Players Taking Most Wickets Versus
|
Player
|
Country
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
4w
|
S/R
|
E/R
|
1 |
Wasim Akram
|
Pakistan
|
49
|
435.2
|
30
|
1838
|
67
|
27.43
|
5/21
|
1
|
38.99
|
4.22
|
2 |
Ambrose, C E L
|
West Indies
|
41
|
368.5
|
47
|
1330
|
61
|
21.80
|
5/17
|
3
|
36.28
|
3.61
|
3 |
Pollock, S M
|
South Africa
|
45
|
396.4
|
35
|
1673
|
57
|
29.35
|
5/36
|
1
|
41.75
|
4.22
|
4 |
Vettori, D L
|
New Zealand
|
59
|
535.0
|
15
|
2239
|
55
|
40.71
|
4/33
|
0
|
58.36
|
4.19
|
5 |
Garner, J
|
West Indies
|
34
|
310.4
|
42
|
1076
|
54
|
19.93
|
5/31
|
1
|
34.52
|
3.46
|
6 |
Muralitharan, M
|
Sri Lanka
|
40
|
371.2
|
10
|
1651
|
53
|
31.15
|
4/27
|
0
|
42.04
|
4.45
|
7 |
Holding, M A
|
West Indies
|
35
|
331.1
|
30
|
1185
|
52
|
22.79
|
5/26
|
1
|
38.21
|
3.58
|
8 |
Chatfield, E J
|
New Zealand
|
34
|
297.0
|
50
|
1049
|
51
|
20.57
|
5/34
|
1
|
34.94
|
3.53
|
9 |
Shahid Afridi
|
Pakistan
|
45
|
354.3
|
7
|
1590
|
49
|
32.45
|
6/38
|
1
|
43.41
|
4.49
|
10 |
Steyn, D W*
|
South Africa
|
27
|
244.3
|
11
|
1318
|
49
|
26.90
|
4/27
|
0
|
29.94
|
5.39
|
11 |
Malinga, S L*
|
Sri Lanka
|
28
|
243.3
|
18
|
1220
|
48
|
25.42
|
5/28
|
1
|
30.44
|
5.01
|
12 |
Vaas, W P U J C
|
Sri Lanka
|
40
|
348.3
|
26
|
1676
|
47
|
35.66
|
4/56
|
0
|
44.49
|
4.81
|
13 |
Marshall, M D
|
West Indies
|
40
|
364.0
|
32
|
1399
|
47
|
29.77
|
4/18
|
0
|
46.47
|
3.84
|
14 |
Hadlee, R J
|
New Zealand
|
36
|
305.0
|
53
|
1054
|
46
|
22.91
|
5/26
|
1
|
40.04
|
3.43
|
15 |
Kapil Dev
|
India
|
41
|
338.4
|
47
|
1246
|
45
|
27.69
|
5/43
|
1
|
45.16
|
3.68
|
16 |
Donald, A A
|
South Africa
|
30
|
267.4
|
10
|
1169
|
45
|
25.98
|
4/29
|
0
|
35.69
|
4.37
|
17 |
Bond, S E
|
New Zealand
|
17
|
157.3
|
20
|
695
|
44
|
15.80
|
6/23
|
3
|
21.48
|
4.41
|
18 |
Cairns, C L
|
New Zealand
|
42
|
300.2
|
12
|
1569
|
42
|
37.36
|
5/42
|
1
|
42.90
|
5.22
|
19 |
Rashid, A U*
|
England
|
24
|
221.2
|
2
|
1280
|
42
|
30.48
|
4/41
|
0
|
31.62
|
5.78
|
20 |
Ntini, M
|
South Africa
|
25
|
222.3
|
20
|
1161
|
39
|
29.77
|
6/22
|
1
|
34.23
|
5.22
|
21 |
Anderson, J M*
