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
M Muralidaran (SL)	2003-2011	5	5	270	45.0	2	172	15	4/25	11.46	3.82	18.00	2	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2015-2023	4	4	214	35.4	1	163	13	6/28	12.53	4.57	16.46	0	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2023-2023	2	2	119	19.5	0	111	12	7/57	9.25	5.59	9.91	0	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1992-1999	5	4	230	38.2	0	144	9	4/32	16.00	3.75	25.55	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2007	4	4	168	28.0	3	147	8	3/29	18.37	5.25	21.00	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1983-1983	2	2	120	20.0	6	62	7	5/32	8.85	3.10	17.14	0	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1983	3	3	186	31.0	4	92	7	4/42	13.14	2.96	26.57	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2011-2015	3	3	145	24.1	4	131	7	4/33	18.71	5.42	20.71	1	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2023	4	4	191	31.5	1	189	7	4/55	27.00	5.93	27.28	1	0
SW Tait (AUS)	2007-2011	2	2	78	13.0	0	67	6	3/32	11.16	5.15	13.00	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2003-2011	2	2	103	17.1	4	71	6	5/42	11.83	4.13	17.16	0	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1983-1983	2	2	144	24.0	4	74	6	4/21	12.33	3.08	24.00	1	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1992-1996	3	3	180	30.0	0	90	6	2/18	15.00	3.00	30.00	0	0
M Morkel (SA)	2011-2015	2	2	102	17.0	0	105	6	3/46	17.50	6.17	17.00	0	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2015-2023	4	4	156	26.0	1	134	6	3/37	22.33	5.15	26.00	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2011	3	3	156	26.0	1	156	6	3/55	26.00	6.00	26.00	0	0
JM Davison (CAN)	2003-2011	3	3	180	30.0	1	158	6	3/61	26.33	5.26	30.00	0	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2011-2011	2	2	95	15.5	0	59	5	3/35	11.80	3.72	19.00	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1979	2	2	138	23.0	5	61	5	3/43	12.20	2.65	27.60	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	1999-2003	2	2	115	19.1	1	76	5	4/46	15.20	3.96	23.00	1	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1992	3	3	150	25.0	0	107	5	3/46	21.40	4.28	30.00	0	0
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2007-2019	3	3	150	25.0	0	113	5	3/42	22.60	4.52	30.00	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2015-2023	3	3	133	22.1	1	118	5	2/38	23.60	5.32	26.60	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2007-2015	5	5	172	28.4	1	147	5	2/22	29.40	5.12	34.40	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1992	4	4	240	40.0	4	150	5	2/42	30.00	3.75	48.00	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2003	4	4	215	35.5	0	166	5	3/34	33.20	4.63	43.00	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2007-2019	5	5	216	36.0	2	244	5	3/55	48.80	6.77	43.20	0	0
BD Julien (WI)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	5	27	4	4/27	6.75	2.25	18.00	1	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2003-2007	2	2	65	10.5	1	40	4	4/29	10.00	3.69	16.25	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2003-2003	1	1	48	8.0	0	42	4	4/42	10.50	5.25	12.00	1	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	0	45	4	4/45	11.25	3.75	18.00	1	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2023-2023	1	1	54	9.0	0	46	4	4/46	11.50	5.11	13.50	1	0
SS Cottrell (WI)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	1	56	4	4/56	14.00	5.60	15.00	1	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2007	3	3	144	24.0	3	80	4	3/33	20.00	3.33	36.00	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1987-1992	3	3	138	23.0	0	110	4	2/34	27.50	4.78	34.50	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1992	3	3	156	26.0	2	116	4	2/43	29.00	4.46	39.00	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1992-1996	3	3	165	27.3	3	124	4	2/45	31.00	4.50	41.25	0	0
MA Wood (ENG)	2019-2023	3	3	144	24.0	1	138	4	3/34	34.50	5.75	36.00	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-1999	5	5	202	33.4	0	183	4	2/36	45.75	5.43	50.50	0	0
VA Holder (WI)	1975-1975	1	1	50	8.2	0	30	3	3/30	10.00	3.60	16.66	0	0
M Jansen (SA)	2023-2023	1	1	48	8.0	1	31	3	3/31	10.33	3.87	16.00	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	1	32	3	3/32	10.66	3.20	20.00	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2003-2003	1	1	60	10.0	0	35	3	3/35	11.66	3.50	20.00	0	0
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2015-2015	1	1	54	9.0	1	36	3	3/36	12.00	4.00	18.00	0	0
JH Davey (SCOT)	2015-2015	1	1	42	7.0	0	40	3	3/40	13.33	5.71	14.00	0	0
B Kumar (IND)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	1	43	3	3/43	14.33	4.30	20.00	0	0
Aftab Alam (AFG)	2019-2019	1	1	49	8.1	0	45	3	3/45	15.00	5.51	16.33	0	0
Azhar Saeed (UAE)	1996-1996	1	1	42	7.0	0	45	3	3/45	15.00	6.42	14.00	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2003-2007	3	1	51	8.3	0	47	3	3/47	15.66	5.52	17.00	0	0
SW Lubbers (NED)	1996-1996	1	1	54	9.0	0	48	3	3/48	16.00	5.33	18.00	0	0
