Most 4 Wicket Hauls in ODI

Most 4 Wicket Hauls in ODI is a premier indicator of a bowler’s strike-taking frequency and their ability to consistently break through an opposition’s batting order. This historic record is held by Pakistan’s legendary pace icon, Waqar Younis.
Renowned for his lethal reverse swing and toe-crushing yorkers, Waqar achieved 27 four-wicket hauls (including 13 five-wicket hauls) during his illustrious career. He is followed by spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan with 25. As of 2026, active bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Mohammed Shami have solidified their positions among the greats, showcasing elite efficiency in the modern era. This statistic represents more than just longevity; it identifies the true "game-changers"—bowlers who possess the unique knack for delivering multi-wicket spells that dismantle partnerships and unilaterally shift the momentum of a 50-over contest.

RANK 1

Wasim Akram

Wkts

502

RANK 2

Muttiah Muralitharan

Wkts

534

RANK 3

Brett Lee

Wkts

380

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
1	Wasim Akram	356	351	3031	18186	11812	502	23.52	3.89	36.2	5/15	5/15	17	6
2	Muttiah Muralitharan	350	341	3135.1	18811	12326	534	23.08	3.93	35.2	7/30	7/30	15	10
3	Brett Lee	221	217	1864.1	11185	8877	380	23.36	4.76	29.4	5/22	5/22	14	9
4	Matt Henry NZ	95	93	824.2	4946	4298	172	24.98	5.21	28.7	5/30	5/30	13	3
5	Shaun Pollock	303	297	2618.4	15712	9631	393	24.5	3.67	39.9	6/35	6/35	12	5
6	Shane Warne	194	191	1773.4	10642	7541	293	25.73	4.25	36.3	5/33	5/33	12	1
7	Mitchell Starc AUS	130	130	1106.2	6638	5826	247	23.58	5.26	26.8	6/28	6/28	12	9
8	Adam Zampa AUS	116	116	1007.4	6046	5604	196	28.59	5.56	30.8	5/35	5/35	12	1
9	Lasith Malinga SL	226	220	1822.4	10936	9760	338	28.87	5.35	32.3	6/38	6/38	11	8
10	James Anderson	194	191	1597.2	9584	7861	269	29.22	4.92	35.6	5/23	5/23	11	2
11	Saqlain Mushtaq	169	165	1461.4	8770	6275	288	21.78	4.29	30.4	5/20	5/20	11	6
12	Allan Donald	164	162	1426.5	8561	5926	272	21.78	4.15	31.4	6/23	6/23	11	2
13	Chris Woakes	122	118	956.1	5737	5193	173	30.01	5.43	33.1	6/45	6/45	11	3
14	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	247	241	2095.5	12575	9360	317	29.52	4.46	39.6	5/29	5/29	10	4
15	Ajit Agarkar	191	188	1580.4	9484	8021	288	27.85	5.07	32.9	6/42	6/42	10	2
16	Adil Rashid ENG	161	155	1346.3	8079	7571	242	31.28	5.62	33.3	5/27	5/27	10	2
17	Darren Gough	159	156	1411.4	8470	6209	235	26.42	4.39	36	5/44	5/44	10	2
18	Trent Boult NZ	114	113	1030	6180	5146	211	24.38	4.99	29.2	7/34	7/34	10	6
19	Mohammad Shami	108	107	887.4	5326	4955	206	24.05	5.58	25.8	7/57	7/57	10	6
20	Glenn McGrath	250	248	2161.4	12970	8391	381	22.02	3.88	34	7/15	7/15	9	7
