Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket in Test+ODI+T20I matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	45	56	6265	1044.1	290	2333	146	9/51	15.97	2.23	42.91	10	8	2
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2022	68	75	4553	758.5	104	2816	129	6/59	21.82	3.71	35.29	4	5	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	40	51	4755	792.3	178	2102	90	8/19	23.35	2.65	52.83	7	1	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2020	56	59	3342	557.0	68	2197	89	4/31	24.68	3.94	37.55	3	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	28	36	3117	519.3	97	1788	85	7/91	21.03	3.44	36.67	6	5	1
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2015-2022	37	38	1955	325.5	28	1316	81	7/137	16.24	4.03	24.13	2	2	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1992-2003	38	45	3697	616.1	112	1763	80	6/48	22.03	2.86	46.21	3	5	1
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2005	30	37	3471	578.3	117	1772	72	5/63	24.61	3.06	48.20	4	2	-
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2005-2013	36	37	2005	334.1	35	1228	63	5/29	19.49	3.67	31.82	3	3	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	25	33	2901	483.3	96	1436	60	5/60	23.93	2.97	48.35	1	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2002	19	25	2215	369.1	54	1199	58	7/66	20.67	3.24	38.18	3	2	1
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2004	26	28	1815	302.3	49	1030	57	5/44	18.07	3.40	31.84	5	1	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	25	32	2845	474.1	73	1411	56	6/62	25.19	2.97	50.80	4	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2022	13	19	2303	383.5	67	1143	55	8/39	20.78	2.97	41.87	2	4	1
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2005	21	27	1840	306.4	42	1133	53	4/42	21.37	3.69	34.71	5	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	23	30	2983	497.1	131	1336	53	5/70	25.20	2.68	56.28	3	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2005	23	30	2642	440.2	106	1350	52	5/31	25.96	3.06	50.80	2	2	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2005	30	34	2378	396.2	61	1501	52	4/18	28.86	3.78	45.73	3	-	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2015-2022	26	27	1048	174.4	15	804	49	5/34	16.40	4.60	21.38	1	1	-
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2014-2022	43	42	1495	249.1	11	1141	48	4/34	23.77	4.57	31.14	1	-	-
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2015-2021	22	24	1397	232.5	31	846	42	6/75	20.14	3.63	33.26	1	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2010	48	50	2153	358.5	53	1242	42	5/43	29.57	3.46	51.26	4	1	-
Dawlat Zadran (AFG)	2014-2019	28	28	1090	181.4	15	957	41	4/22	23.34	5.26	26.58	1	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	24	29	2096	349.2	81	971	41	5/39	23.68	2.77	51.12	1	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1996-2015	38	38	1627	271.1	9	1317	39	3/18	33.76	4.85	41.71	-	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	1997-2007	29	32	2705	450.5	85	1421	39	5/65	36.43	3.15	69.35	2	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2012	21	21	1259	209.5	40	675	38	4/13	17.76	3.21	33.13	4	-	-
MR Adair (IRE)	2019-2023	24	23	762	127.0	6	719	37	4/23	19.43	5.66	20.59	3	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2000	16	22	1978	329.4	78	947	37	5/39	25.59	2.87	53.45	2	1	-
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2013	13	16	1664	277.2	41	900	35	7/95	25.71	3.24	47.54	-	3	1
Rubel Hossain (BAN)	2009-2018	19	23	1391	231.5	30	876	34	4/26	25.76	3.77	40.91	2	-	-
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2009-2022	68	52	1437	239.3	14	1085	33	3/13	32.87	4.53	43.54	-	-	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2012	11	11	404	67.2	4	241	32	6/8	7.53	3.57	12.62	2	2	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2005	7	9	673	112.1	20	405	32	7/59	12.65	3.61	21.03	2	4	1
DJ Bravo (WI)	2006-2013	18	17	710	118.2	12	468	32	6/43	14.62	3.95	22.18	1	1	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-2004	16	21	1313	218.5	44	603	32	5/20	18.84	2.75	41.03	-	1	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2017	6	8	1243	207.1	38	609	32	8/63	19.03	2.93	38.84	-	4	2
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2018	34	26	881	146.5	4	683	32	3/29	21.34	4.65	27.53	-	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2022	13	16	1309	218.1	39	710	32	5/38	22.18	3.25	40.90	1	2	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-1999	16	20	1572	262.0	37	874	32	7/116	27.31	3.33	49.12	-	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	11	14	1369	228.1	41	712	29	7/95	24.55	3.12	47.20	2	1	1
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	12	12	651	108.3	11	385	28	5/48	13.75	3.54	23.25	1	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1999	11	13	1017	169.3	38	473	28	8/71	16.89	2.79	36.32	2	1	1
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2021	30	23	817	136.1	6	566	28	4/10	20.21	4.15	29.17	2	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1996-2004	18	17	840	140.0	6	575	28	4/31	20.53	4.10	30.00	1	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1996	11	14	1506	251.0	50	772	28	6/50	27.57	3.07	53.78	-	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2001	13	13	952	158.4	18	581	27	4/34	21.51	3.66	35.25	1	-	-
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2018	27	22	851	141.5	7	606	27	4/13	22.44	4.27	31.51	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2018	38	26	1152	192.0	25	622	27	4/24	23.03	3.23	42.66	1	-	-
