Most Wickets in 2023: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 2023, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST2023129 entries
147Nathan LyonAUS5 clear of Pat Cummins
242Pat CumminsAUS5 off the lead
341Ravichandran AshwinIND6 off the lead
● LEADS
Nathan LyonAUS
47 · 5 ahead of Cummins
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Lyon is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
22
The mark at number ten — 119 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

129 entries, ranked
1Nathan LyonAUS47
2Pat CumminsAUS42
3Ravichandran AshwinIND41
4Mitchell StarcAUS38
4Stuart BroadENG38
5Ravindra JadejaIND33
6Prabath JayasuriyaSL30
7Josh HazlewoodAUS27
8Taijul IslamBAN26
9Tim SoutheeNZ24
10Gudakesh MotieWI22
11Todd MurphyAUS21
12Kagiso RabadaSA20
13Matt HenryNZ19
13Chris WoakesENG19
14Alzarri JosephWI18
15Ajaz PatelNZ17
15Ramesh MendisSL17
16Ollie RobinsonENG16
17James AndersonENG15
17Mohammed SirajIND15
17Abrar AhmedPAK15
17Asitha FernandoSL15
17Michael BracewellNZ15
18Shaheen AfridiPAK14
18Jason HolderWI14
18Mark WoodENG14
18Jack LeachENG14
19Mehidy HasanBAN13
19Naseem ShahPAK13
19Mohammed ShamiIND13
20Shoriful IslamBAN12
20Aamer JamalPAK12
20Kemar RoachWI12
20Blair TicknerNZ12
21Andy McBrineIRE11
21Neil WagnerNZ11
22Gerald CoetzeeSA10
22Josh TongueENG10
22Ebadot HossainBAN10
22Noman AliPAK10
23Moeen AliENG9
23Matthew KuhnemannAUS9
24Ish SodhiNZ8
24Glenn PhillipsNZ8
24Anrich NortjeSA8
24Brandon MavutaZIM8
24Joe RootENG8
24Salman AghaPAK8
25Mir HamzaPAK7
25Scott BolandAUS7
25Kyle MayersWI7
25Nandre BurgerSA7
25Marco JansenSA7
25Vishwa FernandoSL7
25Cameron GreenAUS7
26Kasun RajithaSL6
26Mitchell SantnerNZ6
27Wellington MasakadzaZIM5
27Nijat MasoodAFG5
27Simon HarmerSA5
27Victor NyauchiZIM5
27Jomel WarricanWI5
27Shannon GabrielWI5
27Nayeem HasanBAN5
27Khurram ShahzadPAK5
27Umesh YadavIND5
28Travis HeadAUS4
28Jasprit BumrahIND4
28Shardul ThakurIND4
28Taskin AhmedBAN4
28Ben StokesENG4
28Ben WhiteIRE4
28Keshav MaharajSA4
28Scott KuggeleijnNZ4
28Mark AdairIRE4
28Lahiru KumaraSL4
28Mitchell MarshAUS4
29Curtis CampherIRE3
29Zahir KhanAFG3
29Matthew PottsENG3
29Mominul HaqueBAN3
29Roston ChaseWI3
29Axar PatelIND3
29Hasan AliPAK3
30Mukesh KumarIND2
30Shakib Al HasanBAN2
30Yamin AhmadzaiAFG2
30Brad EvansZIM2
30Amir HamzaAFG2
30Graham HumeIRE2
30Kyle JamiesonNZ2
30Doug BracewellNZ2
31Dhananjaya de SilvaSL1
31Daryl MitchellNZ1
31Fionn HandIRE1
31George DockrellIRE1
31Rahmat ShahAFG1
31Wiaan MulderSA1
31Harry BrookENG1
31Raymon ReiferWI1
31Rahkeem CornwallWI1
31Kraigg BrathwaiteWI1
31Alick AthanazeWI1
31Prasidh KrishnaIND1
31Faheem AshrafPAK1
32Cheteshwar PujaraIND0
32Jaydev UnadkatIND0
32Steven SmithAUS0
32Shreyas IyerIND0
32Shubman GillIND0
32Matt RenshawAUS0
32Marnus LabuschagneAUS0
32Ashton AgarAUS0
32Jermaine BlackwoodWI0
32Khaled AhmedBAN0
32Senuran MuthusamySA0
32Aiden MarkramSA0
32Hashmatullah ShaidiAFG0
32Nasir JamalAFG0
32Richard NgaravaZIM0
32Milton ShumbaZIM0
32Tanaka ChivangaZIM0
32Karim JanatAFG0
32Donald TiripanoZIM0
32Harry TectorIRE0
32Matthew HumphreysIRE0
32Angelo MathewsSL0
32Dilshan MadushankaSL0
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