Most wickets taken bowled

Most wickets taken bowled in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets taken bowled

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Bwd	% Wkts
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)	1992-2011	495	63132	30803	1347	9/51	22.86	77	290	21.52
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1984-2003	460	40813	21591	916	7/119	23.57	31	278	30.34
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	349	28922	18707	789	7/36	23.70	35	253	32.06
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	292	27064	18455	725	6/9	25.45	25	217	29.93
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2024	401	50043	27040	991	7/42	27.28	34	201	20.28
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	1990-2008	403	55346	28767	956	10/74	30.09	37	186	19.45
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2020	340	17944	15334	546	6/38	28.08	13	171	31.31
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	356	38942	19812	687	9/83	28.83	24	167	24.3
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)	1992-2007	339	51347	25536	1001	8/71	25.51	38	165	16.48
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	1993-2007	376	42266	20656	949	8/24	21.76	36	164	17.28
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2012	322	28261	19145	718	5/22	26.66	19	161	22.42
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1996-2018	524	23032	17737	541	7/12	32.78	10	155	28.65
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1997-2011	224	16225	11175	444	6/11	25.16	16	154	34.68
R Ashwin (IND)	2010-2024	287	35001	19743	765	7/59	25.80	37	151	19.73
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	263	26919	13102	544	8/58	24.08	24	150	27.57
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	274	31456	13930	630	8/45	22.11	26	149	23.65
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2024	447	30995	20281	712	7/36	28.48	25	148	20.78
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2025	212	15546	9564	464	6/19	20.61	17	145	31.25
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2025	363	30798	18097	615	7/42	29.42	17	145	23.57
DW Steyn (Afr/SA)	2004-2020	265	25879	16339	699	7/51	23.37	29	143	20.45
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	337	40841	19606	746	7/37	26.28	23	143	19.16
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2000-2014	309	29234	18996	610	7/87	31.14	12	142	23.27
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2024	253	24986	15642	611	7/34	25.60	16	140	22.91
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2023	344	40980	23574	847	8/15	27.83	21	137	16.17
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	197	17351	12062	462	7/57	26.10	12	136	29.43
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	201	28100	13018	589	9/52	22.10	41	136	23.08
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995-2008	423	40308	19673	829	7/87	23.73	21	135	16.28
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1994-2009	439	39345	21643	761	8/19	28.44	16	129	16.95
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2003	296	27039	16043	551	8/86	29.11	13	125	22.68
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2016	237	16866	12249	427	6/42	28.68	8	123	28.8
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	162	18153	8932	391	8/92	22.84	14	123	31.45
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	236	24080	13270	602	8/71	22.04	22	122	20.26
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1992	217	24759	12109	533	7/22	22.71	22	122	22.88
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	1998-2011	284	29713	18099	662	7/37	27.33	22	118	17.82
Rashid Khan (AFG/ICC)	2015-2025	223	9965	7390	417	7/18	17.72	12	114	27.33
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	394	34318	22951	776	7/33	29.57	20	113	14.56
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	156	18499	8185	405	6/56	20.20	10	111	27.4
D Gough (ENG/ICC)	1994-2006	219	20332	12761	467	6/42	27.32	11	109	23.34
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2011	586	23433	15693	440	6/29	35.66	6	108	24.54
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2015	442	43661	22863	705	7/87	32.42	22	108	15.31
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	15178	6625	307	8/31	21.57	17	103	33.55
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	70	16056	6261	252	7/39	24.84	9	102	40.47
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	218	28086	15017	528	8/34	28.44	27	101	19.12
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	1996-2013	343	18288	12653	389	6/35	32.52	4	99	25.44
KAJ Roach (WI)	2008-2025	191	19757	11898	419	6/27	28.39	14	99	23.62
K Rabada (SA)	2014-2025	247	20033	14010	581	7/112	24.11	19	99	17.03
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	181	29600	14892	525	9/127	28.36	35	99	18.85
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	13650	5251	228	7/38	23.03	12	97	42.54
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	209	24047	13350	494	8/97	27.02	15	97	19.63
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995-2014	519	31258	18548	577	6/54	32.14	7	96	16.63
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	1989-2006	279	19914	13056	420	7/27	31.08	14	91	21.66
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	218	22840	12481	496	8/164	25.16	19	90	18.14
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM)	1993-2005	254	23027	13208	455	6/73	29.02	8	90	19.78
MG Johnson (AUS)	2005-2015	256	24146	15726	590	8/61	26.65	15	90	15.25
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	154	20952	10158	405	8/43	25.08	16	89	21.97
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1998-2009	227	20725	11692	400	5/19	29.23	5	88	22
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	82	27271	9048	311	8/38	29.09	18	88	28.29
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	189	11529	8973	365	6/35	24.58	7	86	23.56
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2008-2015	212	19022	10701	447	7/55	23.93	12	85	19.01
GP Swann (ENG)	2000-2013	178	19968	11389	410	6/65	27.77	18	85	20.73
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2010-2025	224	21521	12594	507	6/52	24.84	16	85	16.76
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	112	23140	8408	329	8/51	25.55	17	85	25.83
M Morkel (Afr/SA/World)	2006-2018	247	23210	14502	544	6/23	26.65	10	85	15.62
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND)	1998-2016	367	41671	23143	711	8/84	32.54	28	85	11.95
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	199	23171	14041	434	7/74	32.35	11	84	19.35
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	133	22060	10638	458	7/83	23.22	24	83	18.12
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1993	171	22226	11196	368	9/56	30.42	17	82	22.28
Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN)	2001-2020	310	18051	13659	390	6/26	35.02	1	81	20.76
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2018	166	12698	9123	291	6/47	31.35	5	80	27.49

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Nepal v West Indies at Sharjah, 3rd T20I, Sep 30, 2025 [T20I # 3490]

Kenya v Nigeria at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 12th match, Sep 30, 2025 [T20I # 3489]

Malawi v Namibia at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 11th match, Sep 30, 2025 [T20I # 3488]

Oman v Kuwait at Al Amerat, 2nd T20I, Sep 30, 2025 [T20I # 3487]

Botswana v Uganda at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 10th match, Sep 30, 2025 [T20I # 3486]

Zimbabwe v Tanzania at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 9th match, Sep 30, 2025 [T20I # 3485]