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)	1996-2011	4	4	216	36.0	2	122	7	3/34	17.42	3.38	30.85	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1983-1983	2	2	130	21.4	2	69	6	3/27	11.50	3.18	21.66	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	4	4	192	32.0	3	105	6	2/14	17.50	3.28	32.00	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2007-2011	2	2	76	12.4	2	46	5	3/36	9.20	3.63	15.20	0	0
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2011-2015	2	2	94	15.4	1	66	5	4/45	13.20	4.21	18.80	1	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-1999	5	4	144	24.0	5	66	5	2/22	13.20	2.75	28.80	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2003	3	3	75	12.3	2	67	5	3/24	13.40	5.36	15.00	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2003	3	3	108	18.0	0	72	5	3/15	14.40	4.00	21.60	0	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2015	2	2	120	20.0	0	80	5	3/38	16.00	4.00	24.00	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1996-1999	2	2	111	18.3	1	89	5	4/34	17.80	4.81	22.20	1	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1999	3	3	168	28.0	2	116	5	3/30	23.20	4.14	33.60	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2003	4	4	156	26.0	0	120	5	3/30	24.00	4.61	31.20	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2011	1	1	18	3.0	1	4	4	4/4	1.00	1.33	4.50	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2011-2011	1	1	56	9.2	2	19	4	4/19	4.75	2.03	14.00	1	0
Mohammad Irfan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	1	60	10.0	2	30	4	4/30	7.50	3.00	15.00	1	0
AR Cusack (IRE)	2015-2015	1	1	57	9.3	2	32	4	4/32	8.00	3.36	14.25	1	0
RW Ali (KENYA)	1996-1996	2	2	78	13.0	1	36	4	3/22	9.00	2.76	19.50	0	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1992-1999	2	2	84	14.0	0	43	4	3/16	10.75	3.07	21.00	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1999-2003	2	2	60	10.0	1	44	4	3/22	11.00	4.40	15.00	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1992	3	3	108	18.0	3	45	4	4/19	11.25	2.50	27.00	1	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2011	2	2	96	16.0	2	49	4	3/25	12.25	3.06	24.00	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1987	2	2	120	20.0	1	53	4	3/21	13.25	2.65	30.00	0	0
WD Balaji Rao (CAN)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	0	57	4	4/57	14.25	5.70	15.00	1	0
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1987	2	2	108	18.0	1	59	4	2/29	14.75	3.27	27.00	0	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1987	2	2	100	16.4	2	60	4	4/39	15.00	3.60	25.00	1	0
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-2003	4	2	102	17.0	3	63	4	2/24	15.75	3.70	25.50	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1999	2	2	117	19.3	2	66	4	3/41	16.50	3.38	29.25	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2003	3	3	162	27.0	5	69	4	2/24	17.25	2.55	40.50	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1983-1983	2	2	132	22.0	4	70	4	2/25	17.50	3.18	33.00	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1996-1999	2	2	118	19.4	1	74	4	2/33	18.50	3.76	29.50	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1992	3	3	150	25.0	1	82	4	2/43	20.50	3.28	37.50	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1983-1983	2	2	144	24.0	3	83	4	3/40	20.75	3.45	36.00	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	2	2	112	18.4	1	85	4	2/42	21.25	4.55	28.00	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1992	5	5	252	42.0	7	117	4	2/44	29.25	2.78	63.00	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1996-2003	3	3	179	29.5	1	123	4	2/30	30.75	4.12	44.75	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1999-2015	4	4	156	26.0	1	126	4	3/20	31.50	4.84	39.00	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1999-1999	1	1	39	6.3	1	16	3	3/16	5.33	2.46	13.00	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	2	23	3	3/23	7.66	2.30	20.00	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	1	24	3	3/24	8.00	2.40	20.00	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	2	27	3	3/27	9.00	2.70	20.00	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1996-1996	1	1	60	10.0	2	28	3	3/28	9.33	2.80	20.00	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2011-2011	1	1	56	9.2	3	29	3	3/29	9.66	3.10	18.66	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	1	30	3	3/30	10.00	3.00	20.00	0	0
PN Kirsten (SA)	1992-1992	1	1	30	5.0	0	31	3	3/31	10.33	6.20	10.00	0	0
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1992-1992	1	1	55	9.1	0	33	3	3/33	11.00	3.60	18.33	0	0
Imran Tahir (SA)	2015-2015	1	1	60	10.0	0	36	3	3/36	12.00	3.60	20.00	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1983-1983	1	1	72	12.0	4	36	3	3/36	12.00	3.00	24.00	0	0
