#	Player	Team	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Ave	Best	5w	4w	Span
1	Glenn McGrath	Aus	39	1955	1292	71	18.20	7-15	0	2	1996-2007
2	Muttiah Muralitharan	SL	40	2061	1335	68	19.63	4-19	4	0	1996-2011
3	Lasith Malinga	SL	29	1394	1280	56	22.86	6-38	2	1	2007-2019
4	Wasim Akram	Pak	38	1947	1311	55	23.84	5-28	4	2	1987-2003
5	Chaminda Vaas	SL	31	1570	1040	49	21.22	6-25	1	1	1996-2007
6	Mitchell Starc	Aus	18	937	726	49	14.82	6-28	3	3	2015
7	Javagal Srinath	Ind	34	1700	1224	44	27.82	4-30	2	0	1992-2003
8	Zaheer Khan	Ind	23	1193	890	44	20.23	4-42	1	0	2003-2011
9	Imran Tahir	SA	22	1151	847	40	21.18	5-45	4	1	2011-2019
10	Trent Boult	NZ	19	1104	850	39	21.79	5-27	3	1	2015
11	Allan Donald	SA	25	1313	913	38	24.03	4-17	2	0	1992-2003
12	Jacob Oram	NZ	23	1094	768	36	21.33	4-39	2	0	2003-2011
13	Daniel Vettori	NZ	32	1689	1168	36	32.44	4-18	3	0	2003-2015
14	Wahab Riaz	Pak	20	1000	926	35	26.46	5-46	1	1	2011-2019
15	Brad Hogg	Aus	21	951	654	34	19.24	4-27	2	0	2003-2007
16	Imran Khan	Pak	28	1017	655	34	19.26	4-37	2	0	1975-1992
17	Shaun Tait	Aus	18	819	731	34	21.50	4-39	1	0	2007-2011
18	Brett Lee	Aus	17	825	629	34	18.50	5-42	2	1	2003-2011
19	Tim Southee	NZ	18	974	854	34	25.12	7-33	0	1	2011
20	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	29	1433	1222	34	35.94	5-29	1	1	2007-2019
21	Shane Warne	Aus	17	977	624	32	19.50	4-29	4	0	1996-1999
22	Chris Harris	NZ	28	1166	861	32	26.91	4-7	1	0	1992-2003
23	Anil Kumble	Ind	18	1038	708	31	22.84	4-32	1	0	1996-2007
24	Shaun Pollock	SA	31	1614	970	31	31.29	5-36	0	1	1996-2007
25	Mohammed Shami	Ind	11	577	487	31	15.71	5-69	3	1	2015-2019
26	Shane Bond	NZ	16	886	518	30	17.27	6-23	0	1	2003-2007
27	Ian Botham	Eng	22	1332	762	30	25.40	4-31	1	0	1979-1992
28	Shoaib Akhtar	Pak	19	893	765	30	25.50	4-46	1	0	1999-2011
29	Shahid Afridi	Pak	27	1104	831	30	27.70	5-16	2	2	1999-2015

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