Most Wickets – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the most wickets in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
11347Muttiah MuralitharanSL645 clear of Shane Warne
3702Shane WarneAUS645 off the lead
5502Wasim AkramPAK845 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
1347 · 645 ahead of Warne
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
17 separate entries on this list · 237 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
113
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
16 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL1347
2Muttiah MuralitharanSL800
3Shane WarneAUS702
4Muttiah MuralitharanSL534
5Wasim AkramPAK502
6Tim SoutheeNZ164
7Ish SodhiNZ156
8Muttiah MuralitharanSL128
9Shane WarneAUS123
9Muttiah MuralitharanSL123
11Glenn McGrathAUS113
11Mitchell JohnsonAUS113
13Graeme SwannENG111
13Saeed AjmalPAK111
15Muttiah MuralitharanSL109
16Allan DonaldSA107
17Dennis LilleeAUS105
17Joel GarnerWI105
19Makhaya NtiniSA104
19Glenn McGrathAUS104
21Shaun PollockSA103
22Harbhajan SinghIND102
23Saqlain MushtaqPAK101
23Brett LeeAUS101
25Kapil DevIND100
25Muttiah MuralitharanSL100
27Pat CumminsAUS99
28Ravichandran AshwinIND97
28Glenn McGrathAUS97
30Waqar YounisPAK96
30Shane WarneAUS96
32Saeed AjmalPAK95
33Muttiah MuralitharanSL94
33Shane WarneAUS94
35Steve HarmisonENG93
35Shane WarneAUS93
37Waqar YounisPAK91
37Shane WarneAUS91
39Anil KumbleIND90
39Dale SteynSA90
39Muttiah MuralitharanSL90
42Saeed AjmalPAK89
43Mitchell StarcAUS88
43Stuart BroadENG88
43Mitchell JohnsonAUS88
43Jason GillespieAUS88
47Ravichandran AshwinIND87
47Waqar YounisPAK87
49Jasprit BumrahIND86
49Makhaya NtiniSA86
51Dennis LilleeAUS85
51Dale SteynSA85
53Graeme SwannENG84
53Waqar YounisPAK84
55Kagiso RabadaSA83
55Shane WarneAUS83
57Zaheer KhanIND81
57Kagiso RabadaSA81
59Allan DonaldSA80
59Morne MorkelSA80
61Sir Richard HadleeNZ79
61Craig McDermottAUS79
61Joel GarnerWI79
64Courtney WalshWI78
64Jasprit BumrahIND78
66Abdul QadirPAK77
66Sir Curtly AmbroseWI77
66Kagiso RabadaSA77
66Mohammed ShamiIND77
70Kapil DevIND76
70Terry AldermanAUS76
70Shaheen AfridiPAK76
70Sir Curtly AmbroseWI76
74Imran KhanPAK75
74Rangana HerathSL75
74Kapil DevIND75
74Muttiah MuralitharanSL75
74Muttiah MuralitharanSL75
79Kapil DevIND74
79Anil KumbleIND74
79Dale SteynSA74
82Muttiah MuralitharanSL73
82Malcolm MarshallWI73
82Hasan AliPAK73
85Shane WarneAUS72
85Ravichandran AshwinIND72
87Graham McKenzieAUS71
87Sir Ian BothamENG71
87Graham McKenzieAUS71
87Jasprit BumrahIND71
87Glenn McGrathAUS71
92Alzarri JosephWI70
92Shane WarneAUS70
92Shane WarneAUS70
92Dale SteynSA70
92Malcolm MarshallWI70
97Dennis LilleeAUS69
97Wasim AkramPAK69
97Saqlain MushtaqPAK69
97Shaun PollockSA69
97Trent BoultNZ69
102Shane WarneAUS68
102Andrew FlintoffENG68
102Glenn McGrathAUS68
102Craig McDermottAUS68
106Jacob DuffyNZ67
106Glenn McGrathAUS67
106Shane WarneAUS67
109Ravindra JadejaIND66
