Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1995-1996	22	21	1020	170.0	10	901	37	4/26	24.35	5.30	27.56	2	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-1996	22	22	1078	179.4	21	705	32	3/21	22.03	3.92	33.68	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1995-1996	27	27	1405	234.1	11	1037	32	3/16	32.40	4.42	43.90	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1995-1996	19	19	1010	168.2	22	559	30	4/36	18.63	3.32	33.66	1	0
A Kumble (IND)	1995-1996	19	19	1066	177.4	7	734	30	3/17	24.46	4.13	35.53	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1995-1996	16	16	892	148.4	10	580	27	4/34	21.48	3.90	33.03	2	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-1996	21	20	1123	187.1	7	777	27	3/31	28.77	4.15	41.59	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1995-1996	24	24	1263	210.3	14	836	27	4/46	30.96	3.97	46.77	2	0
OD Gibson (WI)	1995-1996	12	12	565	94.1	8	461	26	5/40	17.73	4.89	21.73	1	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-1996	18	18	985	164.1	14	647	26	4/34	24.88	3.94	37.88	1	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1996	18	18	1011	168.3	21	623	25	3/26	24.92	3.69	40.44	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1995-1996	20	20	1078	179.4	24	698	24	3/30	29.08	3.88	44.91	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1995-1996	18	18	798	133.0	7	649	23	5/46	28.21	4.87	34.69	0	1
J Srinath (IND)	1995-1996	19	19	1037	172.5	8	784	23	4/35	34.08	4.53	45.08	1	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1995-1996	24	23	1101	183.3	6	877	23	3/51	38.13	4.77	47.86	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1995-1996	29	26	1224	204.0	2	994	23	3/12	43.21	4.87	53.21	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1996	11	11	606	101.0	3	423	22	4/41	19.22	4.18	27.54	1	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1995-1996	18	18	998	166.2	8	737	22	4/47	33.50	4.43	45.36	1	0
CR Matthews (SA)	1995-1996	16	16	909	151.3	10	557	21	3/19	26.52	3.67	43.28	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1995-1996	11	11	617	102.5	10	360	20	4/32	18.00	3.50	30.85	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-1996	13	12	629	104.5	6	497	20	4/47	24.85	4.74	31.45	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-1996	15	15	766	127.4	16	549	19	3/28	28.89	4.30	40.31	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1995-1996	19	19	948	158.0	12	760	19	3/38	40.00	4.81	49.89	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1996-1996	10	10	558	93.0	5	467	18	3/26	25.94	5.02	31.00	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1996-1996	11	11	636	106.0	6	480	18	3/44	26.66	4.52	35.33	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1995-1996	29	18	642	107.0	1	509	18	3/36	28.27	4.75	35.66	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1995-1996	20	19	838	139.4	10	667	18	3/37	37.05	4.77	46.55	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1995-1996	17	17	894	149.0	4	746	17	3/45	43.88	5.00	52.58	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	10	493	82.1	4	379	16	5/21	23.68	4.61	30.81	1	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1995-1996	17	16	720	120.0	6	416	15	3/11	27.73	3.46	48.00	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1996-1996	12	12	570	95.0	11	416	15	4/29	27.73	4.37	38.00	1	0
D Gough (ENG)	1996-1996	12	12	660	110.0	8	439	15	4/33	29.26	3.99	44.00	1	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1995-1996	23	22	1014	169.0	2	801	15	4/22	53.40	4.73	67.60	1	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1995-1996	13	13	624	104.0	9	478	14	3/26	34.14	4.59	44.57	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1995-1996	9	9	438	73.0	6	285	13	3/41	21.92	3.90	33.69	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-1996	20	18	522	87.0	1	359	13	4/33	27.61	4.12	40.15	1	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1995-1996	11	11	588	98.0	5	371	13	2/22	28.53	3.78	45.23	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	10	558	93.0	11	375	13	4/25	28.84	4.03	42.92	1	0
PJ Martin (ENG)	1996-1996	10	10	516	86.0	5	379	13	3/33	29.15	4.40	39.69	0	0
SA Thomson (NZ)	1995-1996	15	12	558	93.0	5	442	13	3/20	34.00	4.75	42.92	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-1996	23	22	744	124.0	5	563	13	3/42	43.30	4.54	57.23	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1996-1996	6	6	272	45.2	3	221	12	5/36	18.41	4.87	22.66	0	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1996	9	8	418	69.4	4	252	12	3/18	21.00	3.61	34.83	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1995-1996	19	17	732	122.0	6	554	12	2/42	46.16	4.54	61.00	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1996-1996	10	10	504	84.0	6	358	11	3/24	32.54	4.26	45.81	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1995-1996	17	15	594	99.0	1	444	11	3/38	40.36	4.48	54.00	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1995-1996	22	22	918	153.0	3	755	11	2/33	68.63	4.93	83.45	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1996-1996	6	6	288	48.0	2	183	10	3/26	18.30	3.81	28.80	0	0
