Most wickets
Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) 1992-2011 495 583 63132 30803 1347 9/51 16/220 22.86 2.92 46.8 77 22
SK Warne (AUS/ICC) 1992-2007 339 464 51347 25536 1001 8/71 12/128 25.51 2.98 51.2 38 10
JM Anderson (ENG) 2002-2024 401 560 50043 27040 991 7/42 11/71 27.28 3.24 50.4 34 3
A Kumble (Asia/IND) 1990-2008 403 501 55346 28767 956 10/74 14/149 30.09 3.11 57.8 37 8
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) 1993-2007 376 493 42266 20656 949 8/24 10/27 21.76 2.93 44.5 36 3
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1984-2003 460 532 40813 21591 916 7/119 11/110 23.57 3.17 44.5 31 5
SCJ Broad (ENG) 2006-2023 344 485 40980 23574 847 8/15 11/121 27.83 3.45 48.3 21 3
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2008 423 510 40308 19673 829 7/87 10/147 23.73 2.92 48.6 21 1
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 349 412 28922 18707 789 7/36 13/135 23.7 3.88 36.6 35 5
TG Southee (NZ) 2008-2024 394 485 34318 22951 776 7/33 10/108 29.57 4.01 44.2 20 1
R Ashwin (IND) 2010-2024 287 379 35001 19743 765 7/59 13/140 25.8 3.38 45.7 37 8
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) 1994-2009 439 520 39345 21643 761 8/19 14/191 28.44 3.3 51.7 16 2
MA Starc (AUS) 2010-2026 300 397 28109 19188 759 7/58 11/94 25.28 4.09 37 27 3
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 337 446 40841 19606 746 7/37 13/55 26.28 2.88 54.7 23 3
B Lee (AUS) 1999-2012 322 392 28261 19145 718 5/22 9/171 26.66 4.06 39.3 19 0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2006-2024 447 488 30995 20281 712 7/36 10/124 28.48 3.92 43.5 25 2
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) 1998-2016 367 444 41671 23143 711 8/84 15/217 32.54 3.33 58.6 28 5
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2015 442 498 43661 22863 705 7/87 12/149 32.42 3.14 61.9 22 3
DW Steyn (Afr/SA) 2004-2020 265 342 25879 16339 699 7/51 11/60 23.37 3.78 37 29 5
N Kapil Dev (IND) 1978-1994 356 448 38942 19812 687 9/83 11/146 28.83 3.05 56.6 24 2
M Ntini (ICC/SA) 1998-2011 284 371 29713 18099 662 7/37 13/132 27.33 3.65 44.8 22 4
RA Jadeja (IND) 2009-2026 373 440 32001 18831 634 7/42 10/110 29.7 3.53 50.4 17 3
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 274 354 31456 13930 630 8/45 11/84 22.11 2.65 49.9 26 3
TA Boult (NZ) 2011-2024 253 323 24986 15642 611 7/34 10/80 25.6 3.75 40.8 16 1
Z Khan (Asia/IND) 2000-2014 309 379 29234 18996 610 7/87 10/149 31.14 3.89 47.9 12 1
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 236 291 24080 13270 602 8/71 12/139 22.04 3.3 40 22 3
NM Lyon (AUS) 2011-2025 172 293 36488 18481 597 8/50 13/154 30.95 3.03 61.1 24 5
K Rabada (SA) 2014-2026 258 317 20577 14484 591 7/112 13/144 24.5 4.22 34.8 19 4
MG Johnson (AUS) 2005-2015 256 320 24146 15726 590 8/61 12/127 26.65 3.9 40.9 15 3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 201 262 28100 13018 589 9/52 15/123 22.1 2.77 47.7 41 9
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2014 519 574 31258 18548 577 6/54 9/92 32.14 3.56 54.1 7 0
J Srinath (IND) 1991-2003 296 348 27039 16043 551 8/86 13/132 29.11 3.55 49 13 1
SL Malinga (SL) 2004-2020 340 362 17944 15334 546 6/38 9/210 28.08 5.12 32.8 13 0
Imran Khan (PAK) 1971-1992 263 295 26919 13102 544 8/58 14/116 24.08 2.92 49.4 24 6
