Most Wickets in T20

# Player M Inns Ovr Runs Wk Avg Eco SR 4W 5W
1 Rashid Khan Rashid Khan 115 115 438.2 2650 193 13.73 6.04 13.60 9 2
2 Tim Southee Tim Southee 126 123 458.5 3671 164 22.38 8.00 16.70 2 2
3 Ish Sodhi Ish Sodhi 140 133 458.2 3736 162 23.06 8.15 16.90 4 0
4 Adil Rashid Adil Rashid 144 137 502.0 3748 161 23.27 7.46 18.70 4 0
5 Mustafizur Rahman Mustafizur Rahman 126 125 455.0 3313 158 20.96 7.28 17.20 3 2
6 Wanindu Hasaranga Wanindu Hasaranga 95 93 352.0 2473 154 16.05 7.02 13.70 5 0
7 Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan 129 126 457.3 3117 149 20.91 6.81 18.40 6 2
8 Adam Zampa Adam Zampa 115 112 411.1 3034 147 20.63 7.37 16.70 5 1
9 Mitchell Santner Mitchell Santner 138 133 472.0 3387 142 23.85 7.17 19.90 3 0
10 Mark Adair Mark Adair 100 100 359.3 2812 142 19.80 7.82 15.10 4 0
11 Shaheen Afridi Shaheen Afridi 103 103 370.3 2904 136 21.35 7.83 16.30 3 0
12 Ehsan Khan Ehsan Khan 102 100 364.5 2271 134 16.94 6.22 16.30 5 0
13 Haris Rauf Haris Rauf 94 92 334.5 2807 133 21.10 8.38 15.10 5 0
14 Sandeep Lamichhane Sandeep Lamichhane 72 72 272.4 1690 130 13.00 6.19 12.50 3 2
15 Megan Schutt Megan Schutt 99 98 331.3 2107 128 16.46 6.35 15.50 4 1
16 Arshdeep Singh Arshdeep Singh 84 83 293.2 2502 127 19.70 8.52 13.80 2 1
17 Nida Dar Nida Dar 131 124 422.2 2330 126 18.49 5.51 20.10 1 1
18 Anisa Mohammed Anisa Mohammed 117 113 395.3 2206 125 17.64 5.57 18.90 4 3
19 Junaid Siddique Junaid Siddique 89 89 330.1 2521 124 20.33 7.63 15.90 5 1
20 Henry Ssenyondo Henry Ssenyondo 95 91 320.1 1681 124 13.55 5.25 15.40 7 1
21 Shadab Khan Shadab Khan 124 115 404.1 2991 123 24.31 7.40 19.70 3 0
22 Ellyse Perry Ellyse Perry 142 132 397.5 2329 123 18.93 5.85 19.40 4 0
23 Shabnim Ismail Shabnim Ismail 113 112 396.5 2291 123 18.62 5.77 19.30 0 2
24 Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah 95 92 335.4 2188 121 18.08 6.51 16.60 1 0
25 Ali Dawood Ali Dawood 77 77 274.4 1696 118 14.37 6.17 13.90 6 1
26 Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya 138 125 370.5 3093 114 27.13 8.34 19.50 3 0
27 Richard Ngarava Richard Ngarava 93 91 328.2 2436 114 21.36 7.41 17.20 2 0
28 Katherine Brunt Katherine Brunt 112 111 392.1 2188 114 19.19 5.57 20.60 1 0
29 Virandeep Singh Virandeep Singh 114 92 286.3 1575 113 13.93 5.49 15.20 4 0
30 Bilal Khan Bilal Khan 79 78 283.0 1919 110 17.44 6.78 15.40 3 0
31 Sophie Devine Sophie Devine 122 106 306.3 1942 110 17.65 6.33 16.70 1 0
32 Chris Jordan Chris Jordan 95 94 325.3 2847 108 26.36 8.74 18.00 4 0
33 Shem Ngoche Shem Ngoche 93 90 312.4 1864 108 17.25 5.96 17.30 3 0
