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.
TESTAll-time500 entries
1800Muttiah MuralitharanSL92 clear of Shane Warne
2708Shane WarneAUS92 off the lead
3704James AndersonENG96 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
800 · 92 ahead of Warne
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
455
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
11 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL800
2Shane WarneAUS708
3James AndersonENG704
4Anil KumbleIND619
5Stuart BroadENG604
6Nathan LyonAUS577
7Glenn McGrathAUS563
8Ravichandran AshwinIND537
9Courtney WalshWI519
10Mitchell StarcAUS455
11Dale SteynSA439
12Kapil DevIND434
13Rangana HerathSL433
14Sir Richard HadleeNZ431
15Shaun PollockSA421
16Harbhajan SinghIND417
17Wasim AkramPAK414
18Sir Curtly AmbroseWI405
19Tim SoutheeNZ391
20Makhaya NtiniSA390
21Sir Ian BothamENG383
22Malcolm MarshallWI376
23Waqar YounisPAK373
24Imran NiaziBHR362
24Daniel VettoriNZ362
25Ravindra JadejaIND356
26Chaminda VaasSL355
26Dennis LilleeAUS355
27Kagiso RabadaSA341
28Allan DonaldSA330
29Bob WillisENG325
30Pat CumminsAUS321
31Trent BoultNZ317
32Mitchell JohnsonAUS313
33Josh HazlewoodAUS311
33Ishant SharmaIND311
33Zaheer KhanIND311
34Brett LeeAUS310
35Morne MorkelSA309
35Lance GibbsWI309
36Fred TruemanENG307
37Kemar RoachWI304
38Derek UnderwoodENG297
39Jacques KallisSA292
40Craig McDermottAUS291
41Bishan BediIND266
42Danish KaneriaPAK261
43Neil WagnerNZ260
44Jason GillespieAUS259
44Joel GarnerWI259
45Taijul IslamBAN257
46Graeme SwannENG255
47Ben StokesENG252
47Brian StathamENG252
48Michael HoldingWI249
49Matthew HoggardENG248
49Richie BenaudAUS248
50Graham McKenzieAUS246
50Shakib Al HasanBAN246
51Yasir ShahPAK244
52Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND242
53Abdul QadirPAK236
53Sir Alec BedserENG236
53Javagal SrinathIND236
54Sir Garry SobersWI235
55Andy CaddickENG234
55Jasprit BumrahIND234
56Chris MartinNZ233
57Mohammed ShamiIND229
57Darren GoughENG229
58Ray LindwallAUS228
59Steve HarmisonENG226
59Andrew FlintoffENG226
60Mehidy HasanBAN225
61Vernon PhilanderSA224
62Peter SiddleAUS221
63Keshav MaharajSA219
64Chris CairnsNZ218
65Clarrie GrimmettAUS216
65Heath StreakZIM216
66Merv HughesAUS212
67Stuart MacGillAUS208
67Saqlain MushtaqPAK208
68Moeen AliENG204
69Sir Andy RobertsWI202
69John SnowENG202
70Jeff ThomsonAUS200
71Jim LakerENG193
72Sir Wes HallWI192
72Chris WoakesENG192
73Sydney BarnesENG189
73Erapalli PrasannaIND189
74Alan DavidsonAUS186
75Mushtaq AhmedPAK185
76Geoff LawsonAUS180
77Shoaib AkhtarPAK178
77Saeed AjmalPAK178
78Sarfraz NawazPAK177
78Angus FraserENG177
79Tony LockENG174
80Iqbal QasimPAK171
80Suranga LakmalSL171
81Terry AldermanAUS170
81Keith MillerAUS170
81Umesh YadavIND170
81Hugh TayfieldSA170
82Monty PanesarENG167
83Shannon GabrielWI166
84Fidel EdwardsWI165
85Umar GulPAK163
86Vinoo MankadIND162