109Sir Ian BothamENG66
109Courtney WalshWI66
109Sandeep LamichhaneNEP66
113Saqlain MushtaqPAK65
113Devendra BishooWI65
115Sir Richard HadleeNZ64
115Graeme SwannENG64
115Matt HenryNZ64
115Wanindu HasarangaSL64
115Sandeep LamichhaneNEP64
115Wasim AkramPAK64
115Imran KhanPAK64
115Craig McDermottAUS64
123Malcolm MarshallWI63
123Mitchell JohnsonAUS63
123Nathan LyonAUS63
123Ali DawoodBHR63
123Mitchell JohnsonAUS63
123Harbhajan SinghIND63
123Glenn McGrathAUS63
130Imran KhanPAK62
130Courtney WalshWI62
130Stuart BroadENG62
130Ravichandran AshwinIND62
130Shane WarneAUS62
130Saeed AjmalPAK62
130Sir Ian BothamENG62
137Shaun PollockSA61
137Anil KumbleIND61
137Sir Richard HadleeNZ61
140Malcolm MarshallWI60
140Rangana HerathSL60
140Dale SteynSA60
143Makhaya NtiniSA59
143Pat CumminsAUS59
143Graeme SwannENG59
146Ajit AgarkarIND58
146Makhaya NtiniSA58
148Fred TruemanENG57
148Tom McKibbinAUS57
148Fred TruemanENG57
148Rangana HerathSL57
148Stuart MacGillAUS57
148Merv HughesAUS57
148Bob WillisENG57
155Craig McDermottAUS56
155Rangana HerathSL56
155Kagiso RabadaSA56
155Kagiso RabadaSA56
155Stuart BroadENG56
160Dennis LilleeAUS55
160Michael HoldingWI55
160Bob WillisENG55
160Alpesh Ravilal RamjaniUGA55
164Richie BenaudAUS54
164Richie BenaudAUS54
164Ravichandran AshwinIND54
164Shaun PollockSA54
164Graeme SwannENG54
164Anil KumbleIND54
164Malcolm MarshallWI54
171Hugh TrumbleAUS53
171Michael HoldingWI53
171Joel GarnerWI53
171Muhammad ButtBHR53
171Merv HughesAUS53
176Kagiso RabadaSA52
176Ravindra JadejaIND52
176Waqar YounisPAK52
176Glenn McGrathAUS52
176Angus AtkinsonENG52
176James AndersonENG52
176Glenn McGrathAUS52
176Bob WillisENG52
176Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND52
185Vinoo MankadIND51
185Vinoo MankadIND51
185Brett LeeAUS51
185Rashid KhanAFG51
185Sandeep LamichhaneNEP51
185Monty NobleAUS51
191Bob WillisENG50
191Terry AldermanAUS50
191Saeed AjmalPAK50
191Mitchell StarcAUS50
191Shane WarneAUS50
191Muttiah MuralitharanSL50
191Dilruwan PereraSL50
198Sir Alec BedserENG49
198Tony GreigENG49
198Sir Alec BedserENG49
198Waqar YounisPAK49
198Muttiah MuralitharanSL49
198Mashrafe MortazaBAN49
198Henry SsenyondoUGA49
198Kuldeep YadavIND49
198Sir Curtly AmbroseWI49
207Jim LakerENG48
207Ajantha MendisSL48
207Lasith MalingaSL48
207Wasim AkramPAK48
207Fred TitmusENG48
212Geoff ArnoldENG47
212Nathan LyonAUS47
212Waqar YounisPAK47
212Irfan PathanIND47
212Lasith MalingaSL47
212Nathan LyonAUS47
212Shaheen AfridiPAK47
212Mitchell JohnsonAUS47
212Fanie de VilliersSA47
221Fred TruemanENG46
221Erapalli PrasannaIND46
221Tim SoutheeNZ46
221Fred TruemanENG46
221Erapalli PrasannaIND46
221Tony GreigENG46
221Dennis LilleeAUS46
221Tom McKibbinAUS46
221Muttiah MuralitharanSL46
221Mitchell JohnsonAUS46
221Shakib Al HasanBAN46
221Ehsan KhanHK46
221Nathan BrackenAUS46
221Jacques KallisSA46
221Chris PringleNZ46
221Sir Curtly AmbroseWI46
221Dennis LilleeAUS46
238Subhash GupteIND45
238Subhash GupteIND45
