Most wickets taken caught

Most wickets taken caught in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets taken caught

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	caught	% Wkts
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)	1992-2011	495	63132	30803	1347	9/51	22.86	77	735	54.56
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2024	401	50043	27040	991	7/42	27.28	34	672	67.81
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	1993-2007	376	42266	20656	949	8/24	21.76	36	622	65.54
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2023	344	40980	23574	847	8/15	27.83	21	595	70.24
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	394	34318	22951	776	7/33	29.57	20	568	73.19
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)	1992-2007	339	51347	25536	1001	8/71	25.51	38	563	56.24
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995-2008	423	40308	19673	829	7/87	23.73	21	548	66.1
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	1998-2011	284	29713	18099	662	7/37	27.33	22	510	77.03
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	1990-2008	403	55346	28767	956	10/74	30.09	37	510	53.34
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	337	40841	19606	746	7/37	26.28	23	503	67.42
DW Steyn (Afr/SA)	2004-2020	265	25879	16339	699	7/51	23.37	29	473	67.66
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND)	1998-2016	367	41671	23143	711	8/84	32.54	28	472	66.38
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2012	322	28261	19145	718	5/22	26.66	19	467	65.04
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1994-2009	439	39345	21643	761	8/19	28.44	16	459	60.31
MG Johnson (AUS)	2005-2015	256	24146	15726	590	8/61	26.65	15	434	73.55
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995-2014	519	31258	18548	577	6/54	32.14	7	432	74.87
K Rabada (SA)	2014-2025	249	20369	14197	585	7/112	24.26	19	429	73.33
R Ashwin (IND)	2010-2024	287	35001	19743	765	7/59	25.80	37	426	55.68
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1984-2003	460	40813	21591	916	7/119	23.57	31	424	46.28
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2015	442	43661	22863	705	7/87	32.42	22	423	60
M Morkel (Afr/SA/World)	2006-2018	247	23210	14502	544	6/23	26.65	10	420	77.2
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	295	27190	18570	728	6/9	25.50	25	414	56.86
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	274	31456	13930	630	8/45	22.11	26	413	65.55
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	236	24080	13270	602	8/71	22.04	22	412	68.43
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	218	20124	12501	518	6/23	24.13	15	406	78.37
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	170	36158	18324	592	8/50	30.95	24	402	67.9
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2024	253	24986	15642	611	7/34	25.60	16	392	64.15
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2010-2025	232	21749	12752	516	6/52	24.71	16	384	74.41
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2024	447	30995	20281	712	7/36	28.48	25	381	53.51
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	356	38942	19812	687	9/83	28.83	24	364	52.98
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2000-2014	309	29234	18996	610	7/87	31.14	12	354	58.03
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	349	28922	18707	789	7/36	23.70	35	352	44.61
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	201	28100	13018	589	9/52	22.10	41	343	58.23
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2003	296	27039	16043	551	8/86	29.11	13	342	62.06
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	209	24047	13350	494	8/97	27.02	15	331	67
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	218	28086	15017	528	8/34	28.44	27	328	62.12
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2025	365	31206	18314	623	7/42	29.39	17	321	51.52
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1992	217	24759	12109	533	7/22	22.71	22	318	59.66
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	218	22840	12481	496	8/164	25.16	19	300	60.48
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	199	23171	14041	434	7/74	32.35	11	297	68.43
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	133	22060	10638	458	7/83	23.22	24	296	64.62
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2020	340	17944	15334	546	6/38	28.08	13	294	53.84
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2025	288	19445	13286	415	6/42	32.01	11	293	70.6
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2025	217	17567	11701	396	6/17	29.54	8	290	73.23
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	311	14495	13292	440	5/27	30.20	4	288	65.45
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	263	26919	13102	544	8/58	24.08	24	288	52.94
D Gough (ENG/ICC)	1994-2006	219	20332	12761	467	6/42	27.32	11	286	61.24
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	197	17351	12062	462	7/57	26.10	12	277	59.95
KAJ Roach (WI)	2008-2025	191	19757	11898	419	6/27	28.39	14	275	65.63
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM)	1993-2005	254	23027	13208	455	6/73	29.02	8	274	60.21
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	1989-2006	279	19914	13056	420	7/27	31.08	14	272	64.76
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2015-2025	254	10358	9161	363	6/10	25.23	7	271	74.65
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1998-2009	227	20725	11692	400	5/19	29.23	5	269	67.25
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	154	20952	10158	405	8/43	25.08	16	266	65.67
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2021	295	14482	11336	363	6/43	31.22	3	262	72.17
MJ Henry (NZ)	2014-2025	155	12533	8769	343	7/23	25.56	9	260	75.8
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2015	231	12029	9166	327	5/25	28.03	1	256	78.28
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2025	217	15905	9758	473	6/19	20.63	17	256	54.12
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1996-2018	524	23032	17737	541	7/12	32.78	10	256	47.31
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2025	272	16882	11271	330	6/22	34.15	6	250	75.75
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	181	29600	14892	525	9/127	28.36	35	250	47.61
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	169	19402	10430	402	7/37	25.94	11	247	61.44
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	166	11785	9384	319	5/27	29.41	4	245	76.8
Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN)	2001-2020	310	18051	13659	390	6/26	35.02	1	245	62.82
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2011	586	23433	15693	440	6/29	35.66	6	245	55.68
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	193	11816	9187	374	6/35	24.56	7	243	64.97
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2016	237	16866	12249	427	6/42	28.68	8	235	55.03
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1997-2011	224	16225	11175	444	6/11	25.16	16	230	51.8
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2024	298	19597	14307	366	6/53	39.09	5	230	62.84
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	270	13712	10072	332	7/53	30.33	4	229	68.97
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	1996-2013	343	18288	12653	389	6/35	32.52	4	223	57.32
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	162	18153	8932	391	8/92	22.84	14	222	56.77
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	156	18499	8185	405	6/56	20.20	10	222	54.81
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2007	221	14404	10851	349	6/41	31.09	3	221	63.32
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	123	16313	9715	303	7/12	32.06	9	221	72.93
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2024	64	13725	7169	260	7/39	27.57	9	214	82.3
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	116	16495	8964	303	7/46	29.58	13	210	69.3
GP Swann (ENG)	2000-2013	178	19968	11389	410	6/65	27.77	18	210	51.21
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	112	23140	8408	329	8/51	25.55	17	208	63.22
BKV Prasad (IND)	1994-2001	194	15170	9692	292	6/33	33.19	8	207	70.89
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2008-2015	212	19022	10701	447	7/55	23.93	12	206	46.08
B Kumar (IND)	2012-2022	229	10986	8674	294	6/82	29.50	7	202	68.7
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2014-2025	186	8898	7771	272	6/64	28.56	3	200	73.52

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

United Arab Emirates v United States of America at Dubai (DICS), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 89th match, Nov 3, 2025 [ODI # 4923]

Cyprus v Bulgaria at Episkopi, 1st T20I, Nov 3, 2025 [T20I # 3555]

Brazil v Mexico at Seropedica, South American Men's Championships 3rd match, Nov 2, 2025 [T20I # 3554]

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, 3rd T20I, Nov 2, 2025 [T20I # 3553]

Cyprus v Bulgaria at Episkopi, Cyprus T20 Tri-Series 6th match, Nov 2, 2025 [T20I # 3552]

Australia v India at Hobart, 3rd T20I, Nov 2, 2025 [T20I # 3551]

Cyprus v Bulgaria at Episkopi, Cyprus T20 Tri-Series 5th match, Nov 2, 2025 [T20I # 3550]