| Rank | Name | Opp. | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | MG Johnson (Aus) | 8-61 | SAf | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 2 | JJ Krejza (Aus) | 8-215 | Ind | Nagpur | 6 Nov 2008 |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) | 7-36 | NZ | Chittagong | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | JM Anderson (Eng) | 7-43 | NZ | Nottingham | 5 Jun 2008 |
| 5 | RJ Sidebottom (Eng) | 7-47 | NZ | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 6 | FH Edwards (WI) | 7-87 | NZ | Napier | 19 Dec 2008 |
| 7 | M Muralitharan (SL) | 6-26 | Ind | Colombo SSC | 23 Jul 2008 |
| 8 | Shahadat Hossain (Bdesh) | 6-27 | SAf | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 |
| 9 | MS Panesar (Eng) | 6-37 | NZ | Manchester | 23 May 2008 |
| 10 | RJ Sidebottom (Eng) | 6-49 | NZ | Hamilton | 5 Mar 2008 |
| = | M Muralitharan (SL) | 6-49 | Bdesh | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 12 | DL Vettori (NZ) | 6-56 | WI | Dunedin Uni | 11 Dec 2008 |
| 13 | RJ Sidebottom (Eng) | 6-67 | NZ | Nottingham | 5 Jun 2008 |
| 14 | DW Steyn (SAf) | 6-72 | WI | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 |
| 15 | IE O'Brien (NZ) | 6-75 | WI | Napier | 19 Dec 2008 |
| 16 | Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) | 6-99 | SAf | Centurion | 26 Nov 2008 |
| 17 | Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 6-102 | SL | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 18 | BAW Mendis (SL) | 6-117 | Ind | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 19 | MS Panesar (Eng) | 6-126 | NZ | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 20 | DW Steyn (SAf) | 5-23 | Ind | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 |
| 21 | JH Kallis (SAf) | 5-30 | Bdesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 |
| 22 | SR Clark (Aus) | 5-32 | WI | Kingston | 22 May 2008 |
| 23 | RJ Peterson (SAf) | 5-33 | Bdesh | Chittagong | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 24 | MG Johnson (Aus) | 5-39 | NZ | Brisbane | 20 Nov 2008 |
| 25 | M Morkel (SAf) | 5-50 | Bdesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 |
| 26 | TG Southee (NZ) | 5-55 | Eng | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 27 | BAW Mendis (SL) | 5-56 | Ind | Colombo PSS | 8 Aug 2008 |
| 28 | PM Siddle (Aus) | 5-59 | SAf | Sydney | 3 Jan 2009 |
| = | DL Vettori (NZ) | 5-59 | Bdesh | Chittagong | 17 Oct 2008 |
| = | B Lee (Aus) | 5-59 | WI | North Sound | 30 May 2008 |
| Rank | Name | Opp. | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | JJ Krejza (Aus) | 12-358 | Ind | Nagpur | 6 Nov 2008 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan (SL) | 11-110 | Ind | Colombo SSC | 23 Jul 2008 |
| 3 | MG Johnson (Aus) | 11-159 | SAf | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 4 | RJ Sidebottom (Eng) | 10-139 | NZ | Hamilton | 5 Mar 2008 |
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 10-153 | SL | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 6 | DW Steyn (SAf) | 10-154 | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 7 | M Muralitharan (SL) | 10-190 | Bdesh | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 8 | BAW Mendis (SL) | 10-209 | Ind | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 9 | MG Johnson (Aus) | 9-69 | NZ | Brisbane | 20 Nov 2008 |
| 10 | Shahadat Hossain (Bdesh) | 9-97 | SAf | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 |
| 11 | JM Anderson (Eng) | 9-98 | NZ | Nottingham | 5 Jun 2008 |
| 12 | Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) | 9-116 | NZ | Chittagong | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 13 | DL Vettori (NZ) | 9-133 | Bdesh | Chittagong | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 14 | B Lee (Aus) | 9-171 | NZ | Adelaide | 28 Nov 2008 |
| 15 | SR Clark (Aus) | 8-91 | WI | Kingston | 22 May 2008 |
| Rank | Name | Mat | Bls | Wkt | Avg | S/R | 5/10 | BBi |
| 1 | DW Steyn (SAf) | 13 | 2654 | 70 | 21.88 | 37.9 | 5/1 | 6-72 |
| 2 | MG Johnson (Aus) | 14 | 3530 | 65 | 27.15 | 54.3 | 2/1 | 8-61 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 12 | 3870 | 59 | 30.28 | 65.6 | 2/1 | 6-102 |
| 4 | M Ntini (SAf) | 15 | 2785 | 52 | 30.38 | 53.5 | 1/0 | 5-94 |
| 5 | B Lee (Aus) | 13 | 3209 | 50 | 34.62 | 64.2 | 2/0 | 5-59 |
| 6 | DL Vettori (NZ) | 13 | 3363 | 49 | 27.20 | 68.6 | 5/0 | 6-56 |
| 7 | RJ Sidebottom (Eng) | 8 | 2130 | 47 | 20.25 | 45.3 | 4/1 | 7-47 |
| 8 | M Muralitharan (SL) | 7 | 2400 | 46 | 24.86 | 52.2 | 4/2 | 6-26 |
| = | M Morkel (SAf) | 14 | 2497 | 46 | 32.82 | 54.3 | 1/0 | 5-50 |
| = | JM Anderson (Eng) | 11 | 2453 | 46 | 29.84 | 53.3 | 2/0 | 7-43 |
| 11 | MS Panesar (Eng) | 12 | 2770 | 39 | 33.12 | 71.0 | 2/0 | 6-37 |
| 12 | I Sharma (Ind) | 12 | 2133 | 38 | 27.76 | 56.1 | 0/0 | 4-77 |
| 13 | IE O'Brien (NZ) | 9 | 1663 | 36 | 21.13 | 46.2 | 1/0 | 6-75 |
| 14 | Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) | 9 | 2042 | 35 | 27.48 | 58.3 | 4/0 | 7-36 |
| 15 | BAW Mendis (SL) | 4 | 1237 | 33 | 18.36 | 37.5 | 2/1 | 6-117 |