Bowling records (All internationals)

Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most wickets in internationals: 1,346 at an average of 22.81 (from the 14,600 of 14,606 matches with full scorecards).

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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 14,600 of the 14,606 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
Muttiah MuralitharanSL/AX/IWX	1992-2011	490	581	10502.1	1966	30704	1346	9/51	16/220	22.81	2.92	46.82	60	77	22
Shane WarneAUS/ICC	1992-2007	338	464	8558	1852	25536	1001	8/71	12/128	25.51	2.98	51.30	60	38	10
James AndersonENG	2002-2024	401	560	8340.2	1831	27036	991	7/42	11/71	27.28	3.24	50.50	43	34	3
Anil KumbleIND/AX/ASIA	1990-2008	401	501	9224.2	1664	28765	956	10/74	14/149	30.09	3.12	57.89	39	37	8
Glenn McGrathAUS/ICC	1993-2007	376	493	7044.2	1739	20656	949	8/24	10/27	21.77	2.93	44.54	37	36	3
Wasim AkramPAK	1984-2003	457	529	6772	1103	21445	909	7/119	11/110	23.59	3.17	44.70	37	31	5
Stuart BroadENG	2006-2023	344	485	6830	1339	23564	847	8/15	11/121	27.82	3.45	48.38	38	21	3
Shaun PollockSA/AX/IWX	1995-2008	422	509	6708	1532	19630	829	7/87	10/147	23.68	2.93	48.55	35	21	1
Waqar YounisPAK	1989-2003	346	409	4792.2	656	18574	783	7/36	13/135	23.72	3.88	36.72	42	35	5
Mitchell StarcAUS	2010-2026	306	406	4808	688	19604	777	7/58	11/94	25.23	4.08	37.13	34	28	4
Tim SoutheeNZ	2008-2024	394	485	5719.5	963	22951	776	7/33	10/108	29.58	4.01	44.23	26	20	1
Ravichandran AshwinIND	2010-2024	287	379	5833.3	937	19743	765	7/59	13/140	25.81	3.38	45.75	28	37	8
WPUJC VaasSL/ASIA	1994-2009	436	518	6540.2	1168	21561	760	8/19	14/191	28.37	3.30	51.63	29	16	2
Courtney WalshWI	1984-2001	335	444	6789.5	1323	19546	745	7/37	13/55	26.24	2.88	54.68	38	23	3
Brett LeeAUS	1999-2012	322	392	4709.4	655	19137	718	5/22	9/171	26.65	4.06	39.36	31	19	0
Shakib Al HasanBAN	2006-2024	446	487	5161.5	583	20250	712	7/36	10/124	28.44	3.92	43.50	27	25	2
Harbhajan SinghIND/AX	1998-2016	366	444	6945	951	23143	711	8/84	15/217	32.55	3.33	58.61	19	28	5
Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX/ICC	1997-2015	440	498	7276.2	1252	22863	705	7/87	12/149	32.43	3.14	61.93	28	22	3
Dale SteynSA/AX	2004-2020	265	342	4313.1	732	16335	699	7/51	11/60	23.37	3.79	37.02	33	29	5
Kapil DevIND	1978-1994	356	448	6490.2	1295	19812	687	9/83	11/146	28.84	3.05	56.68	20	24	2
Makhaya NtiniSA/IWX	1998-2011	284	371	4951.3	876	18095	662	7/37	13/132	27.33	3.65	44.88	27	22	4
Ravindra JadejaIND	2009-2026	377	446	5456	840	19227	644	7/42	10/110	29.86	3.52	50.83	24	17	3
Curtly AmbroseWI	1988-2000	273	353	5237.4	1193	13921	630	8/45	11/84	22.10	2.66	49.88	27	26	3
