Highest ODI wickets in Cricket History

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going to start from 19 February in Pakistan & UAE. In this tournament, once again there will be a tremendous competition between the ball and the bat. This tournament will be played in ODI format. Last time, this tournament was played in England & Wales in 2017. Pakistan is the defending champion. Last time Pakistan’s fast bowler Hasan Ali took 13 wickets. He also got 5 wicket haul in finals against India. Pakistani bowlers have been tremendous from the start even their 3 legendary bowlers is also in the Highest ODI wickets tally. But do you know who are the top 5 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in ODI format?

5) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s former captain Shahid Afridi, who made his debut in ODI cricket in 1996, has 395 wickets to his name, including nine five-wicket hauls. His ODI bowling average was 34.51. He retired in 2015 against Australia in the 2015 World Cup.

4) Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)

Former Sri Lankan left-arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has taken a total of 400 wickets in ODI cricket at an impressive average of 27.53. He also achieved 4 times 5-wicket hauls in ODI format. Nowadays, He is with the Srilankan team as a fast bowling consultant. In 2008, he played his last ODI match against India.

3) Waqar Younis (Pakistan)

Former Pakistan fast bowler and former bowling coach has a total of 416 wickets in ODI cricket with an average of 23.84. Let us tell you that the record of taking the most 5-wicket hauls in this format is also registered in his name. He took 13 five wicket hauls in 50 over format. He played his last ODI match against Zimbabwe at 2003 world cup.

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2) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

Whenever a left-arm fast bowler is mentioned in world cricket, Wasim Akram’s name is inevitable. Akram took a total of 502 wickets with an average of 23.52 in ODI cricket. Meanwhile, he also achieved 5 wicket haul 6 times. He also retired with Waqar Younis on the same day against Zimbabwe.

1) Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

Muttiah Muralitharan, the highest wicket taker in world cricket, has 534 wickets registered in ODI cricket. He has achieved 5 wicket haul 10 times. Meanwhile, his bowling average was 23.08. He played his last ODI match against India in the 2011 World Cup finals in Wankhede Stadium.