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-time500 entries
1203Rashid KhanAFG33 clear of Adil Rashid
2170Adil RashidENG33 off the lead
3164Tim SoutheeNZ39 off the lead
● LEADS
Rashid KhanAFG
203 · 33 ahead of Rashid
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Khan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
146
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
6 of the top 50 · 24 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Rashid KhanAFG203
2Adil RashidENG170
3Tim SoutheeNZ164
4Ish SodhiNZ161
4Mustafizur RahmanBAN161
5Shem NgocheKEN160
6Wanindu HasarangaSL154
7Mitchell SantnerNZ151
8Ehsan KhanHK149
8Arshdeep SinghIND149
8Shakib Al HasanBAN149
9Adam ZampaAUS147
10Rizwan ButtBHR146
11Mark AdairIRE142
12Shaheen AfridiPAK136
12Ali DawoodBHR136
13Sandeep LamichhaneNEP130
13Haris RaufPAK130
13Henry SsenyondoUGA130
14Virandeep SinghMAL128
15Mohammad NabiAFG127
16Jasprit BumrahIND126
17Shadab KhanPAK125
18Richard NgaravaZIM124
18Junaid SiddiqueUAE124
19Blessing MuzarabaniZIM118
19Aizaz KhanHK118
20Sikandar RazaZIM116
21Bernard ScholtzNAM114
21Axar PatelIND114
21Hardik PandyaIND114
22George DockrellIRE112
23Bilal KhanOMN110
23Martin AkayezuRWA110
24Pavandeep SinghMAL109
25Alpesh RamjaniUGA108
25Chris JordanENG108
25Jason HolderWI108
26Lasith MalingaSL107
27Taskin AhmedBAN106
27Karan KCNEP106
28Safyaan SharifSCO102
29Mohammad NawazPAK101
30Mohammed AslamKUW100
31Shahid AfridiGER98
31Kuldeep YadavIND98
32Zappy BimenyimanaRWA97
33Dinesh NakraniUGA96
33Yuzvendra ChahalIND96
33Dushmantha ChameeraSL96
33Imran AnwarBHR96
34Aqib IqbalAST95
35Akeal HoseinWI94
36Isaac OkpeNIG93
37Bhuvneshwar KumarIND91
37Mark WattSCO91
38Lungi NgidiSA90
38Emile RukirizaRWA90
38Ally KimoteTNZ90
39Muhammad NadirRWA89
39Frank NsubugaUGA89
39Tabraiz ShamsiSA89
39Craig YoungIRE89
39Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG89
40Sompal KamiNEP88
40Vraj PatelKEN88
41Josh LittleIRE87
41Paul van MeekerenNED87
41Umar GulPAK87
41Dhruvkumar MaisuriaBOT87
42Saeed AjmalPAK85
42Maheesh TheekshanaSL85
43Charles PerchardJER84
43Nopphon SenamontreeTHI84
43Ferdinando BanunaekINS84
44Vijay UnniMAL83
44Trent BoultNZ83
44Kagiso RabadaSA83
45Yasim MurtazaHK82
45Romario ShepherdWI82
45Abdul MajidBHR82
46Daniel JakielZIM81
46Sami SohailMAW81
47Lucas OluochKEN80
47JJ SmitNAM80
48Roelof van der MerweNED79
48Mitchell StarcAUS79
48Josh HazlewoodAUS79
48Juma MiyagiUGA79
49Dwayne BravoWI78
49Rishad HossainBAN78
49Saad Bin ZafarCAN78
50Lockie FergusonNZ77
50Syed AzizMAL77
51Sylvester OkpeNIG76
51Danilson HawoeINS76
51Ishtiaq AhmadSAR76
51Varun ChakravarthyIND76
52Mahedi HasanBAN75
52Abinash BoharaNEP75
52Norman VanuaPNG75
52Kabare Kevin IrakozeRWA75
52Yasin PatelKUW75
52Waseem AbbasMLT75
53Khalid AhmadiBEL74
53Zahoor KhanUAE74
54Barry McCarthyIRE73
54Imad WasimPAK73
55Hasan AliPAK72
55Sam CurranENG72
