Most wickets in career

Most wickets in career in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

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	23.70	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	25.80	3.38	45.7	37	8
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1994-2009	439	520	39345	21643	761	8/19	14/191	28.44	3.30	51.7	16	2
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
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	288	376	26505	18126	705	6/28	11/94	25.71	4.10	37.5	24	2
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	37.0	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
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	25.60	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
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2025	358	417	29945	17590	608	7/42	10/110	28.93	3.52	49.2	17	3
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	236	291	24080	13270	602	8/71	12/139	22.04	3.30	40.0	22	3
MG Johnson (AUS)	2005-2015	256	320	24146	15726	590	8/61	12/127	26.65	3.90	40.9	15	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	201	262	28100	13018	589	9/52	15/123	22.10	2.77	47.7	41	9
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	167	284	35759	18081	583	8/50	13/154	31.01	3.03	61.3	24	5
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995-2014	519	574	31258	18548	577	6/54	9/92	32.14	3.56	54.1	7	0
K Rabada (SA)	2014-2025	241	297	19735	13737	566	7/112	13/144	24.27	4.17	34.8	18	4
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2003	296	348	27039	16043	551	8/86	13/132	29.11	3.55	49.0	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	3.20	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	214	272	19553	12269	503	6/23	10/62	24.39	3.76	38.8	14	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	218	251	22840	12481	496	8/164	10/155	25.16	3.27	46.0	19	3
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	209	262	24047	13350	494	8/97	11/157	27.02	3.33	48.6	15	2
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2010-2024	215	277	20740	12101	484	6/52	9/79	25.00	3.50	42.8	15	0
D Gough (ENG/ICC)	1994-2006	219	253	20332	12761	467	6/42	9/92	27.32	3.76	43.5	11	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	197	254	17351	12062	462	7/57	9/118	26.10	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
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
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2025	204	243	14719	9065	443	6/19	9/86	20.46	3.69	33.2	15	0
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
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
KAJ Roach (WI)	2008-2025	191	258	19757	11898	419	6/27	10/146	28.39	3.61	47.1	14	1
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	298	302	14145	12902	419	5/27	7/178	30.79	5.47	33.7	4	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2000-2013	178	223	19968	11389	410	6/65	10/132	27.77	3.42	48.7	18	3
Rashid Khan (AFG/ICC)	2015-2025	216	213	9797	7202	405	7/18	11/104	17.78	4.41	24.1	12	3
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	156	209	18499	8185	405	6/56	9/108	20.20	2.65	45.6	10	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	154	229	20952	10158	405	8/43	9/92	25.08	2.90	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
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	47.0	4	0
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2025	273	319	19109	12819	388	6/42	11/103	33.03	4.02	49.2	11	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2024	212	260	16481	11127	385	6/17	11/102	28.90	4.05	42.8	8	1
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
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2021	295	288	14482	11336	363	6/43	6/43	31.22	4.69	39.8	3	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2007	221	237	14404	10851	349	6/41	8/160	31.09	4.51	41.2	3	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1989-2003	196	231	20075	11461	346	7/56	10/106	33.12	3.42	58.0	11	3
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	174	195	11164	8587	345	6/35	10/94	24.88	4.61	32.3	7	1
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2015-2025	231	239	9726	8566	339	6/10	6/10	25.26	5.28	28.6	7	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2025	189	223	18033	11224	331	7/58	12/117	33.90	3.73	54.4	13	3
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
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	257	270	13221	9692	320	7/53	13/157	30.28	4.39	41.3	4	1
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2003-2017	263	277	13061	10075	313	5/22	8/58	32.18	4.62	41.7	1	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2025	268	286	16042	10842	313	6/22	8/161	34.63	4.05	51.2	5	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2014-2025	142	168	11946	8314	312	7/23	9/55	26.64	4.17	38.2	7	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
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2025	166	173	8707	6998	306	6/25	8/113	22.86	4.82	28.4	8	0
CRD Fernando (Asia/SL)	2000-2016	205	227	13066	9896	305	6/27	7/95	32.44	4.54	42.8	4	0
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	206	205	7834	7800	304	5/19	5/19	25.65	5.97	25.7	2	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
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	159	188	11231	8965	301	5/40	7/111	29.78	4.78	37.3	3	0
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	29.50	4.73	37.3	7	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	144	182	14609	8746	294	9/129	12/283	29.74	3.59	49.6	11	1
Imran Tahir (SA/World)	2011-2019	165	179	10311	7539	293	7/45	8/130	25.73	4.38	35.1	7	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
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
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2009-2025	308	291	10748	8690	281	5/17	5/17	30.92	4.85	38.2	1	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	2.90	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
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	3.70	52.2	7	0
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2024	159	188	11953	7585	271	6/44	7/64	27.98	3.80	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	33.00	3.40	58.1	17	3
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2013-2025	199	207	9101	8183	266	6/39	8/173	30.76	5.39	34.2	2	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	157	185	16425	7576	263	6/73	10/124	28.80	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
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2025	75	117	15078	7976	260	8/39	11/170	30.67	3.17	57.9	17	2
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
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	145	175	10826	7980	253	6/37	9/100	31.54	4.42	42.7	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 current or recent matches:

Nepal v Netherlands at Dundee, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 77th match, Jun 10, 2025 [ODI # 4887]

England v West Indies at Southampton, 3rd T20I, Jun 10, 2025 [T20I # 3218]

Austria v Norway at Vinor, Central Europe Cup 6th match, Jun 10, 2025 [T20I # 3217]

Czech Republic v Norway at Vinor, Central Europe Cup 5th match, Jun 10, 2025 [T20I # 3216]