Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for South Africa in ODIs

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	294	291	15430	2571.4	308	9409	387	6/35	24.31	3.65	39.87	12	5
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	164	162	8561	1426.5	101	5926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.47	11	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2014	323	279	10638	1773.0	77	8568	269	5/30	31.85	4.83	39.54	2	2
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	172	170	8645	1440.5	123	6501	265	6/22	24.53	4.51	32.62	8	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2000	205	204	10822	1803.4	185	6918	227	5/1	30.47	3.83	47.67	6	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	176	175	9353	1558.5	192	5429	225	5/17	24.12	3.48	41.56	6	4
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2014	164	150	6511	1085.1	38	5874	199	6/43	29.51	5.41	32.71	6	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	123	122	6195	1032.3	69	5045	194	6/39	26.00	4.88	31.93	4	3
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2003	227	203	9573	1595.3	53	6958	193	4/34	36.05	4.36	49.60	3	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	171	164	7336	1222.4	46	5751	192	6/49	29.95	4.70	38.20	1	6
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2018	114	111	5580	930.0	45	4595	180	5/21	25.52	4.94	31.00	7	2
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	107	104	5541	923.3	38	4297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.02	7	3
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	106	104	5444	907.2	63	4613	168	6/16	27.45	5.08	32.40	6	2
CH Gayle (WI)	1999-2019	298	197	7377	1229.3	38	5868	167	5/46	35.13	4.77	44.17	3	1
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2023	138	134	6402	1067.0	64	5878	159	5/27	36.96	5.50	40.26	5	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1992	136	134	7175	1195.5	122	4233	157	4/18	26.96	3.53	45.70	6	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	98	98	5330	888.2	141	2752	146	5/31	18.84	3.09	36.50	2	3
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	102	102	5473	912.1	99	3034	142	5/26	21.36	3.32	38.54	5	1
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	81	79	4053	675.3	28	3709	133	5/56	27.88	5.49	30.47	5	1
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2005	108	107	5480	913.2	70	4218	130	5/29	32.44	4.61	42.15	3	3
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2017	90	88	4341	723.3	35	3780	128	5/48	29.53	5.22	33.91	3	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2008-2022	95	93	4579	763.1	53	3885	125	6/27	31.08	5.09	36.63	3	3
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1997	84	83	4332	722.0	49	3127	118	5/25	26.50	4.33	36.71	7	2
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	187	131	5644	-	26	4228	118	6/41	35.83	4.49	47.83	1	2
R Rampaul (WI)	2003-2015	92	88	4033	672.1	33	3434	117	5/49	29.35	5.10	34.47	8	2
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	188	153	5357	892.5	33	3966	114	5/32	34.78	4.44	46.99	1	1
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	79	76	3801	633.3	58	2935	106	5/45	27.68	4.63	35.85	3	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	67	66	3117	519.3	29	3018	103	6/58	29.30	5.80	30.26	4	1
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	72	71	3489	581.3	29	2962	100	5/39	29.62	5.09	34.89	1	2
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1995	85	85	4442	740.2	58	3079	100	5/22	30.79	4.15	44.42	-	1
RA Harper (WI)	1983-1996	105	99	5175	862.3	47	3431	100	4/40	34.31	3.97	51.75	3	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	73	69	3224	537.2	23	3010	99	5/48	30.40	5.60	32.56	3	2
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	85	79	3175	529.1	17	3041	97	4/22	31.35	5.74	32.73	3	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	88	78	3341	556.5	30	2515	95	5/18	26.47	4.51	35.16	3	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1997	83	82	4422	737.0	86	2636	95	4/27	27.74	3.57	46.54	2	-
N Boje (SA)	1995-2005	113	106	4457	742.5	21	3351	95	5/21	35.27	4.51	46.91	2	1
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	61	60	2964	494.0	44	2347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.53	7	-
SP Narine (WI)	2011-2016	65	65	3540	590.0	35	2435	92	6/27	26.46	4.12	38.47	4	2
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1993	59	58	3050	508.2	37	2206	90	6/29	24.51	4.33	33.88	1	1
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2018	207	134	5091	848.3	23	4127	89	3/12	46.37	4.86	57.20	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	56	56	3123	-	76	1771	87	5/22	20.35	3.40	35.89	2	1
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1999	143	103	3880	646.4	38	2876	83	4/3	34.65	4.44	46.74	2	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2007	84	80	4074	679.0	45	2924	83	5/51	35.22	4.30	49.08	1	1
DJG Sammy (WI)	2004-2015	126	119	4956	826.0	41	3851	81	4/26	47.54	4.66	61.18	1	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1991-1997	56	55	3003	500.3	53	1975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.01	3	-
AC Cummins (WI)	1991-1995	63	61	3143	523.5	23	2246	78	5/31	28.79	4.28	40.29	2	1
IDR Bradshaw (WI)	2004-2007	62	62	3172	528.4	38	2299	78	3/15	29.47	4.34	40.66	-	-
R McLaren (SA)	2009-2014	54	51	2403	400.3	13	2102	77	4/19	27.29	5.24	31.20	5	-