55Ravichandran AshwinIND72
56Ravi BishnoiIND71
56Mohammad AmirPAK71
56Adam MilneNZ71
56Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG71
56Muslim YarGER71
56Moazzam BaigMAW71
56Peter AhoNIG71
56Yalinde NkanyaTNZ71
57Mmoloki MooketsiBOT70
57Gerhard ErasmusNAM70
57Rohan MustafaUAE70
58Kevin O'BrienIRE68
58Jofra ArcherENG68
58Naveen-ul-HaqAFG68
59Brad EvansZIM67
60Luke JongweZIM66
60Jan FrylinckNAM66
60Pat CumminsAUS66
60Nuwan KulasekaraSL66
60Ajantha MendisSL66
60Cosmas KyewutaUGA66
61Bilal HassanUGA65
61SanjayKumar ThakorTNZ65
61Salum JumbeTNZ65
61Ridwan AbdulkareemNIG65
61Stuart BroadENG65
61Kaleem SanaCAN65
61Tendai ChataraZIM65
62Dale SteynSA64
62Boyd RankinENG64
62Hernan FennellARG64
62Emmanuel SebaremeRWA64
63Clinton RubagumyaRWA63
63Bilal ZalmaiAST63
63Shoriful IslamBAN63
63Imran TahirSA63
63James NeeshamNZ63
63Jacob DuffyNZ63
64Pieter SeelaarNED62
64Timm van der GugtenNED62
64Ayush ShuklaHK62
64Ryan BurlZIM62
64Alzarri JosephWI62
64Obed HarveyGHA62
65Imran KhanBHR61
65Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG61
65Michael LeaskSCO61
65Andre RussellWI61
65Faheem AshrafPAK61
65Mohammad HafeezPAK61
65Ahsan MalikNED61
65George SesaySIL61
66Mudassar BukhariNED60
66Muhammad JawadullahUAE60
66Dipendra Singh AireeNEP60
66Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN60
67Benjamin WardJER59
67Wayne ParnellSA59
67David WieseSA59
67Gareth DelanyIRE59
67Derrick BrangmanBER59
67Zain Ul AbidinSAR59
67Ketut ArtawanINS59
68Maxi KodaINS58
68Washington SundarIND58
68Nathan McCullumNZ58
69Keshav MaharajSA57
69Mohammad SaifuddinBAN57
69Charles AminiPNG57
69Prakash MishraBUL57
69Usman NajeebSAR57
69Lorne BurnsSPN57
70Yasir AliSPN56
70Umar AdamMLD56
70Dawlat ZadranAFG56
70Umair TariqAST56
70Samuel BadreeWI56
70Anrich NortjeSA56
70Dilon HeyligerCAN56
70Ruben TrumpelmannNAM56
71Nathan EllisAUS55
71Aamir KaleemOMN55
71Ghulam AhmadiGER55
71Sharvin MuniandyMAL55
71Joseph BagumaUGA55
72Sayed Monib Sayed AhmadKUW54
72Sabaorish RavichandranJAP54
72Manmeet KoliROM54
72Ravindra JadejaIND54
72Mark WoodENG54
72Sohail TanvirPAK54
73Marcus StoinisAUS53
73Matt HenryNZ53
73Basant RegmiNEP53
73Taranjeet SinghROM53
73Ignace NtirenganyaRWA53
73Kenneth WaiswaUGA53
74Siraj Ullah KhademPOR52
74Kadek GamantikaINS52
74Suhail VayaniMAW52
74Prosper UseniNIG52
74Gudakesh MotieWI52
74Obed McCoyWI52
74Sunil NarineWI52
74Sheldon CottrellWI52
75Moeen AliENG51
75Graeme SwannENG51
75David WilleyENG51
75Abrar AhmedPAK51
75Thisara PereraSL51
75Glenn MaxwellAUS51
75Alex CusackIRE51
75Ali NaseerUAE51
75Peter LangatKEN51
75Wellington MasakadzaZIM51
75Ahmad ButtOMN51
75Amjad SherFIN51
75Syazrul Ezat IdrusMAL51
75Vikram VijhLUX51
75Kassim NassoroTNZ51
75Charlie RumistrzewiczSPN51
76Adnan IdreesKUW50
76Joao HouMOZ50
76Andile PhehlukwayoSA50
76Nasrulla RanaHK50
76Dasun ShanakaSL50
76Nasum AhmedBAN50
77Ashton AgarAUS49
