Top 10 Bowlers with Highest Wickets in a Single ODI Match

Highest ODI Wickets In an Inning: Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas. On a cool December morning in 2001 on a wet Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Chaminda Vaas was the chief wrecker as Sri Lanka burned the Zimbabwe batting lineup (which included the Flower brothers and Craig Wishart at the time!) to a then-world-record low score of 38.

Vaas ended up with the best bowling numbers in an ODI, with 8 wickets and 19 runs against him. He is still the only bowler to have an ODI 8-wicket haul he have also the record of Highest ODI Wickets In an Inning. In the middle of the riot, he also became the first Sri Lankan bowler to get a hat-trick in an ODI.

All List of Highest ODI Wickets In an Inning:

ODI Bowling Records – Highest ODI Wickets In an Inning in Cricket:

PlayerTeamAgainstVenueDateWicketsRuns
C. VaasSri LankaZimbabweColomboDec 08, 2001819
Shahid AfridiPakistanWest IndiesProvidenceJul 14, 2013712
G. McGrathAustraliaNamibiaPotchefstroomFeb 27, 2003715
Rashid KhanAfghanistanWest IndiesGros IsletJun 09, 2017718
Andy BichelAustraliaEnglandPort ElizabethMar 02, 2003720
M. MuralitharanSri LankaIndiaSharjahOct 27, 2000730
TG SoutheeNew ZealndEnglandWellingtonFeb 20, 2018733
TA BoultNew ZealndWest IndiesChristchurchDec 23, 2017734
Waqar YounisPakistanEnglandLeedsJun 17, 2001736
Aaqib JavedPakistanIndiaSharjahOct 25, 1991737
Winston DavisWest IndiesAustraliaLeedsJun 11, 1983751
STR BinnyIndiaBangladeshDhakaJun 17, 201464
Anil KumbleIndiaWest IndiesCalcuttaNov 27, 1993612
BAW MendisSri LankaIndiaKarachi6 Jul 2008613
Gary GilmourAustraliaEnglandLeedsJun 18, 1975614
Highest ODI Wickets In an Inning

Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets In ODI Cricket

S.NoPlayerMatchesInningsWickets
01Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)350341534
02Wasim Akram (PAK)356351502
03Waqar Younis (PAK)262258416
04Chaminda Vaas (SL)322320400
05Shahid Afridi (PAK)398372395
06Shaun Pollock (SA)303297393
07Glenn McGrath (AUS)250248381
08Brett Lee (AUS)221217380
09Lasith Malinga (SL)226220338
10Anil Kumble (IND)271265337
Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets In ODI Cricket

