Most Wickets in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1998211 entries
1107Allan DonaldSA7 clear of Muttiah Muralitharan
2100Muttiah MuralitharanSL7 off the lead
389Shaun PollockSA18 off the lead
● LEADS
Allan DonaldSA
107 · 7 ahead of Muralitharan
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
47
The mark at number ten — 201 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

211 entries, ranked
1Allan DonaldSA107
2Muttiah MuralitharanSL100
3Shaun PollockSA89
4Anil KumbleIND73
5Angus FraserENG62
6Heath StreakZIM61
7Ajit AgarkarIND60
8Javagal SrinathIND54
9Darren GoughENG49
10Waqar YounisPAK47
11Sir Curtly AmbroseWI45
12Saqlain MushtaqPAK43
12Jacques KallisSA43
12Damien FlemingAUS43
13Wasim AkramPAK42
14Glenn McGrathAUS41
14Shane WarneAUS41
15Chris CairnsNZ40
15Courtney WalshWI40
15Paul StrangZIM40
16Daniel VettoriNZ39
17Dean HeadleyENG35
17Stuart MacGillAUS35
18Lance KlusenerSA34
19Sanath JayasuriyaSL32
19Kumar DharmasenaSL32
19Simon DoullNZ32
20Azhar MahmoodPAK31
20Michael KasprowiczAUS31
20Venkatesh PrasadIND31
21Sachin TendulkarIND27
21Pommie MbangwaZIM27
22Dion NashNZ26
23Mushtaq AhmedPAK25
23Harbhajan SinghIND25
24Dominic CorkENG24
24Hansie CronjeSA24
25Shayne O'ConnorNZ23
25Pramodya WickramasingheSL23
25Paul AdamsSA23
25Pat SymcoxSA23
25Carl HooperWI23
26Andy WhittallZIM22
26Chris HarrisNZ22
27Shoaib AkhtarPAK21
27Chaminda VaasSL21
27Upul ChandanaSL21
27Robert CroftENG21
27Gavin RobertsonAUS21
28Craig McMillanNZ20
29Henry OlongaZIM19
30Niroshan BandaratillekeSL18
31Shahid AfridiGER17
31Steve WaughAUS17
31Hrishikesh KanitkarIND17
31Guy WhittallZIM17
32Alan MullallyENG16
33Tom MoodyAUS15
33Sunil JoshiIND15
34Colin MillerAUS14
34Aamer SohailPAK14
34Paul WisemanNZ14
34Aravinda de SilvaSL14
34Nixon McLeanWI14
35Steve ElworthySA13
35Andy CaddickENG13
35Harvinder SinghIND13
36Makhaya NtiniSA12
36Aaqib JavedPAK12
36Neil JohnsonZIM12
36Roger TelemachusSA12
37Phil SimmonsWI11
37Mohammad HussainPAK11
37Ravindra PushpakumaraSL11
37Mark EalhamENG11
38Paul WilsonAUS10
38Robin SinghIND10
38Sourav GangulyIND10
38Mark WaughAUS10
38Rahul SanghviIND10
38Fanie de VilliersSA10
38Arshad KhanPAK10
38Mervyn DillonWI10
38Adam HuckleZIM10
38Grant FlowerZIM10
39Franklyn RoseWI9
39Dinanath RamnarineWI9
39Saleem MalikPAK9
39Suresh PereraSL9
39Paul ReiffelAUS9
39Michael BevanAUS9
40Mohammad RafiqueBAN8
40David TerbruggeSA8
40Abdul RazzaqPAK8
40Eddo BrandesZIM8
40Rawl LewisWI8
40Matthew FlemingENG8
41Craig EvansZIM7
41Nathan AstleNZ7
41Khaled MahmudBAN7
41Brian McMillanSA7
41Brendon JulianAUS7
41Adam DaleAUS7
41Darren LehmannAUS7
41Phil TufnellENG7
41Jason GillespieAUS7
41Venkatapathy RajuIND7
42Debasis MohantyIND6
42Adam HollioakeENG6
42Nuwan ZoysaSL6
42Mark PriestNZ6
42Keith ArthurtonWI6
42Steve TikoloKEN6
43Derek CrookesSA5
43Mohammad SheikhBAN5
43Dirk ViljoenZIM5
43Alex TudorENG5
43Peter SuchENG5
43Ian HarveyAUS5
43Andy BichelAUS5
43Nikhil ChopraIND5
44Greg BlewettAUS4
44Rajesh ChauhanIND4
44Matthew NicholsonAUS4
44Mark RamprakashENG4
44Hasibul HossainBAN4
44Ben HollioakeENG4
44Ashley GilesENG4
44Geoff AllottNZ4
44Shakil AhmedPAK4
44Mohammad ZahidPAK4
44Don AnurasiriSL4
44Maurice OdumbeKEN4
44Dougie BrownENG4
45Martin SujiKEN3
45Ian AustinENG3
45Aasif KarimKEN3
45Athar Ali KhanBAN3
45Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3
45Mike RindelSA3
45Murray GoodwinZIM3
45Bryan StrangZIM3
45Ian BishopWI3
45Kenny BenjaminWI3
45Jayantha SilvaSL3
45Ruwan KalpageSL3
45Fazl-e-AkbarPAK3
45Enamul HaqueBAN3
46Thilan SamaraweeraSL2
46Nicky BojeSA2
46Daryll CullinanSA2
46Peter MartinENG2
46John RennieZIM2
46Joseph AngaraKEN2
46Alex TaitNZ2
46Carl TuckettWI2
46Thomas OdoyoKEN2
46Morshed Ali KhanBAN2
47Neil McGarrellWI1
47Gary BrentZIM1
47Mluleki NkalaZIM1
47Shiv ChanderpaulWI1
47Stuart WilliamsZIM1
47Jimmy AdamsWI1
47Alistair CampbellZIM1
47Andrew FlintoffENG1
47Naimur RahmanBAN1
47Ian SalisburyENG1
47Graeme HickENG1
47Chris LewisENG1
47Brad YoungAUS1
47Paras MhambreyIND1
47Ricky PontingAUS1
47Sairaj BahutuleIND1
47Sanjay RaulIND1
47Damien MartynAUS1
47Alan DawsonSA1
47Sajeewa de SilvaSL1
47Ijaz AhmedPAK1
48Ali NaqviPAK0
48Mohammad AkramPAK0
48Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0
48Kabir KhanPAK0
48Saeed AnwarPAK0
48Mahela JayawardeneSL0
48Malinga BandaraSL0
48Nantie HaywardSA0
48Marvan AtapattuSL0
48Chandika HathurusinghaSL0
48Matthew ElliottAUS0
48Stuart LawAUS0
48Rahul DravidIND0
48Ajay JadejaIND0
48VVS LaxmanIND0
48Nilesh KulkarniIND0
48Andrew SymondsAUS0
48Aminul IslamBAN0
48Mark ButcherENG0
48Reon KingWI0
48Brian LaraWI0
48Clayton LambertWI0
48Craig WishartZIM0
48Ali BrownENG0
48Lameck OnyangoKEN0
48Shariful HaqueBAN0
48Zakir HossainBAN0
48Anisur RahmanBAN0
48Hitesh ModiKEN0
48Manzoor AkhtarPAK0
48Ravi ShahKEN0
48Laurie WilliamsWI0
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