Taking more than 5 wickets in an innings in One Day International matches is considered as a significant achievement. Taking More than 300-600 wickets are heights where every bowler wants to reach, but only thirteen cricketers who have taken 300 or more wickets in the history of the game as of 2018. As of September 2018, Muthaiya Murlidharan Srilankan Cricketer is considered as most valuable and best bowler ever. He has the highest aggregate with 534 wickets at an average of 23.08 and economy rate of 3.93. He had revolutionized doosra and top spin which are baffled for the most skillful batsman.
Wasim Akram was the first player to reach more than 500 wickets. Two Srilankan players and three Pakistani players are in top 5 wicket takers list. Except for Muthaiya Muralidharan and Wasim Akram three more players who achieved this milestone are Waqar Unis, Chaminda Vaas, and Shahid Afridi.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4 Wkts | 5 Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1993-2011 | 350 | 341 | 534 | 23.08 | 3.93 | 15 | 10 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1984-2003 | 356 | 351 | 502 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 17 | 6 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 262 | 258 | 416 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 14 | 13 |
| WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) | 1994-2008 | 322 | 320 | 400 | 27.53 | 4.18 | 9 | 4 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1996-2015 | 398 | 372 | 395 | 34.51 | 4.62 | 4 | 9 |
| SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2008 | 303 | 297 | 393 | 24.5 | 3.67 | 12 | 5 |
| GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 250 | 248 | 381 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 9 | 7 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 2000-2012 | 221 | 217 | 380 | 23.36 | 4.76 | 14 | 9 |
| A Kumble (Asia/INDIA) | 1990-2007 | 271 | 265 | 337 | 30.89 | 4.3 | 8 | 2 |
| ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2011 | 445 | 368 | 323 | 36.75 | 4.78 | 8 | 4 |
| J Srinath (INDIA) | 1991-2003 | 229 | 227 | 315 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 7 | 3 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2018 | 206 | 200 | 306 | 28.73 | 5.3 | 10 | 7 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2015 | 295 | 277 | 305 | 31.71 | 4.12 | 8 | 2 |
| SK Warne (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2005 | 194 | 191 | 293 | 25.73 | 4.25 | 12 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1995-2003 | 169 | 165 | 288 | 21.78 | 4.29 | 11 | 6 |
| AB Agarkar (INDIA) | 1998-2007 | 191 | 188 | 288 | 27.85 | 5.07 | 10 | 2 |
| Z Khan (Asia/INDIA) | 2000-2012 | 200 | 197 | 282 | 29.43 | 4.93 | 7 | 1 |
| JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2014 | 328 | 283 | 273 | 31.79 | 4.84 | 2 | 2 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1991-2003 | 164 | 162 | 272 | 21.78 | 4.15 | 11 | 2 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2002-2015 | 194 | 191 | 269 | 29.22 | 4.92 | 11 | 2 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) | 1996-2011 | 265 | 254 | 269 | 31.83 | 4.69 | 8 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Asia/INDIA) | 1998-2015 | 236 | 227 | 269 | 33.35 | 4.31 | 2 | 3 |
| M Ntini (ICC/SA) | 1998-2009 | 173 | 171 | 266 | 24.65 | 4.53 | 8 | 4 |
| N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1978-1994 | 225 | 221 | 253 | 27.45 | 3.71 | 3 | 1 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/BDESH) | 2001-2018 | 194 | 194 | 250 | 30.99 | 4.81 | 7 | 1 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1998-2011 | 163 | 162 | 247 | 24.97 | 4.76 | 6 | 4 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH) | 2006-2018 | 192 | 189 | 244 | 29.62 | 4.46 | 8 | 1 |
