| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Bwd | % Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1992-2011 | 495 | 63132 | 30803 | 1347 | 9/51 | 22.86 | 77 | 290 | 21.52 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1984-2003 | 460 | 40813 | 21591 | 916 | 7/119 | 23.57 | 31 | 278 | 30.34 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 349 | 28922 | 18707 | 789 | 7/36 | 23.70 | 35 | 253 | 32.06 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2002-2023 | 392 | 48299 | 26220 | 972 | 7/42 | 26.97 | 34 | 195 | 20.06 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 2010-2023 | 245 | 22297 | 14934 | 598 | 6/28 | 24.97 | 22 | 191 | 31.93 |
| A Kumble (Asia/IND) | 1990-2008 | 403 | 55346 | 28767 | 956 | 10/74 | 30.09 | 37 | 186 | 19.45 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2020 | 340 | 17944 | 15334 | 546 | 6/38 | 28.08 | 13 | 171 | 31.31 |
| N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 356 | 38942 | 19812 | 687 | 9/83 | 28.83 | 24 | 167 | 24.3 |
| SK Warne (AUS/ICC) | 1992-2007 | 339 | 51347 | 25536 | 1001 | 8/71 | 25.51 | 38 | 165 | 16.48 |
| GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 376 | 42266 | 20656 | 949 | 8/24 | 21.76 | 36 | 164 | 17.28 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 1999-2012 | 322 | 28261 | 19145 | 718 | 5/22 | 26.66 | 19 | 161 | 22.42 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1996-2018 | 524 | 23032 | 17737 | 541 | 7/12 | 32.78 | 10 | 155 | 28.65 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1997-2011 | 224 | 16225 | 11175 | 444 | 6/11 | 25.16 | 16 | 154 | 34.68 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 263 | 26919 | 13102 | 544 | 8/58 | 24.08 | 24 | 150 | 27.57 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 274 | 31456 | 13930 | 630 | 8/45 | 22.11 | 26 | 149 | 23.65 |
| DW Steyn (Afr/SA) | 2004-2020 | 265 | 25879 | 16339 | 699 | 7/51 | 23.37 | 29 | 143 | 20.45 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 337 | 40841 | 19606 | 746 | 7/37 | 26.28 | 23 | 143 | 19.16 |
| Z Khan (Asia/IND) | 2000-2014 | 309 | 29234 | 18996 | 610 | 7/87 | 31.14 | 12 | 142 | 23.27 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 201 | 28100 | 13018 | 589 | 9/52 | 22.10 | 41 | 136 | 23.08 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2006-2023 | 407 | 28865 | 18700 | 663 | 7/36 | 28.20 | 24 | 136 | 20.51 |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 2010-2023 | 270 | 32166 | 18074 | 697 | 7/59 | 25.93 | 32 | 135 | 19.36 |
| SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1995-2008 | 423 | 40308 | 19673 | 829 | 7/87 | 23.73 | 21 | 135 | 16.28 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2006-2023 | 338 | 39686 | 22836 | 819 | 8/15 | 27.88 | 20 | 134 | 16.36 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 2011-2022 | 232 | 24127 | 14848 | 578 | 7/34 | 25.68 | 15 | 132 | 22.83 |
| WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) | 1994-2009 | 439 | 39345 | 21643 | 761 | 8/19 | 28.44 | 16 | 129 | 16.95 |
| J Srinath (IND) | 1991-2003 | 296 | 27039 | 16043 | 551 | 8/86 | 29.11 | 13 | 125 | 22.68 |
| Umar Gul (PAK) | 2003-2016 | 237 | 16866 | 12249 | 427 | 6/42 | 28.68 | 8 | 123 | 28.8 |
| MA Holding (WI) | 1975-1987 | 162 | 18153 | 8932 | 391 | 8/92 | 22.84 | 14 | 123 | 31.45 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1991-2003 | 236 | 24080 | 13270 | 602 | 8/71 | 22.04 | 22 | 122 | 20.26 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1992 | 217 | 24759 | 12109 | 533 | 7/22 | 22.71 | 22 | 122 | 22.88 |
| Mohammed Shami (IND) | 2013-2023 | 176 | 16225 | 11106 | 411 | 6/56 | 27.02 | 7 | 120 | 29.19 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 2009-2023 | 302 | 25680 | 14990 | 506 | 7/42 | 29.62 | 13 | 118 | 23.32 |
| M Ntini (ICC/SA) | 1998-2011 | 284 | 29713 | 18099 | 662 | 7/37 | 27.33 | 22 | 118 | 17.82 |
| J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 156 | 18499 | 8185 | 405 | 6/56 | 20.20 | 10 | 111 | 27.4 |
