Most ODI Wickets For Australia

Most ODI Wickets For Australia

Australia is a country that plays all formats of the game with expertise and credit goes to their all departments (batting, bowling, and fielding). As a super test-playing nation, Australia’s consistent bowling across all formats is possible due to playing a lot of test cricket, which can always set your line and length precisely. Australia has brought out great bowlers without any exceptions, especially fast bowlers. Let’s check the players with the Most ODI Wickets For Australia –

Glenn McGrath 

The highest wicket-taker of Australia in all formats, Glenn McGrath conquers the tally of taking the most ODI wickets for Australia. The right-hand fast bowler scalped 380 wickets in 249 matches. McGrath conceded 21.98 runs for every wicket he took in his career. The ace bowler bagged 7 for 15 in the 2003 World Cup against Namibia which is the best bowling figure by any Australian in ODIs. 

Brett Lee

One of the fastest bowlers of all time, Brett Lee cements 2nd position in the matter of having the most ODI wickets for Australia with 380 wickets in 221 games. Lee could trouble the batsmen with his swift bouncers, yorkers, and stock deliveries such as inswingers and outswingers. In the one-day internationals, Lee has registered the highest five-wicket hauls by an Australian in ODIs (9). 

Shane Warne

The greatest leg spinner of the game, Shane Warne finds himself at the 3rd place in terms of scalping the most ODI wickets for Australia. From 1993 to 2003, the king of spin played 193 matches and grabbed 193 wickets at a decent average of 25.82. Warne was a part of the Australian side, which clinched the 1999 and 2003 world cup. 

Mitchell Johnson

Former Australian quick Mitchell Johnson has taken the 5th most wickets for Australia. Having played 153 ODI games, Johnson claimed 239 wickets at a good average of 25.26. The best trait about Johnson was aggression with an electrifying pace, which rattled the best batting lineup in his career. 

List of Australian Players with Most ODI Wickets

Player  Matches  Innings  Wickets  Average  Strike Rate Best  Fifers 
G McGrath 249 247 380 21.98 34.0 7/15 7
B Lee 221 217 380 23.26 29.4 5/22 9
S Warne 193 190 291 25.82 36.4 5/33 1
M Starc 123 123 241 22.95 26.32 6/28 9
M Johnson 153 150 239 25.26 31.3 6/31 3
CJ McDermott 138 138 203 24.71 36.7 5/44 1
S Waugh 325 207 195 34.67 45.5 4/33 0
N Bracken 116 116 174 24.36 33.0 5/47 2
A Zampa 101 101 173 27.93 30.63 5/35 1
S Watson 190 163 168 31.79 38.4 4/36 0
B Hogg 123 113 156 26.84 35.6 5/32 2
J Gillespie 97 96 142 25.42 36.22 5/22 3
Who has taken the most wickets for Australia in ODI?

Glenn McGrath has taken the most wickets for Australia in ODI (380). 

Which active bowler has the most ODI wickets for Australia?

Mitchell Starc has the most ODI wickets for Australia (241). 


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