Bowling Most Wickets Career

England vs other countries List A Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
B Lee (AUS/NSW)	2001-2012	38	38	2025	337.3	22	1621	67	5/30	24.19	4.80	30.22	1	3	-
GD McGrath (AUS/NSW)	1994-2007	34	34	1810	301.4	40	1232	54	4/25	22.81	4.08	33.51	3	-	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2019	30	30	1457	242.5	15	1284	48	5/44	26.75	5.28	30.35	2	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2011-2025	28	27	1311	218.3	6	1013	45	4/28	22.51	4.63	29.13	2	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2024	26	26	1421	236.5	6	1445	43	4/42	33.60	6.10	33.04	4	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1992	26	25	1382	230.2	22	814	41	4/23	19.85	3.53	33.70	3	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	30	30	1567	261.1	34	871	40	5/20	21.77	3.33	39.17	1	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	24	24	1223	203.5	10	1220	40	7/33	30.50	5.98	30.57	1	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	43	37	1466	244.2	7	1226	39	3/16	31.43	5.01	37.58	-	-	-
J Garner (BDOS/WI)	1979-1987	23	23	1258	209.4	20	664	38	5/38	17.47	3.16	33.10	-	2	-
AA Donald (FS/SA)	1990-2000	19	19	1037	172.5	13	770	38	4/17	20.26	4.45	27.28	2	-	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2006-2015	25	25	1264	210.4	14	1041	37	4/45	28.13	4.94	34.16	1	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2002-2007	16	16	822	137.0	2	722	36	6/27	20.05	5.27	22.83	1	1	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2017-2025	17	17	935	155.5	3	856	36	4/31	23.77	5.49	25.97	3	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2011	23	23	1302	217.0	12	912	36	5/31	25.33	4.20	36.16	-	2	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	21	21	1134	189.0	14	829	35	5/41	23.68	4.38	32.40	-	1	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2017	23	22	1148	191.2	3	980	35	3/28	28.00	5.12	32.80	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (/PAK)	1997-2012	27	27	1260	210.0	7	994	35	5/40	28.40	4.73	36.00	-	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	23	23	1362	-	39	800	34	5/32	23.52	3.52	40.05	-	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2010	18	18	977	162.5	11	822	34	5/54	24.17	5.04	28.73	2	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2003	20	19	947	157.5	14	666	33	4/21	20.18	4.21	28.69	1	-	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2014	26	24	1039	173.1	6	926	33	4/19	28.06	5.34	31.48	1	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2012-2023	20	20	1092	182.0	14	1008	33	4/24	30.54	5.53	33.09	3	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1996-2007	30	30	1516	252.4	25	1121	32	3/13	35.03	4.43	47.37	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2003	32	32	1650	275.0	18	1134	32	3/25	35.43	4.12	51.56	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2011	35	33	1394	232.2	2	1142	32	6/29	35.68	4.91	43.56	-	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	16	16	953	158.5	22	615	31	4/12	19.83	3.87	30.74	3	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	14	14	740	123.2	6	603	30	7/36	20.10	4.88	24.66	1	1	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1996-2011	18	18	1047	174.3	7	672	28	5/34	24.00	3.85	37.39	1	1	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2023	15	15	835	139.1	8	773	28	5/51	27.60	5.55	29.82	1	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1993	23	23	1254	209.0	22	786	28	3/35	28.07	3.76	44.78	-	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1976-1981	13	13	726	121.0	24	366	27	5/22	13.55	3.02	26.88	2	1	-
C Pringle (AUCK/NZ)	1990-1994	12	12	677	112.5	10	494	27	5/45	18.29	4.37	25.07	1	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	21	21	1144	190.4	19	616	27	3/28	22.81	3.23	42.37	-	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	17	17	788	131.2	7	669	27	5/69	24.77	5.09	29.18	1	1	-
NW Bracken (AUS/AUS-A/NSW)	2002-2009	16	16	854	142.2	9	620	26	3/21	23.84	4.35	32.84	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2015	25	25	1147	191.1	7	751	26	4/24	28.88	3.92	44.11	1	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1987-2002	31	23	1128	188.0	7	870	26	3/26	33.46	4.62	43.38	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1983-1988	18	18	992	165.2	29	566	25	3/27	22.64	3.42	39.68	-	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2011	18	18	945	157.3	10	785	25	3/26	31.40	4.98	37.80	-	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2011	38	30	943	157.1	2	836	25	3/48	33.44	5.31	37.72	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1998	31	30	1614	269.0	15	1137	25	3/28	45.48	4.22	64.56	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2004	28	27	1520	253.2	11	1150	25	2/28	46.00	4.53	60.80	-	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2003	13	13	724	120.4	2	477	24	5/20	19.87	3.95	30.16	1	1	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2017-2025	11	11	560	93.2	2	603	24	5/56	25.12	6.46	23.33	2	1	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1998	25	22	1049	174.5	5	755	24	3/42	31.45	4.31	43.70	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1983-1989	11	11	597	99.3	4	416	23	4/31	18.08	4.18	25.95	1	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1974-1992	20	17	878	146.2	16	535	23	4/37	23.26	3.65	38.17	1	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	14	14	852	142.0	14	551	23	4/26	23.95	3.88	37.04	1	-	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2015	13	13	639	106.3	4	568	23	4/67	24.69	5.33	27.78	1	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1991	