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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 | Year | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer KhanIND | 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 16 | 310 | 59 | 995 | 27 | 5/91 | 6/137 | 36.85 | 3.21 | 68.89 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2010 | 2010 | 7 | 13 | 348.4 | 62 | 1053 | 27 | 5/62 | 7/174 | 39.00 | 3.02 | 77.48 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | 2009 | 2009 | 8 | 15 | 409.5 | 85 | 1055 | 27 | 4/58 | 5/159 | 39.07 | 2.57 | 91.07 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulieman BennWI | 2009 | 2009 | 9 | 13 | 385.3 | 62 | 1117 | 27 | 5/155 | 8/108 | 41.37 | 2.90 | 85.67 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 11 | 159.3 | 33 | 430 | 26 | 6/28 | 7/87 | 16.54 | 2.70 | 36.81 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajantha MendisSL | 2008 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 163.1 | 24 | 478 | 26 | 6/117 | 10/209 | 18.38 | 2.93 | 37.65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ramesh MendisSL | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 8 | 192.2 | 30 | 560 | 26 | 6/70 | 11/136 | 21.54 | 2.91 | 44.38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan HarrisAUS | 2014 | 2014 | 6 | 12 | 221.5 | 72 | 583 | 26 | 5/25 | 8/61 | 22.42 | 2.63 | 51.19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 8 | 221 | 29 | 645 | 26 | 6/47 | 9/128 | 24.81 | 2.92 | 51.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerome TaylorWI | 2006 | 2006 | 6 | 10 | 188 | 35 | 667 | 26 | 5/50 | 9/95 | 25.65 | 3.55 | 43.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 12 | 210.3 | 41 | 685 | 26 | 5/88 | 8/137 | 26.35 | 3.25 | 48.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CBRLS KumaraSL | 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 11 | 206.5 | 30 | 743 | 26 | 4/58 | 7/135 | 28.58 | 3.59 | 47.73 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2022 | 2022 | 15 | 20 | 278.2 | 50 | 811 | 26 | 4/33 | 5/80 | 31.19 | 2.91 | 64.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul HarrisSA | 2009 | 2009 | 6 | 11 | 291.4 | 59 | 862 | 26 | 6/127 | 9/161 | 33.15 | 2.96 | 67.31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 16 | 317.2 | 80 | 865 | 26 | 3/52 | 5/128 | 33.27 | 2.73 | 73.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alzarri JosephWI | 2024 | 2024 | 7 | 13 | 189 | 19 | 874 | 26 | 4/84 | 6/146 | 33.62 | 4.62 | 43.62 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sohail KhanPAK | 2016 | 2016 | 7 | 13 | 247.4 | 44 | 880 | 26 | 5/68 | 7/207 | 33.85 | 3.55 | 57.15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug BracewellNZ | 2012 | 2012 | 10 | 19 | 281.4 | 45 | 972 | 26 | 3/26 | 5/38 | 37.38 | 3.45 | 65.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2010 | 2010 | 10 | 19 | 332.4 | 77 | 980 | 26 | 4/38 | 6/104 | 37.69 | 2.95 | 76.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 10 | 360.2 | 67 | 999 | 26 | 5/135 | 6/176 | 38.42 | 2.77 | 83.15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark CraigNZ | 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 14 | 288.1 | 44 | 1119 | 26 | 7/94 | 10/203 | 43.04 | 3.88 | 66.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2009 | 2009 | 8 | 12 | 374.5 | 52 | 1195 | 26 | 4/73 | 7/161 | 45.96 | 3.19 | 86.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle JamiesonNZ | 2020 | 2020 | 5 | 10 | 159.2 | 56 | 361 | 25 | 5/34 | 7/77 | 14.44 | 2.27 | 38.24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 12 | 135.4 | 34 | 389 | 25 | 5/22 | 9/78 | 15.56 | 2.87 | 32.56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob DuffyNZ | 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 8 | 171.4 | 46 | 407 | 25 | 5/34 | 9/128 | 16.28 | 2.37 | 41.20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL/IWX | 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 8 | 164.2 | 22 | 510 | 25 | 6/18 | 9/60 | 20.40 | 3.10 | 39.