Bowling Most Wickets Series

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

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1219	203.1	84	6	294	30	9/51	9.80	1.44	40.63	4	2	1
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	784	130.4	31	5	373	27	7/91	13.81	2.85	29.03	1	4	1
Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1993/94
IK Pathan (IND)	2	391	65.1	14	4	237	21	7/59	11.28	3.63	18.61	1	3	1
India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005
S Shillingford (WI)	2	449	74.5	16	4	200	19	6/49	10.52	2.67	23.63	0	3	1
Clive Lloyd Trophy (Zimbabwe in West Indies), 2012/13
G Motie (WI)	2	536	89.2	21	4	259	19	7/37	13.63	2.89	28.21	1	2	1
West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2022/23
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2	696	116.0	28	4	287	19	8/63	15.10	2.47	36.63	0	2	1
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016/17
A Mishra (IND)	5	285	47.3	2	5	209	18	6/48	11.61	4.40	15.83	1	1	0
India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2013
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2	728	121.2	31	4	300	18	7/95	16.66	2.47	40.44	0	3	1
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	3	779	129.5	29	6	329	18	6/59	18.27	2.53	43.27	0	3	1
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2	874	145.4	30	4	370	18	6/108	20.55	2.54	48.55	0	3	1
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2018/19
M Muralidaran (SL)	2	850	141.4	50	4	262	17	7/94	15.41	1.84	50.00	0	2	1
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997/98
Taijul Islam (BAN)	3	775	129.1	25	6	369	17	8/39	21.70	2.85	45.58	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15
Rashid Khan (AFG)	5	236	39.2	5	5	127	16	5/24	7.93	3.22	14.75	1	1	0
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2017/18
MJ Henry (NZ)	2	351	58.3	14	4	146	16	6/39	9.12	2.49	21.93	0	2	0
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025
A Kumble (IND)	2	806	134.2	48	4	291	16	5/63	18.18	2.16	50.37	2	1	0
Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2001/02
BAW Mendis (SL)	5	216	36.0	1	5	129	15	6/29	8.60	3.58	14.40	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2008/09
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	5	246	41.0	2	5	172	15	5/29	11.46	4.19	16.40	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2009/10
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2	507	84.3	28	4	178	15	5/32	11.86	2.10	33.80	0	3	1
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2025
Robiul Islam (BAN)	2	660	110.0	28	4	293	15	6/71	19.53	2.66	44.00	0	2	0
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2013
DN Patel (NZ)	2	715	119.1	31	4	304	15	6/50	20.26	2.55	47.66	0	2	0
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1992/93
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2	683	113.5	21	4	323	15	7/66	21.53	2.83	45.53	0	1	1
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2002/03
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2	302	50.2	15	4	125	14	5/27	8.92	2.48	21.57	1	2	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2021
SM Pollock (SA)	2	438	73.0	27	4	156	14	5/39	11.14	2.13	31.28	1	1	0
South Africa v Zimbabwe Test Series (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00
M Muralidaran (SL)	2	633	105.3	27	4	195	14	5/33	13.92	1.84	45.21	1	1	0
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996
M Muralidaran (SL)	2	502	83.4	20	4	219	14	6/45	15.64	2.61	35.85	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2	589	98.1	22	4	266	14	7/95	19.00	2.70	42.07	1	1	1
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2013
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	3	928	154.4	37	6	347	14	4/56	24.78	2.24	66.28	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
KJ Silva (SL)	2	419	69.5	32	4	100	13	4/16	7.69	1.43	32.23	2	0	0
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	4	236	39.2	5	4	116	13	5/30	8.92	2.94	18.15	2	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2010/11
SE Bond (NZ)	2	282	47.0	14	4	120	13	6/51	9.23	2.55	21.69	1	1	1
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2	506	84.2	20	4	231	13	5/106	17.76	2.73	38.92	1	1	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1997/98
Wasim Akram (PAK)	3	794	132.2	31	5	313	13	5/43	24.07	2.36	61.07	0	1	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
D Bishoo (WI)	2	690	115.0	21	4	340	13	5/79	26.15	2.95	53.07	1	1	0
West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2017/18
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2	783	130.3	28	4	451	13	5/114	34.69	3.45	60.23	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2019/20
