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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.
ODI
2016
274 entries
1
30
Adam Zampa
AUS
1 clear of John Hastings
2
29
John Hastings
AUS
1 off the lead
2
29
Adil Rashid
ENG
1 off the lead
● LEADS
Adam Zampa
AUS
30 · 1 ahead of Hastings
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
19
The mark at number ten — 264 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 16 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
274 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Adam Zampa
AUS
30
2
John Hastings
AUS
29
2
Adil Rashid
ENG
29
3
Trent Boult
NZ
27
4
Mitchell Starc
AUS
26
4
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
26
5
Imran Tahir
SA
25
6
James Faulkner
AUS
24
7
Matt Henry
NZ
22
7
Kagiso Rabada
SA
22
7
Rashid Khan
AFG
22
8
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
21
9
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
20
10
Jason Holder
WI
19
11
Mitchell Santner
NZ
18
11
Chad Soper
PNG
18
11
Barry McCarthy
IRE
18
12
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
17
12
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
17
12
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
17
13
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
16
13
Scott Boland
AUS
16
14
Suranga Lakmal
SL
15
14
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
15
14
Amit Mishra
IND
15
14
Umesh Yadav
IND
15
14
Mirwais Ashraf
AFG
15
14
Kyle Abbott
SA
15
15
Alasdair Evans
SCO
14
15
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
14
15
Taskin Ahmed
BAN
14
15
Chris Woakes
ENG
14
15
Tim Southee
NZ
14
16
Shannon Gabriel
WI
13
16
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
13
17
Liam Plunkett
ENG
12
17
Mohammad Amir
PAK
12
17
Imad Wasim
PAK
12
17
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
12
18
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
11
18
Michael Rippon
NED
11
18
Hasan Ali
PAK
11
18
Anshuman Rath
HK
11
18
Wayne Parnell
SA
11
19
Luke Jongwe
ZIM
10
19
Ehsan Khan
HK
10
19
Mohammad Nawaz
PAK
10
19
Moeen Ali
ENG
10
19
David Willey
ENG
10
19
Reece Topley
ENG
10
19
James Neesham
NZ
10
20
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
9
20
Angelo Mathews
SL
9
20
Dilruwan Perera
SL
9
20
Sunil Narine
WI
9
20
Ishant Sharma
IND
9
20
Tim Murtagh
IRE
9
20
Norman Vanua
PNG
9
21
Mahuru Dai
PNG
8
21
Basant Regmi
NEP
8
21
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
8
21
Peter Chase
IRE
8
21
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
8
21
Ashley Nurse
WI
8
21
Pat Cummins
AUS
8
21
Asela Gunaratne
SL
8
22
Sachith Pathirana
SL
7
22
Amila Aponso
SL
7
22
Timm van der Gugten
NED
7
22
Chris Tremain
AUS
7
22
Ben Stokes
ENG
7
22
Mark Wood
ENG
7
22
Jake Ball
ENG
7
22
Wahab Riaz
PAK
7
22
Axar Patel
IND
7
22
Barinder Sran
IND
7
22
Aaron Phangiso
SA
7
22
Chris Morris
SA
7
22
Neville Madziva
ZIM
7
22
Sarel Burger
NAM
7
22
Aizaz Khan
HK
7
22
Chris Sole
SCO
7
22
Amir Hamza
AFG
7
22
John Reva
PNG
7
23
Con de Lange
SCO
6
23
Tanveer Ahmed
HK
6
23
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
6
23
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
6
23
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
6
23
Dhawal Kulkarni
IND
6
23
Kedar Jadhav
IND
6
23
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
6
23
Umar Gul
PAK
6
23
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
6
23
Kieron Pollard
WI
6
23
Travis Head
AUS
6
23
Seekkuge Prasanna
SL
6
23
Nathan Lyon
AUS
6
23
Kane Richardson
AUS
6
23
Adam Milne
NZ
6
23
Ish Sodhi
NZ
6
23
Dasun Shanaka
SL
6
24
Danushka Gunathilaka
SL
5
24
Kane Williamson
NZ
5
24
Corey Anderson
NZ
5
24
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
5
24
Ahsan Malik
NED
5
24
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
5
24
Thisara Perera
SL
5
24
Sulieman Benn
WI
5
24
Shafiul Islam
BAN
5
24
Mohammad Irfan
PAK
5
24
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
5
24
Tanwir Afzal
HK
5
24
Dale Steyn
SA
5
24
Morne Morkel
SA
5
24
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
5
24
Rakep Patel
KEN
5
24
Ahmed Raza
UAE
5
25
Manjula Guruge
UAE
4
25
Collins Obuya
KEN
4
25
Mohammad Shahzad
UAE
4
25
Rahmat Shah
AFG
4
25
Assad Vala
PNG
4
25
Sompal Kami
NEP
4
25
Willie Gavera
PNG
4
25
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
4
25
Andy McBrine
IRE
4
25
