Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-1997	30	30	1624	270.4	14	1052	63	5/29	16.69	3.88	25.77	3	2	0
AA Donald (SA)	1996-1997	26	26	1444	240.4	13	1016	58	6/23	17.51	4.22	24.89	3	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK/UBL)	1996-1997	23	23	1149	191.3	12	839	47	6/44	17.85	4.38	24.44	1	2	0
SK Warne (AUS/VIC)	1996-1997	18	18	1019	169.5	11	766	40	5/33	19.15	4.51	25.47	2	2	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1996-1997	26	26	1319	219.5	19	811	36	4/25	22.52	3.68	36.63	2	0	0
CZ Harris (CANT/NZ)	1996-1997	27	25	1239	206.3	16	738	34	5/42	21.70	3.57	36.44	0	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1996-1997	14	14	808	134.4	12	554	32	4/18	17.31	4.11	25.25	2	0	0
CL Cairns (CANT/NZ)	1996-1997	27	20	930	155.0	10	588	32	6/37	18.37	3.79	29.06	0	1	0
GR Larsen (NZ/WELL)	1996-1997	20	19	985	164.1	26	507	30	3/20	16.90	3.08	32.83	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1996-1997	20	19	1025	170.5	11	711	30	4/25	23.70	4.16	34.16	1	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	20	20	1067	177.5	10	824	30	4/27	27.46	4.63	35.56	1	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1996-1997	28	28	1341	223.3	6	928	26	3/33	35.69	4.15	51.57	0	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1996-1997	14	14	695	115.5	14	497	25	5/28	19.88	4.29	27.80	0	2	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-1997	14	14	762	127.0	9	527	24	5/32	21.95	4.14	31.75	1	1	0
NJ Astle (CANT/NZ)	1996-1997	27	20	697	116.1	10	463	21	3/9	22.04	3.98	33.19	0	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1997	15	15	828	138.0	9	562	21	4/33	26.76	4.07	39.42	1	0	0
GI Allott (CANT/NZ)	1996-1997	17	16	647	107.5	13	443	20	3/13	22.15	4.10	32.35	0	0	0
AR Tait (ND)	1996-1997	12	12	636	106.0	11	478	20	3/29	23.90	4.50	31.80	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1996-1997	14	14	670	111.4	4	573	20	5/42	28.65	5.13	33.50	0	1	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1996-1997	20	20	1110	185.0	2	837	20	2/20	41.85	4.52	55.50	0	0	0
KM Harvey (WA)	1996-1997	7	7	340	56.4	4	243	18	4/37	13.50	4.28	18.88	1	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1996-1997	11	11	521	86.5	3	340	18	3/18	18.88	3.91	28.94	0	0	0
PW Jarvis (WELL)	1996-1997	10	9	494	82.2	1	346	18	3/40	19.22	4.20	27.44	0	0	0
AC Dale (AUS/QLD)	1996-1997	14	14	756	126.0	14	500	17	4/48	29.41	3.96	44.47	1	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS/QLD)	1996-1997	12	12	679	113.1	11	512	17	3/17	30.11	4.52	39.94	0	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK/UBL)	1996-1997	19	19	1062	177.0	0	699	17	4/27	41.11	3.94	62.47	1	0	0
AM Stuart (AUS/NSW)	1996-1997	7	7	402	67.0	5	250	16	5/26	15.62	3.73	25.12	1	1	0
WA Wisneski (CANT)	1996-1997	11	11	465	77.3	8	301	16	6/43	18.81	3.88	29.06	0	1	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1996-1997	13	13	628	104.4	11	373	16	4/22	23.31	3.56	39.25	2	0	0
MN Hart (ND/NZ)	1996-1997	11	10	569	94.5	9	381	16	3/31	23.81	4.01	35.56	0	0	0
TM Moody (AUS/WA)	1996-1997	13	13	637	106.1	15	381	16	4/30	23.81	3.58	39.81	1	0	0
JTC Vaughan (AUCK/NZ)	1996-1997	11	11	543	90.3	10	393	16	3/31	24.56	4.34	33.93	0	0	0
