Most wickets in a calendar year

Most wickets in a calendar year in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets in a calendar year

Player	Year	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001	45	1089.5	245	2718	136	8/87	11/170	19.98	2.49	48.0	8	4
M Muralidaran (SL)	2006	40	854.2	147	2687	128	8/70	12/225	20.99	3.14	40.0	9	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1994	39	902.2	230	2319	120	8/71	12/128	19.32	2.57	45.1	6	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1999	41	802.2	187	2408	119	5/14	10/78	20.23	3.00	40.4	6	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009	47	774.3	103	3185	113	5/69	8/137	28.18	4.11	41.1	2	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2010	39	736.0	123	2402	111	6/65	10/217	21.63	3.26	39.7	6	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2013	50	700.3	83	2435	111	7/95	11/118	21.93	3.47	37.8	4	2
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000	31	823.3	166	2143	109	7/30	13/171	19.66	2.60	45.3	9	3
AA Donald (SA)	1998	27	643.4	140	1987	107	6/88	8/74	18.57	3.08	36.0	7	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981	28	747.1	164	2204	105	7/83	11/159	20.99	2.94	42.6	5	2
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	2005	37	719.1	183	2115	104	6/115	9/82	20.33	2.94	41.4	4	0
M Ntini (SA)	2003	35	663.5	122	2382	104	5/66	10/220	22.90	3.58	38.2	4	1
J Garner (WI)	1984	28	722.0	169	1950	103	6/60	9/108	18.93	2.70	42.0	5	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2000	49	716.2	173	2138	103	5/20	6/67	20.75	2.98	41.7	1	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002	40	845.1	140	2591	102	7/48	8/85	25.40	3.06	49.7	6	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997	42	671.3	99	2207	101	5/38	9/80	21.85	3.28	39.8	5	0
B Lee (AUS)	2005	39	648.5	96	2660	101	5/30	7/157	26.33	4.09	38.5	3	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998	26	720.1	167	1986	100	9/65	16/220	19.86	2.75	43.2	9	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001	41	721.3	154	2253	100	8/19	14/191	22.53	3.12	43.2	4	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983	36	741.1	137	2254	100	9/83	10/135	22.54	3.04	44.4	6	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1999	50	793.2	152	2696	100	5/52	8/155	26.96	3.39	47.6	2	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019	35	607.3	130	2030	99	6/23	10/62	20.50	3.34	36.8	3	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1984	30	692.5	139	1968	98	7/53	10/107	20.08	2.84	42.4	9	1
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)	2005	16	729.4	141	2141	98	6/46	12/246	21.84	2.93	44.6	6	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001	32	748.5	222	2148	97	7/76	8/114	22.14	2.86	46.3	4	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2016	31	662.4	103	2221	97	7/59	13/140	22.89	3.35	40.9	8	3
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990	28	474.4	89	1429	96	7/76	12/130	14.88	3.01	29.6	10	2
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2012	39	517.4	73	1848	95	7/55	10/97	19.45	3.56	32.6	3	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	2003	31	688.3	206	1580	94	7/46	11/93	16.80	2.29	43.9	4	1
SK Warne (AUS)	2002	34	686.1	122	2197	93	7/94	11/188	23.62	3.20	44.2	3	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004	30	678.4	128	2268	93	7/12	9/73	24.38	3.34	43.7	3	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2002	37	616.5	169	1673	92	5/21	8/49	18.18	2.71	40.2	2	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002	48	565.4	78	2448	92	6/55	7/82	26.60	4.32	36.8	2	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993	30	467.0	74	1749	91	7/91	13/135	19.21	3.74	30.7	7	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1997	33	851.2	202	2410	91	6/48	9/111	26.48	2.83	56.1	2	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2008	26	538.0	92	1969	90	6/72	10/154	21.87	3.65	35.8	5	1
M Ntini (SA)	2002	39	577.0	100	2172	90	5/19	8/138	24.13	3.76	38.4	2	0
A Kumble (IND)	1996	40	693.4	103	2173	90	5/67	9/130	24.14	3.13	46.2	1	0
