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.

Position	Most Wickets	Player Name	Team Name
1	1347	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	13	Sir Alec Bedser	England
1	49	Sir Alec Bedser	England
1	51	Vinoo Mankad	India
1	39	Sir Alec Bedser	England
1	41	Brian Statham	England
1	45	Subhash Gupte	India
1	29	Richie Benaud	Australia
1	43	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
1	36	Roy Gilchrist	West Indies
1	54	Richie Benaud	Australia
1	46	Fred Trueman	England
1	37	Alan Davidson	Australia
1	33	Fred Trueman	England
1	57	Fred Trueman	England
1	71	Graham McKenzie	Australia
1	31	Fred Titmus	England
1	41	Ken Higgs	England
1	24	Erapalli Prasanna	India
1	44	John Snow	England
1	46	Erapalli Prasanna	India
1	26	Mike Procter	South Africa
1	35	Srinivas Venkataraghavan	India
1	44	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	47	Geoff Arnold	England
1	49	Tony Greig	England
1	55	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	55	Michael Holding	West Indies
1	55	Bob Willis	England
1	71	Sir Ian Botham	England
1	76	Kapil Dev	India
1	69	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	105	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	75	Imran Khan	Pakistan
1	100	Kapil Dev	India
1	105	Joel Garner	West Indies
1	79	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
1	63	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
1	77	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan
1	77	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
1	76	Terry Alderman	Australia
1	96	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
1	79	Craig McDermott	Australia
1	69	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
1	91	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
1	123	Shane Warne	Australia
1	78	Courtney Walsh	West Indies
1	90	Anil Kumble	India
1	101	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan
1	107	Allan Donald	South Africa
1	113	Glenn McGrath	Australia
1	109	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	123	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	102	Harbhajan Singh	India
1	104	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa
1	93	Steve Harmison	England
1	104	Glenn McGrath	Australia
1	128	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	81	Zaheer Khan	India
1	90	Dale Steyn	South Africa
1	113	Mitchell Johnson	Australia
1	111	Graeme Swann	England
1	89	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	95	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	111	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	75	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka
1	88	Mitchell Starc	Australia
1	97	Ravichandran Ashwin	India
1	83	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa
1	78	Jasprit Bumrah	India
1	99	Pat Cummins	Australia
1	46	Tim Southee	New Zealand
1	76	Shaheen Afridi	Pakistan
1	70	Alzarri Joseph	West Indies
1	66	Ravindra Jadeja	India
1	86	Jasprit Bumrah	India
1	67	Jacob Duffy	New Zealand
1	23	Adil Rashid	England
1	800	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	13	Sir Alec Bedser	England
1	49	Sir Alec Bedser	England
1	51	Vinoo Mankad	India
1	39	Sir Alec Bedser	England
1	41	Brian Statham	England
1	45	Subhash Gupte	India
1	29	Richie Benaud	Australia
1	43	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
1	36	Roy Gilchrist	West Indies
1	54	Richie Benaud	Australia
1	46	Fred Trueman	England
1	37	Alan Davidson	Australia
1	33	Fred Trueman	England
1	57	Fred Trueman	England
1	71	Graham McKenzie	Australia
1	31	Fred Titmus	England
1	41	Ken Higgs	England
1	24	Erapalli Prasanna	India
1	44	John Snow	England
1	46	Erapalli Prasanna	India
1	26	Mike Procter	South Africa
1	35	Srinivas Venkataraghavan	India
1	39	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	42	Geoff Arnold	England
1	46	Tony Greig	England
1	46	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	53	Michael Holding	West Indies
1	50	Bob Willis	England
1	66	Sir Ian Botham	England
1	74	Kapil Dev	India
1	53	Joel Garner	West Indies
1	85	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	62	Imran Khan	Pakistan
1	75	Kapil Dev	India
1	79	Joel Garner	West Indies
1	64	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
1	43	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
1	45	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan
1	60	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
1	50	Terry Alderman	Australia
1	49	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
1	56	Craig McDermott	Australia
1	41	Craig McDermott	Australia