M Morkel (Afr/SA/World) 2006-2018 247 318 23210 14502 544 6/23 9/110 26.65 3.74 42.6 10 0
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1996-2018 524 516 23032 17737 541 7/12 7/12 32.78 4.62 42.5 10 0
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1992 217 285 24759 12109 533 7/22 11/89 22.71 2.93 46.4 22 4
IT Botham (ENG) 1976-1992 218 283 28086 15017 528 8/34 13/106 28.44 3.2 53.1 27 4
HMRKB Herath (SL) 1999-2018 181 254 29600 14892 525 9/127 14/184 28.36 3.01 56.3 35 9
PJ Cummins (AUS) 2011-2025 219 281 20328 12618 524 6/23 10/62 24.08 3.72 38.7 15 2
JR Hazlewood (AUS) 2010-2025 232 297 21749 12752 516 6/52 9/79 24.71 3.51 42.1 16 0
JJ Bumrah (IND) 2016-2026 236 279 16625 10328 504 6/19 9/86 20.49 3.72 32.9 18 0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 1995-2004 218 251 22840 12481 496 8/164 10/155 25.16 3.27 46 19 3
CJ McDermott (AUS) 1984-1996 209 262 24047 13350 494 8/97 11/157 27.02 3.33 48.6 15 2
D Gough (ENG/ICC) 1994-2006 219 253 20332 12761 467 6/42 9/92 27.32 3.76 43.5 11 0
AU Rashid (ENG) 2009-2026 325 327 14931 13750 465 5/27 7/178 29.56 5.52 32.1 4 0
Mohammed Shami (IND) 2013-2025 197 254 17351 12062 462 7/57 9/118 26.1 4.17 37.5 12 0
DK Lillee (AUS) 1971-1984 133 195 22060 10638 458 7/83 11/123 23.22 2.89 48.1 24 7
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) 1993-2005 254 287 23027 13208 455 6/73 9/72 29.02 3.44 50.6 8 0
Rashid Khan (AFG/ICC) 2015-2026 238 235 10382 7697 448 7/18 11/104 17.18 4.44 23.1 13 3
Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 2008-2015 212 242 19022 10701 447 7/55 11/111 23.93 3.37 42.5 12 4
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1997-2011 224 259 16225 11175 444 6/11 11/78 25.16 4.13 36.5 16 2
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2011 586 532 23433 15693 440 6/29 9/74 35.66 4.01 53.2 6 0
I Sharma (IND) 2007-2021 199 280 23171 14041 434 7/74 10/108 32.35 3.63 53.3 11 1
KAJ Roach (WI) 2008-2025 194 263 20219 12137 429 6/27 10/146 28.29 3.6 47.1 15 1
JO Holder (WI) 2013-2026 303 348 19720 13721 429 6/42 11/103 31.98 4.17 45.9 11 1
Umar Gul (PAK) 2003-2016 237 278 16866 12249 427 6/42 9/164 28.68 4.35 39.4 8 0
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) 1989-2006 279 292 19914 13056 420 7/27 10/100 31.08 3.93 47.4 14 1
GP Swann (ENG) 2000-2013 178 223 19968 11389 410 6/65 10/132 27.77 3.42 48.7 18 3
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 156 209 18499 8185 405 6/56 9/108 20.2 2.65 45.6 10 0
RGD Willis (ENG) 1971-1984 154 229 20952 10158 405 8/43 9/92 25.08 2.9 51.7 16 0
JN Gillespie (AUS) 1996-2006 169 234 19402 10430 402 7/37 9/80 25.94 3.22 48.2 11 0
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) 1998-2009 227 263 20725 11692 400 5/19 8/156 29.23 3.38 51.8 5 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) 2018-2026 210 232 12351 9775 396 6/35 10/94 24.68 4.74 31.1 7 1
CR Woakes (ENG) 2011-2025 217 269 17567 11701 396 6/17 11/102 29.54 3.99 44.3 8 1
MA Holding (WI) 1975-1987 162 215 18153 8932 391 8/92 14/149 22.84 2.95 46.4 14 2
Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN) 2001-2020 310 324 18051 13659 390 6/26 6/26 35.02 4.54 46.2 1 0