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005	33	679.3	99	2400	90	5/78	8/156	26.66	3.53	45.3	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2001	31	751.2	121	2640	90	7/165	11/229	29.33	3.51	50.0	4	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011	33	671.4	130	1881	89	6/42	11/111	21.13	2.80	45.2	3	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1998	30	741.1	175	1982	89	7/87	9/103	22.26	2.67	49.9	6	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002	37	668.4	124	2392	89	5/29	6/85	26.87	3.57	45.0	2	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2015	30	491.5	82	1852	88	6/28	7/174	21.04	3.76	33.5	4	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2004	35	700.3	149	2090	88	5/32	9/80	23.75	2.98	47.7	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009	36	574.0	90	2227	88	6/91	6/87	25.30	3.87	39.1	3	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008	32	717.0	121	2398	88	8/61	11/159	27.25	3.34	48.8	3	1
A Kumble (IND)	1999	40	840.1	165	2643	88	10/74	14/149	30.03	3.14	57.2	4	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2015	24	505.2	103	1633	87	7/66	12/98	18.77	3.23	34.8	7	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1996	41	509.5	66	2070	87	6/44	8/154	23.79	4.06	35.1	2	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2024	21	386.4	87	1184	86	6/45	9/91	13.76	3.06	26.9	5	0
M Ntini (SA)	2006	26	488.2	79	1849	86	6/22	10/145	21.50	3.78	34.0	7	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001	34	775.4	147	2349	86	8/84	15/217	27.31	3.02	54.1	6	2
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008	24	310.4	38	1019	85	6/13	10/209	11.98	3.28	21.9	5	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	2002	25	602.1	153	1339	85	9/51	13/115	15.75	2.22	42.5	6	2
DW Steyn (SA)	2013	26	488.4	118	1406	85	6/8	11/60	16.54	2.87	34.4	6	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1999	36	603.4	170	1502	85	6/35	8/80	17.67	2.48	42.6	4	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2004	37	572.3	100	2159	85	6/51	11/96	25.40	3.77	40.4	3	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1994	31	464.5	53	1868	84	6/30	11/119	22.23	4.01	33.2	4	1
K Rabada (SA)	2017	29	515.1	90	1902	84	6/55	10/63	22.64	3.69	36.7	3	2
B Lee (AUS)	2003	34	583.4	107	2258	84	5/30	7/135	26.88	3.86	41.6	2	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2012	35	745.2	131	2306	84	6/82	10/181	27.45	3.09	53.2	3	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2008	33	843.5	109	2596	84	6/102	10/153	30.90	3.07	60.2	2	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1993	21	882.2	318	1824	83	6/31	9/67	21.97	2.06	63.7	2	0
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013	40	563.1	90	1917	83	6/138	7/98	23.09	3.40	40.7	3	0
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	2005	32	552.2	89	2007	83	7/37	13/132	24.18	3.63	39.9	3	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2013	28	569.5	89	2188	83	7/44	11/121	26.36	3.83	41.1	5	1
SM Pollock (SA)	2001	34	708.5	190	1773	82	6/30	10/147	21.62	2.50	51.8	5	1
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996	38	576.4	89	2137	82	6/104	10/153	26.06	3.70	42.1	4	1
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000	49	630.4	94	2168	82	5/48	6/155	26.43	3.43	46.1	1	0
A Kumble (IND)	2004	25	726.4	132	2389	82	8/141	13/181	29.13	3.28	53.1	6	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002	35	419.4	66	1571	81	6/11	8/72	19.39	3.74	31.0	5	0
K Rabada (SA)	2016	32	431.3	56	2000	81	7/112	13/144	24.69	4.63	31.9	4	1
B Lee (AUS)	2006	37	599.1	86	2308	81	5/22	6/83	28.49	3.85	44.3	3	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2013	37	617.1	102	2317	81	7/103	12/198	28.60	3.75	45.7	4	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2009	41	633.4	109	2388	81	5/23	9/125	29.48	3.76	46.9	3	0
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2007	42	615.4	91	2451	81	5/34	9/134	30.25	3.98	45.6	3	0
B Lee (AUS)	2008	29	700.5	113	2483	81	5/27	9/171	30.65	3.54	51.9	5	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2016	23	447.3	78	1699	80	6/50	11/94	21.23	3.79	33.5	3	1
M Morkel (SA)	2010	29	500.2	106	1796	80	5/20	7/98	22.45	3.58	37.5	3	0

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:

United Arab Emirates v Nepal at ICCA Dubai, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 87th match, Oct 30, 2025 [ODI # 4920]

Mexico v Panama at Itaguai, South American Men's Championships 1st match, Oct 30, 2025 [T20I # 3539]

New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 2nd ODI, Oct 29, 2025 [ODI # 4919]

Bangladesh v West Indies at Chattogram, 2nd T20I, Oct 29, 2025 [T20I # 3538]

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, 1st T20I, Oct 29, 2025 [T20I # 3537]

Australia v India at Canberra, 1st T20I, Oct 29, 2025 [T20I # 3536]