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.
ODIAll-time500 entries
1534Muttiah MuralitharanSL32 clear of Wasim Akram
2502Wasim AkramPAK32 off the lead
3416Waqar YounisPAK118 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
534 · 32 ahead of Akram
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
337
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
9 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL534
2Wasim AkramPAK502
3Waqar YounisPAK416
4Chaminda VaasSL400
5Shahid AfridiGER395
6Shaun PollockSA393
7Glenn McGrathAUS381
8Brett LeeAUS380
9Lasith MalingaSL338
10Anil KumbleIND337
11Sanath JayasuriyaSL323
12Shakib Al HasanBAN317
13Javagal SrinathIND315
14Daniel VettoriNZ305
15Shane WarneAUS293
16Ajit AgarkarIND288
16Saqlain MushtaqPAK288
17Zaheer KhanIND282
18Jacques KallisSA273
19Allan DonaldSA272
20James AndersonENG271
21Mashrafe MortazaBAN270
22Harbhajan SinghIND269
22Abdul RazzaqPAK269
23Makhaya NtiniSA266
24Kapil DevIND253
25Mitchell StarcAUS247
25Shoaib AkhtarPAK247
26Adil RashidENG242
27Kyle MillsNZ240
28Heath StreakZIM239
28Mitchell JohnsonAUS239
29Darren GoughENG236
30Ravindra JadejaIND234
31Courtney WalshWI227
32Sir Curtly AmbroseWI225
32Rashid KhanAFG225
33Tim SoutheeNZ221
34Trent BoultNZ210
35Abdur RazzakBAN207
36Mohammed ShamiIND206
37Adam ZampaAUS205
38Craig McDermottAUS203
38Chris HarrisNZ203
38Mohammad NabiAFG203
39Chris CairnsNZ201
39Kuldeep YadavIND201
40Dwayne BravoWI199
41Nuwan KulasekaraSL198
42Dale SteynSA196
42Venkatesh PrasadIND196
43Steve WaughAUS195
44Carl HooperWI193
45Lance KlusenerSA192
46Morne MorkelSA188
47Dilhara FernandoSL187
48Saeed AjmalPAK184
49Mustafizur RahmanBAN183
50Aaqib JavedPAK182
50Imran NiaziBHR182
51Umar GulPAK179
52Stuart BroadENG178
53Thisara PereraSL175
54Nathan BrackenAUS174
55Irfan PathanIND173
55Jacob OramNZ173
55Imran TahirSA173
56Matt HenryNZ171
57Chris WoakesENG170
58Andrew FlintoffENG169
59Shane WatsonAUS168
59Kagiso RabadaSA168
60Chris GayleWI167
61Mushtaq AhmedPAK161
62Jason HolderWI159
62Sandeep LamichhaneNEP159
63Shoaib MalikPAK158
63Sir Richard HadleeNZ158
64Ashish NehraIND157
64Manoj PrabhakarIND157
64Malcolm MarshallWI157
65Ravichandran AshwinIND156
65Brad HoggAUS156
66Sachin TendulkarIND154
66Thomas OdoyoKEN154
67Ajantha MendisSL152
68Upul ChandanaSL151
68Jasprit BumrahIND151
69Josh HazlewoodAUS148
70Shane BondNZ147
71Joel GarnerWI146
72Sir Ian BothamENG145
73Pat CumminsAUS143
74Jason GillespieAUS142
74Michael HoldingWI142
74Alzarri JosephWI142
75Shaheen AfridiPAK141
75Bhuvneshwar KumarIND141
76Ewen ChatfieldNZ140
77Mohammad HafeezPAK139
77Mitchell SantnerNZ139
78Kumar DharmasenaSL138
79Scott StyrisNZ137
80Farveez MaharoofSL135
81Damien FlemingAUS134
82Andrew SymondsAUS133
82Prosper UtseyaZIM133
83Taskin AhmedBAN132
83Abdul QadirPAK132
83Bilal KhanOMN132
84Liam PlunkettENG131
85Mervyn DillonWI130
86Rubel HossainBAN129
86Ravi ShastriIND129