34 Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga 84 83 299.5 2225 107 20.79 7.42 16.80 1 2
35 Sikandar Raza Sikandar Raza 133 119 366.0 2519 107 23.54 6.88 20.50 2 1
36 Jason Holder Jason Holder 95 91 331.3 2881 106 27.17 8.69 18.70 5 1
37 Taskin Ahmed Taskin Ahmed 86 84 303.2 2353 106 22.19 7.75 17.10 3 0
38 Blessing Muzarabani Blessing Muzarabani 89 86 312.3 2263 106 21.34 7.24 17.60 1 0
39 KC Karan KC Karan 88 88 283.1 2200 106 20.75 7.76 16.00 3 1
40 Mohammad Nabi Mohammad Nabi 151 137 409.4 3021 105 28.77 7.37 23.40 3 0
41 Deepti Sharma Deepti Sharma 95 93 333.0 2026 105 19.29 6.08 19.00 1 0
42 Anya Shrubsole Anya Shrubsole 79 79 266.2 1587 102 15.55 5.95 15.60 2 1
43 Sophie Ecclestone Sophie Ecclestone 73 72 268.1 1568 102 15.37 5.84 15.70 1 0
44 Alpesh Ramjani Alpesh Ramjani 65 63 223.1 1070 102 10.49 4.79 13.10 4 1
45 Mohammad Nawaz Mohammad Nawaz 98 92 293.2 2109 101 20.88 7.18 17.40 0 2
46 Aizaz Khan Aizaz Khan 99 89 274.5 2168 101 21.46 7.88 16.30 2 0
47 Pavandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh 83 83 308.5 1840 100 18.40 5.95 18.50 1 0
48 Shahid Afridi Shahid Afridi 99 97 361.2 2396 98 24.44 6.63 22.10 3 0
49 Stafanie Taylor Stafanie Taylor 114 87 289.3 1639 98 16.72 5.66 17.70 2 0
50 Poonam Yadav Poonam Yadav 72 72 260.0 1495 98 15.25 5.75 15.90 3 0
51 Axar Patel Axar Patel 94 88 280.4 2078 97 21.42 7.40 17.30 0 0
52 Yuzvendra Chahal Yuzvendra Chahal 80 79 294.0 2409 96 25.09 8.19 18.30 2 1
53 Dinesh Nakrani Dinesh Nakrani 82 76 258.0 1468 96 15.29 5.68 16.10 2 2
54 Zappy Bimenyimana Zappy Bimenyimana 100 98 297.3 2146 96 22.35 7.21 18.50 0 0
55 Kuldeep Yadav Kuldeep Yadav 54 52 187.5 1306 95 13.74 6.95 11.80 3 2
56 Jess Jonassen Jess Jonassen 103 99 323.0 1830 95 19.26 5.66 20.40 3 1
57 Imran Anwar Imran Anwar 104 100 298.5 2192 95 23.07 7.33 18.80 1 0
58 Dushmantha Chameera Dushmantha Chameera 76 76 276.0 2202 92 23.93 7.97 18.00 2 1
59 Akeal Hosein Akeal Hosein 95 91 325.2 2408 92 26.17 7.40 21.20 2 1
60 George Dockrell George Dockrell 157 100 288.2 2012 91 22.10 6.97 19.00 1 0
61 Mark Watt Mark Watt 81 78 283.1 2020 91 22.19 7.13 18.60 2 1
62 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bhuvneshwar Kumar 87 86 298.3 2079 90 23.10 6.96 19.90 3 2
63 Lungisani Ngidi Lungisani Ngidi 64 64 216.3 1866 90 20.73 8.61 14.40 3 1
64 Aqib Iqbal Aqib Iqbal 81 79 278.1 1863 90 20.70 6.69 18.50 0 1
65 Tabraiz Shamsi Tabraiz Shamsi 70 70 251.3 1860 89 20.89 7.39 16.90 3 1
66 Nattaya Boochatham Nattaya Boochatham 67 66 225.1 946 89 10.62 4.20 15.10 4 0
