Daniel Vettori's [Images] five-wicket haul (5/7) against Bangladesh in the third ODI on Monday was just his second in one-day internationals, eclipsing his 5-30 against West Indies [Images] in 2004.It took the spinner's career total to 207, surpassing Chris Harris as New Zealand's [Images] highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals. Vettori also finished 2007 as the leading one-day wicket-taker in the world with 43 victims.
Top-10 wicket-takers in ODIs in 2007
Wkts | Bowler | For | Mts | Balls | Runs | Avg | 5WI | Best | SR | RpO |
43 | DL Vettori | NZ | 31 | 1620 | 1123 | 26.12 | 1 | 5-7 | 37.67 | 4.16 |
40 | Zaheer Khan [Images] | Ind# | 33 | 1700 | 1396 | 34.90 | 1 | 5-42 | 42.50 | 4.93 |
39 | GD McGrath | Aus | 20 | 987 | 738 | 18.92 | 0 | 3-14 | 25.31 | 4.49 |
39 | JM Anderson | Eng | 28 | 1475 | 1155 | 29.62 | 0 | 4-23 | 37.82 | 4.70 |
38 | CRD Fernando | SL# | 23 | 1044 | 795 | 20.92 | 1 | 6-27 | 27.47 | 4.57 |
38 | GB Hogg | Aus | 27 | 1175 | 908 | 23.89 | 0 | 4-27 | 30.92 | 4.64 |
38 | DBL Powell | WI | 23 | 1218 | 945 | 24.87 | 0 | 4-27 | 32.05 | 4.66 |
36 | A Flintoff | Eng | 22 | 1114 | 798 | 22.17 | 1 | 5-56 | 30.94 | 4.30 |
36 | NW Bracken | Aus | 28 | 1344 | 1012 | 28.11 | 0 | 4-19 | 37.33 | 4.52 |
35 | MF Maharoof | SL | 22 | 947 | 720 | 20.57 | 0 | 4-23 | 27.06 | 4.56 |
# includes figures of Afro-Asia matches Top-10 wicket-takers in Tests in 2007
Wkts | Bowler | For | Mts | Balls | Runs | Avg | 5WI | 10WM | Best | SR | RpO |
49 | M Muralitharan | SL | 8 | 2497 | 1093 | 22.31 | 5 | 1 | 6-28 | 50.96 | 2.63 |
49 | A Kumble | Ind | 10 | 2784 | 1441 | 29.41 | 2 | 0 | 5-60 | 56.82 | 3.11 |
44 | DW Steyn | SAf | 7 | 1305 | 769 | 17.48 | 4 | 2 | 6-49 | 29.66 | 3.54 |
41 | Zaheer Khan | Ind | 9 | 1994 | 1055 | 25.73 | 2 | 0 | 5-34 | 48.63 | 3.17 |
41 | MS Panesar | Eng | 11 | 2575 | 1328 | 32.39 | 3 | 1 | 6-129 | 62.80 | 3.09 |
37 | Danish Kaneria | Pak | 8 | 3035 | 1445 | 39.05 | 0 | 0 | 4-59 | 82.03 | 2.86 |
35 | M Ntini | SAf | 9 | 1690 | 990 | 28.29 | 2 | 0 | 6-59 | 48.29 | 3.51 |
29 | RJ Sidebottom | Eng | 9 | 2022 | 936 | 32.28 | 1 | 0 | 5-88 | 69.72 | 2.78 |
29 | PL Harris | SAf | 9 | 1787 | 692 | 23.86 | 1 | 0 | 5-73 | 61.62 | 2.32 |
28 | B Lee | Aus | 4 | 987 | 484 | 17.29 | 0 | 0 | 4-26 | 35.25 | 2.94 |