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	5	294	49.0	5	5	159	12	5/33	13.25	3.24	24.50	1	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2006/07
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG)	5	276	46.0	4	5	211	12	5/50	17.58	4.58	23.00	0	1	0
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2017/18
CEL Stuart (WI)	2	477	79.3	19	4	222	12	3/33	18.50	2.79	39.75	0	0	0
Clive Lloyd Trophy (West Indies in Zimbabwe), 2001
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2	699	116.3	27	4	236	12	6/62	19.66	2.02	58.25	1	1	0
Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2001/02
NC McGarrell (WI)	2	678	113.0	40	4	245	12	4/23	20.41	2.16	56.50	2	0	0
Clive Lloyd Trophy (West Indies in Zimbabwe), 2001
NN Odhiambo (KENYA)	5	269	44.5	0	5	269	12	4/61	22.41	6.00	22.41	1	0	0
Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2009/10
J Srinath (IND)	2	614	102.2	27	4	275	12	5/60	22.91	2.68	51.16	1	1	0
Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2000/01
M Muralidaran (SL)	4	138	23.0	5	4	64	11	5/29	5.81	2.78	12.54	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2008/09
JH Kallis (SA)	2	299	49.5	19	4	106	11	4/13	9.63	2.12	27.18	2	0	0
Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05
PJ Ongondo (KENYA)	4	179	29.5	2	4	109	11	4/14	9.90	3.65	16.27	1	0	0
Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2005/06
AA Donald (SA)	1	301	50.1	15	2	113	11	8/71	10.27	2.25	27.36	0	1	1
South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Match, 1995/96
J Theron (SA)	3	146	24.2	0	3	124	11	5/44	11.27	5.09	13.27	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	5	252	42.0	5	5	136	11	4/41	12.36	3.23	22.90	1	0	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2014/15
SB Doull (NZ)	2	418	69.4	20	4	150	11	4/35	13.63	2.15	38.00	2	0	0
Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series, 1997/98
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2	323	53.5	12	4	150	11	5/20	13.63	2.78	29.36	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004
JE Taylor (WI)	4	227	37.5	2	4	151	11	5/48	13.72	3.99	20.63	0	1	0
West Indies in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2007/08
DL Vettori (NZ)	2	394	65.4	23	4	151	11	4/28	13.72	2.29	35.81	1	0	0
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005
Rashid Khan (AFG)	1	330	55.0	5	2	160	11	7/66	14.54	2.90	30.00	1	1	1
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2024/25
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	5	272	45.2	4	5	167	11	3/14	15.18	3.68	24.72	0	0	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2006/07
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	2	366	61.0	11	4	171	11	5/46	15.54	2.80	33.27	0	1	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
Amir Hamza (AFG)	5	286	47.4	5	5	172	11	4/17	15.63	3.60	26.00	1	0	0
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2015/16
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2	430	71.4	21	4	180	11	6/48	16.36	2.51	39.09	1	1	1
Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1996/97
Rubel Hossain (BAN)	5	270	45.0	2	5	182	11	4/26	16.54	4.04	24.54	2	0	0
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011
N Wagner (NZ)	2	485	80.5	22	4	187	11	6/41	17.00	2.31	44.09	0	1	0
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2	505	84.1	23	4	192	11	5/38	17.45	2.28	45.90	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2018/19
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2	458	76.2	14	3	203	11	5/65	18.45	2.65	41.63	1	1	0
Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1993/94
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	5	299	49.5	2	5	213	11	3/34	19.36	4.27	27.18	0	0	0
Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series, 2007/08
A Nehra (IND)	2	454	75.4	11	4	217	11	4/72	19.72	2.86	41.27	1	0	0
India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2001
CL Cairns (NZ)	2	560	93.2	28	4	221	11	5/31	20.09	2.36	50.90	0	1	0
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
JM Anderson (ENG)	2	384	64.0	18	4	223	11	5/73	20.27	3.48	34.90	1	1	0
Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2003
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2	417	69.3	9	4	225	11	6/60	20.45	3.23	37.90	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2025
CL Cairns (NZ)	2	518	86.2	19	4	243	11	4/56	22.09	2.81	47.09	1	0	0
Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series, 1997/98
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1	427	71.1	9	2	249	11	6/133	22.63	3.49	38.81	0	2	1
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Match, 2017