67 Sana Mir Sana Mir 106 105 378.2 2085 89 23.42 5.51 25.50 4 0
68 Mujeeb Ur Rahman Mujeeb Ur Rahman 65 65 241.4 1575 87 18.10 6.51 16.60 3 1
69 Craig Young Craig Young 73 71 238.1 1935 87 22.24 8.12 16.40 3 0
70 Paul van Meekeren Paul van Meekeren 78 76 259.0 1831 86 21.29 7.06 18.00 2 0
71 Safyaan Sharif Safyaan Sharif 76 75 253.4 2059 86 23.94 8.11 17.60 2 0
72 Vraj Patel Vraj Patel 64 63 230.0 1217 86 14.15 5.29 16.00 1 1
73 Concylate Aweko Concylate Aweko 63 63 238.5 842 86 9.79 3.52 16.60 2 0
74 Umar Gul Umar Gul 60 60 200.3 1443 85 16.97 7.19 14.10 4 2
75 Josh Little Josh Little 77 76 282.0 2138 85 25.15 7.58 19.90 2 0
76 Saeed Ajmal Saeed Ajmal 64 63 238.2 1516 85 17.83 6.36 16.80 4 0
77 Danielle Hazell Danielle Hazell 85 85 317.3 1764 85 20.75 5.55 22.40 1 0
78 Inoka Ranaweera Inoka Ranaweera 75 75 256.4 1500 85 17.64 5.84 18.10 1 0
79 Mohammed Aslam Nawfer Mohammed Aslam Nawfer 78 77 268.4 1664 85 19.57 6.19 18.90 3 0
80 Sompal Kami Sompal Kami 88 88 275.0 1971 84 23.46 7.16 19.60 0 0
81 Salma Khatun Salma Khatun 95 93 311.0 1560 84 18.57 5.01 22.20 1 0
82 Isaac Okpe Isaac Okpe 84 80 233.4 1564 84 18.61 6.69 16.60 0 1
83 Trent Boult Trent Boult 61 61 231.3 1779 83 21.43 7.68 16.70 2 0
84 Kagiso Rabada Kagiso Rabada 79 79 282.5 2378 83 28.65 8.40 20.40 0 0
85 Charles Perchard Charles Perchard 53 51 183.0 1136 83 13.68 6.20 13.20 3 1
86 Maheesh Theekshana Maheesh Theekshana 83 83 312.0 2212 82 26.97 7.08 22.80 0 0
87 Dhruv Maisuria Dhruv Maisuria 45 43 151.3 830 82 10.12 5.47 11.00 4 2
88 Romario Shepherd Romario Shepherd 79 72 222.0 2223 81 27.44 10.01 16.40 1 1
89 Bernard Scholtz Bernard Scholtz 80 78 268.4 1700 81 20.98 6.32 19.90 2 0
90 Natalie Sciver Natalie Sciver 111 101 269.0 1751 81 21.61 6.50 19.90 2 0
91 Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc 65 65 243.0 1881 79 23.81 7.74 18.40 1 0
92 Josh Hazlewood Josh Hazlewood 60 59 224.4 1680 79 21.26 7.47 17.00 4 0
93 Dwayne Bravo Dwayne Bravo 91 77 250.5 2036 78 26.10 8.11 19.20 3 0
94 Yasim Murtaza Yasim Murtaza 71 68 240.0 1543 77 20.03 6.42 18.70 1 0
95 Leigh Kasperek Leigh Kasperek 48 48 175.2 1109 77 14.40 6.32 13.60 1 0
96 Marizanne Kapp Marizanne Kapp 96 84 279.0 1553 77 20.16 5.56 21.70 1 0
97 Shashikala Siriwardene Shashikala Siriwardene 81 78 275.3 1598 77 20.75 5.80 21.40 3 0
98 Vijay Unni Vijay Unni 73 73 232.5 1473 77 19.12 6.32 18.10 2 0
99 Lockie Ferguson Lockie Ferguson 54 53 184.5 1355 76 17.82 7.33 14.50 2 1
100 Frank Nsubuga Frank Nsubuga 72 71 245.5 1158 76 15.23 4.71 19.40 0 0

