CAREER RECORD
Men ODI: Most wickets
All recorded careers, no minimum qualification. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.
| Rank | Most wickets | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 534 | Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 1993-2011 | 350 | 341 | 18,811 | 12,326 | 534 | 7/30 | 23.08 | 3.93 | 35.22 | 10 |
| 2 | 502 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 1984-2003 | 356 | 351 | 18,186 | 11,812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 36.22 | 6 |
| 3 | 416 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 1989-2003 | 262 | 258 | 12,698 | 9,919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 30.52 | 13 |
| 4 | 400 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 1994-2008 | 322 | 320 | 15,775 | 11,014 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 4.18 | 39.43 | 4 |
| 5 | 395 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 1996-2015 | 398 | 372 | 17,670 | 13,632 | 395 | 7/12 | 34.51 | 4.62 | 44.73 | 9 |
| 6 | 393 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 1996-2008 | 303 | 297 | 15,712 | 9,631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 39.97 | 5 |
| 7 | 381 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 1993-2007 | 250 | 248 | 12,970 | 8,391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 34.04 | 7 |
| 8 | 380 | Brett Lee | Australia | 2000-2012 | 221 | 217 | 11,185 | 8,877 | 380 | 5/22 | 23.36 | 4.76 | 29.43 | 9 |
| 9 | 338 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 2004-2019 | 226 | 220 | 10,936 | 9,760 | 338 | 6/38 | 28.87 | 5.35 | 32.35 | 8 |
| 10 | 337 | Anil Kumble | India | 1990-2007 | 271 | 265 | 14,496 | 10,412 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 4.30 | 43.01 | 2 |
| 11 | 323 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1989-2011 | 445 | 368 | 14,874 | 11,871 | 323 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4.78 | 46.04 | 4 |
| 12 | 317 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 2006-2023 | 247 | 241 | 12,575 | 9,360 | 317 | 5/29 | 29.52 | 4.46 | 39.66 | 4 |
| 13 | 315 | Javagal Srinath | India | 1991-2003 | 229 | 227 | 11,935 | 8,847 | 315 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 37.88 | 3 |
| 14 | 305 | Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 1997-2015 | 295 | 277 | 14,060 | 9,674 | 305 | 5/7 | 31.71 | 4.12 | 46.09 | 2 |
| 15 | 293 | Shane Warne | Australia | 1993-2005 | 194 | 191 | 10,642 | 7,541 | 293 | 5/33 | 25.73 | 4.25 | 36.32 | 1 |
| 16 | 288 | Ajit Agarkar | India | 1998-2007 | 191 | 188 | 9,484 | 8,021 | 288 | 6/42 | 27.85 | 5.07 | 32.93 | 2 |
| 16 | 288 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | 1995-2003 | 169 | 165 | 8,770 | 6,275 | 288 | 5/20 | 21.78 | 4.29 | 30.45 | 6 |
| 18 | 282 | Zaheer Khan | India | 2000-2012 | 200 | 197 | 10,097 | 8,301 | 282 | 5/42 | 29.43 | 4.93 | 35.80 | 1 |
| 19 | 273 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1996-2014 | 328 | 283 | 10,750 | 8,680 | 273 | 5/30 | 31.79 | 4.84 | 39.37 | 2 |
| 20 | 272 | Allan Donald | South Africa | 1991-2003 | 164 | 162 | 8,561 | 5,926 | 272 | 6/23 | 21.78 | 4.15 | 31.47 | 2 |
| 21 | 270 | Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 2001-2020 | 220 | 220 | 10,922 | 8,893 | 270 | 6/26 | 32.93 | 4.88 | 40.45 | 1 |
| 22 | 269 | Abdul Razzaq | Pakistan | 1996-2011 | 265 | 254 | 10,941 | 8,564 | 269 | 6/35 | 31.83 | 4.69 | 40.67 | 3 |
