Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	17	17	922	153.4	9	689	42	6/29	16.40	4.48	21.95	1	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1988	17	17	923	153.5	7	662	33	5/44	20.06	4.30	27.96	1	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	24	24	1268	211.2	29	834	31	4/32	26.90	3.94	40.90	1	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-1988	19	19	980	163.2	7	711	29	4/33	24.51	4.35	33.79	1	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1988	19	19	1015	169.1	14	759	26	4/34	29.19	4.48	39.03	1	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1988	12	11	533	88.5	8	479	25	4/37	19.16	5.39	21.32	2	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1988	17	17	928	154.4	4	704	24	3/33	29.33	4.55	38.66	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	16	16	871	145.1	7	620	22	4/39	28.18	4.27	39.59	1	0
W Watson (NZ)	1987-1988	17	17	859	143.1	15	649	22	3/36	29.50	4.53	39.04	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1988	12	12	685	114.1	4	455	21	3/21	21.66	3.98	32.61	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1988	13	13	723	120.3	5	482	20	4/31	24.10	4.00	36.15	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1988	17	17	912	152.0	17	594	20	4/16	29.70	3.90	45.60	2	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1988	11	11	607	101.1	11	324	19	5/21	17.05	3.20	31.94	0	1
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	16	16	847	141.1	18	565	19	3/28	29.73	4.00	44.57	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	18	18	890	148.2	5	622	19	3/30	32.73	4.19	46.84	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1988	18	18	942	157.0	9	708	18	3/27	39.33	4.50	52.33	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	10	10	563	93.5	2	417	16	3/20	26.06	4.44	35.18	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	18	18	866	144.2	16	553	16	2/20	34.56	3.83	54.12	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1987	8	8	465	77.3	5	363	15	4/52	24.20	4.68	31.00	1	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1988	13	13	724	120.4	11	428	15	3/35	28.53	3.54	48.26	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1988	12	12	612	102.0	5	432	14	4/38	30.85	4.23	43.71	1	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	9	9	432	72.0	7	316	13	3/35	24.30	4.38	33.23	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	15	14	630	105.0	4	470	13	3/42	36.15	4.47	48.46	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	19	18	576	96.0	1	497	13	3/42	38.23	5.17	44.30	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-1988	17	17	750	125.0	4	602	13	3/58	46.30	4.81	57.69	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	11	11	554	92.2	3	413	11	3/25	37.54	4.47	50.36	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1988	3	3	171	28.3	3	103	10	4/35	10.30	3.61	17.10	2	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1988	5	5	294	49.0	1	203	10	4/43	20.30	4.14	29.40	2	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1988-1988	6	6	360	60.0	3	242	10	4/34	24.20	4.03	36.00	1	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1988	17	13	497	82.5	1	414	10	3/22	41.40	4.99	49.70	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1987	8	8	378	63.0	4	257	9	4/19	28.55	4.07	42.00	1	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1987	7	7	364	60.4	6	261	9	4/39	29.00	4.30	40.44	1	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1988	9	9	409	68.1	5	322	9	3/51	35.77	4.72	45.44	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1988	9	9	416	69.2	4	372	9	2/39	41.33	5.36	46.22	0	0
SP Davis (AUS)	1988-1988	5	5	288	48.0	3	165	8	3/27	20.62	3.43	36.00	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	11	11	615	102.3	6	462	8	4/39	57.75	4.50	76.87	1	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1988	17	7	251	41.5	0	203	7	2/39	29.00	4.85	35.85	0	0
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1988	8	8	366	61.0	2	270	7	2/32	38.57	4.42	52.28	0	0
SR Gillespie (NZ)	1988-1988	7	7	338	56.2	1	281	7	3/40	40.14	4.98	48.28	0	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1988	8	8	432	72.0	6	322	7	1/27	46.00	4.47	61.71	0	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1988	9	9	498	83.0	4	353	7	2/36	50.42	4.25	71.14	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1988	10	10	449	74.5	2	408	7	3/30	58.28	5.45	64.14	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1987-1988	16	12	540	90.0	1	447	7	2/34	63.85	4.96	77.14	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1988	16	8	167	27.5	0	124	6	3/19	20.66	4.45	27.83	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1987-1988	19	5	192	32.0	0	166	6	2/27	27.66	5.18	32.00	0	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	5	5	287	47.5	4	187	6	4/33	31.16	3.90	47.83	1	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1987-1988	9	8	342	57.0	2	213	6	2/21	35.50	3.73	57.00	0	0
