Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1997	14	12	668	111.2	4	527	28	5/38	18.82	4.73	23.85	1	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1997	14	13	681	113.3	1	589	21	5/58	28.04	5.18	32.42	1	1
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	13	13	570	95.0	3	525	19	3/40	27.63	5.52	30.00	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1997-1997	14	12	626	104.2	15	511	18	5/35	28.38	4.89	34.77	-	2
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	16	16	710	118.2	9	583	18	4/43	32.38	4.92	39.44	1	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1997	17	10	395	65.5	10	247	16	5/16	15.43	3.75	24.68	-	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1997	9	9	426	71.0	10	345	14	3/63	24.64	4.85	30.42	-	-
RR Singh (IND)	1997-1997	17	16	569	94.5	6	432	14	3/13	30.85	4.55	40.64	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1997	13	13	755	125.5	6	543	13	3/40	41.76	4.31	58.07	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	13	13	714	119.0	4	528	12	2/28	44.00	4.43	59.50	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	14	8	306	51.0	3	232	10	3/55	23.20	4.54	30.60	-	-
Harvinder Singh (IND)	1997-1997	6	6	224	37.2	2	184	9	3/44	20.44	4.92	24.88	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	11	11	480	80.0	3	437	9	4/17	48.55	5.46	53.33	1	-
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	6	6	264	44.0	3	225	8	3/15	28.12	5.11	33.00	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1997	3	3	138	23.0	1	105	7	4/43	15.00	4.56	19.71	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	3	3	180	30.0	5	119	7	5/44	17.00	3.96	25.71	-	1
GR Larsen (NZ)	1997-1997	3	3	165	27.3	3	115	6	3/43	19.16	4.18	27.50	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1997-1997	14	9	324	54.0	1	309	6	2/46	51.50	5.72	54.00	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1997	9	8	426	71.0	5	346	6	2/55	57.66	4.87	71.00	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1997-1997	4	4	168	28.0	-	123	5	3/32	24.60	4.39	33.60	-	-
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-1997	6	4	174	29.0	1	147	5	3/73	29.40	5.06	34.80	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1997	8	7	315	52.3	3	198	5	2/27	39.60	3.77	63.00	-	-
Kabir Khan (PAK)	1997-1997	4	3	81	13.3	2	72	4	2/23	18.00	5.33	20.25	-	-
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	3	3	92	15.2	-	82	4	2/22	20.50	5.34	23.00	-	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1997-1997	3	3	162	27.0	5	108	4	2/21	27.00	4.00	40.50	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1997	17	10	256	42.4	-	233	4	2/61	58.25	5.46	64.00	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-1997	14	11	486	81.0	-	441	4	1/25	110.25	5.44	121.50	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-1997	1	1	54	9.0	-	44	3	3/44	14.66	4.88	18.00	-	-
LR Williams (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	48	8.0	-	56	3	3/56	18.66	7.00	16.00	-	-
Mohammad Akram (PAK)	1997-1997	4	3	144	24.0	1	96	3	2/28	32.00	4.00	48.00	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	2	2	96	16.0	-	104	3	3/38	34.66	6.50	32.00	-	-
Minhajul Abedin (BAN)	1997-1997	3	3	126	21.0	-	107	3	2/43	35.66	5.09	42.00	-	-
Sheikh Salahuddin (BAN)	1997-1997	3	3	126	21.0	-	120	3	2/48	40.00	5.71	42.00	-	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1997	3	3	146	24.2	1	125	3	1/27	41.66	5.13	48.66	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1997	3	3	168	28.0	5	125	3	2/34	41.66	4.46	56.00	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1997-1997	4	3	162	27.0	-	126	3	2/54	42.00	4.66	54.00	-	-
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1997-1997	6	5	246	41.0	-	221	3	2/56	73.66	5.39	82.00	-	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	60	10.0	-	52	2	2/52	26.00	5.20	30.00	-	-
Enamul Haque (BAN)	1997-1997	2	2	54	9.0	-	81	2	1/34	40.50	9.00	27.00	-	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	3	3	180	30.0	3	106	2	1/39	53.00	3.53	90.00	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1997-1997	3	3	143	23.5	-	139	2	2/47	69.50	5.83	71.50	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	42	7.0	1	19	1	1/19	19.00	2.71	42.00	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	48	8.0	1	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.37	48.00	-	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1997	1	1	48	8.0	-	36	1	1/36	36.00	4.50	48.00	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	60	10.0	1	40	1	1/40	40.00	4.00	60.00	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	3	2	48	8.0	-	44	1	1/28	44.00	5.50	48.00	-	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	1	1	36	6.0	-	47	1	1/47	47.00	7.83	36.00	-	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1997-1997	3	2	72	12.0	-	70	1	1/43	70.00	5.83	72.00	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1997-1997	3	2	96	16.0	1	73	1	1/38	73.00	4.56	96.00	-	-
Saiful Islam (BAN)	1997-1997	2	2	78	13.0	-	79	1	1/45	79.00	6.07	78.00	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1997-1997	2	2	72	12.0	-	86	1	1/45	86.00	7.16	72.00	-	-
AJ Penn (NZ)	1997-1997	2	2	87	14.3	-	109	1	1/50	109.00	7.51	87.00	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1997-1997	3	3	162	27.0	-	116	1	1/49	116.00	4.29	162.00	-	-
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	1997-1997	3	3	90	15.0	-	122	1	1/47	122.00	8.13	90.00	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1997	3	3	174	29.0	-	129	1	1/39	129.00	4.44	174.00	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-1997	3	3	157	26.1	2	136	1	1/55	136.00	5.19	157.00	-	-
DK Liyanage (SL)	1997-1997	5	5	180	30.0	2	148	1	1/26	148.00	4.93	180.00	-	-
RK Chauhan (IND)	1997-1997	5	5	204	34.0	-	198	1	1/43	198.00	5.82	204.00	-	-

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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:

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

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]

India vs New Zealand at Rajkot, New Zealand in India 2nd ODI, Jan 14, 2026 [ODI # 4938]