19	19	987	164.3	10	690	23	4/45	30.00	4.19	42.91	1	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1983	12	12	677	-	12	373	22	4/29	16.95	3.30	30.77	2	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	11	11	593	98.5	5	523	22	4/39	23.77	5.29	26.95	2	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2010-2024	18	18	859	143.1	10	697	22	3/26	31.68	4.86	39.04	-	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2003	18	18	1012	168.4	2	729	22	3/16	33.13	4.32	46.00	-	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2008-2013	18	18	928	154.4	13	742	22	4/30	33.72	4.79	42.18	2	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1994	10	10	621	103.3	6	408	21	3/29	19.42	3.94	29.57	-	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	18	14	589	98.1	6	474	21	4/55	22.57	4.82	28.04	1	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1978-1984	16	16	937	156.1	20	634	21	5/28	30.19	4.05	44.61	-	1	-
TM Dilshan (SL/SLBP)	2001-2015	35	24	891	148.3	2	731	21	3/37	34.80	4.92	42.42	-	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2014-2025	29	25	846	141.0	1	779	21	4/46	37.09	5.52	40.28	1	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2002-2007	18	18	758	126.2	3	834	21	4/34	39.71	6.60	36.09	2	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2023	18	18	1026	171.0	3	861	21	4/35	41.00	5.03	48.85	1	-	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2013-2024	22	19	594	99.0	4	498	20	5/33	24.90	5.03	29.70	1	1	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2010-2014	13	13	706	117.4	9	543	20	4/39	27.15	4.61	35.30	1	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2003-2008	14	14	652	108.4	6	557	20	3/29	27.85	5.12	32.60	-	-	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1993	16	16	865	144.1	10	625	20	4/54	31.25	4.33	43.25	1	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	24	22	1019	169.5	9	674	20	3/20	33.70	3.96	50.95	-	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2016-2021	14	13	713	118.5	1	756	20	5/51	37.80	6.36	35.65	1	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2012	9	9	498	83.0	1	432	19	5/43	22.73	5.20	26.21	1	1	-
GB Hogg (AUS/AUS-A/WA)	1994-2007	16	14	705	117.3	3	475	19	3/32	25.00	4.04	37.10	-	-	-
MJ McClenaghan (NZ)	2013-2015	9	9	467	77.5	1	515	19	4/56	27.10	6.61	24.57	1	-	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2011-2016	13	13	543	90.3	1	536	19	4/30	28.21	5.92	28.57	1	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND/IND-A)	2017-2025	10	10	568	94.4	1	547	19	6/25	28.78	5.77	29.89	-	2	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1983-1988	13	13	715	119.1	10	604	19	4/34	31.78	5.06	37.63	1	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1994	19	19	954	159.0	2	712	19	4/40	37.47	4.47	50.21	1	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2010	23	22	899	149.5	5	721	19	2/23	37.94	4.81	47.31	-	-	-
SW Tait (AUS)	2007-2011	8	8	416	69.2	4	345	18	4/48	19.16	4.97	23.11	1	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1994-2003	24	15	598	99.4	4	403	18	3/9	22.38	4.04	33.22	-	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	11	10	454	75.4	2	423	18	4/22	23.50	5.59	25.22	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2019	36	18	666	111.0	2	476	18	3/20	26.44	4.28	37.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	18	18	990	165.0	8	705	18	4/40	39.16	4.27	55.00	1	-	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	18	18	777	129.3	1	746	18	3/31	41.44	5.76	43.16	-	-	-
Yuvraj Singh (IND/IND-A)	2002-2017	38	27	876	146.0	3	779	18	4/28	43.27	5.33	48.66	1	-	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2017-2023	7	7	379	63.1	7	372	17	6/19	21.88	5.88	22.29	-	1	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2010-2011	11	11	576	96.0	6	456	17	4/28	26.82	4.75	33.88	1	-	-
A Nel (EASTN/SA)	1999-2008	15	13	593	98.5	9	478	17	4/33	28.11	4.83	34.88	1	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	13	12	605	100.5	6	507	17	5/48	29.82	5.02	35.58	-	1	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2013	15	15	573	95.3	6	513	17	5/42	30.17	5.37	33.70	-	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2019-2025	12	11	516	86.0	3	538	17	4/62	31.64	6.25	30.35	1	-	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2016	12	12	592	98.4	3	605	17	6/42	35.58	6.13	34.82	1	1	-
R Rampaul (WI)	2004-2014	18	17	728	121.2	1	646	17	4/41	38.00	5.32	42.82	1	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN/BCBXI)	2005-2019	15	15	795	132.3	8	672	17	4/29	39.52	5.07	46.76	1	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2008	10	10	521	86.5	9	392	16	4/51	24.50	4.51	32.56	1	-	-
RR Powar (IND)	2006-2007	12	12	642	107.0	2	461	16	3/24	28.81	4.30	40.12	-	-	-
M Morkel (SA/SA-A)	2008-2017	15	14	632	105.2	4	531	16	3/39	33.18	5.04	39.50	-	-	-
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2011	15	14	584	97.2	4	566	16	3/18	35.37	5.81	36.50	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1977-1987	22	18	952	-	14	569	16	2/17	35.56	3.58	59.50	-	-	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	11	11	606	101.0	5	602	16	3/48	37.62	5.96	37.87	-	-	-
HH Pandya (IND/IND-A)	2017-2025	17	15	674	112.2	6	669	16	4/24	41.81	5.95	42.12	1	-	-

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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:

Vidarbha vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy Final, Jan 18, 2026 [List A]

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]

Punjab vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2nd semi final, Jan 16, 2026 [List A]