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.
T20IAll-time144 entries
1164Tim SoutheeNZ8 clear of Ish Sodhi
2156Ish SodhiNZ8 off the lead
3154Shem NgocheKEN10 off the lead
● LEADS
Tim SoutheeNZ
164 · 8 ahead of Sodhi
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Shakib Al HasanBAN
4 separate entries on this list · 116 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
132
The mark at number ten — 134 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Rwanda
6 of the top 50 · 23 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

144 entries, ranked
1Tim SoutheeNZ164
2Ish SodhiNZ156
3Shem NgocheKEN154
4Mustafizur RahmanBAN153
5Shakib Al HasanBAN149
6Rashid KhanPAK148
7Wanindu HasarangaSL145
8Adil RashidENG141
9Adam ZampaAUS134
10Mark AdairIRE132
11Ali DawoodBHR63
12Alpesh Ravilal RamjaniUGA55
13Muhammad ButtBHR53
14Henry SsenyondoUGA49
15Ehsan KhanHK46
15Umair TariqAST46
17Yalinde Maurice NkanyaTNZ45
18Martin AkayezuRWA42
18Aqib IqbalAST42
20Junaid SiddiqueBAN40
21Josh LittleIRE39
21Ferdinando BanunaekINS39
23Usman NajeebSAR38
23Sandeep LamichhaneNEP38
23Zappy BimenyimanaRWA38
23Abdul AbbasiBHR38
27Bhuvneshwar KumarIND37
28Wanindu HasarangaSL36
28Arshdeep SinghIND36
28Varun VinodIND36
31Dinesh Maganiai NakraniUGA35
31Adam ZampaAUS35
31Virandeep Singh Jagjit SinghMAL35
34Wanindu HasarangaSL34
34Muhammad NadirRWA34
36Arshdeep SinghIND33
37Emile RukirizaRWA32
38Andrew TyeAUS31
38Kabare Kevin IrakozeRWA31
40Emmanuel SebaremeRWA30
41Waseem AbbasMLT29
41Shem NgocheKEN29
43Jasprit BumrahIND28
43Sandeep LamichhaneNEP28
43Shadab KhanPAK28
43Mustafizur RahmanBAN28
43Jason HolderWI28
48Dirk NannesAUS27
48Brad EvansZIM27
48Paul van MeekerenNED27
48Ish SodhiNZ27
52Ahsan MalikNED26
52Iqbal Hussain ChaudhryQTR26
52Adam ZampaAUS26
55Saeed AjmalPAK25
55Mudassar BukhariNED25
55Billy StanlakeAUS25
55Shakib Al HasanBAN25
59Blessing MuzarabaniZIM24
59Dominic BlampiedJER24
61Yuzvendra ChahalIND23
61Ravichandran AshwinIND23
61Adil RashidENG23
64George DockrellIRE22
64Saeed AjmalPAK22
64Samiullah ShenwariAFG22
64Amjad JavedUAE22
64Daniel JakielZIM22
64Rashid KhanPAK22
70Mohammad NabiAFG21
70Kuldeep YadavIND21
70Ali DawoodBHR21
70Haider AliPAK21
74Rashid KhanNEP20
74Majid HaqSCO20
74Shakib Al HasanBAN20
74Not on recordROM20
78Saeed AjmalPAK19
78Samuel BadreeWI19
78Graeme SwannENG19
78Boyd RankinENG19
78Mohammad NaveedUAE19
78Keshav MaharajSA19
84Shahid AfridiGER18
84Kesrick WilliamsWI18
84Majid HaqSCO18
84Max SorensenIRE18
84Yuzvendra ChahalIND18
84Ashish NehraIND18
90Lungi NgidiSA17
90Lasith MalingaSL17
90Nathan McCullumNZ17
90Munir DarHK17
90Steven FinnENG17
90Keemo PaulWI17
90Ravindra JadejaIND17
97Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN16
97Haris RaufPAK16
97Krishmar SantokieWI16
97Ian ButlerNZ16
97Shahid AfridiPAK16
102Umar GulPAK15
102Imran TahirSA15
102Aftab HussainHK15
102Nasir AzizUAE15
102Faheem AshrafPAK15
107Harvir BaidwanCAN14
107Graeme CremerZIM14
107Shahid AfridiPAK14
107Syazrul Ezat IdrusMAL14
107Imran TahirSA14
107Sunil NarineWI14
107Ajantha MendisSL14
114RP SinghIND13
114Dawlat ZadranAFG13
114Nuwan KulasekaraSL13
114Jacob MulderIRE13
114Ashton AgarAUS13
119Abdur RazzakBAN12
119Aizaz KhanHK12
119Hasan AliPAK12
119Nathan Coulter-NileAUS12
119Roelof van der MerweNED12
124Ajantha MendisSL11
124Mohammad AsifPAK11
124Wayne ParnellSA11
124Shakib Al HasanBAN11
128Mohammad HafeezPAK10
128Mitchell JohnsonAUS10
130Dewald NelSCO9
131Ravi BoparaENG8
131Andre BothaIRE8
133Jade DernbachENG7
133Umar GulPAK7
135Mitchell JohnsonAUS6
135Henry OsindeCAN6
137Michael KasprowiczAUS5
137Sanath JayasuriyaSL5
139Paul CollingwoodENG4
139Jon LewisENG4
141Jeetan PatelNZ3
141Prosper UtseyaZIM3
143Charl LangeveldtSA2
144Not on recordOMN0
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