| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | caught | % Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 22.72 | 67 | 435 | 54.37 |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 37 | 418 | 59.03 |
| GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 29 | 373 | 66.25 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2018 | 136 | 30074 | 14533 | 531 | 7/42 | 27.36 | 25 | 353 | 66.47 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 132 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 22 | 349 | 67.24 |
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 29.65 | 35 | 345 | 55.73 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 20834 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 18 | 294 | 75.38 |
| Harbhajan Singh (INDIA) | 1998-2015 | 103 | 28580 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 32.46 | 25 | 287 | 68.82 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2018 | 116 | 24016 | 11910 | 410 | 8/15 | 29.04 | 16 | 280 | 68.29 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 16 | 272 | 64.60 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 20.99 | 22 | 269 | 66.41 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2018 | 86 | 17391 | 9354 | 419 | 7/51 | 22.32 | 26 | 266 | 63.48 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 36 | 256 | 59.39 |
| IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 21815 | 10878 | 383 | 8/34 | 28.40 | 27 | 243 | 63.44 |
| DK Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 70 | 18467 | 8493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 23 | 239 | 67.32 |
| M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2018 | 86 | 16498 | 8550 | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 8 | 233 | 75.40 |
| N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 29.64 | 23 | 232 | 53.45 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2014 | 113 | 28814 | 12441 | 362 | 7/87 | 34.36 | 20 | 231 | 63.81 |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 16001 | 8891 | 313 | 8/61 | 28.40 | 12 | 227 | 72.52 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 17584 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94 | 22 | 227 | 60.37 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 15519 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 20 | 226 | 68.48 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 20232 | 9535 | 292 | 6/54 | 32.65 | 5 | 225 | 77.05 |
| RGD Willis (ENG) | 1971-1984 | 90 | 17357 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20 | 16 | 222 | 68.30 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 23438 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 29.58 | 12 | 218 | 61.40 |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 2011-2018 | 78 | 19194 | 9859 | 306 | 8/50 | 32.21 | 12 | 212 | 69.28 |
| CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1996 | 71 | 16586 | 8332 | 291 | 8/97 | 28.63 | 14 | 201 | 69.07 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 76 | 16531 | 9554 | 310 | 5/30 | 30.81 | 10 | 200 | 64.51 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 89 | 24920 | 11694 | 415 | 9/127 | 28.17 | 33 | 200 | 48.19 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 25 | 193 | 46.61 |
| LR Gibbs (WI) | 1958-1976 | 79 | 27115 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 29.09 | 18 | 192 | 62.13 |
| Z Khan (INDIA) | 2000-2014 | 92 | 18785 | 10247 | 311 | 7/87 | 32.94 | 11 | 191 | 61.41 |
| DL Underwood (ENG) | 1966-1982 | 86 | 21862 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 25.83 | 17 | 186 | 62.62 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | 19458 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 22.81 | 23 | 185 | 51.10 |
| BS Bedi (INDIA) | 1966-1979 | 67 | 21364 | 7637 | 266 | 7/98 | 28.71 | 14 | 182 | 68.42 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2011-2018 | 57 | 16515 | 7951 | 311 | 7/59 | 25.56 | 26 | 171 | 54.98 |
