Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
J Garner (WI)	1981-1982	14	14	726	121.0	13	373	24	4/45	15.54	3.08	30.25	1	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1981-1982	16	16	836	139.2	10	598	21	3/55	28.47	4.29	39.80	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1981-1982	13	13	708	118.0	15	390	19	4/32	20.52	3.30	37.26	1	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1982	15	15	843	140.3	23	500	19	3/14	26.31	3.55	44.36	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1981-1982	14	14	714	119.0	14	411	18	3/15	22.83	3.45	39.66	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	12	12	652	108.4	11	335	17	3/19	19.70	3.08	38.35	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1982	11	9	354	59.0	5	258	16	3/20	16.12	4.37	22.12	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1981-1982	17	16	848	141.2	7	615	16	3/31	38.43	4.35	53.00	0	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1982-1982	8	8	413	68.5	5	270	15	4/39	18.00	3.92	27.53	1	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1982	9	9	528	88.0	11	280	15	5/17	18.66	3.18	35.20	0	1
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1981-1982	12	12	524	87.2	3	389	15	4/34	25.93	4.45	34.93	1	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1981-1982	9	9	486	81.0	4	326	13	4/37	25.07	4.02	37.38	1	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1982	8	8	442	73.4	2	242	12	3/31	20.16	3.28	36.83	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1981-1982	14	10	552	92.0	3	419	11	3/52	38.09	4.55	50.18	0	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1982-1982	7	7	386	64.2	11	177	10	3/22	17.70	2.75	38.60	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1981-1982	12	5	178	29.4	2	140	9	4/31	15.55	4.71	19.77	1	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1981-1982	5	5	258	43.0	4	163	9	3/48	18.11	3.79	28.66	0	0
MF Malone (AUS)	1982-1982	8	8	480	80.0	13	251	9	2/9	27.88	3.13	53.33	0	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1982	9	9	455	75.5	4	350	9	2/28	38.88	4.61	50.55	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1981-1982	5	5	258	43.0	8	175	8	2/20	21.87	4.06	32.25	0	0
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	3	156	26.0	1	141	7	3/41	20.14	5.42	22.28	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	5	5	231	38.3	4	142	6	4/34	23.66	3.68	38.50	1	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1981-1982	12	5	223	37.1	1	162	6	4/25	27.00	4.35	37.16	1	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1982	3	3	150	25.0	2	119	5	2/33	23.80	4.76	30.00	0	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1982-1982	2	2	96	16.0	2	67	4	4/44	16.75	4.18	24.00	1	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1981-1982	5	5	222	37.0	1	160	4	2/25	40.00	4.32	55.50	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1981-1982	7	7	312	52.0	1	218	4	2/34	54.50	4.19	78.00	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1981-1982	9	9	372	62.0	2	303	4	1/19	75.75	4.88	93.00	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	47	7.5	3	35	3	3/35	11.66	4.46	15.66	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1982-1982	3	3	153	25.3	8	64	3	2/24	21.33	2.50	51.00	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1982-1982	3	3	132	22.0	3	67	3	1/12	22.33	3.04	44.00	0	0
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1982	2	2	102	17.0	0	69	3	2/53	23.00	4.05	34.00	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1981-1982	5	5	243	40.3	8	145	3	2/32	48.33	3.58	81.00	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	5	5	216	36.0	0	198	3	1/31	66.00	5.50	72.00	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1982	3	1	12	2.0	0	9	2	2/9	4.50	4.50	6.00	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG)	1982-1982	1	1	54	9.0	0	40	2	2/40	20.00	4.44	27.00	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1982	2	2	96	16.0	4	49	2	2/26	24.50	3.06	48.00	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1982	3	3	111	18.3	1	116	2	1/40	58.00	6.27	55.50	0	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1981-1982	4	4	216	36.0	0	183	2	2/51	91.50	5.08	108.00	0	0
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1982-1982	1	1	30	5.0	1	14	1	1/14	14.00	2.80	30.00	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1982-1982	1	1	60	10.0	1	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.00	60.00	0	0
LWS Kaluperuma (SL)	1982-1982	1	1	42	7.0	0	35	1	1/35	35.00	5.00	42.00	0	0
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	60	10.0	1	40	1	1/40	40.00	4.00	60.00	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1982	1	1	48	8.0	0	41	1	1/41	41.00	5.12	48.00	0	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1981-1982	2	2	54	9.0	0	46	1	1/25	46.00	5.11	54.00	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1982	1	1	48	8.0	0	48	1	1/48	48.00	6.00	48.00	0	0
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	4	2	66	11.0	0	63	1	1/42	63.00	5.72	66.00	0	0
SV Nayak (IND)	1981-1982	2	2	102	17.0	3	76	1	1/51	76.00	4.47	102.00	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1982-1982	3	2	96	16.0	1	77	1	1/45	77.00	4.81	96.00	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1982-1982	3	3	113	18.5	3	79	1	1/35	79.00	4.19	113.00	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1981-1982	3	2	90	15.0	0	81	1	1/32	81.00	5.40	90.00	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1982	4	3	108	18.0	0	104	1	1/36	104.00	5.77	108.00	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1982	3	3	162	27.0	2	111	1	1/34	111.00	4.11	162.00	0	0
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	1982-1982	4	4	186	31.0	3	117	1	1/27	117.00	3.77	186.00	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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]