Vaas claims victim number 400
Chaminda Vaas moments ago became only the fourth person in ODI history to pass the 400 wicket mark during the 4th ODI against India in Colombo. Yuvraj Sign became his 400th scalp edging one to short midwicket. Murali is second highest ODI wicket taker with 314 wickets to his name.
One-Day Internationals
Most wickets in career
| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1984-2003 | 356 | 18186 | 11812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 36.2 | 17 | 6 |
| M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1993-2008 | 314* | 16988 | 10974 | 478 | 7/30 | 22.95 | 3.87 | 35.5 | 13 | 9 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-2003 | 262 | 12698 | 9919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 30.5 | 14 | 13 |
| WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) | 1994-2008 | 322* | 15763 | 11003 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.50 | 4.18 | 39.4 | 9 | 4 |
| SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2008 | 303 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 39.9 | 12 | 5 |
| GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 250 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 34.0 | 9 | 7 |
| A Kumble (Asia/India) | 1990-2007 | 271 | 14496 | 10412 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 4.30 | 43.0 | 8 | 2 |
| J Srinath (India) | 1991-2003 | 229 | 11935 | 8847 | 315 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 37.8 | 7 | 3 |
| ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2008 | 420* | 14256 | 11305 | 310 | 6/29 | 36.46 | 4.75 | 45.9 | 8 | 4 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 2000-2008 | 173 | 8853 | 6955 | 303 | 5/22 | 22.95 | 4.71 | 29.2 | 11 | 8 |
