Bowling Most Wickets Series

Cricket in ODI matches

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	11	608	101.2	7	11	422	27	5/40	15.62	4.16	22.51	2	1	-
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
SK Warne (AUS)	12	677	112.5	2	12	532	19	3/16	28.00	4.71	35.63	-	-	-
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
B Lee (AUS)	9	483	80.3	5	9	338	18	5/30	18.77	4.19	26.83	1	1	-
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
NW Bracken (AUS)	6	318	53.0	5	6	231	16	4/30	14.43	4.35	19.87	1	-	-
VB Series (Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2005/06
JJ Bumrah (IND)	5	260	43.2	4	5	169	15	5/27	11.26	3.90	17.33	1	1	-
India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2017
AME Roberts (WI)	5	294	49.0	12	5	146	14	5/22	10.42	2.97	21.00	-	1	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
Hasan Ali (PAK)	5	258	43.0	2	5	158	14	5/34	11.28	3.67	18.42	-	1	-
Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2017/18
Z Khan (IND)	7	351	58.3	2	7	330	14	3/48	23.57	5.64	25.07	-	-	-
NatWest Series (England, India, Sri Lanka in England), 2002
CR Woakes (ENG)	7	348	58.0	1	7	354	14	6/47	25.28	6.10	24.85	-	1	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014/15
NW Bracken (AUS)	4	195	32.3	6	4	110	13	5/47	8.46	3.38	15.00	1	1	-
Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2007/08
MJ Henry (NZ)	4	178	29.4	4	3	122	13	5/40	9.38	4.11	13.69	2	1	-
Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2015/16
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	5	293	48.5	1	5	199	13	5/35	15.30	4.07	22.53	-	1	-
Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
Junaid Khan (PAK)	5	245	40.5	-	5	209	13	3/31	16.07	5.11	18.84	-	-	-
Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14
SM Pollock (SA)	7	391	65.1	8	7	212	13	4/34	16.30	3.25	30.07	1	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96
SL Malinga (SL)	5	280	46.4	2	5	228	13	4/44	17.53	4.88	21.53	1	-	-
NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2006
TG Southee (NZ)	5	264	44.0	4	5	237	13	4/38	18.23	5.38	20.30	1	-	-
NatWest Series [New Zealand in England], 2008
J Srinath (IND)	6	324	54.0	3	6	238	13	5/41	18.30	4.40	24.92	-	1	-
England in India ODI Series, 1992/93
AC Dale (AUS)	10	564	94.0	12	10	313	13	2/25	24.07	3.32	43.38	-	-	-
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
OD Gibson (WI)	3	162	27.0	3	3	97	12	5/40	8.08	3.59	13.50	-	2	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia), 1995/96
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	4	240	40.0	1	4	132	12	4/31	11.00	3.30	20.00	1	-	-
Reliance World Cup (in India/Pakistan), 1987/88
CRD Fernando (SL)	5	270	45.0	2	5	164	12	6/27	13.66	3.64	22.50	-	1	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	5	289	48.1	7	5	166	12	3/19	13.83	3.44	24.08	-	-	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	5	300	50.0	5	5	187	12	5/31	15.58	3.74	25.00	-	1	-
England in India ODI Series, 2005/06
MA Starc (AUS)	5	293	48.5	2	5	218	12	3/32	18.16	4.46	24.41	-	-	-
Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2016
CJ Jordan (ENG)	5	252	42.0	-	5	232	12	5/29	19.33	5.52	21.00	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2014
PJ Cummins (AUS)	5	264	44.0	2	5	236	12	4/49	19.66	5.36	22.00	2	-	-
Australia in England ODI Series, 2015
AA Donald (SA)	5	294	49.0	1	5	248	12	4/41	20.66	5.06	24.50	1	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96
Umar Gul (PAK)	5	262	43.4	1	5	255	12	6/42	21.25	5.83	21.83	1	1	-
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England], 2010
AB Agarkar (IND)	6	297	49.3	4	6	259	12	5/44	21.58	5.23	24.75	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2005/06
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	6	348	58.0	4	6	260	12	4/30	21.66	4.48	29.00	1	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
B Lee (AUS)	6	319	53.1	5	6	275	12	5/49	22.91	5.17	26.58	-	1	-
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
TM Dilshan (SL)	7	349	58.1	-	7	297	12	3/37	24.75	5.10	29.08	-	-	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014/15
GB Hogg (AUS)	8	432	72.0	2	8	341	12	3/37	28.41	4.73	36.00	-	-	-
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	156	26.0	2	3	87	11	7/36	7.90	3.34	14.18	-	1	-
NatWest Series (Australia, England, Pakistan in England), 2001
