Bowling records (All cricket)
Virat Kohli has played the most matches in men's cricket: 846 (from the 23,340 of 23,347 matches with full scorecards).
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,340 of the 23,347 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat KohliIND/RCB | 2008-2023 | 846 | 100 | 206.4 | 3 | 1336 | 13 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 102.77 | 6.46 | 95.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | 2004-2014 | 826 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | - | 3.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris GayleWI/IWX/KKR | 1999-2022 | 820 | 413 | 2646.4 | 252 | 10847 | 300 | 5/34 | 6/81 | 36.16 | 4.10 | 52.93 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| MS DhoniIND | 2006-2014 | 814 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 98 | 1 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 98.00 | 4.45 | 132.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit SharmaIND/MI/DC | 2007-2024 | 798 | 97 | 233.2 | 7 | 1323 | 27 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 49.00 | 5.67 | 51.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron PollardWI/MI/AS | 2007-2026 | 776 | 445 | 7239b | 4 | 9158 | 303 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 30.22 | 7.59 | 23.89 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahela JayawardeneSL/AX | 1997-2014 | 772 | 51 | 198 | 21 | 881 | 14 | 2/32 | 2/32 | 62.93 | 4.45 | 84.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND/MI | 1989-2013 | 738 | 420 | 2057.3 | 107 | 9410 | 201 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 46.82 | 4.57 | 61.42 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne BravoWI/CSK/MI | 2004-2024 | 731 | 709 | 23167b | 239 | 23433 | 870 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 26.93 | 6.07 | 26.63 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN/KKR/AS | 2006-2026 | 727 | 761 | 6159.3 | 608 | 26905 | 1012 | 7/36 | 10/124 | 26.59 | 4.37 | 36.52 | 32 | 28 | 2 |
| Shoaib MalikPAK/IWX/DC | 1999-2025 | 719 | 463 | 2216 | 99 | 10833 | 296 | 4/19 | 7/59 | 36.60 | 4.89 | 44.92 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn MaxwellAUS/RCB/PK | 2011-2026 | 688 | 500 | 11144b | 61 | 11413 | 326 | 5/40 | 6/76 | 35.01 | 6.14 | 34.18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid AfridiPAK/AX/IWX | 1996-2022 | 685 | 672 | 4377 | 160 | 21498 | 706 | 7/12 | 7/12 | 30.45 | 4.91 | 37.20 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Brendon McCullumNZ/OV/LQ | 2010-2017 | 670 | 10 | 34.1 | 5 | 107 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/13 | 107.00 | 3.13 | 205.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David WarnerAUS/SH | 2011-2023 | 666 | 22 | 60.1 | 1 | 320 | 4 | 2/45 | 2/45 | 80.00 | 5.32 | 90.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AB de VilliersSA/AX | 2005-2015 | 660 | 14 | 66 | 5 | 306 | 9 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 34.00 | 4.64 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil NarineWI/KKR/SS | 2011-2026 | 659 | 659 | 18687b | 126 | 17300 | 721 | 6/27 | 8/223 | 23.99 | 5.55 | 25.92 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Ravi BoparaENG/PK/SS | 2007-2025 | 659 | 510 | 13583b | 160 | 12222 | 402 | 6/16 | 7/120 | 30.40 | 5.40 | 33.79 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashid KhanIWX/AS/SH | 2015-2026 | 646 | 641 | 19950b | 110 | 18609 | 969 | 7/18 | 11/104 | 19.20 | 5.60 | 20.59 | 23 | 17 | 3 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND/CSK/RR | 2008-2026 | 644 | 683 | 6165 | 842 | 24692 | 824 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 29.97 | 4.01 | 44.89 | 27 | 18 | 3 |
| Jacques KallisSA/AX/IWX | 1996-2016 | 644 | 686 | 5564.3 | 921 | 21288 | 661 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 32.21 | 3.83 | 50.51 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| James VinceENG/HAM | 2014-2024 | 635 | 43 | 157.1 | 12 | 677 | 12 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 56.42 | 4.31 | 78.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG/KKR/RCB | 2013-2026 | 632 | 614 | 27269b | 395 | 21552 | 630 | 6/49 | 10/112 | 34.21 | 4.74 | 43.28 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| Paul StirlingIRE/SR/GAW | 2010-2025 | 632 | 246 | 5833b | 52 | 4977 | 134 | 6/55 | 6/55 | 37.14 | 5.12 | 43.53 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross TaylorNZ/RCB/RR | 2007-2022 | 630 | 15 | 26.3 | 1 | 111 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 37.00 | 4.19 | 53.