Most Wickets in 2006: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 2006, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS2006312 entries
1128Muttiah MuralitharanSL42 clear of Makhaya Ntini
286Makhaya NtiniSA42 off the lead
381Brett LeeAUS47 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
128 · 42 ahead of Ntini
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
52
The mark at number ten — 302 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

312 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL128
2Makhaya NtiniSA86
3Brett LeeAUS81
4Jerome TaylorWI69
5SreesanthIND61
6Lasith MalingaSL60
7Anil KumbleIND59
8Stuart ClarkAUS58
9Irfan PathanIND53
9Mashrafe MortazaBAN53
10Shaun PollockSA52
11Matthew HoggardENG51
12Mohammad RafiqueBAN49
12Nathan BrackenAUS49
12Shane WarneAUS49
12Chaminda VaasSL49
12Mohammad AsifPAK49
13Abdur RazzakBAN48
14Umar GulPAK47
14Farveez MaharoofSL47
14Steve HarmisonENG47
15Abdul RazzaqPAK46
16Harbhajan SinghIND45
16Ian BradshawWI45
17Chris GayleWI43
17Dilhara FernandoSL43
18James FranklinNZ42
18Shane BondNZ42
19Danish KaneriaPAK40
19Andrew HallSA40
19Monty PanesarENG40
20Andrew FlintoffENG39
20Munaf PatelIND39
21Andre NelSA38
21Dwayne BravoWI38
22Sajid MahmoodENG36
23Ajit AgarkarIND35
24Glenn McGrathAUS33
24Shahadat HossainBAN33
24Daniel VettoriNZ33
25Jacques KallisSA32
25Dwayne SmithWI32
26Corey CollymoreWI31
26Naved-ul-HasanPAK31
27Malinga BandaraSL30
27Kyle MillsNZ30
28Zaheer KhanIND29
29Chris MartinNZ27
29Prosper UtseyaZIM27
30Thomas OdoyoKEN26
30Brad HoggAUS26
30Andrew SymondsAUS26
30Syed RaselBAN26
31Sanath JayasuriyaSL25
31Dale SteynSA25
31Peter OngondoKEN25
32Fidel EdwardsWI24
32Liam PlunkettENG24
33Tawanda MupariwaZIM23
34RP SinghIND22
34Shahid AfridiPAK22
35Anthony IrelandZIM21
36Shane WatsonAUS20
36Stuart MacGillAUS20
36James AndersonENG20
37Ramesh PowarIND19
37Jeetan PatelNZ19
38Saleem MukuddemBER18
38Dave MohammedWI18
39Blessing MahwireZIM17
39Ed RainsfordZIM17
39Shahid NazirPAK17
40Shakib Al HasanBAN16
40Dwayne LeverockBER16
40Marlon SamuelsWI16
41Dave Langford-SmithIRE15
41Charl LangeveldtSA15
41Virender SehwagIND15
42Mitchell JohnsonAUS14
42Ruchira PereraSL14
42Kaushal LokuarachchiSL14
42Mohammad SamiPAK14
42Shoaib AkhtarPAK14
42George O'BrienBER14
42Ryan ten DoeschateNED14
43Tim de LeedeNED13
43Ryan HigginsZIM13
43Hasan DurhamBER13
43Jamie DalrympleENG13
43Kevin HurdleBER13
43John DavisonCAN13
43Jacob OramNZ13
43Paul CollingwoodENG13
44Shoaib MalikPAK12
44Tillakaratne DilshanSL12
44Nicky BojeSA12
44Henry OsindeCAN12
44Kevin SandherCAN12
44Hiren VaraiyaKEN12
45Billy StellingNED11
45Steve TikoloKEN11
45Johan van der WathSA11
45Sunil DhaniramCAN11
45Daren PowellWI11
45Iftikhar AnjumPAK11
45Jon LewisENG11
46Pedro CollinsWI10
46Gary BrentZIM10
46Ronald EbanksCIS10
46Craig WrightSCO10
47Not on recordDEN9
47Troy TaylorCIS9
47Hamilton MasakadzaZIM9
47Janeiro TuckerBER9
47Scott StyrisNZ9
47Michael MasonNZ9
47Nathan AstleNZ9
47Robin PetersonSA9
47Nuwan KulasekaraSL9
48Johan BothaSA8
48Graeme SmithSA8
48Enamul Haque jnrBAN8
48Jason GillespieAUS8
48Michael ClarkeAUS8
48George CodringtonCAN8
48John MooneyIRE8
48Piet RinkeZIM8
48Roger TelemachusSA8
48John BlainSCO8
48Jimmy KamandeKEN8
48Peter BorrenNED8
49Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN7
49Darron ReekersNED7
49Not on recordUSA7
49Sanjayan ThuraisingamCAN7
49Austin CodringtonCAN7
49Irving RomaineBER7
49Keith DabengwaZIM7
49Michael KasprowiczAUS7
49Yuvraj SinghIND7
