Most wickets taken caught
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 5 caught % Wkts
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) 1992-2011 495 63132 30803 1347 9/51 22.86 77 735 54.56
JM Anderson (ENG) 2002-2024 401 50043 27040 991 7/42 27.28 34 672 67.81
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) 1993-2007 376 42266 20656 949 8/24 21.76 36 622 65.54
SCJ Broad (ENG) 2006-2023 344 40980 23574 847 8/15 27.83 21 595 70.24
TG Southee (NZ) 2008-2024 394 34318 22951 776 7/33 29.57 20 568 73.19
SK Warne (AUS/ICC) 1992-2007 339 51347 25536 1001 8/71 25.51 38 563 56.24
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2008 423 40308 19673 829 7/87 23.73 21 548 66.1
M Ntini (ICC/SA) 1998-2011 284 29713 18099 662 7/37 27.33 22 510 77.03
A Kumble (Asia/IND) 1990-2008 403 55346 28767 956 10/74 30.09 37 510 53.34
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 337 40841 19606 746 7/37 26.28 23 503 67.42
DW Steyn (Afr/SA) 2004-2020 265 25879 16339 699 7/51 23.37 29 473 67.66
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) 1998-2016 367 41671 23143 711 8/84 32.54 28 472 66.38
B Lee (AUS) 1999-2012 322 28261 19145 718 5/22 26.66 19 467 65.04
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) 1994-2009 439 39345 21643 761 8/19 28.44 16 459 60.31
MA Starc (AUS) 2010-2026 300 28109 19188 759 7/58 25.28 27 438 57.7
MG Johnson (AUS) 2005-2015 256 24146 15726 590 8/61 26.65 15 434 73.55
K Rabada (SA) 2014-2026 258 20577 14484 591 7/112 24.5 19 433 73.26
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2014 519 31258 18548 577 6/54 32.14 7 432 74.87
R Ashwin (IND) 2010-2024 287 35001 19743 765 7/59 25.8 37 426 55.68
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1984-2003 460 40813 21591 916 7/119 23.57 31 424 46.28
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2015 442 43661 22863 705 7/87 32.42 22 423 60
M Morkel (Afr/SA/World) 2006-2018 247 23210 14502 544 6/23 26.65 10 420 77.2
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 274 31456 13930 630 8/45 22.11 26 413 65.55
PJ Cummins (AUS) 2011-2025 219 20328 12618 524 6/23 24.08 15 412 78.62
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 236 24080 13270 602 8/71 22.04 22 412 68.43
NM Lyon (AUS) 2011-2025 172 36488 18481 597 8/50 30.95 24 403 67.5
TA Boult (NZ) 2011-2024 253 24986 15642 611 7/34 25.6 16 392 64.15
JR Hazlewood (AUS) 2010-2025 232 21749 12752 516 6/52 24.71 16 384 74.41
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2006-2024 447 30995 20281 712 7/36 28.48 25 381 53.51
N Kapil Dev (IND) 1978-1994 356 38942 19812 687 9/83 28.83 24 364 52.98
Z Khan (Asia/IND) 2000-2014 309 29234 18996 610 7/87 31.14 12 354 58.03
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 349 28922 18707 789 7/36 23.7 35 352 44.61
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 201 28100 13018 589 9/52 22.1 41 343 58.23
J Srinath (IND) 1991-2003 296 27039 16043 551 8/86 29.11 13 342 62.06
CJ McDermott (AUS) 1984-1996 209 24047 13350 494 8/97 27.02 15 331 67
IT Botham (ENG) 1976-1992 218 28086 15017 528 8/34 28.44 27 328 62.12
RA Jadeja (IND) 2009-2026 373 32001 18831 634 7/42 29.7 17 327 51.57
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1992 217 24759 12109 533 7/22 22.71 22 318 59.66
JO Holder (WI) 2013-2026 305 19768 13772 433 6/42 31.8 11 308 71.13
AU Rashid (ENG) 2009-2026 325 14931 13750 465 5/27 29.56 4 302 64.94
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 1995-2004 218 22840 12481 496 8/164 25.16 19 300 60.48
I Sharma (IND) 2007-2021 199 23171 14041 434 7/74 32.35 11 297 68.43
DK Lillee (AUS) 1971-1984 133 22060 10638 458 7/83 23.22 24 296 64.62
SL Malinga (SL) 2004-2020 340 17944 15334 546 6/38 28.08 13 294 53.84
CR Woakes (ENG) 2011-2025 217 17567 11701 396 6/17 29.54 8 290 73.23
