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 · 13 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
22Abdul RazzaqPAK269
22Harbhajan SinghIND269
23Makhaya NtiniSA266
24Kapil DevIND253
25Mitchell StarcAUS247
25Shoaib AkhtarPAK247
26Adil RashidENG243
27Kyle MillsNZ240
28Heath StreakZIM239
28Mitchell JohnsonAUS239
29Darren GoughENG236
30Ravindra JadejaIND234
31Rashid KhanAFG233
32Courtney WalshWI227
33Sir Curtly AmbroseWI225
34Tim SoutheeNZ221
35Trent BoultNZ210
36Abdur RazzakBAN207
37Mohammed ShamiIND206
38Adam ZampaAUS205
38Mohammad NabiAFG205
39Chris HarrisNZ203
39Craig McDermottAUS203
40Kuldeep YadavIND201
40Chris CairnsNZ201
40Sandeep LamichhaneNEP201
41Dwayne BravoWI199
42Nuwan KulasekaraSL198
43Venkatesh PrasadIND196
43Dale SteynSA196
44Steve WaughAUS195
45Carl HooperWI193
46Lance KlusenerSA192
47Morne MorkelSA188
48Dilhara FernandoSL187
49Saeed AjmalPAK184
49Mustafizur RahmanBAN184
50Imran NiaziBHR182
50Aaqib JavedPAK182
51Umar GulPAK179
52Stuart BroadENG178
53Thisara PereraSL175
54Nathan BrackenAUS174
55Irfan PathanIND173
55Jacob OramNZ173
55Imran TahirSA173
56Matt HenryNZ171
57Chris WoakesENG170
58Andrew FlintoffENG169
59Shane WatsonAUS168
59Kagiso RabadaSA168
60Chris GayleWI167
61Mushtaq AhmedPAK161
62Jason HolderWI159
63Shoaib MalikPAK158
63Sir Richard HadleeNZ158
64Malcolm MarshallWI157
64Ashish NehraIND157
64Manoj PrabhakarIND157
65Ravichandran AshwinIND156
65Brad HoggAUS156
66Sachin TendulkarIND154
66Thomas OdoyoKEN154
67Ajantha MendisSL152
68Jasprit BumrahIND151
68Upul ChandanaSL151
69Josh HazlewoodAUS148
69Shaheen AfridiPAK148
69Sompal KamiNEP148
70Shane BondNZ147
71Joel GarnerWI146
72Sir Ian BothamENG145
73Safyaan SharifSCO144
74Pat CumminsAUS143
75Jason GillespieAUS142
75Michael HoldingWI142
75Alzarri JosephWI142
76Bhuvneshwar KumarIND141
77Ewen ChatfieldNZ140
78Mitchell SantnerNZ139
78Bernard ScholtzNAM139
78Mohammad HafeezPAK139
79Kumar DharmasenaSL138
80Scott StyrisNZ137
81Farveez MaharoofSL135
82Damien FlemingAUS134
82Taskin AhmedBAN134
83Andrew SymondsAUS133
83Prosper UtseyaZIM133
84Abdul QadirPAK132
84Bilal KhanOMN132
85Liam PlunkettENG131
86Mervyn DillonWI130
87Mehidy HasanBAN129
87Rubel HossainBAN129
87Ravi ShastriIND129
88Jerome TaylorWI128
89Kevin O'BrienIRE127
90Danny MorrisonNZ126
90Angelo MathewsSL126
90Kemar RoachWI126
91Mohammad RafiqueBAN125
92Dawlat ZadranAFG124
92Rohan MustafaUAE124
93Azhar MahmoodPAK123
94Graeme CremerZIM122
95Karan KCNEP121
95Boyd RankinENG121
95Mohammad SamiPAK121
95Yuzvendra ChahalIND121
96Wahab RiazPAK120
96Mark WattSCO120
97Ian BishopWI118
97Sir Viv RichardsWI118
98Ravi RampaulWI117
98George DockrellIRE117
99Tendai ChataraZIM116
100Lungi NgidiSA115
100Phil DeFreitasENG115