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	6	348	58.0	2	218	6	2/27	36.33	3.75	58.00	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1987	8	8	408	68.0	7	303	6	2/38	50.50	4.45	68.00	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	8	8	444	74.0	4	317	6	1/35	52.83	4.28	74.00	0	0
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1987	8	8	408	68.0	2	331	6	2/47	55.16	4.86	68.00	0	0
AH Gray (WI)	1988-1988	2	2	120	20.0	0	89	5	3/44	17.80	4.45	24.00	0	0
S Jeganathan (SL)	1987-1988	4	4	216	36.0	2	159	5	2/45	31.80	4.41	43.20	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	5	240	40.0	0	179	5	2/34	35.80	4.47	48.00	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1987-1988	7	7	336	56.0	4	274	5	2/41	54.80	4.89	67.20	0	0
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1988	9	9	444	74.0	4	332	5	2/29	66.40	4.48	88.80	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1987-1988	18	4	109	18.1	1	70	4	3/25	17.50	3.85	27.25	0	0
KM Curran (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	4	156	26.0	0	124	4	2/29	31.00	4.76	39.00	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	4	4	196	32.4	2	156	4	2/42	39.00	4.77	49.00	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1987-1987	3	3	150	25.0	0	163	4	2/64	40.75	6.52	37.50	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1988-1988	6	6	282	47.0	4	180	4	3/38	45.00	3.82	70.50	0	0
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	4	198	33.0	0	188	4	2/46	47.00	5.69	49.50	0	0
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	6	6	214	35.4	1	194	4	1/21	48.50	5.43	53.50	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1987-1988	6	6	288	48.0	2	224	4	2/30	56.00	4.66	72.00	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1987-1987	8	7	414	69.0	4	227	4	1/28	56.75	3.28	103.50	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1988	9	9	474	79.0	1	393	4	1/44	98.25	4.97	118.50	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1987-1988	12	12	536	89.2	2	454	4	2/27	113.50	5.08	134.00	0	0
Zahid Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	2	96	16.0	1	61	3	2/24	20.33	3.81	32.00	0	0
Haafiz Shahid (PAK)	1988-1988	2	2	109	18.1	1	95	3	2/56	31.66	5.22	36.33	0	0
WW Davis (WI)	1988-1988	3	3	174	29.0	2	163	3	1/35	54.33	5.62	58.00	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	6	210	35.0	1	222	3	2/59	74.00	6.34	70.00	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	15	9	282	47.0	1	253	3	1/22	84.33	5.38	94.00	0	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1987-1987	1	1	36	6.0	1	18	2	2/18	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1988	8	4	60	10.0	0	91	2	1/23	45.50	9.10	30.00	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	4	198	33.0	4	154	2	2/44	77.00	4.66	99.00	0	0
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	5	214	35.4	1	155	2	1/21	77.50	4.34	107.00	0	0
NV Radford (ENG)	1988-1988	5	5	282	47.0	2	201	2	1/32	100.50	4.27	141.00	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1988	12	1	18	3.0	0	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.66	18.00	0	0
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1987-1987	6	2	24	4.0	0	23	1	1/7	23.00	5.75	24.00	0	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1987-1987	2	1	48	8.0	0	39	1	1/39	39.00	4.87	48.00	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1988	1	1	60	10.0	2	42	1	1/42	42.00	4.20	60.00	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1987-1987	1	1	42	7.0	0	46	1	1/46	46.00	6.57	42.00	0	0
Shakeel Khan (PAK)	1987-1987	1	1	54	9.0	0	50	1	1/50	50.00	5.55	54.00	0	0
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1987-1987	4	3	88	14.4	0	63	1	1/32	63.00	4.29	88.00	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1988	15	3	42	7.0	0	66	1	1/43	66.00	9.42	42.00	0	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1987-1987	2	2	102	17.0	0	70	1	1/36	70.00	4.11	102.00	0	0
AK Zesers (AUS)	1987-1987	2	2	90	15.0	1	74	1	1/37	74.00	4.93	90.00	0	0
VR Brown (NZ)	1988-1988	3	2	66	11.0	0	75	1	1/24	75.00	6.81	66.00	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1987-1987	11	4	90	15.0	1	79	1	1/42	79.00	5.26	90.00	0	0
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1988-1988	3	2	114	19.0	1	93	1	1/56	93.00	4.89	114.00	0	0
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1987-1987	2	2	108	18.0	0	94	1	1/57	94.00	5.22	108.00	0	0
DR Pringle (ENG)	1987-1987	3	3	144	24.0	0	148	1	1/11	148.00	6.16	144.00	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1987-1987	3	3	146	24.2	0	184	1	1/97	184.00	7.56	146.00	0	0
VB John (SL)	1987-1987	6	6	294	49.0	7	226	1	1/53	226.00	4.61	294.00	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]