Most wickets in career
| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1993-2009 | 329 | 17713 | 11485 | 505 | 7/30 | 22.74 | 3.89 | 35.0 | 14 | 10 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1984-2003 | 356 | 18186 | 11812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 36.2 | 17 | 6 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-2003 | 262 | 12698 | 9919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 30.5 | 14 | 13 |
| WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) | 1994-2008 | 322 | 15775 | 11014 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 4.18 | 39.4 | 9 | 4 |
| SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2008 | 303 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 39.9 | 12 | 5 |
| GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 250 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 34.0 | 9 | 7 |
| A Kumble (Asia/India) | 1990-2007 | 271 | 14496 | 10412 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 4.30 | 43.0 | 8 | 2 |
| J Srinath (India) | 1991-2003 | 229 | 11935 | 8847 | 315 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 37.8 | 7 | 3 |
| ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2009 | 432 | 14484 | 11504 | 313 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4.76 | 46.2 | 8 | 4 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 2000-2008 | 173 | 8853 | 6955 | 303 | 5/22 | 22.95 | 4.71 | 29.2 | 11 | 8 |
| SK Warne (Aus/ICC) | 1993-2005 | 194 | 10642 | 7541 | 293 | 5/33 | 25.73 | 4.25 | 36.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | 1995-2003 | 169 | 8770 | 6275 | 288 | 5/20 | 21.78 | 4.29 | 30.4 | 11 | 6 |
| AB Agarkar (India) | 1998-2007 | 191 | 9484 | 8021 | 288 | 6/42 | 27.85 | 5.07 | 32.9 | 10 | 2 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1991-2003 | 164 | 8561 | 5926 | 272 | 6/23 | 21.78 | 4.15 | 31.4 | 11 | 2 |
| M Ntini (ICC/SA) | 1998-2009 | 173 | 8687 | 6559 | 266 | 6/22 | 24.65 | 4.53 | 32.6 | 8 | 4 |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1994 | 225 | 11202 | 6945 | 253 | 5/43 | 27.45 | 3.71 | 44.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak) | 1996-2009 | 276 | 11446 | 8803 | 253 | 6/38 | 34.79 | 4.61 | 45.2 | 2 | 3 |
| JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2009 | 291 | 9790 | 7881 | 247 | 5/30 | 31.90 | 4.83 | 39.6 | 2 | 2 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Asia/Pak) | 1996-2007 | 231 | 9797 | 7658 | 246 | 6/35 | 31.13 | 4.69 | 39.8 | 8 | 3 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2009 | 239 | 11234 | 7819 | 241 | 5/7 | 32.44 | 4.17 | 46.6 | 7 | 2 |
| HH Streak (Afr/Zim) | 1993-2005 | 189 | 9468 | 7129 | 239 | 5/32 | 29.82 | 4.51 | 39.6 | 7 | 1 |
| D Gough (Eng/ICC) | 1994-2006 | 159 | 8470 | 6209 | 235 | 5/44 | 26.42 | 4.39 | 36.0 | 10 | 2 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1985-2000 | 205 | 10822 | 6918 | 227 | 5/1 | 30.47 | 3.83 | 47.6 | 6 | 1 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 176 | 9353 | 5429 | 225 | 5/17 | 24.12 | 3.48 | 41.5 | 6 | 4 |
| Z Khan (Asia/India) | 2000-2009 | 162 | 8097 | 6566 | 225 | 5/42 | 29.18 | 4.86 | 35.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/Pak) | 1998-2009 | 144 | 6798 | 5321 | 223 | 6/16 | 23.86 | 4.69 | 30.4 | 6 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Asia/India) | 1998-2009 | 189 | 9811 | 6944 | 210 | 5/31 | 33.06 | 4.24 | 46.7 | 2 | 2 |
| CJ McDermott (Aus) | 1985-1996 | 138 | 7461 | 5018 | 203 | 5/44 | 24.71 | 4.03 | 36.7 | 4 | 1 |
| CZ Harris (NZ) | 1990-2004 | 250 | 10667 | 7613 | 203 | 5/42 | 37.50 | 4.28 | 52.5 | 2 | 1 |
| CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) | 1991-2006 | 215 | 8168 | 6594 | 201 | 5/42 | 32.80 | 4.84 | 40.6 | 3 | 1 |
