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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 896 of the 2,568 matches in this selection (from 2001). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale SteynSA | Pakistan | 2007-2019 | 13 | 26 | 441.2 | 108 | 1374 | 59 | 6/8 | 11/60 | 23.29 | 3.11 | 44.88 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | Australia | 2008-2018 | 25 | 46 | 788.1 | 139 | 2490 | 59 | 4/41 | 7/117 | 42.20 | 3.16 | 80.15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| James AndersonENG | Sri Lanka | 2003-2021 | 14 | 26 | 480.1 | 127 | 1287 | 58 | 6/40 | 10/45 | 22.19 | 2.68 | 49.67 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Morné MorkelSA | India | 2006-2018 | 17 | 31 | 519.5 | 125 | 1532 | 58 | 5/20 | 7/114 | 26.41 | 2.95 | 53.78 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | Australia | 2008-2018 | 16 | 31 | 552.1 | 101 | 1953 | 58 | 5/23 | 9/110 | 33.67 | 3.54 | 57.12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | South Africa | 2011-2026 | 20 | 38 | 820.5 | 172 | 2375 | 58 | 5/130 | 6/178 | 40.95 | 2.89 | 84.91 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | Pakistan | 2014-2024 | 15 | 30 | 803 | 137 | 2443 | 58 | 5/69 | 8/213 | 42.12 | 3.04 | 83.07 | 4 | 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 |
| Ryan HarrisAUS | England | 2010-2014 | 12 | 22 | 412.1 | 104 | 1176 | 57 | 7/117 | 9/106 | 20.63 | 2.85 | 43.39 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | South Africa | 2013-2023 | 14 | 26 | 504.2 | 129 | 1270 | 57 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 22.28 | 2.52 | 53.09 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | India | 2014-2024 | 17 | 31 | 581.1 | 176 | 1453 | 57 | 6/67 | 7/142 | 25.49 | 2.50 | 61.18 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | South Africa | 2004-2011 | 10 | 17 | 540.5 | 84 | 1536 | 57 | 7/87 | 9/141 | 26.95 | 2.84 | 56.93 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | India | 2014-2025 | 25 | 36 | 523.1 | 75 | 1676 | 57 | 5/72 | 6/105 | 29.40 | 3.20 | 55.07 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | England | 2013-2023 | 14 | 25 | 526.3 | 102 | 1788 | 57 | 5/44 | 8/134 | 31.37 | 3.40 | 55.42 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Australia | 2011-2016 | 8 | 15 | 405.4 | 79 | 1132 | 56 | 7/64 | 13/145 | 20.21 | 2.79 | 43.46 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Ben StokesENG | Australia | 2013-2026 | 29 | 39 | 510.3 | 73 | 1974 | 56 | 6/36 | 8/161 | 35.25 | 3.87 | 54.70 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | India | 2015-2024 | 14 | 25 | 412.2 | 90 | 1243 | 55 | 5/59 | 7/91 | 22.60 | 3.01 | 44.98 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | India | 2009-2024 | 13 | 25 | 435.5 | 87 | 1378 | 55 | 7/64 | 9/110 | 25.05 | 3.16 | 47.55 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG | India | 2014-2021 | 16 | 27 | 534.5 | 59 | 1863 | 55 | 6/67 | 9/134 | 33.87 | 3.48 | 58.35 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Australia | 2004-2008 | 9 | 17 | 458.2 | 55 | 1530 | 54 | 8/141 | 13/181 | 28.33 | 3.34 | 50.93 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | Pakistan | 2014-2024 | 14 | 28 | 507 | 109 | 1620 | 54 | 6/66 | 7/113 | 30.00 | 3.20 | 56.33 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | Bangladesh | 2009-2024 | 13 | 24 | 363.2 | 81 | 1046 | 53 | 6/48 | 7/74 | 19.74 | 2.88 | 41.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | Australia | 2011-2018 | 14 | 27 | 460.1 | 111 | 1308 | 53 | 6/21 | 9/51 | 24.68 | 2.84 | 52.09 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Umesh YadavIND | Australia | 2011-2023 | 17 | 32 | 519 | 70 | 2048 | 53 | 5/93 | 7/176 | 38.64 | 3.95 | 58.