Most Wickets in ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka): Season-wise Rankings & Records

The most wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka) series highlights standout performances from the tournament.
ALL FORMATSAll-time138 entries
121Zaheer KhanINDlevel with Shahid Afridi
121Shahid AfridiPAK
217Tim SoutheeNZ4 off the lead
● LEADS
Zaheer KhanIND
21 · level with Afridi
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
8
The mark at number ten — 128 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
6 of the top 50 · 14 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

138 entries, ranked
1Zaheer KhanIND21
1Shahid AfridiPAK21
2Tim SoutheeNZ17
3Robin PetersonSA15
3Muttiah MuralitharanSL15
3Yuvraj SinghIND15
4Imran TahirSA14
4Umar GulPAK14
5Lasith MalingaSL13
5Kemar RoachWI13
5Harvir BaidwanCAN13
6Sulieman BennWI12
6Dale SteynSA12
6Jacob OramNZ12
6Brett LeeAUS12
6Graeme SwannENG12
7Munaf PatelIND11
8John MooneyIRE10
9Ray PriceZIM9
9Balaji RaoCAN9
9Harbhajan SinghIND9
9Tim BresnanENG9
9Morne MorkelSA9
10Wahab RiazPAK8
10Tillakaratne DilshanSL8
10Mohammad HafeezPAK8
10Shakib Al HasanBAN8
10Shaun TaitAUS8
10Darren SammyWI8
10Trent JohnstonIRE8
10Pieter SeelaarNED8
10Nathan McCullumNZ8
11Ryan ten DoeschateNED7
11George DockrellIRE7
11Chris MpofuZIM7
11Andre RussellWI7
11Ajantha MendisSL7
11Thisara PereraSL7
11Abdur RazzakBAN7
12Stuart BroadENG6
12Mitchell JohnsonAUS6
12Kyle MillsNZ6
12Shafiul IslamBAN6
12Angelo MathewsSL6
12Prosper UtseyaZIM6
12Graeme CremerZIM6
12Rizwan CheemaCAN6
12Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN6
12Henry OsindeCAN6
13Elijah OtienoKEN5
13Mudassar BukhariNED5
13John DavisonCAN5
13Ravi RampaulWI5
13Abdul RazzaqPAK5
13Nuwan KulasekaraSL5
13Jacques KallisSA5
13Saeed AjmalPAK5
13Jason KrejzaAUS5
13Rubel HossainBAN5
14Naeem IslamBAN4
14James TredwellENG4
14James AndersonENG4
14Ravichandran AshwinIND4
14Piyush ChawlaIND4
14Johan BothaSA4
14Scott StyrisNZ4
14Hamish BennettNZ4
14Devendra BishooWI4
14Greg LambZIM4
14Tom CooperNED4
14Paul StirlingIRE4
14Andre BothaIRE4
14Kevin O'BrienIRE4
15Thomas OdoyoKEN3
15Jimmy KamandeKEN3
15Daniel VettoriNZ3
15Shoaib AkhtarPAK3
15Abdur RehmanPAK3
15Lonwabo TsotsobeSA3
15Rangana HerathSL3
15Ashish NehraIND3
15Ajmal ShahzadENG3
15Boyd RankinENG3
15MahmudullahBAN3
16Mohammad AshrafulBAN2
16Ravi BoparaENG2
16Shane WatsonAUS2
16David HusseyAUS2
16Jean-Paul DuminySA2
16Michael YardyENG2
16Peter BorrenNED2
16James NgocheKEN2
16Bernard LootsNED2
16Kieron PollardWI2
16Jimmy HansraCAN2
16Khurram ChohanCAN2
17Berend WestdijkNED1
17Luke WoodcockNZ1
17Peter OngondoKEN1
17Collins ObuyaKEN1
17Shem NgocheKEN1
17Steve TikoloKEN1
17Faf du PlessisSA1
17Thilan SamaraweeraSL1
17Andy McKayNZ1
17Jesse RyderNZ1
17Paul CollingwoodENG1
17Suresh RainaIND1
17Yusuf PathanIND1
18Michael ClarkeAUS0
18Steven SmithAUS0
18Virat KohliIND0
18Sachin TendulkarIND0
18SreesanthIND0
18Kevin PietersenENG0
18Chris TremlettENG0
18Kane WilliamsonNZ0
18James FranklinNZ0
18Chamara SilvaSL0
18Wayne ParnellSA0
18Luke WrightENG0
18Andrew WhiteIRE0
18Alex CusackIRE0
18Adeel RajaNED0
18Bradley KrugerNED0
18Hiral PatelCAN0
18Parth DesaiCAN0
18Tyson GordonCAN0
18Shingi MasakadzaZIM0
18Sean WilliamsZIM0
18Elton ChigumburaZIM0
18Tinashe PanyangaraZIM0
18Brendan TaylorZIM0
18Suraj RandivSL0
18Nikita MillerWI0
18Chris GayleWI0
18Devon SmithWI0
18Dwayne BravoWI0
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