77Sean WilliamsZIM49
77Katlo PietBOT49
77Vasu SainiROM49
77Riazat Ali ShahUGA49
77Nalin NipikoVAN49
78Janak PrakashSIN48
78Qamar MushtaqueNOR48
78Mohd Fitri Bin Mohd ShamMAL48
78Fareed AhmadAFG48
78Majid HaqSCO48
78Shane WatsonAUS48
79Andrew TyeAUS47
79Tanzim Hasan SakibBAN47
79Morne MorkelSA47
79Aqib SulehriOMN47
79Khawar AliOMN47
79Sathaiya VeerapathiranBHR47
79Khizar HayatMAL47
80Muhammad AmirMAL46
80Shiraz KhanKUW46
80Mirza Mohammed BaigQTR46
80Alasdair EvansSCO46
80Sri Vishnu Elam BharathiGER46
80Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN46
80Abdur RazzakBAN46
81Kane RichardsonAUS45
81Angelo MathewsSL45
81Fred KlaassenNED45
81Dawood AhmadzaiFRA45
81Habib KhanEST45
81Abdullah AkbarjanAST45
81Iqbal Hussain ChaudhryQTR45
82Mohammed NadeemQTR44
82Kepler LukiesPHL44
82Samuel ContehSIL44
82Jandre CoetzeeTHI44
82Varun ThamotharamMLT44
82Sonam YesheyBHU44
82Samiullah ShenwariAFG44
82Shapoor ZadranAFG44
82Bas de LeedeNED44
82Simi SinghIRE44
82Delray RawlinsBER44
82Mashrafe MortazaBAN44
82Jade DernbachENG44
82Darren SammyWI44
82Roston ChaseWI44
83Al-Amin HossainBAN43
83Max SorensenIRE43
83Logan van BeekNED43
83Kyle MillsNZ43
83Rakep PatelKEN43
83Sahir NaqashGER43
83Ibrahim HassanMLD43
83Ibrahim TakahashiJAP43
84Luke Thomas BichardGUE42
84Eric KubwimanaRWA42
84Melusi MagagulaESW42
84Gulam MurtazaCMB42
84Karim JanatAFG42
84Mohammad NadeemOMN42
84Assad ValaPNG42
84Saurabh NetravalkarUSA42
84Dominic BlampiedJER42
84Ahmed RazaUAE42
84Mohammad NaveedUAE42
84Paul StirlingIRE42
84Trent JohnstonIRE42
84Mohammad WasimPAK42
84Kieron PollardWI42
85Kesrick WilliamsWI41
85MahmudullahBAN41
85Nuwan ThusharaSL41
85Aayan Afzal KhanUAE41
85Vishil PatelKEN41
85Josh DaveySCO41
85Pratik Singh BaisMEX41
86Bilal Muhammad KhanMLT40
86Reo Sakurano-ThomasJAP40
86Amjad MahboobSIN40
86Vukasin ZimonjicSER40
86Hamid HassanAFG40
86Lalit RajbanshiNEP40
86Eliot MilesJER40
86Amjad JavedUAE40
86Graeme CremerZIM40
86Matheesha PathiranaSL40
86Liam DawsonENG40
87Harsh ThakerCAN39
87Nadeem AhmedHK39
87Haseeb AmjadHK39
87Mehran KhanOMN39
87Conroy WrightCIS39
87Sazib BhuiyanCZR39
87Mark PavlovicSER39
87Ijaz HussainROM39
87Hisham ShaikhSAR39
87Ikramullah KhanQTR39
87Makoto TaniyamaJAP39
87Charlie Hara-HinzeJAP39
87Joseph BurrowsIOM39
88Mohamed ShafeeqKUW38
88Francisco Damiao CouanaMOZ38
88Vinay RaviNOR38
88Sarawut MaliwanTHI38
88Ali NayyerSWI38
88Shakeel AhmedOMN38
88Basil HameedUAE38
88Julius SumerauerJER38
88Sahel ZadranAST38
88Sarfaraz AliBHR38
88Daniel VettoriNZ38
88Ben ShikongoNAM38
88Christoffel ViljoenNAM38
88Nelson OdhiamboKEN38
88Mitchell JohnsonAUS38
88Shivam DubeIND38
89Abbas AfridiPAK37
89Johan BothaSA37
89Mohammad GhazanfarHK37
89Harvir BaidwanCAN37
89Kamau LeverockBER37
89Brandon GloverNED37
89Michael BracewellNZ37
89Chad SoperPNG37
89Kabua MoreaPNG37
89Rahmatullah MangalFRA37
89Mohammad KamranSPN37
89Abass GblaSIL37