RW Ali (KENYA)	1996-1996	6	6	248	41.2	3	190	10	3/17	19.00	4.59	24.80	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	1995-1996	13	8	354	59.0	0	286	10	3/50	28.60	4.84	35.40	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1996-1996	8	8	397	66.1	6	292	10	3/31	29.20	4.41	39.70	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1995-1996	9	9	402	67.0	1	344	10	5/33	34.40	5.13	40.20	0	1
Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)	1995-1996	5	5	263	43.5	0	244	9	3/27	27.11	5.56	29.22	0	0
Mohammad Akram (PAK)	1995-1996	8	7	342	57.0	1	307	9	2/36	34.11	5.38	38.00	0	0
ACI Lock (ZIM)	1996-1996	8	7	289	48.1	4	219	8	5/44	27.37	4.54	36.12	0	1
C White (ENG)	1996-1996	9	9	352	58.4	5	244	8	2/18	30.50	4.15	44.00	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1995-1996	17	13	369	61.3	1	294	8	2/31	36.75	4.78	46.12	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1995-1996	19	15	578	96.2	1	499	8	2/34	62.37	5.17	72.25	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1995-1996	24	11	276	46.0	2	196	7	2/21	28.00	4.26	39.42	0	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1995-1996	13	13	672	112.0	4	496	7	1/21	70.85	4.42	96.00	0	0
NMK Smith (ENG)	1996-1996	5	5	225	37.3	2	151	6	3/29	25.16	4.02	37.50	0	0
SF Dukanwala (UAE)	1996-1996	5	4	198	33.0	1	153	6	5/29	25.50	4.63	33.00	0	1
Azhar Saeed (UAE)	1996-1996	5	5	186	31.0	1	157	6	3/45	26.16	5.06	31.00	0	0
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-1996	6	5	257	42.5	6	187	6	3/15	31.16	4.36	42.83	0	0
AC Cummins (WI)	1995-1995	5	5	261	43.3	1	213	6	2/31	35.50	4.89	43.50	0	0
AR Kapoor (IND)	1995-1996	7	7	378	63.0	3	267	6	2/33	44.50	4.23	63.00	0	0
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1996-1996	7	7	408	68.0	6	299	6	1/25	49.83	4.39	68.00	0	0
LR Williams (WI)	1996-1996	4	4	107	17.5	0	85	5	3/16	17.00	4.76	21.40	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1996-1996	11	8	210	35.0	2	185	5	2/22	37.00	5.28	42.00	0	0
SW Lubbers (NED)	1996-1996	4	4	216	36.0	0	187	5	3/48	37.40	5.19	43.20	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1996-1996	12	9	252	42.0	0	214	5	2/38	42.80	5.09	50.40	0	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1995-1996	6	5	288	48.0	2	219	5	2/50	43.80	4.56	57.60	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1995-1996	18	15	325	54.1	1	280	5	2/41	56.00	5.16	65.00	0	0
EO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-1996	6	5	101	16.5	0	95	4	2/8	23.75	5.64	25.25	0	0
AMN Munasinghe (SL)	1996-1996	4	4	176	29.2	3	118	4	3/30	29.50	4.02	44.00	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-1996	14	7	222	37.0	2	162	4	3/21	40.50	4.37	55.50	0	0
AY Karim (KENYA)	1996-1996	6	5	288	48.0	4	171	4	1/19	42.75	3.56	72.00	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1995-1996	8	5	240	40.0	1	185	4	1/23	46.25	4.62	60.00	0	0
S Lee (AUS)	1995-1996	8	8	324	54.0	6	207	4	1/20	51.75	3.83	81.00	0	0
Sultan Zarawani (UAE)	1996-1996	5	5	222	37.0	0	209	4	2/49	52.25	5.64	55.50	0	0
RJ Kennedy (NZ)	1996-1996	5	5	240	40.0	2	212	4	2/36	53.00	5.30	60.00	0	0
MA Suji (KENYA)	1996-1996	6	6	272	45.2	4	224	4	2/55	56.00	4.94	68.00	0	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1995-1996	21	11	272	45.2	0	235	4	2/31	58.75	5.18	68.00	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1995-1996	8	8	396	66.0	4	328	4	2/34	82.00	4.96	99.00	0	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1995-1995	1	1	36	6.0	0	42	3	3/42	14.00	7.00	12.00	0	0
RP Snell (SA)	1996-1996	3	3	130	21.4	3	90	3	2/22	30.00	4.15	43.33	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1995-1996	3	3	114	19.0	1	91	3	2/24	30.33	4.78	38.00	0	0
Aamer Hanif (PAK)	1995-1995	4	3	108	18.0	0	95	3	3/36	31.66	5.27	36.00	0	0
RP Lefebvre (NED)	1996-1996	4	4	210	35.0	2	132	3	1/20	44.00	3.77	70.00	0	0
HAG Anthony (WI)	1995-1995	3	3	156	26.0	0	143	3	2/47	47.66	5.50	52.00	0	0
JA Samarasekera (UAE)	1996-1996	5	5	204	34.0	4	157	3	1/17	52.33	4.61	68.00	0	0
SG Law (AUS)	1995-1996	17	8	246	41.0	2	163	3	2/30	54.33	3.97	82.00	0	0
PE Cantrell (NED)	1996-1996	5	5	186	31.0	0	170	3	1/18	56.66	5.48	62.00	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1995-1996	7	6	180	30.0	0	172	3	2/47	57.33	5.73	60.00	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1995-1996	5	5	200	33.2	1	195	3	2/37	65.00	5.85	66.66	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-1996	7	6	261	43.3	1	201	3	2/24	67.00	4.62	87.00	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-1996	24	7	240	40.0	0	210	3	1/18	70.00	5.25	80.00	0	0
PJ Bakker (NED)	1996-1996	5	5	258	43.0	2	215	3	2/51	71.66	5.00	86.00	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	10	330	55.0	0	303	3	2/47	101.00	5.50	110.00	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1995-1996	29	4	17	2.5	0	26	2	1/5	13.00	9.17	8.50	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]