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eoin MorganMID | 2014-2019 | 629 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | - | 2.87 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre RussellWI/KKR/DC | 2010-2026 | 622 | 559 | 11033b | 21 | 15254 | 573 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 26.62 | 8.30 | 19.25 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex HalesENG | 2016 | 620 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | - | 0.67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL/AX/MI | 1990-2012 | 612 | 555 | 3954.3 | 365 | 16094 | 454 | 6/29 | 9/74 | 35.45 | 4.07 | 52.26 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Faf du PlessisSA/CSK/TIT | 2011-2015 | 612 | 27 | 64.4 | 0 | 397 | 11 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 36.09 | 6.14 | 35.27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad NabiMI/MR/SR | 2009-2026 | 607 | 578 | 16364b | 83 | 15063 | 537 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 28.05 | 5.52 | 30.47 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne DilshanSL/RCB/DC | 2003-2016 | 597 | 367 | 1774.3 | 109 | 8023 | 180 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 44.57 | 4.52 | 59.15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul DravidIND | 1997-2002 | 595 | 13 | 51 | 5 | 209 | 5 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 41.80 | 4.10 | 61.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason RoySUR | 2014-2015 | 589 | 14 | 67.4 | 7 | 281 | 7 | 3/9 | 4/47 | 40.14 | 4.15 | 58.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MahmudullahBAN/CK/JT | 2007-2025 | 588 | 381 | 1651.2 | 74 | 8309 | 221 | 5/51 | 8/110 | 37.60 | 5.03 | 44.83 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL/AX/IWX | 1992-2014 | 582 | 673 | 10854.1 | 1968 | 32966 | 1438 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.92 | 3.04 | 45.29 | 60 | 77 | 22 |
| Steve SmithAUS/PW/SS | 2010-2026 | 581 | 140 | 532.1 | 32 | 2738 | 76 | 3/16 | 4/83 | 36.03 | 5.15 | 42.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | 1995-2012 | 580 | 41 | 122.5 | 24 | 380 | 8 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 47.50 | 3.09 | 92.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin GuptillNZ/AA/WOR | 2009-2020 | 576 | 38 | 119.3 | 8 | 608 | 14 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 43.43 | 5.09 | 51.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HolderWI/KKR/CSK | 2013-2026 | 565 | 612 | 4361 | 594 | 21683 | 730 | 6/42 | 11/103 | 29.70 | 4.97 | 35.84 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| Angelo MathewsSL/KKR/DC | 2008-2026 | 565 | 399 | 1959.4 | 223 | 8910 | 251 | 6/20 | 6/20 | 35.50 | 4.55 | 46.84 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ/ND/SH | 2010-2021 | 562 | 163 | 698.4 | 68 | 2927 | 82 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 35.70 | 4.19 | 51.12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane WatsonAUS/RCB/CSK | 2002-2019 | 561 | 468 | 2663.2 | 271 | 13210 | 432 | 6/33 | 6/51 | 30.58 | 4.96 | 36.99 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Adil RashidENG/PK/AS | 2009-2026 | 558 | 577 | 25282b | 213 | 22741 | 816 | 5/27 | 8/118 | 27.87 | 5.40 | 30.98 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| Nicolas PooranWI | 2021-2022 | 553 | 7 | 28.1 | 0 | 174 | 6 | 4/48 | 4/48 | 29.00 | 6.18 | 28.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suresh RainaIND/CSK/UP | 2005-2021 | 549 | 229 | 755.2 | 27 | 4079 | 89 | 3/34 | 3/34 | 45.83 | 5.40 | 50.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj SinghIND/AX/RCB | 2000-2019 | 548 | 310 | 1227.4 | 32 | 6572 | 186 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 35.33 | 5.35 | 39.60 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND/AX/KKR | 1998-2021 | 544 | 619 | 7566.2 | 957 | 27492 | 877 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 31.35 | 3.63 | 51.77 | 20 | 29 | 5 |
| Chris JordanENG/RCB/PK | 2013-2026 | 541 | 571 | 20260b | 315 | 19711 | 690 | 5/28 | 8/128 | 28.57 | 5.84 | 29.36 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohammad HafeezPAK/KKR/MS | 2003-2023 | 541 | 425 | 2423.2 | 164 | 10216 | 307 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 33.28 | 4.22 | 47.36 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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