Bowling Most Wickets Career

Zimbabwe vs other countries FC+LA+T20s Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	45	56	6265	1044.1	290	2333	146	9/51	15.97	2.23	42.91	10	8	2
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN/BCBXI)	2005-2024	71	78	4791	798.3	110	2973	134	6/59	22.18	3.72	35.75	5	5	1
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2015-2025	46	46	2435	405.5	33	1609	107	7/66	15.03	3.96	22.75	4	3	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	40	51	4755	792.3	178	2102	90	8/19	23.35	2.65	52.83	7	1	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2020	56	59	3342	557.0	68	2197	89	4/31	24.68	3.94	37.55	3	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	28	36	3117	519.3	97	1788	85	7/91	21.03	3.44	36.67	6	5	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1992-2003	38	45	3697	616.1	112	1763	80	6/48	22.03	2.86	46.21	3	5	1
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2005	30	37	3471	578.3	117	1772	72	5/63	24.61	3.06	48.20	4	2	0
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2025	15	23	2720	453.2	76	1368	66	8/39	20.72	3.01	41.21	2	5	1
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2005-2013	36	37	2005	334.1	35	1228	63	5/29	19.49	3.67	31.82	3	3	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	25	33	2901	483.3	96	1436	60	5/60	23.93	2.97	48.35	1	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2002	19	25	2215	369.1	54	1199	58	7/66	20.67	3.24	38.18	3	2	1
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2004	26	28	1815	302.3	49	1030	57	5/44	18.07	3.40	31.84	5	1	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	25	32	2845	474.1	73	1411	56	6/62	25.19	2.97	50.80	4	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2005	21	27	1840	306.4	42	1133	53	4/42	21.37	3.69	34.71	5	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	23	30	2983	497.1	131	1336	53	5/70	25.20	2.68	56.28	3	1	0
CL Cairns (CANT/NZ)	1992-2005	24	30	2642	440.2	106	1350	52	5/31	25.96	3.06	50.80	2	2	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2005	30	34	2378	396.2	61	1501	52	4/18	28.86	3.78	45.73	3	0	0
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2015-2024	28	29	1090	181.4	15	841	52	5/34	16.17	4.62	20.96	1	1	0
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2014-2025	52	46	1555	259.1	11	1215	51	4/34	23.82	4.68	30.49	1	0	0
MR Adair (IRE)	2019-2025	29	30	1332	222.0	16	1056	50	4/23	21.12	4.75	26.64	4	0	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2025	15	20	1816	302.4	67	888	47	5/32	18.89	2.93	38.63	1	5	1
Shahid Afridi (PAK/PCBXI)	1996-2015	39	40	1861	310.1	24	1385	45	4/37	30.77	4.46	41.35	1	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2010	48	50	2153	358.5	53	1242	42	5/43	29.57	3.46	51.26	4	1	0
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2015-2021	22	24	1397	232.5	31	846	42	6/75	20.14	3.63	33.26	1	1	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	24	29	2096	349.2	81	971	41	5/39	23.68	2.77	51.12	1	1	0
Dawlat Zadran (AFG)	2014-2019	28	28	1090	181.4	15	957	41	4/22	23.34	5.26	26.58	1	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL/SLCXI)	2001-2017	8	11	1539	256.3	45	762	39	8/63	19.53	2.97	39.46	0	4	2
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	1997-2007	29	32	2705	450.5	85	1421	39	5/65	36.43	3.15	69.35	2	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2012	21	21	1259	209.5	40	675	38	4/13	17.76	3.21	33.13	4	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2000	16	22	1978	329.4	78	947	37	5/39	25.59	2.87	53.45	2	1	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2013	13	16	1664	277.2	41	900	35	7/95	25.71	3.24	47.54	0	3	1
