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Most Wickets in 2008: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the most wickets during the 2008 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS
2008
327 entries
1
90
Dale Steyn
SA
2 clear of Mitchell Johnson
2
88
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
2 off the lead
3
85
Ajantha Mendis
SL
5 off the lead
● LEADS
Dale Steyn
SA
90 · 2 ahead of Johnson
↑ IN THE CHASE
4
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
60
The mark at number ten — 317 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
327 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Dale Steyn
SA
90
2
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
88
3
Ajantha Mendis
SL
85
4
Harbhajan Singh
IND
84
5
Brett Lee
AUS
81
6
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
78
7
Daniel Vettori
NZ
76
8
Ishant Sharma
IND
65
9
Stuart Broad
ENG
61
10
Ryan Sidebottom
ENG
60
10
James Anderson
ENG
60
11
Makhaya Ntini
SA
58
12
Morne Morkel
SA
57
13
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
55
14
Jerome Taylor
WI
54
15
Kyle Mills
NZ
50
16
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
45
17
Fidel Edwards
WI
44
17
Zaheer Khan
IND
44
18
Stuart Clark
AUS
42
18
Chris Martin
NZ
42
19
Abdur Razzak
BAN
40
20
Monty Panesar
ENG
39
20
Iain O'Brien
NZ
39
21
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
38
22
Daren Powell
WI
36
22
Dwayne Bravo
WI
36
22
Jacques Kallis
SA
36
23
Tim Southee
NZ
35
23
Shahid Afridi
PAK
35
23
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
35
23
Sohail Tanvir
PAK
35
24
Nathan Bracken
AUS
34
25
Chaminda Vaas
SL
33
25
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
33
26
Umar Gul
PAK
31
27
Thilan Thushara
SL
30
27
Jacob Oram
NZ
30
27
Jeetan Patel
NZ
30
28
Irfan Pathan
IND
29
29
Anil Kumble
IND
28
30
Paul Harris
SA
27
31
Andre Nel
SA
25
32
Johan Botha
SA
24
32
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
24
32
Graeme Swann
ENG
24
33
Shoaib Malik
PAK
23
33
RP Singh
IND
23
33
Virender Sehwag
IND
23
33
Andre Botha
IRE
23
34
Praveen Kumar
IND
22
35
Shane Watson
AUS
21
36
Michael Clarke
AUS
20
36
Amit Mishra
IND
20
36
John Blain
SCO
20
37
Paul Collingwood
ENG
19
37
Chris Gayle
WI
19
38
Alex Cusack
IRE
17
38
Harvir Baidwan
CAN
17
38
Dewald Nel
SCO
17
39
Albie Morkel
SA
16
39
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
16
39
Farhad Reza
BAN
16
40
Steve Harmison
ENG
15
40
Andrew Symonds
AUS
15
40
James Hopes
AUS
15
40
Peter Connell
IRE
15
41
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
14
41
Ray Price
ZIM
14
41
Kyle McCallan
IRE
14
41
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
14
41
Edgar Schiferli
NED
14
41
Mark Gillespie
NZ
14
41
Munaf Patel
IND
14
41
Darren Sammy
WI
14
42
Yuvraj Singh
IND
13
42
Sreesanth
IND
13
42
Piyush Chawla
IND
13
42
Jason Krejza
AUS
13
42
Farveez Maharoof
SL
13
42
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
13
43
Charl Langeveldt
SA
12
43
Shaun Pollock
SA
12
43
Lasith Malinga
SL
12
43
Dilhara Fernando
SL
12
43
Brad Hogg
AUS
12
43
Sulieman Benn
WI
12
44
Samit Patel
ENG
11
44
Wahab Riaz
PAK
11
44
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
11
44
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
11
44
Grant Elliott
NZ
11
44