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anrich NortjeSA | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 10 | 157 | 34 | 519 | 25 | 6/56 | 8/120 | 20.76 | 3.31 | 37.68 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Iain O'BrienNZ | 2008 | 2008 | 7 | 11 | 194.1 | 41 | 545 | 25 | 4/74 | 5/57 | 21.80 | 2.81 | 46.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdur RehmanPAK | 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 10 | 215.2 | 48 | 566 | 25 | 6/25 | 8/92 | 22.64 | 2.63 | 51.68 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 11 | 182.5 | 38 | 566 | 25 | 7/64 | 8/120 | 22.64 | 3.10 | 43.88 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vishwa FernandoSL | 2024 | 2024 | 6 | 12 | 178.5 | 28 | 577 | 25 | 4/48 | 7/84 | 23.08 | 3.23 | 42.92 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 234.3 | 46 | 605 | 25 | 7/89 | 12/157 | 24.20 | 2.58 | 56.28 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2017 | 2017 | 9 | 16 | 234 | 64 | 606 | 25 | 4/27 | 7/75 | 24.24 | 2.59 | 56.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul HarrisSA | 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 13 | 264.3 | 68 | 621 | 25 | 5/73 | 7/131 | 24.84 | 2.35 | 63.48 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2017 | 2017 | 7 | 12 | 212.3 | 61 | 637 | 25 | 5/72 | 5/76 | 25.48 | 3.00 | 51.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent BoultNZ | 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 10 | 191 | 45 | 637 | 25 | 5/43 | 8/200 | 25.48 | 3.34 | 45.84 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | 2022 | 2022 | 10 | 14 | 223.2 | 45 | 641 | 25 | 7/32 | 9/97 | 25.64 | 2.87 | 53.60 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 12 | 212.4 | 26 | 643 | 25 | 7/102 | 9/136 | 25.72 | 3.02 | 51.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen O'KeefeAUS | 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 11 | 261.3 | 49 | 673 | 25 | 6/35 | 12/70 | 26.92 | 2.57 | 62.76 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 10 | 227.1 | 43 | 678 | 25 | 8/39 | 9/81 | 27.12 | 2.98 | 54.52 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Graham OnionsENG | 2009 | 2009 | 7 | 13 | 196.1 | 35 | 713 | 25 | 5/38 | 7/102 | 28.52 | 3.63 | 47.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devendra BishooWI | 2017 | 2017 | 7 | 12 | 271.2 | 40 | 825 | 25 | 5/79 | 9/184 | 33.00 | 3.04 | 65.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danish KaneriaPAK | 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 9 | 254 | 30 | 833 | 25 | 7/168 | 7/176 | 33.32 | 3.28 | 60.96 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark WoodENG | 2015 | 2015 | 8 | 15 | 254.3 | 56 | 860 | 25 | 3/39 | 5/83 | 34.40 | 3.38 | 61.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2024 | 2024 | 7 | 13 | 258.2 | 43 | 888 | 25 | 5/50 | 8/165 | 35.52 | 3.44 | 62.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | 2021 | 2021 | 7 | 12 | 332.1 | 66 | 918 | 25 | 5/82 | 9/148 | 36.72 | 2.76 | 79.72 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2025 | 2025 | 10 | 18 | 297.4 | 41 | 955 | 25 | 4/50 | 6/156 | 38.20 | 3.21 | 71.44 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett LeeAUS | 2005 | 2005 | 7 | 14 | 249.1 | 39 | 1004 | 25 | 4/82 | 5/105 | 40.16 | 4.03 | 59.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 18 | 325.2 | 62 | 1081 | 25 | 3/44 | 5/104 | 43.24 | 3.32 | 78.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 6 | 87.1 | 16 | 297 | 24 | 5/15 | 10/102 | 12.38 | 3.41 | 21.79 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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