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
37Sandeep LamichhaneNEP206
38Mohammad NabiAFG205
38Adam ZampaAUS205
39Craig McDermottAUS203
39Chris HarrisNZ203
40Chris CairnsNZ201
40Kuldeep YadavIND201
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
66Sompal KamiNEP154
66Thomas OdoyoKEN154
67Ajantha MendisSL152
68Jasprit BumrahIND151
68Upul ChandanaSL151
69Bernard ScholtzNAM149
70Josh HazlewoodAUS148
70Shaheen AfridiPAK148
71Shane BondNZ147
72Joel GarnerWI146
73Sir Ian BothamENG145
74Safyaan SharifSCO144
75Pat CumminsAUS143
76Jason GillespieAUS142
76Michael HoldingWI142
76Alzarri JosephWI142
77Bhuvneshwar KumarIND141
78Ewen ChatfieldNZ140
79Mitchell SantnerNZ139
79Mohammad HafeezPAK139
80Kumar DharmasenaSL138
81Scott StyrisNZ137
82Farveez MaharoofSL135
83Damien FlemingAUS134
83Taskin AhmedBAN134
84Andrew SymondsAUS133
84Prosper UtseyaZIM133
85Abdul QadirPAK132
85Bilal KhanOMN132
86Liam PlunkettENG131
87Mervyn DillonWI130
88Mehidy HasanBAN129
88Rubel HossainBAN129
88Ravi ShastriIND129
89Jerome TaylorWI128
90Kevin O'BrienIRE127
91Danny MorrisonNZ126
91Angelo MathewsSL126
91Kemar RoachWI126
92Mohammad RafiqueBAN125
93Mark WattSCO124
93Dawlat ZadranAFG124
93Rohan MustafaUAE124
94Karan KCNEP123
94Azhar MahmoodPAK123
95Graeme CremerZIM122
96Boyd RankinENG121
96Mohammad SamiPAK121
96Yuzvendra ChahalIND121
97Wahab RiazPAK120
98Ian BishopWI118
98Sir Viv RichardsWI118
98Saurabh NetravalkarUSA118
99Ravi RampaulWI117
99George DockrellIRE117
100Tendai ChataraZIM116
101Lungi NgidiSA115
101Phil DeFreitasENG115
101Ishant SharmaIND115
102Hansie CronjeSA114
102Martin SneddenNZ114
103Gavin LarsenNZ113
104Wanindu HasarangaSL112
105Yuvraj SinghIND111
105Paul CollingwoodENG111
105Moeen AliENG111
105Mudassar NazarPAK111
106Naved-ul-HasanPAK110
106Junaid KhanPAK110
106Haris RaufPAK110
106Daryl TuffeyNZ110
107Pramodya WickramasingheSL109
107Tim BresnanENG109
108Nuwan ZoysaSL108
108Simon O'DonnellAUS108
108Suranga LakmalSL108
109JJ SmitNAM107
110Andre NelSA106
110Paul ReiffelAUS106
110Tillakaratne DilshanSL106
110Aravinda de SilvaSL106
110Umesh YadavIND106
111Steve TikoloKEN105
112Sikandar RazaZIM104
112Grant FlowerZIM104
112Graeme SwannENG104
113Dennis LilleeAUS103
113Junaid SiddiqueUAE103
113Chris PringleNZ103
114Ahmed RazaUAE102
114Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG102
114Hasan AliPAK102
114Steven FinnENG102
115Elton ChigumburaZIM101
116Ray PriceZIM100
116Charl LangeveldtSA100
116Roger HarperWI100
116Winston BenjaminWI100
116Sourav GangulyIND100
117Wayne ParnellSA99
117Nathan AstleNZ99
118Ruben TrumpelmannNAM98
118Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN98
118Zahoor KhanUAE98
118David WilleyENG98
119Peter TaylorAUS97
119Clint McKayAUS97
119Andile PhehlukwayoSA97
120Nicky BojeSA96
120Paul StrangZIM96
120Mudassar BukhariNED96
120James FaulknerAUS96
120Virender SehwagIND96
121Andrew HallSA95
121Fanie de VilliersSA95
121Mohammad NaveedUAE95
122Lonwabo TsotsobeSA94
122Lockie FergusonNZ94
123Chris MpofuZIM93
124Sunil NarineWI92
125Anderson CumminsWI91
125Hardik PandyaIND91
125Andy McBrineIRE91
126Patrick PattersonWI90
127Marlon SamuelsWI89
127Saleem MalikPAK89
127Lance CairnsNZ89
128Guy WhittallZIM88
128Geoff LawsonAUS88