Trent BoultNZ	2011-2024	253	323	4164.2	734	15638	611	7/34	10/80	25.59	3.76	40.89	30	16	1
Zaheer KhanIND/AX/ASIA	2000-2014	308	378	4862.5	737	18949	607	7/87	10/149	31.22	3.90	48.07	23	12	1
Nathan LyonAUS	2011-2026	175	298	6171	1103	18721	603	8/50	13/154	31.05	3.03	61.40	27	24	5
Allan DonaldSA	1991-2003	236	291	4013.2	762	13270	602	8/71	12/139	22.04	3.31	40.00	22	22	3
Kagiso RabadaSA	2014-2026	259	319	3464.3	511	14590	597	7/112	13/144	24.44	4.21	34.82	22	19	4
Mitchell JohnsonAUS	2005-2015	256	320	4024.4	558	15724	590	8/61	12/127	26.65	3.91	40.93	25	15	3
Richard HadleeNZ	1973-1990	201	262	28100b	994	13018	589	9/52	15/123	22.10	2.78	47.71	26	41	9
Jacques KallisSA/AX/IWX	1996-2013	519	574	5209.4	917	18548	577	6/54	9/92	32.15	3.56	54.17	10	7	0
Javagal SrinathIND	1991-2003	296	348	4506.3	736	16043	551	8/86	13/132	29.12	3.56	49.07	15	13	1
Lasith MalingaSL	2004-2020	338	362	2990.3	215	15328	546	6/38	9/210	28.07	5.13	32.86	19	13	0
Imran KhanPAK	1971-1992	263	295	26919b	851	13102	544	8/58	14/116	24.08	2.92	49.48	20	24	6
Morné MorkelSA/AX/IWX	2006-2018	249	320	3876.3	653	14558	544	6/23	9/110	26.76	3.76	42.76	27	10	0
Shahid AfridiPAK/AX/IWX	1996-2018	521	513	3814.4	148	17604	540	7/12	7/12	32.60	4.61	42.39	8	10	0
Josh HazlewoodAUS	2010-2026	239	307	3749.4	745	13194	538	6/49	9/79	24.52	3.52	41.82	16	18	0
Pat CumminsAUS	2011-2026	224	288	3495	593	12929	535	6/23	10/62	24.17	3.70	39.20	23	15	2
Malcolm MarshallWI	1978-1992	217	285	4126.3	736	12109	533	7/22	11/89	22.72	2.93	46.45	25	22	4
Ian BothamENG	1976-1992	217	283	28086b	897	15017	528	8/34	13/106	28.44	3.21	53.19	20	27	4
HMRKB HerathSL	1999-2018	181	254	4933.2	830	14892	525	9/127	14/184	28.37	3.02	56.38	21	35	9
Jasprit BumrahIND	2016-2026	242	286	2805.5	463	10511	511	6/19	9/86	20.57	3.75	32.95	14	18	0
Craig McDermottAUS	1984-1996	209	262	4007.5	680	13350	494	8/97	11/157	27.02	3.33	48.68	21	15	2
Saqlain MushtaqPAK	1995-2004	215	248	3778.5	605	12383	490	8/164	10/155	25.27	3.28	46.27	23	19	3
Adil RashidENG	2009-2026	336	339	2538.3	71	14154	475	5/27	7/178	29.80	5.58	32.07	19	4	0
Darren GoughENG/ICC	1994-2006	218	252	3378.4	488	12715	466	6/42	9/92	27.29	3.76	43.50	24	11	0
Mohammed ShamiIND	2013-2025	197	254	2891.5	415	12062	462	7/57	9/118	26.11	4.17	37.56	22	12	0
Dennis LilleeAUS	1971-1984	133	195	22060b	732	10638	458	7/83	11/123	23.23	2.89	48.17	28	24	7
Rashid KhanIWX/AFG	2015-2026	237	236	1772.5	95	7939	456	7/18	11/104	17.41	4.48	23.33	16	14	3
Heath StreakZIM	1993-2005	253	286	3828.1	707	13144	453	6/73	9/72	29.02	3.43	50.70	23	8	0

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