CH Morris (SA)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	0	49	3	3/49	16.33	4.90	20.00	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1987	1	1	60	10.0	2	51	3	3/51	17.00	5.10	20.00	0	0
JAR Blain (SCOT)	1999-1999	1	1	42	7.0	0	53	3	3/53	17.66	7.57	14.00	0	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1979-1979	1	1	72	12.0	0	55	3	3/55	18.33	4.58	24.00	0	0
I Wardlaw (SCOT)	2015-2015	1	1	59	9.5	0	57	3	3/57	19.00	5.79	19.66	0	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	1999-2003	2	2	102	17.0	2	58	3	3/46	19.33	3.41	34.00	0	0
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	2023-2023	1	1	60	10.0	0	60	3	3/60	20.00	6.00	20.00	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1975-1979	2	2	144	24.0	3	62	3	2/29	20.66	2.58	48.00	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1996-1999	2	2	80	13.2	2	63	3	2/43	21.00	4.72	26.66	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1999-1999	2	2	114	19.0	0	70	3	3/38	23.33	3.68	38.00	0	0
Rashid Khan (PAK)	1983-1983	2	2	102	17.0	1	71	3	3/47	23.66	4.17	34.00	0	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2015-2015	1	1	42	7.0	0	71	3	3/71	23.66	10.14	14.00	0	0
VJ Marks (ENG)	1983-1983	2	2	144	24.0	2	73	3	2/39	24.33	3.04	48.00	0	0
A Zampa (AUS)	2023-2023	1	1	60	10.0	0	74	3	3/74	24.66	7.40	20.00	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1987	2	2	120	20.0	1	77	3	2/45	25.66	3.85	40.00	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1983	2	2	138	23.0	4	78	3	2/18	26.00	3.39	46.00	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1983-1983	2	2	144	24.0	1	83	3	3/43	27.66	3.45	48.00	0	0
HS Baidwan (CAN)	2011-2011	1	1	55	9.1	0	84	3	3/84	28.00	9.16	18.33	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1987	2	2	120	20.0	0	91	3	2/40	30.33	4.55	40.00	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1979-1983	3	3	180	30.0	5	92	3	2/11	30.66	3.06	60.00	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1987-1992	3	3	132	22.0	4	96	3	2/44	32.00	4.36	44.00	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1996-1999	2	2	120	20.0	1	96	3	2/52	32.00	4.80	40.00	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1983-1983	2	2	121	20.1	2	99	3	2/50	33.00	4.90	40.33	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2023	5	4	114	19.0	0	103	3	2/29	34.33	5.42	38.00	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1992	3	3	132	22.0	0	107	3	2/38	35.66	4.86	44.00	0	0
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2023	2	2	120	20.0	3	118	3	3/28	39.33	5.90	40.00	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2011-2015	2	2	113	18.5	0	118	3	2/42	39.33	6.26	37.66	0	0
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2015-2023	4	4	132	22.0	0	124	3	1/7	41.33	5.63	44.00	0	0
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2023-2023	2	2	120	20.0	0	129	3	2/73	43.00	6.45	40.00	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	4	4	228	38.0	2	140	3	1/29	46.66	3.68	76.00	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	4	4	174	29.0	0	147	3	2/57	49.00	5.06	58.00	0	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2019-2023	3	3	180	30.0	3	148	3	1/39	49.33	4.93	60.00	0	0
BMAJ Mendis (SL)	2015-2019	2	2	19	3.1	0	16	2	2/5	8.00	5.05	9.50	0	0
PW Gunaratne (SL)	2003-2003	1	1	30	5.0	0	24	2	2/24	12.00	4.80	15.00	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1987-1992	3	1	42	7.0	0	27	2	2/27	13.50	3.85	21.00	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2003-2003	1	1	60	10.0	2	28	2	2/28	14.00	2.80	30.00	0	0
RD King (WI)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	1	29	2	2/29	14.50	2.90	30.00	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	2	30	2	2/30	15.00	2.50	36.00	0	0
JP Behrendorff (AUS)	2019-2019	1	1	54	9.0	0	31	2	2/31	15.50	3.44	27.00	0	0
Nasir Hossain (BAN)	2015-2015	1	1	30	5.0	0	32	2	2/32	16.00	6.40	15.00	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1996-1996	1	1	54	9.0	2	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.55	27.00	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	0	33	2	2/33	16.50	3.30	30.00	0	0
Mosaddek Hossain (BAN)	2019-2019	1	1	48	8.0	0	33	2	2/33	16.50	4.12	24.00	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2007-2007	1	1	56	9.2	0	33	2	2/33	16.50	3.53	28.00	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1999-1999	1	1	54	9.0	2	33	2	2/33	16.50	3.66	27.00	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1992-1992	1	1	57	9.3	3	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.57	28.50	0	0
S Abid Ali (IND)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	2	35	2	2/35	17.50	2.91	36.00	0	0
WK McCallan (IRE)	2007-2007	1	1	60	10.0	0	35	2	2/35	17.50	3.50	30.00	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1999	4	2	66	11.0	0	37	2	1/11	18.50	3.36	33.00	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	0	38	2	2/38	19.00	3.80	30.00	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]