Most balls bowled in career
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) 1992-2011 495 63132 30803 1347 9/51 16/220 22.86 2.92 46.8 77 22
A Kumble (Asia/IND) 1990-2008 403 55346 28767 956 10/74 14/149 30.09 3.11 57.8 37 8
SK Warne (AUS/ICC) 1992-2007 339 51347 25536 1001 8/71 12/128 25.51 2.98 51.2 38 10
JM Anderson (ENG) 2002-2023 392 48299 26220 972 7/42 11/71 26.97 3.25 49.6 34 3
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2015 442 43661 22863 705 7/87 12/149 32.42 3.14 61.9 22 3
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) 1993-2007 376 42266 20656 949 8/24 10/27 21.76 2.93 44.5 36 3
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) 1998-2016 367 41671 23143 711 8/84 15/217 32.54 3.33 58.6 28 5
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 337 40841 19606 746 7/37 13/55 26.28 2.88 54.7 23 3
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1984-2003 460 40813 21591 916 7/119 11/110 23.57 3.17 44.5 31 5
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2008 423 40308 19673 829 7/87 10/147 23.73 2.92 48.6 21 1
SCJ Broad (ENG) 2006-2023 338 39686 22836 819 8/15 11/121 27.88 3.45 48.4 20 3
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) 1994-2009 439 39345 21643 761 8/19 14/191 28.44 3.30 51.7 16 2
N Kapil Dev (IND) 1978-1994 356 38942 19812 687 9/83 11/146 28.83 3.05 56.6 24 2
NM Lyon (AUS) 2011-2023 150 32565 16437 512 8/50 13/154 32.10 3.02 63.6 23 4
R Ashwin (IND) 2010-2023 270 32166 18074 697 7/59 13/140 25.93 3.37 46.1 32 7
TG Southee (NZ) 2008-2023 355 31694 20932 714 7/33 10/108 29.31 3.96 44.3 19 1
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 274 31456 13930 630 8/45 11/84 22.11 2.65 49.9 26 3
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2014 519 31258 18548 577 6/54 9/92 32.14 3.56 54.1 7 0
M Ntini (ICC/SA) 1998-2011 284 29713 18099 662 7/37 13/132 27.33 3.65 44.8 22 4
HMRKB Herath (SL) 1999-2018 181 29600 14892 525 9/127 14/184 28.36 3.01 56.3 35 9
Z Khan (Asia/IND) 2000-2014 309 29234 18996 610 7/87 10/149 31.14 3.89 47.9 12 1
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 349 28922 18707 789 7/36 13/135 23.70 3.88 36.6 35 5
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2006-2023 407 28865 18700 663 7/36 10/124 28.20 3.88 43.5 24 2
B Lee (AUS) 1999-2012 322 28261 19145 718 5/22 9/171 26.66 4.06 39.3 19 0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 201 28100 13018 589 9/52 15/123 22.10 2.77 47.7 41 9
IT Botham (ENG) 1976-1992 218 28086 15017 528 8/34 13/106 28.44 3.20 53.1 27 4
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 82 27271 9048 311 8/38 11/157 29.09 1.99 87.6 18 2
J Srinath (IND) 1991-2003 296 27039 16043 551 8/86 13/132 29.11 3.55 49.0 13 1
Imran Khan (PAK) 1971-1992 263 26919 13102 544 8/58 14/116 24.08 2.92 49.4 24 6
DW Steyn (Afr/SA) 2004-2020 265 25879 16339 699 7/51 11/60 23.37 3.78 37.0 29 5
RA Jadeja (IND) 2009-2023 302 25680 14990 506 7/42 10/110 29.62 3.50 50.7 13 2
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1992 217 24759 12109 533 7/22 11/89 22.71 2.93 46.4 22 4
MG Johnson (AUS) 2005-2015 256 24146 15726 590 8/61 12/127 26.65 3.90 40.9 15 3
TA Boult (NZ) 2011-2022 232 24127 14848 578 7/34 10/80 25.68 3.69 41.7 15 1