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	4	211	35.1	4	4	118	11	5/21	10.72	3.35	19.18	-	1	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1987/88
A Zampa (AUS)	3	153	25.3	2	3	131	11	4/31	11.90	5.13	13.90	2	-	-
England in Australia ODI Series, 2022/23
MD Marshall (WI)	4	210	35.0	4	4	133	11	4/23	12.09	3.80	19.09	2	-	-
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1985/86
SM Pollock (SA)	5	259	43.1	6	5	151	11	4/18	13.72	3.49	23.54	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2002/03
IK Pathan (IND)	5	239	39.5	4	5	172	11	4/51	15.63	4.31	21.72	1	-	-
England in India ODI Series, 2005/06
CL Cairns (NZ)	5	246	41.0	3	5	176	11	3/32	16.00	4.29	22.36	-	-	-
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2001/02
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	5	270	45.0	3	5	179	11	3/42	16.27	3.97	24.54	-	-	-
Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
MG Johnson (AUS)	5	276	46.0	2	5	186	11	6/31	16.90	4.04	25.09	-	1	-
Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2011
RA Jadeja (IND)	5	240	40.0	-	5	187	11	4/33	17.00	4.67	21.81	1	-	-
England in India ODI Series, 2011/12
WD Parnell (SA)	4	193	32.1	1	4	191	11	4/58	17.36	5.93	17.54	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2016/17
AR Patel (IND)	5	259	43.1	2	5	199	11	3/40	18.09	4.61	23.54	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2014/15
CRD Fernando (SL)	4	216	36.0	-	4	206	11	4/48	18.72	5.72	19.63	1	-	-
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	5	258	43.0	3	5	207	11	3/19	18.81	4.81	23.45	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2011/12
SCJ Broad (ENG)	5	274	45.4	-	5	212	11	3/36	19.27	4.64	24.90	-	-	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08
B Lee (AUS)	6	300	50.0	1	6	264	11	3/27	24.00	5.28	27.27	-	-	-
England in Australia ODI Series, 2010/11
M Ntini (SA)	7	340	56.4	3	7	279	11	3/29	25.36	4.92	30.90	-	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05
JP Faulkner (AUS)	5	276	46.0	-	5	280	11	4/67	25.45	6.08	25.09	1	-	-
England in Australia ODI Series, 2013/14
A Nehra (IND)	2	102	17.0	3	2	58	10	6/23	5.80	3.41	10.20	1	1	-
ICC World Cup (in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe), 2002/03
MF Maharoof (SL)	3	174	29.0	4	3	95	10	4/31	9.50	3.27	17.40	1	-	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	4	265	44.1	14	4	99	10	5/25	9.90	2.24	26.50	-	1	-
Prudential World Cup (in England), 1983
FH Edwards (WI)	3	180	30.0	1	3	118	10	5/45	11.80	3.93	18.00	-	1	-
NatWest Series [West Indies in England], 2007
Wasim Akram (PAK)	3	162	27.0	3	3	120	10	4/43	12.00	4.44	16.20	1	-	-
Standard Bank International One-Day Series (Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in South Africa), 1997/98
Umar Gul (PAK)	3	162	27.0	2	3	133	10	4/58	13.30	4.92	16.20	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series, 2008/09
T Mupariwa (ZIM)	5	216	36.0	2	5	136	10	4/39	13.60	3.77	21.60	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2008/09
A Zampa (AUS)	3	180	30.0	-	3	142	10	4/55	14.20	4.73	18.00	1	-	-
Australia in England ODI Series, 2020
A Zampa (AUS)	3	180	30.0	-	3	142	10	4/55	14.20	4.73	18.00	1	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
AR Caddick (ENG)	4	240	40.0	6	4	147	10	4/35	14.70	3.67	24.00	1	-	-
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
DK Lillee (AUS)	4	240	40.0	7	4	151	10	4/12	15.10	3.77	24.00	2	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
Shadab Khan (PAK)	5	234	39.0	2	5	163	10	3/47	16.30	4.17	23.40	-	-	-
Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2017/18
S Sreesanth (IND)	4	161	26.5	1	4	163	10	6/55	16.30	6.07	16.10	-	1	-
England in India ODI Series, 2005/06
AS Joseph (WI)	3	180	30.0	-	3	164	10	4/65	16.40	5.46	18.00	1	-	-
West Indies in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2019/20
RM Hogg (AUS)	5	288	48.0	5	5	169	10	4/47	16.90	3.52	28.80	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia), 1984/85
UT Yadav (IND)	4	200	33.2	3	4	169	10	4/53	16.90	5.07	20.00	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2014/15
RJ Harris (AUS)	4	214	35.4	4	4	171	10	5/32	17.10	4.79	21.40	-	1	-
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2010
D Gough (ENG)	5	276	46.0	8	5	183	10	4/28	18.30	3.97	27.60	1	-	-