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
4
25
Gerrie Snyman
NAM
4
25
David Wiese
SA
4
25
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
4
25
Nelson Odhiambo
KEN
4
25
Sean Williams
ZIM
4
25
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
4
25
Hardik Pandya
IND
4
25
Alzarri Joseph
WI
4
26
Boyd Rankin
ENG
3
26
Chris Jordan
ENG
3
26
Devendra Bishoo
WI
3
26
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
3
26
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
3
26
Anwar Ali
PAK
3
26
Joe Mennie
AUS
3
26
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
3
26
Jeffrey Vandersay
SL
3
26
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
3
26
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
3
26
Grant Elliott
NZ
3
26
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
3
26
Brian Vitori
ZIM
3
26
Lucas Oluoch
KEN
3
26
Craig Young
IRE
3
26
Zhivago Groenewald
NAM
3
26
Shakti Gauchan
NEP
3
26
Paras Khadka
NEP
3
26
Brad Wheal
SCO
3
27
Hamid Hassan
AFG
2
27
Yamin Ahmadzai
AFG
2
27
Naveen-ul-Haq
AFG
2
27
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
2
27
Rob Taylor
SCO
2
27
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
2
27
Sagar Pun
NEP
2
27
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
2
27
Sese Bau
PNG
2
27
Paul Stirling
IRE
2
27
JJ Smit
NAM
2
27
Bernard Scholtz
NAM
2
27
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
2
27
Marchant de Lange
SA
2
27
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
2
27
Farveez Maharoof
SL
2
27
Martin Guptill
NZ
2
27
Doug Bracewell
NZ
2
27
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
2
27
Paul van Meekeren
NED
2
27
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
2
27
Shoaib Malik
PAK
2
27
Azhar Ali
PAK
2
27
Nasir Hossain
BAN
2
27
Liam Dawson
ENG
2
28
Jerome Taylor
WI
1
28
Taijul Islam
BAN
1
28
Rubel Hossain
BAN
1
28
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
1
28
Stuart Broad
ENG
1
28
Joe Root
ENG
1
28
Sohail Khan
PAK
1
28
Subashis Roy
BAN
1
28
Jayant Yadav
IND
1
28
Rishi Dhawan
IND
1
28
Vivian Kingma
NED
1
28
Jeetan Patel
NZ
1
28
Chaminda Bandara
SL
1
28
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
1
28
Moises Henriques
AUS
1
28
Joel Paris
AUS
1
28
Daniel Worrall
AUS
1
28
Shaminda Eranga
SL
1
28
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
1
28
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
1
28
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
1
28
Farhaan Behardien
SA
1
28
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
1
28
Elijah Otieno
KEN
1
28
Haseeb Amjad
HK
1
28
George Dockrell
IRE
1
28
Max Sorensen
IRE
1
28
Jan Frylinck
NAM
1
28
Not on record
NAM
1
28
Lega Siaka
PNG
1
28
Karan KC
NEP
1
28
Alei Nao
PNG
1
28
Amjad Javed
UAE
1
28
Shem Ngoche
KEN
1
28
Michael Leask
SCO
1
28
Mark Watt
SCO
1
28
Farhan Ahmed
UAE
1
28
Ruaidhri Smith
SCO
1
29
Josh Davey
SCO
0
29
Karim Sadiq
AFG
0
29
Nawroz Mangal
AFG
0
29
Samiullah Shenwari
AFG
0
29
Javed Ahmadi
AFG
0
29
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
0
29
Rameez Shahzad
UAE
0
29
Richie Berrington
SCO
0
29
Calum MacLeod
SCO
0
29
Fayyaz Ahmed
UAE
0
29
Krishna Chandran
UAE
0
29
Sharad Vesawkar
NEP
0
29
Charles Amini
PNG
0
29
Hiri Hiri
PNG
0
29
Nosaina Pokana
PNG
0
29
Stephan Baard
NAM
0
29
Not on record
NAM
0
29
Babar Hayat
HK
0
29
Kinchit Shah
HK
0
29
Ishtiaq Muhammad
HK
0
29
Helao France
NAM
0
29
Kyle Christie
HK
0
29
Carl Mumba
ZIM
0
29
Emmanuel Bundi
KEN
0
29
Dhiren Gondaria
KEN
0
29
Not on record
KEN
0
29
Taurai Muzarabani
ZIM
0
29
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
0
29
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
0
29
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
0
29
Suraj Randiv
SL
0
29
Angelo Perera
SL
0
29
Kusal Mendis
SL
0
29
Shehan Jayasuriya
SL
0
29
Aaron Finch
AUS
0
29
Milinda Siriwardana
SL
0
29
Colin Munro
NZ
0
29
Anton Devcich
NZ
0
29
Peter Borren
NED
0
29
Pieter Seelaar
NED
0
29
Gurkeerat Singh Mann
IND
0
29
Steven Smith
AUS
0
29
Virat Kohli
IND
0
29
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
0
29
Rohit Sharma
IND
0
29
Tanbir Hayder
BAN
0
29
Yasir Shah
PAK
0
29
Rahat Ali
PAK
0
29
Andre Fletcher
WI
0
29
Miguel Cummins
WI
0
29
Jonathan Carter
WI
0
29
Sabbir Rahman
BAN
0
29
Soumya Sarkar
BAN
0
29
Mahmudullah
BAN
0
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