Most Wickets in 1996: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1996195 entries
190Anil KumbleIND3 clear of Waqar Younis
287Waqar YounisPAK3 off the lead
382Venkatesh PrasadIND8 off the lead
● LEADS
Anil KumbleIND
90 · 3 ahead of Younis
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
51
The mark at number ten — 185 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

195 entries, ranked
1Anil KumbleIND90
2Waqar YounisPAK87
3Venkatesh PrasadIND82
4Allan DonaldSA77
5Saqlain MushtaqPAK76
6Mushtaq AhmedPAK67
7Javagal SrinathIND66
8Glenn McGrathAUS59
9Wasim AkramPAK55
10Shane WarneAUS51
11Muttiah MuralitharanSL50
11Sir Curtly AmbroseWI50
12Chaminda VaasSL49
13Dominic CorkENG48
14Paul StrangZIM46
15Courtney WalshWI43
15Paul ReiffelAUS43
16Shaun PollockSA38
17Fanie de VilliersSA35
17Heath StreakZIM35
18Chris CairnsNZ34
19Brian McMillanSA32
20Chris HarrisNZ31
21Darren GoughENG30
21Paul AdamsSA30
22Pat SymcoxSA29
22Ian BishopWI29
22Alan MullallyENG29
23Danny MorrisonNZ28
24Sanath JayasuriyaSL27
25Sunil JoshiIND25
26Kumar DharmasenaSL24
27Gavin LarsenNZ23
27Peter MartinENG23
28Shahid NazirPAK22
28Dipak PatelNZ22
29Jimmy AdamsWI21
29Roger HarperWI21
30Chris LewisENG20
30Damien FlemingAUS20
31Venkatapathy RajuIND19
32Mark WaughAUS18
32Nathan AstleNZ18
33Ottis GibsonWI17
33Craig MatthewsSA17
34Lance KlusenerSA16
34Guy WhittallZIM16
34Shahid AfridiPAK16
34Robert CroftENG16
34Steve WaughAUS16
34Aravinda de SilvaSL16
35Justin VaughanNZ15
35Saleem MalikPAK15
36Simon DoullNZ14
36Michael BevanAUS14
37Jayantha SilvaSL13
37Bryan StrangZIM13
38Sajeewa de SilvaSL12
38Ravindra PushpakumaraSL12
38Aaqib JavedPAK12
39Ata-ur-RehmanPAK11
39Mohammad ZahidPAK11
39Kenny BenjaminWI11
39Dion NashNZ11
39Robert KennedyNZ11
39Pramodya WickramasingheSL11
39Henry OlongaZIM11
40Rajab AliKEN10
40Eddo BrandesZIM10
40Hansie CronjeSA10
40Craig McDermottAUS10
40Phil DeFreitasENG10
41Craig WhiteENG9
41Sachin TendulkarIND9
41Upul ChandanaSL9
41Nicky BojeSA9
41Derek CrookesSA9
42Maurice OdumbeKEN8
42Charlie LockZIM8
42Shane ThomsonNZ8
42Aashish KapoorIND8
42Aamer SohailPAK8
42Adam HollioakeENG8
42Phil SimmonsWI8
43Phil TufnellENG7
43Mark EalhamENG7
43Sourav GangulyIND7
43John RennieZIM7
44Martin SujiKEN6
44Aasif KarimKEN6
44Andy WhittallZIM6
44Everton MatambanadzoZIM6
44Azhar SaeedUAE6
44Tito OdumbeKEN6
44Shaukat DukanwalaUAE6
44Stuart LawAUS6
44Jason GillespieAUS6
44Neil SmithENG6
44Chris SilverwoodENG6
44Ajay JadejaIND6
44Graeme HickENG6
44Richard IllingworthENG6
44Andy CaddickENG6
45Laurie WilliamsWI5
45Greg BlewettAUS5
45Robin SinghIND5
45Arjuna RanatungaSL5
45Steven LubbersNED5
46Geoff AllottNZ4
46Manjula MunasingheSL4
46Paras MhambreyIND4
46Brad HoggAUS4
46Patterson ThompsonWI4
46Mohammad AkramPAK4
46Sultan ZarawaniUAE4
46Thomas OdoyoKEN4
46Jacques KallisSA4
47Grant FlowerZIM3
47Johanne SamarasekeraUAE3
47Abdul RazzaqPAK3
47Manoj PrabhakarIND3
47Carl HooperWI3
47Ronnie IraniENG3
47Peter McIntyreAUS3
47David JohnsonIND3
47Tom MoodyAUS3
47Roger TwoseNZ3
47Richard SnellSA3
47Paul-Jan BakkerNED3
47Peter CantrellNED3
47Roland LefebvreNED3
48Flavian AponsoNED2
48Matthew HartNZ2
48Ruwan KalpageSL2
48Hashan TillakaratneSL2
48Chandika HathurusinghaSL2
48Mike WatkinsonENG2
48Graham ThorpeENG2
48Rajindra DhanrajWI2
48Dermot ReeveENG2
48Ian SalisburyENG2
48Shiv ChanderpaulWI2
48Nixon McLeanWI2
48Narendra HirwaniIND2
48Azhar MahmoodPAK2
48Simon BrownENG2
48Pommie MbangwaZIM2
48Stephen PeallZIM2
48Craig EvansZIM2
49Shahzad AltafUAE1
49Saleem RazaUAE1
49Steve TikoloKEN1
49Lameck OnyangoKEN1
49Tony SujiKEN1
49Arshad LaeeqUAE1
49Min PatelENG1
49Mohammad HussainPAK1
49Keith ArthurtonWI1
49Angus FraserENG1
49Mike AthertonENG1
49Cameron CuffyWI1
49Ricky PontingAUS1
49Darren LehmannAUS1
49Shane LeeAUS1
49Prashant VaidyaIND1
49Stephen FlemingNZ1
49Eric UpashanthaSL1
49Eric GoukaNED1
49Floris JansenNED1
50Tim de LeedeNED0
50Craig SpearmanNZ0
50Michael KasprowiczAUS0
50Asanka GurusinhaSL0
50Devon MalcolmENG0
50Mark RamprakashENG0
50Shadab KabirPAK0
50Navjot SidhuIND0
50Woorkeri RamanIND0
50Salil AnkolaIND0
50Mohammad AzharuddinIND0
50Sanjay ManjrekarIND0
50Dean HeadleyENG0
50Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0
50Saeed AnwarPAK0
50Asif MujtabaPAK0
50Ijaz AhmedPAK0
50Mazhar HussainUAE0
50Saeed-al-SaffarUAE0
50Gary BrentZIM0
50David TikoloKEN0
50Ali ShahZIM0
50Mark DekkerZIM0
50Alistair CampbellZIM0
50Gary KirstenSA0
50Daryll CullinanSA0
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