Players Taking Most Wickets Versus
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
5w
|
10w
|
S/R
|
E/R
|
1 |
A Kumble
|
India
|
1990-2008
|
18
|
862.1
|
193
|
2309
|
74
|
31.20
|
7/59
|
4
|
2
|
69.91
|
2.68
|
2 |
Saeed Ajmal
|
Pakistan
|
2009-2014
|
14
|
845.2
|
161
|
2170
|
66
|
32.88
|
5/68
|
3
|
0
|
76.85
|
2.57
|
3 |
T G Southee*
|
New Zealand
|
2008-
|
12
|
483.2
|
140
|
1152
|
64
|
18.00
|
6/68
|
3
|
0
|
45.31
|
2.38
|
4 |
Wasim Akram
|
Pakistan
|
1985-2002
|
19
|
545.4
|
152
|
1340
|
63
|
21.27
|
5/43
|
3
|
0
|
51.97
|
2.46
|
5 |
R Ashwin*
|
India
|
2011-
|
11
|
453.4
|
87
|
1360
|
62
|
21.94
|
6/46
|
3
|
1
|
43.90
|
3.00
|
6 |
S K Warne
|
Australia
|
1992-2007
|
13
|
527.5
|
133
|
1507
|
59
|
25.54
|
5/43
|
5
|
2
|
53.68
|
2.86
|
7 |
J M Anderson*
|
England
|
2003-
|
14
|
480.1
|
130
|
1287
|
58
|
22.19
|
6/40
|
5
|
1
|
49.67
|
2.68
|
8 |
Waqar Younis
|
Pakistan
|
1989-2003
|
13
|
360.3
|
55
|
1273
|
56
|
22.73
|
6/34
|
4
|
1
|
38.63
|
3.53
|
9 |
Harbhajan Singh
|
India
|
1998-2015
|
16
|
664.2
|
94
|
2108
|
53
|
39.77
|
7/62
|
2
|
2
|
75.21
|
3.17
|
10 |
D L Vettori
|
New Zealand
|
1997-2014
|
11
|
460.0
|
120
|
1205
|
51
|
23.63
|
7/130
|
3
|
1
|
54.12
|
2.62
|
11 |
M A Starc*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
9
|
284.1
|
48
|
991
|
51
|
19.43
|
6/50
|
6
|
2
|
33.43
|
3.49
|
12 |
Yasir Shah*
|
Pakistan
|
2014-
|
8
|
454.2
|
68
|
1344
|
51
|
26.35
|
7/76
|
5
|
0
|
53.45
|
2.96
|
13 |
Junaid Khan
|
Pakistan
|
2011-2015
|
13
|
488.3
|
91
|
1452
|
50
|
29.04
|
5/38
|
5
|
0
|
58.62
|
2.97
|
14 |
S M Pollock
|
South Africa
|
1995-2008
|
13
|
413.3
|
120
|
1072
|
48
|
22.33
|
6/30
|
1
|
0
|
51.69
|
2.59
|
15 |
Imran Khan
|
Pakistan
|
1971-1992
|
10
|
298.0
|
76
|
673
|
46
|
14.63
|
8/58
|
3
|
1
|
38.87
|
2.26
|
16 |
N M Lyon*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
13
|
509.2
|
80
|
1604
|
46
|
34.87
|
5/34
|
2
|
0
|
66.43
|
3.15
|
17 |
Kapil Dev
|
India
|
1978-1994
|
14
|
452.3
|
128
|
1195
|
45
|
26.56
|
5/110
|
1
|
0
|
60.33
|
2.64
|
18 |
T A Boult*
|
New Zealand
|
2011-
|
10
|
379.2
|
94
|
1005
|
45
|
22.33
|
6/30
|
1
|
0
|
50.58
|
2.65
|
19 |
D W Steyn
|
South Africa
|
2004-2019
|
11
|
349.1
|
59
|
1196
|
43
|
27.81
|
5/54
|
3
|
0
|
48.72
|
3.43
|
20 |
Shakib Al Hasan*
|
Bangladesh
|
2007-
|
10
|
512.2
|
86
|
1564
|
