Bowling records (All cricket)
P Thongsa has the best bowling strike rate in men's cricket: a wicket every 9.56 balls (minimum 20 wickets) (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.
Qualification: Minimum 20 wickets.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P ThongsaTHA | 2025-2026 | 32 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 246 | 27 | 4/2 | 4/2 | 9.11 | 5.72 | 9.56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian de OliveiraPOR | 2026 | 10 | 10 | 33.2 | 3 | 198 | 20 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 9.90 | 5.94 | 10.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaurya SanandiaSAU | 2016-2018 | 10 | 10 | 35.2 | 1 | 219 | 21 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 10.43 | 6.20 | 10.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S DaviziCZE | 2019-2026 | 43 | 16 | 37.2 | 0 | 262 | 22 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 11.91 | 7.02 | 10.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Khan RafahFRA | 2026 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 236 | 20 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 11.80 | 6.94 | 10.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas KaberWAR/MCT | 2019-2026 | 15 | 13 | 39.2 | 0 | 270 | 23 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 11.74 | 6.86 | 10.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J MartinsPOR | 2026 | 21 | 13 | 39.4 | 0 | 266 | 23 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 11.57 | 6.71 | 10.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bamanye XenxeBOL/NW/KI | 2022-2026 | 16 | 16 | 46.4 | 0 | 374 | 27 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 13.85 | 8.01 | 10.37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SFS CheemaAUA | 2025-2026 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 276 | 20 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 13.80 | 7.89 | 10.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid AfridiGER | 2023-2026 | 26 | 23 | 54.5 | 1 | 484 | 31 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 15.61 | 8.83 | 10.61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan RingkuROM | 2026 | 18 | 17 | 57.5 | 0 | 384 | 32 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 12.00 | 6.64 | 10.84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OE TaylorCOO | 2024-2026 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 2 | 323 | 26 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 12.42 | 6.87 | 10.85 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Karanbir SinghAUA | 2024-2026 | 61 | 33 | 73.1 | 1 | 597 | 40 | 4/42 | 4/42 | 14.93 | 8.16 | 10.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R HashuPOR | 2025-2026 | 20 | 20 | 53.1 | 2 | 392 | 29 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 13.52 | 7.37 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaker TaqawiSWE | 2022-2024 | 14 | 14 | 47.3 | 2 | 315 | 25 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 12.60 | 6.63 | 11.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheepurapalli StephenAND | 2016-2023 | 22 | 22 | 81.1 | 2 | 504 | 42 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 12.00 | 6.21 | 11.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Waqar AliCYP | 2021-2026 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 0 | 338 | 33 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 10.24 | 5.28 | 11.64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darshan NalkandeVID/GT | 2019-2024 | 32 | 32 | 99.4 | 3 | 807 | 51 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 15.82 | 8.10 | 11.73 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Umair TariqAUA | 2021-2026 | 53 | 48 | 121.1 | 4 | 1012 | 62 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 16.32 | 8.35 | 11.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C ForshawGUE | 2024-2026 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 359 | 22 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 16.32 | 8.35 | 11.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbas GhaniHUN | 2023-2026 | 29 | 20 | 47.1 | 1 | 424 | 24 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 17.67 | 8.99 | 11.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MM BaigQAT | 2023-2026 | 38 | 30 | 86.3 | 2 | 685 | 44 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 15.57 | 7.92 | 11.80 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SN SwamySWE | 2025-2026 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 289 | 21 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 13.76 | 6.88 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziyaad AbrahamsCC/WAR/BOL | 2021-2026 | 17 | 16 | 52.2 | 0 | 486 | 26 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 18.69 | 9.29 | 12.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R EdwardsCAY | 2025-2026 | 14 | 14 | 40.2 | 0 | 243 | 20 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 12.15 | 6.02 | 12.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jandre CoetzeeKNI/THA | 2012-2026 | 35 | 34 | 115.1 | 6 | 604 | 57 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 10.60 | 5.24 | 12.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Girinath ReddyTN-XI | 2020 | 12 | 12 | 42.3 | 0 | 326 | 21 | 4/26 | 4/26 | 15.52 | 7.67 | 12.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravikumar ThakurVID | 2016-2018 | 12 | 12 | 44.5 | 1 | 362 | 22 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 16.45 | 8.07 | 12.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aamir LalSOU | 2022-2026 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 294 | 25 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 11.76 | 5.76 | 12.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M SiddharthTN/LSG | 2019-2026 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 370 | 24 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 15.42 | 7.55 | 12.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ML CastilloBEA | 2021-2026 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 3 | 258 | 22 | 6/16 | 6/16 | 11.73 | 5.73 | 12.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rameez KhanROM | 2025-2026 | 19 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 303 | 21 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 14.43 | 7.05 | 12.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Waseem YaqoobLES | 2022-2026 | 18 | 18 | 55.2 | 1 | 456 | 27 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 16.89 | 8.24 | 12.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib AliKSA | 2015-2020 | 15 | 13 | 47.1 | 1 | 340 | 23 | 6/55 | 6/55 | 14.78 | 7.21 | 12.30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| D SabirBER | 2021-2026 | 46 | 29 | 80.5 | 2 | 472 | 39 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 12.10 | 5.84 | 12.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruv MaisuriaBOT | 2015-2026 | 61 | 56 | 207.3 | 7 | 1187 | 100 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 11.87 | 5.72 | 12.45 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Domnic JosephDC/MAH | 2015-2019 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 405 | 26 | 4/27 | 4/27 | 15.58 | 7.50 | 12.46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B Ito-DavisJPN | 2024-2026 | 28 | 24 | 68.4 | 4 | 303 | 33 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 9.18 | 4.41 | 12.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faheem NazirSWI | 2022-2025 | 24 | 17 | 45.5 | 0 | 335 | 22 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 15.23 | 7.31 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalid AhmadiBEL | 2020-2026 | 35 | 34 | 121.5 | 1 | 778 | 58 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 13.41 | 6.39 | 12.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernán FennellARG | 2019-2026 | 38 | 37 | 124 | 1 | 746 | 59 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 12.64 | 6.02 | 12.61 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| JA BurrowsISL | 2020-2026 | 28 | 26 | 78.1 | 1 | 585 | 37 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 15.81 | 7.48 | 12.68 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| H RathodQAT | 2023-2024 | 23 | 23 | 76.1 | 0 | 487 | 36 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 13.53 | 6.39 | 12.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samiullah RahmaniSWE | 2023-2026 | 30 | 26 | 86.5 | 0 | 584 | 41 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 14.24 | 6.73 | 12.71 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeerak ChughtaiBUL | 2023-2025 | 19 | 17 | 44.3 | 0 | 388 | 21 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 18.48 | 8.72 | 12.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran ArifKSA | 2017-2021 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 264 | 24 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 11.00 | 5.18 | 12.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R AbdulkareemNGR | 2021-2026 | 60 | 54 | 140.2 | 6 | 857 | 66 | 6/22 | 6/22 | 12.98 | 6.11 | 12.76 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaki Ul HassanBEL | 2019-2026 | 18 | 18 | 61.5 | 0 | 495 | 29 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 17.07 | 8.01 | 12.79 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad MoizROM | 2024-2025 | 19 | 18 | 53.2 | 1 | 436 | 25 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 17.44 | 8.18 | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan DouglasBER | 2013-2025 | 37 | 20 | 51.4 | 1 | 353 | 24 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 14.71 | 6.83 | 12.92 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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