Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2000	17	17	822	137.0	13	589	32	4/29	18.40	4.29	25.68	1	0
RD King (WI)	2000-2000	11	11	565	94.1	11	341	21	4/25	16.23	3.62	26.90	1	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	17	17	882	147.0	12	596	17	3/45	35.05	4.05	51.88	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2000	11	11	565	94.1	3	383	15	3/24	25.53	4.06	37.66	0	0
FA Rose (WI)	2000-2000	12	12	630	105.0	8	421	15	5/23	28.06	4.00	42.00	0	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2000	10	10	507	84.3	3	334	13	4/25	25.69	3.95	39.00	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2000	9	9	474	79.0	3	352	13	3/30	27.07	4.45	36.46	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	2000-2000	9	9	528	88.0	7	295	12	4/22	24.58	3.35	44.00	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2000	11	10	432	72.0	6	346	12	3/42	28.83	4.80	36.00	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2000-2000	11	11	497	82.5	4	378	12	3/24	31.50	4.56	41.41	0	0
C White (ENG)	2000-2000	6	5	234	39.0	3	151	11	3/34	13.72	3.87	21.27	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	13	12	354	59.0	1	249	11	3/19	22.63	4.22	32.18	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2000	9	9	528	88.0	4	305	11	5/44	27.72	3.46	48.00	0	1
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	2000-2000	10	10	492	82.0	4	349	11	3/75	31.72	4.25	44.72	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2000-2000	11	11	532	88.4	6	374	10	2/11	37.40	4.21	53.20	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2000	11	11	498	83.0	2	382	10	3/37	38.20	4.60	49.80	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2000	7	6	336	56.0	5	213	9	3/20	23.66	3.80	37.33	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	8	8	390	65.0	8	238	9	3/34	26.44	3.66	43.33	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2000-2000	7	7	360	60.0	1	249	9	4/44	27.66	4.15	40.00	1	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2000-2000	8	8	378	63.0	7	292	9	4/34	32.44	4.63	42.00	1	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2000	13	12	458	76.2	3	301	9	2/21	33.44	3.94	50.88	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	2000-2000	7	6	338	56.2	7	171	8	3/27	21.37	3.03	42.25	0	0
R Telemachus (SA)	2000-2000	6	6	330	55.0	6	236	8	2/20	29.50	4.29	41.25	0	0
NAM McLean (WI)	2000-2000	10	10	488	81.2	7	382	8	2/25	47.75	4.69	61.00	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2000	13	11	237	39.3	2	216	7	3/16	30.85	5.46	33.85	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2000-2000	11	9	290	48.2	0	230	7	3/9	32.85	4.75	41.42	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2000	6	5	276	46.0	10	128	6	2/27	21.33	2.78	46.00	0	0
NC Johnson (ZIM)	2000-2000	10	9	258	43.0	1	190	6	2/16	31.66	4.41	43.00	0	0
GB Brent (ZIM)	2000-2000	5	5	252	42.0	1	213	6	2/34	35.50	5.07	42.00	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2000	9	9	346	57.4	3	274	6	2/33	45.66	4.75	57.66	0	0
IJ Harvey (AUS)	2000-2000	2	2	120	20.0	1	84	5	3/41	16.80	4.20	24.00	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2000-2000	11	8	136	22.4	0	94	5	2/8	18.80	4.14	27.20	0	0
Kabir Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	3	3	132	22.0	0	106	5	2/27	21.20	4.81	26.40	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2000	3	3	180	30.0	4	139	5	2/47	27.80	4.63	36.00	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2000-2000	5	5	246	41.0	1	167	5	2/37	33.40	4.07	49.20	0	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	2000-2000	7	6	360	60.0	7	203	5	2/37	40.60	3.38	72.00	0	0
Mohammad Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	6	6	290	48.2	2	226	5	2/31	45.20	4.67	58.00	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2000	8	8	368	61.2	1	267	5	2/28	53.40	4.35	73.60	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2000-2000	8	8	425	70.5	6	312	5	2/34	62.40	4.40	85.00	0	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2000-2000	3	3	90	15.0	1	82	4	4/20	20.50	5.46	22.50	1	0
K Weeraratne (SL)	2000-2000	4	4	156	26.0	5	98	4	3/46	24.50	3.76	39.00	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2000	3	3	180	30.0	6	101	4	3/26	25.25	3.36	45.00	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2000	3	3	144	24.0	0	109	4	2/24	27.25	4.54	36.00	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	2000-2000	6	6	312	52.0	8	122	4	1/12	30.50	2.34	78.00	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	4	4	159	26.3	0	142	4	3/36	35.50	5.35	39.75	0	0