| 22 | 269 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 1998-2015 | 236 | 227 | 12,479 | 8,973 | 269 | 5/31 | 33.35 | 4.31 | 46.39 | 3 |
| 22 | 269 | James Anderson | England | 2002-2015 | 194 | 191 | 9,584 | 7,861 | 269 | 5/23 | 29.22 | 4.92 | 35.62 | 2 |
| 25 | 266 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 1998-2009 | 173 | 171 | 8,687 | 6,559 | 266 | 6/22 | 24.65 | 4.53 | 32.65 | 4 |
| 26 | 253 | Kapil Dev | India | 1978-1994 | 225 | 221 | 11,202 | 6,945 | 253 | 5/43 | 27.45 | 3.71 | 44.27 | 1 |
| 27 | 247 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 2010-2026 | 132 | 132 | 6,722 | 5,907 | 247 | 6/28 | 23.91 | 5.27 | 27.21 | 9 |
| 27 | 247 | Shoaib Akhtar | Pakistan | 1998-2011 | 163 | 162 | 7,764 | 6,169 | 247 | 6/16 | 24.97 | 4.76 | 31.43 | 4 |
| 29 | 243 | Adil Rashid | England | 2009-2026 | 164 | 158 | 8,189 | 7,703 | 243 | 5/27 | 31.69 | 5.64 | 33.69 | 2 |
| 30 | 240 | Kyle Mills | New Zealand | 2001-2015 | 170 | 169 | 8,230 | 6,485 | 240 | 5/25 | 27.02 | 4.72 | 34.29 | 1 |
| 31 | 239 | Heath Streak | Zimbabwe | 1993-2005 | 189 | 185 | 9,468 | 7,129 | 239 | 5/32 | 29.82 | 4.51 | 39.61 | 1 |
| 31 | 239 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 2005-2015 | 153 | 150 | 7,489 | 6,038 | 239 | 6/31 | 25.26 | 4.83 | 31.33 | 3 |
| 33 | 235 | Darren Gough | England | 1994-2006 | 159 | 156 | 8,470 | 6,209 | 235 | 5/44 | 26.42 | 4.39 | 36.04 | 2 |
| 34 | 234 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 2009-2026 | 212 | 204 | 10,524 | 8,607 | 234 | 5/33 | 36.78 | 4.90 | 44.97 | 2 |
| 35 | 227 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 1985-2000 | 205 | 204 | 10,822 | 6,918 | 227 | 5/1 | 30.47 | 3.83 | 47.67 | 1 |
| 36 | 226 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2015-2026 | 123 | 115 | 6,174 | 4,392 | 226 | 7/18 | 19.43 | 4.26 | 27.31 | 7 |
| 37 | 225 | Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | 1988-2000 | 176 | 175 | 9,353 | 5,429 | 225 | 5/17 | 24.12 | 3.48 | 41.56 | 4 |
| 38 | 221 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 2008-2023 | 161 | 159 | 8,075 | 7,448 | 221 | 7/33 | 33.70 | 5.53 | 36.53 | 3 |
| 39 | 211 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2012-2023 | 114 | 113 | 6,180 | 5,146 | 211 | 7/34 | 24.38 | 4.99 | 29.28 | 6 |
| 40 | 207 | Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh | 2004-2014 | 153 | 152 | 7,965 | 6,065 | 207 | 5/29 | 29.29 | 4.56 | 38.47 | 4 |
| 41 | 206 | Mohammed Shami | India | 2013-2025 | 108 | 107 | 5,326 | 4,955 | 206 | 7/57 | 24.05 | 5.58 | 25.85 | 6 |
| 42 | 205 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 2016-2026 | 127 | 127 | 6,591 | 6,119 | 205 | 5/35 | 29.84 | 5.57 | 32.15 | 1 |
| 43 | 203 | Chris Harris | New Zealand | 1990-2004 | 250 | 232 | 10,667 | 7,613 | 203 | 5/42 | 37.50 | 4.28 | 52.54 | 1 |
| 43 | 203 | Craig McDermott | Australia | 1985-1996 | 138 | 138 | 7,461 | 5,018 | 203 | 5/44 | 24.71 | 4.03 | 36.75 | 1 |
| 45 | 201 | Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 1991-2006 | 215 | 186 | 8,168 | 6,594 | 201 | 5/42 | 32.80 | 4.84 | 40.63 | 1 |
| 46 | 200 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2017-2026 | 123 | 120 | 6,324 | 5,352 | 200 | 6/25 | 26.76 | 5.07 | 31.62 | 2 |
| 47 | 199 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 2004-2014 | 164 | 150 | 6,511 | 5,874 | 199 | 6/43 | 29.51 | 5.41 | 32.71 | 1 |
| 47 | 199 | Nuwan Kulasekara | Sri Lanka | 2003-2017 | 184 | 181 | 8,263 | 6,751 | 199 | 5/22 | 33.92 | 4.90 | 41.52 | 1 |
