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
443
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 LyonAUS573
7Glenn McGrathAUS563
8Ravichandran AshwinIND537
9Courtney WalshWI519
10Mitchell StarcAUS443
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
26Dennis LilleeAUS355
26Chaminda VaasSL355
27Kagiso RabadaSA331
28Allan DonaldSA330
29Bob WillisENG325
30Pat CumminsAUS319
31Trent BoultNZ317
32Mitchell JohnsonAUS313
33Ishant SharmaIND311
33Zaheer KhanIND311
34Brett LeeAUS310
35Josh HazlewoodAUS309
35Morne MorkelSA309
35Lance GibbsWI309
36Fred TruemanENG307
37Kemar RoachWI304
38Derek UnderwoodENG297
39Jacques KallisSA292
40Craig McDermottAUS291
41Bishan BediIND266
42Danish KaneriaPAK261
43Neil WagnerNZ260
44Joel GarnerWI259
44Jason GillespieAUS259
45Graeme SwannENG255
46Taijul IslamBAN253
47Ben StokesENG252
47Brian StathamENG252
48Michael HoldingWI249
49Matthew HoggardENG248
49Richie BenaudAUS248
50Graham McKenzieAUS246
50Shakib Al HasanBAN246
51Yasir ShahPAK244
52Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND242
53Javagal SrinathIND236
53Sir Alec BedserENG236
53Abdul QadirPAK236
54Sir Garry SobersWI235
55Jasprit BumrahIND234
55Andy CaddickENG234
56Chris MartinNZ233
57Darren GoughENG229
57Mohammed ShamiIND229
58Ray LindwallAUS228
59Andrew FlintoffENG226
59Steve HarmisonENG226
60Vernon PhilanderSA224
61Peter SiddleAUS221
62Mehidy HasanBAN220
63Keshav MaharajSA219
64Chris CairnsNZ218
65Heath StreakZIM216
65Clarrie GrimmettAUS216
66Merv HughesAUS212
67Stuart MacGillAUS208
67Saqlain MushtaqPAK208
68Moeen AliENG204
69John SnowENG202
69Sir Andy RobertsWI202
70Jeff ThomsonAUS200
71Jim LakerENG193
72Chris WoakesENG192
72Sir Wes HallWI192
73Sydney BarnesENG189
73Erapalli PrasannaIND189
74Alan DavidsonAUS186
75Mushtaq AhmedPAK185
76Geoff LawsonAUS180
77Shoaib AkhtarPAK178
77Saeed AjmalPAK178
78Sarfraz NawazPAK177
78Angus FraserENG177
79Tony LockENG174
80Iqbal QasimPAK171
80Suranga LakmalSL171
81Hugh TayfieldSA170
81Terry AldermanAUS170
81Keith MillerAUS170
81Umesh YadavIND170
82Monty PanesarENG167
83Shannon GabrielWI166
84Fidel EdwardsWI165
85Umar GulPAK163
86Jason HolderWI162
86Vinoo MankadIND162
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
98Chris OldENG143
98Ashley GilesENG143
98Mohammed SirajIND143
99Jack LeachENG142
100Tony GreigENG141
100Hugh TrumbleAUS141
101Phil DeFreitasENG140
102Alf ValentineWI139
102Fazal MahmoodPAK139
103Graham DilleyENG138
103Max WalkerAUS138
104Paul AdamsSA134
104Prabath JayasuriyaSL134
105Ashley MallettAUS132
105Trevor BaileyENG132
106Dominic CorkENG131
106Mervyn DillonWI131
107Jerome TaylorWI130
107Alzarri JosephWI130
107Lance CairnsNZ130
108Devon MalcolmENG128
109Wilfred RhodesENG127
110Bruce YardleyAUS126
111Phil EdmondsENG125
111Steven FinnENG125
111Intikhab AlamPAK125
111Colin CroftWI125
112Ewen ChatfieldNZ123
112Andre NelSA123
112Trevor GoddardSA123
112Rodney HoggAUS123
113Ray IllingworthENG122
113David AllenENG122
114Phil TufnellENG121
114Monty NobleAUS121
114Mohammad AbbasPAK121
114Shaheen AfridiPAK121
115Mark WoodENG119
115Mohammad AmirPAK119
116Johnny BriggsENG118
117Devendra BishooWI117
118Peter PollockSA116
118Richard CollingeNZ116
119Geoff ArnoldENG115
120Dilip DoshiIND114
120Carl HooperWI114
121Pragyan OjhaIND113
121Ryan HarrisAUS113
121Bruce ReidAUS113
121Michael KasprowiczAUS113
122George LohmannENG112
123Bruce TaylorNZ111
124Jayden SealesWI110
125Ian JohnsonAUS109
125Karsan GhavriIND109
125Vanburn HolderWI109
126Doug WrightENG108
