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.
TEST2021153 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 — 143 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

153 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
13Jason HolderWI23
13Kagiso RabadaSA23
13Mohammed ShamiIND23
14Tim SoutheeNZ22
14Lungi NgidiSA22
15Rahkeem CornwallWI21
15Ajaz PatelNZ21
15Pat CumminsAUS21
16Mitchell StarcAUS20
17Jomel WarricanWI19
17Mark WoodENG19
17Blessing MuzarabaniZIM19
17Noman AliPAK19
17Keshav MaharajSA19
18Sajid KhanPAK18
18Perumapperuma JayawickramaSL18
19Dominic BessENG17
19Nathan LyonAUS17
19Suranga LakmalSL17
20Trent BoultNZ16
20Ravindra JadejaIND16
20Shardul ThakurIND16
20Jayden SealesWI16
21Vishwa FernandoSL14
21Ishant SharmaIND14
21Joe RootENG14
21Moeen AliENG14
22Josh HazlewoodAUS13
22Taskin AhmedBAN13
22Kyle MayersWI13
23Stuart BroadENG12
24Shannon GabrielWI11
24Rashid KhanAFG11
24Alzarri JosephWI11
25Faheem AshrafPAK10
25Amir HamzaAFG10
25Donald TiripanoZIM10
25Chris WoakesENG10
25Neil WagnerNZ10
26Ben StokesENG9
26Victor NyauchiZIM9
27Wiaan MulderSA8
27Mohammad AbbasPAK8
27Roston ChaseWI8
27Craig OvertonENG8
27Umesh YadavIND8
27Yasir ShahPAK8
27Veerasammy PermaulWI8
27Dushmantha ChameeraSL8
28Matt HenryNZ7
28Olly StoneENG7
28Scott BolandAUS7
28Cameron GreenAUS7
29Washington SundarIND6
29Sam CurranENG6
29Abu JayedBAN6
29Nayeem HasanBAN6
29Kraigg BrathwaiteWI6
30Dilruwan PereraSL5
30Shakib Al HasanBAN5
30Ebadot HossainBAN5
30Jayant YadavIND5
30Jhye RichardsonAUS5
30Richard NgaravaZIM5
30George LindeSA5
30Marco JansenSA5
31Ryan BurlZIM4
31Shahbaz NadeemIND4
31Asitha FernandoSL4
31Lutho SipamlaSA4
31Navdeep SainiIND4
31Jofra ArcherENG4
31Dhananjaya de SilvaSL4
32Tendai ChisoroZIM3
32Sayed ShirzadAFG3
32Thangarasu NatarajanIND3
32Akeal HoseinWI3
32Rachin RavindraNZ3
33Zahir KhanAFG2
33Michael NeserAUS2
33Adam ZampaAUS2
33Kuldeep YadavIND2
33Dawid MalanENG2
33Mustafizur RahmanBAN2
33Sean WilliamsZIM2
33Sikandar RazaZIM2
33Sheldon CottrellWI2
34Jermaine BlackwoodWI1
34Javed AhmadiAFG1
34Luke JongweZIM1
34Nkrumah BonnerWI1
34Kane WilliamsonNZ1
34Soumya SarkarBAN1
34Khaled AhmedBAN1
34Yamin AhmadzaiAFG1
34Lahiru KumaraSL1
34Babar AzamPAK1
34Ashton TurnerAUS1
34Ibrahim ZadranAFG1
34Daniel LawrenceENG1
34Mohammad HassanBAN1
34Mohammad IslamBAN1
34Hayden WalshWI1
34Tabish KhanPAK1
34Milton ShumbaZIM1
35Wessly MadhevereZIM0
35Naseem ShahPAK0
35Riley MeredithAUS0
35Wanindu HasarangaSL0
35William SomervilleNZ0
35Daryl MitchellNZ0
35Aiden MarkramSA0
35Marnus LabuschagneAUS0
35MahmudullahBAN0
35Mominul HaqueBAN0
35Dean ElgarSA0
35Angelo MathewsSL0
35Dimuth KarunaratneSL0
35Fawad AlamPAK0
35Shan MasoodPAK0
35Rohit SharmaIND0
35Steven SmithAUS0
35Mitchell MarshAUS0
35Haris SohailPAK0
35Jason MohammedWI0
35Zafar GoharPAK0
35Travis HeadAUS0
35Mitchell SantnerNZ0
35Roy KaiaZIM0
35Asghar StanikzaiAFG0
35Rahmat ShahAFG0
35Colin de GrandhommeNZ0
35Abdul NooriAFG0
35Shahidullah KamalAFG0
35Dion MyersZIM0
35Kariyawasam AsalankaSL0
35Wesley AgarAUS0
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