Most Wickets in ODI

Most Wickets in ODI is the definitive benchmark of a bowler's career dominance, technical evolution, and strike-taking ability across diverse conditions. This prestigious all-time record is held by the Sri Lankan spin wizard, Muttiah Muralitharan.
Muralitharan claimed a staggering 534 wickets in 350 matches, utilizing his legendary off-break and deceptive "Doosra" to remain the only bowler to surpass the 530-wicket mark in ODIs. He is followed by Pakistan’s "Sultan of Swing," Wasim Akram (502). As of 2026, in an era of batter-friendly rules and heavy workload management, Murali’s tally remains the "Everest" for bowlers. This statistic represents more than just cumulative success; it highlights a bowler's role as a primary match-winner, capable of consistently dismantling opposition line-ups and shifting the game's momentum through sheer wicket-taking brilliance.

RANK 1

Muttiah Muralitharan

Wkts

534

AVG

23.08

RANK 2

Wasim Akram

Wkts

502

AVG

23.52

RANK 3

Waqar Younis

Wkts

416

AVG

23.84

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	350	341	3135.1	18811	12326	534	23.08	3.93	35.2	7/30	7/30	15	10
2	Wasim Akram	356	351	3031	18186	11812	502	23.52	3.89	36.2	5/15	5/15	17	6
3	Waqar Younis	262	258	2116.2	12698	9919	416	23.84	4.68	30.5	7/36	7/36	14	13
4	Chaminda Vaas	322	320	2629.1	15775	11014	400	27.53	4.18	39.4	8/19	8/19	9	4
5	Shahid Afridi GER	398	372	2945	17670	13632	395	34.51	4.62	44.7	7/12	7/12	4	9
6	Shaun Pollock	303	297	2618.4	15712	9631	393	24.5	3.67	39.9	6/35	6/35	12	5
7	Glenn McGrath	250	248	2161.4	12970	8391	381	22.02	3.88	34	7/15	7/15	9	7
8	Brett Lee	221	217	1864.1	11185	8877	380	23.36	4.76	29.4	5/22	5/22	14	9
9	Lasith Malinga SL	226	220	1822.4	10936	9760	338	28.87	5.35	32.3	6/38	6/38	11	8
10	Anil Kumble	271	265	2416	14496	10412	337	30.89	4.3	43	6/12	6/12	8	2
11	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	368	2479	14874	11871	323	36.75	4.78	46	6/29	6/29	8	4
12	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	247	241	2095.5	12575	9360	317	29.52	4.46	39.6	5/29	5/29	10	4
13	Daniel Vettori	295	277	2343.2	14060	9674	305	31.71	4.12	46	5/7	5/7	8	2
14	Shane Warne	194	191	1773.4	10642	7541	293	25.73	4.25	36.3	5/33	5/33	12	1
15	Ajit Agarkar	191	188	1580.4	9484	8021	288	27.85	5.07	32.9	6/42	6/42	10	2
16	Saqlain Mushtaq	169	165	1461.4	8770	6275	288	21.78	4.29	30.4	5/20	5/20	11	6
17	Zaheer Khan	200	197	1682.5	10097	8301	282	29.43	4.93	35.8	5/42	5/42	7	1
18	Jacques Kallis	328	283	1791.4	10750	8680	273	31.79	4.84	39.3	5/30	5/30	2	2
19	Allan Donald	164	162	1426.5	8561	5926	272	21.78	4.15	31.4	6/23	6/23	11	2
20	Mashrafe Mortaza BAN	220	220	1820.2	10922	8893	270	32.93	4.88	40.4	6/26	6/26	7	1
