| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | LBW | % Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1992-2011 | 495 | 63132 | 30803 | 1347 | 9/51 | 22.86 | 77 | 216 | 16.03 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1984-2003 | 460 | 40813 | 21591 | 916 | 7/119 | 23.57 | 31 | 211 | 23.03 |
| A Kumble (Asia/IND) | 1990-2008 | 403 | 55346 | 28767 | 956 | 10/74 | 30.09 | 37 | 210 | 21.96 |
| SK Warne (AUS/ICC) | 1992-2007 | 339 | 51347 | 25536 | 1001 | 8/71 | 25.51 | 38 | 186 | 18.58 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 349 | 28922 | 18707 | 789 | 7/36 | 23.70 | 35 | 183 | 23.19 |
| WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) | 1994-2009 | 439 | 39345 | 21643 | 761 | 8/19 | 28.44 | 16 | 171 | 22.47 |
| GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 376 | 42266 | 20656 | 949 | 8/24 | 21.76 | 36 | 161 | 16.96 |
| N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 356 | 38942 | 19812 | 687 | 9/83 | 28.83 | 24 | 152 | 22.12 |
| SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1995-2008 | 423 | 40308 | 19673 | 829 | 7/87 | 23.73 | 21 | 145 | 17.49 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2015 | 442 | 43661 | 22863 | 705 | 7/87 | 32.42 | 22 | 140 | 19.85 |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 2010-2023 | 270 | 32166 | 18074 | 697 | 7/59 | 25.93 | 32 | 138 | 19.79 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 181 | 29600 | 14892 | 525 | 9/127 | 28.36 | 35 | 127 | 24.19 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2006-2023 | 409 | 28895 | 18727 | 668 | 7/36 | 28.03 | 25 | 120 | 17.96 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2002-2023 | 392 | 48299 | 26220 | 972 | 7/42 | 26.97 | 34 | 117 | 12.03 |
| Z Khan (Asia/IND) | 2000-2014 | 309 | 29234 | 18996 | 610 | 7/87 | 31.14 | 12 | 113 | 18.52 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG/ICC) | 2015-2023 | 171 | 7709 | 5666 | 326 | 7/18 | 17.38 | 10 | 110 | 33.74 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 201 | 28100 | 13018 | 589 | 9/52 | 22.10 | 41 | 110 | 18.67 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2006-2023 | 338 | 39686 | 22836 | 819 | 8/15 | 27.88 | 20 | 110 | 13.43 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 263 | 26919 | 13102 | 544 | 8/58 | 24.08 | 24 | 105 | 19.3 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 2008-2015 | 212 | 19022 | 10701 | 447 | 7/55 | 23.93 | 12 | 104 | 23.26 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) | 1998-2016 | 367 | 41671 | 23143 | 711 | 8/84 | 32.54 | 28 | 100 | 14.06 |
| IT Botham (ENG) | 1976-1992 | 218 | 28086 | 15017 | 528 | 8/34 | 28.44 | 27 | 98 | 18.56 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1996-2018 | 524 | 23032 | 17737 | 541 | 7/12 | 32.78 | 10 | 97 | 17.92 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 337 | 40841 | 19606 | 746 | 7/37 | 26.28 | 23 | 95 | 12.73 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 2009-2023 | 302 | 25680 | 14990 | 506 | 7/42 | 29.62 | 13 | 94 | 18.57 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1992 | 217 | 24759 | 12109 | 533 | 7/22 | 22.71 | 22 | 92 | 17.26 |
| HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) | 1993-2005 | 254 | 23027 | 13208 | 455 | 6/73 | 29.02 | 8 | 90 | 19.78 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 1999-2012 | 322 | 28261 | 19145 | 718 | 5/22 | 26.66 | 19 | 88 | 12.25 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2023 | 355 | 31694 | 20932 | 714 | 7/33 | 29.31 | 19 | 88 | 12.32 |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 2000-2013 | 178 | 19968 | 11389 | 410 | 6/65 | 27.77 | 18 | 85 | 20.73 |
| J Srinath (IND) | 1991-2003 | 296 | 27039 | 16043 | 551 | 8/86 | 29.11 | 13 | 83 | 15.06 |
| JN Gillespie (AUS) | 1996-2006 | 169 | 19402 | 10430 | 402 | 7/37 | 25.94 | 11 | 82 | 20.39 |
| DW Steyn (Afr/SA) | 2004-2020 | 265 | 25879 | 16339 | 699 | 7/51 | 23.37 | 29 | 82 | 11.73 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2020 | 340 | 17944 | 15334 | 546 | 6/38 | 28.08 | 13 | 81 | 14.83 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 2010-2023 | 245 | 22297 | 14934 | 598 | 6/28 | 24.97 | 22 | 80 | 13.37 |
| DK Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 133 | 22060 | 10638 | 458 | 7/83 | 23.22 | 24 | 78 | 17.03 |
| BAW Mendis (SL) | 2008-2015 | 145 | 9769 | 6710 | 288 | 6/8 | 23.29 | 9 | 77 | 26.73 |
| TM Alderman (AUS) | 1981-1991 | 106 | 13552 | 6672 | 258 | 6/47 | 25.86 | 16 | 75 | 29.06 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 2011-2022 | 232 | 24127 | 14848 | 578 | 7/34 | 25.68 | 15 | 73 | 12.62 |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 2011-2023 | 150 | 32565 | 16437 | 512 | 8/50 | 32.10 | 23 | 73 | 14.25 |
| Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 2004-2018 | 200 | 11710 | 8576 | 279 | 5/29 | 30.73 | 4 | 72 | 25.8 |
| D Gough (ENG/ICC) | 1994-2006 | 219 | 20332 | 12761 | 467 | 6/42 | 27.32 | 11 | 72 | 15.41 |
| J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 156 | 18499 | 8185 | 405 | 6/56 | 20.20 | 10 | 71 | 17.53 |
Records include the following recent matches:
United Arab Emirates v United States of America at Windhoek, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 7th match, Mar 30, 2023 [ODI # 4556]
Namibia v Jersey at Windhoek, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 6th match, Mar 30, 2023 [ODI # 4555]
Namibia v Papua New Guinea at Windhoek, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 5th match, Mar 29, 2023 [ODI # 4554]
Canada v United States of America at Windhoek, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 4th Match, Mar 29, 2023 [ODI # 4553]
Bangladesh v Ireland at Chattogram, 2nd T20I, Mar 29, 2023 [T20I # 2037]
