Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	1998-1999	27	38	3885	647.3	154	1894	99	6/85	19.13	2.92	39.24	4	7	1
A Kumble (IND)	1998-1999	28	34	3513	585.3	107	1849	67	10/74	27.59	3.15	52.43	5	2	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	21	28	2487	414.3	106	1033	64	6/35	16.14	2.49	38.85	3	5	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-1999	23	29	2939	489.5	102	1476	63	5/32	23.42	3.01	46.65	2	5	2
J Srinath (IND)	1998-1999	27	33	2676	446.0	58	1688	63	8/86	26.79	3.78	42.47	-	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	11	19	2595	432.3	86	1242	54	7/50	23.00	2.87	48.05	3	3	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1999	27	35	2711	451.5	61	1467	52	5/52	28.21	3.24	52.13	1	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1999	11	19	2346	391.0	75	1065	50	6/80	21.30	2.72	46.92	5	2	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-1999	21	26	2073	345.3	55	1363	47	5/96	29.00	3.94	44.10	1	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	25	32	1888	314.4	60	1059	45	5/30	23.53	3.36	41.95	-	2	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1998-1999	21	26	2035	339.1	52	1178	43	5/46	27.39	3.47	47.32	1	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1999	20	25	1701	283.3	43	1010	42	4/37	24.04	3.56	40.50	3	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1998-1999	18	25	2389	398.1	93	1128	41	6/51	27.51	2.83	58.26	-	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1999	12	17	1267	211.1	49	657	36	5/49	18.25	3.11	35.19	-	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	23	25	1792	298.4	37	1164	36	3/16	32.33	3.89	49.77	-	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1998-1999	19	24	1988	331.2	68	1001	35	6/33	28.60	3.02	56.80	-	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-1999	18	19	1344	224.0	32	799	30	4/93	26.63	3.56	44.80	1	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1998-1999	12	16	1349	224.5	28	800	30	4/20	26.66	3.55	44.96	1	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-1999	22	25	1936	322.4	40	1139	28	4/52	40.67	3.52	69.14	1	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1999	17	17	1080	180.0	17	717	27	6/103	26.55	3.98	40.00	1	1	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-1999	17	18	1031	171.5	12	822	26	3/14	31.61	4.78	39.65	-	-	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1998-1999	17	21	1674	279.0	54	866	26	5/105	33.30	3.10	64.38	1	1	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-1999	21	22	1503	250.3	21	1103	26	3/27	42.42	4.40	57.80	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1999-1999	18	21	1302	217.0	46	675	25	3/31	27.00	3.11	52.08	-	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-1999	21	23	1164	194.0	18	720	23	5/38	31.30	3.71	50.60	1	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-1999	22	26	1223	203.5	24	811	23	5/52	35.26	3.97	53.17	-	1	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1999	25	24	731	121.5	25	461	22	3/10	20.95	3.78	33.22	-	-	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1999	7	10	885	147.3	21	558	22	6/60	25.36	3.78	40.22	3	1	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-1999	12	16	1177	196.1	18	825	22	3/41	37.50	4.20	53.50	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1998-1999	21	20	604	100.4	5	403	21	4/38	19.19	4.00	28.76	1	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	13	15	1339	223.1	38	705	21	5/38	33.57	3.15	63.76	-	1	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1998-1999	7	9	690	115.0	21	438	20	5/70	21.90	3.80	34.50	2	1	-
S Elworthy (SA)	1998-1999	11	11	697	116.1	21	460	20	4/66	23.00	3.95	34.85	2	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-1999	7	13	1548	258.0	64	633	20	3/57	31.65	2.45	77.40	-	-	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	12	14	1319	219.5	58	635	19	7/65	33.42	2.88	69.42	-	1	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1998-1999	12	12	936	156.0	21	637	19	4/35	33.52	4.08	49.26	2	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1998-1999	4	7	784	130.4	38	352	18	5/88	19.55	2.69	43.55	1	1	-
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1998-1999	16	14	533	88.5	1	454	18	4/31	25.22	5.11	29.61	3	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-1999	8	12	1182	197.0	38	591	18	3/30	32.83	3.00	65.66	-	-	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1998-1999	17	17	884	147.2	7	656	18	5/32	36.44	4.45	49.11	1	1	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1998-1999	15	15	967	161.1	8	751	18	6/179	41.72	4.65	53.72	-	1	-
S Lee (AUS)	1999-1999	15	14	483	80.3	2	415	17	5/33	24.41	5.15	28.41	-	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	5	9	1119	186.3	52	540	17	4/63	31.76	2.89	65.82	2	-	-
BP Julian (AUS)	1998-1999	20	20	870	145.0	7	748	17	3/40	44.00	5.15	51.17	-	-	-
AC Dale (AUS)	1999-1999	11	12	744	124.0	24	408	16	2/25	25.50	3.29	46.50	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-1999	11	11	580	96.4	4	428	16	3/31	26.75	4.42	36.25	-	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1998-1999	13	12	630	105.0	7	431	16	5/22	26.93	4.10	39.37	1	1	-
RD King (WI)	1998-1999	13	14	834	139.0	9	612	16	3/40	38.25	4.40	52.12	-	-	-
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1998-1999	17	17	1039	173.1	20	731	16	3/41	45.68	4.22	64.93	-	-	-
NO Perry (WI)	1999-1999	8	11	818	136.2	20	462	15	5/70	30.80	3.38	54.53	-	1	-
