Most Wickets in a Series – Individual Bowling ODI Cricket Records and Statistics

Who has taken the most wickets in a series? These bowlers have taken the most wickets in ODIs. These players illustrate longevity as a bowler in cricket. Bowling has traditionally been considered one of the more challenging aspects of modern cricket. In most one-day internationals, there are more batters than bowlers in the top 10, but a few bowlers have a real shot of making it.

Have a look at this fantastic roster of professional bowlers to see who everyone is included. Let’s talk about the bowlers who’ve done well for their teams. The best bowlers in the event, these guys took the most wickets and made a big difference. Whoever has taken the most wickets in an ODI Series should get the record.

Here are the Most wickets in a series

Wicket	Players	Team	Matches	Series
27	Glenn McGrath	Australia	11	1998–99 Carlton and United Series
27	Mitchell Starc	Australia	10	2019 Cricket World Cup
26	Glenn McGrath	Australia	11	2007 Cricket World Cup
25	Dennis Lille	Australia	14	Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1980–81
24	Joel Garner	West Indies	14	Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1981–82

Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath, an Australian Medium Pacer and repeat World Cup champion, tops the ODI Series wickets table. Glenn grabbed 27 wickets in 11 games during a 1999 home ODI Tri-series against England and Sri Lanka. He had two four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul in this series. His most outstanding score was a five out of forty. After 101.20 overs, McGrath had conceded 422 runs. His strikeout-to-at-bat ratio was 22.5, and his batting average was just above 15

Mitchell Johnson

The swing bowler Mitchell Johnson is in the first place, with ten most wickets in ODIs. Starc took 27 wickets throughout ten games at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup hosted in England. Two of the games saw him get five wickets, while the other two saw him collect four. His career best bowling performance was a 5/26. Mitchell was to blame for 502 runs being lost across 92.2 overs. He took wickets at the rate of 18.59, had a strike rate of 20.5, and had an economy rate of 5.43 while bowling five no-hitters. In terms of batting, he batted at an 18.59 clip.

Glenn McGrath

The most wickets taken in an ODI series by one player were achieved by Glenn McGrath. His greatness was in his consistently bowing a line outside of off-stump. Glenn took 26 wickets in 11 games at the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. Even though he took the most wickets in the tournament, he did not have a four- or five-wicket performance. He gave up 357 runs while going 3/14 in 80.5 overs. McGrath had a 13.73 batting average, took wickets at an 18.6 run rate, and had a 4.41 economy rate.

Dennis Lilee

Former Australian cricket star Dennis Lilee is one of the game’s all-time greats. The 313 ODI wickets that Lillee has taken ranks as the third-most by any bowler. Dennis took 25 wickets in 1981 while playing in only 14 games. He only took four wickets in one inning throughout the entire ODI series. The lowest he could do was 4/32 in 120 overs, while the most runs he gave up were 366. He had a 28.8 per cent success rate, an economy rate of 3.05 per cent, and an overall average of 14.

Joel Garner

Joel Garner, a West Indian cricketer, led one of the most lethal bowling assaults in the 1970s and 1980s. This fast bowler shares fourth place for most ODI series wickets ever. Joel collected 24 wickets while playing for Australia and Pakistan in an ODI Tri-series in 1981–1982. He only had a four-wicket performance in a single one-day international. His finest bowling performance lasted only 121 balls, and he lost 4 wickets while conceding 45 runs and 373 total runs. Overall, Garner had a 3.08 economy and a 30.2% special rate. His batting average was somewhat higher than 15.

To know more about other statistics in the same category, read about the players who got the maximum number of ducks in ODI history.