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) 1996-2013 343 352 18288 12653 389 6/35 7/155 32.52 4.15 47 4 0
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) 2015-2026 261 268 10620 9402 376 6/10 6/10 25 5.31 28.2 8 0
Abdul Qadir (PAK) 1977-1993 171 211 22226 11196 368 9/56 13/101 30.42 3.02 60.3 17 5
MM Ali (ENG) 2014-2024 298 318 19597 14307 366 6/53 10/112 39.09 4.38 53.5 5 1
Kuldeep Yadav (IND) 2017-2026 191 201 10164 8215 365 6/25 8/113 22.5 4.84 27.8 9 0
MJ Henry (NZ) 2014-2026 171 198 13108 9320 365 7/23 9/55 25.53 4.26 35.9 9 0
DJ Bravo (WI) 2004-2021 295 288 14482 11336 363 6/43 6/43 31.22 4.69 39.8 3 0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN) 2016-2026 210 246 19543 12138 357 7/58 12/117 34 3.72 54.7 13 3
MJ Santner (NZ) 2015-2026 294 305 14258 10707 353 7/53 13/157 30.33 4.5 40.3 4 1
AB Agarkar (IND) 1998-2007 221 237 14404 10851 349 6/41 8/160 31.09 4.51 41.2 3 0
KA Maharaj (SA) 2016-2026 172 215 16296 10089 346 9/129 12/283 29.15 3.71 47 13 1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) 1989-2003 196 231 20075 11461 346 7/56 10/106 33.12 3.42 58 11 3
BA Stokes (ENG) 2011-2026 277 302 17489 11648 345 6/22 8/161 33.76 3.99 50.6 7 0
A Zampa (AUS) 2016-2026 231 228 8513 8638 343 5/19 5/19 25.18 6.08 24.8 2 0
DL Underwood (ENG) 1966-1982 112 175 23140 8408 329 8/51 13/71 25.55 2.18 70.3 17 6
KD Mills (NZ) 2001-2015 231 242 12029 9166 327 5/25 6/77 28.03 4.57 36.7 1 0
AS Joseph (WI) 2016-2025 166 198 11785 9384 319 5/27 7/111 29.41 4.77 36.9 4 0
KMDN Kulasekara (SL) 2003-2017 263 277 13061 10075 313 5/22 8/58 32.18 4.62 41.7 1 0
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 82 151 27271 9048 311 8/38 11/157 29.09 1.99 87.6 18 2
FS Trueman (ENG) 1952-1965 67 127 15178 6625 307 8/31 12/119 21.57 2.61 49.4 17 3
CL Hooper (WI) 1987-2003 329 348 23367 12593 307 5/26 7/178 41.01 3.23 76.1 4 0
CRD Fernando (Asia/SL) 2000-2016 205 227 13066 9896 305 6/27 7/95 32.44 4.54 42.8 4 0
AR Caddick (ENG) 1993-2003 116 158 16495 8964 303 7/46 10/215 29.58 3.26 54.4 13 1
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) 2002-2009 123 174 16313 9715 303 7/12 11/76 32.06 3.57 53.8 9 1
IK Pathan (IND) 2003-2012 173 195 12201 8986 301 7/59 12/126 29.85 4.41 40.5 9 2
B Kumar (IND) 2012-2022 229 243 10986 8674 294 6/82 8/96 29.5 4.73 37.3 7 0
Imran Tahir (SA/World) 2011-2019 165 179 10311 7539 293 7/45 8/130 25.73 4.38 35.1 7 0
Mohammad Nabi (AFG) 2009-2026 331 308 11024 9015 293 5/17 5/17 30.76 4.9 37.6 1 0
BKV Prasad (IND) 1994-2001 194 218 15170 9692 292 6/33 10/153 33.19 3.83 51.9 8 1
SR Watson (AUS) 2002-2016 307 305 12891 9055 291 6/33 6/51 31.11 4.21 44.2 3 0
JE Taylor (WI) 2003-2018 166 196 12698 9123 291 6/47 9/95 31.35 4.31 43.6 5 0
AME Roberts (WI) 1974-1983 103 146 14258 6945 289 7/54 12/121 24.03 2.92 49.3 12 2
BAW Mendis (SL) 2008-2015 145 154 9769 6710 288 6/8 10/209 23.29 4.12 33.9 9 1
UT Yadav (IND) 2010-2023 141 194 12717 9108 288 6/88 10/133 31.62 4.29 44.1 3 1
RAS Lakmal (SL) 2009-2022 167 217 16532 10096 288 5/47 7/80 35.05 3.66 57.4 4 0
IS Sodhi (NZ) 2013-2026 217 223 9392 8648 287 6/39 8/173 30.13 5.52 32.7 2 0
SR Waugh (AUS) 1985-2004 493 357 16688 10206 287 5/28 8/169 35.56 3.66 58.1 3 0
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1997 144 171 14650 9019 286 7/89 8/83 31.53 3.69 51.2 12 0
