Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in World Cup

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2007	4	4	214	35.4	6	121	10	5/14	12.10	3.39	21.40	0	1
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	3	2	120	20.0	3	86	9	5/45	9.55	4.30	13.33	1	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2015-2019	2	2	120	20.0	4	74	8	4/30	9.25	3.70	15.00	2	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1979-1987	4	3	159	26.3	3	137	8	4/37	17.12	5.16	19.87	1	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2015-2019	2	2	86	14.2	2	51	7	4/16	7.28	3.55	12.28	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1996-1999	3	3	174	29.0	5	77	7	4/36	11.00	2.65	24.85	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1992	3	3	169	28.1	6	93	7	3/28	13.28	3.30	24.14	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1983-1983	3	3	204	34.0	2	142	7	3/48	20.28	4.17	29.14	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2007	2	2	108	18.0	4	41	6	4/22	6.83	2.27	18.00	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2003-2015	3	3	153	25.3	1	135	6	3/39	22.50	5.29	25.50	0	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	1	46	5	5/46	9.20	4.60	12.00	0	1
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	2	48	5	5/48	9.60	4.00	14.40	0	1
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2007	2	2	108	18.0	4	49	5	3/23	9.80	2.72	21.60	0	0
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-2003	2	2	120	20.0	3	77	5	3/15	15.40	3.85	24.00	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2007-2019	2	2	90	15.0	0	89	5	3/55	17.80	5.93	18.00	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1987	2	2	108	18.0	1	109	5	3/41	21.80	6.05	21.60	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1983-1983	3	3	216	36.0	3	112	5	3/31	22.40	3.11	43.20	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1975-1983	3	3	192	32.0	2	138	5	4/44	27.60	4.31	38.40	1	0
KJ O'Brien (IRE)	2007-2015	3	3	126	21.0	0	155	5	4/71	31.00	7.38	25.20	1	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1999	4	4	240	40.0	3	164	5	3/45	32.80	4.10	48.00	0	0
MW Pringle (SA)	1992-1992	1	1	48	8.0	4	11	4	4/11	2.75	1.37	12.00	1	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	1	34	4	4/34	8.50	3.40	15.00	1	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2011	2	2	78	13.0	4	36	4	3/32	9.00	2.76	19.50	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1996	1	1	45	7.3	1	40	4	4/40	10.00	5.33	11.25	1	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2003-2003	1	1	58	9.4	1	44	4	4/44	11.00	4.55	14.50	1	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-1996	2	2	114	19.0	2	45	4	2/22	11.25	2.36	28.50	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2011-2015	2	2	87	14.3	1	48	4	3/24	12.00	3.31	21.75	0	0
JC Tredwell (ENG)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	2	48	4	4/48	12.00	4.80	15.00	1	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2007-2019	3	2	114	19.0	3	55	4	2/16	13.75	2.89	28.50	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1979	1	1	66	11.0	0	56	4	4/56	14.00	5.09	16.50	1	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1992	1	1	48	8.0	0	57	4	4/57	14.25	7.12	12.00	1	0
GH Dockrell (IRE)	2011-2015	2	2	78	13.0	0	65	4	3/50	16.25	5.00	19.50	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1999-2015	3	2	117	19.3	1	78	4	4/30	19.50	4.00	29.25	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2003-2007	2	2	99	16.3	0	84	4	3/38	21.00	5.09	24.75	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1992-1996	2	2	114	19.0	0	94	4	3/39	23.50	4.94	28.50	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1996-1999	3	3	140	23.2	2	104	4	2/48	26.00	4.45	35.00	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1979-1983	4	3	159	26.3	0	105	4	3/12	26.25	3.96	39.75	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	2	2	120	20.0	0	105	4	3/53	26.25	5.25	30.00	0	0
BS Sandhu (IND)	1983-1983	3	3	198	33.0	4	110	4	2/32	27.50	3.33	49.50	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	3	3	162	27.0	2	131	4	2/33	32.75	4.85	40.50	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1992	5	5	306	51.0	5	192	4	1/21	48.00	3.76	76.50	0	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1975-1983	4	4	276	46.0	1	228	4	2/55	57.00	4.95	69.00	0	0
RW Ali (KENYA)	1996-1996	1	1	44	7.2	2	17	3	3/17	5.66	2.31	14.66	0	0
MA Wood (ENG)	2019-2019	1	1	40	6.4	0	18	3	3/18	6.00	2.70	13.33	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2011-2011	1	1	36	6.0	0	26	3	3/26	8.66	4.33	12.00	0	0
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2019-2019	1	1	36	6.0	0	26	3	3/26	8.66	4.33	12.00	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1983	2	1	31	5.1	0	26	3	3/26	8.66	5.03	10.33	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	4	28	3	3/28	9.33	2.33	24.00	0	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1983-1983	1	1	72	12.0	3	29	3	3/29	9.66	2.41	24.00	0	0
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2019	1	1	54	9.0	1	30	3	3/30	10.00	3.33	18.00	0	0
