Most Wickets in 2022: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 2022, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST2022132 entries
147Nathan LyonAUSlevel with Kagiso Rabada
147Kagiso RabadaSA
246Jack LeachENG1 off the lead
● LEADS
Nathan LyonAUS
47 · level with Rabada
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
26
The mark at number ten — 122 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

132 entries, ranked
1Nathan LyonAUS47
1Kagiso RabadaSA47
2Jack LeachENG46
3Stuart BroadENG40
4James AndersonENG36
4Marco JansenSA36
4Pat CumminsAUS36
5Mitchell StarcAUS35
6Mehidy HasanBAN31
7Prabath JayasuriyaSL29
8Tim SoutheeNZ28
9Alzarri JosephWI27
10Ben StokesENG26
11Trent BoultNZ25
11Keshav MaharajSA25
12Ollie RobinsonENG23
12Abrar AhmedPAK23
13Jasprit BumrahIND22
13Taijul IslamBAN22
13Kemar RoachWI22
14Jayden SealesWI21
14Mark WoodENG21
14Ebadot HossainBAN21
14Scott BolandAUS21
15Ramesh MendisSL20
15Kyle JamiesonNZ20
15Khaled AhmedBAN20
15Ravichandran AshwinIND20
15Matthew PottsENG20
16Naseem ShahPAK18
16Noman AliPAK18
16Neil WagnerNZ18
17Asitha FernandoSL16
17Cameron GreenAUS16
17Matt HenryNZ16
17Shakib Al HasanBAN16
18Anrich NortjeSA15
19Simon HarmerSA14
19Kasun RajithaSL14
19Kyle MayersWI14
20Shaheen AfridiPAK13
20Mohammed ShamiIND13
21Zahid MahmoodPAK12
22Axar PatelIND11
22Mohammad NawazPAK11
22Shardul ThakurIND11
22Lungi NgidiSA11
22Duanne OlivierSA11
23Mohammed SirajIND10
23Ravindra JadejaIND10
23Mitchell SwepsonAUS10
24Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL9
24Michael BracewellNZ9
24Umesh YadavIND9
24Yasir ShahPAK9
24Joe RootENG9
25Chris WoakesENG8
25Dhananjaya de SilvaSL8
25Ish SodhiNZ8
25Kuldeep YadavIND8
26Perumapperuma JayawickramaSL7
26Rehan AhmedENG7
26Shoriful IslamBAN7
27Nayeem HasanBAN6
27Will JacksENG6
27Saqib MahmoodENG6
27Taskin AhmedBAN6
27Travis HeadAUS6
28Michael NeserAUS5
28Maheesh TheekshanaSL5
28Veerasammy PermaulWI5
28Jason HolderWI5
28Hasan AliPAK5
29Sajid KhanPAK4
29Mohammad AliPAK4
29Kraigg BrathwaiteWI4
29Craig OvertonENG4
29Wiaan MulderSA4
30Lizaad WilliamsSA3
30Suranga LakmalSL3
30Vishwa FernandoSL3
30Mominul HaqueBAN3
30Roston ChaseWI3
30Anderson PhillipWI3
30Jaydev UnadkatIND3
31Salman AghaPAK2
31Mohammad WasimPAK2
31Faheem AshrafPAK2
31Devon ThomasWI2
31Jamie OvertonENG2
31Dan LawrenceENG2
31Jeffrey VandersaySL2
31Colin de GrandhommeNZ2
31Steven SmithAUS2
31Josh HazlewoodAUS2
31Ajaz PatelNZ2
31Aiden MarkramSA2
32Lutho SipamlaSA1
32Glenton StuurmanSA1
32Ross TaylorNZ1
32Daryl MitchellNZ1
32Marnus LabuschagneAUS1
32Lahiru KumaraSL1
32Matthew ParkinsonENG1
32Matthew FisherENG1
32Mustafizur RahmanBAN1
32Jermaine BlackwoodWI1
32Haris RaufPAK1
32Babar AzamPAK1
33Iftikhar AhmedPAK0
33Saud ShakeelPAK0
33Jayant YadavIND0
33Imam-ul-HaqPAK0
33Mir HamzaPAK0
33Najmul Hossain ShantoBAN0
33Mahmudul Hasan JoyBAN0
33Yasir AliBAN0
33Azhar AliPAK0
33Nkrumah BonnerWI0
33Raymon ReiferWI0
33Marquino MindleyWI0
33Gudakesh MotieWI0
33Litton DasBAN0
33Mosaddek HossainBAN0
33Dawid MalanENG0
33Kusal MendisSL0
33Dunith WellalageSL0
33Dimuth KarunaratneSL0
33Usman KhawajaAUS0
33Charith AsalankaSL0
33Rachin RavindraNZ0
33Dean ElgarSA0
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