Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2002	21	27	3603	600.3	167	1272	88	9/51	14.45	2.11	40.94	8	6	3
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2002	34	41	3145	524.1	102	1659	68	6/56	24.39	3.16	46.25	2	3	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2002	22	28	2722	453.4	79	1302	57	6/62	22.84	2.86	47.75	2	4	-
A Kumble (IND)	2001-2002	22	28	3223	537.1	113	1602	56	7/115	28.60	2.98	57.55	2	3	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2002	21	28	2396	399.2	81	1252	55	8/19	22.76	3.13	43.56	3	3	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2002	22	30	2915	485.5	131	1339	54	5/21	24.79	2.75	53.98	1	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2002	20	28	3359	559.5	96	1823	54	6/161	33.75	3.25	62.20	2	2	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2002	18	26	2285	380.5	61	1504	50	5/67	30.08	3.94	45.70	5	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	2001-2002	20	24	1730	288.2	41	1175	49	7/53	23.97	4.07	35.30	-	2	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2002	18	23	1951	325.1	71	1161	47	7/63	24.70	3.57	41.51	2	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2002	21	25	1531	255.1	30	1065	45	6/55	23.66	4.17	34.02	3	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2002	31	38	2789	464.5	80	1795	45	5/31	39.88	3.86	61.97	2	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2002	34	39	2593	432.1	42	1855	45	3/23	41.22	4.29	57.62	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2002	18	22	1318	219.4	31	869	42	5/24	20.69	3.95	31.38	2	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2002	28	31	2794	465.4	90	1612	42	4/59	38.38	3.46	66.52	2	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2002	18	24	2070	345.0	75	1153	39	4/43	29.56	3.34	53.07	1	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2002	18	24	1838	306.2	55	1095	37	6/76	29.59	3.57	49.67	1	2	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2002	21	24	1278	213.0	25	802	36	6/35	22.27	3.76	35.50	1	1	-
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2002	28	33	2450	408.2	57	1709	36	5/31	47.47	4.18	68.05	-	1	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2002	13	16	1233	205.3	30	783	35	5/25	22.37	3.81	35.22	4	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2002	22	26	1843	307.1	55	1045	35	4/17	29.85	3.40	52.65	2	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2002	33	33	2117	352.5	48	1238	34	4/41	36.41	3.50	62.26	2	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2002	23	29	2427	404.3	55	1388	34	6/87	40.82	3.43	71.38	-	2	-
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2002	23	24	1600	266.4	25	1080	29	4/38	37.24	4.05	55.17	3	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2001-2002	18	19	1113	185.3	14	850	28	4/27	30.35	4.58	39.75	3	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	13	16	1227	204.3	41	588	27	5/35	21.77	2.87	45.44	-	1	-
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2002	9	13	1922	320.2	69	965	26	4/17	37.11	3.01	73.92	3	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2001-2002	23	25	1314	219.0	19	859	25	5/21	34.36	3.92	52.56	2	1	-
M Dillon (WI)	2001-2002	8	12	1609	268.1	48	800	24	3/55	33.33	2.98	67.04	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	2001-2002	25	29	1522	253.4	38	936	24	2/27	39.00	3.68	63.41	-	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2002	6	9	912	152.0	40	528	22	6/63	24.00	3.47	41.45	1	2	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	22	25	1123	187.1	25	660	22	5/43	30.00	3.52	51.04	1	1	-
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2002	14	19	1047	174.3	16	760	22	5/67	34.54	4.35	47.59	1	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	2002-2002	11	11	601	100.1	3	489	21	4/44	23.28	4.88	28.61	1	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2002	13	16	1629	271.3	68	734	21	5/57	34.95	2.70	77.57	1	2	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	2001-2002	19	20	1288	214.4	30	867	21	3/29	41.28	4.03	61.33	-	-	-
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	11	12	660	110.0	8	473	18	3/13	26.27	4.30	36.66	-	-	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2002	11	12	750	125.0	20	520	18	6/54	28.88	4.16	41.66	-	1	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2001-2002	15	20	1230	205.0	39	699	18	3/63	38.83	3.40	68.33	-	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2002	9	13	1346	224.2	24	775	18	4/78	43.05	3.45	74.77	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	2001-2002	10	12	872	145.2	18	611	17	3/29	35.94	4.20	51.29	-	-	-
M Hayward (SA)	2001-2002	8	11	1107	184.3	30	663	17	3/70	39.00	3.59	65.11	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2001-2002	11	11	517	86.1	13	306	16	3/19	19.12	3.55	32.31	-	-	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2001-2002	5	9	856	142.4	34	416	16	7/77	26.00	2.91	53.50	1	1	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2002	8	11	718	119.4	18	490	16	4/47	30.62	4.09	44.87	1	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2001	7	8	792	132.0	21	490	16	4/106	30.62	3.71	49.50	1	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	2002-2002	20	19	903	150.3	2	647	16	3/37	40.43	4.29	56.43	-	-	-
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2002	4	8	758	126.2	26	461	15	3/36	30.73	3.64	50.53	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2002	9	11	823	137.1	24	510	15	4/53	34.00	3.71	54.86	1	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	6	1568	261.2	64	706	15	5/181	47.06	2.70	104.53	-	2	-
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2002	9	9	1062	177.0	33	614	14	3/99	43.85	3.46	75.85	-	-	-