238Abdul QadirPAK45
238Wasim AkramPAK45
238Hasan AliPAK45
238Yalinde Maurice NkanyaTNZ45
238Kuldeep YadavIND45
238Shahid AfridiGER45
238Naved-ul-HasanPAK45
238Makhaya NtiniSA45
238Nathan LyonAUS45
249John SnowENG44
249Dennis LilleeAUS44
249John SnowENG44
249Ray PriceZIM44
249Dale SteynSA44
249Roy TattersallENG44
249Jofra ArcherENG44
256Hugh TayfieldSA43
256Hugh TayfieldSA43
256Malcolm MarshallWI43
256John EmbureyENG43
256Wasim AkramPAK43
256Daniel VettoriNZ43
256Bilal KhanOMN43
256Rashid KhanPAK43
256Mohammed SirajIND43
256Ishant SharmaIND43
266Bert IronmongerAUS42
266Geoff ArnoldENG42
266Mohammed ShamiIND42
266Pat CumminsAUS42
266Sir Ian BothamENG42
266Imran NiaziPAK42
272Brian StathamENG41
272Ken HiggsENG41
272Brian StathamENG41
272Ken HiggsENG41
272Craig McDermottAUS41
272Mitchell StarcAUS41
272Clarrie GrimmettAUS41
279Junaid SiddiqueBAN40
279Ryan HarrisAUS40
279Zaheer KhanIND40
279Heath StreakZIM40
283Sir Alec BedserENG39
283Sir Alec BedserENG39
283Dennis LilleeAUS39
283Josh LittleIRE39
283Phil DeFreitasENG39
283Sir Richard HadleeNZ39
283Sir Andy RobertsWI39
283Erapalli PrasannaIND39
291George LohmannENG38
291Maurice TateENG38
291Stuart BroadENG38
291Ajantha MendisSL38
291Trent BoultNZ38
291Merv HughesAUS38
291Derek UnderwoodENG38
291Fred TruemanENG38
291Adam ZampaAUS38
300Alan DavidsonAUS37
300Alan DavidsonAUS37
300Venkatesh PrasadIND37
300Imran TahirSA37
300Upul ChandanaSL37
300Javagal SrinathIND37
300Sir Wes HallWI37
300Ghulam AhmedIND37
308Roy GilchristWI36
308Doug WrightENG36
308Roy GilchristWI36
308Ewen ChatfieldNZ36
308Wanindu HasarangaSL36
308Muttiah MuralitharanSL36
308Waqar YounisPAK36
308Craig McDermottAUS36
316Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND35
316Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND35
316Joel GarnerWI35
316Dinesh Maganiai NakraniUGA35
316Sompal KamiNEP35
316Muttiah MuralitharanSL35
316Mushtaq AhmedPAK35
316Sir Richard HadleeNZ35
316Lance GibbsWI35
316David AllenENG35
316Tony LockENG35
327Adil RashidENG34
327Sunil NarineWI34
327Ray LindwallAUS34
330Fred TruemanENG33
330Bobby PeelENG33
330Alf ValentineWI33
330Fred TruemanENG33
330Sir Curtly AmbroseWI33
330Aaqib JavedPAK33
330Chris OldENG33
330Derek UnderwoodENG33
330Fred TitmusENG33
330Frank TysonENG33
340Kapil DevIND32
340Ian BishopWI32
340Simon O'DonnellAUS32
340Lance GibbsWI32
340Richie BenaudAUS32
345Fred TitmusENG31
345Fred TitmusENG31
345Carl RackemannAUS31
345Andrew TyeAUS31
345Matt HenryNZ31
345Bruce ReidAUS31
345Lance CairnsNZ31
345Waqar YounisPAK31
353Sir Curtly AmbroseWI30
353Adam ZampaAUS30
353Michael HoldingWI30
353Tim SoutheeNZ30
353Richard CollingeNZ30
358Richie BenaudAUS29
358Adil RashidENG29
358Chris JordanENG29
361Sir Curtly AmbroseWI28
361Jasprit BumrahIND28
361Sandeep LamichhaneNEP28
361Shadab KhanPAK28
361Craig McDermottAUS28
366Colin BlytheENG27
366Sydney BarnesENG27
366Alf HallSA27
366Maurice TateENG27
366Sir Alec BedserENG27