CC Lewis (ENG)	1992-1992	1	1	50	8.2	1	30	3	3/30	10.00	3.60	16.66	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1996-1996	1	1	60	10.0	0	35	3	3/35	11.66	3.50	20.00	0	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	1	36	3	3/36	12.00	3.60	20.00	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2007-2007	1	1	60	10.0	0	39	3	3/39	13.00	3.90	20.00	0	0
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	2007-2007	1	1	60	10.0	3	44	3	3/44	14.66	4.40	20.00	0	0
PM Seelaar (NED)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	1	45	3	3/45	15.00	4.50	20.00	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	0	48	3	3/48	16.00	4.80	20.00	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2003	3	2	108	18.0	4	51	3	2/32	17.00	2.83	36.00	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2007-2011	2	2	96	16.0	2	51	3	2/38	17.00	3.18	32.00	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1992-1999	4	2	84	14.0	1	54	3	3/38	18.00	3.85	28.00	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2007-2007	1	1	60	10.0	0	56	3	3/56	18.66	5.60	20.00	0	0
LH Ferguson (NZ)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	0	59	3	3/59	19.66	5.90	20.00	0	0
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2019-2019	1	1	54	9.0	0	59	3	3/59	19.66	6.55	18.00	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1987	2	2	96	16.0	0	67	3	3/30	22.33	4.18	32.00	0	0
Mohammad Saifuddin (BAN)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	1	72	3	3/72	24.00	7.20	20.00	0	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2003-2007	2	2	112	18.4	2	74	3	3/31	24.66	3.96	37.33	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1992	2	2	132	22.0	2	74	3	2/44	24.66	3.36	44.00	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	1999-2003	2	2	102	17.0	1	77	3	3/62	25.66	4.52	34.00	0	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2015	2	2	114	19.0	0	79	3	2/41	26.33	4.15	38.00	0	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	1999-2003	2	2	108	18.0	1	84	3	2/48	28.00	4.66	36.00	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2003-2007	2	2	114	19.0	1	85	3	2/59	28.33	4.47	38.00	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1992-1996	2	2	102	17.0	1	87	3	3/45	29.00	5.11	34.00	0	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2019	3	3	98	16.2	0	93	3	2/54	31.00	5.69	32.66	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2003-2007	2	2	120	20.0	2	94	3	2/37	31.33	4.70	40.00	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-2003	4	3	156	26.0	0	126	3	2/43	42.00	4.84	52.00	0	0
JF Mooney (IRE)	2007-2015	3	3	120	20.0	2	139	3	2/58	46.33	6.95	40.00	0	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2019-2019	1	1	36	6.0	1	9	2	2/9	4.50	1.50	18.00	0	0
RP Snell (SA)	1992-1992	1	1	42	7.0	2	16	2	2/16	8.00	2.28	21.00	0	0
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2011	1	1	48	8.0	1	18	2	2/18	9.00	2.25	24.00	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2011-2011	1	1	24	4.0	0	18	2	2/18	9.00	4.50	12.00	0	0
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2011	2	1	52	8.4	2	22	2	2/22	11.00	2.53	26.00	0	0
RA Jadeja (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	50	8.2	0	27	2	2/27	13.50	3.24	25.00	0	0
JE Root (ENG)	2019-2019	1	1	30	5.0	0	27	2	2/27	13.50	5.40	15.00	0	0
Amjad Javed (UAE)	2015-2015	1	1	48	8.0	0	29	2	2/29	14.50	3.62	24.00	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1992-1992	1	1	36	6.0	1	29	2	2/29	14.50	4.83	18.00	0	0
Ehsanul Haque (BAN)	2003-2003	1	1	60	10.0	0	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.40	30.00	0	0
JAR Blain (SCOT)	1999-1999	1	1	31	5.1	0	36	2	2/36	18.00	6.96	15.50	0	0
KJ Abbott (SA)	2015-2015	1	1	48	8.0	0	37	2	2/37	18.50	4.62	24.00	0	0
YS Chahal (IND)	2019-2019	1	1	42	7.0	0	39	2	2/39	19.50	5.57	21.00	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1979	1	1	72	12.0	0	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.33	36.00	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1979	1	1	72	12.0	2	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.33	36.00	0	0
AM Guruge (UAE)	2015-2015	1	1	45	7.3	1	40	2	2/40	20.00	5.33	22.50	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	3	41	2	2/41	20.50	4.10	30.00	0	0
Naseer Malik (PAK)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	2	42	2	2/42	21.00	3.50	36.00	0	0
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	60	10.0	1	42	2	2/42	21.00	4.20	30.00	0	0
SW Tait (AUS)	2007-2007	1	1	45	7.3	0	43	2	2/43	21.50	5.73	22.50	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1996-1996	1	1	48	8.0	0	45	2	2/45	22.50	5.62	24.00	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1987	1	1	60	10.0	0	46	2	2/46	23.00	4.60	30.00	0	0
J Botha (SA)	2011-2011	1	1	54	9.0	0	48	2	2/48	24.00	5.33	27.00	0	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1979-1979	1	1	72	12.0	2	50	2	2/50	25.00	4.16	36.00	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Ahmedabad, ICC Cricket World Cup final, Nov 19, 2023 [ODI # 4705]

Australia v South Africa at Eden Gardens, ICC Cricket World Cup 2nd semi final, Nov 16, 2023 [ODI # 4704]

India v New Zealand at Wankhede, ICC Cricket World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 15, 2023 [ODI # 4703]