| KD Mills (NZ) | 2001-2015 | 170 | 169 | 240 | 27.02 | 4.72 | 8 | 1 |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2005-2015 | 153 | 150 | 239 | 25.26 | 4.83 | 9 | 3 |
| HH Streak (Afr/ZIM) | 1993-2005 | 189 | 185 | 239 | 29.82 | 4.51 | 7 | 1 |
| D Gough (ENG/ICC) | 1994-2006 | 159 | 156 | 235 | 26.42 | 4.39 | 10 | 2 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1985-2000 | 205 | 204 | 227 | 30.47 | 3.83 | 6 | 1 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 176 | 175 | 225 | 24.12 | 3.48 | 6 | 4 |
| Abdur Razzak (BDESH) | 2004-2014 | 153 | 152 | 207 | 29.29 | 4.56 | 5 | 4 |
| CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1985-1996 | 138 | 138 | 203 | 24.71 | 4.03 | 4 | 1 |
| CZ Harris (NZ) | 1990-2004 | 250 | 232 | 203 | 37.5 | 4.28 | 2 | 1 |
| CL Cairns (ICC/NZ) | 1991-2006 | 215 | 186 | 201 | 32.8 | 4.84 | 3 | 1 |
| DJ Bravo (WI) | 2004-2014 | 164 | 150 | 199 | 29.51 | 5.41 | 6 | 1 |
| KMDN Kulasekara (SL) | 2003-2017 | 184 | 181 | 199 | 33.92 | 4.9 | 4 | 1 |
| BKV Prasad (INDIA) | 1994-2001 | 161 | 160 | 196 | 32.3 | 4.67 | 3 | 1 |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 1986-2002 | 325 | 207 | 195 | 34.67 | 4.56 | 3 | 0 |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2003 | 227 | 203 | 193 | 36.05 | 4.36 | 3 | 0 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 171 | 164 | 192 | 29.95 | 4.7 | 1 | 6 |
| M Morkel (Afr/SA) | 2007-2018 | 117 | 114 | 188 | 25.32 | 4.95 | 7 | 2 |
| CRD Fernando (Asia/SL) | 2001-2012 | 147 | 141 | 187 | 30.2 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 2008-2015 | 113 | 112 | 184 | 22.72 | 4.18 | 6 | 2 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1974-1992 | 175 | 153 | 182 | 26.61 | 3.89 | 3 | 1 |
| Aaqib Javed (PAK) | 1988-1998 | 163 | 159 | 182 | 31.43 | 4.28 | 2 | 4 |
| DW Steyn (Afr/SA) | 2005-2016 | 116 | 115 | 180 | 26.62 | 4.94 | 4 | 3 |
| Umar Gul (PAK) | 2003-2016 | 130 | 128 | 179 | 29.34 | 5.19 | 4 | 2 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2006-2016 | 121 | 121 | 178 | 30.13 | 5.26 | 9 | 1 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2018 | 133 | 131 | 176 | 34.14 | 5.4 | 4 | 2 |
| NW Bracken (AUS) | 2001-2009 | 116 | 116 | 174 | 24.36 | 4.41 | 5 | 2 |
| JDP Oram (NZ) | 2001-2012 | 160 | 154 | 173 | 29.17 | 4.38 | 3 | 2 |
| IK Pathan (INDIA) | 2004-2012 | 120 | 118 | 173 | 29.72 | 5.26 | 5 | 2 |
| A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1999-2009 | 141 | 119 | 169 | 24.38 | 4.39 | 6 | 2 |
| SR Watson (AUS) | 2002-2015 | 190 | 163 | 168 | 31.79 | 4.95 | 3 | 0 |
| CH Gayle (ICC/WI) | 1999-2018 | 284 | 194 | 165 | 35.33 | 4.77 | 3 | 1 |
| NLTC Perera (SL) | 2009-2018 | 140 | 133 | 162 | 30.41 | 5.82 | 5 | 4 |
| RA Jadeja (INDIA) | 2009-2018 | 139* | 135 | 162 | 35.09 | 4.88 | 6 | 1 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 144 | 142 | 161 | 33.29 | 4.26 | 3 | 1 |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 115 | 112 | 158 | 21.56 | 3.3 | 1 | 5 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1980-1992 | 136 | 134 | 157 | 26.96 | 3.53 | 6 | 0 |
| M Prabhakar (INDIA) | 1984-1996 | 130 | 127 | 157 | 28.87 | 4.27 | 4 | 2 |
| A Nehra (Asia/INDIA) | 2001-2011 | 120 | 120 | 157 | 31.72 | 5.19 | 5 | 2 |
| GB Hogg (AUS) | 1996-2008 | 123 | 113 | 156 | 26.84 | 4.51 | 3 | 2 |
| Shoaib Malik (PAK) | 1999-2018 | 270 | 210 | 156 | 39.02 | 4.64 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1989-2012 | 463 | 270 | 154 | 44.48 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 |
| BAW Mendis (SL) | 2008-2015 | 87 | 84 | 152 | 21.86 | 4.8 | 7 | 3 |
| UDU Chandana (SL) | 1994-2007 | 147 | 136 | 151 | 31.9 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2010-2017 | 111 | 109 | 150 | 32.91 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 |