SB O'Connor (OTAGO)	1996-1997	9	9	509	84.5	4	401	16	4/54	25.06	4.72	31.81	1	0	0
SB Doull (ND/NZ)	1996-1997	22	22	997	166.1	15	731	16	2/28	45.68	4.39	62.31	0	0	0
CM Brown (AUCK)	1996-1997	8	8	363	60.3	7	229	15	5/16	15.26	3.78	24.20	1	2	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1996-1997	12	12	658	109.4	13	370	15	4/36	24.66	3.37	43.86	1	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1996-1997	13	12	546	91.0	2	443	15	3/15	29.53	4.86	36.40	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1996-1997	16	16	685	114.1	2	529	15	2/11	35.26	4.63	45.66	0	0	0
RG Petrie (WELL)	1996-1997	12	10	444	74.0	7	347	14	3/36	24.78	4.68	31.71	0	0	0
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1996-1997	12	12	510	85.0	6	379	14	3/27	27.07	4.45	36.42	0	0	0
AJ Penn (CD/NZ)	1996-1997	10	10	522	87.0	6	434	14	6/49	31.00	4.98	37.28	0	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS/SOA)	1996-1997	12	12	684	114.0	8	514	14	2/27	36.71	4.50	48.85	0	0	0
MW Priest (CANT)	1996-1997	14	10	482	80.2	6	308	13	4/28	23.69	3.83	37.07	1	0	0
DK Morrison (AUCK/NZ)	1996-1997	8	8	408	68.0	3	313	13	5/34	24.07	4.60	31.38	0	1	0
D Gough (ENG)	1996-1997	8	8	448	74.4	5	337	13	4/43	25.92	4.51	34.46	1	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS/SOA)	1996-1997	20	14	553	92.1	6	424	13	3/15	32.61	4.60	42.53	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1997	13	13	686	114.2	13	425	13	3/40	32.69	3.71	52.76	0	0	0
DN Patel (AUCK/NZ)	1996-1997	17	15	735	122.3	12	528	13	2/30	40.61	4.31	56.53	0	0	0
S Lee (NSW)	1996-1997	8	8	389	64.5	4	293	12	4/35	24.41	4.51	32.41	1	0	0
CE Bulfin (CD)	1996-1997	7	7	356	59.2	4	298	12	3/15	24.83	5.02	29.66	0	0	0
HT Davis (NZ/WELL)	1996-1997	8	8	390	65.0	1	335	12	4/35	27.91	5.15	32.50	1	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1996-1997	19	14	466	77.4	0	371	12	2/24	30.91	4.77	38.83	0	0	0
PA de Silva (AUCK/SL)	1996-1997	23	14	552	92.0	4	396	12	2/28	33.00	4.30	46.00	0	0	0
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-1997	12	11	558	93.0	2	426	12	3/40	35.50	4.58	46.50	0	0	0
RR Singh (IND)	1996-1997	15	15	567	94.3	4	475	12	2/18	39.58	5.02	47.25	0	0	0
SA Prestwidge (QLD)	1996-1997	7	7	332	55.2	4	232	11	4/43	21.09	4.19	30.18	1	0	0
BE McNamara (NSW)	1996-1997	7	7	343	57.1	5	241	11	6/25	21.90	4.21	31.18	0	1	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1996-1996	11	11	534	89.0	8	344	11	3/32	31.27	3.86	48.54	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1997	17	17	803	133.5	8	544	11	3/24	49.45	4.06	73.00	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1996-1997	27	25	737	122.5	5	599	11	2/34	54.45	4.87	67.00	0	0	0
P Wilson (SOA)	1996-1997	5	5	300	50.0	10	152	10	3/18	15.20	3.04	30.00	0	0	0
EZ Matambanadzo (ZIM)	1996-1997	6	6	267	44.3	1	193	10	4/32	19.30	4.33	26.70	1	0	0
MF Sharpe (CANT)	1996-1997	9	9	336	56.0	10	222	10	4/26	22.20	3.96	33.60	1	0	0
MR Jefferson (WELL)	1996-1997	12	9	498	83.0	4	309	10	3/42	30.90	3.72	49.80	0	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	1996-1997	14	11	402	67.0	5	323	10	5/37	32.30	4.82	40.20	0	1	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-1997	11	11	474	79.0	6	347	10	3/14	34.70	4.39	47.40	0	0	0