128Terry AldermanAUS88
129Sir Andy RobertsNZ87
129Pieter SeelaarNED87
130Sean WilliamsZIM86
130Munaf PatelIND86
131Shadab KhanPAK85
131Rodney HoggAUS85
131Mark WaughAUS85
131Ian HarveyAUS85
131Ravi RatnayekeSL85
131Aamer SohailPAK85
132Norman VanuaPNG84
132Chad SoperPNG84
133Phil SimmonsWI83
133Corey CollymoreWI83
133Mohammad IrfanPAK83
133Peter OngondoKEN83
133Roelof van der MerweNED83
133Barry McCarthyIRE83
134Mitchell McClenaghanNZ82
134Axar PatelIND82
134Carl RackemannAUS82
134MahmudullahBAN82
135Darren SammyWI81
135Mohammad AmirPAK81
135James FranklinNZ81
135Craig YoungIRE81
135Alex CusackIRE81
135Hiren VaraiyaKEN81
136Majid HaqSCO80
136Hamid HassanAFG80
136Aryan DuttNED80
136Maheesh TheekshanaSL80
136Bob WillisENG80
136Mark WoodENG80
137Arjuna RanatungaSL79
137Keshav MaharajSA79
137Craig MatthewsSA79
138Michael LeaskSCO78
138Nadeem AhmedHK78
138Andy BichelAUS78
138Ian BradshawWI78
138Lalit RajbanshiNEP78
139Iftikhar AnjumPAK77
139Glenn MaxwellAUS77
139Roger BinnyIND77
139Mohammed SirajIND77
139Praveen KumarIND77
139Trent JohnstonIRE77
139Tim MurtaghIRE77
139Mark AdairIRE77
139Ryan McLarenSA77
139Blessing MuzarabaniZIM77
140Richard NgaravaZIM76
140Rumesh RatnayakeSL76
140Reon KingWI76
140John EmbureyENG76
140Steve HarmisonENG76
140Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN76
141SreesanthIND75
141Gary BrentZIM75
141Robin PetersonSA75
141Paul van MeekerenNED75
142Willie WatsonENG74
142Gulbadin NaibAFG74
142Dipendra Singh AireeNEP74
142Rangana HerathSL74
142Ben StokesENG74
143Ruwan KalpageSL73
143Allan BorderAUS73
143Madan LalIND73
143Aayan Afzal KhanUAE73
143Tabraiz ShamsiSA73
144Johan BothaSA72
144Pat SymcoxSA72
144Greg ChappellAUS72
145Sohail TanvirPAK71
145Daren PowellWI71
145James NeeshamNZ71
145Ehsan KhanHK71
146Brian McMillanSA70
146Eddo BrandesZIM70
146Andre RussellWI70
146Jofra ArcherENG70
146Shafiul IslamBAN70
147Andy CaddickENG69
147RP SinghIND69
147Sunil JoshiIND69
147Robin SinghIND69
147Jean-Paul DuminySA69
147Alasdair EvansSCO69
147Ryan ten DoeschateNED69
147Assad ValaPNG69
148Champaka RamanayakeSL68
149James HopesAUS67
149Michael KasprowiczAUS67
149Chetan SharmaIND67
149Mark EalhamENG67
149Khaled MahmudBAN67
149Brandon McMullenSCO67
150Dushmantha ChameeraSL66
150Chris LewisENG66
150Maninder SinghIND66
151Naseem ShahPAK65
151Shardul ThakurIND65
151Craig WhiteENG65
151Dilshan MadushankaSL65
151Peter BorrenNED65
151John BlainSCO65
151Tinashe PanyangaraZIM65
152Ish SodhiNZ64
152Dion NashNZ64
152Akeal HoseinWI64
152Shoriful IslamBAN64
152Amit MishraIND64
153Venkatapathy RajuIND63
153Bruce ReidAUS63
153Nathan HauritzAUS63
153Sarfraz NawazPAK63
153Alan MullallyENG63
153Nathan McCullumNZ63
153Nosthush KenjigeUSA63
154Nuwan PradeepSL62
154Samiullah ShenwariAFG62
154Shaun TaitAUS62
154Doug BollingerAUS62
155Dwayne SmithWI61
155Syed RaselBAN61
155Chris SoleSCO61
155Douglas HondoZIM61
155Josh LittleIRE61
155Gerhard ErasmusNAM61
156John MooneyIRE60
156Corey AndersonNZ60
156James TredwellENG60
156Fidel EdwardsWI60
157Neil FosterENG59
157Tapash BaisyaBAN59
157Ashantha de MelSL59
157Khurram ChohanCAN59
157Kyle JarvisZIM59
158Henry OlongaZIM58
158Akila DananjayaSL58
158Gladstone SmallENG58
158Shakeel AhmedOMN58
159Mitchell MarshAUS57