1	72	Shane Warne	Australia
1	70	Shane Warne	Australia
1	62	Courtney Walsh	West Indies
1	37	Venkatesh Prasad	India
1	68	Shane Warne	Australia
1	80	Allan Donald	South Africa
1	61	Glenn McGrath	Australia
1	75	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	73	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	67	Shane Warne	Australia
1	59	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa
1	74	Anil Kumble	India
1	96	Shane Warne	Australia
1	90	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	49	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	74	Dale Steyn	South Africa
1	63	Mitchell Johnson	Australia
1	64	Graeme Swann	England
1	50	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	60	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka
1	62	Stuart Broad	England
1	56	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka
1	62	Ravichandran Ashwin	India
1	72	Ravichandran Ashwin	India
1	63	Nathan Lyon	Australia
1	52	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa
1	59	Pat Cummins	Australia
1	38	Stuart Broad	England
1	54	Ravichandran Ashwin	India
1	56	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa
1	47	Nathan Lyon	Australia
1	71	Jasprit Bumrah	India
1	50	Mitchell Starc	Australia
1	14	Varun Vinod	India
1	534	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	3	Ray Illingworth	England
1	6	Geoff Arnold	England
1	5	Geoff Arnold	England
1	6	Chris Old	England
1	13	Gary Gilmour	Australia
1	8	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies
1	10	John Lever	England
1	8	Hasan Jamil	Pakistan
1	16	Sir Ian Botham	England
1	23	Dennis Lillee	Australia
1	25	Greg Chappell	Australia
1	18	Joel Garner	West Indies
1	36	Ewen Chatfield	New Zealand
1	31	Carl Rackemann	Australia
1	35	Joel Garner	West Indies
1	32	Kapil Dev	India
1	43	John Emburey	England
1	28	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
1	33	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
1	47	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
1	30	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
1	43	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
1	45	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
1	53	Shane Warne	Australia
1	23	Aaqib Javed	Pakistan
1	65	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan
1	69	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan
1	58	Ajit Agarkar	India
1	62	Shane Warne	Australia
1	61	Shaun Pollock	South Africa
1	50	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	54	Shaun Pollock	South Africa
1	47	Irfan Pathan	India
1	46	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
1	51	Brett Lee	Australia
1	49	Mashrafe Mortaza	Bangladesh
1	43	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand
1	48	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka
1	46	Mitchell Johnson	Australia
1	46	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh
1	48	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka
1	47	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka
1	62	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	38	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka
1	41	Mitchell Starc	Australia
1	30	Adam Zampa	Australia
1	45	Hasan Ali	Pakistan
1	51	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan
1	42	Mohammed Shami	India
1	27	Adam Zampa	Australia
1	20	Dushmantha Chameera	Sri Lanka
1	43	Bilal Khan	Oman
1	51	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal
1	26	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka
1	34	Adil Rashid	England
1	7	Adil Rashid	England
1	164	Tim Southee	New Zealand
1	5	Michael Kasprowicz	Australia
1	5	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka
1	15	Umar Gul	Pakistan
1	14	Harvir Baidwan	Canada
1	19	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	27	Dirk Nannes	Australia
1	10	Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan
1	25	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
1	26	Ahsan Malik	Netherlands
1	19	Samuel Badree	West Indies
1	16	Zeeshan Maqsood	Oman
1	28	Jasprit Bumrah	India
1	23	Yuzvendra Chahal	India
1	31	Andrew Tye	Australia
1	28	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal
1	17	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa
1	36	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka
1	45	YM Nkanya	Tanzania
1	55	AR Ramjani	Uganda
1	48	Ehsan Khan	Hong Kong
1	36	Varun Vinod	India
1	18	Varun Vinod	India
2	33	Muhammad Butt	Bahrain
2	17	Arshdeep Singh	India
2	49	H Ssenyondo	Uganda
2	40	Junaid Siddique	Bangladesh
2	35	DM Nakrani	Uganda
2	39	Josh Little	Ireland
