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-time143 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 · 115 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
132
The mark at number ten — 133 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Rwanda
6 of the top 50 · 23 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

143 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
52Arshdeep SinghIND26
52Iqbal Hussain ChaudhryQTR26
52Adam ZampaAUS26
56Saeed AjmalPAK25
56Mudassar BukhariNED25
56Billy StanlakeAUS25
56Adil RashidENG25
56Shakib Al HasanBAN25
61Blessing MuzarabaniZIM24
61Dominic BlampiedJER24
63Yuzvendra ChahalIND23
63Ravichandran AshwinIND23
65George DockrellIRE22
65Saeed AjmalPAK22
65Samiullah ShenwariAFG22
65Amjad JavedUAE22
65Rashid KhanPAK22
65Liam DawsonENG22
71Mohammad NabiAFG21
71Kuldeep YadavIND21
71Ali DawoodBHR21
71Haider AliPAK21
75Rashid KhanNEP20
75Majid HaqSCO20
75Shakib Al HasanBAN20
78Saeed AjmalPAK19
78Samuel BadreeWI19
78Graeme SwannENG19
78Boyd RankinENG19
78Mohammad NaveedUAE19
83Shahid AfridiGER18
83Kesrick WilliamsWI18
83Majid HaqSCO18
83Max SorensenIRE18
83Yuzvendra ChahalIND18
83Ashish NehraIND18
89Lungi NgidiSA17
89Lasith MalingaSL17
89Nathan McCullumNZ17
89Munir DarHK17
89Steven FinnENG17
89Keemo PaulWI17
89Ravindra JadejaIND17
96Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN16
96Haris RaufPAK16
96Krishmar SantokieWI16
96Ian ButlerNZ16
96Shahid AfridiPAK16
101Umar GulPAK15
101Imran TahirSA15
101Aftab HussainHK15
101Nasir AzizUAE15
101Faheem AshrafPAK15
106Harvir BaidwanCAN14
106Graeme CremerZIM14
106Shahid AfridiPAK14
106Syazrul Ezat IdrusMAL14
106Imran TahirSA14
106Sunil NarineWI14
106Ajantha MendisSL14
113RP SinghIND13
113Dawlat ZadranAFG13
113Nuwan KulasekaraSL13
113Jacob MulderIRE13
113Ashton AgarAUS13
118Abdur RazzakBAN12
118Aizaz KhanHK12
118Hasan AliPAK12
118Nathan Coulter-NileAUS12
118Roelof van der MerweNED12
123Ajantha MendisSL11
123Mohammad AsifPAK11
123Wayne ParnellSA11
123Shakib Al HasanBAN11
127Mohammad HafeezPAK10
127Mitchell JohnsonAUS10
129Dewald NelSCO9
130Ravi BoparaENG8
130Andre BothaIRE8
132Jade DernbachENG7
132Umar GulPAK7
134Mitchell JohnsonAUS6
134Henry OsindeCAN6
136Michael KasprowiczAUS5
136Sanath JayasuriyaSL5
138Paul CollingwoodENG4
138Jon LewisENG4
140Jeetan PatelNZ3
140Prosper UtseyaZIM3
142Charl LangeveldtSA2
143Not on recordOMN0
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