| CS Martin (NZ) | 2000-2013 | 71 | 14026 | 7878 | 233 | 6/26 | 33.81 | 10 | 167 | 71.67 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2018 | 60 | 13334 | 6781 | 220 | 7/64 | 30.82 | 7 | 165 | 75.00 |
| R Benaud (AUS) | 1952-1964 | 63 | 19108 | 6704 | 248 | 7/72 | 27.03 | 16 | 164 | 66.12 |
| SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) | 2002-2009 | 63 | 13375 | 7192 | 226 | 7/12 | 31.82 | 8 | 161 | 71.23 |
| FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 17 | 161 | 52.44 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 23.56 | 22 | 161 | 43.16 |
| Danish Kaneria (PAK) | 2000-2010 | 61 | 17697 | 9082 | 261 | 7/77 | 34.79 | 15 | 158 | 60.53 |
| MG Hughes (AUS) | 1985-1994 | 53 | 12285 | 6017 | 212 | 8/87 | 28.38 | 7 | 157 | 74.05 |
| AR Caddick (ENG) | 1993-2003 | 62 | 13558 | 6999 | 234 | 7/46 | 29.91 | 13 | 155 | 66.23 |
| A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 79 | 14951 | 7410 | 226 | 5/58 | 32.78 | 3 | 155 | 68.58 |
| JN Gillespie (AUS) | 1996-2006 | 71 | 14234 | 6770 | 259 | 7/37 | 26.13 | 8 | 154 | 59.45 |
| I Sharma (INDIA) | 2007-2018 | 81 | 15600 | 8411 | 234 | 7/74 | 35.94 | 7 | 153 | 65.38 |
| GD McKenzie (AUS) | 1961-1971 | 60 | 17681 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 29.78 | 16 | 151 | 61.38 |
| MJ Hoggard (ENG) | 2000-2008 | 67 | 13909 | 7564 | 248 | 7/61 | 30.50 | 7 | 147 | 59.27 |
| J Srinath (INDIA) | 1991-2002 | 67 | 15104 | 7196 | 236 | 8/86 | 30.49 | 10 | 145 | 61.44 |
| PM Siddle (AUS) | 2008-2016 | 62 | 12941 | 6314 | 211 | 6/54 | 29.92 | 8 | 144 | 68.24 |
| CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 11698 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 29.40 | 13 | 141 | 64.67 |
| VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2018 | 54 | 9904 | 4378 | 204 | 6/21 | 21.46 | 13 | 138 | 67.64 |
| JR Thomson (AUS) | 1972-1985 | 51 | 10535 | 5601 | 200 | 6/46 | 28.00 | 8 | 137 | 68.50 |
| GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1974 | 93 | 21599 | 7999 | 235 | 6/73 | 34.03 | 6 | 137 | 58.29 |
| AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1955 | 51 | 15918 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 24.89 | 15 | 136 | 57.62 |
| D Gough (ENG) | 1994-2003 | 58 | 11821 | 6503 | 229 | 6/42 | 28.39 | 9 | 135 | 58.95 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 2011-2018 | 54 | 12063 | 5987 | 215 | 6/32 | 27.84 | 6 | 135 | 62.79 |
| HH Streak (ZIM) | 1993-2005 | 65 | 13559 | 6079 | 216 | 6/73 | 28.14 | 7 | 135 | 62.50 |
| J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 58 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97 | 7 | 133 | 51.35 |
| MA Holding (WI) | 1975-1987 | 60 | 12680 | 5898 | 249 | 8/92 | 23.68 | 13 | 132 | 53.01 |
| BS Chandrasekhar (INDIA) | 1964-1979 | 58 | 15963 | 7199 | 242 | 8/79 | 29.74 | 16 | 132 | 54.54 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1995-2004 | 49 | 14070 | 6206 | 208 | 8/164 | 29.83 | 13 | 131 | 62.98 |
| AK Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | 11587 | 3819 | 186 | 7/93 | 20.53 | 14 | 127 | 68.27 |
| EAS Prasanna (INDIA) | 1962-1978 | 49 | 14353 | 5742 | 189 | 8/76 | 30.38 | 10 | 127 | 67.19 |
| N Wagner (NZ) | 2012-2018 | 36 | 7893 | 4211 | 149 | 7/39 | 28.26 | 5 | 126 | 84.56 |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1977-1990 | 67 | 17126 | 7742 | 236 | 9/56 | 32.80 | 15 | 126 | 53.38 |
| AME Roberts (WI) | 1974-1983 | 47 | 11135 | 5174 | 202 | 7/54 | 25.61 | 11 | 124 | 61.38 |
| SCG MacGill (AUS) | 1998-2008 | 44 | 11237 | 6038 | 208 | 8/108 | 29.02 | 12 | 123 | 59.13 |
| ARC Fraser (ENG) | 1989-1998 | 46 | 10876 | 4836 | 177 | 8/53 | 27.32 | 13 | 120 | 67.79 |
Records include the following recent matches:
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2302]
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2301]
New Zealand v England at Auckland, 1st Test, Mar 22-26, 2018 [Test # 2299]