GR Jonas (WELL)	1996-1997	10	9	434	72.2	2	357	10	2/33	35.70	4.93	43.40	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1996-1996	10	10	474	79.0	4	378	10	3/17	37.80	4.78	47.40	0	0	0
DN Crookes (SA)	1996-1997	12	11	523	87.1	1	386	10	3/30	38.60	4.42	52.30	0	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1996-1997	13	13	717	119.3	12	486	10	4/35	48.60	4.06	71.70	1	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1996-1997	15	15	829	138.1	8	585	10	3/35	58.50	4.23	82.90	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	4	4	204	34.0	4	140	9	3/35	15.55	4.11	22.66	0	0	0
GR Robertson (NSW)	1996-1997	6	6	240	40.0	1	157	9	4/46	17.44	3.92	26.66	1	0	0
N Boje (SA)	1996-1996	5	5	294	49.0	1	209	9	2/38	23.22	4.26	32.66	0	0	0
IJ Harvey (VIC)	1996-1997	6	6	341	56.5	2	237	9	3/29	26.33	4.17	37.88	0	0	0
GR Loveridge (CD)	1996-1997	8	8	373	62.1	2	304	9	3/37	33.77	4.89	41.44	0	0	0
SB Styris (ND)	1996-1997	10	10	396	66.0	3	346	9	2/26	38.44	5.24	44.00	0	0	0
RJ Kennedy (NZ/OTAGO)	1996-1997	9	9	486	81.0	4	466	9	4/47	51.77	5.75	54.00	1	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-1997	5	5	246	41.0	8	149	8	3/29	18.62	3.63	30.75	0	0	0
AC Barnes (AUCK)	1996-1997	9	8	229	38.1	1	159	8	4/18	19.87	4.16	28.62	1	0	0
BP Julian (AUS/WA)	1996-1997	6	6	210	35.0	2	184	8	3/24	23.00	5.25	26.25	0	0	0
C White (ENG/ENG-A)	1996-1997	8	6	262	43.4	1	207	8	4/37	25.87	4.74	32.75	1	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS/VIC)	1996-1997	6	6	326	54.2	7	230	8	2/25	28.75	4.23	40.75	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-1997	8	8	432	72.0	6	299	8	2/26	37.37	4.15	54.00	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1996-1997	11	10	526	87.4	2	356	8	3/27	44.50	4.06	65.75	0	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1996-1997	21	12	534	89.0	1	424	8	3/36	53.00	4.76	66.75	0	0	0
GA Muir (CANT)	1996-1997	6	4	192	32.0	1	143	7	3/24	20.42	4.46	27.42	0	0	0
RG Twose (WELL)	1996-1997	12	9	294	49.0	2	181	7	4/31	25.85	3.69	42.00	1	0	0
MJ Haslam (AUCK)	1996-1997	6	6	324	54.0	5	182	7	2/26	26.00	3.37	46.28	0	0	0
J Stewart (WA)	1996-1997	7	7	402	67.0	5	246	7	3/29	35.14	3.67	57.42	0	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1997	8	8	383	63.5	4	308	7	4/38	44.00	4.82	54.71	1	0	0
MJ Horne (NZ/OTAGO)	1996-1997	12	9	456	76.0	6	317	7	2/33	45.28	4.17	65.14	0	0	0
RE Bryson (SA)	1997-1997	7	7	378	63.0	1	323	7	2/34	46.14	5.12	54.00	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-1997	12	12	677	112.5	9	475	7	2/42	67.85	4.20	96.71	0	0	0
CD McMillan (CANT)	1996-1997	14	4	138	23.0	0	129	6	5/38	21.50	5.60	23.00	0	1	0
BN Creevey (QLD)	1996-1997	5	5	210	35.0	5	150	6	2/33	25.00	4.28	35.00	0	0	0
J Angel (WA)	1996-1997	5	5	252	42.0	3	161	6	3/54	26.83	3.83	42.00	0	0	0
SA Thomson (ND)	1996-1996	6	5	284	47.2	2	171	6	2/25	28.50	3.61	47.33	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (VIC)	1996-1997	6	6	354	59.0	9	175	6	2/28	29.16	2.96	59.00	0	0	0
SG Law (AUS/QLD)	1996-1997	23	10	351	58.3	0	301	6	2/22	50.16	5.14	58.50	0	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]