| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | caught | % Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1993-2011 | 350 | 18811 | 12326 | 534 | 7/30 | 23.08 | 10 | 246 | 46.06 |
| SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2008 | 303 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 5 | 192 | 48.85 |
| WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) | 1994-2008 | 322 | 15775 | 11014 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 4 | 168 | 42 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 2000-2012 | 221 | 11185 | 8877 | 380 | 5/22 | 23.36 | 9 | 158 | 41.57 |
| GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 250 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 7 | 156 | 40.94 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) | 1998-2015 | 236 | 12479 | 8973 | 269 | 5/31 | 33.35 | 3 | 155 | 57.62 |
| ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2011 | 445 | 14874 | 11871 | 323 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4 | 153 | 47.36 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1996-2015 | 398 | 17670 | 13632 | 395 | 7/12 | 34.51 | 9 | 150 | 37.97 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1995-2003 | 169 | 8770 | 6275 | 288 | 5/20 | 21.78 | 6 | 149 | 51.73 |
| A Kumble (Asia/IND) | 1990-2007 | 271 | 14496 | 10412 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 2 | 147 | 43.62 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2015 | 295 | 14060 | 9674 | 305 | 5/7 | 31.71 | 2 | 145 | 47.54 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2002-2015 | 194 | 9584 | 7861 | 269 | 5/23 | 29.22 | 2 | 141 | 52.41 |
| J Srinath (IND) | 1991-2003 | 229 | 11935 | 8847 | 315 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 3 | 140 | 44.44 |
| KD Mills (NZ) | 2001-2015 | 170 | 8230 | 6485 | 240 | 5/25 | 27.02 | 1 | 139 | 57.91 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1984-2003 | 356 | 18186 | 11812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 6 | 138 | 27.49 |
| JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2014 | 328 | 10750 | 8680 | 273 | 5/30 | 31.79 | 2 | 136 | 49.81 |
| M Ntini (ICC/SA) | 1998-2009 | 173 | 8687 | 6559 | 266 | 6/22 | 24.65 | 4 | 135 | 50.75 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2006-2023 | 229 | 11735 | 8711 | 301 | 5/29 | 28.94 | 4 | 133 | 44.18 |
| CZ Harris (NZ) | 1990-2004 | 250 | 10667 | 7613 | 203 | 5/42 | 37.50 | 1 | 130 | 64.03 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2019 | 226 | 10936 | 9760 | 338 | 6/38 | 28.87 | 8 | 127 | 37.57 |
| AB Agarkar (IND) | 1998-2007 | 191 | 9484 | 8021 | 288 | 6/42 | 27.85 | 2 | 125 | 43.4 |
| SK Warne (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2005 | 194 | 10642 | 7541 | 293 | 5/33 | 25.73 | 1 | 124 | 42.32 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1991-2003 | 164 | 8561 | 5926 | 272 | 6/23 | 21.78 | 2 | 123 | 45.22 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN) | 2001-2020 | 220 | 10922 | 8893 | 270 | 6/26 | 32.93 | 1 | 122 | 45.18 |
| Z Khan (Asia/IND) | 2000-2012 | 200 | 10097 | 8301 | 282 | 5/42 | 29.43 | 1 | 120 | 42.55 |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2005-2015 | 153 | 7489 | 6038 | 239 | 6/31 | 25.26 | 3 | 114 | 47.69 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 262 | 12698 | 9919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 13 | 113 | 27.16 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 171 | 7336 | 5751 | 192 | 6/49 | 29.95 | 6 | 104 | 54.16 |
| DW Steyn (Afr/SA) | 2005-2019 | 125 | 6256 | 5087 | 196 | 6/39 | 25.95 | 3 | 103 | 52.55 |
| N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 225 | 11202 | 6945 | 253 | 5/43 | 27.45 | 1 | 103 | 40.71 |
