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:
Ireland v Kenya at Dublin, 1st ODI, Jul 9, 2009 [ODI # 2858]
Scotland v Canada at Aberdeen, 2nd ODI, Jul 8, 2009 [ODI # 2857]
Scotland v Canada at Aberdeen, 1st ODI, Jul 7, 2009 [ODI # 2856]

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Andrew Symonds holds the record for most number of sixes hit in a first-class match. He slammed 20 for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan in Abergavenny in 1995. He struck 16 in his first innings score of 254, and four more in the second innings, when he made 76.

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