100Ishant SharmaIND115
101Hansie CronjeSA114
101Martin SneddenNZ114
102Gavin LarsenNZ113
103Wanindu HasarangaSL112
104Yuvraj SinghIND111
104Paul CollingwoodENG111
104Moeen AliENG111
104Mudassar NazarPAK111
105Naved-ul-HasanPAK110
105Junaid KhanPAK110
105Haris RaufPAK110
105Daryl TuffeyNZ110
106Pramodya WickramasingheSL109
106Tim BresnanENG109
107Nuwan ZoysaSL108
107Simon O'DonnellAUS108
107Suranga LakmalSL108
108Andre NelSA106
108Paul ReiffelAUS106
108Tillakaratne DilshanSL106
108Aravinda de SilvaSL106
108Umesh YadavIND106
108Saurabh NetravalkarUSA106
109Steve TikoloKEN105
110Sikandar RazaZIM104
110Grant FlowerZIM104
110Graeme SwannENG104
111Dennis LilleeAUS103
111Chris PringleNZ103
112Ahmed RazaUAE102
112Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG102
112Hasan AliPAK102
112Steven FinnENG102
113Elton ChigumburaZIM101
114Ray PriceZIM100
114Charl LangeveldtSA100
114JJ SmitNAM100
114Roger HarperWI100
114Winston BenjaminWI100
114Sourav GangulyIND100
115Nathan AstleNZ99
115Wayne ParnellSA99
116Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN98
116Zahoor KhanUAE98
116David WilleyENG98
117Peter TaylorAUS97
117Clint McKayAUS97
117Junaid SiddiqueUAE97
117Andile PhehlukwayoSA97
118Nicky BojeSA96
118Paul StrangZIM96
118Mudassar BukhariNED96
118James FaulknerAUS96
118Virender SehwagIND96
119Ruben TrumpelmannNAM95
119Andrew HallSA95
119Fanie de VilliersSA95
119Mohammad NaveedUAE95
120Lonwabo TsotsobeSA94
120Lockie FergusonNZ94
121Chris MpofuZIM93
122Sunil NarineWI92
123Anderson CumminsWI91
123Hardik PandyaIND91
123Andy McBrineIRE91
124Patrick PattersonWI90
125Marlon SamuelsWI89
125Saleem MalikPAK89
125Lance CairnsNZ89
126Guy WhittallZIM88
126Geoff LawsonAUS88
126Terry AldermanAUS88
127Sir Andy RobertsNZ87
127Pieter SeelaarNED87
128Sean WilliamsZIM86
128Munaf PatelIND86
129Shadab KhanPAK85
129Rodney HoggAUS85
129Mark WaughAUS85
129Ian HarveyAUS85
129Ravi RatnayekeSL85
129Aamer SohailPAK85
130Norman VanuaPNG84
130Chad SoperPNG84
131Phil SimmonsWI83
131Corey CollymoreWI83
131Mohammad IrfanPAK83
131Peter OngondoKEN83
131Barry McCarthyIRE83
132Mitchell McClenaghanNZ82
132Axar PatelIND82
132Carl RackemannAUS82
132MahmudullahBAN82
133Darren SammyWI81
133Mohammad AmirPAK81
133James FranklinNZ81
133Craig YoungIRE81
133Alex CusackIRE81
133Hiren VaraiyaKEN81
134Majid HaqSCO80
134Hamid HassanAFG80
134Maheesh TheekshanaSL80
134Bob WillisENG80
134Mark WoodENG80
135Arjuna RanatungaSL79
135Keshav MaharajSA79
135Craig MatthewsSA79
136Nadeem AhmedHK78
136Andy BichelAUS78
136Ian BradshawWI78
137Iftikhar AnjumPAK77
137Glenn MaxwellAUS77
137Roger BinnyIND77
137Mohammed SirajIND77
137Praveen KumarIND77
137Trent JohnstonIRE77
137Tim MurtaghIRE77
137Mark AdairIRE77