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	5	228	38.0	1	5	183	10	4/35	18.30	4.81	22.80	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1999/00
AA Donald (SA)	5	252	42.0	5	5	186	10	3/18	18.60	4.42	25.20	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2002/03
JP Faulkner (AUS)	5	272	45.2	1	5	196	10	4/38	19.60	4.32	27.20	1	-	-
Australia in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2016
NW Bracken (AUS)	5	273	45.3	3	5	199	10	3/24	19.90	4.37	27.30	-	-	-
Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 2006/07
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	4	240	40.0	1	4	199	10	5/43	19.90	4.97	24.00	-	1	-
Pakistan v England ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	5	282	47.0	2	5	201	10	5/43	20.10	4.27	28.20	-	1	-
England in India ODI Series, 2001/02
L Ngidi (SA)	4	194	32.2	2	4	201	10	4/57	20.10	6.21	19.40	1	-	-
South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2018
R Ashwin (IND)	5	283	47.1	-	5	202	10	3/28	20.20	4.28	28.30	-	-	-
England in India ODI Series, 2011/12
Imran Tahir (SA)	5	289	48.1	3	5	206	10	3/26	20.60	4.27	28.90	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2016/17
SM Pollock (SA)	6	341	56.5	4	6	213	10	4/36	21.30	3.74	34.10	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2000/01
SR Watson (AUS)	7	264	44.0	1	6	220	10	3/36	22.00	5.00	26.40	-	-	-
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
SK Warne (AUS)	6	330	55.0	3	6	224	10	3/20	22.40	4.07	33.00	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia), 1995/96
MJ McClenaghan (NZ)	6	246	41.0	2	5	226	10	4/36	22.60	5.51	24.60	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2014/15
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	6	300	50.0	3	6	236	10	3/39	23.60	4.72	30.00	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1986/87
HK Olonga (ZIM)	5	276	46.0	-	5	240	10	4/51	24.00	5.21	27.60	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1999/00
I Sharma (IND)	5	240	40.0	2	5	243	10	4/57	24.30	6.07	24.00	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2008/09
DT Christian (AUS)	7	277	46.1	2	7	246	10	5/31	24.60	5.32	27.70	-	1	-
Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2011/12
NM Coulter-Nile (AUS)	5	294	49.0	1	5	249	10	3/34	24.90	5.08	29.40	-	-	-
England in Australia ODI Series, 2013/14
IS Sodhi (NZ)	4	226	37.4	1	4	252	10	4/58	25.20	6.69	22.60	1	-	-
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2017/18
IK Pathan (IND)	6	294	49.0	1	6	256	10	4/37	25.60	5.22	29.40	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2005/06
CJ Jordan (ENG)	5	276	46.0	-	5	260	10	2/35	26.00	5.65	27.60	-	-	-
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014/15
SR Watson (AUS)	8	312	52.0	2	8	262	10	3/27	26.20	5.03	31.20	-	-	-
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
MG Johnson (AUS)	6	297	49.3	2	6	264	10	3/24	26.40	5.33	29.70	-	-	-
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
DJ Willey (ENG)	5	280	46.4	-	5	268	10	4/34	26.80	5.74	28.00	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2016
LE Plunkett (ENG)	5	276	46.0	-	5	271	10	3/44	27.10	5.89	27.60	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2016
AB Agarkar (IND)	6	276	46.0	1	6	278	10	4/34	27.80	6.04	27.60	1	-	-
England in India ODI Series, 2001/02
CEH Croft (WI)	2	92	15.2	5	2	24	9	6/15	2.66	1.56	10.22	-	1	-
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1980/81
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2	72	12.0	3	2	40	9	5/18	4.44	3.33	8.00	1	1	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in India), 2023/24
TG Southee (NZ)	2	114	19.0	1	2	76	9	7/33	8.44	4.00	12.66	-	1	-
ICC Cricket World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 2014/15
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	3	136	22.4	2	3	92	9	4/32	10.22	4.05	15.11	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2022/23
J Garner (WI)	4	204	34.0	4	4	108	9	3/22	12.00	3.17	22.66	-	-	-
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1985/86

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 3rd ODI, Mar 18, 2024 [ODI # 4745]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 2nd ODI, Mar 15, 2024 [ODI # 4744]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 1st ODI, Mar 13, 2024 [ODI # 4743]