2	16	Haris Rauf	Pakistan
2	20	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan
2	28	Shadab Khan	Pakistan
2	27	Paul van Meekeren	Netherlands
2	23	Ravichandran Ashwin	India
2	14	Graeme Cremer	Zimbabwe
2	16	Krishmar Santokie	West Indies
2	25	Mudassar Bukhari	Netherlands
2	22	George Dockrell	Ireland
2	8	Ravi Bopara	England
2	22	Hamid Hassan	Afghanistan
2	18	Shahid Afridi	Germany
2	11	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka
2	14	Shahid Afridi	Germany
2	4	Paul Collingwood	England
2	4	Jon Lewis	England
2	6	Harshit Rana	India
2	156	Ish Sodhi	New Zealand
2	27	Jayden Seales	West Indies
2	21	AM Ghazanfar	Afghanistan
2	49	Kuldeep Yadav	India
2	19	Simi Singh	Ireland
2	35	Sompal Kami	Nepal
2	18	Alzarri Joseph	West Indies
2	38	Trent Boult	New Zealand
2	45	Kuldeep Yadav	India
2	43	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan
2	29	Adil Rashid	England
2	37	Imran Tahir	South Africa
2	29	Chris Jordan	England
2	52	Ravindra Jadeja	India
2	34	Sunil Narine	West Indies
2	45	Shahid Afridi	Germany
2	40	Ryan Harris	Australia
2	44	Ray Price	Zimbabwe
2	35	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
2	40	Zaheer Khan	India
2	45	Naved-ul-Hasan	Pakistan
2	46	Nathan Bracken	Australia
2	37	Upul Chandana	Sri Lanka
2	45	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa
2	52	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
2	40	Heath Streak	Zimbabwe
2	46	Jacques Kallis	South Africa
2	52	Glenn McGrath	Australia
2	36	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
2	37	Javagal Srinath	India
2	46	Chris Pringle	New Zealand
2	20	Paul Reiffel	Australia
2	61	Anil Kumble	India
2	36	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
2	33	Aaqib Javed	Pakistan
2	23	Craig McDermott	Australia
2	32	Simon O'Donnell	Australia
2	32	Ian Bishop	West Indies
2	26	Martin Snedden	New Zealand
2	39	Phil DeFreitas	England
2	31	Bruce Reid	Australia
2	30	Michael Holding	West Indies
2	28	Craig McDermott	Australia
2	31	Lance Cairns	New Zealand
2	15	Mike Hendrick	England
2	17	Jeff Thomson	Australia
2	20	Dennis Lillee	Australia
2	20	Len Pascoe	Australia
2	6	Bob Willis	England
2	6	Greg Chappell	Australia
2	12	Chris Old	England
2	7	Vanburn Holder	West Indies
2	5	Robin Jackman	England
2	4	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
2	5	Dennis Lillee	Australia
2	2	Graham McKenzie	Australia
2	502	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
2	43	Mohammed Siraj	India
2	13	Adil Rashid	England
2	52	Angus Atkinson	England
2	42	Pat Cummins	Australia
2	47	Nathan Lyon	Australia
2	47	Shaheen Afridi	Pakistan
2	50	Dilruwan Perera	Sri Lanka
2	45	Nathan Lyon	Australia
2	30	Tim Southee	New Zealand
2	56	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa
2	57	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka
2	56	Stuart Broad	England
2	47	Mitchell Johnson	Australia
2	52	James Anderson	England
2	59	Graeme Swann	England
2	43	Ishant Sharma	India
2	60	Dale Steyn	South Africa
2	54	Graeme Swann	England
2	63	Mitchell Johnson	Australia
2	44	Dale Steyn	South Africa
2	58	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa
2	68	Andrew Flintoff	England
2	70	Shane Warne	Australia
2	57	Stuart MacGill	Australia
2	63	Harbhajan Singh	India
2	66	Courtney Walsh	West Indies
2	68	Glenn McGrath	Australia
2	54	Anil Kumble	India
2	69	Shaun Pollock	South Africa
2	63	Glenn McGrath	Australia
2	35	Mushtaq Ahmed	Pakistan
2	52	Glenn McGrath	Australia
2	47	Fanie de Villiers	South Africa
2	57	Merv Hughes	Australia
2	31	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
2	46	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
2	48	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
2	38	Merv Hughes	Australia
2	49	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
2	39	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
2	73	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
2	36	Craig McDermott	Australia
2	35	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
2	52	Bob Willis	England
2	54	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
2	62	Sir Ian Botham	England
2	42	Sir Ian Botham	England
2	46	Dennis Lillee	Australia
2	57	Bob Willis	England
2	42	Imran Niazi	Pakistan
2	39	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies
2	52	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
2	33	Chris Old	England
2	35	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
2	27	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
2	33	Derek Underwood	England
2	38	Derek Underwood	England
2	25	John Gleeson	Australia
2	23	Ray Illingworth	England
2	39	Erapalli Prasanna	India
