| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR |
| MuttiahMuralitharan (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 230 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.72 | 2.47 | 55 |
| ShaneWarne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.41 | 2.65 | 57.4 |
| Anil Kumble (INDIA) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 236 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2019 | 148 | 277 | 32335 | 15490 | 575 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 26.93 | 2.87 | 56.2 |
| Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 |
| Courtney Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 132 | 242 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.8 |
| Dale Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 92* | 168 | 18392 | 9929 | 437 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 22.72 | 3.23 | 42 |
| Stuart Broad (ENG) | 2007-2019 | 126 | 231 | 25737 | 12698 | 437 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 29.05 | 2.96 | 58.8 |
| Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.64 | 2.78 | 63.9 |
| Rangana Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 93 | 170 | 25993 | 12157 | 433 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 28.07 | 2.8 | 60 |