86Mehidy HasanBAN129
87Sompal KamiNEP128
87Jerome TaylorWI128
88Kevin O'BrienIRE127
89Safyaan SharifSCO126
89Kemar RoachWI126
89Angelo MathewsSL126
89Danny MorrisonNZ126
90Mohammad RafiqueBAN125
91Dawlat ZadranAFG124
91Rohan MustafaUAE124
92Azhar MahmoodPAK123
93Graeme CremerZIM122
94Mohammad SamiPAK121
94Boyd RankinENG121
94Yuzvendra ChahalIND121
95Wahab RiazPAK120
96Sir Viv RichardsWI118
96Ian BishopWI118
97Ravi RampaulWI117
98Tendai ChataraZIM116
99Phil DeFreitasENG115
99Ishant SharmaIND115
99Lungi NgidiSA115
99George DockrellIRE115
100Martin SneddenNZ114
100Hansie CronjeSA114
101Gavin LarsenNZ113
102Wanindu HasarangaSL112
103Moeen AliENG111
103Paul CollingwoodENG111
103Yuvraj SinghIND111
103Mudassar NazarPAK111
104Daryl TuffeyNZ110
104Naved-ul-HasanPAK110
104Junaid KhanPAK110
105Pramodya WickramasingheSL109
105Tim BresnanENG109
106Simon O'DonnellAUS108
106Nuwan ZoysaSL108
106Suranga LakmalSL108
107Tillakaratne DilshanSL106
107Aravinda de SilvaSL106
107Andre NelSA106
107Paul ReiffelAUS106
107Umesh YadavIND106
108Haris RaufPAK105
108Steve TikoloKEN105
109Bernard ScholtzNAM104
109Graeme SwannENG104
109Grant FlowerZIM104
110Sikandar RazaZIM103
110Chris PringleNZ103
110Dennis LilleeAUS103
111Steven FinnENG102
111Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG102
111Hasan AliPAK102
111Ahmed RazaUAE102
111Mark WattSCO102
112Elton ChigumburaZIM101
113Ray PriceZIM100
113Roger HarperWI100
113Winston BenjaminWI100
113Charl LangeveldtSA100
113Sourav GangulyIND100
114Nathan AstleNZ99
114Wayne ParnellSA99
115David WilleyENG98
115Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN98
115Zahoor KhanUAE98
116Andile PhehlukwayoSA97
116Peter TaylorAUS97
116Clint McKayAUS97
117James FaulknerAUS96
117Virender SehwagIND96
117Nicky BojeSA96
117Paul StrangZIM96
117Mudassar BukhariNED96
118Mohammad NaveedUAE95
118Andrew HallSA95
118Fanie de VilliersSA95
119Lonwabo TsotsobeSA94
119Lockie FergusonNZ94
120Chris MpofuZIM93
121Sunil NarineWI92
122Anderson CumminsWI91
122Hardik PandyaIND91
123Karan KCNEP90
123Patrick PattersonWI90
124Marlon SamuelsWI89
124Saleem MalikPAK89
124Lance CairnsNZ89
124Andy McBrineIRE89
125Geoff LawsonAUS88
125Terry AldermanAUS88
125Guy WhittallZIM88
126Sir Andy RobertsNZ87
126Pieter SeelaarNED87
127Sean WilliamsZIM86
127Munaf PatelIND86
128Rodney HoggAUS85
128Mark WaughAUS85
128Ian HarveyAUS85
128Aamer SohailPAK85
128Ravi RatnayekeSL85
128Shadab KhanPAK85
129Chad SoperPNG84
129Norman VanuaPNG84
130Peter OngondoKEN83
130Barry McCarthyIRE83
130Mohammad IrfanPAK83
130Phil SimmonsWI83
130Corey CollymoreWI83
131MahmudullahBAN82
131Carl RackemannAUS82
131Mitchell McClenaghanNZ82
132Hiren VaraiyaKEN81
132Craig YoungIRE81
132Alex CusackIRE81
132Darren SammyWI81
132Mohammad AmirPAK81
132James FranklinNZ81
133Hamid HassanAFG80
133Axar PatelIND80
133Bob WillisENG80
133Majid HaqSCO80
133Mark WoodENG80
134Keshav MaharajSA79
134Morawakage TheekshanaSL79
