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.
T20IAll-time143 entries
1164Tim SoutheeNZ8 clear of Ish Sodhi
2156Ish SodhiNZ8 off the lead
3154Shem NgocheKEN10 off the lead
● LEADS
Tim SoutheeNZ
164 · 8 ahead of Sodhi
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Shakib Al HasanBAN
4 separate entries on this list · 113 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
132
The mark at number ten — 133 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Rwanda
6 of the top 50 · 22 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

143 entries, ranked
1Tim SoutheeNZ164
2Ish SodhiNZ156
3Shem NgocheKEN154
4Mustafizur RahmanBAN153
5Shakib Al HasanBAN149
6Rashid KhanPAK148
7Wanindu HasarangaSL145
8Adil RashidENG141
9Adam ZampaAUS134
10Mark AdairIRE132
11Ali DawoodBHR63
12Alpesh Ravilal RamjaniUGA55
13Muhammad ButtBHR53
14Henry SsenyondoUGA49
15Ehsan KhanHK46
15Umair TariqAST46
17Yalinde Maurice NkanyaTNZ45
18Martin AkayezuRWA42
18Aqib IqbalAST42
20Junaid SiddiqueBAN40
21Josh LittleIRE39
21Ferdinando BanunaekINS39
23Usman NajeebSAR38
23Sandeep LamichhaneNEP38
23Zappy BimenyimanaRWA38
23Abdul AbbasiBHR38
27Bhuvneshwar KumarIND37
28Wanindu HasarangaSL36
28Arshdeep SinghIND36
28Varun VinodIND36
31Dinesh Maganiai NakraniUGA35
31Adam ZampaAUS35
31Virandeep Singh Jagjit SinghMAL35
34Wanindu HasarangaSL34
34Muhammad NadirRWA34
36Arshdeep SinghIND33
37Emile RukirizaRWA32
38Andrew TyeAUS31
38Kabare Kevin IrakozeRWA31
40Emmanuel SebaremeRWA30
41Waseem AbbasMLT29
41Shem NgocheKEN29
43Jasprit BumrahIND28
43Sandeep LamichhaneNEP28
43Shadab KhanPAK28
43Mustafizur RahmanBAN28
43Jason HolderWI28
48Dirk NannesAUS27
48Paul van MeekerenNED27
48Ish SodhiNZ27
51Ahsan MalikNED26
51Iqbal Hussain ChaudhryQTR26
51Adam ZampaAUS26
54Saeed AjmalPAK25
54Mudassar BukhariNED25
54Billy StanlakeAUS25
54Shakib Al HasanBAN25
58Dominic BlampiedJER24
59Yuzvendra ChahalIND23
59Adil RashidENG23
59Ravichandran AshwinIND23
62Daniel JakielZIM22
62George DockrellIRE22
62Saeed AjmalPAK22
62Samiullah ShenwariAFG22
62Amjad JavedUAE22
62Rashid KhanPAK22
68Ali DawoodBHR21
68Mohammad NabiAFG21
68Kuldeep YadavIND21
68Haider AliPAK21
72Rashid KhanNEP20
72Majid HaqSCO20
72Not on recordROM20
72Shakib Al HasanBAN20
76Saeed AjmalPAK19
76Samuel BadreeWI19
76Graeme SwannENG19
76Boyd RankinENG19
76Varun VinodIND19
76Mohammad NaveedUAE19
82Shahid AfridiGER18
82Kesrick WilliamsWI18
82Majid HaqSCO18
82Max SorensenIRE18
82Jasprit BumrahIND18
82Yuzvendra ChahalIND18
82Ashish NehraIND18
89Lungi NgidiSA17
89Lasith MalingaSL17
89Nathan McCullumNZ17
89Munir DarHK17
89Steven FinnENG17
89Keemo PaulWI17
89Ravindra JadejaIND17
96Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN16
96Haris RaufPAK16
96Krishmar SantokieWI16
96Ian ButlerNZ16
96Shahid AfridiPAK16
101Umar GulPAK15
101Imran TahirSA15
101Aftab HussainHK15
101Nasir AzizUAE15
101Faheem AshrafPAK15
106Harvir BaidwanCAN14
106Graeme CremerZIM14
106Shahid AfridiPAK14
106Syazrul Ezat IdrusMAL14
106Imran TahirSA14
106Sunil NarineWI14
106Ajantha MendisSL14
113RP SinghIND13
113Dawlat ZadranAFG13
113Nuwan KulasekaraSL13
113Jacob MulderIRE13
113Ashton AgarAUS13
118Abdur RazzakBAN12
118Aizaz KhanHK12
118Hasan AliPAK12
118Nathan Coulter-NileAUS12
118Roelof van der MerweNED12
123Ajantha MendisSL11
123Mohammad AsifPAK11
123Wayne ParnellSA11
123Shakib Al HasanBAN11
127Mohammad HafeezPAK10
127Mitchell JohnsonAUS10
129Dewald NelSCO9
130Ravi BoparaENG8
130Andre BothaIRE8
132Jade DernbachENG7
132Umar GulPAK7
134Mitchell JohnsonAUS6
134Henry OsindeCAN6
136Michael KasprowiczAUS5
136Sanath JayasuriyaSL5
138Paul CollingwoodENG4
138Jon LewisENG4
140Jeetan PatelNZ3
140Prosper UtseyaZIM3
142Charl LangeveldtSA2
143Not on recordOMN0
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