Most Wickets – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the most wickets in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ODIAll-time500 entries
1534Muttiah MuralitharanSL32 clear of Wasim Akram
2502Wasim AkramPAK32 off the lead
3416Waqar YounisPAK118 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
534 · 32 ahead of Akram
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
337
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
9 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL534
2Wasim AkramPAK502
3Waqar YounisPAK416
4Chaminda VaasSL400
5Shahid AfridiGER395
6Shaun PollockSA393
7Glenn McGrathAUS381
8Brett LeeAUS380
9Lasith MalingaSL338
10Anil KumbleIND337
11Sanath JayasuriyaSL323
12Shakib Al HasanBAN317
13Javagal SrinathIND315
14Daniel VettoriNZ305
15Shane WarneAUS293
16Ajit AgarkarIND288
16Saqlain MushtaqPAK288
17Zaheer KhanIND282
18Jacques KallisSA273
19Allan DonaldSA272
20James AndersonENG271
21Mashrafe MortazaBAN270
22Harbhajan SinghIND269
22Abdul RazzaqPAK269
23Makhaya NtiniSA266
24Kapil DevIND253
25Mitchell StarcAUS247
25Shoaib AkhtarPAK247
26Adil RashidENG242
27Kyle MillsNZ240
28Heath StreakZIM239
28Mitchell JohnsonAUS239
29Darren GoughENG236
30Ravindra JadejaIND234
31Rashid KhanAFG229
32Courtney WalshWI227
33Sir Curtly AmbroseWI225
34Tim SoutheeNZ221
35Trent BoultNZ210
36Abdur RazzakBAN207
37Mohammed ShamiIND206
38Adam ZampaAUS205
39Mohammad NabiAFG204
40Craig McDermottAUS203
40Chris HarrisNZ203
41Chris CairnsNZ201
41Kuldeep YadavIND201
42Dwayne BravoWI199
43Nuwan KulasekaraSL198
44Dale SteynSA196
44Venkatesh PrasadIND196
45Steve WaughAUS195
46Carl HooperWI193
47Lance KlusenerSA192
48Morne MorkelSA188
49Dilhara FernandoSL187
50Saeed AjmalPAK184
51Mustafizur RahmanBAN183
52Aaqib JavedPAK182
52Imran NiaziBHR182
53Umar GulPAK179
54Stuart BroadENG178
55Thisara PereraSL175
56Nathan BrackenAUS174
57Irfan PathanIND173
57Jacob OramNZ173
57Imran TahirSA173
58Matt HenryNZ171
59Chris WoakesENG170
60Andrew FlintoffENG169
61Shane WatsonAUS168
61Kagiso RabadaSA168
62Chris GayleWI167
63Mushtaq AhmedPAK161
64Jason HolderWI159
64Sandeep LamichhaneNEP159
65Shoaib MalikPAK158
65Sir Richard HadleeNZ158
66Ashish NehraIND157
66Manoj PrabhakarIND157
66Malcolm MarshallWI157
67Ravichandran AshwinIND156
67Brad HoggAUS156
68Sachin TendulkarIND154
68Thomas OdoyoKEN154
69Ajantha MendisSL152
70Upul ChandanaSL151
70Jasprit BumrahIND151
71Josh HazlewoodAUS148
72Shane BondNZ147
73Joel GarnerWI146
74Sir Ian BothamENG145
75Pat CumminsAUS143
76Jason GillespieAUS142
76Michael HoldingWI142
76Alzarri JosephWI142
77Shaheen AfridiPAK141
77Bhuvneshwar KumarIND141
78Ewen ChatfieldNZ140
79Mohammad HafeezPAK139
79Mitchell SantnerNZ139
80Kumar DharmasenaSL138
81Scott StyrisNZ137
82Farveez MaharoofSL135
83Damien FlemingAUS134
84Andrew SymondsAUS133
84Prosper UtseyaZIM133
85Taskin AhmedBAN132
85Abdul QadirPAK132
85Bilal KhanOMN132
86Liam PlunkettENG131