86Jason HolderWI162
87Ian BishopWI161
87Dilruwan PereraSL161
88Danny MorrisonNZ160
88Bill JohnstonAUS160
89Sonny RamadhinWI158
90Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND156
91Maurice TateENG155
92Fred TitmusENG153
93Matt HenryNZ152
94Ravi ShastriIND151
95Subhash GupteIND149
96John EmbureyENG147
97Hedley VerityENG144
97Bill O'ReillyAUS144
98Mohammed SirajIND143
98Chris OldENG143
98Ashley GilesENG143
99Jack LeachENG142
100Tony GreigENG141
100Hugh TrumbleAUS141
101Phil DeFreitasENG140
102Fazal MahmoodPAK139
102Alf ValentineWI139
103Graham DilleyENG138
103Max WalkerAUS138
104Prabath JayasuriyaSL134
104Paul AdamsSA134
105Ashley MallettAUS132
105Trevor BaileyENG132
106Mervyn DillonWI131
106Dominic CorkENG131
107Jerome TaylorWI130
107Alzarri JosephWI130
107Lance CairnsNZ130
108Devon MalcolmENG128
109Wilfred RhodesENG127
110Bruce YardleyAUS126
111Phil EdmondsENG125
111Colin CroftWI125
111Steven FinnENG125
111Intikhab AlamPAK125
112Rodney HoggAUS123
112Ewen ChatfieldNZ123
112Andre NelSA123
112Trevor GoddardSA123
113David AllenENG122
113Ray IllingworthENG122
114Mohammad AbbasPAK121
114Shaheen AfridiPAK121
114Phil TufnellENG121
114Monty NobleAUS121
115Mark WoodENG119
115Mohammad AmirPAK119
116Johnny BriggsENG118
117Devendra BishooWI117
118Peter PollockSA116
118Richard CollingeNZ116
119Geoff ArnoldENG115
120Carl HooperWI114
120Dilip DoshiIND114
121Jayden SealesWI113
121Pragyan OjhaIND113
121Michael KasprowiczAUS113
121Bruce ReidAUS113
121Ryan HarrisAUS113
122George LohmannENG112
123Bruce TaylorNZ111
124Ian JohnsonAUS109
124Vanburn HolderWI109
124Karsan GhavriIND109
125Doug WrightENG108
126Lahiru KumaraSL107
127Pedro CollinsWI106
127Mohammad AsifPAK106
128Ollie RobinsonENG104
128Neil AdcockSA104
128Paul ReiffelAUS104
129George GiffenAUS103
129Paul HarrisSA103
130John BracewellNZ102
130Alan ConnollyAUS102
130Shivlal YadavIND102
130Roston ChaseWI102
130Johnny WardleENG102
131Bobby PeelENG101
131Lasith MalingaSL101
131Charlie TurnerAUS101
132Irfan PathanIND100
132Dilhara FernandoSL100
132Dick MotzNZ100
132Nicky BojeSA100
132Colin BlytheENG100
132Abdul RazzaqPAK100
132Mohammad RafiqueBAN100
133Abdur RehmanPAK99
133Ben HilfenhausAUS99
133Arthur MaileyAUS99
134Sanath JayasuriyaSL98
134Marco JansenSA98
134Simon DoullNZ98
134Bill VoceENG98
135Jomel WarricanWI97
135Noman AliPAK97
135Asitha FernandoSL97
136Manoj PrabhakarIND96
136Venkatesh PrasadIND96
137Frederick SpofforthAUS94
137Stuart ClarkAUS94
137Charlie GriffithWI94
138Patrick PattersonWI93
138Corey CollymoreWI93
138Tauseef AhmedPAK93
138Chris LewisENG93
138John GleesonAUS93
138Venkatapathy RajuIND93
138Dion NashNZ93
139Steve WaughAUS92
139Kenny BenjaminWI92
140Neil HawkeAUS91
140Ajaz PatelNZ91
141Kyle JamiesonNZ90
142Tibby CotterAUS89
143Maninder SinghIND88
143Tom RichardsonENG88
143Neil FosterENG88
143Bapu NadkarniIND88
144Mike HendrickENG87