| BKV Prasad (India) | 1994-2001 | 161 | 8129 | 6332 | 196 | 5/27 | 32.30 | 4.67 | 41.4 | 3 | 1 |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1986-2002 | 325 | 8883 | 6761 | 195 | 4/33 | 34.67 | 4.56 | 45.5 | 3 | 0 |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2003 | 227 | 9573 | 6958 | 193 | 4/34 | 36.05 | 4.36 | 49.6 | 3 | 0 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 171 | 7336 | 5751 | 192 | 6/49 | 29.95 | 4.70 | 38.2 | 1 | 6 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) | 1974-1992 | 175 | 7461 | 4844 | 182 | 6/14 | 26.61 | 3.89 | 40.9 | 3 | 1 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1988-1998 | 163 | 8012 | 5721 | 182 | 7/37 | 31.43 | 4.28 | 44.0 | 2 | 4 |
| A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) | 1999-2009 | 141 | 5624 | 4121 | 169 | 5/19 | 24.38 | 4.39 | 33.2 | 6 | 2 |
| NW Bracken (Aus) | 2001-2009 | 110 | 5423 | 3994 | 167 | 5/47 | 23.91 | 4.41 | 32.4 | 5 | 2 |
| CRD Fernando (Asia/SL) | 2001-2009 | 132 | 5730 | 4952 | 166 | 6/27 | 29.83 | 5.18 | 34.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) | 1989-2003 | 144 | 7543 | 5361 | 161 | 5/36 | 33.29 | 4.26 | 46.8 | 3 | 1 |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 115 | 6182 | 3407 | 158 | 5/25 | 21.56 | 3.30 | 39.1 | 1 | 5 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1980-1992 | 136 | 7175 | 4233 | 157 | 4/18 | 26.96 | 3.53 | 45.7 | 6 | 0 |
| M Prabhakar (India) | 1984-1996 | 130 | 6360 | 4534 | 157 | 5/33 | 28.87 | 4.27 | 40.5 | 4 | 2 |
| GB Hogg (Aus) | 1996-2008 | 123 | 5564 | 4188 | 156 | 5/32 | 26.84 | 4.51 | 35.6 | 3 | 2 |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2009 | 425 | 8015 | 6806 | 154 | 5/32 | 44.19 | 5.09 | 52.0 | 4 | 2 |
| IK Pathan (India) | 2004-2009 | 107 | 5194 | 4547 | 152 | 5/27 | 29.91 | 5.25 | 34.1 | 4 | 1 |
| UDU Chandana (SL) | 1994-2007 | 147 | 6142 | 4818 | 151 | 5/61 | 31.90 | 4.70 | 40.6 | 4 | 1 |
| CH Gayle (ICC/WI) | 1999-2009 | 205 | 6497 | 5139 | 151 | 5/46 | 34.03 | 4.74 | 43.0 | 3 | 1 |
| KD Mills (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 102 | 5042 | 3936 | 149 | 5/25 | 26.41 | 4.68 | 33.8 | 6 | 1 |
| J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 98 | 5330 | 2752 | 146 | 5/31 | 18.84 | 3.09 | 36.5 | 2 | 3 |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1976-1992 | 116 | 6271 | 4139 | 145 | 4/31 | 28.54 | 3.96 | 43.2 | 3 | 0 |
| MA Holding (WI) | 1976-1987 | 102 | 5473 | 3034 | 142 | 5/26 | 21.36 | 3.32 | 38.5 | 5 | 1 |
| JN Gillespie (Aus) | 1996-2005 | 97 | 5144 | 3611 | 142 | 5/22 | 25.42 | 4.21 | 36.2 | 3 | 3 |
| EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1979-1989 | 114 | 6065 | 3618 | 140 | 5/34 | 25.84 | 3.57 | 43.3 | 3 | 1 |
| JM Anderson (Eng) | 2002-2009 | 108 | 5197 | 4284 | 139 | 4/23 | 30.82 | 4.94 | 37.3 | 7 | 0 |
| HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 1994-2004 | 141 | 7009 | 4998 | 138 | 4/37 | 36.21 | 4.27 | 50.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/Ban) | 2001-2009 | 103 | 5280 | 4025 | 135 | 6/26 | 29.81 | 4.57 | 39.1 | 5 | 1 |
| DW Fleming (Aus) | 1994-2001 | 88 | 4619 | 3402 | 134 | 5/36 | 25.38 | 4.41 | 34.4 | 4 | 1 |
| A Symonds (Aus) | 1998-2009 | 198 | 5935 | 4955 | 133 | 5/18 | 37.25 | 5.00 | 44.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Abdul Qadir (Pak) | 1983-1993 | 104 | 5100 | 3454 | 132 | 5/44 | 26.16 | 4.06 | 38.6 | 4 | 2 |
| JDP Oram (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 130 | 5506 | 4050 | 131 | 5/26 | 30.91 | 4.41 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 |
| M Dillon (WI) | 1997-2005 | 108 | 5480 | 4218 | 130 | 5/29 | 32.44 | 4.61 | 42.1 | 3 | 3 |