Taijul Islam (BAN) 2014-2025 79 124 16402 8628 282 8/39 11/170 30.59 3.15 58.1 18 2
Taskin Ahmed (BAN) 2014-2026 191 202 9166 8004 281 6/64 8/140 28.48 5.23 32.6 3 0
MJ Hoggard (ENG) 2000-2008 93 148 15215 8716 280 7/61 12/205 31.12 3.43 54.3 8 1
RJ Shastri (IND) 1981-1992 230 261 22364 10835 280 5/15 8/179 38.69 2.9 79.8 3 0
IR Bishop (WI) 1988-1998 127 159 12739 7036 279 6/40 8/57 25.21 3.31 45.6 8 0
Abdur Razzak (BAN) 2004-2018 200 205 11710 8576 279 5/29 5/29 30.73 4.39 41.9 4 0
S Lamichhane (ICC/NEP) 2018-2026 143 141 5442 4480 278 6/11 6/11 16.11 4.93 19.5 5 0
Danish Kaneria (PAK) 2000-2010 79 130 18551 9765 276 7/77 12/94 35.38 3.15 67.2 15 2
BS Bedi (IND) 1966-1979 77 128 21954 7977 273 7/98 10/194 29.21 2.18 80.4 14 1
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 220 248 14223 8784 272 8/64 8/139 32.29 3.7 52.2 7 0
Mohammad Amir (PAK) 2009-2024 159 188 11953 7585 271 6/44 7/64 27.98 3.8 44.1 5 0
VD Philander (SA) 2007-2020 101 153 12753 6100 269 6/21 10/102 22.67 2.86 47.4 13 2
GF Lawson (AUS) 1980-1989 125 157 15377 8093 268 8/112 11/134 30.19 3.15 57.3 11 2
Yasir Shah (PAK) 2011-2022 75 115 15572 8846 268 8/41 14/184 33 3.4 58.1 17 3
L Ngidi (SA) 2017-2026 159 173 7338 6572 263 6/39 8/102 24.98 5.37 27.9 6 0
EJ Chatfield (NZ) 1975-1989 157 185 16425 7576 263 6/73 10/124 28.8 2.76 62.4 4 1
M Dillon (WI) 1997-2005 146 173 14184 8616 261 5/29 8/123 33.01 3.64 54.3 5 0
N Wagner (NZ) 2012-2024 64 122 13725 7169 260 7/39 9/73 27.57 3.13 52.7 9 0
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2021 483 333 14914 9486 260 5/34 6/81 36.48 3.81 57.3 3 0
SE Bond (NZ) 2001-2010 120 132 8132 5535 259 6/19 10/99 21.37 4.08 31.3 9 1
TM Alderman (AUS) 1981-1991 106 138 13552 6672 258 6/47 10/151 25.86 2.95 52.5 16 1
CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2013 97 151 15112 8875 258 6/26 11/180 34.39 3.52 58.5 10 1
JR Thomson (AUS) 1972-1985 101 140 13231 7543 255 6/46 9/105 29.58 3.42 51.8 8 0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG) 1986-1997 147 179 15550 8475 255 7/70 9/165 33.23 3.27 60.9 4 0
Hasan Ali (PAK) 2016-2025 150 170 8796 7070 254 5/27 10/114 27.83 4.82 34.6 11 1
ST Finn (ENG) 2010-2017 126 154 10442 7379 254 6/79 9/187 29.05 4.23 41.1 7 0
MA Wood (ENG) 2015-2025 146 177 10892 8024 253 6/37 9/100 31.71 4.42 43 5 0
M Prabhakar (IND) 1984-1996 169 195 13835 8115 253 6/132 6/92 32.07 3.51 54.6 5 0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) 2003-2021 392 333 13061 8596 253 4/10 4/10 33.97 3.94 51.6 0 0
JB Statham (ENG) 1951-1965 70 129 16056 6261 252 7/39 11/97 24.84 2.33 63.7 9 1
JDP Oram (NZ) 2001-2012 229 241 12421 7823 252 5/26 6/63 31.04 3.77 49.2 2 0
MG Hughes (AUS) 1985-1994 86 130 13924 7132 250 8/87 13/217 28.52 3.07 55.6 7 1

Records includes the following recent matches:
Germany v Austria at Krefeld, 4th T20I, May 2, 2026 [T20I # 3830]
Guernsey v Isle of Man at Castel, 1st T20I, May 2, 2026 [T20I # 3829]
Germany v Austria at Krefeld, 3rd T20I, May 2, 2026 [T20I # 3828]
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Mirpur, 3rd T20I, May 2, 2026 [T20I # 3827]
Malaysia v Indonesia at Kuala Lumpur, 2nd T20I, May 2, 2026 [T20I # 3826]

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