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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.
ODI
2006
284 entries
1
49
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
3 clear of Nathan Bracken
2
46
Nathan Bracken
AUS
3 off the lead
3
45
Abdur Razzak
BAN
4 off the lead
● LEADS
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
49 · 3 ahead of Bracken
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
31
The mark at number ten — 274 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
7 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
284 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
49
2
Nathan Bracken
AUS
46
3
Abdur Razzak
BAN
45
4
Brett Lee
AUS
44
5
Jerome Taylor
WI
39
6
Ian Bradshaw
WI
36
6
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
36
6
Chaminda Vaas
SL
36
7
Irfan Pathan
IND
35
8
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
34
9
Shaun Pollock
SA
32
10
Ajit Agarkar
IND
31
10
Farveez Maharoof
SL
31
11
Lasith Malinga
SL
30
12
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
29
12
Chris Gayle
WI
29
13
Makhaya Ntini
SA
28
14
Dwayne Smith
WI
27
15
Dilhara Fernando
SL
26
15
Brad Hogg
AUS
26
15
Andrew Hall
SA
26
15
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
26
16
Peter Ongondo
KEN
25
16
Harbhajan Singh
IND
25
16
Sreesanth
IND
25
16
Dwayne Bravo
WI
25
17
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
24
18
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
23
18
Syed Rasel
BAN
23
18
Malinga Bandara
SL
23
19
Shane Bond
NZ
21
19
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
21
20
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
20
20
Andrew Symonds
AUS
20
20
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
20
21
Shane Watson
AUS
19
21
Ramesh Powar
IND
19
22
Saleem Mukuddem
BER
18
23
Mohammad Asif
PAK
17
23
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
17
23
Andre Nel
SA
17
23
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
17
23
Jacques Kallis
SA
17
24
Kyle Mills
NZ
16
24
Marlon Samuels
WI
16
24
Sajid Mahmood
ENG
16
24
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
16
24
Dwayne Leverock
BER
16
25
Glenn McGrath
AUS
15
25
Munaf Patel
IND
15
25
Stuart Clark
AUS
15
25
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
15
25
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
15
26
Jeetan Patel
NZ
14
26
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
14
26
Shahid Afridi
PAK
14
26
Steve Harmison
ENG
14
26
Fidel Edwards
WI
14
26
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
14
26
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
14
26
Ruchira Perera
SL
14
26
George O'Brien
BER
14
27
Hasan Durham
BER
13
27
Kevin Hurdle
BER
13
27
RP Singh
IND
13
27
Tim de Leede
NED
13
27
John Davison
CAN
13
27
Ryan Higgins
ZIM
13
28
Henry Osinde
CAN
12
28
Kevin Sandher
CAN
12
28
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
12
28
Daniel Vettori
NZ
12
28
James Anderson
ENG
12
29
Jamie Dalrymple
ENG
11
29
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
11
29
Shoaib Malik
PAK
11
29
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
11
29
Umar Gul
PAK
11
29
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
11
29
Billy Stelling
NED
11
29
Steve Tikolo
KEN
11
30
Johan van der Wath
SA
10
30
Charl Langeveldt
SA
10
30
Craig Wright
SCO
10
30
Ronald Ebanks
CIS
10
30
James Franklin
NZ
10
31
Janeiro Tucker
BER
9
31
Zaheer Khan
IND
9
31
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
9
31
Liam Plunkett
ENG
9
31
Corey Collymore
WI
9
31
Troy Taylor
CIS
9
31
Not on record
DEN
9
31
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
9
32
Gary Brent
ZIM
8
32
Graeme Smith
SA
8
32
Piet Rinke
ZIM
8
32
Peter Borren
NED
8
32
John Mooney
IRE
8
32
George Codrington
CAN
8
32
John Blain
SCO
8
32
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
8
32
Dave Mohammed
WI
8
32
Paul Collingwood
ENG
8
32
Jon Lewis
ENG
8
32
Michael Clarke
AUS
8
32
Michael Mason
NZ
8
33
Irving Romaine
BER
7
33
Yuvraj Singh
IND
7
33
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
7
33
Not on record
USA
7
33
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
7
33
Austin Codrington
CAN
7
33
Darron Reekers
NED
7
33
Roger Telemachus
SA
7
34
Robin Peterson
SA
6
34
Justin Kemp
SA
6
34
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
6
34
Daan van Bunge
NED
6
34
Not on record
ITL
6
34
Jacob Oram
NZ
6
34