Shafiul Islam (BAN)	2010-2020	20	22	1036	172.4	23	742	27	4/43	27.48	4.29	38.37	1	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1999	19	22	1723	287.1	52	855	27	6/60	31.66	2.97	63.81	-	1	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2021	8	10	490	81.4	18	292	26	5/27	11.23	3.57	18.84	2	2	-
JB Little (IRE)	2019-2023	15	14	470	78.2	3	431	26	6/36	16.57	5.50	18.07	1	1	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2008-2020	15	15	608	101.2	5	544	26	4/41	20.92	5.36	23.38	3	-	-
RD King (WI)	1999-2001	10	14	1181	196.5	43	616	26	5/51	23.69	3.12	45.42	1	1	-
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1996-2011	27	24	1017	169.3	10	856	26	3/13	32.92	5.05	39.11	-	-	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2023	14	19	1136	189.2	44	566	25	3/28	22.64	2.98	45.44	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2004	13	16	1145	190.5	29	688	25	4/75	27.52	3.60	45.80	1	-	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2014-2018	8	8	373	62.1	5	252	24	6/24	10.50	4.05	15.54	-	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2018	9	10	654	109.0	25	381	24	5/46	15.87	3.49	27.25	-	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2004	15	16	1053	175.3	39	454	24	3/44	18.91	2.58	43.87	-	-	-
Mohammad Saifuddin (BAN)	2018-2021	15	15	537	89.3	4	550	23	4/41	23.91	6.14	23.34	1	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1992-2000	13	16	1260	210.0	36	563	23	4/27	24.47	2.68	54.78	1	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-2000	15	17	1446	241.0	34	876	23	3/40	38.08	3.63	62.86	-	-	-
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2017-2024	10	10	298	49.4	1	294	22	7/19	13.36	5.91	13.54	1	1	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	6	11	901	150.1	39	446	22	6/26	20.27	2.97	40.95	-	2	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	13	14	870	145.0	21	476	22	3/14	21.63	3.28	39.54	-	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2023	10	14	883	147.1	26	494	22	4/35	22.45	3.35	40.13	1	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2005	33	34	1867	311.1	78	941	22	3/24	42.77	3.02	84.86	-	-	-
AR Patel (IND)	2015-2022	15	15	612	102.0	9	397	21	3/17	18.90	3.89	29.14	-	-	-
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2008	12	14	592	98.4	13	435	21	3/3	20.71	4.40	28.19	-	-	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2006	8	9	674	112.2	16	436	21	6/22	20.76	3.88	32.09	-	2	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2018	13	16	1080	180.0	48	551	21	4/15	26.23	3.06	51.42	2	-	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2006-2014	14	15	778	129.4	13	571	21	3/34	27.19	4.40	37.04	-	-	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2015	13	14	855	142.3	18	606	21	4/41	28.85	4.25	40.71	2	-	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	10	15	1386	231.0	50	626	21	4/27	29.80	2.70	66.00	1	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2007	14	17	1128	188.0	33	685	21	4/45	32.61	3.64	53.71	1	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-2000	19	19	937	156.1	10	713	21	3/49	33.95	4.56	44.61	-	-	-
A Mishra (IND)	2010-2013	8	8	423	70.3	2	333	20	6/48	16.65	4.72	21.15	1	1	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2012	9	11	671	111.5	25	434	20	5/85	21.70	3.88	33.55	-	1	-
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG)	2018-2022	13	13	552	92.0	6	453	20	5/50	22.65	4.92	27.60	-	1	-
Nazmul Hossain (BAN)	2005-2011	15	15	662	110.2	8	455	20	3/13	22.75	4.12	33.10	-	-	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2000	13	14	1016	169.2	34	481	20	3/29	24.05	2.84	50.80	-	-	-
Robiul Islam (BAN)	2011-2013	7	10	1057	176.1	34	577	20	6/71	28.85	3.27	52.85	-	2	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2005	45	27	744	124.0	10	581	20	5/34	29.05	4.68	37.20	-	1	-
NN Odhiambo (KENYA)	2006-2011	12	12	584	97.2	8	617	20	4/61	30.85	6.33	29.20	1	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2003	22	24	1296	216.0	22	829	20	3/15	41.45	3.83	64.80	-	-	-
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	1996-2011	30	26	1144	190.4	10	914	20	3/22	45.70	4.79	57.20	-	-	-
S Shillingford (WI)	2013-2013	2	4	449	74.5	16	200	19	6/49	10.52	2.67	23.63	-	3	1
G Motie (WI)	2023-2023	2	4	536	89.2	21	259	19	7/37	13.63	2.89	28.21	1	2	1
C White (ENG)	1996-2000	11	11	593	98.5	10	386	19	5/21	20.31	3.90	31.21	-	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-1998	9	12	796	132.4	32	391	19	4/35	20.57	2.94	41.89	2	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-2000	13	16	1101	183.3	62	421	19	3/29	22.15	2.29	57.94	-	-	-
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2004-2007	11	14	1178	196.2	30	776	19	3/45	40.84	3.95	62.00	-	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	15	12	430	71.4	4	263	18	4/33	14.61	3.66	23.88	1	-	-
TJ Murtagh (IRE)	2015-2019	7	7	407	67.5	5	269	18	5/21	14.94	3.96	22.61	1	1	-
DAS Gunaratne (SL)	2016-2018	13	12	384	64.0	2	305	18	3/10	16.94	4.76	21.33	-	-	-
NL McCullum (NZ)	2010-2015	14	14	432	72.0	-	420	18	3/16	23.33	5.83	24.00	-	-	-
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2001	5	7	1159	193.1	58	448	18	4/17	24.88	2.31	64.38	2	-	-
PJ Ongondo (KENYA)	2002-2011	16	16	689	114.5	12	555	18	4/14	30.83	4.83	38.27	1	-	-

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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:

Pakistan v New Zealand at Rawalpindi, 1st T20I, Apr 18, 2024 [T20I # 2575]

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]