Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2002	27	27	1428	238.0	18	944	38	5/37	24.84	3.96	37.57	1	1
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2002	23	23	1238	206.2	15	888	30	5/31	29.60	4.30	41.26	1	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2002	16	16	880	146.4	9	579	29	5/43	19.96	3.94	30.34	1	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2002	14	13	724	120.4	13	315	26	5/9	12.11	2.61	27.84	1	1
AB Agarkar (IND)	2001-2002	17	17	843	140.3	9	694	26	4/27	26.69	4.93	32.42	3	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2002	14	14	674	112.2	6	497	25	3/11	19.88	4.42	26.96	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2002	19	18	940	156.4	9	775	25	4/59	31.00	4.94	37.60	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2002	16	16	783	130.3	10	609	24	3/31	25.37	4.66	32.62	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2002-2002	13	13	716	119.2	15	435	23	4/30	18.91	3.64	31.13	1	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2002-2002	14	13	666	111.0	8	495	23	3/32	21.52	4.45	28.95	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2002	24	24	1097	182.5	4	917	22	3/23	41.68	5.01	49.86	0	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2002	9	9	494	82.2	10	344	21	5/25	16.38	4.17	23.52	2	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2002	12	12	624	104.0	8	478	21	5/49	22.76	4.59	29.71	0	1
D Gough (ENG)	2002-2002	11	11	601	100.1	3	489	21	4/44	23.28	4.88	28.61	1	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2002	16	15	683	113.5	8	508	20	6/35	25.40	4.46	34.15	0	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2002	16	16	733	122.1	4	543	20	4/17	27.15	4.44	36.65	1	0
N Boje (SA)	2001-2002	19	19	801	133.3	2	566	20	5/21	28.30	4.23	40.05	1	1
L Klusener (SA)	2001-2002	19	19	802	133.4	3	630	19	2/27	33.15	4.71	42.21	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2002	24	22	874	145.4	2	654	19	2/21	34.42	4.48	46.00	0	0
GB Brent (ZIM)	2001-2002	17	17	838	139.4	10	697	19	3/29	36.68	4.99	44.10	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2002-2002	11	11	644	107.2	9	470	18	4/43	26.11	4.37	35.77	1	0
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2002	19	18	984	164.0	4	758	18	4/38	42.11	4.62	54.66	1	0
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2002	9	9	478	79.4	5	422	17	4/45	24.82	5.29	28.11	2	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2001-2002	10	10	501	83.3	12	301	16	3/19	18.81	3.60	31.31	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	2001-2002	15	15	868	144.4	7	627	16	3/14	39.18	4.33	54.25	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	2002-2002	19	19	903	150.3	2	647	16	3/37	40.43	4.29	56.43	0	0
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2002	19	19	860	143.2	6	809	16	3/25	50.56	5.64	53.75	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2002	14	14	674	112.2	14	419	15	8/19	27.93	3.72	44.93	0	1
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2002	12	12	602	100.2	2	483	15	2/13	32.20	4.81	40.13	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	9	8	462	77.0	3	273	13	3/26	21.00	3.54	35.53	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2001-2002	9	8	450	75.0	2	320	13	3/26	24.61	4.26	34.61	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	15	14	577	96.1	0	462	13	3/30	35.53	4.80	44.38	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	2002-2002	7	7	390	65.0	5	301	12	3/29	25.08	4.63	32.50	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2002	9	9	418	69.4	3	359	12	5/67	29.91	5.15	34.83	0	1
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	10	10	470	78.2	3	368	12	3/13	30.66	4.69	39.16	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2001-2002	16	15	558	93.0	10	393	12	3/11	32.75	4.22	46.50	0	0
JN Snape (ENG)	2001-2002	8	8	433	72.1	0	351	11	3/43	31.90	4.86	39.36	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2002-2002	11	11	600	100.0	4	478	11	2/44	43.45	4.78	54.54	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2002	5	5	264	44.0	3	217	10	4/47	21.70	4.93	26.40	1	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2002	8	8	464	77.2	6	310	10	5/51	31.00	4.00	46.40	0	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2002	15	15	751	125.1	2	531	10	3/17	53.10	4.24	75.10	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2002-2002	8	7	270	45.0	0	222	9	4/30	24.66	4.93	30.00	1	0
R Telemachus (SA)	2002-2002	5	5	258	43.0	0	230	9	2/42	25.55	5.34	28.66	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2002	8	8	314	52.2	4	248	9	3/20	27.55	4.73	34.88	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	8	8	440	73.2	5	264	9	2/32	29.33	3.60	48.88	0	0
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	2001-2001	6	6	280	46.4	2	291	9	3/41	32.33	6.23	31.11	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2002-2002	8	8	378	63.0	2	300	9	5/57	33.33	4.76	42.00	0	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2002-2002	9	9	450	75.0	10	330	9	3/42	36.66	4.40	50.00	0	0
