Bowling Most Wickets Career

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	78	90	6303	1050.3	203	3269	155	5/43	21.09	3.11	40.66	8	3	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	64	72	4647	774.3	77	3319	140	6/26	23.70	4.28	33.19	6	6	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	47	60	6487	1081.1	170	3241	116	5/68	27.93	2.99	55.92	3	3	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	64	71	6363	1060.3	104	3787	114	7/62	33.21	3.57	55.81	3	3	2
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	61	70	7425	1237.3	209	4057	108	7/59	37.56	3.27	68.75	3	4	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2010-2022	38	48	4005	667.3	96	2373	108	6/46	21.97	3.55	37.08	8	3	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	37	47	2907	484.3	55	1939	101	6/50	19.19	4.00	28.78	4	6	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	48	59	4395	732.3	147	2291	99	6/30	23.14	3.12	44.39	5	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2010-2024	41	51	4113	685.3	155	2192	97	6/68	22.59	3.19	42.40	4	3	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2012	58	64	4353	725.3	79	3243	94	5/42	34.50	4.47	46.30	2	2	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2021	38	50	4100	683.2	146	2204	92	6/40	23.95	3.22	44.56	2	5	1
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1996-2016	93	91	3938	656.2	20	3158	91	5/35	34.70	4.81	43.27	1	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	31	42	4163	693.5	141	2253	88	5/43	25.60	3.24	47.30	3	5	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2015	55	60	4724	787.2	136	2582	86	7/130	30.02	3.27	54.93	4	3	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	48	58	4231	705.1	161	2186	83	5/110	26.33	3.09	50.97	3	1	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2014	47	57	3619	603.1	63	2536	83	6/135	30.55	4.20	43.60	4	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2002	36	41	4289	714.5	125	2355	81	5/89	29.07	3.29	52.95	5	1	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2017	40	48	3367	561.1	74	2476	80	5/54	30.95	4.41	42.08	3	1	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1997-2011	58	62	4054	675.4	103	2429	79	5/31	30.74	3.59	51.31	4	2	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	35	44	2750	458.2	57	1954	77	6/55	25.37	4.26	35.71	4	1	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2024	48	55	4630	771.4	95	2826	76	5/70	37.18	3.66	60.92	2	3	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1975-1992	42	41	3018	503.0	95	1479	75	8/58	19.72	2.94	40.24	2	3	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2023	28	38	3081	513.3	102	1692	75	6/30	22.56	3.29	41.08	4	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2007	33	40	3137	522.5	104	1725	73	5/37	23.63	3.29	42.97	2	3	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2017	28	40	3608	601.2	95	2078	72	5/38	28.86	3.45	50.11	-	5	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	48	51	3169	528.1	74	2071	66	5/41	31.37	3.92	48.01	3	2	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1988	21	26	2219	369.5	114	797	62	5/25	12.85	2.15	35.79	5	3	1
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2012	35	37	2120	353.2	36	1663	62	4/15	26.82	4.70	34.19	5	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2007	32	42	2991	498.3	76	1793	62	5/37	28.91	3.59	48.24	4	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	25	30	2163	360.3	67	1206	61	5/54	19.77	3.34	35.45	-	2	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	29	34	2262	377.0	32	1413	61	4/26	23.16	3.74	37.08	2	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	26	36	2586	431.0	65	1692	61	5/54	27.73	3.92	42.39	3	3	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2003	31	36	3102	517.0	100	1768	61	4/44	28.98	3.41	50.85	5	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	17	31	3764	627.2	95	2004	61	5/34	32.85	3.19	61.70	4	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2014	52	57	3022	503.4	89	1787	58	4/39	30.81	3.54	52.10	1	-	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	31	36	2376	396.0	49	1504	57	6/31	26.38	3.79	41.68	1	1	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2016-2025	36	39	1926	321.0	35	1513	57	4/21	26.54	4.71	33.78	1	-	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	13	21	3014	502.2	69	1593	57	7/76	27.94	3.17	52.87	1	5	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1997	37	40	2454	409.0	49	1524	56	5/35	27.21	3.72	43.82	-	2	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	37	37	1938	323.0	19	1554	56	5/61	27.75	4.81	34.60	2	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2024	32	36	1962	327.0	54	1394	55	6/47	25.34	4.26	35.67	1	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2011	27	32	1974	329.0	33	1413	54	5/60	26.16	4.29	36.55	-	2	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2021	28	39	3223	537.1	92	1907	54	4/21	35.31	3.55	59.68	2	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2007	28	29	1569	261.3	31	1160	52	5/44	22.30	4.43	30.17	1	1	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1996	28	32	2041	340.1	67	1191	52	5/35	22.90	3.50	39.25	1	1	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	22	22	1426	237.4	38	942	52	5/40	18.11	3.96	27.42	5	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	21	28	2321	386.5	58	1375	51	9/129	26.96	3.55	45.50	1	2	1