42
|
37.24
|
5/70
|
3
|
0
|
73.19
|
3.05
|
21 |
V D Philander
|
South Africa
|
2011-2020
|
9
|
242.5
|
63
|
685
|
39
|
17.56
|
5/45
|
3
|
1
|
37.36
|
2.82
|
22 |
R J Hadlee
|
New Zealand
|
1973-1990
|
6
|
234.1
|
85
|
473
|
37
|
12.78
|
5/29
|
2
|
1
|
37.97
|
2.02
|
23 |
G D McGrath
|
Australia
|
1993-2007
|
8
|
304.4
|
84
|
823
|
37
|
22.24
|
5/37
|
2
|
0
|
49.41
|
2.70
|
24 |
M J Hoggard
|
England
|
2000-2008
|
9
|
362.0
|
74
|
1105
|
37
|
29.86
|
5/92
|
1
|
0
|
58.70
|
3.05
|
25 |
I Sharma*
|
India
|
2007-
|
12
|
362.0
|
66
|
1292
|
36
|
35.89
|
5/54
|
1
|
0
|
60.33
|
3.57
|
26 |
D Kaneria
|
Pakistan
|
2000-2010
|
7
|
375.2
|
61
|
1159
|
35
|
33.11
|
7/118
|
2
|
1
|
64.34
|
3.09
|
27 |
M Ntini
|
South Africa
|
1998-2009
|
12
|
333.1
|
69
|
1043
|
35
|
29.80
|
4/39
|
0
|
0
|
57.11
|
3.13
|
28 |
K Rabada*
|
South Africa
|
2015-
|
7
|
203.3
|
32
|
753
|
35
|
21.51
|
6/55
|
1
|
1
|
34.89
|
3.70
|
29 |
Saqlain Mushtaq
|
Pakistan
|
1995-2004
|
7
|
466.1
|
119
|
1186
|
34
|
34.88
|
5/89
|
1
|
0
|
82.26
|
2.54
|
30 |
N Boje
|
South Africa
|
2000-2006
|
10
|
411.1
|
77
|
1242
|
34
|
36.53
|
5/62
|
2
|
0
|
72.56
|
3.02
|
31 |
S C J Broad*
|
England
|
2007-
|
12
|
415.0
|
91
|
1210
|
33
|
36.67
|
4/21
|
0
|
0
|
75.45
|
2.92
|
32 |
Umar Gul
|
Pakistan
|
2003-2013
|
12
|
374.3
|
50
|
1346
|
33
|
40.79
|
6/135
|
1
|
0
|
68.09
|
3.59
|
33 |
H H Streak
|
Zimbabwe
|
1993-2005
|
9
|
339.4
|
92
|
873
|
33
|
26.45
|
4/79
|
0
|
0
|
61.76
|
2.57
|
34 |
R A Jadeja*
|
India
|
2012-
|
7
|
274.2
|
65
|
783
|
33
|
23.73
|
5/41
|
2
|
0
|
49.88
|
2.85
|
35 |
K A J Roach*
|
West Indies
|
2009-
|
11
|
278.2
|
55
|
870
|
32
|
27.19
|
5/100
|
1
|
0
|
52.19
|
3.13
|
36 |
A F Giles
|
England
|
1998-2006
|
8
|
396.1
|
90
|
1038
|
31
|
33.48
|
5/116
|
1
|
0
|
76.68
|
2.62
|
37 |
Taijul Islam*
|
Bangladesh
|
2014-
|
9
|
444.5
|
83
|
1328
|
30
|
44.27
|
5/72
|
1
|
0
|
88.97
|
2.99
|
38 |
A A Donald
|
South Africa
|
1992-2002
|
6
|
206.0
|
58
|
556
|
29
|
19.17
|
5/54
|
2
|
0
|
42.62
|
2.70
|
39 |
Z Khan
|
India
|
2000-2014
|
9
|
294.5
|
44
|
1084
|
28
|
38.71
|
5/72
|
1
|
0
|
63.18
|
3.68
|
40 |
G P Swann
|
England
|
2008-2013
|
5
|
224.3
|
29
|
638
|
28
|
22.79
|
6/82
|
2
|
1
|
48.11
|
2.84
|
41 |
M J Leach*
|
England
|
2018-
|
5
|
253.3
|
30
|
740
|
28
|
26.43
|
5/83
|
2
|
0
|
54.32
|
2.92
|
|
|