| # | Player | Team | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Best | 5w | 4w | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | SL | 350 | 18811 | 12326 | 534 | 23.08 | 7-30 | 15 | 10 | 1993-2011 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 356 | 18186 | 11812 | 502 | 23.53 | 5-15 | 17 | 6 | 1984-2003 |
| 3 | Waqar Younis | Pak | 262 | 12698 | 9919 | 416 | 23.84 | 7-36 | 14 | 13 | 1989-2003 |
| 4 | Chaminda Vaas | SL | 322 | 15775 | 11014 | 400 | 27.54 | 8-19 | 9 | 4 | 1994-2008 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | 398 | 17670 | 13632 | 395 | 34.51 | 7-12 | 4 | 9 | 1996-2015 |
| 6 | Shaun Pollock | SA | 303 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 24.51 | 6-35 | 12 | 5 | 1996-2008 |
| 7 | Glenn McGrath | Aus | 250 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 22.02 | 7-15 | 9 | 7 | 1993-2007 |
| 8 | Brett Lee | Aus | 221 | 11185 | 8877 | 380 | 23.36 | 5-22 | 14 | 9 | 2000-2012 |
| 9 | Lasith Malinga | SL | 226 | 10936 | 9760 | 338 | 28.88 | 6-38 | 11 | 8 | 2004-2019 |
| 10 | Anil Kumble | Ind | 271 | 14496 | 10412 | 337 | 30.90 | 6-12 | 8 | 2 | 1990-2007 |
| 11 | Sanath Jayasuriya | SL | 445 | 14874 | 11871 | 323 | 36.75 | 6-29 | 8 | 4 | 1989-2011 |
| 12 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 247 | 12575 | 9360 | 317 | 29.53 | 5-29 | 10 | 3 | 2006-2023 |
| 13 | Javagal Srinath | Ind | 229 | 11935 | 8847 | 315 | 28.09 | 5-23 | 7 | 3 | 1991-2003 |
| 14 | Daniel Vettori | NZ | 295 | 14060 | 9674 | 305 | 31.72 | 5-7 | 8 | 2 | 1997-2015 |
1st Test, Eden Gardens, 14-18 Nov 2025
5th T20I (N), Brisbane, 08 Nov 2025
4th T20I (N), Carrara, 06 Nov 2025
3rd T20I (N), Hobart, 02 Nov 2025
2nd T20I (N), Melbourne, 31 Oct 2025