159Michael ClarkeAUS57
159Greg MatthewsAUS57
159Debasis MohantyIND57
159Adam MilneNZ57
159Tawanda MupariwaZIM57
160Roger TelemachusSA56
160Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG56
160Edgar SchiferliNED56
160Ashley GilesENG56
160Arshad KhanPAK56
161Tauseef AhmedPAK55
161Kieron PollardWI55
161Jeff ThomsonAUS55
161Xavier DohertyAUS55
161Logan van BeekNED55
161Henry OsindeCAN55
162Vivian KingmaNED54
162Asitha FernandoSL54
162Jeremy ConeyNZ54
162Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG54
163Shapoor ZadranAFG53
163Josh DaveySCO53
163Sachithra SenanayakeSL53
163Andre AdamsNZ53
163Jan FrylinckNAM53
163Stuart ClarkAUS53
163Len PascoeAUS53
163Charles AminiPNG53
164Jasdeep SinghUSA52
164Darren LehmannAUS52
164Tom MoodyAUS52
164Nathan Coulter-NileAUS52
164Sajeewa de SilvaSL52
164Sheldon CottrellWI52
164Gudakesh MotieWI52
164Tanwir AfzalHK52
164Geoff AllottNZ52
164Marco JansenSA52
165Rizwan CheemaCAN51
165Vasbert DrakesWI51
166Ashley NurseWI50
166Thilan ThusharaSL50
166Harvir BaidwanCAN50
166Kaleem SanaCAN50
166Andy BlignautZIM50
166Albie MorkelSA50
166Amir HamzaAFG50
166Basant RegmiNEP50
166Jimmy KamandeKEN50
166Ahmad ButtOMN50
167Ali KhanUSA49
167Mirwais AshrafAFG49
167Sunil DhaniramCAN49
167Jeetan PatelNZ49
167Craig McMillanNZ49
167Dunith WellalageSL49
167Mohammad NawazPAK49
168Marcus StoinisAUS48
168Shane LeeAUS48
168Prasidh KrishnaIND48
168Graham DilleyENG48
168Dhananjaya de SilvaSL48
168Jeffrey VandersaySL48
168Bas de LeedeNED48
168Chris MorrisSA48
168Khawar AliOMN48
169Collins ObuyaKEN47
169Aizaz KhanHK47
169Tangeni LungameniNAM47
169Kyle KleinNED47
169Andre BothaIRE47
169Paul StirlingIRE47
169Angus FraserENG47
169Shahadat HossainBAN47
169Sam CurranENG47
169Reece TopleyENG47
170Mohammad AsifPAK46
170Jayden SealesWI46
170Roston ChaseWI46
170Nixon McLeanWI46
170Mike WhitneyAUS46
170Mohinder AmarnathIND46
170Nikhil ChopraIND46
170Not on recordNAM46
170Timm van der GugtenNED46
170Christoffel ViljoenNAM46
170Shayne O'ConnorNZ46
170Jacob DuffyNZ46
170Michael BracewellNZ46
170Lameck OnyangoKEN46
170Iain WardlawSCO46
170Bryan StrangZIM46
171Andy WhittallZIM45
171Ed RainsfordZIM45
171Craig WrightSCO45
171Dipak PatelNZ45
171Graeme LabrooySL45
171Nikita MillerWI45
171Chris OldENG45
171Robert CroftENG45
171Chris JordanENG45
172Nazmul HossainBAN44
172Derek PringleENG44
172Vic MarksENG44
172Tony GrayWI44
172Simon DavisAUS44
172Ryan HarrisAUS44
172Imad WasimPAK44
172Kyle McCallanIRE44
172Richie BerringtonSCO44
172Khurram KhanUAE44
172Basil HameedUAE44
172Karthik MeiyappanUAE44
172Dirk ViljoenZIM44
172Steve ElworthySA44
172Richard SnellSA44
172Jay OdedraOMN44
173KaleemullahOMN43
173Harmeet SinghUSA43
173Steven TaylorUSA43
173Martin SujiKEN43
173Kasun RajithaSL43
173Mohammad WasimPAK43
173Jimmy AdamsWI43
173Carlos BrathwaiteWI43
174Keith ArthurtonWI42
174Mohammad SaifuddinBAN42
174John HastingsAUS42
174Lahiru KumaraSL42
174Shane ThomsonNZ42
174John DavisonCAN42
174Amjad JavedUAE42
174Imran HaiderUAE42
174Aftab AlamAFG42
174Nisarg PatelUSA42
175Saad Bin ZafarCAN41
175Vernon PhilanderSA41
175Sean ErvineZIM41
175Jack BrassellNAM41
175Michael RipponNED41
175Cameron CuffyWI41
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