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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,671 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Format | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL/IWX | Tests | 1992-2010 | 133 | 230 | 51164b | 1772 | 18178 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.72 | 2.13 | 63.95 | 45 | 67 | 22 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Tests | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 46422b | 1742 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.42 | 2.33 | 65.57 | 48 | 37 | 10 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Tests | 2011-2024 | 106 | 200 | 27283b | 897 | 12891 | 537 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 24.01 | 2.83 | 50.81 | 25 | 37 | 8 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | Tests | 1973-1990 | 86 | 150 | 22150b | 809 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 22.30 | 2.60 | 51.39 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Tests | 1990-2008 | 131 | 236 | 46068b | 1555 | 18353 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.39 | 74.42 | 31 | 35 | 8 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Tests | 1999-2018 | 93 | 170 | 26805b | 809 | 12157 | 433 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 28.08 | 2.72 | 61.91 | 20 | 34 | 9 |
| James AndersonENG | Tests | 2003-2024 | 188 | 350 | 40313b | 1705 | 18627 | 704 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 26.46 | 2.77 | 57.26 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | Tests | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 34582b | 1460 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.11 | 61.42 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
| Ian BothamENG | Tests | 1977-1992 | 101 | 166 | 21490b | 778 | 10699 | 376 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 28.45 | 2.99 | 57.15 | 16 | 27 | 4 |
| Dale SteynSA | Tests | 2004-2019 | 93 | 171 | 18747b | 658 | 10073 | 439 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 22.95 | 3.22 | 42.70 | 27 | 26 | 5 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | Tests | 1998-2015 | 103 | 190 | 32205b | 863 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.46 | 2.52 | 77.23 | 16 | 25 | 5 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | Tests | 1985-2002 | 104 | 181 | 24381b | 871 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 23.62 | 2.41 | 58.89 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | Tests | 2011-2026 | 144 | 267 | 5895 | 1092 | 17339 | 573 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 30.26 | 2.94 | 61.73 | 26 | 24 | 5 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | Tests | 1901-1914 | 27 | 50 | 1312.1 | 356 | 3106 | 189 | 9/103 | 17/159 | 16.43 | 2.37 | 41.66 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
| Kapil DevIND | Tests | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 4623.2 | 1060 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.65 | 2.78 | 63.92 | 17 | 23 | 2 |
| Imran KhanPAK | Tests | 1971-1991 | 87 | 140 | 19034b | 707 | 8102 | 355 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 22.82 | 2.55 | 53.62 | 16 | 23 | 6 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | Tests | 1988-2000 | 98 | 179 | 23943b | 1001 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 20.99 | 2.13 | 59.12 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | Tests | 1978-1991 | 81 | 151 | 2930.4 | 614 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 11/89 | 20.95 | 2.69 | 46.77 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | Tests | 1989-2003 | 87 | 154 | 18292b | 516 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 23.56 | 2.88 | 49.04 | 28 | 22 | 5 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | Tests | 1971-1984 | 69 | 130 | 18293b | 646 | 8397 | 349 | 7/83 | 11/123 | 24.06 | 2.75 | 52.42 | 23 | 22 | 7 |
| Courtney WalshWI | Tests | 1984-2001 | 131 | 240 | 32965b | 1134 | 12602 | 513 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.57 | 2.29 | 64.26 | 32 | 21 | 3 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | Tests | 1925-1936 | 37 | 67 | 14513b | 736 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 14/199 | 24.22 | 2.16 | 67.19 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| Stuart BroadENG | Tests | 2007-2023 | 167 | 309 | 5616 | 1282 | 16713 | 604 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 27.67 | 2.98 | 55.79 | 28 | 20 | 3 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX | Tests | 1997-2014 | 113 | 187 | 32739b | 1155 | 12441 | 362 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 34.37 | 2.28 | 90.44 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | Tests | 2011-2026 | 109 | 209 | 3421.3 | 627 | 11724 | 448 | 7/58 | 11/94 | 26.17 | 3.43 | 45.82 | 21 | 19 | 4 |
