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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.
ODI
2008
280 entries
1
48
Ajantha Mendis
SL
13 clear of Muttiah Muralitharan
2
35
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
13 off the lead
3
33
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
15 off the lead
● LEADS
Ajantha Mendis
SL
48 · 13 ahead of Muralitharan
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Mendis is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
25
The mark at number ten — 270 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
280 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Ajantha Mendis
SL
48
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
35
3
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
33
4
Stuart Broad
ENG
32
4
Sohail Tanvir
PAK
32
5
Nathan Bracken
AUS
31
6
Shahid Afridi
PAK
30
7
Abdur Razzak
BAN
29
8
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
28
9
Ishant Sharma
IND
27
10
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
25
11
Umar Gul
PAK
24
11
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
24
12
Brett Lee
AUS
23
13
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
22
13
Jerome Taylor
WI
22
14
Harbhajan Singh
IND
21
14
Praveen Kumar
IND
21
14
Irfan Pathan
IND
21
15
Thilan Thushara
SL
20
15
Kyle Mills
NZ
20
15
Tim Southee
NZ
20
16
Johan Botha
SA
19
17
Daniel Vettori
NZ
17
17
Zaheer Khan
IND
17
17
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
17
17
Daren Powell
WI
17
18
Shoaib Malik
PAK
16
18
Farhad Reza
BAN
16
18
Albie Morkel
SA
16
18
John Blain
SCO
16
19
Andre Botha
IRE
15
19
Dwayne Bravo
WI
15
20
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
14
20
James Hopes
AUS
14
20
Munaf Patel
IND
14
20
Kyle McCallan
IRE
14
20
Dale Steyn
SA
14
20
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
14
21
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
13
21
Chaminda Vaas
SL
13
22
Lasith Malinga
SL
12
22
RP Singh
IND
12
22
Fidel Edwards
WI
12
22
Paul Collingwood
ENG
12
22
Charl Langeveldt
SA
12
22
Morne Morkel
SA
12
23
Andre Nel
SA
11
23
Alex Cusack
IRE
11
23
Graeme Swann
ENG
11
23
Samit Patel
ENG
11
23
Piyush Chawla
IND
11
23
Stuart Clark
AUS
11
23
Jacob Oram
NZ
11
24
Michael Clarke
AUS
10
24
Yuvraj Singh
IND
10
24
Nikita Miller
WI
10
24
James Anderson
ENG
10
24
Wahab Riaz
PAK
10
24
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
10
24
Edgar Schiferli
NED
10
25
Grant Elliott
NZ
9
25
Pieter Seelaar
NED
9
25
Peter Connell
IRE
9
25
Ray Price
ZIM
9
25
Alok Kapali
BAN
9
25
Steve Harmison
ENG
9
25
Sreesanth
IND
9
25
Ishara Amerasinghe
SL
9
26
Mark Gillespie
NZ
8
26
Brad Hogg
AUS
8
26
Shane Watson
AUS
8
26
Farveez Maharoof
SL
8
26
Ryan Sidebottom
ENG
8
26
Chris Gayle
WI
8
26
Virender Sehwag
IND
8
26
Abdur Rauf
PAK
8
26
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
8
26
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
8
26
Dewald Nel
SCO
8
26
Not on record
DEN
8
27
Not on record
SCO
7
27
Peter Ongondo
KEN
7
27
Jacques Kallis
SA
7
27
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
7
27
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
7
27
Naeem Islam
BAN
7
27
Darren Sammy
WI
7
27
Dilhara Fernando
SL
7
27
Michael Mason
NZ
7
27
Rodney Trott
BER
7
28
Tamauri Tucker
BER
6
28
Stefan Kelly
BER
6
28
Jeetan Patel
NZ
6
28
Yusuf Pathan
IND
6
28
Mahmudullah
BAN
6
28
Syed Rasel
BAN
6
28
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
6
28
Zahid Shah
UAE
6
28
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
6
28
Shaun Pollock
SA
6
28
Not on record
DEN
6
28
Not on record
ITL
6
29
Not on record
ITL
5
29
Not on record
DEN
5
29
Not on record
HK
5
29
Gordon Drummond
SCO
5
29
Andrew White
IRE
5
29
Gary Kidd
IRE
5
29
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
5
29
Mohammad Asif
PAK
5
29
Lionel Baker
WI
5
29
Brendan Nash
WI
5
29
Andrew Symonds
AUS
5
29
Pragyan Ojha
IND
5
29
Cameron White
AUS
5
29
Chris Martin
NZ
5
29
Scott Styris
NZ
5
30
George O'Brien
BER
4
30
Sohail Khan
PAK
4
30
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
4
30
Boyd Rankin
ENG
4
30
Saeed Ajmal
PAK
4
30
Fawad Alam
PAK
4
30
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
4
30
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