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 236 24080 13270 602 8/71 12/139 22.04 3.30 40.0 22 3
CJ McDermott (AUS) 1984-1996 209 24047 13350 494 8/97 11/157 27.02 3.33 48.6 15 2
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2011 586 23433 15693 440 6/29 9/74 35.66 4.01 53.2 6 0
CL Hooper (WI) 1987-2003 329 23367 12593 307 5/26 7/178 41.01 3.23 76.1 4 0
M Morkel (Afr/SA/World) 2006-2018 247 23210 14502 544 6/23 9/110 26.65 3.74 42.6 10 0
I Sharma (IND) 2007-2021 199 23171 14041 434 7/74 10/108 32.35 3.63 53.3 11 1
DL Underwood (ENG) 1966-1982 112 23140 8408 329 8/51 13/71 25.55 2.18 70.3 17 6
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1996-2018 524 23032 17737 541 7/12 7/12 32.78 4.62 42.5 10 0
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) 1993-2005 254 23027 13208 455 6/73 9/72 29.02 3.44 50.6 8 0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 1995-2004 218 22840 12481 496 8/164 10/155 25.16 3.27 46.0 19 3
RJ Shastri (IND) 1981-1992 230 22364 10835 280 5/15 8/179 38.69 2.90 79.8 3 0
MA Starc (AUS) 2010-2023 245 22297 14934 598 6/28 11/94 24.97 4.01 37.2 22 2
Abdul Qadir (PAK) 1977-1993 171 22226 11196 368 9/56 13/101 30.42 3.02 60.3 17 5
DK Lillee (AUS) 1971-1984 133 22060 10638 458 7/83 11/123 23.22 2.89 48.1 24 7
BS Bedi (IND) 1966-1979 77 21954 7977 273 7/98 10/194 29.21 2.18 80.4 14 1
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1974 94 21662 8030 236 6/73 8/80 34.02 2.22 91.7 6 0
RGD Willis (ENG) 1971-1984 154 20952 10158 405 8/43 9/92 25.08 2.90 51.7 16 0
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) 1998-2009 227 20725 11692 400 5/19 8/156 29.23 3.38 51.8 5 0
D Gough (ENG/ICC) 1994-2006 219 20332 12761 467 6/42 9/92 27.32 3.76 43.5 11 0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) 1989-2003 196 20075 11461 346 7/56 10/106 33.12 3.42 58.0 11 3
GP Swann (ENG) 2000-2013 178 19968 11389 410 6/65 10/132 27.77 3.42 48.7 18 3
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) 1989-2006 279 19914 13056 420 7/27 10/100 31.08 3.93 47.4 14 1
JN Gillespie (AUS) 1996-2006 169 19402 10430 402 7/37 9/80 25.94 3.22 48.2 11 0
R Benaud (AUS) 1952-1964 63 19108 6704 248 7/72 11/105 27.03 2.10 77.0 16 1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 2008-2015 212 19022 10701 447 7/55 11/111 23.93 3.37 42.5 12 4
JE Emburey (ENG) 1978-1995 125 18816 7992 223 7/78 7/105 35.83 2.54 84.3 6 0
KAJ Roach (WI) 2008-2023 183 18742 11331 396 6/27 10/146 28.61 3.62 47.3 14 1
Danish Kaneria (PAK) 2000-2010 79 18551 9765 276 7/77 12/94 35.38 3.15 67.2 15 2
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 156 18499 8185 405 6/56 9/108 20.20 2.65 45.6 10 0
MM Ali (ENG) 2014-2023 267 18289 13234 336 6/53 10/112 39.38 4.34 54.4 5 1
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) 1996-2013 343 18288 12653 389 6/35 7/155 32.52 4.15 47.0 4 0
MA Holding (WI) 1975-1987 162 18153 8932 391 8/92 14/149 22.84 2.95 46.4 14 2
Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN) 2001-2020 310 18051 13659 390 6/26 6/26 35.02 4.54 46.2 1 0

Records includes 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]

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