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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 FORMATS
2006
312 entries
1
128
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
42 clear of Makhaya Ntini
2
86
Makhaya Ntini
SA
42 off the lead
3
81
Brett Lee
AUS
47 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
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
Table view
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
128
2
Makhaya Ntini
SA
86
3
Brett Lee
AUS
81
4
Jerome Taylor
WI
69
5
Sreesanth
IND
61
6
Lasith Malinga
SL
60
7
Anil Kumble
IND
59
8
Stuart Clark
AUS
58
9
Irfan Pathan
IND
53
9
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
53
10
Shaun Pollock
SA
52
11
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
51
12
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
49
12
Shane Warne
AUS
49
12
Mohammad Asif
PAK
49
12
Nathan Bracken
AUS
49
12
Chaminda Vaas
SL
49
13
Abdur Razzak
BAN
48
14
Steve Harmison
ENG
47
14
Farveez Maharoof
SL
47
14
Umar Gul
PAK
47
15
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
46
16
Ian Bradshaw
WI
45
16
Harbhajan Singh
IND
45
17
Dilhara Fernando
SL
43
17
Chris Gayle
WI
43
18
James Franklin
NZ
42
18
Shane Bond
NZ
42
19
Andrew Hall
SA
40
19
Monty Panesar
ENG
40
19
Danish Kaneria
PAK
40
20
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
39
20
Munaf Patel
IND
39
21
Dwayne Bravo
WI
38
21
Andre Nel
SA
38
22
Sajid Mahmood
ENG
36
23
Ajit Agarkar
IND
35
24
Glenn McGrath
AUS
33
24
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
33
24
Daniel Vettori
NZ
33
25
Jacques Kallis
SA
32
25
Dwayne Smith
WI
32
26
Corey Collymore
WI
31
26
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
31
27
Malinga Bandara
SL
30
27
Kyle Mills
NZ
30
28
Zaheer Khan
IND
29
29
Chris Martin
NZ
27
29
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
27
30
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
26
30
Brad Hogg
AUS
26
30
Andrew Symonds
AUS
26
30
Syed Rasel
BAN
26
31
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
25
31
Peter Ongondo
KEN
25
31
Dale Steyn
SA
25
32
Liam Plunkett
ENG
24
32
Fidel Edwards
WI
24
33
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
23
34
Shahid Afridi
PAK
22
34
RP Singh
IND
22
35
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
21
36
Stuart MacGill
AUS
20
36
Shane Watson
AUS
20
36
James Anderson
ENG
20
37
Ramesh Powar
IND
19
37
Jeetan Patel
NZ
19
38
Saleem Mukuddem
BER
18
38
Dave Mohammed
WI
18
39
Shahid Nazir
PAK
17
39
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
17
39
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
17
40
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
16
40
Marlon Samuels
WI
16
40
Dwayne Leverock
BER
16
41
Virender Sehwag
IND
15
41
Charl Langeveldt
SA
15
41
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
15
42
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
14
42
Mohammad Sami
PAK
14
42
George O'Brien
BER
14
42
Ruchira Perera
SL
14
42
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
14
42
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
14
42
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
14
43
Jamie Dalrymple
ENG
13
43
Paul Collingwood
ENG
13
43
Hasan Durham
BER
13
43
Tim de Leede
NED
13
43
Jacob Oram
NZ
13
43
Kevin Hurdle
BER
13
43
John Davison
CAN
13
43
Ryan Higgins
ZIM
13
44
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
12
44
Henry Osinde
CAN
12
44
Kevin Sandher
CAN
12
44
Nicky Boje
SA
12
44
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
12
44
Shoaib Malik
PAK
12
45
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
11
45
Jon Lewis
ENG
11
45
Daren Powell
WI
11
45
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
11
45
Billy Stelling
NED
11
45
Steve Tikolo
KEN
11
45
Johan van der Wath
SA
11
46
Gary Brent
ZIM
10
46
Craig Wright
SCO
10
46
Ronald Ebanks
CIS
10
46
Pedro Collins
WI
10
47
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
9
47
Troy Taylor
CIS
9
47
Not on record
DEN
9
47
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
9
47
Robin Peterson
SA
9
47
Janeiro Tucker
BER
9
47
Michael Mason
NZ
9
47
Nathan Astle
NZ
9
47
Scott Styris
NZ
9
48
Peter Borren
NED
8
48
John Mooney
IRE
8
48
Johan Botha
SA
8
48
Graeme Smith
SA
8
48
Roger Telemachus
SA
8
48
George Codrington
CAN
8
48
Piet Rinke
ZIM
8
48
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
8
48
John Blain
SCO
8
48
Michael Clarke
AUS
8
48
Jason Gillespie
AUS
8
48
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
8
49
Stuart Broad
ENG
7
49
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
7
49
Yuvraj Singh
IND
7
49
Mick Lewis
AUS
7
49
Irving Romaine
BER
7
49
Not on record
USA
7
49
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