21	Harbhajan Singh	236	227	2079.5	12479	8973	269	33.35	4.31	46.3	5/31	5/31	2	3
22	Abdul Razzaq	265	254	1823.3	10941	8564	269	31.83	4.69	40.6	6/35	6/35	8	3
23	James Anderson	194	191	1597.2	9584	7861	269	29.22	4.92	35.6	5/23	5/23	11	2
24	Makhaya Ntini	173	171	1447.5	8687	6559	266	24.65	4.53	32.6	6/22	6/22	8	4
25	Jhulan Goswami	204	203	1667.3	10005	5622	255	22.04	3.37	39.2	6/31	6/31	7	2
26	Kapil Dev	225	221	1867	11202	6945	253	27.45	3.71	44.2	5/43	5/43	3	1
27	Shoaib Akhtar	163	162	1294	7764	6169	247	24.97	4.76	31.4	6/16	6/16	6	4
28	Mitchell Starc AUS	130	130	1106.2	6638	5826	247	23.58	5.26	26.8	6/28	6/28	12	9
29	Adil Rashid ENG	161	155	1346.3	8079	7571	242	31.28	5.62	33.3	5/27	5/27	10	2
30	Kyle Mills	170	169	1371.4	8230	6485	240	27.02	4.72	34.2	5/25	5/25	8	1
31	Heath Streak	189	185	1578	9468	7129	239	29.82	4.51	39.6	5/32	5/32	7	1
32	Mitchell Johnson	153	150	1248.1	7489	6038	239	25.26	4.83	31.3	6/31	6/31	9	3
33	Darren Gough	159	156	1411.4	8470	6209	235	26.42	4.39	36	5/44	5/44	10	2
34	Ravindra Jadeja IND	210	202	1734	10404	8478	232	36.54	4.88	44.8	5/33	5/33	7	2
35	Courtney Walsh	205	204	1803.4	10822	6918	227	30.47	3.83	47.6	5/1	5/1	6	1
36	Curtly Ambrose	176	175	1558.5	9353	5429	225	24.12	3.48	41.5	5/17	5/17	6	4
37	Tim Southee NZ	161	159	1345.5	8075	7448	221	33.7	5.53	36.5	7/33	7/33	5	3
38	Trent Boult	114	113	1030	6180	5146	211	24.38	4.99	29.2	7/34	7/34	10	6
39	Rashid Khan AFG	117	109	981.2	5888	4127	210	19.65	4.2	28	7/18	7/18	6	6
40	Abdur Razzak	153	152	1327.3	7965	6065	207	29.29	4.56	38.4	5/29	5/29	5	4
41	Mohammad Shami	108	107	887.4	5326	4955	206	24.05	5.58	25.8	7/57	7/57	10	6
42	Chris Harris	250	232	1777.5	10667	7613	203	37.5	4.28	52.5	5/42	5/42	2	1
43	Craig McDermott	138	138	1243.3	7461	5018	203	24.71	4.03	36.7	5/44	5/44	4	1
44	Chris Cairns	215	186	1361.2	8168	6594	201	32.8	4.84	40.6	5/42	5/42	3	1
45	Nuwan Kulasekara SL	184	181	1377.1	8263	6751	199	33.92	4.9	41.5	5/22	5/22	4	1
46	Dwayne Bravo	164	150	1085.1	6511	5874	199	29.51	5.41	32.7	6/43	6/43	6	1
47	Venkatesh Prasad	161	160	1354.5	8129	6332	196	32.3	4.67	41.4	5/27	5/27	3	1
48	Adam Zampa AUS	116	116	1007.4	6046	5604	196	28.59	5.56	30.8	5/35	5/35	12	1
49	Dale Steyn	125	124	1042.4	6256	5087	196	25.95	4.87	31.9	6/39	6/39	4	3
50	Steve Waugh	325	207	1480.3	8883	6761	195	34.67	4.56	45.5	4/33	4/33	3	0
51	Kuldeep Yadav IND	120	117	1024	6144	5205	194	26.82	5.08	31.6	6/25	6/25	9	2
52	Carl Hooper	227	203	1595.3	9573	6958	193	36.05	4.36	49.6	4/34	4/34	3	0
53	Lance Klusener	171	164	1222.4	7336	5751	192	29.95	4.7	38.2	6/49	6/49	1	6
54	Shabnim Ismail	127	126	1028.2	6170	3812	191	19.95	3.7	32.3	6/10	6/10	6	2
55	Morne Morkel	117	114	960	5760	4761	188	25.32	4.95	30.6	5/21	5/21	7	2