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

Most Wickets in T20!

Rashid Khan produced 193 wickets in #PLAYER1INNS# in T20 international and holds the record for taking the most wickets in T20. 

Tim Southee struck 164 wickets in #PLAYER2INNS# innings. In the T20 international. Tim Southee grabbed 2nd place on the list of most wickets in T20 internationals.

Ish Sodhi claimed 162 dismissals in #PLAYER3INNS# T20 innings. Ish Sodhi is at 3rd spot on the list of players with the most wickets in the Twenty20 format. 

Adil Rashid collected 158 scalps in #PLAYER4INNS# innings. Adil Rashid sits in 4th place for the most wickets in T20 cricket. If you are keen to follow the leading wicket-taker in T20, regularly visit the Sports Yaari Website.

Most Wickets in Test Cricket History

The true test for bowlers is that patience, consistency and skill are paramount in Test cricket. The bowlers who take the most wickets in their Test cricket career are those who can put pressure on the batsmen in every situation for a long time and help the team win.

Bowlers With the Most Wickets in Test Cricket History

Muttiah Muralitharan tops the list and created history by taking a record number of wickets in his Test career. The legends like Shane Warne and James Anderson have followed him with their exceptional swing and spin.

Muttiah Muralitharan – 800 wickets

Sri Lanka's talismanic spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the most successful bowler in Test cricket history. He took 800 wickets in 133 matches, a record number of wickets that is nearly impossible to break. He holds the remarkable world record for most wickets in Test matches of 5-wicket hauls in an innings (67 times) and 4-wicket hauls in a match (45 times).

Shane Warne – 700 wickets

Australia's legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne took 708 wickets in 145 matches. He was the first bowler to reach the 700-wicket mark. He took 5 wickets in an innings 37 times and 4 wicket-hauls 48 times during his test career. He also holds the record for most wickets in a test series in The Ashes 2005, where a total of 40 wickets in 5 matches was taken.

James Anderson – 704 wickets

James Anderson is the Sultan of Swing who has taken 704 wickets in 188 matches, which is one of the records for the most test wickets in international cricket. He has proven his consistency with 32 five-wicket hauls and 32 four-wicket hauls.

Anil Kumble – 619 wickets

Anil Kumble is India's greatest match-winner, who took 619 wickets in 132 matches. He took 5 wickets in an innings 35 times and 4 wickets in an innings 31 times. He is known as 'Jumbo', due to his accuracy and fighting spirit, with his best performance being taking all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan.

Stuart Broad – 604 wickets

England's legendary fast bowler Stuart Broad took a total of 604 wickets in 167 matches during his illustrious Test career. His lethal bowling has seen him take 20 5-wicket hauls and 28 4-wicket hauls, which placed him among the most successful and influential bowlers in cricket history.

Nathan Lyon – 567 wickets

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has taken 567 wickets in 141 matches. He is considered one of the most wicket-taking bowlers in tests. He has proved his worth with 24 5-wicket hauls and 26 4-wicket hauls in his career.

Glenn McGrath – 563 wickets

Glenn McGrath is Australia's greatest fast bowler, who took a total of 563 wickets in 124 matches. He is known for his accurate line and length, with the amazing feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings 29 times and 4 wickets in an innings 28 times.

Glenn McGrath took a total of 36 wickets in the 1997 Ashes series (6 matches). This was one of the best records for most wickets in Test series at the time.

Ravichandran Ashwin – 537 wickets

India's legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has proven his prowess with 537 wickets in just 106 matches. He has also taken 37 five-wicket hauls and 25 four-wicket hauls. He is considered one of the fastest wicket-takers and clever strategists in modern cricket.

Courtney Walsh – 519 wickets

Courtney Walsh is a West Indies' legendary fast bowler who took 519 wickets in 132 matches. He was the first bowler in the world to reach the 500-wicket mark in Test cricket. He played a key role in his team's victory with 22 5-wicket hauls and 32 4-wicket hauls in his career.

Dale Steyn – 439 wickets

Dale Steyn is known as South Africa's 'Sten Gun', who took 439 wickets in just 93 matches. His pace and swing are so lethal that he took 26 5-wicket hauls and 27 4-wicket hauls.

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