List of Updated Highest ODI Wickets In ODI 2022

PlayerSpanMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR45
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)1993-201135034118811123265347/3023.083.9335.21510
Wasim Akram (PAK)1984-200335635118186118125025/1523.523.8936.2176
Waqar Younis (PAK)1989-20032622581269899194167/3623.844.6830.51413
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)1994-200832232015775110144008/1927.534.1839.494
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK)1996-201539837217670136323957/1234.514.6244.749
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA)1996-20083032971571296313936/3524.503.6739.9125
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)1993-20072502481297083913817/1522.023.8834.097
B Lee (AUS)2000-20122212171118588773805/2223.364.7629.4149
SL Malinga (SL)2004-20192262201093697603386/3828.875.3532.3118
A Kumble (Asia/IND)1990-200727126514496104123376/1230.894.3043.082
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)1989-201144536814874118713236/2936.754.7846.084
J Srinath (IND)1991-20032292271193588473155/2328.084.4437.873
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)1997-20152952771406096743055/731.714.1246.082
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)1993-20051941911064275412935/3325.734.2536.3121
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)1995-2003169165877062752885/2021.784.2930.4116
AB Agarkar (IND)1998-2007191188948480212886/4227.855.0732.9102
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)2006-20222212181135184012855/2929.474.4439.893
Z Khan (Asia/IND)2000-20122001971009783012825/4229.434.9335.871
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)1996-20143282831075086802735/3031.794.8439.322
AA Donald (SA)1991-2003164162856159262726/2321.784.1531.4112
Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BAN)2001-20202202201092288932706/2632.934.8840.471
JM Anderson (ENG)2002-2015194191958478612695/2329.224.9235.6112
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)1996-20112652541094185642696/3531.834.6940.683
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND)1998-20152362271247989732695/3133.354.3146.323
M Ntini (ICC/SA)1998-2009173171868765592666/2224.654.5332.684
N Kapil Dev (IND)1978-19942252211120269452535/4327.453.7144.231
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK)1998-2011163162776461692476/1624.974.7631.464
KD Mills (NZ)2001-2015170169823064852405/2527.024.7234.281
MG Johnson (AUS)2005-2015153150748960382396/3125.264.8331.393
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM)1993-2005189185946871292395/3229.824.5139.671
D Gough (ENG/ICC)1994-2006159156847062092355/4426.424.3936.0102
CA Walsh (WI)1985-20002052041082269182275/130.473.8347.661
CEL Ambrose (WI)1988-2000176175935354292255/1724.123.4841.564
MA Starc (AUS)2010-2022106106546146232076/2822.335.0726.3118
Abdur Razzak (BAN)2004-2014153152796560652075/2929.294.5638.454
CJ McDermott (AUS)1985-1996138138746150182035/4424.714.0336.741
CZ Harris (NZ)1990-20042502321066776132035/4237.504.2852.521
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)1991-2006215186816865942015/4232.804.8440.631
DJ Bravo (WI)2004-2014164150651158741996/4329.515.4132.761
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)2003-2017184181826367511995/2233.924.9041.541
TG Southee (NZ)2008-2022148146747767621997/3333.975.4237.553
DW Steyn (Afr/SA)2005-2019125124625650871966/3925.954.8731.943
BKV Prasad (IND)1994-2001161160812963321965/2732.304.6741.431
SR Waugh (AUS)1986-2002325207888367611954/3334.674.5645.530
CL Hooper (WI)1987-2003227203957369581934/3436.054.3649.630
L Klusener (SA)1996-2004171164733657511926/4929.954.7038.216
RA Jadeja (IND)2009-2022171166861170621895/3637.364.9245.571
M Morkel (Afr/SA)2007-2018117114576047611885/2125.324.9530.672
TA Boult (NZ)2012-20229999545344841877/3423.974.9329.1105
CRD Fernando (Asia/SL)2001-2012147141650756481876/2730.205.2034.731
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)2008-2015113112600041821845/2422.724.1832.662
Imran Khan (PAK)1974-1992175153746148441826/1426.613.8940.931
Aaqib Javed (PAK)1988-1998163159801257211827/3731.434.2844.024
Umar Gul (PAK)2003-2016130128606452531796/4229.345.1933.842
SCJ Broad (ENG)2006-2016121121610953641785/2330.135.2634.391
NLTC Perera (SL)2009-2021166157590057401756/4432.805.8333.754
NW Bracken (AUS)2001-2009116116575942401745/4724.364.4133.052
Imran Tahir (SA)2011-2019107104554142971737/4524.834.6532.073
JDP Oram (NZ)2001-2012160154691150471735/2629.174.3839.932
IK Pathan (IND)2004-2012120118585551421735/2729.725.2633.852
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)1999-2009141119562441211695/1924.384.3933.262
SR Watson (AUS)2002-2015190163646653421684/3631.794.9538.430
CH Gayle (ICC/WI)1999-2019301199742459261675/4635.484.7844.431
AU Rashid (ENG)2009-2022118112587955291665/2733.305.6435.472
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)1989-2003144142754353611615/3633.294.2646.831
Rashid Khan (AFG)2015-20228379424129471587/1818.654.1626.854
RJ Hadlee (NZ)1973-1990115112618234071585/2521.563.3039.115
Shoaib Malik (PAK)1999-2019287217795861921584/1939.184.6650.310
MD Marshall (WI)1980-1992136134717542331574/1826.963.5345.760
M Prabhakar (IND)1984-1996130127636045341575/3328.874.2740.542
A Nehra (Asia/IND)2001-2011120120575149811576/2331.725.1936.652
GB Hogg (AUS)1996-2008123113556441881565/3226.844.5135.632
CR Woakes (ENG)2011-2021106102501645671556/4529.465.4632.3103
SR Tendulkar (IND)1989-2012463270805468501545/3244.485.1052.242
JO Holder (WI)2013-2022131127604355551535/2736.305.5139.452
BAW Mendis (SL)2008-20158784415433241526/1321.864.8027.373
Mohammed Shami (IND)2013-20228281418839101525/6925.725.6027.591
UDU Chandana (SL)1994-2007147136614248181515/6131.904.7040.641
R Ashwin (IND)2010-2022113111614150581514/2533.494.9440.610
Highest ODI Wickets In till 2022

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