Most Wickets in 2016: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 2016, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS2016387 entries
197Ravichandran AshwinIND16 clear of Kagiso Rabada
281Kagiso RabadaSA16 off the lead
380Mitchell StarcAUS17 off the lead
● LEADS
Ravichandran AshwinIND
97 · 16 ahead of Rabada
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Ashwin is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
49
The mark at number ten — 377 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 13 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

387 entries, ranked
1Ravichandran AshwinIND97
2Kagiso RabadaSA81
3Mitchell StarcAUS80
4Josh HazlewoodAUS69
5Adil RashidENG67
6Ravindra JadejaIND63
6Rangana HerathSL63
6Trent BoultNZ63
7Chris WoakesENG55
8Moeen AliENG54
8Mitchell SantnerNZ54
9Mohammad AmirPAK53
10Wahab RiazPAK49
10Stuart BroadENG49
11Nathan LyonAUS47
12Yasir ShahPAK46
12Shakib Al HasanBAN46
12Kyle AbbottSA46
13Ben StokesENG45
13Jasprit BumrahIND45
13Rashid KhanAFG45
14James FaulknerAUS41
14James AndersonENG41
14Imran TahirSA41
14Neil WagnerNZ41
14Tim SoutheeNZ41
15Adam ZampaAUS39
16Mohammad NabiAFG38
17Suranga LakmalSL35
18Matt HenryNZ33
18John HastingsAUS33
19Mitchell MarshAUS32
19Mohammed ShamiIND32
19Dilruwan PereraSL32
20Nadeem AhmedHK30
20Umesh YadavIND30
20Dawlat ZadranAFG30
21Amit MishraIND29
21Jason HolderWI29
21Graeme CremerZIM29
22Ish SodhiNZ28
22Shannon GabrielWI28
23Sohail KhanPAK27
23Imad WasimPAK27
23Nuwan PradeepSL27
24Devendra BishooWI25
24Mashrafe MortazaBAN25
25Amjad JavedUAE23
26Al-Amin HossainBAN22
26Vernon PhilanderSA22
26Kevin O'BrienIRE22
27Nuwan KulasekaraSL21
27Taskin AhmedBAN21
27Carlos BrathwaiteWI21
27Jackson BirdAUS21
27Mohammad NaveedUAE21
27Chad SoperPNG21
28Ishant SharmaIND20
28Mustafizur RahmanBAN20
28David WilleyENG20
28Chris MorrisSA20
29Donald TiripanoZIM19
29Dale SteynSA19
29Aizaz KhanHK19
29Adam MilneNZ19
29Mehidy HasanBAN19
29Scott BolandAUS19
29Hardik PandyaIND19
29Alasdair EvansSCO19
30Safyaan SharifSCO18
30Ashish NehraIND18
30Rahat AliPAK18
30Barry McCarthyIRE18
31Hasan AliPAK17
31Steven FinnENG17
32Liam PlunkettENG16
32Bhuvneshwar KumarIND16
32Amir HamzaAFG16
32Mohammad ShahzadUAE16
33Mirwais AshrafAFG15
33Chris JordanENG15
33Morne MorkelSA15
33Tim MurtaghIRE15
33Michael RipponNED15
33Grant ElliottNZ15
34Angelo MathewsSL14
34Thisara PereraSL14
34Luke JongweZIM14
34Rohan MustafaUAE14
35Norman VanuaPNG13
35Neville MadzivaZIM13
35Andy McBrineIRE13
35Tanwir AfzalHK13
35Dushmantha ChameeraSL13
35Corey AndersonNZ13
35Mudassar BukhariNED13
35Barinder SranIND13
36Mohammad IrfanPAK12
36Dwayne BravoWI12
36Colin de GrandhommeNZ12
36Anshuman RathHK12
36Mark WattSCO12
37Ahmed RazaUAE11
37Ehsan KhanHK11
37George DockrellIRE11
37Wayne ParnellSA11
37Timm van der GugtenNED11
37Lakshan SandakanSL11