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2002	9	9	980	163.2	31	640	14	4/98	45.71	3.91	70.00	1	-	-
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2002	8	9	1222	203.4	42	664	14	4/136	47.42	3.26	87.28	1	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2001-2002	9	8	450	75.0	2	320	13	3/26	24.61	4.26	34.61	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2001-2002	18	18	678	113.0	10	467	13	3/11	35.92	4.13	52.15	-	-	-
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	8	10	588	98.0	7	477	13	4/60	36.69	4.86	45.23	1	-	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2001-2002	11	12	693	115.3	10	483	13	5/19	37.15	4.18	53.30	-	1	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	2001-2002	4	6	984	164.0	29	532	13	4/66	40.92	3.24	75.69	1	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	13	15	1310	218.2	32	644	13	2/32	49.53	2.94	100.76	-	-	-
JN Snape (ENG)	2001-2002	8	8	433	72.1	-	351	11	3/43	31.90	4.86	39.36	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	2001-2002	22	19	744	124.0	33	359	11	3/4	32.63	2.89	67.63	-	-	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2002	4	5	387	64.3	4	268	10	4/44	26.80	4.15	38.70	2	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	379	63.1	1	290	10	4/102	29.00	4.59	37.90	1	-	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2002	8	8	464	77.2	6	310	10	5/51	31.00	4.00	46.40	-	1	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	4	6	738	123.0	26	353	10	4/82	35.30	2.86	73.80	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2002	13	10	310	51.4	2	221	9	4/19	24.55	4.27	34.44	1	-	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2002-2002	8	7	270	45.0	-	222	9	4/30	24.66	4.93	30.00	1	-	-
R Telemachus (SA)	2002-2002	5	5	258	43.0	-	230	9	2/42	25.55	5.34	28.66	-	-	-
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2002	8	8	314	52.2	4	248	9	3/20	27.55	4.73	34.88	-	-	-
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	2001-2001	6	6	280	46.4	2	291	9	3/41	32.33	6.23	31.11	-	-	-
IJ Harvey (AUS)	2002-2002	8	8	414	69.0	1	366	9	3/38	40.66	5.30	46.00	-	-	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2001-2002	13	15	968	161.2	18	728	9	3/18	80.88	4.51	107.55	-	-	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2002	6	7	327	54.3	3	294	8	4/37	36.75	5.39	40.87	1	-	-
C White (ENG)	2001-2002	8	9	540	90.0	18	300	8	2/30	37.50	3.33	67.50	-	-	-
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2001-2001	8	8	360	60.0	1	302	8	3/29	37.75	5.03	45.00	-	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2002	14	12	396	66.0	-	348	8	4/38	43.50	5.27	49.50	1	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2002	24	15	487	81.1	3	387	8	2/17	48.37	4.76	60.87	-	-	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2002-2002	1	2	392	65.2	19	174	7	4/123	24.85	2.66	56.00	1	-	-
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2002	22	12	281	46.5	1	230	7	2/12	32.85	4.91	40.14	-	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2002	26	14	450	75.0	5	404	7	3/65	57.71	5.38	64.28	-	-	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2002	3	3	147	24.3	-	97	6	4/21	16.16	3.95	24.50	1	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2002-2002	6	5	204	34.0	-	182	6	2/28	30.33	5.35	34.00	-	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	2001-2002	5	5	348	58.0	7	217	6	3/37	36.16	3.74	58.00	-	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2002	16	11	383	63.5	8	230	6	2/38	38.33	3.60	63.83	-	-	-
BC Hollioake (ENG)	2001-2002	7	7	306	51.0	2	231	6	2/37	38.50	4.52	51.00	-	-	-
RKJ Dawson (ENG)	2001-2001	3	3	540	90.0	15	279	6	4/134	46.50	3.10	90.00	1	-	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2002-2002	10	10	408	68.0	2	382	6	2/41	63.66	5.61	68.00	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2002	20	17	527	87.5	6	383	6	2/27	63.83	4.36	87.83	-	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	2	2	90	15.0	-	75	5	3/43	15.00	5.00	18.00	-	-	-
D Brown (WI)	2001-2002	3	3	150	25.0	3	124	5	3/21	24.80	4.96	30.00	-	-	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2002	3	6	444	74.0	13	281	5	2/58	56.20	3.79	88.80	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2001-2002	9	9	440	73.2	6	291	5	2/41	58.20	3.96	88.00	-	-	-
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2001-2002	9	9	525	87.3	8	385	5	1/40	77.00	4.40	105.00	-	-	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	2	120	20.0	3	82	4	2/21	20.50	4.10	30.00	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	2001-2002	11	4	120	20.0	-	94	4	3/28	23.50	4.70	30.00	-	-	-
Tareq Aziz (BAN)	2002-2002	3	3	171	28.3	5	126	4	3/19	31.50	4.42	42.75	-	-	-
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2001-2002	3	3	204	34.0	6	137	4	3/54	34.25	4.02	51.00	-	-	-
T Yohannan (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	336	56.0	8	213	4	2/56	53.25	3.80	84.00	-	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	2001-2001	3	6	426	71.0	18	215	4	2/29	53.75	3.02	106.50	-	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	2001-2001	5	5	260	43.2	2	219	4	2/56	54.75	5.05	65.00	-	-	-

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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:

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2600 - Live]
>> 66/5 (26.1 ov, JP Greaves 10*, A Athanaze 27*, RA Jadeja 3/30)

Australia vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Australia in New Zealand 2nd T20I, Oct 3, 2025 [T20I # 3497]

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Sharjah, Afghanistan v Bangladesh 2nd T20I, Oct 3, 2025 [T20I # 3498]