49Stuart BroadENG7
49Mick LewisAUS7
50Justin KempSA6
50Rajin SalehBAN6
50Abdur RehmanPAK6
50Ramnaresh SarwanWI6
50Daan van BungeNED6
50Not on recordITL6
51Mark JonkmanNED5
51Ross LyonsSCO5
51Not on recordDEN5
51Ryan WatsonSCO5
51Chamu ChibhabhaZIM5
51Tafadzwa KamungoziZIM5
51Umar BhattiCAN5
51Michael YardyENG5
51Steven WelshCAN5
51Mohammad HafeezPAK5
51Kabir AliENG5
51Ian BlackwellENG5
51Shaun UdalENG5
51Vikram SinghIND5
51James HopesAUS5
52Sachin TendulkarIND4
52Alok KapaliBAN4
52Dougie BrownENG4
52Stefan KellyBER4
52Elton ChigumburaZIM4
52Chris MpofuZIM4
52Not on recordCIS4
52Not on recordARG4
52Dewald NelSCO4
52Paul HoffmannSCO4
52Mohammad KashifNED4
52Tony SujiKEN4
52Not on recordITL4
52Not on recordDEN4
53Not on recordITL3
53Not on recordITL3
53Luuk van TroostNED3
53Zishan ShahDEN3
53Not on recordUSA3
53Not on recordCAN3
53Not on recordCAN3
53Sean WilliamsZIM3
53Wavell HindsWI3
53Abdool SamadCAN3
53Andre BothaIRE3
53Paul MooneyIRE3
53Mohammad AshrafulBAN3
53Ian BellENG3
53Ashley GilesENG3
53Dan CullenAUS3
53Dinesh MongiaIND3
53Mehrab Hossain jnrBAN3
53Mark GillespieNZ3
53Morne MorkelSA3
53Monde ZondekiSA3
53Dhammika PrasadSL3
54Andre AdamsNZ2
54Chris CairnsNZ2
54Kevin PietersenENG2
54Brett DoreyAUS2
54Tim BresnanENG2
54Boyd RankinENG2
54Aftab AhmedBAN2
54Kevin O'BrienIRE2
54Andrew WhiteIRE2
54Trent JohnstonIRE2
54Kyle McCallanIRE2
54Malachi JonesBER2
54Rawl LewisWI2
54Farhad RezaBAN2
54Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM2
54Not on recordARG2
54Not on recordARG2
54Brijal PatelKEN2
54Alfred LusenoKEN2
54Josephat AbabuKEN2
54Pieter SeelaarNED2
54Garnett KrugerSA2
54Glenn RogersSCO2
54Majid HaqSCO2
54Not on recordCIS2
54Not on recordCIS2
54Not on recordDEN2
54Not on recordUSA2
55Not on recordCIS1
55Not on recordDEN1
55Not on recordITL1
55Not on recordITL1
55Gordon GoudieSCO1
55Not on recordARG1
55Not on recordUSA1
55Esteban NinoARG1
55Not on recordCAN1
55Not on recordDEN1
55Gregory StrydomZIM1
55Not on recordDEN1
55Keegan MethZIM1
55Daren GangaWI1
55Tino BestWI1
55David HempBER1
55Ryan SteedeBER1
55Delyone BordenBER1
55Don MaxwellCAN1
55Vikram SolankiENG1
55Durand SoraineCAN1
55Nazmul HossainBAN1
55Tushar ImranBAN1
55Mark CosgroveAUS1
55Rikki ClarkeENG1
55Michael HusseyAUS1
55Piyush ChawlaIND1
55Murali KartikIND1
55Sourav GangulyIND1
55Arshad KhanPAK1
55Yasir ArafatPAK1
55Chamara SilvaSL1
55Jehan MubarakSL1
55Hasantha FernandoSL1
55Ashwell PrinceSA1
56Jacques RudolphSA0
56Hashim AmlaSA0
56AB de VilliersSA0
56Jean-Paul DuminySA0
56Albie MorkelSA0
56Shiv ChanderpaulWI0
56Russel ArnoldSL0
56Mahela JayawardeneSL0
56Salman ButtPAK0
56Younis KhanPAK0
56Taufeeq UmarPAK0
56Imran FarhatPAK0
56Gautam GambhirIND0
56MS DhoniIND0
56Suresh RainaIND0
56Brad HodgeAUS0
56Ricky PontingAUS0
56Darren GoughENG0
56Gareth BattyENG0
56Manzarul IslamBAN0
56Khaled MahmudBAN0
56Tapash BaisyaBAN0
56Alex LoudonENG0
56Glen ChappleENG0
56Qaiser AliCAN0
56Sandeep JyotiCAN0
56Steven OuterbridgeBER0
56Runako MortonWI0
56Sewnarine ChattergoonWI0
56Lendl SimmonsWI0
56Mluleki NkalaZIM0
56Not on recordDEN0
56Not on recordARG0
56Tyron HendersonSA0
56Akalanka GanegamaSL0
56Jignesh DesaiUSA0
56Steve MassiahUSA0
56Deighton ButlerWI0
56Not on recordCIS0
56Not on recordCAN0
56Not on recordUSA0
56Collins ObuyaKEN0
56Martin SujiKEN0
56Tanmay MishraKEN0
56Kalpesh PatelKEN0
56Not on recordARG0
56Not on recordITL0
56Not on recordDEN0
56Not on recordITL0
56Not on recordSCO0
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