RD King (WI)	1998-2005	50	50	2603	433.5	41	1807	76	4/25	23.77	4.16	34.25	2	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2014	79	74	3278	546.2	15	2680	75	4/12	35.73	4.90	43.70	3	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2016-2025	55	52	2697	449.3	8	2510	73	5/49	34.38	5.58	36.94	3	1
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1999	80	80	3991	665.1	25	2762	72	4/28	38.36	4.15	55.43	1	-
J Botha (SA)	2005-2012	76	73	3703	617.1	11	2816	72	4/19	39.11	4.56	51.43	1	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	55	55	2850	475.0	35	2239	71	4/27	31.53	4.71	40.14	2	-
AD Russell (WI)	2011-2019	56	55	2290	381.4	14	2229	70	4/35	31.84	5.84	32.71	5	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1991-1998	78	75	3623	603.5	33	2589	70	4/32	36.98	4.28	51.75	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2004-2019	199	135	3513	585.3	9	3143	69	4/16	45.55	5.36	50.91	1	-
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2015	105	73	2726	454.2	18	2285	61	5/45	37.45	5.02	44.68	3	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2009	50	49	2138	356.2	23	1812	60	6/22	30.20	5.08	35.63	-	2
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	48	47	2456	409.2	14	1886	58	4/33	32.51	4.60	42.34	2	-
AJ Hosein (WI)	2021-2023	38	38	2090	348.2	12	1687	57	4/39	29.59	4.84	36.66	1	-
R Telemachus (SA)	1998-2006	37	37	1918	319.4	23	1565	56	4/43	27.94	4.89	34.25	1	-
KA Pollard (WI)	2007-2022	123	82	2275	379.1	4	2161	55	3/27	39.29	5.69	41.36	-	-
SS Cottrell (WI)	2015-2021	38	36	1722	287.0	11	1685	52	5/46	32.40	5.87	33.11	2	1
VC Drakes (WI)	1995-2004	34	34	1640	273.2	22	1293	51	5/33	25.35	4.73	32.15	3	2
AR Nurse (WI)	2016-2019	54	49	2384	397.2	6	2125	49	4/51	43.36	5.34	48.65	2	-
CH Morris (SA)	2013-2019	42	40	1894	315.4	10	1756	48	4/31	36.58	5.56	39.45	2	-
JA Morkel (SA)	2004-2012	56	50	1977	329.3	13	1786	47	4/29	38.00	5.42	42.06	2	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1996-2003	45	45	2120	353.2	18	1729	46	3/21	37.58	4.89	46.08	-	-
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2025	29	29	1397	232.5	10	1462	45	5/39	32.48	6.27	31.04	-	1
NO Miller (WI)	2008-2018	50	46	2125	354.1	16	1660	45	4/43	36.88	4.68	47.22	2	-
AH Gray (WI)	1985-1991	25	24	1270	211.4	16	835	44	6/50	18.97	3.94	28.86	2	1
S Elworthy (SA)	1998-2002	39	37	1702	283.4	29	1235	44	3/17	28.06	4.35	38.68	-	-
RP Snell (SA)	1991-1996	42	42	2095	349.1	25	1574	44	5/40	35.77	4.50	47.61	2	1
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	127	56	1856	309.2	12	1499	43	5/37	34.86	4.84	43.16	-	1
CR Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2019	44	40	1825	304.1	11	1766	43	5/27	41.06	5.80	42.44	2	1
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1999	105	44	1384	230.4	4	1159	42	4/31	27.59	5.02	32.95	3	-
VD Philander (SA)	2007-2015	30	28	1279	213.1	20	986	41	4/12	24.04	4.62	31.19	2	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1987	83	36	1345	224.1	10	1045	41	4/31	25.48	4.66	32.80	2	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	1994-2002	41	41	2153	358.5	41	1436	41	4/24	35.02	4.00	52.51	1	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2005	30	30	1577	262.5	18	1212	39	5/43	31.07	4.61	40.43	-	1
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1988	35	35	1923	320.3	31	1302	39	7/51	33.38	4.06	49.30	-	1
RL Chase (WI)	2017-2025	63	54	2191	365.1	9	1804	39	3/30	46.25	4.94	56.17	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2016	47	46	2387	397.5	15	1913	39	4/18	49.05	4.80	61.20	3	-
G Motie (WI)	2022-2025	31	30	1501	250.1	8	1160	38	4/23	30.52	4.63	39.50	2	-
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2019	42	40	2022	337.0	8	1668	38	3/30	43.89	4.94	53.21	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	22	21	1006	167.4	4	982	36	4/51	27.27	5.85	27.94	3	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1983-1990	43	43	2214	369.0	30	1511	36	2/10	41.97	4.09	61.50	-	-
D Pretorius (SA)	2016-2022	27	26	1144	190.4	9	947	35	4/36	27.05	4.96	32.68	1	-
OD Gibson (WI)	1995-1997	15	15	739	123.1	8	621	34	5/40	18.26	5.04	21.73	2	2
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2016	28	27	1303	217.1	13	1051	34	4/21	30.91	4.83	38.32	2	-
TL Best (WI)	2004-2014	26	26	1300	216.4	9	1157	34	4/35	34.02	5.34	38.23	2	-
KMA Paul (WI)	2018-2023	30	29	1253	208.5	4	1238	34	3/34	36.41	5.92	36.85	-	-
EO Simons (SA)	1994-1995	23	23	1212	202.0	21	810	33	4/42	24.54	4.00	36.72	1	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1996	26	26	1319	219.5	12	923	33	3/34	27.96	4.19	39.96	-	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2016-2019	25	25	1148	191.2	6	1134	33	3/17	34.36	5.92	34.78	-	-
R Shepherd (WI)	2019-2025	39	37	1476	246.0	13	1359	33	3/37	41.18	5.52	44.72	-	-
G Coetzee (SA)	2023-2023	14	14	666	111.0	1	720	31	4/44	23.22	6.48	21.48	2	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2022-2025	25	24	1048	174.4	11	1028	31	6/18	33.16	5.88	33.80	2	1
O Thomas (WI)	2018-2024	25	24	920	153.2	1	1034	31	5/21	33.35	6.74	29.67	1	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Yorkshire vs Somerset at York, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 14, 2025 [List A]

Glamorgan vs Surrey at The Oval, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 13, 2025 [List A]

North West Warriors vs Northern Knights at Bready, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 8th Match, Aug 13, 2025 [List A]