Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025 - Azmatullah Omarzai takes lead: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan pacer Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a memorable spell of 5/58 against England in Lahore on Friday. The effort took him to the top of most wicket list with six scalps to his name
He replaced overnight leader Michael Bracewell, who has taken five wickets so far. India's Mohammed Shami is also tied at five wickets in the second-place. Let's take a look at the highest wicket-taker list of Champions Trophy 2025 followed by teamwise top five:

Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers
| Player | Wickets | Best Spell | Matches |
| 1. Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) | 6 | 5/58 | 2 |
| 2. Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) | 5 | 4/26 | 2 |
| 3. Will O'Rourke (New Zealand) | 5 | 3/47 | 2 |
| 4. Mohammed Shami (India) | 5 | 5/53 | 2 |
| 5. Harshit Rana (India) | 4 | 3/31 | 2 |
| 6. Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) | 4 | 2/51 | 2 |
| 7. Jofra Archer (England) | 4 | 3/64 | 2 |
| 8. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) | 3 | 3/36 | 1 |
| 9. Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) | 3 | 3/66 | 2 |
| 10. Liam Livingstone (England) | 3 | 2/28 | 2 |
Updated on February 27 after Afghanistan beat England
Teamwise Top Wicket-Takers
New Zealand
- Michael Bracewell - 5
- Will O'Rourke - 5
- Matt Henry - 3
- Mitchell Santner - 3
- Nathan Smith - 1
India
- Mohammed Shami - 5
- Harshit Rana - 4
- Kuldeep Yadav - 3
- Axar Patel - 3
- Hardik Pandya - 2
Pakistan
- Naseem Shah - 2
- Haris Rauf - 2
- Abrar Ahmed - 2
- Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2
Bangladesh
- Rishad Hossain - 3
- Taskin Ahmed - 2
- Mustafizur Rahman - 2
- Nahid Rana - 1
South Africa
- Kagiso Rabada - 3
- Wiaan Mulder - 2
- Lungi Ngidi - 2
- Marco Jansen - 1
- Keshav Maharaj - 1
Afghanistan
- Azmatullah Omarzai - 6
- Mohammad Nabi - 4
- Fazalhaq Farooqi - 2
- Gulbadin Naib - 1
- Noor Ahmad - 1
Australia
- Ben Dwarshuis - 3
- Marnus Labuschagne - 2
- Adam Zampa - 2
- Glenn Maxwell - 1
England
- Jofra Archer - 4
- Liam Livingstone - 3
- Adil Rashid - 2
- Mark Wood - 1
- Brydon Carse - 1
Also read: Most Runs in Champions Trophy 2025 - Ben Duckett, Ibrahim Zadran occupy top two spots: Top 10 Highest Run Scores and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in Champions Trophy History
| Full Name (Team) | Wickets | Matches | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills (NZ) | 28 | 15 | 4/30 |
| Lasith Malinga (SL) | 25 | 16 | 4/34 |
| Muttiah Muralidaran (SL) | 24 | 17 | 4/15 |
| Brett Lee (AUS) | 22 | 16 | 3/38 |
| Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 21 | 12 | 5/37 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 21 | 12 | 3/20 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 20 | 17 | 5/30 |
| Mervyn Dillon (WI) | 19 | 7 | 5/29 |
| Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 18 | 16 | 2/6 |
| Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 18 | 17 | 3/14 |


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