87Mervyn DillonWI130
88Rubel HossainBAN129
88Ravi ShastriIND129
88Mehidy HasanBAN129
89Sompal KamiNEP128
89Jerome TaylorWI128
90Kevin O'BrienIRE127
91Safyaan SharifSCO126
91Kemar RoachWI126
91Angelo MathewsSL126
91Danny MorrisonNZ126
92Mohammad RafiqueBAN125
93Dawlat ZadranAFG124
93Rohan MustafaUAE124
94Azhar MahmoodPAK123
95Graeme CremerZIM122
96Mohammad SamiPAK121
96Boyd RankinENG121
96Yuzvendra ChahalIND121
97Wahab RiazPAK120
98Sir Viv RichardsWI118
98Ian BishopWI118
99Ravi RampaulWI117
100Tendai ChataraZIM116
101Phil DeFreitasENG115
101Ishant SharmaIND115
101Lungi NgidiSA115
101George DockrellIRE115
102Martin SneddenNZ114
102Hansie CronjeSA114
103Gavin LarsenNZ113
104Wanindu HasarangaSL112
105Moeen AliENG111
105Paul CollingwoodENG111
105Yuvraj SinghIND111
105Mudassar NazarPAK111
106Daryl TuffeyNZ110
106Naved-ul-HasanPAK110
106Junaid KhanPAK110
107Pramodya WickramasingheSL109
107Tim BresnanENG109
108Simon O'DonnellAUS108
108Nuwan ZoysaSL108
108Suranga LakmalSL108
109Tillakaratne DilshanSL106
109Aravinda de SilvaSL106
109Andre NelSA106
109Paul ReiffelAUS106
109Umesh YadavIND106
110Haris RaufPAK105
110Steve TikoloKEN105
111Bernard ScholtzNAM104
111Graeme SwannENG104
111Grant FlowerZIM104
111Sikandar RazaZIM104
112Chris PringleNZ103
112Dennis LilleeAUS103
113Steven FinnENG102
113Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG102
113Hasan AliPAK102
113Ahmed RazaUAE102
113Mark WattSCO102
114Elton ChigumburaZIM101
115Ray PriceZIM100
115Roger HarperWI100
115Winston BenjaminWI100
115Charl LangeveldtSA100
115Sourav GangulyIND100
116Nathan AstleNZ99
116Wayne ParnellSA99
117David WilleyENG98
117Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN98
117Zahoor KhanUAE98
118Andile PhehlukwayoSA97
118Peter TaylorAUS97
118Clint McKayAUS97
119James FaulknerAUS96
119Virender SehwagIND96
119Nicky BojeSA96
119Paul StrangZIM96
119Mudassar BukhariNED96
120Mohammad NaveedUAE95
120Andrew HallSA95
120Fanie de VilliersSA95
121Lonwabo TsotsobeSA94
121Lockie FergusonNZ94
122Chris MpofuZIM93
123Sunil NarineWI92
124Anderson CumminsWI91
124Hardik PandyaIND91
125Karan KCNEP90
125Patrick PattersonWI90
126Marlon SamuelsWI89
126Saleem MalikPAK89
126Lance CairnsNZ89
126Andy McBrineIRE89
127Geoff LawsonAUS88
127Terry AldermanAUS88
127Guy WhittallZIM88
128Sir Andy RobertsNZ87
128Pieter SeelaarNED87
129Sean WilliamsZIM86
129Munaf PatelIND86
130Rodney HoggAUS85
130Mark WaughAUS85
130Ian HarveyAUS85
130Aamer SohailPAK85
130Ravi RatnayekeSL85
130Shadab KhanPAK85
131Chad SoperPNG84
131Norman VanuaPNG84
132Peter OngondoKEN83
132Barry McCarthyIRE83
132Mohammad IrfanPAK83
132Phil SimmonsWI83
132Corey CollymoreWI83
133MahmudullahBAN82
133Carl RackemannAUS82
133Mitchell McClenaghanNZ82
134Hiren VaraiyaKEN81
134Craig YoungIRE81
134Alex CusackIRE81
134Darren SammyWI81
134Mohammad AmirPAK81
134James FranklinNZ81
135Hamid HassanAFG80
135Axar PatelIND80
135Bob WillisENG80
135Majid HaqSCO80
135Mark WoodENG80
