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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 19 | 529.2 | 108 | 1384 | 84 | 8/70 | 12/225 | 16.48 | 2.61 | 37.81 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2008 | 2008 | 13 | 24 | 442.1 | 85 | 1477 | 74 | 6/72 | 10/154 | 19.96 | 3.34 | 35.85 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2016 | 2016 | 12 | 23 | 584.3 | 94 | 1721 | 72 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 23.90 | 2.94 | 48.71 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | 2024 | 2024 | 13 | 26 | 357 | 85 | 1060 | 71 | 6/45 | 9/91 | 14.93 | 2.97 | 30.17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | 2010 | 2010 | 14 | 25 | 576 | 117 | 1662 | 64 | 6/65 | 10/217 | 25.97 | 2.89 | 54.00 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 20 | 548.2 | 106 | 1484 | 63 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 23.56 | 2.71 | 52.22 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | 2009 | 2009 | 13 | 24 | 502.5 | 84 | 1728 | 63 | 5/69 | 8/137 | 27.43 | 3.44 | 47.89 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | 2008 | 2008 | 14 | 28 | 585 | 91 | 1824 | 63 | 8/61 | 11/159 | 28.95 | 3.12 | 55.71 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 2008 | 2008 | 13 | 23 | 705 | 103 | 1987 | 63 | 6/102 | 10/153 | 31.54 | 2.82 | 67.14 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2015 | 2015 | 9 | 17 | 376.4 | 94 | 1067 | 62 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 17.21 | 2.83 | 36.45 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 2005 | 2005 | 9 | 18 | 410.1 | 57 | 1225 | 62 | 6/46 | 12/246 | 19.76 | 2.99 | 39.69 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2013 | 2013 | 14 | 26 | 478 | 86 | 1600 | 62 | 7/44 | 11/121 | 25.81 | 3.35 | 46.26 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2010 | 2010 | 11 | 20 | 390.1 | 80 | 1285 | 60 | 7/51 | 10/108 | 21.42 | 3.29 | 39.02 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2012 | 2012 | 10 | 18 | 537.2 | 91 | 1417 | 60 | 6/43 | 12/171 | 23.62 | 2.64 | 53.73 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | 2019 | 2019 | 12 | 23 | 440 | 119 | 1188 | 59 | 6/23 | 10/62 | 20.14 | 2.70 | 44.75 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Graeme SwannENG | 2012 | 2012 | 14 | 24 | 634.2 | 124 | 1766 | 59 | 6/82 | 10/181 | 29.93 | 2.78 | 64.51 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 19 | 358.5 | 61 | 1253 | 58 | 6/100 | 10/145 | 21.60 | 3.49 | 37.12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 17 | 412.2 | 89 | 1079 | 57 | 8/63 | 13/145 | 18.93 | 2.62 | 43.40 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 20 | 360 | 78 | 1152 | 57 | 6/55 | 10/63 | 20.21 | 3.20 | 37.89 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| James AndersonENG | 2010 | 2010 | 12 | 23 | 463.1 | 119 | 1309 | 57 | 6/17 | 11/71 | 22.96 | 2.83 | 48.75 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Brett LeeAUS | 2008 | 2008 | 14 | 28 | 580 | 86 | 1884 | 57 | 5/59 | 9/171 | 33.05 | 3.25 | 61.05 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2015 | 2015 | 14 | 27 | 450.3 | 108 | 1334 | 56 | 8/15 | 9/51 | 23.82 | 2.96 | 48.27 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2014 | 2014 | 9 | 18 | 559.1 | 134 | 1522 | 56 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 27.18 | 2.72 | 59.91 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 21 | 554 | 119 | 1545 | 56 | 6/41 | 8/125 | 27.59 | 2.79 | 59.36 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2025 | 2025 | 11 | 22 | 260 | 37 | 953 | 55 | 7/58 | 10/113 | 17.33 | 3.67 | 28.36 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 21 | 426 | 128 | 967 | 55 | 7/42 | 9/73 | 17.58 | 2.27 | 46.47 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2021 | 2021 | 9 | 18 | 387.1 | 82 | 899 | 54 | 6/61 | 9/207 | 16.65 | 2.32 | 43.02 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2017 | 2017 | 10 | 20 | 508.3 | 130 | 1245 | 54 | 6/63 | 9/178 | 23.06 | 2.45 | 56.50 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | 2009 | 2009 | 12 | 21 | 518 | 104 | 1508 | 54 | 5/54 | 9/164 | 27.93 | 2.91 | 57.56 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | 2008 | 2008 | 15 | 28 | 471.1 | 102 | 1537 | 54 | 5/94 | 7/149 | 28.46 | 3.26 | 52.35 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2018 | 2018 | 10 | 20 | 331.1 | 73 | 1044 | 52 | 6/54 | 11/150 | 20.08 | 3.15 | 38.21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gus AtkinsonENG | 2024 | 2024 | 11 | 21 | 308.4 | 52 | 1152 | 52 | 7/45 | 12/106 | 22.15 | 3.73 | 35.62 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 19 | 465.1 | 77 | 1432 | 52 | 6/43 | 11/136 | 27.54 | 3.08 | 53.67 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| James AndersonENG | 2013 | 2013 | 14 | 27 | 531.5 | 122 | 1655 | 52 | 5/47 | 10/158 | 31.83 | 3.11 | 61.37 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2013 | 2013 | 9 | 18 | 357.4 | 101 | 901 | 51 | 6/8 | 11/60 | 17.67 | 2.52 | 42.08 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2015 | 2015 | 12 | 23 | 403.3 | 100 | 1191 | 51 | 6/70 | 9/136 | 23.35 | 2.95 | 47.47 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 2004 | 2004 | 7 | 14 | 361.3 | 69 | 1054 | 50 | 8/141 | 13/181 | 21.08 | 2.92 | 43.38 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2016 | 2016 | 8 | 15 | 325.4 | 63 | 1125 | 50 | 6/50 | 11/94 | 22.50 | 3.45 | 39.08 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | 2011 | 2011 | 8 | 16 | 487 | 92 | 1193 | 50 | 6/42 | 11/111 | 23.86 | 2.45 | 58.44 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dilruwan PereraSL | 2018 | 2018 | 11 | 21 | 470 | 64 | 1466 | 50 | 6/32 | 10/78 | 29.32 | 3.12 | 56.40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 20 | 523.5 | 98 | 1599 | 50 | 6/78 | 9/146 | 31.98 | 3.05 | 62.86 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 15 | 416.1 | 91 | 1093 | 49 | 6/28 | 12/82 | 22.31 | 2.63 | 50.96 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 14 | 395 | 65 | 1127 | 49 | 7/76 | 9/155 | 23.00 | 2.85 | 48.37 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2010 | 2010 | 11 | 20 | 387.1 | 100 | 1179 | 49 | 5/20 | 7/98 | 24.06 | 3.05 | 47.41 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 2007 | 2007 | 10 | 18 | 464.1 | 91 | 1441 | 49 | 5/60 | 7/106 | 29.41 | 3.10 | 56.84 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2018 | 2018 | 10 | 20 | 615.3 | 114 | 1667 | 49 | 6/122 | 8/106 | 34.02 | 2.71 | 75.37 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Shoaib BashirENG | 2024 | 2024 | 15 | 25 | 524.3 | 37 | 1968 | 49 | 5/41 | 8/198 | 40.16 | 3.75 | 64.22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt HenryNZ | 2024 | 2024 | 9 | 18 | 271.5 | 56 | 892 | 48 | 7/67 | 9/161 | 18.58 | 3.28 | 33.98 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | 2018 | 2018 | 9 | 18 | 379.4 | 89 | 1009 | 48 | 6/33 | 9/86 | 21.02 | 2.66 | 47.46 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew FlintoffENG/IWX | 2005 | 2005 | 9 | 17 | 358.2 | 55 | 1117 | 48 | 5/78 | 8/156 | 23.27 | 3.12 | 44.79 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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