Most five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket
Waqar Younis Maitla (Pakistan) leads with 13. International matches only.
Top 25
| # | Player | 5w | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waqar Younis Maitla · Pakistan | 13 | 260 | 135 | 415 | 1989–2003 |
| 2 | Muthiah Muralidaran · Sri Lanka | 10 | 345 | 150 | 532 | 1993–2011 |
| 3 | Mitchell Aaron Starc · Australia | 9 | 132 | 72 | 247 | 2010–2026 |
| 4 | Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi · Pakistan | 9 | 394 | 363 | 395 | 1996–2015 |
| 5 | Brett Lee · Australia | 9 | 219 | 104 | 373 | 2000–2012 |
| 6 | Separamadu Lasith Malinga · Sri Lanka | 8 | 225 | 113 | 338 | 2004–2019 |
| 7 | Rashid Khan Arman · Afghanistan | 7 | 130 | 100 | 247 | 2015–2026 |
| 8 | Trent Alexander Boult · New Zealand | 7 | 119 | 52 | 222 | 2008–2023 |
| 9 | Wasim Akram · Pakistan | 6 | 353 | 271 | 498 | 1984–2003 |
| 10 | Lance Klusener · South Africa | 6 | 171 | 137 | 192 | 1996–2004 |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami Ahmed · India | 6 | 105 | 47 | 202 | 2013–2025 |
| 12 | Glenn Donald McGrath · Australia | 6 | 248 | 58 | 376 | 1993–2007 |
| 13 | Mustafizur Rahman · Bangladesh | 6 | 132 | 59 | 203 | 2014–2026 |
| 14 | Saqlain Mushtaq · Pakistan | 6 | 166 | 92 | 285 | 1995–2003 |
| 15 | Shaun Maclean Pollock · South Africa | 5 | 300 | 199 | 393 | 1996–2008 |
| 16 | Richard John Hadlee · New Zealand | 5 | 115 | 98 | 158 | 1973–1990 |
| 17 | Timothy Grant Southee · New Zealand | 4 | 171 | 104 | 243 | 2006–2023 |
| 18 | Aaqib Javed · Pakistan | 4 | 166 | 49 | 184 | 1988–1998 |
| 19 | Dunith Nethmika Wellalage · Sri Lanka | 4 | 44 | 37 | 64 | 2022–2026 |
| 20 | Makhaya Ntini · South Africa | 4 | 173 | 42 | 266 | 1998–2009 |
| 21 | Abdur Razzak · Bangladesh | 4 | 152 | 95 | 207 | 2004–2014 |
| 22 | Sanath Teran Jayasuriya · Sri Lanka | 4 | 441 | 427 | 326 | 1988–2011 |
| 23 | Shakib Al Hasan · Bangladesh | 4 | 253 | 240 | 324 | 2006–2023 |
| 24 | Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose · West Indies | 4 | 176 | 94 | 225 | 1988–2000 |
| 25 | Shane Edward Bond · New Zealand | 4 | 80 | 38 | 145 | 2002–2010 |