127Lahiru KumaraSL107
128Pedro CollinsWI106
128Mohammad AsifPAK106
129Neil AdcockSA104
129Paul ReiffelAUS104
129Oliver RobinsonENG104
130George GiffenAUS103
130Paul HarrisSA103
131John BracewellNZ102
131Shivlal YadavIND102
131Alan ConnollyAUS102
131Johnny WardleENG102
132Bobby PeelENG101
132Charlie TurnerAUS101
132Lasith MalingaSL101
133Dilhara FernandoSL100
133Abdul RazzaqPAK100
133Nicky BojeSA100
133Irfan PathanIND100
133Colin BlytheENG100
133Dick MotzNZ100
133Mohammad RafiqueBAN100
134Arthur MaileyAUS99
134Ben HilfenhausAUS99
134Abdur RehmanPAK99
135Simon DoullNZ98
135Sanath JayasuriyaSL98
135Bill VoceENG98
136Asitha FernandoSL97
136Noman AliPAK97
137Roston ChaseWI96
137Venkatesh PrasadIND96
137Manoj PrabhakarIND96
138Frederick SpofforthAUS94
138Stuart ClarkAUS94
138Charlie GriffithWI94
139Patrick PattersonWI93
139Corey CollymoreWI93
139Dion NashNZ93
139Tauseef AhmedPAK93
139John GleesonAUS93
139Venkatapathy RajuIND93
139Chris LewisENG93
140Steve WaughAUS92
140Kenny BenjaminWI92
141Ajaz PatelNZ91
141Neil HawkeAUS91
142Kyle JamiesonNZ90
143Tibby CotterAUS89
143Marco JansenSA89
144Maninder SinghIND88
144Bapu NadkarniIND88
144Neil FosterENG88
144Tom RichardsonENG88
145Mike HendrickENG87
145Warwick ArmstrongAUS87
145SreesanthIND87
145Sulieman BennWI87
145Shane BondNZ87
146Dwayne BravoWI86
146Hedley HowarthNZ86
147John ReidNZ85
147Jack GregoryAUS85
147Daren PowellWI85
147Mohammad SamiPAK85
147Pramodya WickramasingheSL85
147Fanie de VilliersSA85
148Cyril VincentSA84
148Darren SammyWI84
148Scott BolandAUS84
148Jomel WarricanWI84
149Jofra ArcherENG83
149Wahab RiazPAK83
149Frank WoolleyENG83
149Wally HammondENG83
149Angus AtkinsonENG83
150James FranklinNZ82
150Aubrey FaulknerSA82
151Vishwa FernandoSL81
151Sir Gubby AllenENG81
151James PattinsonAUS81
152Hasan AliPAK80
152Mitchell SantnerNZ80
152Ray PriceZIM80
152Lance KlusenerSA80
153Mushtaq MohammadPAK79
153Jack SaundersAUS79
153David BrownENG79
153Ryan SidebottomENG79
154Mashrafe MortazaBAN78
154Harold LarwoodENG78
154Joey PalmerAUS78
154Geoff DymockAUS78
155Daryl TuffeyNZ77
155Kuldeep YadavIND77
156Amit MishraIND76
156Frank TysonENG76
156Joshua TongueENG76
157Salim DuraniIND75
157Tim MayAUS75
157Damien FlemingAUS75
157Shane WatsonAUS75
157Dhammika PrasadSL75
157Dipak PatelNZ75
157Brian McMillanSA75
158Stephen BoockNZ74
158Doug BracewellNZ74
158Anrich NortjeSA74
158Bert IronmongerAUS74
158Ramakant DesaiIND74
158Joe RootENG74
159John LeverENG73
159Sajid KhanPAK73
159Chris GayleWI73
159Iain O'BrienNZ73
159Rumesh RatnayakeSL73
160Tim BresnanENG72
160Shahadat HossainBAN72
161Dayle HadleeNZ71
161Ken HiggsENG71
161Madan LalIND71
161Bob SimpsonAUS71
161Simon HarmerSA71
161Junaid KhanPAK71
161Wanigamuni MendisSL71
161Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL71
161Shoaib BashirENG71
162Paul StrangZIM70
162Shane ShillingfordWI70
162Ajantha MendisSL70
162Nuwan PradeepSL70
162Barry KnightENG70
162Tony MacGibbonNZ70
162Derek PringleENG70
163Colin MillerAUS69
163Frank WorrellWI69
163Kumar DharmasenaSL69
164Mahmood HussainPAK68
164Henry OlongaZIM68
164Ghulam AhmedIND68
164Bill BowesENG68
165Pat PocockENG67
165Blessing MuzarabaniZIM67
165Sikander BakhtPAK67
166Mudassar NazarPAK66
166Ted DexterENG66
166Tich FreemanENG66
166Narendra HirwaniIND66
166Jim HiggsAUS66
167Bill WhittyAUS65
167Jeetan PatelNZ65
168Nuwan ZoysaSL64
168Bert VoglerSA64
168Ernie JonesAUS64
168Len PascoeAUS64
168Walter RobinsENG64
168Shamar JosephWI64
169Nathan HauritzAUS63
