Discover the legendary bowling feats and statistical milestones that set the record for most wickets in a bilateral ODI series.
Most wickets in an ODI bilateral series
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling (innings) | Average | Economy | Strike rate | 4W/5W | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath (IND) | 7 | 18 | 4/23 | 11.16 | 3.03 | 22.10 | 1/0 | New Zealand vs India, 2002/03 |
| Amit Mishra (IND) | 5 | 18 | 6/48 | 11.61 | 4.40 | 15.80 | 1/1 | Zimbabwe vs India, 2013 |
| Patrick Patterson (WI) | 6 | 17 | 6/29 | 11.58 | 3.81 | 18.20 | 1/1 | India vs West Indies, 1987 |
| Craig Matthews (USA) | 7 | 17 | 4/10 | 2 p.m | 3.76 | 22.20 | 2/0 | South Africa vs Australia, 1994 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 6 | 17 | 4/23 | 13.88 | 4.62 | 6 p.m | 2/0 | South Africa vs India, 2018 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 5 | 16 | 6/43 | 13.37 | 4.50 | 17.80 | 2/1 | Afghanistan vs Ireland, 2017 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) | 6 | 16 | 5/22 | 16.37 | 5.02 | 7:50 PM | 1/1 | South Africa vs India, 2018 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 5 | 16 | 5/24 | 7.93 | 3.22 | 14.70 | 1/1 | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2018 |
| Paul Jarvis (NL) | 6 | 15 | 5/35 | 16.60 | 4.63 | 9:40 p.m | 0/1 | India vs England, 1993 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 6 | 15 | 5/16 | 10.66 | 3.27 | 7:50 PM | 0/1 | India vs Pakistan, 1997 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK) | 6 | 15 | 6/27 | 4:40 p.m | 4.85 | 20.20 | 0/1 | India vs Pakistan, 2005 |
| Ajantha Mendis (SL) | 5 | 15 | 6/29 | 8.60 | 3.58 | 2:40 p.m | 1/1 | Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 2008 |
| Graeme Cremer (ZIM) | 5 | 15 | 4/31 | 11.46 | 3.75 | 6:30 PM | 2/0 | Kenya vs Zimbabwe, 2009 |
| Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 5 | 15 | 5/29 | 11.46 | 4.19 | 4:40 p.m | 0/1 | Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2009 |
| Amit Mishra (IND) | 5 | 15 | 5/18 | 2:33 p.m | 4.79 | 17.90 | 0/1 | India vs New Zealand, 2016 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 5 | 15 | 5/27 | 11.26 | 3.90 | 5:30 PM | 1/1 | Sri Lanka vs India, 2017 |
Key insights on record-breaking bowling performance in the ODI series
Most wickets in a single ODI bilateral series
Javagal Srinath And Amit Mishra share the record for most wickets in a bilateral ODI series.
Srinath entangled 18 scalp in the seven-match series against New Zealand in 2002/03, while Mishra equaled the record during the five-match Zimbabwe tour in 2013.
Kuldeep Yadav And Yuzvendra Chahal are the only pair to bring More than 30 wickets together in one series; Kuldiep fetched 17 while Chahal claimed 16 scalp against South Africa in 2018. 2018 is also the best year for Kuldeep Yadav in terms of T20I wickets.
Craig Matthews has taken the most wickets in a series at home and returned 17 wickets against Australia in 1994.
Graeme Cremer holds the record for most wickets in a bilateral debut series with 15 scalp against Kenya in 2009.
Leading bowlers with multiple series of high wickets
Amit Mishra And Rashid Khan are the only two bowlers to grab 15 or more wickets in two different bilateral series.
Ntini Houses And Shaun Pollock have collected 10 or more wickets in seven bilateral series each the most joint examples in ODI history.
Abdur Razzak (against Zimbabwe) and The carrot (against Pakistan) are the only bowlers who can take them 10 or more wickets in three separate series against the same opponent.
V. Richards And Pollock are the only two captains that need to be included 10 or more wickets in two different bilateral series.
Best bowling averages and frequent four-wicket hauls
Viv Richards took the most wickets as captain in a single series, retrieving 13 wickets against India in 1989. See which captain sets the overall ODI wicket count.
Colin Croft recorded the lowest bowling average in a series (min. two innings) and claimed nine wickets against an average of 2.66 against England in 1981.
Ryan Burl recorded the lowest strike rate and took eight wickets bee 7.5 over two innings against Australia in 2022.
Vasbert Drakes, Razzak, Matt HenryAnd Rashid each took three hauls from four wickets in a single bilateral series.
Seven bowlers have taken two five-wicket hauls in one series: Kris Srikanth (1988), Waqar Younis (1990), Ryan Harris (2010), Brian Vitori (2011), Mitchell Starc (2013), Mustafizur Rahman (2015), and Ben Sears (2025).
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