| RJ Shastri (India) | 1981-1992 | 150 | 6613 | 4650 | 129 | 5/15 | 36.04 | 4.21 | 51.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Shoaib Malik (Pak) | 1999-2009 | 178 | 6102 | 4631 | 128 | 4/19 | 36.17 | 4.55 | 47.6 | 1 | 0 |
| DK Morrison (NZ) | 1987-1996 | 96 | 4586 | 3470 | 126 | 5/34 | 27.53 | 4.53 | 36.3 | 1 | 2 |
| SE Bond (NZ) | 2002-2007 | 67 | 3446 | 2416 | 125 | 6/19 | 19.32 | 4.20 | 27.5 | 6 | 4 |
| Mohammad Rafique (Asia/Ban) | 1995-2007 | 125 | 6414 | 4739 | 125 | 5/47 | 37.91 | 4.43 | 51.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood (Pak) | 1996-2007 | 143 | 6242 | 4813 | 123 | 6/18 | 39.13 | 4.62 | 50.7 | 2 | 3 |
| SB Styris (NZ) | 1999-2009 | 157 | 5313 | 4208 | 122 | 6/25 | 34.49 | 4.75 | 43.5 | 4 | 1 |
| IR Bishop (WI) | 1988-1997 | 84 | 4332 | 3127 | 118 | 5/25 | 26.50 | 4.33 | 36.7 | 7 | 2 |
| Mohammad Sami (Pak) | 2001-2007 | 83 | 4094 | 3357 | 118 | 5/10 | 28.44 | 4.91 | 34.6 | 3 | 1 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1975-1991 | 187 | 5644 | 4228 | 118 | 6/41 | 35.83 | 4.49 | 47.8 | 1 | 2 |
| MF Maharoof (SL) | 2004-2009 | 91 | 3788 | 2997 | 116 | 6/14 | 25.83 | 4.74 | 32.6 | 4 | 1 |
| TM Odoyo (Afr/Kenya) | 1996-2009 | 113 | 4690 | 3595 | 115 | 4/25 | 31.26 | 4.59 | 40.7 | 5 | 0 |
| PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) | 1987-1997 | 103 | 5712 | 3775 | 115 | 4/35 | 32.82 | 3.96 | 49.6 | 1 | 0 |
| MC Snedden (NZ) | 1980-1990 | 93 | 4525 | 3237 | 114 | 4/34 | 28.39 | 4.29 | 39.6 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Bravo (WI) | 2004-2009 | 99 | 3832 | 3382 | 114 | 4/19 | 29.66 | 5.29 | 33.6 | 3 | 0 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 188 | 5357 | 3966 | 114 | 5/32 | 34.78 | 4.44 | 46.9 | 1 | 1 |
| GR Larsen (NZ) | 1990-1999 | 121 | 6368 | 4000 | 113 | 4/24 | 35.39 | 3.76 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdur Razzak (Ban) | 2004-2008 | 81 | 4229 | 3098 | 111 | 5/33 | 27.90 | 4.39 | 38.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar (Pak) | 1977-1989 | 122 | 4855 | 3432 | 111 | 5/28 | 30.91 | 4.24 | 43.7 | 1 | 1 |
| GP Wickramasinghe (SL) | 1990-2002 | 134 | 5720 | 4321 | 109 | 4/48 | 39.64 | 4.53 | 52.4 | 1 | 0 |
| SP O'Donnell (Aus) | 1985-1991 | 87 | 4350 | 3102 | 108 | 5/13 | 28.72 | 4.27 | 40.2 | 5 | 1 |
| DNT Zoysa (SL) | 1997-2007 | 95 | 4259 | 3213 | 108 | 5/26 | 29.75 | 4.52 | 39.4 | 2 | 1 |
| A Nel (SA) | 2001-2008 | 79 | 3801 | 2935 | 106 | 5/45 | 27.68 | 4.63 | 35.8 | 3 | 1 |
| PR Reiffel (Aus) | 1992-1999 | 92 | 4732 | 3096 | 106 | 4/13 | 29.20 | 3.92 | 44.6 | 5 | 0 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2003 | 308 | 5148 | 4177 | 106 | 4/30 | 39.40 | 4.86 | 48.5 | 2 | 0 |
| GW Flower (Zim) | 1992-2004 | 219 | 5420 | 4187 | 104 | 4/32 | 40.25 | 4.63 | 52.1 | 2 | 0 |
| DK Lillee (Aus) | 1972-1983 | 63 | 3593 | 2145 | 103 | 5/34 | 20.82 | 3.58 | 34.8 | 5 | 1 |
| C Pringle (NZ) | 1990-1995 | 64 | 3314 | 2459 | 103 | 5/45 | 23.87 | 4.45 | 32.1 | 2 | 1 |
| WKM Benjamin (WI) | 1986-1995 | 85 | 4442 | 3079 | 100 | 5/22 | 30.79 | 4.15 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| RA Harper (WI) | 1983-1996 | 105 | 5175 | 3431 | 100 | 4/40 | 34.31 | 3.97 | 51.7 | 3 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly (Asia/India) | 1992-2007 | 311 | 4561 | 3849 | 100 | 5/16 | 38.49 | 5.06 | 45.6 | 1 | 2 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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Ireland v Kenya at Dublin, 1st ODI, Jul 9, 2009
[ODI # 2858] |
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Scotland v Canada at Aberdeen, 2nd ODI, Jul 8, 2009
[ODI # 2857] |
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Scotland v Canada at Aberdeen, 1st ODI, Jul 7, 2009
[ODI # 2856] |
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