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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 | Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane WarneAUS | England | 1993-2007 | 54 | 90 | 1961.4 | 485 | 5264 | 217 | 8/71 | 12/246 | 24.26 | 2.68 | 54.24 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | England | 1994-2007 | 64 | 94 | 1512 | 363 | 4534 | 213 | 8/38 | 9/82 | 21.29 | 3.00 | 42.59 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | England | 1971-1983 | 45 | 73 | 9469b | 383 | 4122 | 198 | 7/89 | 11/138 | 20.82 | 2.61 | 47.82 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| Shane WarneAUS | South Africa | 1993-2006 | 69 | 89 | 1732 | 383 | 4860 | 190 | 7/56 | 12/128 | 25.58 | 2.81 | 54.69 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | Australia | 1988-1999 | 68 | 91 | 1484.5 | 326 | 4048 | 189 | 7/25 | 10/120 | 21.42 | 2.73 | 47.14 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | India | 2003-2024 | 72 | 106 | 1653.4 | 399 | 5190 | 189 | 5/20 | 9/43 | 27.46 | 3.14 | 52.50 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | Australia | 2007-2023 | 68 | 102 | 1598 | 282 | 5644 | 189 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 29.86 | 3.53 | 50.73 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Ian BothamENG | Australia | 1977-1992 | 68 | 98 | 10226b | 320 | 5265 | 183 | 6/78 | 11/176 | 28.77 | 3.09 | 55.88 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Pakistan | 1993-2011 | 83 | 91 | 1380.3 | 212 | 4539 | 179 | 6/71 | 10/148 | 25.36 | 3.29 | 46.27 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | India | 1993-2011 | 85 | 91 | 1719.3 | 250 | 5777 | 179 | 8/87 | 11/110 | 32.27 | 3.36 | 57.64 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | England | 1988-2000 | 52 | 81 | 1540.4 | 402 | 3654 | 178 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 20.53 | 2.37 | 51.93 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | England | 2013-2026 | 63 | 88 | 1166.3 | 149 | 4975 | 177 | 7/58 | 10/113 | 28.11 | 4.26 | 39.54 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | Australia | 1973-1990 | 59 | 76 | 7941b | 266 | 3728 | 176 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 21.18 | 2.82 | 45.12 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Courtney WalshWI | England | 1986-2000 | 67 | 98 | 1738.4 | 374 | 4820 | 170 | 6/74 | 10/117 | 28.35 | 2.77 | 61.36 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | England | 1980-1992 | 52 | 75 | 1195.2 | 254 | 3250 | 168 | 7/22 | 10/92 | 19.35 | 2.72 | 42.69 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | West Indies | 1985-2002 | 80 | 95 | 1132.2 | 160 | 3877 | 166 | 6/61 | 11/110 | 23.36 | 3.42 | 40.93 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Courtney WalshWI | Australia | 1984-2001 | 74 | 105 | 1749.4 | 309 | 5244 | 165 | 6/54 | 9/146 | 31.78 | 3.00 | 63.62 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | New Zealand | 1992-2011 | 57 | 68 | 1138.5 | 233 | 3164 | 161 | 6/87 | 10/118 | 19.65 | 2.78 | 42.44 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | Australia | 2002-2023 | 73 | 106 | 1727.3 | 382 | 5805 | 156 | 6/47 | 10/158 | 37.21 | 3.36 | 66.44 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | Sri Lanka | 1985-2002 | 78 | 90 | 1050.3 | 203 | 3269 | 155 | 5/43 | 8/73 | 21.09 | 3.11 | 40.66 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | South Africa | 1993-2009 | 47 | 59 | 1279.1 | 231 | 3455 | 153 | 7/84 | 13/171 | 22.58 | 2.70 | 50.16 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Shane WarneAUS | New Zealand | 1993-2005 | 47 | 65 | 1204.2 | 268 | 3454 | 152 | 6/31 | 9/67 | 22.72 | 2.87 | 47.54 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | England | 2011-2024 | 53 | 73 | 1277 | 167 | 4333 | 150 | 6/55 | 12/167 | 28.89 | 3.39 | 51.08 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | New Zealand | 1990-2002 | 50 | 62 | 799.4 | 150 | 2624 | 149 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 17.61 | 3.28 | 32.20 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Bob WillisENG | Australia | 1971-1983 | 53 | 87 | 8256b | 223 | 3870 | 149 | 8/43 | 9/118 | 25.97 | 2.81 | 55.41 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Zimbabwe | 1993-2011 | 43 | 55 | 1034.1 | 289 | 2281 | 146 | 9/51 | 13/115 | 15.62 | 2.21 | 42.50 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | West Indies | 1995-2007 | 53 | 76 | 1161.4 | 320 | 3058 | 146 | 6/17 | 10/27 | 20.95 | 2.63 | 47.74 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Australia | 2010-2024 | 50 | 70 | 1406 | 260 | 4457 | 146 | 7/103 | 12/198 | 30.53 | 3.17 | 57.78 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Joel GarnerWI | Australia | 1978-1987 | 52 | 69 | 1009 | 218 | 2936 | 143 | 6/60 | 9/142 | 20.53 | 2.91 | 42.34 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Australia | 1994-2008 | 49 | 67 | 1341.1 | 182 | 4615 | 142 | 8/141 | 13/181 | 32.50 | 3.44 | 56.67 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | England | 1890-1904 | 31 | 55 | 7895b | 448 | 2945 | 141 | 8/65 | 12/89 | 20.89 | 2.24 | 55.99 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Kapil DevIND | Pakistan | 1978-1992 | 61 | 77 | 1254.5 | 221 | 4095 | 141 | 8/85 | 11/146 | 29.04 | 3.26 | 53.40 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | England | 1993-2011 | 34 | 48 | 1276.5 | 342 | 2917 | 140 | 9/65 | 16/220 | 20.84 | 2.28 | 54.72 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | Sri Lanka | 1989-2002 | 64 | 72 | 774.3 | 77 | 3319 | 140 | 6/26 | 11/119 | 23.71 | 4.29 | 33.19 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | Australia | 2009-2025 | 76 | 88 | 1215.4 | 197 | 4216 | 140 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 30.11 | 3.47 | 52.10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | Pakistan | 1994-2005 | 49 | 65 | 928.4 | 223 | 2825 | 137 | 8/24 | 9/68 | 20.62 | 3.04 | 40.67 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | England | 2012-2025 | 47 | 65 | 931.3 | 164 | 3481 | 137 | 6/91 | 8/119 | 25.41 | 3.74 | 40.80 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| James AndersonENG | South Africa | 2003-2022 | 54 | 76 | 1226.2 | 229 | 3880 | 137 | 5/23 | 8/161 | 28.32 | 3.16 | 53.71 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | England | 2008-2024 | 64 | 83 | 1139 | 177 | 4649 | 136 | 7/33 | 10/108 | 34.18 | 4.08 | 50.25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | England | 2006-2015 | 51 | 66 | 862.2 | 130 | 3467 | 135 | 7/40 | 9/82 | 25.68 | 4.02 | 38.33 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Pakistan | 1990-2007 | 48 | 61 | 1119 | 203 | 3900 | 135 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 28.89 | 3.49 | 49.73 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | Zimbabwe | 2006-2024 | 70 | 77 | 766.3 | 104 | 2860 | 134 | 6/59 | 10/124 | 21.34 | 3.73 | 34.32 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Imran KhanPAK | West Indies | 1977-1991 | 67 | 74 | 942.5 | 144 | 3254 | 134 | 7/80 | 11/121 | 24.28 | 3.45 | 42.22 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | Australia | 1981-1992 | 59 | 75 | 1086.3 | 168 | 3358 | 134 | 5/29 | 10/107 | 25.06 | 3.09 | 48.65 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Stuart BroadENG | New Zealand | 2007-2023 | 50 | 70 | 1003.4 | 184 | 3601 | 134 | 7/44 | 8/108 | 26.87 | 3.59 | 44.94 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | India | 2011-2025 | 40 | 64 | 1440.5 | 210 | 4542 | 134 | 8/50 | 12/286 | 33.90 | 3.15 | 64.51 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Shaun PollockSA | England | 1995-2007 | 54 | 73 | 1218.2 | 360 | 3044 | 133 | 6/39 | 8/80 | 22.89 | 2.50 | 54.96 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kapil DevIND | West Indies | 1978-1994 | 67 | 83 | 1115.2 | 213 | 3458 | 132 | 9/83 | 10/135 | 26.20 | 3.10 | 50.70 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | England | 1973-1990 | 44 | 58 | 7215b | 271 | 3199 | 131 | 6/26 | 10/100 | 24.42 | 2.66 | 55.08 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Anil KumbleIND | South Africa | 1992-2008 | 61 | 79 | 1511.2 | 272 | 4143 | 130 | 6/53 | 8/113 | 31.87 | 2.74 | 69.75 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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