Most ODI Wickets at Home in a Calendar Year
| Player | Year | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling (Innings) | Avg | SR | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami (IND) | 2023 | 17 | 40 | 7/57 | 16.17 | 17.6 | 1/4 |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 2000 | 17 | 34 | 5/20 | 16.91 | 27.2 | 2/1 |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 2002 | 20 | 34 | 4/18 | 19.82 | 31.1 | 3/0 |
| Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 2023 | 20 | 34 | 4/32 | 23.17 | 25.7 | 2/0 |
| Makhaya Ntini (SA) | 2002 | 18 | 33 | 4/33 | 21.18 | 30.9 | 1/0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 2023 | 20 | 32 | 3/51 | 24.65 | 29.9 | 0/0 |
| Javagal Srinath (IND) | 1993 | 15 | 31 | 5/24 | 16.22 | 24.4 | 0/2 |
| Anil Kumble (IND) | 1996 | 14 | 30 | 4/25 | 18.43 | 27.3 | 1/0 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) | 2006 | 17 | 30 | 3/14 | 21.73 | 29.9 | 0/0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane (NEP) | 2023 | 10 | 30 | 5/25 | 13.96 | 18.4 | 2/1 |
Key Insights on Leading Home Wicket Takers in ODI Cricket Annually
Top Calendar Year Wicket Takers on Home Soil
Mohammed Shami of India has taken the most ODI wickets at home in a calendar year. The pacer took a whopping 40 ODI wickets in India during the 2023 season, and it was largely due to the World Cup, which was played in India. It is to be noted that Shami emerged as the leading wicket-taker with 24 scalps in the tournament.
Shaun Pollock occupies the second and third positions in this elite list. The former South African skipper picked 34 wickets apiece at home in both 2000 & 2002, and it came at an average of less than 20 in both cases.
Mohammed Siraj of India and Pollock’s long-time teammate Makhaya Ntini complete the top 5 in the list of bowlers with most ODI wickets at home in a calendar year.
The exceptional yearly performances of the teams directly correlate with their overall results in those specific years, for instance, India in 2023 and South Africa in 2000 are among the teams with the most One-Day International (ODI) wins recorded within a single calendar year.
It is notable that the top four overall ODI bowling performances in a single calendar year do not appear on the list of highest home wicket-takers, which highlights how effective those bowlers were when playing outside their home country, though Anil Kumble in 1996 is an exception as his performance secured him a spot on both lists.
Shaun Pollock holds the record for the most ODI wickets taken on home soil with 193, followed by Shakib Al Hasan (183) and Brett Lee (169).
Bowlers with 25 or more ODI wickets in a single year at home
Apart from the 10 mentioned here, there are no instances of a bowler taking 30 or more wickets in ODIs in a calendar year at home.
However, a total of 29 occurrences have occurred where a bowler has taken a minimum of 25 ODI wickets in a year at home, and this has been achieved by 28 different bowlers.
Only 1 bowler, Shaun Pollock, has scalped 25 or more wickets in a year at home more than once, and the rest of the pack managed to breach the mark only once.
Of the 28 bowlers, 10 of them are from India; the most from a player from a single country. Apart from the 5 bowlers mentioned in the table, Maninder Singh (26 wickets in 1987), Ravindra Jadeja (26 wickets in 2013), Ravi Ashwin (25 wickets in 2013), Harbhajan Singh (25 wickets in 2002), and Ravi Shastri (25 wickets in 1987).
Best Bowling Averages and Strike Rates at Home (Min. 25 wickets in a year)
Among the bowlers who have taken a minimum of 25 wickets at home in the 50-overs format in a calendar year, Mustafizur Rahman’s average of 12.34 is the lowest. The left-arm pacer, in his debut year (2015), picked a whopping 26 wickets in just 9 ODIs at home with the help of 3 five-wicket hauls.
The bowler with the next best bowling average is 13.96 by Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichanne. The leg spinner scalped 30 wickets in just 10 games in the year 2023.
Likewise, Muthiah Muralidaran’s economy rate of 3.09 in 2001 is the least by any bowler with 25 or more ODI wickets in a calendar year at home. The Sri Lankan legend, who is also the highest wicket taker in the format, picked 26 wickets in just 14 games that he played at home in that particular year.
Surprisingly, Australia’s Greg Chappell has the second-lowest ER (3.66) for a bowler who satisfies this criterion. He picked 25 wickets back in the 14 ODIs he played in Australia back in 1981, averaging just 17.64.
Mustafizur’s bowling strike rate of 17.3 in 2015 makes him the best, followed by Shami’s 17.6 in 2023.
Elite Single Match Performances
At home, Chaminda Vass’s figures of 8/19 tops as the best bowling figures at home, and he did so in the year 2001. However, he took 24 wickets at home in that particular year. He is also the 2nd most wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the 50-overs format.
Among the players meeting the minimum 25 wickets criteria, Shami’s figures of 7/57 in 2023 are the best.
Most Five-wicket Hauls in a Home Year
Mohammed Shami took a record 4 five-wicket hauls in 2023 in ODIs while playing at home, and this is the most by any bowler, followed by Mustafizur and Waqar Younis’s tally of 3 each in the years 2015 & 1990, respectively.
Overall, Trent Boult and Brett Lee have taken 5 five-wicket hauls each at home, and this is the highest for any player at home.
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