137Ryan McLarenSA77
137Blessing MuzarabaniZIM77
137Michael LeaskSCO77
137Lalit RajbanshiNEP77
138Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN76
138Richard NgaravaZIM76
138Rumesh RatnayakeSL76
138Reon KingWI76
138John EmbureyENG76
138Steve HarmisonENG76
139SreesanthIND75
139Gary BrentZIM75
139Robin PetersonSA75
139Aryan DuttNED75
140Roelof van der MerweNED74
140Willie WatsonENG74
140Gulbadin NaibAFG74
140Dipendra Singh AireeNEP74
140Rangana HerathSL74
140Ben StokesENG74
141Ruwan KalpageSL73
141Allan BorderAUS73
141Madan LalIND73
141Tabraiz ShamsiSA73
141Paul van MeekerenNED73
142Johan BothaSA72
142Pat SymcoxSA72
142Greg ChappellAUS72
143Sohail TanvirPAK71
143Daren PowellWI71
143Ehsan KhanHK71
143James NeeshamNZ71
144Brian McMillanSA70
144Eddo BrandesZIM70
144Andre RussellWI70
144Jofra ArcherENG70
144Shafiul IslamBAN70
145Andy CaddickENG69
145RP SinghIND69
145Sunil JoshiIND69
145Robin SinghIND69
145Jean-Paul DuminySA69
145Alasdair EvansSCO69
145Aayan Afzal KhanUAE69
145Ryan ten DoeschateNED69
145Assad ValaPNG69
146Champaka RamanayakeSL68
147James HopesAUS67
147Michael KasprowiczAUS67
147Chetan SharmaIND67
147Mark EalhamENG67
147Khaled MahmudBAN67
148Chris LewisENG66
148Maninder SinghIND66
148Dushmantha ChameeraSL66
149Dilshan MadushankaSL65
149Peter BorrenNED65
149John BlainSCO65
149Tinashe PanyangaraZIM65
149Naseem ShahPAK65
149Shardul ThakurIND65
149Craig WhiteENG65
150Akeal HoseinWI64
150Shoriful IslamBAN64
150Amit MishraIND64
150Ish SodhiNZ64
150Dion NashNZ64
151Nathan McCullumNZ63
151Venkatapathy RajuIND63
151Bruce ReidAUS63
151Nathan HauritzAUS63
151Sarfraz NawazPAK63
151Alan MullallyENG63
152Shaun TaitAUS62
152Doug BollingerAUS62
152Nuwan PradeepSL62
152Samiullah ShenwariAFG62
153Chris SoleSCO61
153Brandon McMullenSCO61
153Douglas HondoZIM61
153Josh LittleIRE61
153Dwayne SmithWI61
153Syed RaselBAN61
154James TredwellENG60
154Fidel EdwardsWI60
154John MooneyIRE60
154Corey AndersonNZ60
155Gerhard ErasmusNAM59
155Khurram ChohanCAN59
155Kyle JarvisZIM59
155Neil FosterENG59
155Tapash BaisyaBAN59
155Ashantha de MelSL59
156Gladstone SmallENG58
156Henry OlongaZIM58
156Akila DananjayaSL58
157Adam MilneNZ57
157Tawanda MupariwaZIM57
157Mitchell MarshAUS57
157Michael ClarkeAUS57
157Greg MatthewsAUS57
157Debasis MohantyIND57
158Ashley GilesENG56
158Arshad KhanPAK56
158Roger TelemachusSA56
158Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG56
158Edgar SchiferliNED56
159Logan van BeekNED55
159Henry OsindeCAN55
159Tauseef AhmedPAK55
159Kieron PollardWI55
159Jeff ThomsonAUS55
159Xavier DohertyAUS55
160Vivian KingmaNED54
160Asitha FernandoSL54
160Jeremy ConeyNZ54
160Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG54
160Nosthush KenjigeUSA54