89Not on recordITL37
90Ankush NandaLUX36
90Mohameed TaiwoNIG36
90Rizwan HaiderMAL36
90Atif MehmoodSPN36
90Himanshu RathodQTR36
90Usman KhanFRA36
90Alistair IfillCIS36
90Hristo LakovBUL36
90Gulbadin NaibAFG36
90Namgay ThinleyBHU36
90Ben WhiteIRE36
90Anas KhanHK36
90Emmanuel BundiKEN36
90James FaulknerAUS36
91Dion StovellBER35
91Naseem ShahPAK35
91Elijah OtienoKEN35
91Dwaine PretoriusSA35
91George LindeSA35
91Karanbir SinghAST35
91Kushal BhurtelNEP35
91Alessandro MorrisCIS35
91Naveed AhmedCZR35
91Godfred BakiweyemGHA35
91Kofi Stephen BagabenaGHA35
91Samarth BodhaGIB35
91Saif AhmadDEN35
91Raja Adeel IqbalSPN35
91Raza IqbalNOR35
91Gede ArtaINS35
91Joshua RasuVAN35
92Harry ManentiITL34
92Declan SuzukiJAP34
92Anil ParmarNOR34
92Isaac DanladiNIG34
92Haider AliPAK34
92Jasdeep SinghUSA34
92Amit NathwaniAST34
92Chris MorrisSA34
92Francis MutuaKEN34
92Gerard MwendwaKEN34
92Ateeq IqbalHK34
92Wahab RiazPAK34
92Dominic SabirBER34
92Nathan Coulter-NileAUS34
92Sean AbbottAUS34
92Ashish NehraIND34
93Shardul ThakurIND33
93Lahiru KumaraSL33
93Saim AyubPAK33
93Reece TopleyENG33
93Liam LivingstoneENG33
93Keemo PaulWI33
93Jerome TaylorWI33
93Bjorn FortuinSA33
93Marco JansenSA33
93Chris MpofuZIM33
93Corbin BoschSA33
93Waqar ZalmaiAST33
93Alan KirschbaumARG33
93Tenzin WangchukBHU33
93Damien RavuPNG33
93KaleemullahOMN33
93Richie BerringtonSCO33
93Nicolaj Damgaard LaegsgaardDEN33
93Adil ButtESW33
93Louis BruceGIB33
93Avinash PaiGIB33
93Adrian WrightCIS33
93Sharwan GodaraCMB33
93Jose BuleleMOZ33
93Ibrahim RizanMLD33
94Benjamin Ito-DavisJAP32
94Raymond CokerSIL32
94Harsheed Anantkumar ChohanTNZ32
94Usman KhalidSAR32
94Saumani TiaiSAM32
94Brian MasabaUGA32
94Waqar AliCYP32
94Brad CurrieSCO32
94Amir HamzaAFG32
94Agustin RiveroARG32
94Kervon HindsBAH32
94Jeremy GordonCAN32
94Dhruv ParasharUAE32
94Curtis CampherIRE32
94Kyle JamiesonNZ32
95Ben SearsNZ31
95Peter BorrenNED31
95Tanwir AfzalHK31
95Kyle KleinNED31
95Carlos BrathwaiteWI31
95Ravi RampaulWI31
95Hayden WalshWI31
95Jamie OvertonENG31
95Chris WoakesENG31
95Usman QadirPAK31
95Deepak ChaharIND31
95Thatayaone TshoseBOT31
95Luis MoraisBRZ31
95Shakti GauchanNEP31
95Harmeet SinghUSA31
95Kabir MirpuriGIB31
95Waseem YaqoobLES31
95Sandeep MohandasHUN31
95Harsh Vardhan MandhyanHUN31
95Amar SharmaMLT31
95Kelvin ThuchilaMAW31
95Muhammad WafiqMAL31
96Aaftab LimdawalaMAW30
96Not on recordMLT30
96Camate RoposoMOZ30
96Joshua AsiaNIG30
96Shantanu VashishtROM30
96Ashwin VinodSWI30
96Akshay PuriSIN30
96Patrick Kaltaneaki MatautaavaVAN30
96Utkarsh JainCMB30
96Lucas RossiARG30
96Akila DananjayaSL30
96Sufiyan MuqeemPAK30
96Shoaib MalikPAK30
96Aryan DuttNED30
96Mitchell McClenaghanNZ30
96Haroon MohammadHK30
96Tangeni LungameniNAM30
96Hiren VaraiyaKEN30
96Collins ObuyaKEN30
97Sachin GillKEN29
97Ottneil BaartmanSA29
97Tom CurranENG29
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