Rubel Hossain (BAN/BCBA)	2009-2018	20	25	1481	246.5	30	969	35	4/26	27.68	3.92	42.31	2	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL/SLCXI)	1994-2001	17	22	1758	293.0	42	974	35	7/116	27.82	3.32	50.22	0	2	0
S Shillingford (WI/WI-A)	2010-2013	5	8	797	132.5	26	387	34	6/49	11.38	2.91	23.44	3	3	1
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2009-2024	72	53	1443	240.3	14	1086	34	3/13	31.94	4.51	42.44	0	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2005	7	9	673	112.1	20	405	32	7/59	12.65	3.61	21.03	2	4	1
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-2004	16	21	1313	218.5	44	603	32	5/20	18.84	2.75	41.03	0	1	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2018	34	26	881	146.5	4	683	32	3/29	21.34	4.65	27.53	0	0	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2012	11	11	404	67.2	4	241	32	6/8	7.53	3.57	12.62	2	2	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2006-2013	18	17	710	118.2	12	468	32	6/43	14.62	3.95	22.18	1	1	0
JB Little (IRE)	2019-2025	21	20	674	112.2	5	671	32	6/36	20.96	5.97	21.06	1	1	0
Mohammad Saifuddin (BAN)	2018-2024	19	19	633	105.3	4	699	31	4/41	22.54	6.62	20.41	1	0	0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG)	2018-2025	19	19	690	115.0	6	602	31	5/50	19.41	5.23	22.25	1	1	0
UDU Chandana (SL/SLCXI)	1996-2004	20	19	954	159.0	6	669	29	4/31	23.06	4.20	32.89	1	0	0
AR McBrine (IRE)	2014-2025	23	23	1378	229.4	22	933	29	4/38	32.17	4.06	47.51	1	0	0
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	11	14	1369	228.1	41	712	29	7/95	24.55	3.12	47.20	2	1	1
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	12	12	651	108.3	11	385	28	5/48	13.75	3.54	23.25	1	1	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1999	11	13	1017	169.3	38	473	28	8/71	16.89	2.79	36.32	2	1	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1996	11	14	1506	251.0	50	772	28	6/50	27.57	3.07	53.78	0	2	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2021	30	23	817	136.1	6	566	28	4/10	20.21	4.15	29.17	2	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2001	13	13	952	158.4	18	581	27	4/34	21.51	3.66	35.25	1	0	0
MN Samuels (WI/WiSXi)	2000-2018	28	23	869	144.5	8	615	27	4/13	22.77	4.24	32.18	1	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2018	38	26	1152	192.0	25	622	27	4/24	23.03	3.23	42.66	1	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1999	19	22	1723	287.1	52	855	27	6/60	31.66	2.97	63.81	0	1	0
Shafiul Islam (BAN)	2010-2020	20	22	1036	172.4	23	742	27	4/43	27.48	4.29	38.37	1	0	0
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2017-2025	12	12	346	57.4	1	349	27	7/19	12.92	6.05	12.81	1	1	0
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2021	8	10	490	81.4	18	292	26	5/27	11.23	3.57	18.84	2	2	0
A Mishra (IBPXI/IND)	2002-2013	9	9	600	100.0	7	428	26	6/48	16.46	4.28	23.07	1	2	0
M Morkel (/SA)	2005-2017	10	13	897	149.3	32	441	26	6/66	16.96	2.94	34.50	0	2	0
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2008-2020	15	15	608	101.2	5	544	26	4/41	20.92	5.36	23.38	3	0	0
RD King (WI)	1999-2001	10	14	1181	196.5	43	616	26	5/51	23.69	3.12	45.42	1	1	0
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1996-2011	27	24	1017	169.3	10	856	26	3/13	32.92	5.05	39.11	0	0	0
CA Young (IRE)	2015-2025	20	21	750	125.0	5	636	26	4/24	24.46	5.08	28.84	1	0	0
Imran Tahir (SA/TITNS)	2008-2018	9	9	409	68.1	5	292	25	6/24	11.68	4.28	16.36	0	2	0
