Bowling Most 4wi Career

Cricket in Test+ODI+T20I matches

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2007	53	76	6970	1161.4	320	3058	146	6/17	20.94	2.63	47.73	7	9	2	16
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	81	96	6854	1142.2	162	3921	168	6/61	23.33	3.43	40.79	9	5	1	14
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	56	67	4258	709.4	77	2901	115	5/46	25.22	4.08	37.02	8	4	-	12
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1991	67	74	5657	942.5	144	3254	134	7/80	24.28	3.45	42.21	6	6	1	12
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	42	52	5298	883.0	163	2641	120	8/46	22.00	2.99	44.15	2	9	3	11
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	54	69	5867	977.5	232	2762	117	6/35	23.60	2.82	50.14	6	5	-	11
JA Snow (ENG)	1966-1976	14	27	3594	599.0	112	1917	72	7/49	26.62	3.20	49.91	6	4	1	10
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1963	18	33	4584	764.0	176	2018	86	7/44	23.46	2.64	53.30	4	6	2	10
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	67	83	6692	1115.2	213	3458	132	9/83	26.19	3.10	50.69	6	4	1	10
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2022	28	34	2697	449.3	69	1542	69	7/58	22.34	3.43	39.08	6	3	1	9
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1993	22	33	3251	541.5	106	1796	67	8/87	26.80	3.31	48.52	6	3	1	9
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	42	54	4121	686.5	133	2667	119	5/30	22.41	3.88	34.63	6	3	-	9
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	39	50	4261	710.1	115	2444	103	7/71	23.72	3.44	41.36	3	6	1	9
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2005	46	60	5582	930.2	188	2992	115	7/52	26.01	3.21	48.53	5	4	-	9
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2020	47	66	5584	930.4	223	2978	124	7/42	24.01	3.19	45.03	4	5	-	9
A Kumble (IND)	1991-2007	43	53	6031	1005.1	188	3177	115	6/12	27.62	3.16	52.44	4	5	-	9
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1988	22	25	2612	435.2	78	1417	53	5/55	26.73	3.25	49.28	7	1	-	8
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2008	29	36	3014	502.2	109	1400	81	7/71	17.28	2.78	37.20	4	4	1	8
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1983	28	40	3524	-	64	2404	82	6/50	29.31	4.09	42.97	5	3	-	8
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2022	48	56	3988	664.4	102	2196	92	6/33	23.86	3.30	43.34	4	4	-	8
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1966-1979	15	24	4293	715.3	155	2179	65	7/157	33.52	3.04	66.04	4	4	1	8
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	32	43	4520	753.2	177	2185	85	8/53	25.70	2.90	53.17	3	5	1	8
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2024	27	34	2030	338.2	64	1354	75	5/20	18.05	4.00	27.06	3	4	-	7
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2019	32	40	2228	371.2	47	1670	75	5/47	22.26	4.49	29.70	6	1	-	7
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2015	26	33	2430	405.0	65	1494	75	6/34	19.92	3.68	32.40	4	3	-	7
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1987	22	29	3040	506.4	116	1431	62	6/50	23.08	2.82	49.03	3	4	1	7
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	27	38	3045	507.3	97	1751	84	7/34	20.84	3.45	36.25	5	2	1	7
DK Lillee (AUS)	1973-1983	29	40	3676	-	84	2186	79	7/83	27.67	3.56	46.53	4	3	1	7
SP Gupte (IND)	1953-1959	10	17	3852	642.0	158	1716	49	9/102	35.02	2.67	78.61	3	4	1	7
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	36	47	4138	689.4	136	2486	92	7/37	27.02	3.60	44.97	2	5	1	7
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1980-1993	43	51	4239	706.3	74	2429	71	6/16	34.21	3.43	59.70	6	1	-	7
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2020	43	58	4678	779.4	161	2716	105	7/72	25.86	3.48	44.55	4	3	2	7
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	45	54	4680	780.0	143	2469	91	7/48	27.13	3.16	51.42	2	5	-	7
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	49	60	4805	800.5	104	2927	122	5/80	23.99	3.65	39.38	6	1	-	7