7
49
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
7
49
Austin Codrington
CAN
7
49
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
7
49
Darron Reekers
NED
7
50
Daan van Bunge
NED
6
50
Justin Kemp
SA
6
50
Abdur Rehman
PAK
6
50
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
6
50
Rajin Saleh
BAN
6
50
Not on record
ITL
6
51
Not on record
DEN
5
51
Shaun Udal
ENG
5
51
Michael Yardy
ENG
5
51
Ian Blackwell
ENG
5
51
Kabir Ali
ENG
5
51
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
5
51
Vikram Singh
IND
5
51
James Hopes
AUS
5
51
Umar Bhatti
CAN
5
51
Steven Welsh
CAN
5
51
Mark Jonkman
NED
5
51
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
5
51
Tafadzwa Kamungozi
ZIM
5
51
Ross Lyons
SCO
5
51
Ryan Watson
SCO
5
52
Not on record
CIS
4
52
Not on record
ARG
4
52
Dewald Nel
SCO
4
52
Paul Hoffmann
SCO
4
52
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
4
52
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
4
52
Tony Suji
KEN
4
52
Mohammad Kashif
NED
4
52
Stefan Kelly
BER
4
52
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
4
52
Dougie Brown
ENG
4
52
Alok Kapali
BAN
4
52
Not on record
DEN
4
52
Not on record
ITL
4
53
Not on record
ITL
3
53
Not on record
ITL
3
53
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
3
53
Mehrab Hossain jnr
BAN
3
53
Ashley Giles
ENG
3
53
Ian Bell
ENG
3
53
Wavell Hinds
WI
3
53
Dinesh Mongia
IND
3
53
Dan Cullen
AUS
3
53
Dhammika Prasad
SL
3
53
Luuk van Troost
NED
3
53
Mark Gillespie
NZ
3
53
Andre Botha
IRE
3
53
Paul Mooney
IRE
3
53
Abdool Samad
CAN
3
53
Monde Zondeki
SA
3
53
Morne Morkel
SA
3
53
Sean Williams
ZIM
3
53
Not on record
USA
3
53
Not on record
CAN
3
53
Not on record
CAN
3
53
Zishan Shah
DEN
3
54
Not on record
CIS
2
54
Not on record
CIS
2
54
Not on record
ARG
2
54
Not on record
ARG
2
54
Not on record
USA
2
54
Glenn Rogers
SCO
2
54
Majid Haq
SCO
2
54
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
2
54
Brijal Patel
KEN
2
54
Alfred Luseno
KEN
2
54
Josephat Ababu
KEN
2
54
Garnett Kruger
SA
2
54
Kyle McCallan
IRE
2
54
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
2
54
Andrew White
IRE
2
54
Trent Johnston
IRE
2
54
Pieter Seelaar
NED
2
54
Chris Cairns
NZ
2
54
Malachi Jones
BER
2
54
Andre Adams
NZ
2
54
Brett Dorey
AUS
2
54
Rawl Lewis
WI
2
54
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
2
54
Tim Bresnan
ENG
2
54
Boyd Rankin
ENG
2
54
Farhad Reza
BAN
2
54
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
2
54
Not on record
DEN
2
55
Not on record
DEN
1
55
Not on record
DEN
1
55
Not on record
ITL
1
55
Not on record
ITL
1
55
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
1
55
Arshad Khan
PAK
1
55
Tushar Imran
BAN
1
55
Vikram Solanki
ENG
1
55
Rikki Clarke
ENG
1
55
Daren Ganga
WI
1
55
Tino Best
WI
1
55
Mark Cosgrove
AUS
1
55
Michael Hussey
AUS
1
55
Chamara Silva
SL
1
55
Jehan Mubarak
SL
1
55
Hasantha Fernando
SL
1
55
Piyush Chawla
IND
1
55
Sourav Ganguly
IND
1
55
Murali Kartik
IND
1
55
Yasir Arafat
PAK
1
55
David Hemp
BER
1
55
Ryan Steede
BER
1
55
Delyone Borden
BER
1
55
Not on record
CAN
1
55
Don Maxwell
CAN
1
55
Ashwell Prince
SA
1
55
Gregory Strydom
ZIM
1
55
Durand Soraine
CAN
1
55
Keegan Meth
ZIM
1
55
Gordon Goudie
SCO
1
55
Esteban Nino
ARG
1
55
Not on record
ARG
1
55
Not on record
USA
1
55
Not on record
CIS
1
55
Not on record
DEN
1
56
Not on record
DEN
0
56
Not on record
ARG
0
56
Not on record
USA
0
56
Not on record
CIS
0
56
Not on record
ARG
0
56
Not on record
CAN
0
56
Not on record
SCO
0
56
Jignesh Desai
USA
0
56
Steve Massiah
USA
0
56
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
0
56
Tyron Henderson
SA
0
56
Martin Suji
KEN
0
56
Collins Obuya
KEN
0
56
Tanmay Mishra
KEN
0
56
Kalpesh Patel
KEN
0
56
Hashim Amla
SA
0
56
AB de Villiers
SA
0
56
Jacques Rudolph
SA
0
56
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
0
56
Albie Morkel
SA
0
56
Qaiser Ali
CAN
0
56
Sandeep Jyoti
CAN
0
56
Steven Outerbridge
BER
0
56
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
0
56
Salman Butt
PAK
0
56
Gautam Gambhir
IND
0
56
MS Dhoni
IND
0
56
Suresh Raina
IND
0
56
Ricky Ponting
AUS
0
56
Akalanka Ganegama
SL
0
56
Brad Hodge
AUS
0
56
Russel Arnold
SL
0
56
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0
56
Sewnarine Chattergoon
WI
0
56
Lendl Simmons
WI
0
56
Deighton Butler
WI
0
56
Darren Gough
ENG
0
56
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
56
Runako Morton
WI
0
56
Gareth Batty
ENG
0
56
Glen Chapple
ENG
0
56
Alex Loudon
ENG
0
56
Manzarul Islam
BAN
0
56
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
0
56
Tapash Baisya
BAN
0
56
Imran Farhat
PAK
0
56
Younis Khan
PAK
0
56
Not on record
DEN
0
56
Not on record
ITL
0
56
Not on record
ITL
0
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