TEST, ODI & T20 STATISTICS
Bowling Records
Leading wicket takers across recorded matches. Choose a format to compare bowling totals.
ODM figures reflect the available historical deliveries. Mixed men’s and women’s competitions are included. A player with missing earlier matches can appear below a player with more complete coverage. Super overs are excluded.
| # | Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | 100s | 50s | Ducks | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Matt Ford | 13 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71 |
| 1952 | Harsh Thaker | 11 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 1953 | Dan Mousley | 6 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| 1954 | Sheshan Fernando | 8 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 1955 | Muhammad Amir | 8 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| 1956 | Sharne Mayers | 12 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 1957 | Rishi Pillai | 5 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| 1958 | AS Basra | 6 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| 1959 | Lakvin Abeysinghe | 10 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1960 | Arif Hussain | 8 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 1961 | TSB Ekanayake | 6 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| 1962 | S Tobgay | 8 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| 1963 | Olajide Bejide | 9 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
| 1964 |  Oliver Peake | 5 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| 1965 | Milinda Siriwardana | 10 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| 1966 | Jack Carty | 7 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 |
| 1967 | Nicholas Maiolo | 8 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 1968 | Harry Dixon | 10 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 1969 |  Marcus North | 6 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| 1970 | Aneesh Kapil | 5 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| 1971 | Aliya Riaz | 4 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 |
| 1972 | Oliver Pitcher | 4 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| 1973 | J Batinibulu | 3 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| 1974 | Harmanjot Singh | 4 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1975 | JM Bredenkamp | 5 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| 1976 | Mirza Baig | 3 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| 1977 |  Madeline Penna | 6 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 1978 | WA Haslim | 3 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| 1979 | Shachi Pai | 12 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| 1980 | P Wangdi | 5 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1981 |  Harmanpreet Kaur | 4 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 1982 | P Pathiraja | 12 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 1983 | Oraine Williams | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
| 1984 | Heshan Dhanushka | 7 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 1985 | Roscoe Thattil | 6 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 1986 | Mirza Yaqoob | 3 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| 1987 | RR Naik | 10 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 1988 | Michael Swart | 5 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 1989 |  Lee Savident | 2 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 1990 |  Zach Lion-Cachet | 6 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1991 | Shaaiq Choudhry | 6 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 1992 | Waqas Barkat | 3 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1993 | Bilal Tahir | 10 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 1994 | Kishen Velani | 9 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 1995 | Nasibu Mapunda | 14 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1996 | Angus Lovell | 5 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1997 | Jason Kila | 9 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 1998 | Dasis Manchanayake | 6 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 1999 | CL Flintoff | 4 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2000 | Jasraj Kundi | 4 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
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