T Kumaran (IND)	2000-2000	3	3	168	28.0	0	186	4	3/54	46.50	6.64	42.00	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2000-2000	2	2	103	17.1	3	53	3	2/24	17.66	3.08	34.33	0	0
RL Powell (WI)	2000-2000	12	3	54	9.0	0	53	3	2/5	17.66	5.88	18.00	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	2000-2000	2	2	54	9.0	0	57	3	3/33	19.00	6.33	18.00	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2000	2	2	120	20.0	1	79	3	3/40	26.33	3.95	40.00	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2000	2	2	120	20.0	1	107	3	3/56	35.66	5.35	40.00	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2000	3	3	162	27.0	1	122	3	3/43	40.66	4.51	54.00	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2000	5	5	186	31.0	0	153	3	1/19	51.00	4.93	62.00	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2000	1	1	32	5.2	0	20	2	2/20	10.00	3.75	16.00	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2000	7	2	22	3.4	0	20	2	2/7	10.00	5.45	11.00	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2000-2000	1	1	42	7.0	0	31	2	2/31	15.50	4.42	21.00	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	2000-2000	1	1	36	6.0	0	34	2	2/34	17.00	5.66	18.00	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	2000-2000	7	2	48	8.0	0	43	2	2/37	21.50	5.37	24.00	0	0
NO Perry (WI)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	54	2	2/54	27.00	5.40	30.00	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	56	2	2/56	28.00	5.60	30.00	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2000-2000	2	2	66	11.0	0	63	2	2/23	31.50	5.72	33.00	0	0
S Lee (AUS)	2000-2000	2	2	90	15.0	0	64	2	2/41	32.00	4.26	45.00	0	0
A Bhandari (IND)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	75	2	2/75	37.50	7.50	30.00	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2000-2000	2	2	90	15.0	0	78	2	1/28	39.00	5.20	45.00	0	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2000-2000	2	2	114	19.0	0	92	2	1/40	46.00	4.84	57.00	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2000-2000	3	3	180	30.0	2	101	2	2/38	50.50	3.36	90.00	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2000-2000	3	3	162	27.0	0	116	2	1/30	58.00	4.29	81.00	0	0
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2000-2000	6	6	222	37.0	3	191	2	1/36	95.50	5.16	111.00	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	6	6	336	56.0	10	204	2	1/35	102.00	3.64	168.00	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2000-2000	10	9	222	37.0	1	204	2	1/22	102.00	5.51	111.00	0	0
Imran Nazir (PAK)	2000-2000	18	2	19	3.1	0	17	1	1/3	17.00	5.36	19.00	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	2000-2000	1	1	54	9.0	0	29	1	1/29	29.00	3.22	54.00	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2000-2000	2	1	30	5.0	0	30	1	1/30	30.00	6.00	30.00	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2000	1	1	36	6.0	0	30	1	1/30	30.00	5.00	36.00	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2000-2000	2	2	48	8.0	1	35	1	1/23	35.00	4.37	48.00	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	1	42	7.0	0	37	1	1/37	37.00	5.28	42.00	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	2000-2000	1	1	36	6.0	0	41	1	1/41	41.00	6.83	36.00	0	0
N Chopra (IND)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	49	1	1/49	49.00	4.90	60.00	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	2000-2000	4	3	78	13.0	2	61	1	1/18	61.00	4.69	78.00	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2000	2	2	54	9.0	0	66	1	1/48	66.00	7.33	54.00	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	2	90	15.0	0	76	1	1/36	76.00	5.06	90.00	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2000-2000	2	2	102	17.0	0	86	1	1/46	86.00	5.05	102.00	0	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2000-2000	2	2	102	17.0	0	90	1	1/42	90.00	5.29	102.00	0	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2000-2000	2	2	114	19.0	1	90	1	1/41	90.00	4.73	114.00	0	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2000	3	3	144	24.0	0	109	1	1/41	109.00	4.54	144.00	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2000	2	2	103	17.1	0	120	1	1/59	120.00	6.99	103.00	0	0
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2000	4	4	120	20.0	0	163	1	1/47	163.00	8.15	120.00	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]