The Australia vs England Ashes Test match in Melbourne is the final international match between the full member nations until 2025. The visitors ended day two with a stunning four-wicket win. Despite defeat, Australia ends game 2025 Nine Test wins in 11 games. WTO champions South Africa are the other best team in red-ball cricket, winning seven of their eight games.

In ODIs, India won 11 out of 14 matches, including victory in the Champions Trophy final. New Zealand has won 17 out of 20 matches and Sri Lanka has won seven out of 13 matches. Looking at the T20Is in 2025, India has won 15 out of 21 matches while Australia has won 10 out of 16 matches.

There have been many impressive performances from the bowlers in international cricket 2025. In this feature, we take a look at the top five bowlers from full member nations who have taken the most wickets in international cricket 2025.

#5 Mitchell Starc (58 wickets)

Experienced Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Stark Ranked 5th in the list of bowlers with the most wickets among the official members of international cricket 2025. In 14 matches (25 innings), he took 58 wickets at an average of 18.41, including 3 five-wickets and 1 10-wicket match.

Of his international wickets in 2025, 55 came in 11 Tests at an average of 17.32. Starc took 6-9 against West Indies in Kingston, 7-58 and 3-55 against England in the opening Ashes Test in Perth and 6-75 and 2-64 against England in Brisbane. Starc also bowled with the bat in Brisbane and contributed 77 runs. The 35-year-old played 3 ODIs and took 3 wickets at an average of 38.33 and an economy rate of 5.47.

#4 Kuldeep Yadav (60 wickets)

Team India left arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav He has been in and out of the lineup of different competition formats. However, whenever the opportunity presented itself, he took it. In 25 games (28 innings) in 2025, Kuldeep took 60 wickets at an average of 20.48, including one five and five fours.

The wrist-spinner played four Tests in 2025 and took 20 wickets at an average of 23.15. His best innings of 5-82 came against the West Indies in Delhi. Kuldeep has taken 19 scalps in 11 ODIs at an average of 29. His best game of 4-41 came against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. In 10 T20Is, Kuldeep has taken 21 scalps with an economy rate of 7.04. In the Asia Cup final in Dubai, he took 4-30 against Pakistan.

#3 Blessings Muzarabani (65 wickets)

zimbabwe pacer Blessings to Muzarabani Ranked among the top 3 bowlers in the list of bowlers with the most wickets among the official member nations of international cricket 2025. In 31 games (34 innings), he took 65 wickets at an average of 27.58, including 3 five-wicket hauls and 1 four-wicket haul.

Muzarabani played 10 Tests in 2025 and took 42 wickets at an average of 26.8, including three five-wickets. The 29-year-old took 7-58 against Ireland in Bulawayo, 6-72 against Bangladesh in Sylhet and 6-95 against Afghanistan in Bulawayo. In five ODIs, Muzarabani has claimed seven scalps, with a best record of 4-51 against Ireland in Harare. He also took 16 wickets in 16 T20Is at an economy rate of 7.79.

#2 Matt Henry (65 wickets)

new zealand pacemaker Matt Henry He also had an impressive year in international cricket in 2025. In 27 games (29 innings), he took 65 wickets at an average of 16.87 with 3 five-wicket hauls and as many four-wicket hauls. Henry played three Tests in 2025, taking 20 wickets at an average of 10.90. He took 6-39 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo and 5-40 in the same series.

player matches bureau wicket average pontine index 4 watts 5 watts
Jacob Duffy 36 39 81 17.11 5-34 4 3
Matt Henry 27 29 65 16.87 6-39 3 3
Blessings to Muzarabani 31 34 65 27.58 7-58 1 3
Kuldeep Yadav 25 28 60 20.48 5-82 5 1
Mitchell Stark 14 25 58 18.41 7-58 0 3

(Top 5 bowlers with the most wickets among the official member countries of International Cricket in 2025)

In ODIs, Henry took 31 scalps in 13 games. His best record of 5-42 came against India in the Dubai Champions Trophy. The 34-year-old is also registered for three quad events. He took 4-19 and 4-55 against Sri Lanka in Wellington and Auckland respectively, and 4-43 against the West Indies in Hamilton. In T20Is, Henry took 14 wickets in 11 games with an economy rate of 8.82.

#1 Jacob Duffy (81 wickets)

Another kiwi, Jacob Duffy Bowler with most wickets among official member nations of international cricket tops list 2025. In 36 games (39 innings), the New Zealand pacer took 81 wickets at an average of 17.11. His statistics include three five-wickets and four fours.

Duffy took 25 scalps at an average of 16.28 in four Tests, including three fives against the West Indies. Duffy won 5-34 in Christchurch, 5-38 in Wellington and 5-42 in Mount Maunganui. The pacers took 21 wickets in 11 ODIs with a best record of 3-35. In 21 T20Is, Duffy has taken 35 scalps at an economy rate of 7.47. He won 4-14 and 4-20 against Pakistan in Christchurch and Mount Maunganui respectively.