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2000	12	19	1951	325.1	63	1037	52	7/43	19.94	3.18	37.51	5	1	-	6
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2013-2024	25	32	2058	343.0	96	1108	64	5/35	17.31	3.23	32.15	3	3	-	6
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2016-2021	7	14	2382	397.0	79	1172	46	7/94	25.47	2.95	51.78	1	5	1	6
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1980	12	19	2520	-	102	1036	43	6/114	24.09	2.46	58.60	3	3	-	6
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2003	26	34	2697	449.3	86	1463	64	5/49	22.85	3.25	42.14	4	2	-	6
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-2000	18	27	2947	491.1	117	1511	56	6/65	26.98	3.07	52.62	1	5	-	6
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2022	43	52	3265	544.1	105	2205	93	5/32	23.70	4.05	35.10	5	1	-	6
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2015	37	41	3672	612.0	135	1761	72	6/56	24.45	2.87	51.00	4	2	-	6
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	45	52	4947	824.3	150	3084	92	8/103	33.52	3.74	53.77	3	3	-	6
AK Davidson (AUS)	1960-1961	4	8	1391	173.7	25	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	-	5	1	5
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1930-1931	5	10	1436	239.2	61	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2	1	5
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2013	6	11	1480	246.4	55	657	32	6/47	20.53	2.66	46.25	1	4	1	5
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2016	23	27	1730	288.2	45	1209	56	4/19	21.58	4.19	30.89	5	-	-	5
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1982	10	16	1854	309.0	81	862	38	7/98	22.68	2.78	48.78	3	2	1	5
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2022	8	15	1969	328.1	71	896	38	6/33	23.57	2.73	51.81	2	3	-	5
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1990	22	26	2137	356.1	53	1218	45	4/31	27.06	3.41	47.48	5	-	-	5
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1951-1955	10	20	2288	-	44	1121	41	6/95	27.34	2.93	55.80	3	2	-	5
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2002	23	28	2455	409.1	89	1097	52	5/54	21.09	2.68	47.21	3	2	-	5
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1958-1959	8	14	2783	463.5	152	1097	41	6/34	26.75	2.36	67.87	2	3	1	5
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1976	11	19	3115	519.1	125	1420	34	5/70	41.76	2.73	91.61	4	1	-	5
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	27	39	3506	584.2	100	2050	69	7/12	29.71	3.50	50.81	2	3	-	5
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2011	66	85	5089	848.1	194	2566	94	6/67	27.29	3.02	54.13	2	3	-	5
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1966-1983	27	41	6774	1129.0	284	2849	69	5/95	41.28	2.52	98.17	4	1	-	5
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2022	9	11	633	105.3	24	427	26	6/51	16.42	4.04	24.34	3	1	1	4
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	13	12	664	110.4	5	508	34	7/45	14.94	4.59	19.52	2	2	-	4
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1928	3	6	840	140.0	50	302	22	5/39	13.72	2.15	38.18	2	2	1	4
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2004	9	12	1363	227.1	44	689	24	5/57	28.70	3.03	56.79	2	2	-	4
SLV Raju (IND)	1991-1994	13	16	1553	258.5	37	824	32	5/60	25.75	3.18	48.53	2	2	-	4
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2009	9	13	1606	267.4	55	757	29	6/129	26.10	2.82	55.37	1	3	1	4
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1979	10	17	1728	288.0	54	975	36	5/51	27.08	3.38	48.00	3	1	-	4
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2018	23	28	1746	291.0	39	1247	52	6/88	23.98	4.28	33.57	3	1	1	4
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1995	10	17	1748	291.2	36	1150	33	6/77	34.84	3.94	52.96	3	1	1	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2018	14	21	1889	314.5	62	903	29	6/68	31.13	2.86	65.13	3	1	1	4
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1979-1987	18	23	2097	349.3	80	1037	29	6/73	35.75	2.96	72.31	3	1	1	4
