 | 178 | 6/11 | 11/78 | 25.69 | 3.37 | 45.7 | 12 | 2 |
| CS Martin (NZ) | 2000-2013 | 71 | 14026 | 7878 | 233 | 6/26 | 11/180 | 33.81 | 3.37 | 60.1 | 10 | 1 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2019 | 36 | 6664 | 3742 | 171 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 21.88 | 3.36 | 38.9 | 9 | 4 |
| DAJ Bracewell (NZ) | 2011-2016 | 27 | 4984 | 2796 | 72 | 6/40 | 9/60 | 38.83 | 3.36 | 69.2 | 2 | 0 |
| C White (ENG) | 1994-2002 | 30 | 3959 | 2220 | 59 | 5/32 | 5/57 | 37.62 | 3.36 | 67.1 | 3 | 0 |
| AJ Bichel (AUS) | 1997-2003 | 19 | 3337 | 1870 | 58 | 5/60 | 6/125 | 32.24 | 3.36 | 57.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik (PAK) | 2001-2015 | 35 | 2712 | 1519 | 32 | 4/33 | 7/59 | 47.46 | 3.36 | 84.7 | 0 | 0 |
| DE Malcolm (ENG) | 1989-1997 | 40 | 8480 | 4748 | 128 | 9/57 | 10/137 | 37.09 | 3.35 | 66.2 | 5 | 2 |
| CB Mpofu (ZIM) | 2005-2017 | 15 | 2489 | 1392 | 29 | 4/92 | 5/123 | 48.00 | 3.35 | 85.8 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Wood (ENG) | 2015-2019 | 13 | 2408 | 1345 | 36 | 5/41 | 6/93 | 37.36 | 3.35 | 66.8 | 1 | 0 |
| JL Pattinson (AUS) | 2011-2016 | 17 | 3279 | 1831 | 70 | 5/27 | 8/105 | 26.15 | 3.35 | 46.8 | 4 | 0 |
| MN Samuels (WI) | 2000-2016 | 71 | 4392 | 2445 | 41 | 4/13 | 6/50 | 59.63 | 3.34 | 107.1 | 0 | 0 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2018 | 70 | 2067 | 1150 | 29 | 4/44 | 4/44 | 39.65 | 3.33 | 71.2 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 16001 | 8891 | 313 | 8/61 | 12/127 | 28.40 | 3.33 | 51.1 | 12 | 3 |
| Abdur Razzak (BDESH) | 2006-2018 | 13 | 3015 | 1673 | 28 | 4/63 | 5/123 | 59.75 | 3.32 | 107.6 | 0 | 0 |
| KM Jarvis (ZIM) | 2011-2018 | 12 | 2289 | 1270 | 46 | 5/54 | 7/98 | 27.60 | 3.32 | 49.7 | 3 | 0 |
| MF Maharoof (SL) | 2004-2011 | 22 | 2940 | 1631 | 25 | 4/52 | 5/122 | 65.24 | 3.32 | 117.6 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Sinclair (SA) | 1896-1911 | 25 | 3598 | 1996 | 63 | 6/26 | 9/89 | 31.68 | 3.32 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 |
| GF Labrooy (SL) | 1986-1991 | 9 | 2158 | 1194 | 27 | 5/133 | 7/90 | 44.22 | 3.31 | 79.9 | 1 | 0 |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 2013-2019 | 52 | 7328 | 4054 | 127 | 6/22 | 8/161 | 31.92 | 3.31 | 57.7 | 4 | 0 |
| IE O'Brien (NZ) | 2005-2009 | 22 | 4394 | 2429 | 73 | 6/75 | 7/165 | 33.27 | 3.31 | 60.1 | 1 | 0 |
| DW Headley (ENG) | 1997-1999 | 15 | 3026 | 1671 | 60 | 6/60 | 8/102 | 27.85 | 3.31 | 50.4 | 1 | 0 |
| DK Morrison (NZ) | 1987-1997 | 48 | 10064 | 5549 | 160 | 7/89 | 8/83 | 34.68 | 3.30 | 62.9 | 10 | 0 |
| A Cotter (AUS) | 1904-1912 | 21 | 4633 | 2549 | 89 | 7/148 | 9/221 | 28.64 | 3.30 | 52.0 | 7 | 0 |
| D Gough (ENG) | 1994-2003 | 58 | 11821 | 6503 | 229 | 6/42 | 9/92 | 28.39 | 3.30 | 51.6 | 9 | 0 |
| RMS Eranga (SL) | 2011-2016 | 19 | 3891 | 2138 | 57 | 4/49 | 6/226 | 37.50 | 3.29 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 |
| GI Allott (NZ) | 1996-1999 | 10 | 2023 | 1111 | 19 | 4/74 | 4/106 | 58.47 | 3.29 | 106.4 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Mailey (AUS) | 1920-1926 | 21 | 6119 | 3358 | 99 | 9/121 | 13/236 | 33.91 | 3.29 | 61.8 | 6 | 2 |
| IK Pathan (INDIA) | 2003-2008 | 29 | 5884 | 3226 | 100 | 7/59 | 12/126 | 32.26 | 3.28 | 58.8 | 7 | 2 |
| CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 11698 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 10/100 | 29.40 | 3.28 | 53.6 | 13 | 1 |
| B Mitchell (SA) | 1929-1949 | 42 | 2525 | 1380 | 27 | 5/87 | 5/87 | 51.11 | 3.27 | 93.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Z Khan (INDIA) | 2000-2014 | 92 | 18785 | 10247 | 311 | 7/87 | 10/149 | 32.94 | 3.27 | 60.4 | 11 | 1 |
| TJ Friend (ZIM) | 2001-2004 | 13 | 2000 | 1090 | 25 | 5/31 | 7/57 | 43.60 | 3.27 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGH Fender (ENG) | 1921-1929 | 13 | 2178 | 1185 | 29 | 5/90 | 5/81 | 40.86 | 3.26 | 75.1 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Hoggard (ENG) | 2000-2008 | 67 | 13909 | 7564 | 248 | 7/61 | 12/205 | 30.50 | 3.26 | 56.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BDESH) | 2016-2018 | 18 | 4609 | 2502 | 84 | 7/58 | 12/117 | 29.78 | 3.25 | 54.8 | 7 | 2 |
| KCG Benjamin (WI) | 1992-1998 | 26 | 5132 | 2785 | 92 | 6/66 | 10/174 | 30.27 | 3.25 | 55.7 | 4 | 1 |
| GOB Allen (ENG) | 1930-1948 | 25 | 4386 | 2379 | 81 | 7/80 | 10/78 | 29.37 | 3.25 | 54.1 | 5 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 23.56 | 3.25 | 43.4 | 22 | 5 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
Minimum of 2000 balls
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, 1st Test, Feb 13-16, 2019
[Test # 2347] |
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West Indies v England at Gros Islet, 3rd Test, Feb 9-12, 2019
[Test # 2346] |
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Australia v Sri Lanka at Canberra, 2nd Test, Feb 1-4, 2019
[Test # 2345] |