21	Mitchell Johnson	153	150	1248.1	7489	6038	239	25.26	4.83	31.3	6/31	6/31	9	3
22	Stuart Broad	121	121	1018.1	6109	5364	178	30.13	5.26	34.3	5/23	5/23	9	1
23	Kuldeep Yadav IND	120	117	1024	6144	5205	194	26.82	5.08	31.6	6/25	6/25	9	2
24	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	368	2479	14874	11871	323	36.75	4.78	46	6/29	6/29	8	4
25	Daniel Vettori	295	277	2343.2	14060	9674	305	31.71	4.12	46	5/7	5/7	8	2
26	Abdul Razzaq	265	254	1823.3	10941	8564	269	31.83	4.69	40.6	6/35	6/35	8	3
27	Kyle Mills	170	169	1371.4	8230	6485	240	27.02	4.72	34.2	5/25	5/25	8	1
28	Ravi Rampaul	92	88	672.1	4033	3434	117	29.35	5.1	34.4	5/49	5/49	8	2
29	Sandeep Lamichhane NEP	66	64	600.2	3602	2691	135	19.93	4.48	26.6	6/11	6/11	8	3
30	Mashrafe Mortaza BAN	220	220	1820.2	10922	8893	270	32.93	4.88	40.4	6/26	6/26	7	1
31	Ravindra Jadeja IND	210	202	1734	10404	8478	232	36.54	4.88	44.8	5/33	5/33	7	2
32	Zaheer Khan	200	197	1682.5	10097	8301	282	29.43	4.93	35.8	5/42	5/42	7	1
33	Heath Streak	189	185	1578	9468	7129	239	29.82	4.51	39.6	5/32	5/32	7	1
34	Jhulan Goswami	204	203	1667.3	10005	5622	255	22.04	3.37	39.2	6/31	6/31	7	2
35	Morne Morkel	117	114	960	5760	4761	188	25.32	4.95	30.6	5/21	5/21	7	2
36	Rubel Hossain BAN	104	102	779.4	4678	4427	129	34.31	5.67	36.2	6/26	6/26	7	1
37	Imran Tahir	107	104	923.3	5541	4297	173	24.83	4.65	32	7/45	7/45	7	3
38	Anisa Mohammed	141	134	1042	6252	3735	180	20.75	3.58	34.7	7/14	7/14	7	6
39	Taskin Ahmed BAN	88	86	695	4170	3727	126	29.57	5.36	33	5/28	5/28	7	2
40	Sana Mir	120	118	990.2	5942	3665	151	24.27	3.7	39.3	5/32	5/32	7	1
41	Ajantha Mendis	87	84	692.2	4154	3324	152	21.86	4.8	27.3	6/13	6/13	7	3
42	Shane Bond	82	80	715.5	4295	3070	147	20.88	4.28	29.2	6/19	6/19	7	4
43	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	61	60	494	2964	2347	94	24.96	4.75	31.5	4/22	4/22	7	0
44	Courtney Walsh	205	204	1803.4	10822	6918	227	30.47	3.83	47.6	5/1	5/1	6	1
45	Shoaib Akhtar	163	162	1294	7764	6169	247	24.97	4.76	31.4	6/16	6/16	6	4
46	Dwayne Bravo	164	150	1085.1	6511	5874	199	29.51	5.41	32.7	6/43	6/43	6	1
47	Curtly Ambrose	176	175	1558.5	9353	5429	225	24.12	3.48	41.5	5/17	5/17	6	4
48	Mustafizur Rahman BAN	120	118	957.3	5745	4950	187	26.47	5.16	30.7	6/43	6/43	6	6
49	Kagiso Rabada SA	106	104	907.2	5444	4613	168	27.45	5.08	32.4	6/16	6/16	6	2
50	Malcolm Marshall	136	134	1195.5	7175	4233	157	26.96	3.53	45.7	4/18	4/18	6	0
51	Saeed Ajmal	113	112	1000	6000	4182	184	22.72	4.18	32.6	5/24	5/24	6	2
52	Rashid Khan AFG	117	109	981.2	5888	4127	210	19.65	4.2	28	7/18	7/18	6	6
53	Pat Cummins AUS	90	90	780.3	4683	4116	143	28.78	5.27	32.7	5/70	5/70	6	1
54	Liam Plunkett	89	87	689.3	4137	4010	135	29.7	5.81	30.6	5/52	5/52	6	1
55	Shabnim Ismail	127	126	1028.2	6170	3812	191	19.95	3.7	32.3	6/10	6/10	6	2