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
11
44
Pieter Seelaar
NED
11
45
Dhammika Prasad
SL
10
45
Ishara Amerasinghe
SL
10
45
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
10
45
Cameron White
AUS
10
45
Nikita Miller
WI
10
46
Alok Kapali
BAN
9
46
Peter Siddle
AUS
9
46
Fawad Alam
PAK
9
46
Peter Ongondo
KEN
9
46
George O'Brien
BER
9
46
Stefan Kelly
BER
9
47
Michael Mason
NZ
8
47
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
8
47
Balaji Rao
CAN
8
47
Abdur Rauf
PAK
8
47
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
8
47
Naeem Islam
BAN
8
47
Not on record
DEN
8
48
Gordon Drummond
SCO
7
48
Richie Berrington
SCO
7
48
Not on record
SCO
7
48
Syed Rasel
BAN
7
48
Rizwan Cheema
CAN
7
48
Henry Osinde
CAN
7
48
Eion Katchay
CAN
7
48
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
7
48
Rodney Trott
BER
7
48
Peter Borren
NED
7
49
Jesse Ryder
NZ
6
49
Tamauri Tucker
BER
6
49
Robin Peterson
SA
6
49
Monde Zondeki
SA
6
49
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
6
49
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
6
49
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
6
49
Mahmudullah
BAN
6
49
Lionel Baker
WI
6
49
Yusuf Pathan
IND
6
49
Zahid Shah
UAE
6
49
Not on record
DEN
6
49
Not on record
ITL
6
50
Not on record
ITL
5
50
Not on record
HK
5
50
Not on record
DEN
5
50
Glenn Rogers
SCO
5
50
Stuart MacGill
AUS
5
50
Mohammad Asif
PAK
5
50
Pragyan Ojha
IND
5
50
Brendan Nash
WI
5
50
Kemar Roach
WI
5
50
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
5
50
Mahbubul Alam
BAN
5
50
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
5
50
Steve Tikolo
KEN
5
50
Tony Suji
KEN
5
50
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
5
50
Umar Bhatti
CAN
5
50
Scott Styris
NZ
5
50
Irving Romaine
BER
5
50
Andrew White
IRE
5
50
Gary Kidd
IRE
5
51
Trent Johnston
IRE
4
51
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
4
51
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
4
51
Kaushalya Weeraratne
SL
4
51
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
4
51
Qaiser Ali
CAN
4
51
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
4
51
Boyd Rankin
ENG
4
51
Dimitri Mascarenhas
ENG
4
51
Luke Wright
ENG
4
51
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
4
51
Marlon Samuels
WI
4
51
Saeed Ajmal
PAK
4
51
Sohail Khan
PAK
4
51
Mansoor Amjad
PAK
4
51
Majid Haq
SCO
4
51
Not on record
ITL
4
51
Not on record
ITL
4
51
Not on record
ITL
4
52
Not on record
OMN
3
52
Ryan Watson
SCO
3
52
Not on record
DEN
3
52
Kamran Hussain
PAK
3
52
Beau Casson
AUS
3
52
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
3
52
Rawl Lewis
WI
3
52
Kieron Pollard
WI
3
52
Sajedul Islam
BAN
3
52
Dolar Mahmud
BAN
3
52
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
3
52
Ragheb Aga
KEN
3
52
Elijah Otieno
KEN
3
52
Timycen Maruma
ZIM
3
52
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
3
52
Abdool Samad
CAN
3
52
John Davison
CAN
3
52
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
3
52
Delyone Borden
BER
3
52
Dwayne Leverock
BER
3
52
James Franklin
NZ
3
52
Aaron Redmond
NZ
3
53
Afzaal Haider
HK
2
53
Geert-Maarten Mol
NED
2
53
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
2
53
Henk-Jan Mol
NED
2
53
Irfan Ahmed
HK
2
53
Najeeb Amar
HK
2
53
Ryan Steede
BER
2
53
Kyle Hodsoll
BER
2
53