Rashid Khan (AFG)	1	596	99.2	20	2	275	11	7/137	25.00	2.76	54.18	1	1	1
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2020/21
Jubair Hossain (BAN)	3	504	84.0	7	6	322	11	5/96	29.27	3.83	45.81	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15
CW Henderson (SA)	2	984	164.0	56	4	353	11	4/143	32.09	2.15	89.45	1	0	0
South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2001/02
MR Adair (IRE)	3	66	11.0	0	3	57	10	4/23	5.70	5.18	6.60	1	0	0
Zimbabwe in Ireland T20I Series, 2021
MN Samuels (WI)	2	150	25.0	4	3	63	10	4/13	6.30	2.52	15.00	1	0	0
Clive Lloyd Trophy (Zimbabwe in West Indies), 2012/13
Arafat Sunny (BAN)	3	167	27.5	2	3	78	10	4/27	7.80	2.80	16.70	2	0	0
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2014/15
Imran Tahir (SA)	3	126	21.0	3	3	91	10	6/24	9.10	4.33	12.60	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2018/19
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	172	28.4	7	3	102	10	5/23	10.20	3.55	17.20	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2004
Rashid Khan (AFG)	5	157	26.1	0	5	106	10	3/25	10.60	4.05	15.70	0	0	0
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2016/17
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	5	193	32.1	1	5	115	10	3/14	11.50	3.57	19.30	0	0	0
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2016/17
Codi Yusuf (SA)	2	282	47.0	9	4	122	10	3/22	12.20	2.59	28.20	0	0	0
South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025
DJ Bravo (WI)	3	168	28.0	2	3	131	10	6/43	13.10	4.67	16.80	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in West Indies ODI Series, 2012/13
C Bosch (SA)	2	282	47.0	12	4	139	10	5/43	13.90	2.95	28.20	1	1	0
South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	4	228	38.0	3	4	139	10	5/49	13.90	3.65	22.80	0	1	0
England in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2001/02
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	2	351	58.3	14	4	146	10	5/53	14.60	2.49	35.10	0	1	0
Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1996/97
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2	522	87.0	32	4	151	10	4/27	15.10	1.73	52.20	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2019/20
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2	361	60.1	15	4	164	10	5/52	16.40	2.72	36.10	1	1	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2021
AB Agarkar (IND)	4	229	38.1	2	4	169	10	4/25	16.90	4.42	22.90	1	0	0
Zimbabwe in India ODI Series, 2000/01
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	5	286	47.4	2	5	194	10	4/33	19.40	4.06	28.60	1	0	0
Zimbabwe in India ODI Series, 2001/02
Z Khan (IND)	5	264	44.0	3	5	217	10	4/47	21.70	4.93	26.40	1	0	0
Zimbabwe in India ODI Series, 2001/02
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2	368	61.2	12	4	218	10	4/75	21.80	3.55	36.80	1	0	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2002/03
Dawlat Zadran (AFG)	5	267	44.3	4	5	219	10	3/54	21.90	4.92	26.70	0	0	0
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2015/16
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	3	753	125.3	37	3	235	10	4/74	23.50	1.87	75.30	2	0	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2	556	92.4	29	4	255	10	4/63	25.50	2.75	55.60	2	0	0
Southern Cross Trophy (Zimbabwe in Australia), 2003/04
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2	558	93.0	16	4	263	10	6/75	26.30	2.82	55.80	0	1	0
Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2020/21
Sufiyan Muqeem (PAK)	3	64	10.4	1	3	42	9	5/3	4.66	3.93	7.11	0	1	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe T20I Series, 2024/25
AM Ghazanfar (AFG)	3	95	15.5	2	3	47	9	5/33	5.22	2.96	10.55	0	1	0
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2024/25
J Louw (DOLPH)	2	92	15.2	0	2	56	9	5/27	6.22	3.65	10.22	1	1	0
MTN Domestic Championship (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 2007/08
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)	4	157	26.1	4	4	67	9	5/22	7.44	2.56	17.44	0	1	0
Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2018
Rashid Khan (AFG)	3	72	12.0	0	3	73	9	4/27	8.11	6.08	8.00	1	0	0
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe T20I Series, 2024/25
ZG Foulkes (NZ)	1	150	25.0	7	2	75	9	5/37	8.33	3.00	16.66	1	1	0
New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025
JJ Bumrah (IND)	3	155	25.5	3	3	77	9	4/22	8.55	2.98	17.22	2	0	0
India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2016
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	3	174	29.0	10	3	80	9	4/11	8.88	2.75	19.33	2	0	0
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2004

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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]