Most wickets in ODIs
Up to 26 Oct 2026
| # | Player | Mat | Overs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | 5w | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka | 350 | 3,135.1 | 534 | 7/30 | 23.08 | 3.93 | 10 | 1993–2011 |
| 2 | Wasim AkramPakistan | 356 | 3,031 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 6 | 1984–2003 |
| 3 | Waqar YounisPakistan | 262 | 2,116.2 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 13 | 1989–2003 |
| 4 | Chaminda VaasSri Lanka | 322 | 2,629.1 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 4.18 | 4 | 1994–2008 |
| 5 | Shahid AfridiPakistan | 398 | 2,945 | 395 | 7/12 | 34.51 | 4.62 | 9 | 1996–2015 |
| 6 | Shaun PollockSouth Africa | 303 | 2,618.4 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 5 | 1996–2008 |
| 7 | Glenn McGrathAustralia | 250 | 2,161.4 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 7 | 1993–2007 |
| 8 | Brett LeeAustralia | 221 | 1,864.1 | 380 | 5/22 | 23.36 | 4.76 | 9 | 2000–2012 |
| 9 | Lasith MalingaSri Lanka | 226 | 1,822.4 | 338 | 6/38 | 28.87 | 5.35 | 8 | 2004–2019 |
| 10 | Anil KumbleIndia | 271 | 2,416 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 4.30 | 2 | 1990–2007 |
| 11 | Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka | 445 | 2,479 | 323 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4.78 | 4 | 1989–2011 |
| 12 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh | 247 | 2,095.5 | 317 | 5/29 | 29.52 | 4.46 | 4 | 2006–2023 |
| 13 | Javagal SrinathIndia | 229 | 1,989.1 | 315 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 3 | 1991–2003 |
| 14 | Daniel VettoriNew Zealand | 295 | 2,343.2 | 305 | 5/7 | 31.71 | 4.12 | 2 | 1997–2015 |
| 15 | Shane WarneAustralia | 194 | 1,773.4 | 293 | 5/33 | 25.73 | 4.25 | 1 | 1993–2005 |
| 16 | Ajit AgarkarIndia | 191 | 1,580.4 | 288 | 6/42 | 27.85 | 5.07 | 2 | 1998–2007 |
| =16 | Saqlain MushtaqPakistan | 169 | 1,461.4 | 288 | 5/20 | 21.78 | 4.29 | 6 | 1995–2003 |
| 18 | Zaheer KhanIndia | 200 | 1,682.5 | 282 | 5/42 | 29.43 | 4.93 | 1 | 2000–2012 |
| 19 | Jacques KallisSouth Africa | 328 | 1,791.4 | 273 | 5/30 | 31.79 | 4.84 | 2 | 1996–2014 |
| 20 | Allan DonaldSouth Africa | 164 | 1,426.5 | 272 | 6/23 | 21.78 | 4.15 | 2 | 1991–2003 |
| 21 | Mashrafe MortazaBangladesh | 220 | 1,820.2 | 270 | 6/26 | 32.93 | 4.88 | 1 | 2001–2020 |
| 22 | Abdul RazzaqPakistan | 265 | 1,823.3 | 269 | 6/35 | 31.83 | 4.69 | 3 | 1996–2011 |
| =22 | James AndersonEngland | 194 | 1,597.2 | 269 | 5/23 | 29.22 | 4.92 | 2 | 2002–2015 |
| =22 | Harbhajan SinghIndia | 236 | 2,079.5 | 269 | 5/31 | 33.35 | 4.31 | 3 | 1998–2015 |
| 25 | Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa | 173 | 1,447.5 | 266 | 6/22 | 24.65 | 4.53 | 4 | 1998–2009 |