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
6
34
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
6
34
Mohammad Sami
PAK
6
34
Abdur Rehman
PAK
6
34
Rajin Saleh
BAN
6
35
Stuart Broad
ENG
5
35
Ian Blackwell
ENG
5
35
Kabir Ali
ENG
5
35
Virender Sehwag
IND
5
35
Not on record
DEN
5
35
Ryan Watson
SCO
5
35
Ross Lyons
SCO
5
35
Mark Jonkman
NED
5
35
Umar Bhatti
CAN
5
35
Steven Welsh
CAN
5
35
Tafadzwa Kamungozi
ZIM
5
35
Johan Botha
SA
5
36
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
4
36
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
4
36
Tony Suji
KEN
4
36
Mohammad Kashif
NED
4
36
Dewald Nel
SCO
4
36
Paul Hoffmann
SCO
4
36
Not on record
CIS
4
36
Not on record
ARG
4
36
Not on record
DEN
4
36
Not on record
ITL
4
36
Stefan Kelly
BER
4
36
Dougie Brown
ENG
4
36
Alok Kapali
BAN
4
36
Michael Yardy
ENG
4
36
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
4
37
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
3
37
Mehrab Hossain jnr
BAN
3
37
Ian Bell
ENG
3
37
Daren Powell
WI
3
37
Wavell Hinds
WI
3
37
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
3
37
Nathan Astle
NZ
3
37
Scott Styris
NZ
3
37
Chris Martin
NZ
3
37
Dhammika Prasad
SL
3
37
Dinesh Mongia
IND
3
37
James Hopes
AUS
3
37
Mick Lewis
AUS
3
37
Not on record
ITL
3
37
Not on record
ITL
3
37
Zishan Shah
DEN
3
37
Not on record
USA
3
37
Not on record
USA
3
37
Not on record
USA
3
37
Luuk van Troost
NED
3
37
Andre Botha
IRE
3
37
Paul Mooney
IRE
3
37
Abdool Samad
CAN
3
37
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
3
38
Sean Williams
ZIM
2
38
Monde Zondeki
SA
2
38
Garnett Kruger
SA
2
38
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
2
38
Kyle McCallan
IRE
2
38
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
2
38
Andrew White
IRE
2
38
Trent Johnston
IRE
2
38
Pieter Seelaar
NED
2
38
Mark Gillespie
NZ
2
38
Not on record
USA
2
38
Not on record
ARG
2
38
Not on record
ARG
2
38
Glenn Rogers
SCO
2
38
Majid Haq
SCO
2
38
Brijal Patel
KEN
2
38
Alfred Luseno
KEN
2
38
Josephat Ababu
KEN
2
38
Not on record
CIS
2
38
Not on record
CIS
2
38
Not on record
DEN
2
38
Brett Dorey
AUS
2
38
Dan Cullen
AUS
2
38
Malachi Jones
BER
2
38
Chris Cairns
NZ
2
38
Rawl Lewis
WI
2
38
Tim Bresnan
ENG
2
38
Boyd Rankin
ENG
2
38
Farhad Reza
BAN
2
38
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
2
38
Anil Kumble
IND
2
39
Yasir Arafat
PAK
1
39
Rikki Clarke
ENG
1
39
Arshad Khan
PAK
1
39
Tushar Imran
BAN
1
39
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
1
39
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
1
39
Vikram Solanki
ENG
1
39
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
1
39
Tino Best
WI
1
39
David Hemp
BER
1
39
Jehan Mubarak
SL
1
39
Hasantha Fernando
SL
1
39
Ryan Steede
BER
1
39
Delyone Borden
BER
1
39
Michael Hussey
AUS
1
39
Mark Cosgrove
AUS
1
39
Murali Kartik
IND
1
39
Not on record
DEN
1
39
Not on record
DEN
1
39
Not on record
ITL
1
39
Not on record
ITL
1
39
Not on record
CIS
1
39
Not on record
DEN
1
39
Gordon Goudie
SCO
1
39
Not on record
ARG
1
39
Not on record
ARG
1
39
Esteban Nino
ARG
1
39
Don Maxwell
CAN
1
39
Not on record
CAN
1
39
Durand Soraine
CAN
1
39
Dale Steyn
SA
1
39
Keegan Meth
ZIM
1
39
Gregory Strydom
ZIM
1
40
Martin Suji
KEN
0
40
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
0
40
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
0
40
Qaiser Ali
CAN
0
40
Sandeep Jyoti
CAN
0
40
Not on record
ARG
0
40
Not on record
USA
0
40
Not on record
ARG
0
40
Not on record
CIS
0
40
Not on record
SCO
0
40
Jignesh Desai
USA
0
40
Steve Massiah
USA
0
40
Collins Obuya
KEN
0
40
Tanmay Mishra
KEN
0
40
Kalpesh Patel
KEN
0
40
Not on record
DEN
0
40
Not on record
CIS
0
40
Not on record
DEN
0
40
Not on record
ITL
0
40
Not on record
ITL
0
40
Gautam Gambhir
IND
0
40
Suresh Raina
IND
0
40
Vikram Singh
IND
0
40
Russel Arnold
SL
0
40
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0
40
Brad Hodge
AUS
0
40
Steven Outerbridge
BER
0
40
Akalanka Ganegama
SL
0
40
Andre Adams
NZ
0
40
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
0
40
Sewnarine Chattergoon
WI
0
40
Lendl Simmons
WI
0
40
Deighton Butler
WI
0
40
Darren Gough
ENG
0
40
Gareth Batty
ENG
0
40
Glen Chapple
ENG
0
40
Alex Loudon
ENG
0
40
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
0
40
Tapash Baisya
BAN
0
40
Manzarul Islam
BAN
0
40
Younis Khan
PAK
0
40
Danish Kaneria
PAK
0
40
Imran Farhat
PAK
0
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