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1998-1999	17	17	851	141.5	5	581	15	3/29	38.73	4.09	56.73	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-1999	19	19	1494	249.0	42	929	15	4/153	61.93	3.73	99.60	1	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1998-1999	12	13	786	131.0	14	530	14	3/17	37.85	4.04	56.14	-	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1999	17	18	1310	218.2	38	772	14	3/20	55.14	3.53	93.57	-	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1999	8	10	682	113.4	10	516	13	4/107	39.69	4.53	52.46	1	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1999	5	8	639	106.3	21	385	12	4/54	32.08	3.61	53.25	2	-	-
PM Such (ENG)	1998-1999	2	4	701	116.5	24	323	11	5/81	29.36	2.76	63.72	-	1	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1999	14	15	816	136.0	12	541	11	2/24	49.18	3.97	74.18	-	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1998-1999	17	16	1128	188.0	24	643	11	4/40	58.45	3.42	102.54	1	-	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1999	8	10	698	116.2	26	333	10	3/23	33.30	2.86	69.80	-	-	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1998-1999	10	10	434	72.2	7	334	10	3/19	33.40	4.61	43.40	-	-	-
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1999	13	11	472	78.4	1	392	10	3/32	39.20	4.98	47.20	-	-	-
GR Larsen (NZ)	1999-1999	12	11	564	94.0	3	415	10	2/34	41.50	4.41	56.40	-	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1998-1999	16	7	182	30.2	-	153	9	4/32	17.00	5.04	20.22	1	-	-
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	5	282	47.0	4	213	9	2/26	23.66	4.53	31.33	-	-	-
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	1999-1999	5	5	257	42.5	1	249	9	4/56	27.66	5.81	28.55	1	-	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-1999	4	8	600	100.0	33	253	9	3/27	28.11	2.53	66.66	-	-	-
N Chopra (IND)	1998-1999	13	13	600	100.0	5	401	9	2/21	44.55	4.01	66.66	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	4	7	1008	168.0	22	512	9	2/59	56.88	3.04	112.00	-	-	-
VJ Wells (ENG)	1999-1999	9	8	220	36.4	3	189	8	3/30	23.62	5.15	27.50	-	-	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1999	4	6	534	89.0	13	285	8	3/32	35.62	3.20	66.75	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	1998-1999	11	9	418	69.4	3	314	8	3/33	39.25	4.50	52.25	-	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1998-1999	31	18	450	75.0	10	320	8	4/21	40.00	4.26	56.25	1	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-1999	3	6	678	113.0	19	362	8	3/79	45.25	3.20	84.75	-	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	11	8	692	115.2	12	403	8	2/26	50.37	3.49	86.50	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1998-1999	13	15	787	131.1	23	473	8	3/27	59.12	3.60	98.37	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-1999	14	14	685	114.1	1	547	8	3/47	68.37	4.79	85.62	-	-	-
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	2	222	37.0	6	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	-	1	-
M Sheikh (KENYA)	1999-1999	4	4	150	25.0	-	119	7	4/36	17.00	4.76	21.42	1	-	-
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1998-1999	2	4	254	42.2	8	180	7	4/89	25.71	4.25	36.28	1	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1998-1999	6	6	252	42.0	1	189	7	2/22	27.00	4.50	36.00	-	-	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1998-1999	7	8	420	70.0	2	284	7	2/40	40.57	4.05	60.00	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1999	13	11	541	90.1	16	323	7	2/33	46.14	3.58	77.28	-	-	-
RR Singh (IND)	1998-1999	24	19	666	111.0	6	586	7	2/45	83.71	5.27	95.14	-	-	-
AY Karim (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	5	246	41.0	6	189	6	2/24	31.50	4.60	41.00	-	-	-
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1999-1999	3	4	378	63.0	7	227	6	2/41	37.83	3.60	63.00	-	-	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1998-1999	8	8	279	46.3	-	261	6	2/25	43.50	5.61	46.50	-	-	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1998-1999	4	5	372	62.0	10	265	6	3/71	44.16	4.27	62.00	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	1998-1999	6	6	336	56.0	-	265	6	3/34	44.16	4.73	56.00	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	25	16	449	74.5	9	274	6	2/8	45.66	3.66	74.83	-	-	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1999-1999	5	6	425	70.5	5	362	6	2/61	60.33	5.11	70.83	-	-	-
A Jadeja (IND)	1998-1999	27	3	30	5.0	-	24	5	3/3	4.80	4.80	6.00	-	-	-
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1998-1999	20	6	162	27.0	2	117	5	2/25	23.40	4.33	32.40	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-1999	4	4	134	22.2	-	132	5	2/3	26.40	5.91	26.80	-	-	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1998-1999	20	7	188	31.2	-	161	5	2/9	32.20	5.13	37.60	-	-	-
HR Bryan (WI)	1999-1999	6	6	300	50.0	3	236	5	4/24	47.20	4.72	60.00	1	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1998-1998	6	6	336	56.0	1	245	5	3/31	49.00	4.37	67.20	-	-	-
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	4	4	539	89.5	13	255	5	2/80	51.00	2.83	107.80	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1998-1999	15	12	450	75.0	2	327	5	2/26	65.40	4.36	90.00	-	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	35	16	498	83.0	3	337	5	2/55	67.40	4.06	99.60	-	-	-

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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:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]

India vs Australia at Adelaide, India in Australia 2nd ODI, Oct 23, 2025 [ODI # 4913]

Bangladesh vs West Indies at Mirpur, West Indies in Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Oct 23, 2025 [ODI # 4914]