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
2
53
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
2
53
Abzal Dean
CAN
2
53
Regan West
IRE
2
53
Steven Welsh
CAN
2
53
Ramesh David
CAN
2
53
Karun Jethi
CAN
2
53
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
2
53
Johann Louw
SA
2
53
Khurram Khan
UAE
2
53
Mohammad Tauqir
UAE
2
53
Fahad Alhashmi
UAE
2
53
Mehrab Hossain jnr
BAN
2
53
Tim Bresnan
ENG
2
53
Darren Pattinson
ENG
2
53
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
2
53
Dave Mohammed
WI
2
53
Adam Voges
AUS
2
53
Ashley Noffke
AUS
2
53
David Hussey
AUS
2
53
Brett Geeves
AUS
2
53
Chamara Kapugedera
SL
2
53
Manpreet Gony
IND
2
53
Syed Bashir Ahmed Shah
DEN
2
53
Gordon Goudie
SCO
2
53
Gregor Maiden
SCO
2
53
Matthew Parker
SCO
2
53
Not on record
ITL
2
53
Not on record
ITL
2
54
Not on record
DEN
1
54
Not on record
DEN
1
54
Not on record
DEN
1
54
Muhammad Butt
BHR
1
54
Not on record
SCO
1
54
Craig Wright
SCO
1
54
Not on record
IRE
1
54
Not on record
NOR
1
54
Simon Katich
AUS
1
54
Michael Hussey
AUS
1
54
Chamara Silva
SL
1
54
Jehan Mubarak
SL
1
54
Rangana Herath
SL
1
54
Sewnarine Chattergoon
WI
1
54
Amit Jaggernauth
WI
1
54
Ravi Rampaul
WI
1
54
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
1
54
Owais Shah
ENG
1
54
Chris Tremlett
ENG
1
54
Ravi Bopara
ENG
1
54
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
1
54
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
1
54
Younis Khan
PAK
1
54
Saqib Ali
UAE
1
54
Cephas Zhuwao
ZIM
1
54
Lameck Onyango
KEN
1
54
Gary Brent
ZIM
1
54
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
1
54
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
1
54
Rory Kleinveldt
SA
1
54
Sean Williams
ZIM
1
54
Phil Eaglestone
IRE
1
54
Justin Ontong
SA
1
54
Dilruwan Perera
SL
1
54
Steven Outerbridge
BER
1
54
Zain Abbas
HK
1
54
Reinhardt Strydom
IRE
1
54
Greg Thompson
IRE
1
54
Thinus Fourie
IRE
1
54
Ewen Thompson
NZ
1
54
Adeel Raja
NED
1
54
Maurits Jonkman
NED
1
55
Roy Lamsam
HK
0
55
Daniel Flynn
NZ
0
55
Munir Dar
HK
0
55
Skhawat Ali
HK
0
55
Oronde Bascome
BER
0
55
Chris Foggo
BER
0
55
Thilina Kandamby
SL
0
55
Angelo Mathews
SL
0
55
Dennico Hollis
BER
0
55
McLaren Smith
BER
0
55
Oliver Pitcher
BER
0
55
Jamie How
NZ
0
55
Ross Taylor
NZ
0
55
Ashwell Prince
SA
0
55
Hashim Amla
SA
0
55
Neil McKenzie
SA
0
55
Not on record
IRE
0
55
Sami Faridi
CAN
0
55
Alviro Petersen
SA
0
55
Vernon Philander
SA
0
55
Shadeep Silva
UAE
0
55
Amjad Javed
UAE
0
55
Rajesh Bhudia
KEN
0
55
Arshad Ali
UAE
0
55
Misbah-ul-Haq
PAK
0
55
Salman Butt
PAK
0
55
Junaid Siddique
BAN
0
55
Tamim Iqbal
BAN
0
55
Raqibul Hasan
BAN
0
55
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
0
55
Alastair Cook
ENG
0
55
Xavier Marshall
WI
0
55
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
55
Ryan Hinds
WI
0
55
Shaun Tait
AUS
0
55
Ricky Ponting
AUS
0
55
Rizwan Ahmed
PAK
0
55
Samiullah Khan
PAK
0
55
Anwar Ali
PAK
0
55
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
0
55
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0
55
VVS Laxman
IND
0
55
Yasir Arafat
PAK
0
55
Suresh Raina
IND
0
55
Rohit Sharma
IND
0
55
MS Dhoni
IND
0
55
Not on record
NOR
0
55
Aman Ali
UAE
0
55
Not on record
DEN
0
55
Not on record
NED
0
55
Not on record
NOR
0
55
Not on record
NOR
0
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