| 49 | 196 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 2005-2019 | 125 | 124 | 6,256 | 5,087 | 196 | 6/39 | 25.95 | 4.87 | 31.91 | 3 |
| 49 | 196 | Venkatesh Prasad | India | 1994-2001 | 161 | 160 | 8,129 | 6,332 | 196 | 5/27 | 32.30 | 4.67 | 41.47 | 1 |
| 51 | 195 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 1986-2002 | 325 | 207 | 8,883 | 6,761 | 195 | 4/33 | 34.67 | 4.56 | 45.55 | 0 |
| 52 | 193 | Carl Hooper | West Indies | 1987-2003 | 227 | 203 | 9,573 | 6,958 | 193 | 4/34 | 36.05 | 4.36 | 49.60 | 0 |
| 52 | 193 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2015-2026 | 124 | 122 | 5,909 | 5,076 | 193 | 6/43 | 26.30 | 5.15 | 30.61 | 6 |
| 54 | 192 | Lance Klusener | South Africa | 1996-2004 | 171 | 164 | 7,336 | 5,751 | 192 | 6/49 | 29.95 | 4.70 | 38.20 | 6 |
| 55 | 188 | Morne Morkel | South Africa | 2007-2018 | 117 | 114 | 5,760 | 4,761 | 188 | 5/21 | 25.32 | 4.95 | 30.63 | 2 |
| 56 | 187 | Dilhara Fernando | Sri Lanka | 2001-2012 | 147 | 141 | 6,507 | 5,648 | 187 | 6/27 | 30.20 | 5.20 | 34.79 | 1 |
| 57 | 184 | Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | 2008-2015 | 113 | 112 | 6,000 | 4,182 | 184 | 5/24 | 22.72 | 4.18 | 32.60 | 2 |
| 58 | 182 | Aaqib Javed | Pakistan | 1988-1998 | 163 | 159 | 8,012 | 5,721 | 182 | 7/37 | 31.43 | 4.28 | 44.02 | 4 |
| 58 | 182 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 1974-1992 | 175 | 153 | 7,461 | 4,844 | 182 | 6/14 | 26.61 | 3.89 | 40.99 | 1 |
| 60 | 179 | Umar Gul | Pakistan | 2003-2016 | 130 | 128 | 6,064 | 5,253 | 179 | 6/42 | 29.34 | 5.19 | 33.87 | 2 |
| 61 | 178 | Stuart Broad | England | 2006-2016 | 121 | 121 | 6,109 | 5,364 | 178 | 5/23 | 30.13 | 5.26 | 34.32 | 1 |
| 62 | 177 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 2009-2026 | 178 | 167 | 8,054 | 5,806 | 177 | 5/17 | 32.80 | 4.32 | 45.50 | 1 |
| 63 | 175 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 2009-2021 | 166 | 157 | 5,900 | 5,740 | 175 | 6/44 | 32.80 | 5.83 | 33.71 | 4 |
| 64 | 174 | Nathan Bracken | Australia | 2001-2009 | 116 | 116 | 5,759 | 4,240 | 174 | 5/47 | 24.36 | 4.41 | 33.09 | 2 |
| 65 | 173 | Chris Woakes | England | 2011-2023 | 122 | 118 | 5,737 | 5,193 | 173 | 6/45 | 30.01 | 5.43 | 33.16 | 3 |
| 65 | 173 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 2011-2019 | 107 | 104 | 5,541 | 4,297 | 173 | 7/45 | 24.83 | 4.65 | 32.02 | 3 |
| 65 | 173 | Irfan Pathan | India | 2004-2012 | 120 | 118 | 5,855 | 5,142 | 173 | 5/27 | 29.72 | 5.26 | 33.84 | 2 |
| 65 | 173 | Jacob Oram | New Zealand | 2001-2012 | 160 | 154 | 6,911 | 5,047 | 173 | 5/26 | 29.17 | 4.38 | 39.94 | 2 |
| 69 | 172 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | 2014-2025 | 95 | 93 | 4,946 | 4,298 | 172 | 5/30 | 24.98 | 5.21 | 28.75 | 3 |
| 70 | 169 | Andrew Flintoff | England | 1999-2009 | 141 | 119 | 5,624 | 4,121 | 169 | 5/19 | 24.38 | 4.39 | 33.27 | 2 |
| 71 | 168 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 2015-2025 | 106 | 104 | 5,444 | 4,613 | 168 | 6/16 | 27.45 | 5.08 | 32.40 | 2 |
| 71 | 168 | Shane Watson | Australia | 2002-2015 | 190 | 163 | 6,466 | 5,342 | 168 | 4/36 | 31.79 | 4.95 | 38.48 | 0 |
| 73 | 167 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 1999-2019 | 301 | 199 | 7,424 | 5,926 | 167 | 5/46 | 35.48 | 4.78 | 44.45 | 1 |
| 74 | 161 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Pakistan | 1989-2003 | 144 | 142 | 7,543 | 5,361 | 161 | 5/36 | 33.29 | 4.26 | 46.85 | 1 |
| 75 | 159 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 2013-2023 | 138 | 134 | 6,402 | 5,878 | 159 | 5/27 | 36.96 | 5.50 | 40.26 | 2 |