136Keshav MaharajSA79
136Morawakage TheekshanaSL79
136Craig MatthewsSA79
136Arjuna RanatungaSL79
137Ian BradshawWI78
137Andy BichelAUS78
137Nadeem AhmedHK78
138Trent JohnstonIRE77
138Tim MurtaghIRE77
138Blessing MuzarabaniZIM77
138Mohammed SirajIND77
138Mark AdairIRE77
138Saurabh NetravalkarUSA77
138Glenn MaxwellAUS77
138Praveen KumarIND77
138Roger BinnyIND77
138Ryan McLarenSA77
138Iftikhar AnjumPAK77
139Rumesh RatnayakeSL76
139Reon KingWI76
139John EmbureyENG76
139Steve HarmisonENG76
139Richard NgaravaZIM76
139Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN76
140SreesanthIND75
140Gary BrentZIM75
140Robin PetersonSA75
141Rangana HerathSL74
141Gulbadin NaibAFG74
141Ben StokesENG74
141Willie WatsonENG74
142Madan LalIND73
142Allan BorderAUS73
142Ruwan KalpageSL73
142Tabraiz ShamsiSA73
143Johan BothaSA72
143Pat SymcoxSA72
143Greg ChappellAUS72
144Sohail TanvirPAK71
144James NeeshamNZ71
144Daren PowellWI71
144Ehsan KhanHK71
144Muhammad SiddiqueUAE71
145Jofra ArcherENG70
145Andre RussellWI70
145Eddo BrandesZIM70
145Brian McMillanSA70
145Shafiul IslamBAN70
146Andy CaddickENG69
146Sunil JoshiIND69
146RP SinghIND69
146Robin SinghIND69
146Jean-Paul DuminySA69
146Ruben TrumpelmannNAM69
146Ryan ten DoeschateNED69
146Assad ValaPNG69
146Alasdair EvansSCO69
147Champaka RamanayakeSL68
148Chetan SharmaIND67
148Michael KasprowiczAUS67
148Mark EalhamENG67
148James HopesAUS67
148Khaled MahmudBAN67
148Michael LeaskSCO67
149Dushmantha ChameeraSL66
149Chris LewisENG66
149Maninder SinghIND66
150Craig WhiteENG65
150Tinashe PanyangaraZIM65
150John BlainSCO65
150Peter BorrenNED65
150Shardul ThakurIND65
151Akeal HoseinWI64
151Mohammad IslamBAN64
151Johannes SmitNAM64
151Ish SodhiNZ64
151Dion NashNZ64
151Amit MishraIND64
152Venkatapathy RajuIND63
152Nathan HauritzAUS63
152Bruce ReidAUS63
152Alan MullallyENG63
152Sarfraz NawazPAK63
152Nathan McCullumNZ63
153Naseem ShahPAK62
153Samiullah ShenwariAFG62
153Nuwan PradeepSL62
153Doug BollingerAUS62
153Shaun TaitAUS62
154Syed RaselBAN61
154Dwayne SmithWI61
154Douglas HondoZIM61
154Josh LittleIRE61
154Chris SoleSCO61
155John MooneyIRE60
155Fidel EdwardsWI60
155Corey AndersonNZ60
155James TredwellENG60
156Tapash BaisyaBAN59
156Neil FosterENG59
156Ashantha de MelSL59
156Kyle JarvisZIM59
156Khurram ChohanCAN59
157Roelof van der MerweNED58
157Akila DananjayaSL58
157Henry OlongaZIM58
157Gladstone SmallENG58
158Mitchell MarshAUS57
158Michael ClarkeAUS57
158Greg MatthewsAUS57
158Debasis MohantyIND57
158Tawanda MupariwaZIM57
158Adam MilneNZ57
159Edgar SchiferliNED56
159Roger TelemachusSA56
159Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG56
159Lokumarakkalage MadushankaSL56
159Arshad KhanPAK56
159Ashley GilesENG56
160Jeff ThomsonAUS55
160Xavier DohertyAUS55
160Tauseef AhmedPAK55
160Kieron PollardWI55
160Henry OsindeCAN55
161Aayan KhanUAE54
161Jeremy ConeyNZ54
162Stuart ClarkAUS53
162Len PascoeAUS53
162Andre AdamsNZ53