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | South Africa | 2011-2026 | 10 | 20 | 349.5 | 79 | 967 | 52 | 6/28 | 9/141 | 18.60 | 2.76 | 40.37 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | South Africa | 2013-2025 | 11 | 19 | 437 | 119 | 1021 | 52 | 6/138 | 8/76 | 19.63 | 2.34 | 50.42 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | Sri Lanka | 2015-2022 | 8 | 16 | 454.2 | 68 | 1344 | 51 | 7/76 | 9/155 | 26.35 | 2.96 | 53.45 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zaheer KhanIND | Australia | 2003-2012 | 14 | 25 | 479.4 | 79 | 1615 | 51 | 5/91 | 8/137 | 31.67 | 3.37 | 56.43 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | England | 2003-2007 | 7 | 13 | 400.5 | 103 | 917 | 50 | 8/70 | 11/132 | 18.34 | 2.29 | 48.10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | South Africa | 2012-2026 | 11 | 21 | 390.5 | 66 | 1415 | 50 | 6/154 | 9/109 | 28.30 | 3.62 | 46.90 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt HenryNZ | England | 2015-2026 | 11 | 21 | 386 | 65 | 1420 | 50 | 6/29 | 11/109 | 28.40 | 3.68 | 46.32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Junaid KhanPAK | Sri Lanka | 2011-2015 | 13 | 25 | 488.3 | 91 | 1452 | 50 | 5/38 | 8/151 | 29.04 | 2.97 | 58.62 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohammed SirajIND | England | 2021-2025 | 16 | 30 | 432 | 66 | 1684 | 50 | 6/70 | 9/190 | 33.68 | 3.90 | 51.84 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | India | 2007-2014 | 14 | 28 | 554 | 101 | 1830 | 50 | 5/64 | 6/155 | 36.60 | 3.30 | 66.48 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | Australia | 2003-2013 | 13 | 25 | 688.5 | 112 | 1941 | 50 | 5/29 | 7/158 | 38.82 | 2.82 | 82.66 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Bangladesh | 2005-2018 | 9 | 18 | 374.2 | 63 | 1123 | 49 | 7/89 | 12/157 | 22.92 | 3.00 | 45.84 | 3 | 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 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | West Indies | 2012-2020 | 10 | 20 | 349.5 | 90 | 988 | 48 | 5/32 | 7/91 | 20.58 | 2.82 | 43.73 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | South Africa | 2013-2022 | 11 | 22 | 335.2 | 70 | 1005 | 48 | 5/28 | 8/107 | 20.94 | 3.00 | 41.92 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Trent BoultNZ | West Indies | 2012-2020 | 11 | 22 | 390 | 83 | 1200 | 48 | 6/40 | 10/80 | 25.00 | 3.08 | 48.75 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | West Indies | 2018-2024 | 10 | 18 | 360 | 60 | 1047 | 47 | 7/58 | 12/117 | 22.28 | 2.91 | 45.96 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | West Indies | 2009-2022 | 13 | 22 | 446.3 | 88 | 1226 | 47 | 6/33 | 8/129 | 26.09 | 2.75 | 57.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | New Zealand | 2014-2020 | 8 | 15 | 388.3 | 56 | 1250 | 47 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 26.60 | 3.22 | 49.60 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | South Africa | 2018-2025 | 10 | 19 | 327.3 | 62 | 937 | 46 | 6/61 | 8/86 | 20.37 | 2.86 | 42.72 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | New Zealand | 2012-2025 | 11 | 19 | 358 | 85 | 1091 | 46 | 5/60 | 8/116 | 23.72 | 3.05 | 46.70 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | West Indies | 2011-2019 | 12 | 23 | 366.3 | 83 | 1100 | 46 | 6/55 | 10/108 | 23.91 | 3.00 | 47.80 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | West Indies | 2016-2021 | 7 | 14 | 397 | 79 | 1172 | 46 | 7/94 | 10/210 | 25.48 | 2.95 | 51.78 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter SiddleAUS | South Africa | 2008-2016 | 13 | 25 | 563.2 | 149 | 1544 | 46 | 5/59 | 8/113 | 33.57 | 2.74 | 73.48 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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