366Adam ZampaAUS27
366Dirk NannesAUS27
366Brad EvansZIM27
366Paul van MeekerenNED27
366Joshua TongueENG27
366Bruce TaylorNZ27
366Sir Wes HallWI27
366Jim LakerENG27
379Mike ProcterSA26
379Ernie JonesAUS26
379Walter LeesENG26
379Mike ProcterSA26
379Wanindu HasarangaSL26
379Ahsan MalikNED26
379Martin SneddenNZ26
379Sonny RamadhinWI26
387Greg ChappellAUS25
387Saeed AjmalPAK25
387Mudassar BukhariNED25
387John GleesonAUS25
387Frank TysonENG25
392Erapalli PrasannaIND24
392Erapalli PrasannaIND24
392Blessing MuzarabaniZIM24
392Ray LindwallAUS24
392Tip SnookeSA24
392Tom RichardsonENG24
398Chud LangtonSA23
398Dennis LilleeAUS23
398Aaqib JavedPAK23
398Yuzvendra ChahalIND23
398Ravichandran AshwinIND23
398Craig McDermottAUS23
398Ray IllingworthENG23
398Alex KennedyENG23
406Sydney BarnesENG22
406George DockrellIRE22
406Saeed AjmalPAK22
409AM GhazanfarAFG21
410Joey PalmerAUS20
410George GiffenAUS20
410Dushmantha ChameeraSL20
410Rashid KhanNEP20
410Paul ReiffelAUS20
410Dennis LilleeAUS20
410Len PascoeAUS20
410Arthur GilliganENG20
410George LohmannENG20
419Frederick SpofforthAUS19
419Monty NobleAUS19
419Saeed AjmalPAK19
419Samuel BadreeWI19
419Simi SinghIRE19
419Manny MartindaleWI19
419Tom RichardsonENG19
426Billy BatesENG18
426J.J. FerrisAUS18
426Colin BlytheENG18
426Joel GarnerWI18
426Shahid AfridiGER18
426Alzarri JosephWI18
426Hugh TrumbleAUS18
433Johnny BriggsENG17
433Johnny BriggsENG17
433Not on recordNZ17
433Lungi NgidiSA17
433Jeff ThomsonAUS17
433Roy KilnerENG17
433Sydney BarnesENG17
433Albert TrottAUS17
433Charlie TurnerAUS17
442Johnny BriggsENG16
442Warwick ArmstrongAUS16
442Sir Ian BothamENG16
442Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN16
442Haris RaufPAK16
442Krishmar SantokieWI16
442Charlie TurnerAUS16
442Billy BarnesENG16
450Umar GulPAK15
450Nahid RanaBAN15
450Mike HendrickENG15
450Ernie ToshackAUS15
450Bert VoglerSA15
450Dick BarlowENG15
456Tom KendallAUS14
456Arthur MaileyAUS14
456Ken FarnesENG14
456Harvir BaidwanCAN14
456Graeme CremerZIM14
456Shahid AfridiPAK14
456Walter BrearleyENG14
456Bill LockwoodENG14
456Frederick SpofforthAUS14
465Sir Alec BedserENG13
465Gary GilmourAUS13
465Doug WrightENG13
465Maurice TateENG13
465Jimmy BlanckenbergSA13
470George GearyENG12
470Chris OldENG12
470Harry BoyleAUS12
473Ajantha MendisSL11
474John LeverENG10
474Mohammad HafeezPAK10
474Wally HammondENG10
477Sir Andy RobertsWI8
477Hasan JamilPAK8
477Ravi BoparaENG8
477Alfred ShawENG8
481Len BraundENG7
481Wilfred RhodesENG7
481Vanburn HolderWI7
484Geoff ArnoldENG6
484Chris OldENG6
484Bob WillisENG6
484Greg ChappellAUS6
484Jimmy BlanckenbergSA6
484Ted ArnoldENG6
484Sydney BarnesENG6
491Geoff ArnoldENG5
491Michael KasprowiczAUS5
491Sanath JayasuriyaSL5
491Robin JackmanENG5
491Dennis LilleeAUS5
496Paul CollingwoodENG4
496Jon LewisENG4
496Sarfraz NawazPAK4
499Ray IllingworthENG3
500Graham McKenzieAUS2
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