| D Gough (ENG/ICC) | 1994-2006 | 219 | 20332 | 12761 | 467 | 6/42 | 27.32 | 11 | 109 | 23.34 |
| ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2011 | 586 | 23433 | 15693 | 440 | 6/29 | 35.66 | 6 | 108 | 24.54 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2015 | 442 | 43661 | 22863 | 705 | 7/87 | 32.42 | 22 | 108 | 15.31 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2023 | 355 | 31694 | 20932 | 714 | 7/33 | 29.31 | 19 | 105 | 14.7 |
| FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 17 | 103 | 33.55 |
| JB Statham (ENG) | 1951-1965 | 70 | 16056 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 24.84 | 9 | 102 | 40.47 |
| IT Botham (ENG) | 1976-1992 | 218 | 28086 | 15017 | 528 | 8/34 | 28.44 | 27 | 101 | 19.12 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) | 1996-2013 | 343 | 18288 | 12653 | 389 | 6/35 | 32.52 | 4 | 99 | 25.44 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 181 | 29600 | 14892 | 525 | 9/127 | 28.36 | 35 | 99 | 18.85 |
| JJ Bumrah (IND) | 2016-2022 | 162 | 11358 | 7172 | 319 | 6/19 | 22.48 | 10 | 98 | 30.72 |
| RR Lindwall (AUS) | 1946-1960 | 61 | 13650 | 5251 | 228 | 7/38 | 23.03 | 12 | 97 | 42.54 |
| CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1996 | 209 | 24047 | 13350 | 494 | 8/97 | 27.02 | 15 | 97 | 19.63 |
| JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1995-2014 | 519 | 31258 | 18548 | 577 | 6/54 | 32.14 | 7 | 96 | 16.63 |
| KAJ Roach (WI) | 2008-2023 | 183 | 18742 | 11331 | 396 | 6/27 | 28.61 | 14 | 93 | 23.48 |
| CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) | 1989-2006 | 279 | 19914 | 13056 | 420 | 7/27 | 31.08 | 14 | 91 | 21.66 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1995-2004 | 218 | 22840 | 12481 | 496 | 8/164 | 25.16 | 19 | 90 | 18.14 |
| HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) | 1993-2005 | 254 | 23027 | 13208 | 455 | 6/73 | 29.02 | 8 | 90 | 19.78 |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2005-2015 | 256 | 24146 | 15726 | 590 | 8/61 | 26.65 | 15 | 90 | 15.25 |
| RGD Willis (ENG) | 1971-1984 | 154 | 20952 | 10158 | 405 | 8/43 | 25.08 | 16 | 89 | 21.97 |
| A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 227 | 20725 | 11692 | 400 | 5/19 | 29.23 | 5 | 88 | 22 |
| LR Gibbs (WI) | 1958-1976 | 82 | 27271 | 9048 | 311 | 8/38 | 29.09 | 18 | 88 | 28.29 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 2008-2015 | 212 | 19022 | 10701 | 447 | 7/55 | 23.93 | 12 | 85 | 19.01 |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 2000-2013 | 178 | 19968 | 11389 | 410 | 6/65 | 27.77 | 18 | 85 | 20.73 |
| DL Underwood (ENG) | 1966-1982 | 112 | 23140 | 8408 | 329 | 8/51 | 25.55 | 17 | 85 | 25.83 |
| M Morkel (Afr/SA/World) | 2006-2018 | 247 | 23210 | 14502 | 544 | 6/23 | 26.65 | 10 | 85 | 15.62 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) | 1998-2016 | 367 | 41671 | 23143 | 711 | 8/84 | 32.54 | 28 | 85 | 11.95 |
| I Sharma (IND) | 2007-2021 | 199 | 23171 | 14041 | 434 | 7/74 | 32.35 | 11 | 84 | 19.35 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG/ICC) | 2015-2023 | 170 | 7685 | 5635 | 325 | 7/18 | 17.33 | 10 | 83 | 25.53 |
| DK Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 133 | 22060 | 10638 | 458 | 7/83 | 23.22 | 24 | 83 | 18.12 |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1977-1993 | 171 | 22226 | 11196 | 368 | 9/56 | 30.42 | 17 | 82 | 22.28 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN) | 2001-2020 | 310 | 18051 | 13659 | 390 | 6/26 | 35.02 | 1 | 81 | 20.76 |
| JE Taylor (WI) | 2003-2018 | 166 | 12698 | 9123 | 291 | 6/47 | 31.35 | 5 | 80 | 27.49 |
Records include the following recent matches:
Namibia v United States of America at Windhoek, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 1st match, Mar 26, 2023 [ODI # 4550]
Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2033]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2032]