162Shapoor ZadranAFG53
162Sachithra SenanayakeSL53
162Jan FrylinckNAM53
162Lalit RajbanshiNEP53
162Charles AminiPNG53
163Josh DaveySCO52
163Tanwir AfzalHK52
163Paul van MeekerenNED52
163Marco JansenSA52
163Gudakesh MotieWI52
163Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG52
163Sheldon CottrellWI52
163Geoff AllottNZ52
163Sajeewa de SilvaSL52
163Darren LehmannAUS52
163Tom MoodyAUS52
163Nathan Coulter-NileAUS52
164Vasbert DrakesWI51
164Rizwan CheemaCAN51
165Harvir BaidwanCAN50
165Vivian KingmaNED50
165Jimmy KamandeKEN50
165Basant RegmiNEP50
165Ashley NurseWI50
165Ahmad ButtOMN50
165Dipendra AireeNEP50
165Andy BlignautZIM50
165Amir HamzaAFG50
165Thilan ThusharaSL50
165Albie MorkelSA50
166Craig McMillanNZ49
166Jeetan PatelNZ49
166Mirwais AshrafAFG49
166Muhammad KhanUSA49
166Sunil DhaniramCAN49
167Dhananjaya de SilvaSL48
167Jeffrey VandersaySL48
167Marcus StoinisAUS48
167Chris MorrisSA48
167Khawar AliOMN48
167Muralikrishna KrishnaIND48
167Asitha FernandoSL48
167Shane LeeAUS48
167Graham DilleyENG48
168Angus FraserENG47
168Shahadat HossainBAN47
168Reece TopleyENG47
168Aizaz KhanHK47
168Andre BothaIRE47
168Paul StirlingIRE47
168Collins ObuyaKEN47
169Lameck OnyangoKEN46
169Logan van BeekNED46
169Iain WardlawSCO46
169Roston ChaseWI46
169Jayden SealesWI46
169Christoffel ViljoenNAM46
169Aryan DuttNED46
169Michael BracewellNZ46
169Shayne O'ConnorNZ46
169Mike WhitneyAUS46
169Mohinder AmarnathIND46
169Nikhil ChopraIND46
169Nixon McLeanWI46
169Bryan StrangZIM46
169Mohammad AsifPAK46
169Not on recordNAM46
170Graeme LabrooySL45
170Nikita MillerWI45
170Andy WhittallZIM45
170Dipak PatelNZ45
170Chris JordanENG45
170Robert CroftENG45
170Chris OldENG45
170Dunith WellalageSL45
170Craig WrightSCO45
170Ed RainsfordZIM45
171Imad WasimPAK44
171Richie BerringtonSCO44
171Khurram KhanUAE44
171Kyle McCallanIRE44
171Karthik MeiyappanUAE44
171Nosthusha KenjigeUSA44
171Derek PringleENG44
171Vic MarksENG44
171Nazmul HossainBAN44
171Simon DavisAUS44
171Ryan HarrisAUS44
171Dirk ViljoenZIM44
171Tony GrayWI44
171Steve ElworthySA44
171Richard SnellSA44
172Jimmy AdamsWI43
172Steven TaylorUSA43
172Bas LeedeNED43
172Mohammad WasimPAK43
172KaleemullahOMN43
172Sam CurranENG43
172Martin SujiKEN43
172Carlos BrathwaiteWI43
173Amjad JavedUAE42
173John DavisonCAN42
173Mohammad SaifuddinBAN42
173Lahiru KumaraSL42
173Imran HaiderUAE42
173Nisarg PatelUSA42
173Keith ArthurtonWI42
173Aftab AlamAFG42
173John HastingsAUS42
173Shane ThomsonNZ42
174Dominic CorkENG41
174Sean ErvineZIM41
174Cameron CuffyWI41
174Larry GomesWI41
174Vernon PhilanderSA41
174Tangeni LungameniNAM41
174Michael RipponNED41
175Luke JongweZIM40
175Hamza TahirSCO40
175Jacob DuffyNZ40
175Russel ArnoldSL40
175Saleem JaffarPAK40
175Ravi BoparaENG40
176Kane RichardsonAUS39
176Tim MayAUS39
176Grant ElliottNZ39
176Winston DavisWI39
176Sulieman BennWI39
176Pedro CollinsWI39
176Hamilton MasakadzaZIM39
Nothing matches that filter.
RECENT RESULTS 1 match