ODI Records
Most Wickets in ODI cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Harbhajan Singh has taken the most wickets in ODI cricket, with 269 wickets from 227 innings.
269
Wickets
Innings
227
Average
33.36
Economy
4.31
Wickets
269
Runs Conceded
8,973
3-Wicket Hauls
87
5-Wicket Hauls
3
Lead over #2 (Ravindra Jadeja)
37
Top 25 All-Time ODI Records
Ranked among the 61 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5W | 4W | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 236 | 227 | 269 | 33.36 | 4.31 | — | 3 | 2 | 83 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 207 | 199 | 232 | 35.94 | 4.87 | — | 2 | 7 | 59 |
| 3 | Mohammed Shami | India | 108 | 107 | 206 | 24.05 | 5.58 | — | 6 | 10 | 52 |
| 4 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 117 | 114 | 191 | 26.3 | 5.03 | — | 2 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 463 | 270 | 154 | 44.48 | 5.1 | 5/32 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 89 | 88 | 149 | 23.55 | 4.6 | — | 2 | 6 | 57 |
| 7 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 47 | 46 | 73 | 24.68 | 5.18 | — | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Nosthush Kenjige | USA | 61 | 60 | 69 | 30.36 | 4.23 | — | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 30 | 28 | 41 | 24.05 | 4.63 | — | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Joe Root | England | 186 | 77 | 28 | 61.82 | 5.92 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Travis Head | Australia | 79 | 43 | 28 | 41.14 | 5.75 | 4/28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Steven Smith | Australia | 170 | 40 | 28 | 34.68 | 5.41 | 3/16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Milind Kumar | India | 22 | 18 | 28 | 18.64 | 4.28 | 5/66 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Rohit Sharma | India | 279 | 40 | 9 | 59.22 | 5.24 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 228 | 9 | 7 | 28.86 | 6.31 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 27 | 15 | 6 | 54.33 | 6.52 | 3/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Virat Kohli | India | 308 | 50 | 5 | 136 | 6.16 | 1/13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | 23 | 14 | 5 | 46.6 | 5.28 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Harry Tector | Ireland Republic | 54 | 10 | 4 | 65.5 | 6.39 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kyle Hodsoll | Bermuda | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 | 5.88 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 58 | 10 | 2 | 62.5 | 6.41 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Malinda Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 5.53 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tim David | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Saud Shakeel | Pakistan | 19 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4.72 | 1/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wickets Leader by Country
India
Harbhajan Singh269
69
South Africa
Vernon Philander41
England
Joe Root28
Australia
Travis Head28
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis6
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector4
Bermuda
Kyle Hodsoll3
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto2
Pakistan
Saud Shakeel1
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's ODI cricket only. Based on the 61 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's ODI bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 25 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most wickets in ODI cricket?
Harbhajan Singh has taken the most wickets in ODI cricket, with 269 wickets from 227 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time ODI wickets record?
Ravindra Jadeja is closest among currently tracked players, with 232 — 37 behind Harbhajan Singh.