37Roston ChaseWI11
37Samuel BadreeWI11
37Reece TopleyENG11
37Nathan Coulter-NileAUS11
38Jayant YadavIND10
38Miguel CumminsWI10
38Andre RussellWI10
38James NeeshamNZ10
38Aaron PhangisoSA10
38Chamu ChibhabhaZIM10
38Sean WilliamsZIM10
38Sikandar RazaZIM10
38Max SorensenIRE10
38Tendai ChisoroZIM10
38Mahuru DaiPNG10
39Paul van MeekerenNED9
39Sunil NarineWI9
39Alzarri JosephWI9
39Boyd RankinENG9
39Jake BallENG9
39Shahid AfridiPAK9
39Shane WatsonAUS9
39Axar PatelIND9
39Dhawal KulkarniIND9
39Yuzvendra ChahalIND9
40Pat CumminsAUS8
40James PattinsonAUS8
40Umar GulPAK8
40Taijul IslamBAN8
40Ashley NurseWI8
40Dhananjaya de SilvaSL8
40Jean-Paul DuminySA8
40Craig YoungIRE8
40Peter ChaseIRE8
40Keshav MaharajSA8
40David WieseSA8
40Tabraiz ShamsiSA8
40Andile PhehlukwayoSA8
40Carl MumbaZIM8
40Basant RegmiNEP8
41Con de LangeSCO7
41Chris SoleSCO7
41Wellington MasakadzaZIM7
41John RevaPNG7
41Assad ValaPNG7
41Sarel BurgerNAM7
41Jeffrey VandersaySL7
41Amila AponsoSL7
41Seekkuge PrasannaSL7
41Chris TremainAUS7
41Roelof van der MerweNED7
41Doug BracewellNZ7
41Jeetan PatelNZ7
41Kieron PollardWI7
41Sulieman BennWI7
41Liam DawsonENG7
41Mark WoodENG7
41Mohammad SamiPAK7
42Mosaddek HossainBAN6
42Joe RootENG6
42Imran KhanBHR6
42Suresh RainaIND6
42Peter SiddleAUS6
42Kedar JadhavIND6
42Steve O'KeefeAUS6
42Kane RichardsonAUS6
42Glenn MaxwellAUS6
42Kane WilliamsonNZ6
42Ahsan MalikNED6
42Mitchell McClenaghanNZ6
42Travis HeadAUS6
42Shaminda ErangaSL6
42Milinda SiriwardanaSL6
42Haseeb AmjadHK6
42Dane PiedtSA6
42Chris MpofuZIM6
42Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN6
42Brad WhealSCO6
43Hamid HassanAFG5
43Fareed AhmadAFG5
43Gulbadin NaibAFG5
43Tendai ChataraZIM5
43Rakep PatelKEN5
43Qadeer AhmedUAE5
43Aamir KaleemOMN5
43Tinashe PanyangaraZIM5
43Jon HollandAUS5
43Lockie FergusonNZ5
43Martin GuptillNZ5
43Yuvraj SinghIND5
43Sohail TanvirPAK5
43Kraigg BrathwaiteWI5
43Sabbir RahmanBAN5
43Zafar AnsariENG5
43MahmudullahBAN5
43Shafiul IslamBAN5
44Shoaib MalikPAK4
44Arafat SunnyBAN4
44Gareth BattyENG4
44Mark CraigNZ4
44Tillakaratne DilshanSL4
44Joe MennieAUS4
44Lasith MalingaSL4
44Lahiru KumaraSL4
44Gerrie SnymanNAM4
44Munis AnsariOMN4
44Bilal KhanOMN4
44Willie GaveraPNG4
44Sandeep LamichhaneNEP4
44Farhan AhmedUAE4
44Richie BerringtonSCO4
44Manjula GurugeUAE4
44Nelson OdhiamboKEN4
44Collins ObuyaKEN4
44Rahmat ShahAFG4
44Sompal KamiNEP4
44Shapoor ZadranAFG4
44Michael LeaskSCO4
45Rob TaylorSCO3
45Karim JanatAFG3
45Shakti GauchanNEP3
45Paras KhadkaNEP3
45Lucas OluochKEN3
45Charles AminiPNG3
45Samiullah ShenwariAFG3
45Pipi RahoPNG3
45Ajay LalchetaOMN3
45Mehran KhanOMN3
45Paul StirlingIRE3
45Mark ChapmanHK3
45Zhivago GroenewaldNAM3
45Hamilton MasakadzaZIM3
45Brian VitoriZIM3
45Michael ChinouyaZIM3
45Taurai MuzarabaniZIM3
45Farhaan BehardienSA3
45Sachithra SenanayakeSL3
45Nathan McCullumNZ3