| Allan DonaldSA | Tests | 1992-2002 | 71 | 127 | 18009b | 657 | 7287 | 324 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 22.49 | 2.43 | 55.58 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | Tests | 2014-2026 | 63 | 112 | 16894b | 482 | 8406 | 273 | 8/39 | 11/170 | 30.79 | 2.99 | 61.88 | 14 | 19 | 2 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | Tests | 2007-2024 | 71 | 121 | 16031b | 479 | 7804 | 246 | 7/36 | 10/124 | 31.72 | 2.92 | 65.17 | 11 | 19 | 2 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | Tests | 1998-2009 | 101 | 190 | 23652b | 753 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 28.83 | 2.85 | 60.65 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| Lance GibbsWI | Tests | 1958-1976 | 79 | 148 | 27115b | 1313 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 11/157 | 29.09 | 1.99 | 87.75 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | Tests | 2015-2025 | 74 | 134 | 2239.2 | 440 | 7489 | 340 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 22.03 | 3.34 | 39.52 | 15 | 17 | 4 |
| Fred TruemanENG | Tests | 1952-1965 | 67 | 127 | 15178b | 522 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 12/119 | 21.58 | 2.62 | 49.44 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | Tests | 1966-1982 | 86 | 151 | 21862b | 1239 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 25.84 | 2.11 | 73.61 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Graeme SwannENG | Tests | 2008-2013 | 60 | 109 | 2558.1 | 482 | 7642 | 255 | 6/65 | 10/132 | 29.97 | 2.99 | 60.19 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| Shaun PollockSA | Tests | 1995-2008 | 107 | 200 | 29219b | 1214 | 9647 | 418 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 23.08 | 1.98 | 69.90 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
| Bob WillisENG | Tests | 1971-1984 | 90 | 165 | 17357b | 554 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 9/92 | 25.20 | 2.83 | 53.41 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | Tests | 1952-1964 | 63 | 116 | 19108b | 805 | 6704 | 248 | 7/72 | 11/105 | 27.03 | 2.11 | 77.05 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | Tests | 1961-1971 | 60 | 113 | 17681b | 547 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 10/91 | 29.79 | 2.49 | 71.87 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | Tests | 2014-2022 | 48 | 89 | 2375.5 | 359 | 7657 | 244 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 31.38 | 3.22 | 58.42 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | Tests | 2018-2025 | 52 | 99 | 1671.5 | 393 | 4631 | 234 | 6/27 | 9/86 | 19.79 | 2.77 | 42.87 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | Tests | 2008-2024 | 107 | 203 | 3915 | 876 | 11832 | 391 | 7/64 | 10/108 | 30.26 | 3.02 | 60.08 | 19 | 15 | 1 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | Tests | 2012-2026 | 91 | 171 | 20880b | 778 | 9008 | 356 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 25.30 | 2.59 | 58.65 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | Tests | 2014-2026 | 80 | 150 | 2657.2 | 669 | 7378 | 311 | 6/49 | 9/79 | 23.72 | 2.78 | 51.27 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Danish KaneriaPAK | Tests | 2000-2010 | 61 | 112 | 20318b | 502 | 9082 | 261 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 34.80 | 2.68 | 77.85 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Alec BedserENG | Tests | 1946-1955 | 51 | 92 | 16034b | 574 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 14/99 | 24.90 | 2.20 | 67.94 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
| Abdul QadirPAK | Tests | 1977-1990 | 67 | 111 | 17126b | 608 | 7742 | 236 | 9/56 | 13/101 | 32.81 | 2.71 | 72.57 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | Tests | 1964-1979 | 57 | 95 | 15545b | 576 | 7020 | 234 | 8/79 | 12/104 | 30.00 | 2.71 | 66.43 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | Tests | 2016-2026 | 61 | 107 | 14437b | 378 | 7248 | 229 | 7/58 | 12/117 | 31.65 | 3.01 | 63.04 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | Tests | 2011-2026 | 76 | 140 | 2475.3 | 540 | 7146 | 326 | 6/23 | 10/62 | 21.92 | 2.89 | 45.56 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | Tests | 1984-1996 | 71 | 124 | 16984b | 579 | 8332 | 291 | 8/97 | 11/157 | 28.63 | 2.94 | 58.36 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
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