144Sulieman BennWI87
144SreesanthIND87
144Warwick ArmstrongAUS87
144Scott BolandAUS87
144Shane BondNZ87
145Hedley HowarthNZ86
145Dwayne BravoWI86
146Daren PowellWI85
146Mohammad SamiPAK85
146John ReidNZ85
146Fanie de VilliersSA85
146Pramodya WickramasingheSL85
146Jack GregoryAUS85
147Cyril VincentSA84
147Darren SammyWI84
148Frank WoolleyENG83
148Wally HammondENG83
148Wahab RiazPAK83
148Gus AtkinsonENG83
148Jofra ArcherENG83
148Simon HarmerSA83
149Aubrey FaulknerSA82
149James FranklinNZ82
150Vishwa FernandoSL81
150James PattinsonAUS81
150Sir Gubby AllenENG81
151Hasan AliPAK80
151Mitchell SantnerNZ80
151Lance KlusenerSA80
151Ray PriceZIM80
152Jack SaundersAUS79
152Mushtaq MohammadPAK79
152Ryan SidebottomENG79
152David BrownENG79
153Harold LarwoodENG78
153Mashrafe MortazaBAN78
153Joey PalmerAUS78
153Geoff DymockAUS78
154Kuldeep YadavIND77
154Daryl TuffeyNZ77
155Amit MishraIND76
155Josh TongueENG76
155Frank TysonENG76
156Salim DuraniIND75
156Tim MayAUS75
156Damien FlemingAUS75
156Shane WatsonAUS75
156Dhammika PrasadSL75
156Dipak PatelNZ75
156Brian McMillanSA75
156Anrich NortjeSA75
157Stephen BoockNZ74
157Doug BracewellNZ74
157Bert IronmongerAUS74
157Ramakant DesaiIND74
157Joe RootENG74
158Sajid KhanPAK73
158John LeverENG73
158Chris GayleWI73
158Rumesh RatnayakeSL73
158Iain O'BrienNZ73
159Tim BresnanENG72
159Shahadat HossainBAN72
160Shoaib BashirENG71
160Madan LalIND71
160Junaid KhanPAK71
160Ken HiggsENG71
160Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL71
160Ramesh MendisSL71
160Dayle HadleeNZ71
160Bob SimpsonAUS71
161Tony MacGibbonNZ70
161Ajantha MendisSL70
161Nuwan PradeepSL70
161Paul StrangZIM70
161Barry KnightENG70
161Shane ShillingfordWI70
161Derek PringleENG70
162Frank WorrellWI69
162Kumar DharmasenaSL69
162Colin MillerAUS69
163Henry OlongaZIM68
163Shamar JosephWI68
163Bill BowesENG68
163Mahmood HussainPAK68
163Ghulam AhmedIND68
163Blessing MuzarabaniZIM68
164Sikander BakhtPAK67
164Pat PocockENG67
165Ted DexterENG66
165Tich FreemanENG66
165Mudassar NazarPAK66
165Jim HiggsAUS66
165Narendra HirwaniIND66
166Bill WhittyAUS65
166Jeetan PatelNZ65
167Bert VoglerSA64
167Ernie JonesAUS64
167Len PascoeAUS64
167Nuwan ZoysaSL64
167Walter RobinsENG64
168Azeem HafeezPAK63
168Nathan HauritzAUS63
168Bhuvneshwar KumarIND63
168Jimmy SinclairSA63
169Frank CameronNZ62
169Dattu PhadkarIND62
170Winston BenjaminWI61
170Paul WisemanNZ61
170Chetan SharmaIND61
170J.J. FerrisAUS61
170Greg MatthewsAUS61
171Jacob OramNZ60
171Jimmy BlanckenbergSA60
171Keith BoyceWI60
171Ken FarnesENG60
171Geoff MillerENG60
171Naseem ShahPAK60
171Adil RashidENG60
171Dean HeadleyENG60
171Graeme CremerZIM60
172Simon JonesENG59
172Craig WhiteENG59
172Hasan MahmudBAN59
172Pervez SajjadPAK59
172George HirstENG59
172Duanne OlivierSA59
172Bev CongdonNZ59
172Mark WaughAUS59
172Ashantha de MelSL59
173Ravindra PushpakumaraSL58