169Bhuvneshwar KumarIND63
169Jimmy SinclairSA63
169Azeem HafeezPAK63
170Dattu PhadkarIND62
170Frank CameronNZ62
171Chetan SharmaIND61
171J.J. FerrisAUS61
171Greg MatthewsAUS61
171Paul WisemanNZ61
171Winston BenjaminWI61
172Keith BoyceWI60
172Naseem ShahPAK60
172Adil RashidENG60
172Jacob OramNZ60
172Jimmy BlanckenbergSA60
172Dean HeadleyENG60
172Ken FarnesENG60
172Geoff MillerENG60
173George HirstENG59
173Simon JonesENG59
173Craig WhiteENG59
173Bev CongdonNZ59
173Mark WaughAUS59
173Ashantha de MelSL59
173Pervez SajjadPAK59
173Duanne OlivierSA59
174Gerry GomezWI58
174Baron ConstantineWI58
174Rahat AliPAK58
174Ish SodhiNZ58
174Martin SneddenNZ58
174Ravindra PushpakumaraSL58
174Peter HeineSA58
174Tufty MannSA58
174Andy BichelAUS58
174Ajit AgarkarIND58
174Alan MullallyENG58
174Roy TattersallENG58
174Brydon CarseENG58
175Axar PatelIND57
175Imran TahirSA57
175Shaminda ErangaSL57
175Roy GilchristWI57
175Tino BestWI57
175Graeme CremerZIM57
176Bryan StrangZIM56
176Ravi RatnayekeSL56
176Tim WallAUS56
177Gladstone SmallENG55
177Reggie SchwarzSA55
177Lungi NgidiSA55
177Chanaka WelegedaraSL55
178Athol RowanSA54
178Nantie HaywardSA54
178Khan MohammadPAK54
178Zulfiqar BabarPAK54
178Aaqib JavedPAK54
178Gary GilmourAUS54
179Ray BrightAUS53
179Kerry O'KeeffeAUS53
179Chris TremlettENG53
179Mohammad HafeezPAK53
179Asif IqbalPAK53
179Shayne O'ConnorNZ53
179Franklyn RoseWI53
179Reon KingWI53
179Andy BlignautZIM53
179Taskin AhmedBAN53
180Ebadot HossainBAN52
180Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK52
180Craig MatthewsSA52
180Nick CookENG52
180Charles KellewayAUS52
180Chandu BordeIND52
181Mitchell MarshAUS51
181Billy BarnesENG51
181Norman CowansENG51
181Bob CunisNZ51
181Nathan AstleNZ51
181Shabbir AhmedPAK51
181Wasim RajaPAK51
181Hasan MahmudBAN51
181Guy WhittallZIM51
181Jermaine LawsonWI51
181David HolfordWI51
182Bernard JulienWI50
182Mark CraigNZ50
182Buster NupenSA50
182George UlyettENG50
182Billy BatesENG50
182Doug BollingerAUS50
182Ken MackayAUS50
183Doug WaltersAUS49
183Bill HowellAUS49
183Jack AlabasterNZ49
183Robert CroftENG49
183Jack HearneENG49
183Jack WhiteENG49
183Ravi RampaulWI49
183Colin de GrandhommeNZ49
183William O'RourkeNZ49
184Nayeem HasanBAN48
184Collie SmithWI48
184Nuwan KulasekaraSL48
184Charlie LlewellynSA48
184Sandy BellSA48
184Shahid AfridiGER48
184Ron ArcherAUS48
185Ernie ToshackAUS47
185Greg ChappellAUS47
185Rajesh ChauhanIND47
185Syed Abid AliIND47
185Roger BinnyIND47
185Len BraundENG47
185Basil D'OliveiraENG47
185Sid PeglerSA47
185Denis AtkinsonWI47
185Sam CurranENG47
186Kyle JarvisZIM46
186Roger HarperWI46
186Saleem AltafPAK46
186George GearyENG46
186Sachin TendulkarIND46
186Ranji HordernAUS46
186Abrar AhmedPAK46
187Charles MacartneyAUS45
187Lala AmarnathIND45
187Ian MeckiffAUS45
187Ian PeeblesENG45
187Freddie BrownENG45
187Johnny DouglasENG45
187Frank FosterENG45
187Jack CowieNZ45
187Andrew HallSA45
187Dinanath RamnarineWI45
187Winston DavisWI45
187Rashid KhanAFG45
188Nixon McLeanWI44
188Herman GriffithWI44
188Champaka RamanayakeSL44
188Joe PartridgeSA44
188Kyle MillsNZ44
188Enamul Haque jnrBAN44
188Eric HolliesENG44
188Jeff JonesENG44
188Wayne ClarkAUS44
188Ashish NehraIND44
189Alan HurstAUS43
189Ted McDonaldAUS43
189Bill LockwoodENG43
189MahmudullahBAN43
189Bob BlairNZ43
189Eddie HemmingsENG43
189Hansie CronjeSA43
189Suraj RandivSL43
189Cameron CuffyWI43
189Dhananjaya de SilvaSL43
190Sylvester ClarkeWI42
190Jean-Paul DuminySA42
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