56	Dilhara Fernando	147	141	1084.3	6507	5648	187	30.2	5.2	34.7	6/27	6/27	3	1
57	Mustafizur Rahman BAN	120	118	957.3	5745	4950	187	26.47	5.16	30.7	6/43	6/43	6	6
58	Saeed Ajmal	113	112	1000	6000	4182	184	22.72	4.18	32.6	5/24	5/24	6	2
59	Imran Khan	175	153	1243.3	7461	4844	182	26.61	3.89	40.9	6/14	6/14	3	1
60	Anisa Mohammed	141	134	1042	6252	3735	180	20.75	3.58	34.7	7/14	7/14	7	6
61	Umar Gul	130	128	1010.4	6064	5253	179	29.34	5.19	33.8	6/42	6/42	4	2
62	Stuart Broad	121	121	1018.1	6109	5364	178	30.13	5.26	34.3	5/23	5/23	9	1
63	Mohammad Nabi AFG	176	165	1332.4	7996	5733	176	32.57	4.3	45.4	5/17	5/17	4	1
64	Thisara Perera SL	166	157	983.2	5900	5740	175	32.8	5.83	33.7	6/44	6/44	5	4
65	Nathan Bracken	116	116	959.5	5759	4240	174	24.36	4.41	33	5/47	5/47	5	2
66	Chris Woakes	122	118	956.1	5737	5193	173	30.01	5.43	33.1	6/45	6/45	11	3
67	Irfan Pathan	120	118	975.5	5855	5142	173	29.72	5.26	33.8	5/27	5/27	5	2
68	Jacob Oram	160	154	1151.5	6911	5047	173	29.17	4.38	39.9	5/26	5/26	3	2
69	Imran Tahir	107	104	923.3	5541	4297	173	24.83	4.65	32	7/45	7/45	7	3
70	Matt Henry NZ	95	93	824.2	4946	4298	172	24.98	5.21	28.7	5/30	5/30	13	3
71	Katherine Brunt	141	139	1141.1	6847	4081	170	24	3.57	40.2	5/18	5/18	3	5
72	Andrew Flintoff	141	119	937.2	5624	4121	169	24.38	4.39	33.2	5/19	5/19	6	2
73	Shane Watson	190	163	1077.4	6466	5342	168	31.79	4.95	38.4	4/36	4/36	3	0
74	Kagiso Rabada SA	106	104	907.2	5444	4613	168	27.45	5.08	32.4	6/16	6/16	6	2
75	Chris Gayle WI	301	199	1237.2	7424	5926	167	35.48	4.78	44.4	5/46	5/46	3	1
76	Ellyse Perry AUS-W	135	128	935.4	5614	4089	162	25.24	4.37	34.6	7/22	7/22	1	3
77	Mushtaq Ahmed	144	142	1257.1	7543	5361	161	33.29	4.26	46.8	5/36	5/36	3	1
78	Jason Holder WI	138	134	1067	6402	5878	159	36.96	5.5	40.2	5/27	5/27	5	2
79	Shoaib Malik	287	217	1326.2	7958	6192	158	39.18	4.66	50.3	4/19	4/19	1	0
80	Sir Richard Hadlee	115	112	1030.2	6182	3407	158	21.56	3.3	39.1	5/25	5/25	1	5
81	Ashish Nehra	120	120	958.3	5751	4981	157	31.72	5.19	36.6	6/23	6/23	5	2
82	Manoj Prabhakar	130	127	1060	6360	4534	157	28.87	4.27	40.5	5/33	5/33	4	2
83	Malcolm Marshall	136	134	1195.5	7175	4233	157	26.96	3.53	45.7	4/18	4/18	6	0
84	Ravichandran Ashwin	116	114	1050.3	6303	5180	156	33.2	4.93	40.4	4/25	4/25	1	0
85	Brad Hogg	123	113	927.2	5564	4188	156	26.84	4.51	35.6	5/32	5/32	3	2
86	Sachin Tendulkar	463	270	1342.2	8054	6850	154	44.48	5.1	52.2	5/32	5/32	4	2
87	Stafanie Taylor WI-W	151	133	949.4	5698	3359	153	21.95	3.53	37.2	4/17	4/17	5	0
88	Ajantha Mendis	87	84	692.2	4154	3324	152	21.86	4.8	27.3	6/13	6/13	7	3
89	Sana Mir	120	118	990.2	5942	3665	151	24.27	3.7	39.3	5/32	5/32	7	1
90	Upul Chandana	147	111	1023.4	6142	1627	151	17.3	4.7	72.99	5/61	5/61	4	1