| M Morkel (Afr/SA) | 2007-2018 | 117 | 5760 | 4761 | 188 | 5/21 | 25.32 | 2 | 102 | 54.25 |
| AU Rashid (ENG) | 2009-2023 | 125 | 6263 | 5894 | 183 | 5/27 | 32.20 | 2 | 101 | 55.19 |
| BKV Prasad (IND) | 1994-2001 | 161 | 8129 | 6332 | 196 | 5/27 | 32.30 | 1 | 101 | 51.53 |
| DJ Bravo (WI) | 2004-2014 | 164 | 6511 | 5874 | 199 | 6/43 | 29.51 | 1 | 100 | 50.25 |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 1986-2002 | 325 | 8883 | 6761 | 195 | 4/33 | 34.67 | 0 | 99 | 50.76 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 176 | 9353 | 5429 | 225 | 5/17 | 24.12 | 4 | 98 | 43.55 |
| CR Woakes (ENG) | 2011-2023 | 112 | 5317 | 4837 | 160 | 6/45 | 30.23 | 3 | 97 | 60.62 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1998-2011 | 163 | 7764 | 6169 | 247 | 6/16 | 24.97 | 4 | 97 | 39.27 |
| D Gough (ENG/ICC) | 1994-2006 | 159 | 8470 | 6209 | 235 | 5/44 | 26.42 | 2 | 96 | 40.85 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) | 1996-2011 | 265 | 10941 | 8564 | 269 | 6/35 | 31.83 | 3 | 96 | 35.68 |
| CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1985-1996 | 138 | 7461 | 5018 | 203 | 5/44 | 24.71 | 1 | 95 | 46.79 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1985-2000 | 205 | 10822 | 6918 | 227 | 5/1 | 30.47 | 1 | 95 | 41.85 |
| NW Bracken (AUS) | 2001-2009 | 116 | 5759 | 4240 | 174 | 5/47 | 24.36 | 2 | 94 | 54.02 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 2012-2022 | 99 | 5453 | 4484 | 187 | 7/34 | 23.97 | 5 | 93 | 49.73 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2023 | 154 | 7751 | 7027 | 210 | 7/33 | 33.46 | 3 | 92 | 43.8 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2006-2016 | 121 | 6109 | 5364 | 178 | 5/23 | 30.13 | 1 | 90 | 50.56 |
| CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) | 1991-2006 | 215 | 8168 | 6594 | 201 | 5/42 | 32.80 | 1 | 90 | 44.77 |
| SR Watson (AUS) | 2002-2015 | 190 | 6466 | 5342 | 168 | 4/36 | 31.79 | 0 | 87 | 51.78 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 144 | 7543 | 5361 | 161 | 5/36 | 33.29 | 1 | 87 | 54.03 |
| Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) | 2015-2023 | 86 | 4161 | 3531 | 142 | 6/43 | 24.86 | 5 | 86 | 60.56 |
| Imran Tahir (SA) | 2011-2019 | 107 | 5541 | 4297 | 173 | 7/45 | 24.83 | 3 | 86 | 49.71 |
| NLTC Perera (SL) | 2009-2021 | 166 | 5900 | 5740 | 175 | 6/44 | 32.80 | 4 | 85 | 48.57 |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2003 | 227 | 9573 | 6958 | 193 | 4/34 | 36.05 | 0 | 85 | 44.04 |
| IK Pathan (IND) | 2004-2012 | 120 | 5855 | 5142 | 173 | 5/27 | 29.72 | 2 | 84 | 48.55 |
| JDP Oram (NZ) | 2001-2012 | 160 | 6911 | 5047 | 173 | 5/26 | 29.17 | 2 | 84 | 48.55 |
| HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) | 1993-2005 | 189 | 9468 | 7129 | 239 | 5/32 | 29.82 | 1 | 84 | 35.14 |
| EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1979-1989 | 114 | 6065 | 3618 | 140 | 5/34 | 25.84 | 1 | 83 | 59.28 |
| HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 1994-2004 | 141 | 7009 | 4998 | 138 | 4/37 | 36.21 | 0 | 83 | 60.14 |
| CRD Fernando (Asia/SL) | 2001-2012 | 147 | 6507 | 5648 | 187 | 6/27 | 30.20 | 1 | 81 | 43.31 |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 2009-2022 | 136 | 6477 | 4628 | 144 | 4/30 | 32.13 | 0 | 80 | 55.55 |
| CH Gayle (ICC/WI) | 1999-2019 | 301 | 7424 | 5926 | 167 | 5/46 | 35.48 | 1 | 80 | 47.9 |
Records include the following recent matches:
South Africa v West Indies at Potchefstroom, 3rd ODI, Mar 21, 2023 [ODI # 4544]
Zimbabwe v Netherlands at Harare, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 1st ODI, Mar 21, 2023 [ODI # 4543]
Bangladesh v Ireland at Sylhet, 2nd ODI, Mar 20, 2023 [ODI # 4542]