173Andy BichelAUS58
173Ajit AgarkarIND58
173Martin SneddenNZ58
173Ish SodhiNZ58
173Peter HeineSA58
173Tufty MannSA58
173Roy TattersallENG58
173Baron ConstantineWI58
173Gerry GomezWI58
173Rahat AliPAK58
173Brydon CarseENG58
173Alan MullallyENG58
174Roy GilchristWI57
174Tino BestWI57
174Imran TahirSA57
174Shaminda ErangaSL57
174Axar PatelIND57
175Tim WallAUS56
175Ravi RatnayekeSL56
175Bryan StrangZIM56
176Lungi NgidiSA55
176Reggie SchwarzSA55
176Kasun RajithaSL55
176Chanaka WelegedaraSL55
176Gladstone SmallENG55
176Taskin AhmedBAN55
177Khan MohammadPAK54
177Aaqib JavedPAK54
177Zulfiqar BabarPAK54
177Gary GilmourAUS54
177Athol RowanSA54
177Nantie HaywardSA54
178Shayne O'ConnorNZ53
178Ray BrightAUS53
178Kerry O'KeeffeAUS53
178Asif IqbalPAK53
178Mohammad HafeezPAK53
178Chris TremlettENG53
178Reon KingWI53
178Franklyn RoseWI53
178Andy BlignautZIM53
179Nick CookENG52
179Nayeem HasanBAN52
179Ebadot HossainBAN52
179Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK52
179Chandu BordeIND52
179Charles KellewayAUS52
179Craig MatthewsSA52
180Nathan AstleNZ51
180Bob CunisNZ51
180Mitchell MarshAUS51
180Wasim RajaPAK51
180Shabbir AhmedPAK51
180Norman CowansENG51
180Jermaine LawsonWI51
180Billy BarnesENG51
180David HolfordWI51
180Guy WhittallZIM51
181Bernard JulienWI50
181Billy BatesENG50
181George UlyettENG50
181Doug BollingerAUS50
181Ken MackayAUS50
181Mark CraigNZ50
181Buster NupenSA50
182Colin de GrandhommeNZ49
182Will O?RourkeNZ49
182Jack AlabasterNZ49
182Bill HowellAUS49
182Doug WaltersAUS49
182Ravi RampaulWI49
182Jack HearneENG49
182Jack WhiteENG49
182Robert CroftENG49
183Shahid AfridiGER48
183Collie SmithWI48
183Nuwan KulasekaraSL48
183Ron ArcherAUS48
183Charlie LlewellynSA48
183Sandy BellSA48
184Sid PeglerSA47
184Wiaan MulderSA47
184Ernie ToshackAUS47
184Rajesh ChauhanIND47
184Greg ChappellAUS47
184Denis AtkinsonWI47
184Len BraundENG47
184Basil D'OliveiraENG47
184Roger BinnyIND47
184Syed Abid AliIND47
184Sam CurranENG47
185Abrar AhmedPAK46
185Saleem AltafPAK46
185George GearyENG46
185Roger HarperWI46
185Sachin TendulkarIND46
185Ranji HordernAUS46
185Kyle JarvisZIM46
186Rashid KhanAFG45
186Charles MacartneyAUS45
186Ian MeckiffAUS45
186Andrew HallSA45
186Jack CowieNZ45
186Winston DavisWI45
186Dinanath RamnarineWI45
186Johnny DouglasENG45
186Frank FosterENG45
186Freddie BrownENG45
186Ian PeeblesENG45
186Lala AmarnathIND45
187Enamul Haque jnrBAN44
187Eric HolliesENG44
187Jeff JonesENG44
187Nixon McLeanWI44
187Herman GriffithWI44
187Kyle MillsNZ44
187Joe PartridgeSA44
187Ashish NehraIND44
187Wayne ClarkAUS44
187Champaka RamanayakeSL44
188Alan HurstAUS43
188Ted McDonaldAUS43
188Hansie CronjeSA43
188Suraj RandivSL43
188Dhananjaya de SilvaSL43
188Bob BlairNZ43
188Cameron CuffyWI43
188Bill LockwoodENG43
188MahmudullahBAN43
188Eddie HemmingsENG43
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