56	Shashikala Siriwardene	118	113	908.1	5449	3577	124	28.84	3.93	43.9	4/11	4/11	6	0
57	Ishant Sharma	80	78	622.1	3733	3563	115	30.98	5.72	32.4	4/34	4/34	6	0
58	Jasprit Bumrah IND	89	88	763.2	4580	3509	149	23.55	4.59	30.7	6/19	6/19	6	2
59	Naved-ul-Hasan	74	72	577.4	3466	3221	110	29.28	5.57	31.5	6/27	6/27	6	1
60	Jess Jonassen	93	92	693.3	4161	2765	141	19.6	3.98	29.5	5/27	5/27	6	2
61	Dane van Niekerk	107	103	763	4578	2642	138	19.14	3.46	33.1	5/17	5/17	6	2
62	KC Karan NEP	67	67	489.4	2938	2529	95	26.62	5.16	30.9	5/33	5/33	6	3
63	Mark Adair IRE	54	52	414.3	2487	2411	71	33.95	5.81	35	4/19	4/19	6	0
64	Mitchell McClenaghan	48	45	389.2	2336	2313	82	28.2	5.94	28.4	5/58	5/58	6	1
65	Tim Southee NZ	161	159	1345.5	8075	7448	221	33.7	5.53	36.5	7/33	7/33	5	3
66	Abdur Razzak	153	152	1327.3	7965	6065	207	29.29	4.56	38.4	5/29	5/29	5	4
67	Jason Holder WI	138	134	1067	6402	5878	159	36.96	5.5	40.2	5/27	5/27	5	2
68	Thisara Perera SL	166	157	983.2	5900	5740	175	32.8	5.83	33.7	6/44	6/44	5	4
69	Irfan Pathan	120	118	975.5	5855	5142	173	29.72	5.26	33.8	5/27	5/27	5	2
70	Ashish Nehra	120	120	958.3	5751	4981	157	31.72	5.19	36.6	6/23	6/23	5	2
71	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	120	117	985.1	5911	4651	129	36.05	4.72	45.8	4/25	4/25	5	0
72	Wahab Riaz	91	90	721.1	4327	4117	120	34.3	5.7	36	5/46	5/46	5	1
73	Kevin O'Brien IRE	153	116	716	4296	3726	114	32.68	5.2	37.6	4/13	4/13	5	0
74	Alzarri Joseph WI	81	79	675.3	4053	3709	133	27.88	5.49	30.4	5/56	5/56	5	1
75	Stafanie Taylor WI-W	151	133	949.4	5698	3359	153	21.95	3.53	37.2	4/17	4/17	5	0
76	Yuzvendra Chahal	72	69	623.1	3739	3283	121	27.13	5.26	30.9	6/42	6/42	5	2
77	Simon O'Donnell	87	87	725	4350	3102	108	28.72	4.27	40.2	5/13	5/13	5	1
78	Michael Holding	102	102	912.1	5473	3034	142	21.36	3.32	38.5	5/26	5/26	5	1
79	Shadab Khan PAK	70	67	564.4	3388	2960	85	34.82	5.24	39.8	4/27	4/27	5	0
80	Wanindu Hasaranga SL	69	68	540.5	3245	2764	112	24.67	5.11	28.9	7/19	7/19	5	4
81	Megan Schutt AUS-W	82	80	632.5	3797	2665	113	23.58	4.21	33.6	4/18	4/18	5	0
82	Rodney Hogg	71	67	612.5	3677	2418	85	28.44	3.94	43.2	4/29	4/29	5	0
83	Andre Russell	56	55	381.4	2290	2229	70	31.84	5.84	32.7	4/35	4/35	5	0
84	Ryan McLaren	54	51	400.3	2403	2102	77	27.29	5.24	31.2	4/19	4/19	5	0
85	Rajeshwari Gayakwad	64	64	566.3	3399	2059	99	20.79	3.63	34.3	5/15	5/15	5	1
86	Shahid Afridi GER	398	372	2945	17670	13632	395	34.51	4.62	44.7	7/12	7/12	4	9
87	Sachin Tendulkar	463	270	1342.2	8054	6850	154	44.48	5.1	52.2	5/32	5/32	4	2
88	Nuwan Kulasekara SL	184	181	1377.1	8263	6751	199	33.92	4.9	41.5	5/22	5/22	4	1
89	Mohammad Nabi AFG	176	165	1332.4	7996	5733	176	32.57	4.3	45.4	5/17	5/17	4	1
90	Umar Gul	130	128	1010.4	6064	5253	179	29.34	5.19	33.8	6/42	6/42	4	2