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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 909 of the 2,568 matches in this selection (from 1910). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
Qualification: Minimum 20 wickets.
| Player | Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso RabadaSA | Bangladesh | 2017-2024 | 4 | 8 | 103.4 | 23 | 306 | 29 | 6/46 | 10/63 | 10.55 | 2.95 | 21.45 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Duanne OlivierSA | Pakistan | 2018-2019 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 16 | 353 | 24 | 6/37 | 11/96 | 14.71 | 4.01 | 22.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | South Africa | 1912 | 3 | 6 | 128 | 38 | 282 | 34 | 8/29 | 13/57 | 8.29 | 2.20 | 22.59 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Gus AtkinsonENG | West Indies | 2024 | 3 | 6 | 88.5 | 13 | 357 | 22 | 7/45 | 12/106 | 16.23 | 4.02 | 24.23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shamar JosephWI | Australia | 2024-2025 | 5 | 10 | 147.5 | 22 | 554 | 35 | 7/68 | 9/133 | 15.83 | 3.75 | 25.34 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Sajid KhanPAK | West Indies | 2025-2026 | 3 | 6 | 109.5 | 14 | 372 | 23 | 5/50 | 9/115 | 16.17 | 3.39 | 28.65 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Bangladesh | 2005-2009 | 8 | 16 | 292.1 | 69 | 791 | 59 | 6/18 | 12/82 | 13.41 | 2.71 | 29.71 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | West Indies | 2019-2025 | 4 | 8 | 101 | 28 | 262 | 20 | 6/27 | 7/58 | 13.10 | 2.59 | 30.30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nauman AliPAK | England | 2022-2024 | 3 | 6 | 125.5 | 11 | 441 | 24 | 8/46 | 11/147 | 18.38 | 3.50 | 31.46 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Marco JansenSA | India | 2021-2025 | 7 | 14 | 194.3 | 53 | 566 | 36 | 6/48 | 7/71 | 15.72 | 2.91 | 32.42 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Axar PatelIND | England | 2021-2024 | 5 | 10 | 174.4 | 31 | 492 | 32 | 6/38 | 11/70 | 15.38 | 2.82 | 32.75 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | Bangladesh | 2008-2015 | 6 | 10 | 153 | 34 | 486 | 28 | 5/63 | 7/75 | 17.36 | 3.18 | 32.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | New Zealand | 2006-2016 | 12 | 23 | 374.2 | 87 | 1091 | 68 | 6/49 | 10/91 | 16.04 | 2.91 | 33.03 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | West Indies | 2021-2024 | 6 | 12 | 171 | 49 | 442 | 31 | 6/50 | 8/94 | 14.26 | 2.58 | 33.10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | Sri Lanka | 2012-2025 | 11 | 21 | 317.1 | 46 | 1073 | 57 | 6/50 | 11/94 | 18.82 | 3.38 | 33.39 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | Pakistan | 2022-2026 | 6 | 12 | 167.1 | 46 | 375 | 30 | 5/51 | 8/35 | 12.50 | 2.24 | 33.43 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaheer KhanIND | Bangladesh | 2004-2010 | 5 | 10 | 147.5 | 21 | 579 | 26 | 7/87 | 10/149 | 22.27 | 3.92 | 34.12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| James PattinsonAUS | New Zealand | 2011-2020 | 5 | 10 | 150.5 | 32 | 485 | 26 | 5/27 | 8/101 | 18.65 | 3.22 | 34.81 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | Bangladesh | 2017-2024 | 6 | 12 | 218 | 54 | 603 | 37 | 7/32 | 9/97 | 16.30 | 2.77 | 35.35 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stuart ClarkAUS | South Africa | 2006 | 3 | 6 | 118 | 32 | 317 | 20 | 5/55 | 9/89 | 15.85 | 2.69 | 35.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | Bangladesh | 2004-2010 | 5 | 9 | 165.4 | 44 | 495 | 28 | 6/70 | 12/170 | 17.68 | 2.99 | 35.