Most Wickets in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997193 entries
1101Saqlain MushtaqPAK10 clear of Shane Warne
291Shane WarneAUS10 off the lead
376Muttiah MuralitharanSL25 off the lead
● LEADS
Saqlain MushtaqPAK
101 · 10 ahead of Warne
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
51
The mark at number ten — 183 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

193 entries, ranked
1Saqlain MushtaqPAK101
2Shane WarneAUS91
3Muttiah MuralitharanSL76
4Allan DonaldSA73
5Glenn McGrathAUS71
6Anil KumbleIND61
7Shaun PollockSA58
8Darren GoughENG53
9Chaminda VaasSL52
10Courtney WalshWI51
11Abey KuruvillaIND50
12Wasim AkramPAK49
13Sajeewa de SilvaSL48
14Lance KlusenerSA46
14Mushtaq AhmedPAK46
15Venkatesh PrasadIND45
16Sir Curtly AmbroseWI43
17Andy CaddickENG41
18Sanath JayasuriyaSL40
19Kumar DharmasenaSL39
19Jason GillespieAUS39
20Javagal SrinathIND37
20Waqar YounisPAK37
21Daniel VettoriNZ36
21Ian BishopWI36
22Simon DoullNZ35
22Franklyn RoseWI35
23Chris CairnsNZ34
24Pat SymcoxSA33
25Nathan AstleNZ31
26Robert CroftENG30
26Paul StrangZIM30
27Michael BevanAUS29
28Paul ReiffelAUS28
29Robin SinghIND27
29Heath DavisNZ27
29Carl HooperWI27
30Azhar MahmoodPAK26
30Michael KasprowiczAUS26
31Sourav GangulyIND25
32Hansie CronjeSA24
32Shayne O'ConnorNZ24
32Aaqib JavedPAK24
32Heath StreakZIM24
32Eddo BrandesZIM24
33Gavin LarsenNZ23
33Ravindra PushpakumaraSL23
34Phil TufnellENG22
35Dean HeadleyENG21
36Guy WhittallZIM19
37Bryan StrangZIM18
37Adam HuckleZIM18
37Debasis MohantyIND18
37Andy BichelAUS18
38Rajesh ChauhanIND17
38Sunil JoshiIND17
38Mark EalhamENG17
38Shahid AfridiPAK17
39Paul AdamsSA16
40Aravinda de SilvaSL15
40Chris HarrisNZ15
41Nilesh KulkarniIND12
41Nuwan ZoysaSL12
41Geoff AllottNZ12
41John RennieZIM12
41Mervyn DillonWI12
42Shiv ChanderpaulWI11
42Jacques KallisSA11
43Saleem MalikPAK10
43Adam HollioakeENG10
43Adam DaleAUS10
43Andy WhittallZIM10
44Matthew FlemingENG9
44Craig EvansZIM9
44Grant FlowerZIM9
44Craig WhiteENG9
44Alan MullallyENG9
44Dipak PatelNZ9
44Harvinder SinghIND9
44Shahid NazirPAK9
45Brian McMillanSA8
45Upul ChandanaSL8
45Mark WaughAUS8
45Dominic CorkENG8
45Anthony StuartAUS8
45Aasif KarimKEN8
46Everton MatambanadzoZIM7
46Rudi BrysonSA7
46Simon CookAUS7
46Hasibul HossainBAN7
46Brett SchultzSA7
47Devon MalcolmENG6
47Greg BlewettAUS6
47Dodda GaneshIND6
47Steve WaughAUS6
47Sachin TendulkarIND6
47Steve TikoloKEN6
48Manzoor AkhtarPAK5
48Mohammad SheikhBAN5
48Thomas OdoyoKEN5
48Maurice OdumbeKEN5
48Martin SujiKEN5
48Jimmy AdamsWI5
48Ottis GibsonWI5
48Fanie de VilliersSA5
48Mohammad ZahidPAK5
49Mohammad HussainPAK4
49Aamer SohailPAK4
49Kabir KhanPAK4
49Craig McMillanNZ4
49Pramodya WickramasingheSL4
49Noel DavidIND4
49Mohammad RafiqueBAN4
49Cameron CuffyWI4
49Rawl LewisWI4
49Sheikh SalahuddinBAN4
50Minhajul AbedinBAN3
50Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3
50Dougie BrownENG3
50Patterson ThompsonWI3
50Aminul IslamBAN3
50Laurie WilliamsWI3
50Danny MorrisonNZ3
50Paul WilsonAUS3
50Ronnie IraniENG3
50Tom MoodyAUS3
50Stuart LawAUS3
50Daryll CullinanSA3
50Phil SimmonsWI3
50Ruwan KalpageSL3
50Jayantha SilvaSL3
50Mohammad AkramPAK3
50Arshad KhanPAK3
51Shoaib AkhtarPAK2
51Ali Hussain RizviPAK2
51Asif MujtabaPAK2
51Ijaz AhmedPAK2
51Dulip LiyanageSL2
51Arjuna RanatungaSL2
51Brendon JulianAUS2
51Salil AnkolaIND2
51Ian HarveyAUS2
51Enamul HaqueBAN2
51Ben HollioakeENG2
51Tony SujiKEN2
51Dinanath RamnarineWI2
51Pommie MbangwaZIM2
52Saiful IslamBAN1
52Rajab AliKEN1
52Alistair CampbellZIM1
52Nixon McLeanWI1
52Andrew PennNZ1
52Mujahid JamshedPAK1
52Derek CrookesSA1
52Chris SilverwoodENG1
52Justin VaughanNZ1
52Sairaj BahutuleIND1
52Marvan AtapattuSL1
52Abdul RazzaqPAK1
53Andrew HudsonSA0
53Saeed AnwarPAK0
53David SewellNZ0
53Matt HorneNZ0
53Hashan TillakaratneSL0
53Adam BacherSA0
53Craig MatthewsSA0
53Russel ArnoldSL0
53Mahela JayawardeneSL0
53Stuart WilliamsZIM0
53Brian LaraWI0
53Matthew ElliottAUS0
53Shaun YoungAUS0
53Mohammad AzharuddinIND0
53Woorkeri RamanIND0
53Ajay JadejaIND0
53VVS LaxmanIND0
53Rahul DravidIND0
53Blair PocockNZ0
53Mark ButcherENG0
53Naimur RahmanBAN0
53Ashley GilesENG0
53Akram KhanBAN0
53Habibul BasharBAN0
53Phil DeFreitasENG0
53Darren LehmannAUS0
53Graham ThorpeENG0
53Peter MartinENG0
53Joseph AngaraKEN0
53Zakir HasanBAN0
53Mike SmithSCO0
53Hitesh ModiKEN0
53Mafizur RahmanBAN0
53Athar Ali KhanBAN0
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