TEST, ODI & T20 STATISTICS
Bowling Records
Leading wicket takers across recorded matches. Choose a format to compare bowling totals.
T20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 |  Isitha Wijesundera | 21 | 145 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1902 |  Michael Yardy | 29 | 141 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| 1903 |  Jack Carson | 25 | 140 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1904 | Danyal Raja | 25 | 125 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 1905 | Kashvee Gautam | 21 | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 1906 | Mujeeb-ur-Rehman | 26 | 119 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1907 | Mohammad Khan Rafah | 11 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1908 | Javid Patel | 20 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 1909 | Chima Akachukwu | 26 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 1910 | E Anyipo | 33 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 1911 | MA Nyabela | 20 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 1912 | Amir Farooq | 18 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1913 | TD Chaoana | 26 | 86 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 1914 | Rakibul Hasan | 28 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 1915 | Richard Pyrah | 21 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1916 | Edward Fleming | 16 | 81 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 1917 | Murid Ekrami | 19 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 1918 | Sultan Ahmed | 21 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 1919 | Gayan Munaweera | 18 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 1920 | Codi Yusuf | 24 | 57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1921 | Conor McKerr | 26 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1922 | R Choden | 21 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 1923 | Vikas Yadav | 21 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1924 |  Tino Best | 27 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 1925 | Sebastian de Oliveira | 10 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 1926 | L Chipanga | 23 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 1927 | Kamal Singh Airee | 17 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1928 | H Bharadwaj | 15 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 1929 |  Minnu Mani | 30 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1930 | Malinda Pushpakumara | 18 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1931 | Caleb Seleka | 22 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1932 | Jacob Mulder | 17 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1933 | Romario Edwards | 14 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 1934 | Ubaid Shah | 19 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 1935 | Yasir Mohammad | 14 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1936 | Abdul Samad (2) | 19 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1937 | F Odhiambo | 33 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1938 | Basanta Regmi | 15 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1939 | Harry Conway | 23 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1940 | Anwar Rahman | 18 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1941 | I van der Woning | 36 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1942 | Sangita Rai | 15 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1943 | Ravi Kiran | 19 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1944 | Bishworjit Singh | 24 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1945 | Semo Kamea | 18 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1946 |  Ajeet Dale | 18 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1947 | Shannon Gabriel | 25 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1948 | Jeremy Gordon | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | Mohammad Imran | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | Emma Bargna | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Available historical scorebook coverage through 25 Oct 2026. Our Sources & methodology →