5 Bowlers With Most Wickets In A Calendar Year In ODI Cricket
Published - 16 Jul 2021, 03:07 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:49 AM
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In ODI cricket, a bowler can bowl a maximum of 10 overs in a match. Since there are more overs as compared to the T20I format, bowlers often manage to pick more wickets in ODI matches than T20Is. In the history of ODI cricket, many bowlers have managed to scalp plenty of wickets in their careers. Muttiah Muralitharan (534), Wasim Akram (502), and Waqar Younis (416) are the top three wicket-takers in ODIs so far.
The above figures indicate the overall list of the top wicket-takers in ODI cricket. There are also few bowlers who executed spectacular bowling shows during some particular calendar years in the past. These bowlers were at the peak of their bowling strength in those years and dismissed a lot of batsmen. In this list, we take a glance at the 5 bowlers with the most wickets in a calendar year in ODI cricket.
5 Bowlers With Most Wickets In A Calendar Year In ODI Cricket
Anil Kumble (1996)- 61 Wickets
Anil Kumble gets 5th place in this list. The former Indian cricketer picked 61 wickets in ODI cricket in 1996. The right-arm spinner scalped 61 wickets in 32 ODIs during the calendar year at an average of 20.24. The leg spinner had an economy of just 4.06 during the entire year after bowling more than 304 overs.
He picked 4-wicket hauls in 3 matches and the best bowling figures of 4/32 in an ODI. Overall. Kumble picked 337 wickets in 271 matches in his ODI career.
Shane Warne (1999)- 62 Wickets
Shane Warne grabs the 4th spot in this list. The former Australian cricketer dismissed 62 batsmen in ODI cricket with his magical bowling in the year 1999. The right-arm spinner scalped 62 wickets in 37 matches at an average of 23.27.
The leg-spinner bowled at an economy rate of 4.38 during the entire year, after bowling more than 329 overs. His best bowling figure was 4/29 and he picked 2 four-wicket hauls in 1999. Overall, Shane Warne picked 293 wickets in 194 ODIs at an average of 25.73.
Saeed Ajmal (2013)- 62 Wickets
Former Pakistani spinner Saeed Akmal clinches the 3rd spot in this list with 62 wickets in ODI cricket in the calendar year 2013. The right-arm spinner dismissed 62 batsmen in just 33 matches during the year at an average of 20.45. The off-spinner had an economy of 4.13, after bowling more than 306 overs in 2013.
He picked 2 four-wicket hauls and 1 five-wicket haul in 2013, with the best bowling figures of 5/24 in a match. Ajmal played ODIs for Pakistan from 2008 to 2015. He scalped 184 wickets in 112 ODIs during his active career.
Saqlain Mushtaq (1996)- 65 Wickets
Former Pakistani cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq gets the 2nd spot in this list. The off-spinner dismissed 65 batsmen in the calendar year 1996 in ODI cricket. The right-arm spinner scalped 65 wickets in 33 ODIs at an average of 19.52. He had an economy of just 4.39 during the entire year after delivering 289 overs.
He picked 2 four-wicket hauls and 2 five-wicket hauls in 1996, with the best bowling figures of 5/29 in an ODI game. During his ODI career for Pakistan from 1995 to 2003, Mushtaq picked 288 wickets in 169 matches at an average of 21.78.
Saqlain Mushtaq (1997)- 69 Wickets
Saqlain Mushtaq also grabs the top spot in this list. The right-arm spinner picked 69 wickets in the year 1997, which is the most number of wickets taken by any bowler in a single calendar year in ODI cricket so far. Just after picking 65 wickets in the previous year, Mushtaq dismissed 69 batsmen in 1997 in just 36 ODIs.
He bowled at an economy of 4.11 after delivering more than 314 overs in that year. He had a bowling average of 18.73 and the best bowling figures of 5/38 in a match. The off-spinner also picked 3 four-wicket hauls and 2 five-wicket hauls in 1997.
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