JO Holder (WI/WI-A)	2010-2023	12	16	931	155.1	26	544	25	4/35	21.76	3.50	37.24	1	0	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2023	14	19	1136	189.2	44	566	25	3/28	22.64	2.98	45.44	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2004	13	16	1145	190.5	29	688	25	4/75	27.52	3.60	45.80	1	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2018	9	10	654	109.0	25	381	24	5/46	15.87	3.49	27.25	0	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2004	15	16	1053	175.3	39	454	24	3/44	18.91	2.58	43.87	0	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS/AUS-A)	1994-2001	14	15	900	150.0	22	493	23	3/14	21.43	3.28	39.13	0	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1992-2000	13	16	1260	210.0	36	563	23	4/27	24.47	2.68	54.78	1	0	0
CZ Harris (CANT/NZ)	1992-2003	23	25	1356	226.0	23	854	23	3/15	37.13	3.77	58.95	0	0	0
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-2000	15	17	1446	241.0	34	876	23	3/40	38.08	3.63	62.86	0	0	0
SE Bond (CANT/NZ)	2000-2010	7	10	563	93.5	27	263	22	6/51	11.95	2.80	25.59	2	2	1
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1986-1992	8	10	653	108.5	21	348	22	5/39	15.81	3.19	29.68	1	1	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	6	11	901	150.1	39	446	22	6/26	20.27	2.97	40.95	0	2	0
AD Mullally (ENG/HAM)	1996-2003	14	15	1076	179.2	34	525	22	3/29	23.86	2.92	48.90	0	0	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN/BCBXI)	2005-2014	15	16	892	148.4	17	659	22	3/34	29.95	4.43	40.54	0	0	0
NJ Astle (CANT/NZ)	1996-2005	34	35	1885	314.1	79	947	22	3/24	43.04	3.01	85.68	0	0	0
M Theekshana (SL)	2022-2025	16	15	577	96.1	5	436	22	4/25	19.81	4.53	26.22	2	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS/SOA)	1994-2004	8	9	561	93.3	19	289	21	5/32	13.76	3.09	26.71	1	1	0
J Theron (SA/USA/WAR)	2008-2022	9	9	325	54.1	2	296	21	5/44	14.09	5.46	15.47	1	1	0
RE van der Merwe (NED/SA/TITNS)	2008-2022	12	12	378	63.0	1	315	21	4/24	15.00	5.00	18.00	2	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2008	12	14	592	98.4	13	435	21	3/3	20.71	4.40	28.19	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2006	8	9	674	112.2	16	436	21	6/22	20.76	3.88	32.09	0	2	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2015	13	14	855	142.3	18	606	21	4/41	28.85	4.25	40.71	2	0	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	10	15	1386	231.0	50	626	21	4/27	29.80	2.70	66.00	1	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2007	14	17	1128	188.0	33	685	21	4/45	32.61	3.64	53.71	1	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-2000	19	19	937	156.1	10	713	21	3/49	33.95	4.56	44.61	0	0	0
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2018	13	16	1080	180.0	48	551	21	4/15	26.23	3.06	51.42	2	0	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	6	8	495	82.3	16	309	21	6/39	14.71	3.74	23.57	0	2	0
AR Patel (IND)	2015-2022	15	15	612	102.0	9	397	21	3/17	18.90	3.89	29.14	0	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG/YOR)	2000-2003	7	9	678	113.0	27	281	20	5/49	14.05	2.48	33.90	0	1	0
TJ Murtagh (/IRE)	2000-2019	9	9	503	83.5	9	334	20	5/21	16.70	3.98	25.15	1	1	0
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2012	9	11	671	111.5	25	434	20	5/85	21.70	3.88	33.55	0	1	0
Nazmul Hossain (BAN)	2005-2011	15	15	662	110.2	8	455	20	3/13	22.75	4.12	33.10	0	0	0
BJ McCarthy (IRE/IRE-A)	2018-2025	12	14	663	110.3	10	504	20	4/75	25.20	4.56	33.15	1	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2005	45	27	744	124.0	10	581	20	5/34	29.05	4.68	37.20	0	1	0
NN Odhiambo (KENYA)	2006-2011	12	12	584	97.2	8	617	20	4/61	30.85	6.33	29.20	1	0	0

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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:

Otago vs Central Districts at Nelson, The Ford Trophy 26th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]

Northern Districts vs Auckland at Whangarei, The Ford Trophy 25th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]

Wellington vs Canterbury at Christchurch, The Ford Trophy 27th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]