| No. | Bowler | Mat. | Wkts | 5w/i | Period |
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan^ | 350 | 534 | 10 | 1993–2011 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram^ | 356 | 502 | 6 | 1984–2003 |
| 3 | Waqar Younis^ | 262 | 416 | 13 | 1989–2003 |
| 4 | Chaminda Vaas | 322 | 400 | 4 | 1994–2008 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | 398 | 395 | 9 | 1996–2015 |
| 6 | Shaun Pollock | 303 | 393 | 5 | 1996–2008 |
| 7 | Glenn McGrath^ | 250 | 381 | 7 | 1993–2007 |
| 8 | Brett Lee | 221 | 380 | 9 | 2000–2012 |
| 9 | Lasith Malinga | 226 | 338 | 8 | 2004–2019 |
| 10 | Anil Kumble^ | 271 | 337 | 2 | 1990–2007 |
| 11 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 445 | 323 | 4 | 1989–2011 |
| 12 | Javagal Srinath | 229 | 315 | 3 | 1991–2003 |
| 13 | Daniel Vettori | 295 | 305 | 2 | 1997–2015 |
