Highest Wickets in ODI Cricket
September 6, 2010 by Mohsin Ali
Filed under Bowlers
M.Muralitharan is the most successful bowler in the history of One Day International cricket. He took 515 wickets in 337 matches which makes him highest wicket taker in ODI career. This most wicket taker is followed by Pakistan’s Wasim Akram who became the first bowler in the cricket history to have crossed the 500 wicket haul.
| Players | Wkts | Balls | Match | BBI | Avg. | Span |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 515 | 18169 | 337 | 7/30 | 23.07 | 1993-2010 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 502 | 18186 | 356 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 1984-2003 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 416 | 12698 | 262 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 1989-2003 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 400 | 15775 | 322 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 1994-2008 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 393 | 15712 | 303 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 1996-2008 |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 381 | 12970 | 250 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 1993-2007 |
| A Kumble (India) | 337 | 14496 | 271 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 1990-2007 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 324 | 9478 | 186 | 5/22 | 23.01 | 2000-2009 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 322 | 14838 | 444 | 6/29 | 36.72 | 1989-2009 |
| J Srinath (India) | 315 | 11935 | 229 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 1991-2003 |