45Mosharraf HossainBAN3
45Abu HiderBAN3
45Nasir HossainBAN3
45Azhar AliPAK3
45Zulfiqar BabarPAK3
45Anwar AliPAK3
46Moises HenriquesAUS2
46Ryan CampbellAUS2
46Cameron BoyceAUS2
46Andrew TyeAUS2
46Rishi DhawanIND2
46Shuvagata HomBAN2
46Kesrick WilliamsWI2
46Jomel WarricanWI2
46Chris GayleWI2
46Peter BorrenNED2
46Michael SwartNED2
46Vivian KingmaNED2
46Farveez MaharoofSL2
46Dwaine PretoriusSA2
46Marchant de LangeSA2
46Dean ElgarSA2
46Malcolm WallerZIM2
46JJ SmitNAM2
46Bernard ScholtzNAM2
46Khawar AliOMN2
46Nosaina PokanaPNG2
46Sese BauPNG2
46Josh DaveySCO2
46Naveen-ul-HaqAFG2
46Sagar PunNEP2
46Sayed ShirzadAFG2
46Yamin AhmadzaiAFG2
46Matt MachanSCO2
47Ruaidhri SmithSCO1
47Gavin MainSCO1
47Asghar StanikzaiAFG1
47Imran HaiderUAE1
47Zaheer MaqsoodUAE1
47Shem NgocheKEN1
47Elijah OtienoKEN1
47Alei NaoPNG1
47Sufyan MehmoodOMN1
47Lega SiakaPNG1
47Karan KCNEP1
47Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN1
47Syed AliOMN1
47Not on recordNAM1
47Jacob MulderIRE1
47Jan FrylinckNAM1
47Temba BavumaSA1
47Hardus ViljoenSA1
47Daniel WorrallAUS1
47Kusal MendisSL1
47Chaminda BandaraSL1
47Vishwa FernandoSL1
47Jerome TaylorWI1
47Darren SammyWI1
47Mohammad ShahidBAN1
47Rubel HossainBAN1
47Kamrul IslamBAN1
47Subashis RoyBAN1
47Steven SmithAUS1
47Joel ParisAUS1
47Ashton AgarAUS1
47Iftikhar AhmedPAK1
47Harbhajan SinghIND1
47Virat KohliIND1
48Rohit SharmaIND0
48Stuart BinnyIND0
48Jaydev UnadkatIND0
48Murali VijayIND0
48Rumman RaeesPAK0
48Shan MasoodPAK0
48Asad ShafiqPAK0
48Adam VogesAUS0
48Aaron FinchAUS0
48Nic MaddinsonAUS0
48Shaun TaitAUS0
48David WarnerAUS0
48Gurkeerat Singh MannIND0
48Karun NairIND0
48Tanbir HayderBAN0
48Saqlain SajibBAN0
48Muktar AliBAN0
48Mominul HaqueBAN0
48Soumya SarkarBAN0
48James VinceENG0
48Tymal MillsENG0
48Keaton JenningsENG0
48Kemar RoachWI0
48Andre FletcherWI0
48Jermaine BlackwoodWI0
48Jonathan CarterWI0
48Alex HalesENG0
48Brendon McCullumNZ0
48Ramith RambukwellaSL0
48Isuru UdanaSL0
48Angelo PereraSL0
48Dilhara FernandoSL0
48Suraj RandivSL0
48Logan van BeekNED0
48Max O'DowdNED0
48Anton DevcichNZ0
48Pieter SeelaarNED0
48Todd AstleNZ0
48Colin MunroNZ0
48Stephen CookSA0
48Stiaan van ZylSA0
48Elton ChigumburaZIM0
48Tawanda MupariwaZIM0
48John NyumbuZIM0
48Brian ChariZIM0
48Stephan BaardNAM0
48Not on recordNAM0
48Helao FranceNAM0
48Kyle ChristieHK0
48Ishtiaq MuhammadHK0
48Kinchit ShahHK0
48Babar HayatHK0
48Ehsan NawazHK0
48Josh LittleIRE0
48Stuart ThompsonIRE0
48Hiri HiriPNG0
48Prince MasvaureZIM0
48Emmanuel BundiKEN0
48Dhiren GondariaKEN0
48Not on recordKEN0
48Fahad TariqUAE0
48Rameez ShahzadUAE0
48Fayyaz AhmedUAE0
48Krishna ChandranUAE0
48Mohammed QasimUAE0
48Atif Ali KhanUAE0
48Muhammed ShanilUAE0
48Calum MacLeodSCO0
48Karim SadiqAFG0
48Aftab AlamAFG0
48Javed AhmadiAFG0
48Nawroz MangalAFG0
48Sharad VesawkarNEP0
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