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.
TEST2016131 entries
172Ravichandran AshwinIND15 clear of Rangana Herath
257Rangana HerathSL15 off the lead
350Mitchell StarcAUS22 off the lead
● LEADS
Ravichandran AshwinIND
72 · 15 ahead of Herath
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Ashwin is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
33
The mark at number ten — 121 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

131 entries, ranked
1Ravichandran AshwinIND72
2Rangana HerathSL57
3Mitchell StarcAUS50
4Stuart BroadENG48
5Yasir ShahPAK46
5Kagiso RabadaSA46
6Ravindra JadejaIND43
7Josh HazlewoodAUS42
8James AndersonENG41
8Chris WoakesENG41
8Nathan LyonAUS41
8Neil WagnerNZ41
9Moeen AliENG37
10Ben StokesENG33
11Trent BoultNZ31
12Mohammad AmirPAK30
12Adil RashidENG30
13Wahab RiazPAK29
13Mohammed ShamiIND29
14Tim SoutheeNZ27
15Sohail KhanPAK26
16Dilruwan PereraSL23
17Devendra BishooWI22
17Vernon PhilanderSA22
18Jackson BirdAUS21
18Mitchell SantnerNZ21
19Mehidy HasanBAN19
19Suranga LakmalSL19
20Kyle AbbottSA18
20Rahat AliPAK18
21Steven FinnENG17
22Umesh YadavIND15
22Shannon GabrielWI15
22Nuwan PradeepSL15
23Graeme CremerZIM13
23Bhuvneshwar KumarIND13
24Shakib Al HasanBAN12
25Ishant SharmaIND11
25Amit MishraIND11
25Dale SteynSA11
25Ish SodhiNZ11
25Roston ChaseWI11
26Jason HolderWI10
26Miguel CumminsWI10
26Morne MorkelSA10
27Colin de GrandhommeNZ9
27Jayant YadavIND9
27Lakshan SandakanSL9
28Carl MumbaZIM8
28Keshav MaharajSA8
28James PattinsonAUS8
28Mitchell MarshAUS8
29Taijul IslamBAN7
29Matt HenryNZ7
29Donald TiripanoZIM7
30Imran KhanBHR6
30Steve O'KeefeAUS6
30Peter SiddleAUS6
30Imran KhanBHR6
30Dane PiedtSA6
30Jeetan PatelNZ6
31Doug BracewellNZ5
31Shaminda ErangaSL5
31Jon HollandAUS5
31Alzarri JosephWI5
31Chris MpofuZIM5
31Dhananjaya de SilvaSL5
31Zafar AnsariENG5
32Chris MorrisSA4
32Dushmantha ChameeraSL4
32Kraigg BrathwaiteWI4
32Lahiru KumaraSL4
32Mark CraigNZ4
32Gareth BattyENG4
33Joe RootENG3
33Martin GuptillNZ3
33Corey AndersonNZ3
33Zulfiqar BabarPAK3
33Hamilton MasakadzaZIM3
33Sean WilliamsZIM3
33Michael ChinouyaZIM3
33Milinda SiriwardanaSL3
34Malcolm WallerZIM2
34Liam DawsonENG2
34Jake BallENG2
34Tabraiz ShamsiSA2
34Jomel WarricanWI2
34Jean-Paul DuminySA2
34Dean ElgarSA2
35Angelo MathewsSL1
35Kane WilliamsonNZ1
35Azhar AliPAK1
35Steven SmithAUS1
35Iftikhar AhmedPAK1
35Joe MennieAUS1
35Kusal MendisSL1
35Vishwa FernandoSL1
35Kamrul IslamBAN1
35Sikandar RazaZIM1
35Temba BavumaSA1
35Hardus ViljoenSA1
35Chamu ChibhabhaZIM1
36Alex HalesENG0
36Carlos BrathwaiteWI0
36Stephen CookSA0
36Nic MaddinsonAUS0
36James VinceENG0
36Jerome TaylorWI0
36Kemar RoachWI0
36Jermaine BlackwoodWI0
36John NyumbuZIM0
36Brian ChariZIM0
36Sabbir RahmanBAN0
36Prince MasvaureZIM0
36Keaton JenningsENG0
36Karun NairIND0
36Moises HenriquesAUS0
36David WarnerAUS0
36Murali VijayIND0
36Rohit SharmaIND0
36Adam VogesAUS0
36Brendon McCullumNZ0
36MahmudullahBAN0
36Shafiul IslamBAN0
36Mominul HaqueBAN0
36Shuvagata HomBAN0
36Asad ShafiqPAK0
36James NeeshamNZ0
36Todd AstleNZ0
36Stiaan van ZylSA0
36Shan MasoodPAK0
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