4
30
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
4
30
Eion Katchay
CAN
4
30
Rizwan Cheema
CAN
4
30
Qaiser Ali
CAN
4
30
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
4
30
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
4
30
Steve Tikolo
KEN
4
30
Not on record
ITL
4
30
Not on record
ITL
4
30
Not on record
ITL
4
30
Majid Haq
SCO
4
31
Glenn Rogers
SCO
3
31
Not on record
DEN
3
31
Not on record
OMN
3
31
Elijah Otieno
KEN
3
31
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
3
31
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3
31
Harvir Baidwan
CAN
3
31
Monde Zondeki
SA
3
31
Paul Harris
SA
3
31
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
3
31
Trent Johnston
IRE
3
31
Kamran Hussain
PAK
3
31
Dolar Mahmud
BAN
3
31
Luke Wright
ENG
3
31
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
3
31
Kemar Roach
WI
3
31
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
3
31
Irving Romaine
BER
3
31
Delyone Borden
BER
3
31
Dwayne Leverock
BER
3
31
Jesse Ryder
NZ
3
32
Chamara Kapugedera
SL
2
32
Ryan Steede
BER
2
32
Kyle Hodsoll
BER
2
32
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
2
32
Brett Geeves
AUS
2
32
Manpreet Gony
IND
2
32
Sulieman Benn
WI
2
32
Marlon Samuels
WI
2
32
Dave Mohammed
WI
2
32
Tim Bresnan
ENG
2
32
Regan West
IRE
2
32
Geert-Maarten Mol
NED
2
32
Henk-Jan Mol
NED
2
32
Peter Borren
NED
2
32
Irfan Ahmed
HK
2
32
Najeeb Amar
HK
2
32
Afzaal Haider
HK
2
32
Johann Louw
SA
2
32
Makhaya Ntini
SA
2
32
Balaji Rao
CAN
2
32
Ramesh David
CAN
2
32
Karun Jethi
CAN
2
32
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
2
32
Abdool Samad
CAN
2
32
Umar Bhatti
CAN
2
32
Timycen Maruma
ZIM
2
32
Tony Suji
KEN
2
32
Richie Berrington
SCO
2
32
Gordon Goudie
SCO
2
32
Matthew Parker
SCO
2
32
Ryan Watson
SCO
2
32
Fahad Alhashmi
UAE
2
32
Khurram Khan
UAE
2
32
Mohammad Tauqir
UAE
2
32
Syed Bashir Ahmed Shah
DEN
2
32
Not on record
ITL
2
32
Not on record
ITL
2
33
Not on record
DEN
1
33
Muhammad Butt
BHR
1
33
Not on record
DEN
1
33
Not on record
DEN
1
33
Not on record
NOR
1
33
Not on record
NOR
1
33
Not on record
NOR
1
33
Saqib Ali
UAE
1
33
Craig Wright
SCO
1
33
Lameck Onyango
KEN
1
33
Henry Osinde
CAN
1
33
Gary Brent
ZIM
1
33
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
1
33
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
1
33
Sean Williams
ZIM
1
33
Adeel Raja
NED
1
33
Maurits Jonkman
NED
1
33
Phil Eaglestone
IRE
1
33
Reinhardt Strydom
IRE
1
33
Greg Thompson
IRE
1
33
Zain Abbas
HK
1
33
Thinus Fourie
IRE
1
33
Owais Shah
ENG
1
33
Chris Tremlett
ENG
1
33
Ravi Bopara
ENG
1
33
Sewnarine Chattergoon
WI
1
33
Ravi Rampaul
WI
1
33
Younis Khan
PAK
1
33
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
1
33
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
1
33
Mansoor Amjad
PAK
1
33
Ashley Noffke
AUS
1
33
David Hussey
AUS
1
33
Jehan Mubarak
SL
1
33
Steven Outerbridge
BER
1
33
Chamara Silva
SL
1
33
Dhammika Prasad
SL
1
33
Dilruwan Perera
SL
1
33
Iain O'Brien
NZ
1
34
Dennico Hollis
BER
0
34
McLaren Smith
BER
0
34
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
0
34
Daniel Flynn
NZ
0
34
Ross Taylor
NZ
0
34
Kaushalya Weeraratne
SL
0
34
Thilina Kandamby
SL
0
34
Angelo Mathews
SL
0
34
Oronde Bascome
BER
0
34
Chris Foggo
BER
0
34
Rohit Sharma
IND
0
34
Suresh Raina
IND
0
34
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
0
34
Rizwan Ahmed
PAK
0
34
Samiullah Khan
PAK
0
34
Yasir Arafat
PAK
0
34
Salman Butt
PAK
0
34
Junaid Siddique
BAN
0
34
Tamim Iqbal
BAN
0
34
Misbah-ul-Haq
PAK
0
34
Kieron Pollard
WI
0
34
Xavier Marshall
WI
0
34
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
34
Rawl Lewis
WI
0
34
Dimitri Mascarenhas
ENG
0
34
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
0
34
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
0
34
Not on record
IRE
0
34
Roy Lamsam
HK
0
34
Munir Dar
HK
0
34
Skhawat Ali
HK
0
34
Alviro Petersen
SA
0
34
Vernon Philander
SA
0
34
Sami Faridi
CAN
0
34
Steven Welsh
CAN
0
34
Rajesh Bhudia
KEN
0
34
Arshad Ali
UAE
0
34
Cephas Zhuwao
ZIM
0
34
Shadeep Silva
UAE
0
34
Aman Ali
UAE
0
34
Amjad Javed
UAE
0
34
Not on record
NOR
0
34
Not on record
NOR
0
34
Not on record
DEN
0
34
Not on record
NOR
0
34
Not on record
NOR
0
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