161Charles AminiPNG53
161Josh DaveySCO53
161Shapoor ZadranAFG53
161Sachithra SenanayakeSL53
161Andre AdamsNZ53
161Jan FrylinckNAM53
161Stuart ClarkAUS53
161Len PascoeAUS53
162Darren LehmannAUS52
162Tom MoodyAUS52
162Nathan Coulter-NileAUS52
162Sajeewa de SilvaSL52
162Sheldon CottrellWI52
162Gudakesh MotieWI52
162Tanwir AfzalHK52
162Geoff AllottNZ52
162Marco JansenSA52
163Rizwan CheemaCAN51
163Vasbert DrakesWI51
164Ashley NurseWI50
164Thilan ThusharaSL50
164Harvir BaidwanCAN50
164Kaleem SanaCAN50
164Andy BlignautZIM50
164Albie MorkelSA50
164Amir HamzaAFG50
164Basant RegmiNEP50
164Jimmy KamandeKEN50
164Ahmad ButtOMN50
165Ali KhanUSA49
165Mirwais AshrafAFG49
165Sunil DhaniramCAN49
165Jeetan PatelNZ49
165Craig McMillanNZ49
165Dunith WellalageSL49
165Mohammad NawazPAK49
166Marcus StoinisAUS48
166Shane LeeAUS48
166Prasidh KrishnaIND48
166Graham DilleyENG48
166Dhananjaya de SilvaSL48
166Jeffrey VandersaySL48
166Chris MorrisSA48
166Khawar AliOMN48
167Collins ObuyaKEN47
167Andre BothaIRE47
167Paul StirlingIRE47
167Aizaz KhanHK47
167Bas de LeedeNED47
167Tangeni LungameniNAM47
167Angus FraserENG47
167Shahadat HossainBAN47
167Sam CurranENG47
167Reece TopleyENG47
168Mohammad AsifPAK46
168Jayden SealesWI46
168Roston ChaseWI46
168Nixon McLeanWI46
168Mike WhitneyAUS46
168Mohinder AmarnathIND46
168Nikhil ChopraIND46
168Christoffel ViljoenNAM46
168Not on recordNAM46
168Shayne O'ConnorNZ46
168Jacob DuffyNZ46
168Michael BracewellNZ46
168Lameck OnyangoKEN46
168Iain WardlawSCO46
168Bryan StrangZIM46
168Jasdeep SinghUSA46
169Andy WhittallZIM45
169Ed RainsfordZIM45
169Craig WrightSCO45
169Dipak PatelNZ45
169Timm van der GugtenNED45
169Graeme LabrooySL45
169Nikita MillerWI45
169Chris OldENG45
169Robert CroftENG45
169Chris JordanENG45
170Nazmul HossainBAN44
170Derek PringleENG44
170Vic MarksENG44
170Tony GrayWI44
170Simon DavisAUS44
170Ryan HarrisAUS44
170Imad WasimPAK44
170Kyle McCallanIRE44
170Richie BerringtonSCO44
170Khurram KhanUAE44
170Karthik MeiyappanUAE44
170Dirk ViljoenZIM44
170Steve ElworthySA44
170Richard SnellSA44
171Martin SujiKEN43
171Kasun RajithaSL43
171Mohammad WasimPAK43
171Jimmy AdamsWI43
171Carlos BrathwaiteWI43
171Steven TaylorUSA43
171KaleemullahOMN43
172Nisarg PatelUSA42
172Keith ArthurtonWI42
172Mohammad SaifuddinBAN42
172John HastingsAUS42
172Lahiru KumaraSL42
172Shane ThomsonNZ42
172John DavisonCAN42
172Kyle KleinNED42
172Amjad JavedUAE42
172Imran HaiderUAE42
172Aftab AlamAFG42
173Saad Bin ZafarCAN41
173Vernon PhilanderSA41
173Sean ErvineZIM41
173Michael RipponNED41
173Cameron CuffyWI41
173Larry GomesWI41
173Dominic CorkENG41
174Saleem JaffarPAK40
174Ravi BoparaENG40
174Russel ArnoldSL40
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