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | West Indies | 2007-2015 | 9 | 16 | 285.2 | 61 | 942 | 48 | 6/34 | 8/94 | 19.63 | 3.30 | 35.67 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott BolandAUS | India | 2023-2025 | 5 | 9 | 154.4 | 39 | 416 | 26 | 6/45 | 10/76 | 16.00 | 2.69 | 35.69 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lasith MalingaSL | Bangladesh | 2005-2007 | 7 | 14 | 162.1 | 16 | 666 | 27 | 4/25 | 5/111 | 24.67 | 4.11 | 36.04 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon HarmerSA | India | 2015-2025 | 4 | 8 | 162.4 | 31 | 406 | 27 | 6/37 | 9/101 | 15.04 | 2.50 | 36.15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Lungi NgidiSA | India | 2018-2024 | 7 | 12 | 163 | 45 | 493 | 27 | 6/39 | 8/102 | 18.26 | 3.02 | 36.22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh TongueENG | Australia | 2023-2026 | 4 | 8 | 139.2 | 12 | 513 | 23 | 5/45 | 7/89 | 22.30 | 3.68 | 36.35 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | West Indies | 2010-2015 | 6 | 10 | 163.4 | 41 | 533 | 27 | 4/19 | 6/68 | 19.74 | 3.26 | 36.37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alzarri JosephWI | Bangladesh | 2021-2024 | 5 | 10 | 139.3 | 26 | 478 | 23 | 3/33 | 6/88 | 20.78 | 3.43 | 36.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden SealesWI | Pakistan | 2021-2026 | 5 | 10 | 134 | 28 | 409 | 22 | 5/20 | 8/125 | 18.59 | 3.05 | 36.55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Umesh YadavIND | West Indies | 2011-2018 | 6 | 12 | 152.2 | 31 | 509 | 25 | 6/88 | 10/133 | 20.36 | 3.34 | 36.56 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dilhara FernandoSL | Bangladesh | 2005-2009 | 7 | 13 | 153 | 33 | 472 | 25 | 5/60 | 7/95 | 18.88 | 3.08 | 36.72 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kuldeep YadavIND | West Indies | 2018-2025 | 4 | 8 | 136.1 | 17 | 483 | 22 | 5/57 | 8/186 | 21.95 | 3.55 | 37.14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | New Zealand | 2011-2024 | 12 | 24 | 390.4 | 68 | 1189 | 63 | 6/65 | 10/108 | 18.87 | 3.04 | 37.21 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | Australia | 2016-2025 | 11 | 20 | 360.1 | 72 | 1241 | 58 | 6/54 | 11/150 | 21.40 | 3.45 | 37.26 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Jomel WarricanWI | Pakistan | 2021-2026 | 5 | 10 | 155.2 | 30 | 409 | 25 | 7/32 | 10/101 | 16.36 | 2.63 | 37.28 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | West Indies | 2013-2019 | 9 | 17 | 205.1 | 37 | 659 | 33 | 5/47 | 9/118 | 19.97 | 3.21 | 37.30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | Sri Lanka | 2011-2019 | 9 | 18 | 242.5 | 63 | 685 | 39 | 5/45 | 10/102 | 17.56 | 2.82 | 37.36 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Zimbabwe | 2016-2017 | 3 | 6 | 187.1 | 37 | 536 | 30 | 8/63 | 13/152 | 17.87 | 2.86 | 37.43 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Brydon CarseENG | Australia | 2025-2026 | 5 | 9 | 138.4 | 13 | 667 | 22 | 4/34 | 5/76 | 30.32 | 4.81 | 37.82 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | West Indies | 2021-2024 | 5 | 10 | 157.4 | 43 | 402 | 25 | 5/36 | 8/164 | 16.08 | 2.55 | 37.84 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | West Indies | 2012-2025 | 10 | 20 | 277.5 | 69 | 840 | 44 | 6/9 | 7/41 | 19.09 | 3.02 | 37.89 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | Pakistan | 2010-2012 | 7 | 11 | 221.4 | 55 | 595 | 35 | 6/65 | 9/74 | 17.00 | 2.68 | 38.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | West Indies | 2015-2025 | 11 | 21 | 317.2 | 104 | 769 | 50 | 5/35 | 9/79 | 15.38 | 2.42 | 38.08 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ajaz PatelNZ | India | 2020-2024 | 6 | 11 | 203.1 | 35 | 757 | 32 | 10/119 | 14/225 | 23.66 | 3.73 | 38.09 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Asitha FernandoSL | Bangladesh | 2022-2025 | 5 | 9 | 158.5 | 23 | 502 | 25 | 6/51 | 10/144 | 20.08 | 3.16 | 38.12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Anrich NortjeSA | England | 2019-2022 | 7 | 12 | 178 | 20 | 736 | 28 | 5/110 | 7/171 | 26.29 | 4.13 | 38.14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | England | 2016-2022 | 12 | 22 | 425.3 | 70 | 1669 | 66 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 25.29 | 3.92 | 38.68 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Kuldeep YadavIND | England | 2018-2024 | 6 | 11 | 135.3 | 15 | 468 | 21 | 5/72 | 7/112 | 22.29 | 3.45 | 38.71 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | Bangladesh | 2007-2019 | 7 | 13 | 162 | 37 | 522 | 25 | 5/22 | 9/78 | 20.88 | 3.22 | 38.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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