| 76 | 158 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 1973-1990 | 115 | 112 | 6,182 | 3,407 | 158 | 5/25 | 21.56 | 3.30 | 39.12 | 5 |
| 76 | 158 | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 1999-2019 | 287 | 217 | 7,958 | 6,192 | 158 | 4/19 | 39.18 | 4.66 | 50.36 | 0 |
| 78 | 157 | Ashish Nehra | India | 2001-2011 | 120 | 120 | 5,751 | 4,981 | 157 | 6/23 | 31.72 | 5.19 | 36.63 | 2 |
| 78 | 157 | Malcolm Marshall | West Indies | 1980-1992 | 136 | 134 | 7,175 | 4,233 | 157 | 4/18 | 26.96 | 3.53 | 45.70 | 0 |
| 78 | 157 | Manoj Prabhakar | India | 1984-1996 | 130 | 127 | 6,360 | 4,534 | 157 | 5/33 | 28.87 | 4.27 | 40.50 | 2 |
| 81 | 156 | Brad Hogg | Australia | 1996-2008 | 123 | 113 | 5,564 | 4,188 | 156 | 5/32 | 26.84 | 4.51 | 35.66 | 2 |
| 81 | 156 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 2010-2023 | 116 | 114 | 6,303 | 5,180 | 156 | 4/25 | 33.20 | 4.93 | 40.40 | 0 |
| 83 | 154 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1989-2012 | 463 | 270 | 8,054 | 6,850 | 154 | 5/32 | 44.48 | 5.10 | 52.29 | 2 |
| 84 | 152 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2008-2015 | 87 | 84 | 4,154 | 3,324 | 152 | 6/13 | 21.86 | 4.80 | 27.32 | 3 |
| 85 | 151 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2016-2026 | 91 | 90 | 4,694 | 3,585 | 151 | 6/19 | 23.74 | 4.58 | 31.08 | 2 |
| 85 | 151 | Upul Chandana | Sri Lanka | 1994-2007 | 147 | 136 | 6,142 | 4,818 | 151 | 5/61 | 31.90 | 4.70 | 40.67 | 1 |
| 87 | 148 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 2010-2026 | 99 | 98 | 5,152 | 4,096 | 148 | 6/52 | 27.67 | 4.77 | 34.81 | 3 |
| 88 | 147 | Shane Bond | New Zealand | 2002-2010 | 82 | 80 | 4,295 | 3,070 | 147 | 6/19 | 20.88 | 4.28 | 29.21 | 4 |
| 89 | 146 | Joel Garner | West Indies | 1977-1987 | 98 | 98 | 5,330 | 2,752 | 146 | 5/31 | 18.84 | 3.09 | 36.50 | 3 |
| 89 | 146 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 2018-2026 | 77 | 76 | 3,859 | 3,578 | 146 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 5.56 | 26.43 | 3 |
| 91 | 145 | Ian Botham | England | 1976-1992 | 116 | 115 | 6,271 | 4,139 | 145 | 4/31 | 28.54 | 3.96 | 43.24 | 0 |
| 92 | 143 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 2011-2026 | 91 | 91 | 4,695 | 4,129 | 143 | 5/70 | 28.87 | 5.27 | 32.83 | 1 |
| 93 | 142 | Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | 2016-2026 | 90 | 87 | 4,436 | 4,089 | 142 | 5/56 | 28.79 | 5.53 | 31.23 | 1 |
| 93 | 142 | Jason Gillespie | Australia | 1996-2005 | 97 | 96 | 5,144 | 3,611 | 142 | 5/22 | 25.42 | 4.21 | 36.22 | 3 |
| 93 | 142 | Michael Holding | West Indies | 1976-1987 | 102 | 102 | 5,473 | 3,034 | 142 | 5/26 | 21.36 | 3.32 | 38.54 | 1 |
| 96 | 141 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 2012-2022 | 121 | 120 | 5,847 | 4,951 | 141 | 5/42 | 35.11 | 5.08 | 41.46 | 1 |
| 97 | 140 | Ewen Chatfield | New Zealand | 1979-1989 | 114 | 112 | 6,065 | 3,618 | 140 | 5/34 | 25.84 | 3.57 | 43.32 | 1 |
| 98 | 139 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 2015-2026 | 129 | 123 | 6,146 | 4,870 | 139 | 5/50 | 35.03 | 4.75 | 44.21 | 2 |
| 98 | 139 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 2003-2019 | 218 | 177 | 7,733 | 5,400 | 139 | 4/41 | 38.84 | 4.18 | 55.63 | 0 |
| 100 | 138 | Kumar Dharmasena | Sri Lanka | 1994-2004 | 141 | 134 | 7,009 | 4,998 | 138 | 4/37 | 36.21 | 4.27 | 50.78 | 0 |
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