IJ Harvey (AUS)	2002-2002	8	8	414	69.0	1	366	9	3/38	40.66	5.30	46.00	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2002-2002	10	10	501	83.3	4	387	9	5/19	43.00	4.63	55.66	0	1
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2002	5	5	271	45.1	2	167	8	2/24	20.87	3.69	33.87	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2002	17	11	349	58.1	0	298	8	2/17	37.25	5.12	43.62	0	0
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2001-2001	8	8	360	60.0	1	302	8	3/29	37.75	5.03	45.00	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2001-2002	10	10	414	69.0	9	337	8	3/63	42.12	4.88	51.75	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2002	14	12	396	66.0	0	348	8	4/38	43.50	5.27	49.50	1	0
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2001	4	4	217	36.1	2	132	7	4/17	18.85	3.64	31.00	1	0
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2002	5	5	213	35.3	2	207	7	4/37	29.57	5.83	30.42	1	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2002	15	10	251	41.5	0	218	7	2/12	31.14	5.21	35.85	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2001-2001	6	6	310	51.4	4	221	7	3/45	31.57	4.27	44.28	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2002	3	3	147	24.3	0	97	6	4/21	16.16	3.95	24.50	1	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	2002-2002	4	4	168	28.0	1	124	6	3/37	20.66	4.42	28.00	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2002	8	6	194	32.2	1	150	6	4/19	25.00	4.63	32.33	1	0
C White (ENG)	2002-2002	5	5	216	36.0	1	178	6	2/30	29.66	4.94	36.00	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2002-2002	6	5	204	34.0	0	182	6	2/28	30.33	5.35	34.00	0	0
BC Hollioake (ENG)	2001-2002	7	7	306	51.0	2	231	6	2/37	38.50	4.52	51.00	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2002-2002	10	10	408	68.0	2	382	6	2/41	63.66	5.61	68.00	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	2	2	90	15.0	0	75	5	3/43	15.00	5.00	18.00	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	3	3	151	25.1	2	115	5	2/26	23.00	4.56	30.20	0	0
D Brown (WI)	2001-2002	3	3	150	25.0	3	124	5	3/21	24.80	4.96	30.00	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2002	3	3	148	24.4	0	133	5	4/44	26.60	5.39	29.60	1	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2002-2002	15	10	158	26.2	0	136	5	3/4	27.20	5.16	31.60	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2002	4	4	198	33.0	2	205	5	2/46	41.00	6.21	39.60	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2002	5	5	260	43.2	3	215	5	3/40	43.00	4.96	52.00	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2001-2002	8	8	368	61.2	2	267	5	2/41	53.40	4.35	73.60	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	2001-2001	5	4	120	20.0	0	94	4	3/28	23.50	4.70	30.00	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2001	3	3	164	27.2	4	116	4	2/26	29.00	4.24	41.00	0	0
Tareq Aziz (BAN)	2002-2002	3	3	171	28.3	5	126	4	3/19	31.50	4.42	42.75	0	0
M Hayward (SA)	2001-2002	4	4	192	32.0	0	167	4	2/38	41.75	5.21	48.00	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	4	174	29.0	0	167	4	2/56	41.75	5.75	43.50	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	6	6	207	34.3	1	189	4	2/32	47.25	5.47	51.75	0	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2001-2002	6	6	309	51.3	4	244	4	1/43	61.00	4.73	77.25	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2002	13	9	293	48.5	1	257	4	2/27	64.25	5.26	73.25	0	0
JO Angara (KENYA)	2001-2001	1	1	60	10.0	4	30	3	3/30	10.00	3.00	20.00	0	0
AP Grayson (ENG)	2001-2001	1	1	60	10.0	0	40	3	3/40	13.33	4.00	20.00	0	0
CEW Silverwood (ENG)	2001-2001	1	1	54	9.0	0	43	3	3/43	14.33	4.77	18.00	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	2	2	120	20.0	5	66	3	2/35	22.00	3.30	40.00	0	0
D Mongia (IND)	2002-2002	11	3	68	11.2	0	78	3	3/31	26.00	6.88	22.66	0	0
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2001-2001	3	3	146	24.2	1	94	3	2/33	31.33	3.86	48.66	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	2001-2001	2	2	92	15.2	2	96	3	2/45	32.00	6.26	30.66	0	0
S Elworthy (SA)	2002-2002	3	2	120	20.0	1	100	3	2/53	33.33	5.00	40.00	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2002-2002	4	4	162	27.0	0	126	3	3/48	42.00	4.66	54.00	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2001-2002	9	4	162	27.0	1	130	3	2/35	43.33	4.81	54.00	0	0
SB Bangar (IND)	2002-2002	4	4	150	25.0	0	132	3	2/42	44.00	5.28	50.00	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2002	6	6	174	29.0	0	136	3	3/42	45.33	4.68	58.00	0	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2002-2002	4	4	174	29.0	0	146	3	2/31	48.66	5.03	58.00	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2002	3	3	165	27.3	2	151	3	2/61	50.33	5.49	55.00	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2002	4	4	216	36.0	5	156	3	1/29	52.00	4.33	72.00	0	0
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2001-2001	4	4	156	26.0	1	171	3	2/24	57.00	6.57	52.00	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2001-2001	5	5	204	34.0	2	173	3	2/49	57.66	5.08	68.00	0	0
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	4	228	38.0	1	181	3	2/44	60.33	4.76	76.00	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]