|
England
|
32
|
286.2
|
27
|
1504
|
38
|
39.58
|
4/55
|
0
|
45.21
|
5.25
|
22 |
Snedden, M C
|
New Zealand
|
30
|
250.4
|
24
|
1044
|
38
|
27.47
|
3/27
|
0
|
39.58
|
4.16
|
23 |
Hooper, C L
|
West Indies
|
40
|
273.3
|
4
|
1307
|
36
|
36.31
|
3/22
|
0
|
45.58
|
4.78
|
24 |
Agarkar, A B
|
India
|
21
|
175.0
|
7
|
1023
|
36
|
28.42
|
6/42
|
1
|
29.17
|
5.85
|
25 |
Botham, I T
|
England
|
33
|
285.5
|
23
|
1172
|
35
|
33.49
|
4/31
|
0
|
49.91
|
4.03
|
26 |
Mills, K D
|
New Zealand
|
25
|
209.2
|
14
|
1092
|
34
|
32.12
|
4/35
|
0
|
36.94
|
5.22
|
27 |
Kulasekara, K M D N
|
Sri Lanka
|
29
|
238.4
|
15
|
1135
|
34
|
33.38
|
5/22
|
1
|
42.12
|
4.76
|
28 |
Kallis, J H
|
South Africa
|
50
|
295.3
|
9
|
1631
|
34
|
47.97
|
3/30
|
0
|
52.15
|
5.52
|
29 |
Srinath, J
|
India
|
29
|
248.1
|
17
|
1214
|
33
|
36.79
|
4/30
|
0
|
45.12
|
4.89
|
30 |
Richards, I V A
|
West Indies
|
54
|
291.0
|
4
|
1329
|
32
|
41.53
|
3/29
|
0
|
54.69
|
4.56
|
31 |
Harbhajan Singh
|
India
|
35
|
320.2
|
7
|
1486
|
32
|
46.44
|
3/37
|
0
|
60.06
|
4.64
|
32 |
Shoaib Akhtar
|
Pakistan
|
26
|
194.4
|
12
|
1113
|
32
|
34.78
|
5/25
|
1
|
36.50
|
5.72
|
33 |
Gough, D
|
England
|
23
|
187.1
|
13
|
964
|
31
|
31.10
|
5/44
|
1
|
36.23
|
5.15
|
34 |
Pathan, I K
|
India
|
24
|
184.0
|
3
|
1115
|
31
|
35.97
|
4/41
|
0
|
35.61
|
6.06
|
35 |
Kumble, A
|
India
|
29
|
255.1
|
7
|
1249
|
31
|
40.29
|
3/42
|
0
|
49.39
|
4.89
|
36 |
Harris, C Z
|
New Zealand
|
38
|
263.2
|
9
|
1163
|
31
|
37.52
|
3/37
|
0
|
50.97
|
4.42
|
37 |
Walsh, C A
|
West Indies
|
36
|
323.0
|
23
|
1372
|
30
|
45.73
|
3/30
|
0
|
64.60
|
4.25
|
38 |
Woakes, C R*
|
England
|
19
|
169.1
|
3
|
915
|
30
|
30.50
|
6/45
|
1
|
33.83
|
5.41
|
39 |
Boult, T A*
|
New Zealand
|
12
|
109.3
|
7
|
558
|
29
|
19.24
|
6/33
|
2
|
22.66
|
5.10
|
40 |
Mohammed Shami*
|
India
|
19
|
167.4
|
5
|
1028
|
29
|
35.45
|
4/63
|
0
|
34.69
|
6.13
|
41 |
Waqar Younis
|
Pakistan
|
30
|
237.5
|
14
|
1182
|
29
|
40.76
|
6/59
|
1
|
49.21
|
4.97
|
42 |
Jayasuriya, S T
|
Sri Lanka
|
47
|
261.3
|
2
|
1326
|
29
|
45.72
|
5/28
|
1
|
54.10
|
5.07
|
|
|