134Craig MatthewsSA79
134Arjuna RanatungaSL79
135Ian BradshawWI78
135Andy BichelAUS78
135Nadeem AhmedHK78
136Trent JohnstonIRE77
136Tim MurtaghIRE77
136Mohammed SirajIND77
136Mark AdairIRE77
136Saurabh NetravalkarUSA77
136Glenn MaxwellAUS77
136Praveen KumarIND77
136Roger BinnyIND77
136Ryan McLarenSA77
136Iftikhar AnjumPAK77
137Rumesh RatnayakeSL76
137Reon KingWI76
137John EmbureyENG76
137Steve HarmisonENG76
137Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN76
137Richard NgaravaZIM76
138Blessing MuzarabaniZIM75
138SreesanthIND75
138Gary BrentZIM75
138Robin PetersonSA75
139Rangana HerathSL74
139Gulbadin NaibAFG74
139Ben StokesENG74
139Willie WatsonENG74
140Madan LalIND73
140Allan BorderAUS73
140Ruwan KalpageSL73
140Tabraiz ShamsiSA73
141Johan BothaSA72
141Pat SymcoxSA72
141Greg ChappellAUS72
142Sohail TanvirPAK71
142James NeeshamNZ71
142Daren PowellWI71
142Ehsan KhanHK71
142Muhammad SiddiqueUAE71
143Jofra ArcherENG70
143Andre RussellWI70
143Eddo BrandesZIM70
143Brian McMillanSA70
143Shafiul IslamBAN70
144Andy CaddickENG69
144Sunil JoshiIND69
144RP SinghIND69
144Robin SinghIND69
144Jean-Paul DuminySA69
144Ruben TrumpelmannNAM69
144Ryan ten DoeschateNED69
144Assad ValaPNG69
144Alasdair EvansSCO69
145Champaka RamanayakeSL68
146Chetan SharmaIND67
146Michael KasprowiczAUS67
146Mark EalhamENG67
146James HopesAUS67
146Khaled MahmudBAN67
146Michael LeaskSCO67
147Dushmantha ChameeraSL66
147Chris LewisENG66
147Maninder SinghIND66
148Craig WhiteENG65
148Tinashe PanyangaraZIM65
148John BlainSCO65
148Peter BorrenNED65
148Shardul ThakurIND65
149Akeal HoseinWI64
149Mohammad IslamBAN64
149Johannes SmitNAM64
149Ish SodhiNZ64
149Dion NashNZ64
149Amit MishraIND64
150Venkatapathy RajuIND63
150Nathan HauritzAUS63
150Bruce ReidAUS63
150Alan MullallyENG63
150Sarfraz NawazPAK63
150Nathan McCullumNZ63
151Naseem ShahPAK62
151Samiullah ShenwariAFG62
151Nuwan PradeepSL62
151Doug BollingerAUS62
151Shaun TaitAUS62
152Syed RaselBAN61
152Dwayne SmithWI61
152Douglas HondoZIM61
152Josh LittleIRE61
152Chris SoleSCO61
153John MooneyIRE60
153Fidel EdwardsWI60
153Corey AndersonNZ60
153James TredwellENG60
154Tapash BaisyaBAN59
154Neil FosterENG59
154Ashantha de MelSL59
154Kyle JarvisZIM59
154Khurram ChohanCAN59
155Roelof van der MerweNED58
155Akila DananjayaSL58
155Henry OlongaZIM58
155Gladstone SmallENG58
156Mitchell MarshAUS57
156Michael ClarkeAUS57
156Greg MatthewsAUS57
156Debasis MohantyIND57
156Tawanda MupariwaZIM57
156Adam MilneNZ57
157Edgar SchiferliNED56
157Roger TelemachusSA56
157Lokumarakkalage MadushankaSL56
157Arshad KhanPAK56
157Ashley GilesENG56
158Jeff ThomsonAUS55
158Xavier DohertyAUS55
158Tauseef AhmedPAK55
158Kieron PollardWI55
158Henry OsindeCAN55
159Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG54
159Aayan KhanUAE54
159Jeremy ConeyNZ54
160Stuart ClarkAUS53
160Len PascoeAUS53
160Andre AdamsNZ53
160Shapoor ZadranAFG53