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1999	27	34	2207	367.5	73	1216	53	5/73	22.94	3.30	41.64	3	1	-	4
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2013	20	23	2238	373.0	66	1186	32	6/73	37.06	3.17	69.93	2	2	1	4
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2019	21	32	2575	429.1	85	1454	54	6/55	26.92	3.38	47.68	1	3	1	4
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1975-1984	21	27	2610	-	81	1362	47	6/89	28.97	3.13	55.53	3	1	-	4
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	23	29	2750	458.2	81	1754	48	5/42	36.54	3.82	57.29	2	2	-	4
NM Lyon (AUS)	2012-2024	14	24	2903	483.5	124	1319	58	6/128	22.74	2.72	50.05	2	2	-	4
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	22	33	3185	530.5	143	1391	63	6/40	22.07	2.62	50.55	1	3	-	4
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1965-1969	10	20	3185	-	83	1435	47	8/71	30.53	2.70	67.76	2	2	1	4
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1961	11	21	3289	-	103	1278	42	5/96	30.42	2.33	78.30	3	1	-	4
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1957	13	24	4111	685.1	240	1551	51	7/103	30.41	2.26	80.60	3	1	-	4
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	24	34	4231	705.1	206	1889	50	5/39	37.78	2.67	84.62	3	1	-	4
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	19	32	5519	919.5	272	2208	62	5/82	35.61	2.40	89.01	3	1	-	4
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2019	11	13	595	99.1	19	362	29	6/27	12.48	3.65	20.51	1	2	-	3
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2021	2	4	644	107.2	20	275	18	6/70	15.27	2.56	35.77	1	2	1	3
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2018-2020	4	7	668	111.2	17	366	18	4/58	20.33	3.28	37.11	3	-	-	3
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1976	7	11	918	-	19	502	27	5/34	18.59	3.28	34.00	1	2	-	3
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-2001	4	8	1088	181.2	52	431	23	5/32	18.73	2.37	47.30	1	2	1	3
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2010	11	13	1130	188.2	41	649	23	5/88	28.21	3.44	49.13	2	1	-	3
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2015	17	17	1131	188.3	18	736	36	6/169	20.44	3.90	31.41	2	1	-	3
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1992	12	15	1280	213.2	15	828	30	8/61	27.60	3.88	42.66	1	2	1	3
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2007	16	17	1344	224.0	41	847	37	5/69	22.89	3.78	36.32	-	3	-	3
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2014	14	17	1367	227.5	41	851	34	5/65	25.02	3.73	40.20	2	1	-	3
K Higgs (ENG)	1966-1966	5	8	1420	236.4	49	611	24	6/91	25.45	2.58	59.16	2	1	-	3
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2009-2014	18	21	1447	241.1	48	941	31	4/34	30.35	3.90	46.67	3	-	-	3
BR Taylor (NZ)	1969-1972	7	13	1533	-	43	746	32	7/74	23.31	2.91	47.90	1	2	-	3
AN Connolly (AUS)	1968-1969	5	10	1536	192.0	39	628	20	5/122	31.40	2.45	76.80	2	1	-	3
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1959	8	13	1705	284.1	82	721	30	6/67	24.03	2.53	56.83	1	2	-	3
DG Phadkar (IND)	1948-1959	9	12	1776	296.0	70	814	23	7/159	35.39	2.75	77.21	1	2	-	3
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1993	92	42	1858	309.4	50	1029	39	7/46	26.38	3.32	47.64	1	2	1	3
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2020	10	20	1936	322.4	61	1124	40	7/39	28.10	3.48	48.40	2	1	-	3
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1968-1969	5	10	2006	250.6	57	844	26	5/61	32.46	2.52	77.15	1	2	-	3
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1994	18	22	2013	335.3	56	1179	38	6/111	31.02	3.51	52.97	2	1	-	3

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Oman v Kuwait at Al Amerat, ACC Men's Premier Cup 20th match, Apr 17, 2024 [T20I # 2574]

Cambodia v United Arab Emirates at Al Amerat, ACC Men's Premier Cup 19th match, Apr 17, 2024 [T20I # 2573]

Nepal v Saudi Arabia at Al Amerat, ACC Men's Premier Cup 18th match, Apr 17, 2024 [T20I # 2572]