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	34	35	2203	367.1	46	1444	51	5/24	28.31	3.93	43.19	3	2	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2017-2025	35	40	3498	583.0	52	2242	51	4/30	43.96	3.84	68.58	3	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2011-2017	25	30	1815	302.3	43	1307	48	4/10	27.22	4.32	37.81	3	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2017	61	60	2699	449.5	37	1686	48	4/41	35.12	3.74	56.22	1	-	-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2015-2025	27	29	1602	267.0	24	1400	48	4/46	29.16	5.24	33.37	4	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1983-1993	23	25	1837	306.1	43	1001	47	5/44	21.29	3.26	39.08	-	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2007-2013	20	25	2067	344.3	38	1164	47	6/82	24.76	3.37	43.97	3	2	1
N Boje (SA)	1998-2006	30	35	3232	538.4	78	1863	47	5/62	39.63	3.45	68.76	2	2	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1983-1988	22	26	2088	348.0	78	940	46	5/63	20.43	2.70	45.39	3	1	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2023	27	28	1070	178.2	25	745	45	5/24	16.55	4.17	23.77	1	2	-
CJ Jordan (ENG)	2014-2021	23	25	1384	230.4	27	1108	45	5/29	24.62	4.80	30.75	1	1	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2018	33	35	2141	356.5	41	1667	45	3/25	37.04	4.67	47.57	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1996	22	28	2360	393.2	72	1315	44	4/53	29.88	3.34	53.63	2	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	1999-2016	32	32	1472	245.2	12	1328	44	6/59	30.18	5.41	33.45	2	1	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	12	21	1585	264.1	64	813	43	5/45	18.90	3.07	36.86	1	3	1
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2021	26	34	2092	348.4	62	1212	43	5/27	28.18	3.47	48.65	1	2	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2015	32	33	1416	236.0	33	1054	41	4/41	25.70	4.46	34.53	1	-	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2025	15	23	3466	577.4	99	1804	41	5/72	44.00	3.12	84.53	4	2	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2023	20	22	1070	178.2	28	729	41	6/23	17.78	4.08	26.09	2	1	1
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2018	20	25	1721	286.5	31	1297	41	5/64	31.63	4.52	41.97	1	1	-
YS Chahal (IND)	2017-2023	23	22	822	137.0	5	853	40	4/23	21.32	6.22	20.55	2	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1989-2000	32	36	2586	431.0	35	1701	40	3/14	42.52	3.94	64.65	-	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1996-2004	19	21	1480	246.4	33	967	39	4/28	24.79	3.92	37.94	3	-	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2003-2010	22	24	1531	255.1	34	1145	39	4/63	29.35	4.48	39.25	1	-	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2007	11	19	2256	376.0	74	1207	39	5/92	30.94	3.21	57.84	2	1	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	1999-2017	71	56	2517	419.3	24	1728	39	3/32	44.30	4.11	64.53	-	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	25	24	1051	175.1	10	808	39	4/40	20.71	4.61	26.94	2	-	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2021	16	23	1838	306.2	58	1003	38	5/100	26.39	3.27	48.36	2	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2007	19	24	2258	376.2	63	1078	38	3/35	28.36	2.86	59.42	-	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	35	39	2267	377.5	30	1653	38	4/66	43.50	4.37	59.65	4	-	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2003-2009	15	15	706	117.4	15	474	37	5/47	12.81	4.02	19.08	3	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2022	24	25	1170	195.0	24	902	37	5/42	24.37	4.62	31.62	4	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2016-2023	26	28	1444	240.4	8	1071	37	5/49	28.94	4.45	39.02	1	1	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2013	31	31	1641	273.3	32	1187	36	4/71	32.97	4.34	45.58	2	-	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2006-2021	28	27	1352	225.2	22	1086	36	4/28	30.16	4.81	37.55	2	-	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	20	20	666	111.0	1	586	35	4/47	16.74	5.27	19.02	1	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	13	20	1301	216.5	44	862	35	5/18	24.62	3.97	37.17	1	1	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1996	14	16	1535	255.5	37	898	35	5/34	25.65	3.51	43.85	1	2	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2009	7	12	2252	375.2	61	1159	35	7/118	33.11	3.08	64.34	2	2	1
BKV Prasad (IND)	1994-2001	29	32	2364	394.0	51	1674	35	5/72	47.82	4.24	67.54	-	1	-
C Sharma (IND)	1984-1988	13	17	1250	208.2	23	821	34	5/118	24.14	3.94	36.76	-	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1997	25	28	1691	281.5	47	951	34	5/1	27.97	3.37	49.73	1	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2006	24	19	1324	220.4	20	953	34	5/62	28.02	4.31	38.94	2	2	-
PP Ojha (IND)	2008-2012	21	25	2203	367.1	57	1316	34	4/38	38.70	3.58	64.79	2	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1990	17	21	1566	261.0	56	818	33	6/45	24.78	3.13	47.45	1	2	-
GB Hogg (AUS)	2002-2008	23	23	1186	197.4	9	876	33	5/41	26.54	4.43	35.93	-	1	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2016-2024	33	35	1056	176.0	5	957	33	3/3	29.00	5.43	32.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	22	26	1498	249.4	35	1003	33	4/13	30.39	4.01	45.39	2	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1999-2004	13	18	2473	412.1	90	1122	33	5/116	34.00	2.72	74.93	4	1	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2001-2012	38	40	1759	293.1	36	1202	33	3/12	36.42	4.10	53.30	-	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2017-2023	14	17	976	162.4	16	644	33	5/34	19.51	3.95	29.57	1	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2017-2023	17	20	954	159.0	25	709	33	4/19	21.48	4.45	28.90	3	-	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1996	10	14	1489	248.1	82	507	32	6/12	15.84	2.04	46.53	-	3	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:

Sri Lanka A vs Australia A at Darwin, Sri Lanka A in Australia 1st unofficial Test, Jul 13-16, 2025 [First-class]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]