Top 10 Part-Time Bowlers With Most Wickets in ODIs

It is always beneficial for a captain to have part-time bowlers in the team who can chip with some overs at crucial stages of the match. In fact, it adds a cherry on the top of the cake if the part-time bowler can provide breakthroughs for the team. We have seen that many part-time bowlers have done a great job while playing for their respective countries.

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In fact, these bowlers have acted as perfect partnership breakers. Meanwhile, the batsmen can get complacent when they are playing against these spinners. Thus, it gives an opportunity for these bowlers to take wickets for their team. We take a look at top 10 part-time spinners with most wickets in One Day International cricket.

Here are the top 10 part-time bowlers with most wickets in ODI format.

10. Saleem Malik – 89

Pakistan’s part-time spinner Saleem Malik was handy with the ball. Malik scalped 89 wickets in the 283 matches he played for Pakistan. The off-break spinner bowled with an average of 33.25 and gave his runs at an economy rate of 5.07. In fact, Malik had the best bowling figures of 5-35. On the other hand, the talisman right-handed batsman scored 7170 runs in his One-Day career.

Malik played 103 Test matches for Pakistan in which he scored 5768 runs at an average of 43.37.

9. Virender Sehwag – 96

Virender Sehwag was more famous for his explosive batting. However, Sehwag was a decent off-spinner for India who snared 96 wickets in the 251 One Day Internationals for India. Sehwag bowled with an average of 40.14 and economy rate of 5.26. In fact, Sehwag had impressive best bowling figures of 4-6. Furthermore, Sehwag took 40 wickets in his Test career. Hence, Sehwag was a useful bowler for the Indian team.

Sehwag went on to score 8273 runs in his One-Day career and changed the game with aggressive batting.

8. Nathan Astle – 99

New Zealand part-time medium pacer Nathan Astle scalped 99 wickets for the Kiwis in the 223 ODI matches. Astle bowled with an impressive economy rate of 4.71 as he didn’t let the batsmen off the hook. The right-arm gentle seamer bowled with an average of 38.47. Astle best bowling performances in 50-overs version was 4-43.

Astle went on to score 7090 runs in his One-Day career for the Blackcaps.

7. Sourav Ganguly – 100

India’s former skipper Sourav Ganguly scalped 100 wickets in the 311 One Day Internationals. Ganguly used to be accurate with his seam-up and bowled around 120 km/h. The medium pacer bowled with an average of 38.49 whereas he bowled with an economy rate of 5.06. Ganguly best bowling performance was 5-16.

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On the other hand, Ganguly scored 11363 runs in his One-Day career.

6. Tillakaratne Dilshan – 106

Tillakaratne Dilshan used to be right on the money with his off-spin. Dilshan bowled with a majestic economy rate of 4.88 and average of 45.08 to take 106 scalps in the 50-overs format. The off-spinner best bowling figure was 4-4 and he played 331 matches for the Sri Lankan side.

On the other hand, Dilshan achieved great success with the bat as he scored 10290 runs in his One Day career for the Island nation.

5. Aravinda de Silva – 106

Another Sri Lankan player makes it to the list with 106 wickets. Aravinda de Silva was well known for his useful off-spin bowling. de Silva bowled with a tight economy rate of 4.87 and bowled with an average of 38.47. The best bowling figures for the Sri Lankan legend was 4-30.

On the other hand, Aravinda de Silva amassed 9284 runs in the 331 ODI matches he played for Sri Lanka.

4. Yuvraj Singh – 111 

India’s talisman off-spinner scalped 111 wickets in the 304 ODI matches for the team. Yuvraj Singh bowled with an economy rate of 5.1 and an average of 38.68. In fact, Yuvraj Singh is well known for heroics in the 2011 World Cup where he scalped 15 wickets and scored 362 runs.

Yuvraj Singh best bowling figures was 5-31 came against Ireland in the same World Cup. The southpaw batsman scored 8701 runs in his One-Day career.

3. Vivian Richards – 118

West Indies linchpin batsman Vivian Richards played a huge role in revolutionalising the game. Richards was known for his explosive batting as he loved hitting the ground running from the get-go. The legendary player bowled with an average of 35.83 and economy rate of 4.5.

Richards best bowling figures in One-Day format was 6-41. The right-hander went on to score 6721 runs in the 187 ODI matches he played for the Carribean nation.

2. Sachin Tendulkar – 154

India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar was useful with the ball. In fact, Tendulkar wanted to be a fast bowler at the beginning of his career. Tendulkar took 154 wickets in 463 matches he played. Sachin also had the skills to bowl seam-up, off-spin and leg-spin in his armoury. The linchpin bowled with an average of 44.48 and economy rate of 5.1. Tendulkar’s best bowling figures was 5-32 against Sri Lanka.

On the other hand, Sachin Tendulkar scored a record total of 18426 runs in his ODI career.

1. Chris Gayle – 167

Windies southpaw batsman Chris Gayle is known to keep it tight with the ball as he bowls with an economy rate of 4.78. Gayle has thus far scalped 167 wickets in 301 matches he has played. The off-spinner has bowled with an average of 35.48 and his best bowling figures are 5-46.

Meanwhile, Gayle has so far scored 10480 runs in his One Day career and he is still going strong at 39 years of age.

(All Stats Updated Till 3rd September, 2019)