160Sachithra SenanayakeSL53
160Jan FrylinckNAM53
160Lalit RajbanshiNEP53
160Charles AminiPNG53
161Josh DaveySCO52
161Tanwir AfzalHK52
161Paul van MeekerenNED52
161Marco JansenSA52
161Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG52
161Gudakesh MotieWI52
161Sheldon CottrellWI52
161Geoff AllottNZ52
161Sajeewa de SilvaSL52
161Darren LehmannAUS52
161Tom MoodyAUS52
161Nathan Coulter-NileAUS52
162Vasbert DrakesWI51
162Rizwan CheemaCAN51
163Harvir BaidwanCAN50
163Vivian KingmaNED50
163Jimmy KamandeKEN50
163Basant RegmiNEP50
163Ashley NurseWI50
163Ahmad ButtOMN50
163Dipendra AireeNEP50
163Andy BlignautZIM50
163Amir HamzaAFG50
163Thilan ThusharaSL50
163Albie MorkelSA50
164Craig McMillanNZ49
164Jeetan PatelNZ49
164Mirwais AshrafAFG49
164Muhammad KhanUSA49
164Sunil DhaniramCAN49
165Dhananjaya de SilvaSL48
165Jeffrey VandersaySL48
165Marcus StoinisAUS48
165Chris MorrisSA48
165Khawar AliOMN48
165Muralikrishna KrishnaIND48
165Asitha FernandoSL48
165Shane LeeAUS48
165Graham DilleyENG48
166Angus FraserENG47
166Shahadat HossainBAN47
166Reece TopleyENG47
166Aizaz KhanHK47
166Andre BothaIRE47
166Paul StirlingIRE47
166Collins ObuyaKEN47
167Lameck OnyangoKEN46
167Logan van BeekNED46
167Iain WardlawSCO46
167Roston ChaseWI46
167Jayden SealesWI46
167Christoffel ViljoenNAM46
167Aryan DuttNED46
167Michael BracewellNZ46
167Shayne O'ConnorNZ46
167Mike WhitneyAUS46
167Mohinder AmarnathIND46
167Nikhil ChopraIND46
167Nixon McLeanWI46
167Bryan StrangZIM46
167Mohammad AsifPAK46
167Not on recordNAM46
168Graeme LabrooySL45
168Nikita MillerWI45
168Andy WhittallZIM45
168Dipak PatelNZ45
168Chris JordanENG45
168Robert CroftENG45
168Chris OldENG45
168Dunith WellalageSL45
168Craig WrightSCO45
168Ed RainsfordZIM45
169Imad WasimPAK44
169Richie BerringtonSCO44
169Khurram KhanUAE44
169Kyle McCallanIRE44
169Karthik MeiyappanUAE44
169Nosthusha KenjigeUSA44
169Derek PringleENG44
169Vic MarksENG44
169Nazmul HossainBAN44
169Simon DavisAUS44
169Ryan HarrisAUS44
169Dirk ViljoenZIM44
169Tony GrayWI44
169Steve ElworthySA44
169Richard SnellSA44
170Jimmy AdamsWI43
170Steven TaylorUSA43
170Bas LeedeNED43
170Mohammad WasimPAK43
170KaleemullahOMN43
170Sam CurranENG43
170Martin SujiKEN43
170Carlos BrathwaiteWI43
171Amjad JavedUAE42
171John DavisonCAN42
171Mohammad SaifuddinBAN42
171Lahiru KumaraSL42
171Imran HaiderUAE42
171Nisarg PatelUSA42
171Keith ArthurtonWI42
171Aftab AlamAFG42
171John HastingsAUS42
171Shane ThomsonNZ42
172Dominic CorkENG41
172Sean ErvineZIM41
172Cameron CuffyWI41
172Larry GomesWI41
172Vernon PhilanderSA41
172Tangeni LungameniNAM41
172Michael RipponNED41
173Luke JongweZIM40
173Hamza TahirSCO40
173Jacob DuffyNZ40
173Russel ArnoldSL40
173Saleem JaffarPAK40
173Ravi BoparaENG40
174Kane RichardsonAUS39
174Tim MayAUS39
174Grant ElliottNZ39
174Winston DavisWI39
174Sulieman BennWI39
174Pedro CollinsWI39
174Hamilton MasakadzaZIM39
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