Most Wickets in 2021: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

This page shows players with the most wickets during the 2021 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
TEST2021144 entries
154Ravichandran AshwinIND7 clear of Shaheen Afridi
247Shaheen AfridiPAK7 off the lead
341Hasan AliPAK13 off the lead
● LEADS
Ravichandran AshwinIND
54 · 7 ahead of Afridi
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Ashwin is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
27
The mark at number ten — 134 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

144 entries, ranked
1Ravichandran AshwinIND54
2Shaheen AfridiPAK47
3Hasan AliPAK41
4James AndersonENG39
5Oliver RobinsonENG37
6Axar PatelIND36
7Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL32
8Mohammed SirajIND31
9Jack LeachENG30
9Taijul IslamBAN30
9Jasprit BumrahIND30
10Kemar RoachWI27
10Kyle JamiesonNZ27
11Wanigamuni MendisSL26
12Anrich NortjeSA25
12Mehidy HasanBAN25
13Kagiso RabadaSA23
13Mohammed ShamiIND23
14Tim SoutheeNZ22
14Jason HolderWI22
14Lungi NgidiSA22
15Rahkeem CornwallWI21
15Ajaz PatelNZ21
15Pat CumminsAUS21
16Mark WoodENG19
16Jomel WarricanWI19
16Noman AliPAK19
16Blessing MuzarabaniZIM19
16Keshav MaharajSA19
17Perumapperuma JayawickramaSL18
17Sajid KhanPAK18
18Dominic BessENG17
18Mitchell StarcAUS17
18Suranga LakmalSL17
18Nathan LyonAUS17
19Trent BoultNZ16
19Ravindra JadejaIND16
19Shardul ThakurIND16
19Jayden SealesWI16
20Vishwa FernandoSL14
20Ishant SharmaIND14
20Moeen AliENG14
20Joe RootENG14
21Josh HazlewoodAUS13
21Taskin AhmedBAN13
21Kyle MayersWI13
22Stuart BroadENG12
23Shannon GabrielWI11
23Rashid KhanAFG11
24Donald TiripanoZIM10
24Amir HamzaAFG10
24Chris WoakesENG10
24Neil WagnerNZ10
24Faheem AshrafPAK10
25Victor NyauchiZIM9
25Ben StokesENG9
26Yasir ShahPAK8
26Umesh YadavIND8
26Dushmantha ChameeraSL8
26Veerasammy PermaulWI8
26Wiaan MulderSA8
26Craig OvertonENG8
26Mohammad AbbasPAK8
26Alzarri JosephWI8
26Roston ChaseWI8
27Olly StoneENG7
27Cameron GreenAUS7
27Matt HenryNZ7
27Scott BolandAUS7
28Kraigg BrathwaiteWI6
28Abu JayedBAN6
28Nayeem HasanBAN6
28Sam CurranENG6
28Washington SundarIND6
29Jayant YadavIND5
29Ebadot HossainBAN5
29Jhye RichardsonAUS5
29George LindeSA5
29Marco JansenSA5
29Richard NgaravaZIM5
29Shakib Al HasanBAN5
29Dilruwan PereraSL5
30Dhananjaya de SilvaSL4
30Ryan BurlZIM4
30Lutho SipamlaSA4
30Shahbaz NadeemIND4
30Asitha FernandoSL4
30Jofra ArcherENG4
30Navdeep SainiIND4
31Thangarasu NatarajanIND3
31Sayed ShirzadAFG3
31Tendai ChisoroZIM3
31Rachin RavindraNZ3
32Mustafizur RahmanBAN2
32Sean WilliamsZIM2
32Sikandar RazaZIM2
32Zahir KhanAFG2
32Dawid MalanENG2
32Kuldeep YadavIND2
32Michael NeserAUS2
33Khaled AhmedBAN1
33Lahiru KumaraSL1
33Ibrahim ZadranAFG1
33Tabish KhanPAK1
33Daniel LawrenceENG1
33Mohammad HassanBAN1
33Mohammad IslamBAN1
33Milton ShumbaZIM1
33Jermaine BlackwoodWI1
33Luke JongweZIM1
33Javed AhmadiAFG1
33Nkrumah BonnerWI1
33Yamin AhmadzaiAFG1
33Babar AzamPAK1
33Kane WilliamsonNZ1
33Soumya SarkarBAN1
34Fawad AlamPAK0
34Shan MasoodPAK0
34Dean ElgarSA0
34Angelo MathewsSL0
34Dimuth KarunaratneSL0
34MahmudullahBAN0
34Mominul HaqueBAN0
34Rohit SharmaIND0
34Steven SmithAUS0
34Zafar GoharPAK0
34Travis HeadAUS0
34Mitchell SantnerNZ0
34Roy KaiaZIM0
34Haris SohailPAK0
34Rahmat ShahAFG0
34Colin de GrandhommeNZ0
34Asghar StanikzaiAFG0
34Wessly MadhevereZIM0
34Dion MyersZIM0
34Kariyawasam AsalankaSL0
34Abdul NooriAFG0
34Shahidullah KamalAFG0
34Naseem ShahPAK0
34William SomervilleNZ0
34Daryl MitchellNZ0
34Aiden MarkramSA0
34Marnus LabuschagneAUS0
34Wanindu HasarangaSL0
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