2	32	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
2	30	Dick Motz	New Zealand
2	48	Fred Titmus	England
2	33	Fred Titmus	England
2	27	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
2	35	David Allen	England
2	37	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
2	38	Fred Trueman	England
2	35	Tony Lock	England
2	23	Keith Miller	Australia
2	23	Johnny Wardle	England
2	33	Frank Tyson	England
2	25	Frank Tyson	England
2	34	Ray Lindwall	Australia
2	37	Ghulam Ahmed	India
2	44	Roy Tattersall	England
2	10	Alf Valentine	West Indies
2	702	Shane Warne	Australia
2	20	Arshdeep Singh	India
2	64	Matt Henry	New Zealand
2	64	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka
2	66	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal
2	64	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal
2	73	Hasan Ali	Pakistan
2	38	Adam Zampa	Australia
2	77	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa
2	77	Mohammed Shami	India
2	81	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa
2	69	Trent Boult	New Zealand
2	87	Ravichandran Ashwin	India
2	70	Dale Steyn	South Africa
2	85	Dale Steyn	South Africa
2	84	Graeme Swann	England
2	65	Devendra Bishoo	West Indies
2	80	Morne Morkel	South Africa
2	88	Stuart Broad	England
2	88	Mitchell Johnson	Australia
2	75	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
2	86	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa
2	101	Brett Lee	Australia
2	88	Jason Gillespie	Australia
2	94	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
2	93	Shane Warne	Australia
2	97	Glenn McGrath	Australia
2	94	Shane Warne	Australia
2	103	Shaun Pollock	South Africa
2	100	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
2	87	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
2	91	Shane Warne	Australia
2	84	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
2	71	Glenn McGrath	Australia
2	83	Shane Warne	Australia
2	68	Craig McDermott	Australia
2	76	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
2	64	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
2	53	Merv Hughes	Australia
2	70	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
2	64	Imran Khan	Pakistan
2	61	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
2	64	Craig McDermott	Australia
2	98	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
2	61	Sir Ian Botham	England
2	71	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
2	62	Joel Garner	West Indies
2	71	Sir Ian Botham	England
2	58	Sir Ian Botham	England
2	63	Bob Willis	England
2	45	Derek Underwood	England
2	48	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies
2	49	Bishan Bedi	India
2	39	Chris Old	England
2	37	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
2	30	Bob Massie	Australia
2	33	Derek Underwood	England
2	25	John Gleeson	Australia
2	38	Derek Underwood	England
2	39	Erapalli Prasanna	India
2	23	Ray Illingworth	England
2	32	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
2	48	Fred Titmus	England
2	30	Dick Motz	New Zealand
2	33	Fred Titmus	England
2	27	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
2	35	David Allen	England
2	37	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
2	38	Fred Trueman	England
2	23	Johnny Wardle	England
2	35	Tony Lock	England
2	23	Keith Miller	Australia
2	33	Frank Tyson	England
2	25	Frank Tyson	England
2	34	Ray Lindwall	Australia
2	37	Ghulam Ahmed	India
2	44	Roy Tattersall	England
2	10	Alf Valentine	West Indies
2	1000	Shane Warne	Australia
3	990	James Anderson	England
3	9	Trevor Bailey	England
3	29	Bill Johnston	Australia
3	24	Fred Trueman	England
3	33	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
3	30	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
3	23	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
3	21	Jim Laker	England
3	19	Ron Archer	Australia
3	37	Alan Davidson	Australia
3	28	Alan Davidson	Australia
3	33	Alan Davidson	Australia
3	33	Richie Benaud	Australia
3	24	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
3	32	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
3	28	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
3	44	Neil Hawke	Australia
3	21	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
3	26	Jeff Jones	England
3	37	Graham McKenzie	Australia
3	20	Alan Connolly	Australia
3	26	Bishan Bedi	India
3	32	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
3	28	Geoff Arnold	England
3	35	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
3	33	Derek Underwood	England
3	43	Max Walker	Australia
3	46	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies