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Top 10 Players with Most Wickets in World Cup+ODI+Test+T20+IPL Cricket

kaiggy12 08 October 2024 08:52

Bowlers play a vital role in cricket. They can limit the opponent's scores by knocking down the wickets. Therefore, an excellent batsman who knocks down the wickets and eliminates the opponent is the most desired result for every bowler. Most wickets in ODI cricket is not just a simple statistic, but also has a profound impact on the bowler's career, psychological state and social status. The following introduces Most Wickets in World Cup, ODI, Test, T20, and IPL Cricket.

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Top 10 Most Wickets in World Cup History

In the history of the Cricket World Cup, here are the ten bowlers who have knocked down the most wickets:

Rank	Player	Bowling Type	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Average	Best Bowling Figures	Five-Wicket Hauls	Ten-Wicket Hauls
1	Glenn McGrath	Fast	39	71	18.19	7/15	2	0
2	Muttiah Muralitharan	Spin	40	68	19.63	4/19	4	0
3	MA Starc	Fast	28	65	19.29	6/28	3	0
4	SL Malinga	Fast	29	56	22.87	6/38	2	0
5	Mohammed Shami	Fast	18	55	13.52	7/57	4	0
6	Wasim Akram	Fast	38	55	23.83	5/28	2	0
7	TA Boult	Fast	29	53	25.54	5/27	3	0
8	WPUJC Vaas	Fast	31	49	21.22	6/25	1	0
9	Z Khan	Fast	23	44	20.22	4/42	1	0
10	J Srinath	Fast	34	44	27.81	4/30	2	0

These bowlers have shown their highest level of strength on the Cricket World Cup stage, using their excellent skills and tactical wisdom to successfully knock down many key players and help their teams win.

Top 10 most wickets in ODI cricket History

So far, the record holder for most wickets in the history of cricket matches is Muttiah Muralitharan. This is an extremely good bowler who has scored 534 dismissals in his ODI career. He is a legendary spin bowler from Sri Lanka, known for his excellent technique and diverse bowling style. Apart from him, Ascores will also introduce the top 10 most wickets in cricket in the world.

Rank	Player	Bowling Type	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Average	Best Bowling Figures	Five-Wicket Hauls	Ten-Wicket Hauls
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	Off Spin	350	534	23.08	7/30	10	0
2	Wasim Akram	Fast Bowling	356	503	23.52	6/24	6	1
3	Waqar Younis	Fast Bowling	262	416	23.84	7/36	13	0
4	Abdul Razzaq	Allrounder (Fast)	265	394	29.47	5/28	3	0
5	Glen McGrath	Fast Bowling	250	381	22.02	7/15	3	1
6	Brett Lee	Fast Bowling	221	380	23.36	5/22	1	0
7	Shane Warne	Leg Spin	194	293	25.73	5/36	3	0
8	Anil Kumble	Leg Spin	271	337	30.89	6/12	1	0
9	Dale Steyn	Fast Bowling	125	196	25.64	6/39	1	0
10	Chris Woakes	Allrounder (Fast)	153	179	31.02	6/34	1	0

Top 10 most wickets in a Test match History

Here are the ten bowlers who have bowled the most wickets in Test matches:

Rank	Player	Bowling Type	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Average	Best Bowling Figures	Five-Wicket Hauls	Ten-Wicket Hauls
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	Spin	133	800	22.72	9/51	45	67
2	SK Warne	Spin	145	708	25.41	8/71	48	37
3	JM Anderson	Fast	188	704	26.45	7/42	32	32
4	A Kumble	Spin	132	619	29.65	10/74	31	35
5	SCJ Broad	Fast	167	604	27.68	8/15	28	20
6	GD McGrath	Fast	124	563	21.64	8/24	28	29
7	NM Lyon	Spin	129	530	30.28	8/50	24	24
8	R Ashwin	Spin	102	527	23.65	7/59	25	37
9	CA Walsh	Fast	132	519	24.44	7/37	32	22
10	DW Steyn	Fast	93	439	22.95	7/51	27	26

Top 10 most wickets in T20 History

In the T20 format, the top ten bowlers who have bowled the most wickets are as follows:

Rank	Player	Bowling Type	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Average	Best Bowling Figures	Five-Wicket Hauls	Ten-Wicket Hauls
1	TG Southee	Fast	126	164	22.38	5/18	2	2
2	Rashid Khan	Spin	93	152	14.13	5/3	7	2
3	Shakib Al Hasan	All-rounder	129	149	20.91	5/20	6	2
4	IS Sodhi	Spin	117	138	22.97	4/28	3	0
5	Mustafizur Rahman	Fast	103	128	21.32	6/10	3	2
6	MR Adair	Fast	88	127	19.18	4/13	4	0
7	AU Rashid	Spin	116	122	24.54	4/2	3	0
8	MJ Santner	Spin	104	115	22.02	4/11	3	0
9	Ehsan Khan	Spin	78	114	15.00	4/5	5	0
10	PW Hasaranga	All-rounder	71	114	15.69	4/9	3	0

Top 10 most wickets in IPL History

In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the top ten bowlers who have bowled the most wickets are as follows:

Rank	Player	Bowling Type	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Average	Best Bowling Figures	Five-Wicket Hauls	Ten-Wicket Hauls
1	YS Chahal	Leg Spin	160	205	22.44	5/40	1	0
2	PP Chawla	Leg Spin	192	192	26.60	4/17	0	0
3	DJ Bravo	Medium Fast	161	183	23.82	4/22	0	0
4	B Kumar	Medium Fast	176	181	27.23	5/19	2	0
5	SP Narine	Off Spin	177	180	25.39	5/19	1	0
6	R Ashwin	Off Spin	212	180	29.82	4/34	0	0
7	A Mishra	Leg Spin	162	174	23.82	5/17	1	0
8	SL Malinga	Fast	122	170	19.79	5/13	1	0
9	JJ Bumrah	Fast	133	165	22.51	5/10	2	0
10	RA Jadeja	All-Rounder	240	160	30.40	5/16	1	0