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.
TEST2021145 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 — 135 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

145 entries, ranked
1Ravichandran AshwinIND54
2Shaheen AfridiPAK47
3Hasan AliPAK41
4James AndersonENG39
5Ollie RobinsonENG37
6Axar PatelIND36
7Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL32
8Mohammed SirajIND31
9Jasprit BumrahIND30
9Jack LeachENG30
9Taijul IslamBAN30
10Kemar RoachWI27
10Kyle JamiesonNZ27
11Ramesh MendisSL26
12Anrich NortjeSA25
12Mehidy HasanBAN25
13Mohammed ShamiIND23
13Kagiso RabadaSA23
14Lungi NgidiSA22
14Tim SoutheeNZ22
14Jason HolderWI22
15Rahkeem CornwallWI21
15Ajaz PatelNZ21
15Pat CumminsAUS21
16Keshav MaharajSA19
16Blessing MuzarabaniZIM19
16Jomel WarricanWI19
16Mark WoodENG19
16Noman AliPAK19
17Sajid KhanPAK18
17Perumapperuma JayawickramaSL18
18Nathan LyonAUS17
18Mitchell StarcAUS17
18Suranga LakmalSL17
18Dominic BessENG17
19Jayden SealesWI16
19Shardul ThakurIND16
19Ravindra JadejaIND16
19Trent BoultNZ16
20Vishwa FernandoSL14
20Ishant SharmaIND14
20Moeen AliENG14
20Joe RootENG14
21Kyle MayersWI13
21Taskin AhmedBAN13
21Josh HazlewoodAUS13
22Stuart BroadENG12
23Shannon GabrielWI11
23Rashid KhanAFG11
24Amir HamzaAFG10
24Donald TiripanoZIM10
24Neil WagnerNZ10
24Chris WoakesENG10
24Faheem AshrafPAK10
25Ben StokesENG9
25Victor NyauchiZIM9
26Wiaan MulderSA8
26Dushmantha ChameeraSL8
26Veerasammy PermaulWI8
26Alzarri JosephWI8
26Roston ChaseWI8
26Craig OvertonENG8
26Mohammad AbbasPAK8
26Yasir ShahPAK8
26Umesh YadavIND8
27Olly StoneENG7
27Cameron GreenAUS7
27Scott BolandAUS7
27Matt HenryNZ7
28Abu JayedBAN6
28Sam CurranENG6
28Kraigg BrathwaiteWI6
28Washington SundarIND6
28Nayeem HasanBAN6
29Ebadot HossainBAN5
29Jayant YadavIND5
29Shakib Al HasanBAN5
29Dilruwan PereraSL5
29Jhye RichardsonAUS5
29George LindeSA5
29Marco JansenSA5
29Richard NgaravaZIM5
30Ryan BurlZIM4
30Lutho SipamlaSA4
30Dhananjaya de SilvaSL4
30Asitha FernandoSL4
30Jofra ArcherENG4
30Navdeep SainiIND4
30Shahbaz NadeemIND4
31Thangarasu NatarajanIND3
31Rachin RavindraNZ3
31Tendai ChisoroZIM3
31Sayed ShirzadAFG3
32Zahir KhanAFG2
32Sean WilliamsZIM2
32Sikandar RazaZIM2
32Dasun ShanakaSL2
32Michael NeserAUS2
32Kuldeep YadavIND2
32Mustafizur RahmanBAN2
32Dawid MalanENG2
33Khaled AhmedBAN1
33Dan LawrenceENG1
33Soumya SarkarBAN1
33Jermaine BlackwoodWI1
33Nkrumah BonnerWI1
33Saif HassanBAN1
33Shoriful IslamBAN1
33Babar AzamPAK1
33Tabish KhanPAK1
33Lahiru KumaraSL1
33Kane WilliamsonNZ1
33Luke JongweZIM1
33Yamin AhmadzaiAFG1
33Ibrahim ZadranAFG1
33Javed AhmadiAFG1
33Milton ShumbaZIM1
34Dion MyersZIM0
34Asghar StanikzaiAFG0
34Wessly MadhevereZIM0
34Abdul NooriAFG0
34ShahidullahAFG0
34Rahmat ShahAFG0
34Roy KaiaZIM0
34Dean ElgarSA0
34Aiden MarkramSA0
34Colin de GrandhommeNZ0
34Mitchell SantnerNZ0
34William SomervilleNZ0
34Daryl MitchellNZ0
34Charith AsalankaSL0
34Wanindu HasarangaSL0
34Angelo MathewsSL0
34Dimuth KarunaratneSL0
34Marnus LabuschagneAUS0
34Travis HeadAUS0
34Naseem ShahPAK0
34Zafar GoharPAK0
34Haris SohailPAK0
34Fawad AlamPAK0
34Shan MasoodPAK0
34Steven SmithAUS0
34Rohit SharmaIND0
34MahmudullahBAN0
34Mominul HaqueBAN0
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