In ICC tournaments, the pressure is an added package for any player. However, performing well in the most significant stages for the team must be the dream of every cricketer.

The World Championships are where bowlers can prove their mettle by performing their bests by picking wickets. They attain legendary status when they contribute to the teams on the biggest of platforms in a consistent manner in whatever form it comes.

This article will help you find the bowlers who have picked the most wickets combined in ICC’s ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophies.

Most Wickets in ICC Tournaments

PLAYERSWICKETSODI WORLD CUPT20 WORLD CUPCHAMPIONS TROPHY
Lasith Malinga (SL)119563825
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)103681124
Mitchell Starc (AUS)10365326
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)9643503
Glenn McGrath (AUS)927121
Trent Boult (NZ)9053343
Shahid Afridi (PAK)83303914
Tim Southee (NZ)8241365
Mohammed Shami (IND)7855149
Daniel Vettori (NZ)74362018
More “ICC Tournaments” Records

Most Runs in ICC Tournaments

Most Runs as Captain in ICC Tournaments

Most Runs in Knock-Out Matches of ICC Tournaments

Highest Batting Average in ICC Tournaments

Most Sixes in ICC Tournaments

Most Fifties in ICC Tournaments

Most Fifties in Knock-Out Matches of ICC Tournaments

Most Centuries in ICC Tournaments

Most Centuries in Knock-Out Matches of ICC Tournaments

Most Wickets in ICC Tournaments

Most Wickets in in Knock-Out Matches of ICC Tournaments

Most Man of the Match Awards in ICC

Most Wins by Players in ICC Tournaments

Most Appearances in ICC Finals

Players with Most ICC Trophies

Key Stats

Glenn McGrath, the leading wicket-taker in ODI World Cups, also holds the best bowling performance in any ICC tournament. He bowled a brilliant spell of 7/15 against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup match in Potchefstroom to wrap the African side for a mere 45 runs. And two Sri Lankan names top the top 5 T20I best bowling performance chart.

The former Australian lead pacer has picked three five-wicket hauls in cricket’s biggest stages. Can you guess the other bowlers to pick 3 5-wicket hauls? You are correct if these names came to your mind: Mitchell Starc (AUS), Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), & Shahid Afridi (PAK).

The champion bowler Lasith Malinga’s equally distributed wicket columns in each ICC tournament make him the leading wicket-taker in cricket’s biggest stages.

Another Sri Lankan bowler, the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan, is the only other bowler to have 100+ wickets in the tournaments. Find here every cricketing record Murali holds in the game.

The above chart is split with 5 right-armed bowlers and 5 left-armed bowlers; the pacers dominate the list as it has 6 of them and 4 spinners.

Related: The list of bowlers who have lead the T20 World Cup bowling records in each edition

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