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	59	9.5	1	43	3	3/43	14.33	4.37	19.66	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1992-2003	3	2	96	16.0	3	44	3	3/21	14.66	2.75	32.00	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2003-2003	1	1	48	8.0	0	46	3	3/46	15.33	5.75	16.00	0	0
CO Obuya (KENYA)	2003-2011	2	2	78	13.0	0	46	3	3/32	15.33	3.53	26.00	0	0
TM Chappell (AUS)	1983-1983	1	1	53	8.5	0	47	3	3/47	15.66	5.32	17.66	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1992-1996	2	2	73	12.1	2	47	3	3/30	15.66	3.86	24.33	0	0
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2015	1	1	42	7.0	0	48	3	3/48	16.00	6.85	14.00	0	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	54	9.0	2	48	3	3/48	16.00	5.33	18.00	0	0
MM Sharma (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	60	10.0	1	48	3	3/48	16.00	4.80	20.00	0	0
WW Daniel (WI)	1983-1983	2	2	126	21.0	6	49	3	3/28	16.33	2.33	42.00	0	0
A Jadeja (IND)	1992-1999	3	2	66	11.0	0	54	3	2/32	18.00	4.90	22.00	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1983	2	2	96	16.0	2	54	3	3/41	18.00	3.37	32.00	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	0	55	3	3/55	18.33	5.50	20.00	0	0
W Watson (NZ)	1987-1987	2	2	120	20.0	3	81	3	2/36	27.00	4.05	40.00	0	0
KJ O'Brien (IRE)	2007-2015	2	2	72	12.0	1	98	3	2/90	32.66	8.16	24.00	0	0
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1996-2011	5	4	144	24.0	0	100	3	2/40	33.33	4.16	48.00	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1987	4	4	188	31.2	1	108	3	1/28	36.00	3.44	62.66	0	0
MA Suji (KENYA)	1996-2003	4	4	176	29.2	3	114	3	3/19	38.00	3.88	58.66	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1983-1983	1	1	42	7.0	4	13	2	2/13	6.50	1.85	21.00	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1999-2003	2	1	48	8.0	1	14	2	2/14	7.00	1.75	24.00	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	3	15	2	2/15	7.50	1.50	30.00	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	4	16	2	2/16	8.00	1.60	30.00	0	0
EO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-1996	2	2	29	4.5	0	22	2	2/8	11.00	4.55	14.50	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2003	2	1	42	7.0	1	22	2	2/22	11.00	3.14	21.00	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2003-2003	1	1	46	7.4	0	23	2	2/23	11.50	3.00	23.00	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	2	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.40	30.00	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1992-1992	1	1	36	6.0	1	26	2	2/26	13.00	4.33	18.00	0	0
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2011-2011	1	1	48	8.0	0	28	2	2/28	14.00	3.50	24.00	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1983-1983	2	1	54	9.0	0	28	2	2/28	14.00	3.11	27.00	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2011	1	1	30	5.0	0	29	2	2/29	14.50	5.80	15.00	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	0	29	2	2/29	14.50	2.90	30.00	0	0
VD Philander (SA)	2015-2015	1	1	48	8.0	0	30	2	2/30	15.00	3.75	24.00	0	0
PW Gunaratne (SL)	2003-2003	1	1	42	7.0	0	33	2	2/33	16.50	4.71	21.00	0	0
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	1	72	12.0	0	33	2	2/33	16.50	2.75	36.00	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1983	1	1	72	12.0	2	33	2	2/33	16.50	2.75	36.00	0	0
SW Tait (AUS)	2011-2011	1	1	54	9.0	1	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.77	27.00	0	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	1	35	2	2/35	17.50	3.50	30.00	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	2	36	2	2/36	18.00	3.60	30.00	0	0
RP Lefebvre (NED)	2003-2003	1	1	48	8.0	0	38	2	2/38	19.00	4.75	24.00	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1992	2	2	52	8.4	0	39	2	2/14	19.50	4.50	26.00	0	0
JF Kloppenburg (NED)	2003-2003	1	1	60	10.0	0	40	2	2/40	20.00	4.00	30.00	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1987	1	1	60	10.0	0	41	2	2/41	20.50	4.10	30.00	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2003-2003	1	1	60	10.0	0	42	2	2/42	21.00	4.20	30.00	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1992	2	2	108	18.0	3	42	2	2/19	21.00	2.33	54.00	0	0
E Schiferli (NED)	2003-2003	1	1	60	10.0	2	43	2	2/43	21.50	4.30	30.00	0	0
Khurram Chohan (CAN)	2011-2011	1	1	60	10.0	0	44	2	2/44	22.00	4.40	30.00	0	0
HS Baidwan (CAN)	2011-2011	1	1	54	9.0	0	47	2	2/47	23.50	5.22	27.00	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	0	47	2	2/47	23.50	4.70	30.00	0	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2007-2007	1	1	24	4.0	0	48	2	2/48	24.00	12.00	12.00	0	0
M Morkel (SA)	2015-2015	1	1	50	8.2	1	49	2	2/49	24.50	5.88	25.00	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-1999	2	2	84	14.0	0	50	2	2/17	25.00	3.57	42.00	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2003	1	1	54	9.0	1	50	2	2/50	25.00	5.55	27.00	0	0
Mohammad Tauqir (UAE)	2015-2015	1	1	54	9.0	0	51	2	2/51	25.50	5.66	27.00	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]