Imran Khan (PAK) 1971-1992 263 26919 13102 544 8/58 24.08 24 288 52.94
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) 2015-2026 266 10790 9559 384 6/10 24.89 8 287 74.73
D Gough (ENG/ICC) 1994-2006 219 20332 12761 467 6/42 27.32 11 286 61.24
KAJ Roach (WI) 2008-2026 195* 20291 12169 431 6/27 28.23 15 285 66.12
MJ Henry (NZ) 2014-2026 173 13451 9480 377 7/23 25.14 11 282 74.8
Mohammed Shami (IND) 2013-2025 197 17351 12062 462 7/57 26.1 12 277 59.95
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) 1993-2005 254 23027 13208 455 6/73 29.02 8 274 60.21
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) 1989-2006 279 19914 13056 420 7/27 31.08 14 272 64.76
JJ Bumrah (IND) 2016-2026 236 16625 10328 504 6/19 20.49 18 270 53.57
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) 1998-2009 227 20725 11692 400 5/19 29.23 5 269 67.25
RGD Willis (ENG) 1971-1984 154 20952 10158 405 8/43 25.08 16 266 65.67
BA Stokes (ENG) 2011-2026 279* 17609 11739 347 6/22 33.82 7 264 76.08
DJ Bravo (WI) 2004-2021 295 14482 11336 363 6/43 31.22 3 262 72.17
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) 2018-2026 214 12766 10027 408 6/35 24.57 7 261 63.97
KD Mills (NZ) 2001-2015 231 12029 9166 327 5/25 28.03 1 256 78.28
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1996-2018 524 23032 17737 541 7/12 32.78 10 256 47.31
HMRKB Herath (SL) 1999-2018 181 29600 14892 525 9/127 28.36 35 250 47.61
JN Gillespie (AUS) 1996-2006 169 19402 10430 402 7/37 25.94 11 247 61.44
AS Joseph (WI) 2016-2026 169* 11911 9509 321 5/27 29.62 4 246 76.63
MJ Santner (NZ) 2015-2026 295* 14258 10707 353 7/53 30.33 4 245 69.4
Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN) 2001-2020 310 18051 13659 390 6/26 35.02 1 245 62.82
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2011 586 23433 15693 440 6/29 35.66 6 245 55.68
Umar Gul (PAK) 2003-2016 237 16866 12249 427 6/42 28.68 8 235 55.03
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1997-2011 224 16225 11175 444 6/11 25.16 16 230 51.8
MM Ali (ENG) 2014-2024 298 19597 14307 366 6/53 39.09 5 230 62.84
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) 1996-2013 343 18288 12653 389 6/35 32.52 4 223 57.32
MA Holding (WI) 1975-1987 162 18153 8932 391 8/92 22.84 14 222 56.77
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 156 18499 8185 405 6/56 20.2 10 222 54.81
AB Agarkar (IND) 1998-2007 221 14404 10851 349 6/41 31.09 3 221 63.32
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) 2002-2009 123 16313 9715 303 7/12 32.06 9 221 72.93
N Wagner (NZ) 2012-2024 64 13725 7169 260 7/39 27.57 9 214 82.3
Taskin Ahmed (BAN) 2014-2026 197 9607 8360 292 6/64 28.63 3 212 72.6
AR Caddick (ENG) 1993-2003 116 16495 8964 303 7/46 29.58 13 210 69.3
GP Swann (ENG) 2000-2013 178 19968 11389 410 6/65 27.77 18 210 51.21
DL Underwood (ENG) 1966-1982 112 23140 8408 329 8/51 25.55 17 208 63.22
BKV Prasad (IND) 1994-2001 194 15170 9692 292 6/33 33.19 8 207 70.89
L Ngidi (SA) 2017-2026 159 7338 6572 263 6/39 24.98 6 206 78.32
Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 2008-2015 212 19022 10701 447 7/55 23.93 12 206 46.08
B Kumar (IND) 2012-2022 229 10986 8674 294 6/82 29.5 7 202 68.7

Records include the following recent matches:
Bahamas v Brazil at Sandys Parish, ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A 8th match, Jun 25, 2026 [T20I # 3989]
Bermuda v Panama at Sandys Parish, ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A 7th match, Jun 25, 2026 [T20I # 3988]
Singapore v Indonesia at Singapore, Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 6th match, Jun 25, 2026 [T20I # 3987]
Thailand v Uzbekistan at Singapore, Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 5th match, Jun 25, 2026 [T20I # 3986]