Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025 - Updated as Mohammed Shami goes 1st: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5
Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami matched tournament's leading wicket-taker Matt Henry with a crucial three-wicket spell against Australia in the semifinal 1 in Dubai on March 4.
Another Indian bowler, Varun Chakravarthy closed in on with a two-wicket spell and is just a wicket behind the leaders. Meanwhile Australia's Ben Dwarshuis folded his campaign with 7 wickets as India defeated his side in the semifinal. 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. Mohammad Shami (India) | 8 | 5/53 | 4 |
| 2. Matt Henry (New Zealand) | 8 | 5/42 | 3 |
| 3. Varun Chakravarthy (India) | 7 | 5/42 | 2 |
| 4. Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) | 7 | 5/58 | 3 |
| 5. Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) | 7 | 3/47 | 3 |
| 6. Will O'Rourke (New Zealand) | 6 | 3/47 | 3 |
| 7. Adam Zampa (Australia) | 6 | 2/48 | 3 |
| 8. Jofra Archer (England) | 6 | 3/64 | 3 |
| 9. Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) | 5 | 3/25 | 2 |
| 10. Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) | 5 | 4/26 | 3 |
Updated on March 4 after India beat Australia
Teamwise Top Wicket-Takers
New Zealand
- Matt Henry - 8
- Will O'Rourke - 6
- Michael Bracewell - 5
- Mitchell Santner - 4
- Kyle Jamieson - 2
India
- Mohammed Shami - 8
- Varun Chakravarthy - 7
- Kuldeep Yadav - 5
- Axar Patel - 5
- Harshit Rana - 4
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
- Wiaan Mulder - 5
- Marco Jansen - 4
- Kagiso Rabada - 4
- Keshav Maharaj - 3
- Lungi Ngidi - 3
Afghanistan
- Azmatullah Omarzai - 7
- Mohammad Nabi - 4
- Fazalhaq Farooqi - 2
- Gulbadin Naib - 1
- Noor Ahmad - 1
Australia
- Ben Dwarshuis - 7
- Adam Zampa - 6
- Nathan Ellis - 3
- Marnus Labuschagne - 2
- Glenn Maxwell - 2
England
- Jofra Archer - 6
- Liam Livingstone - 3
- Adil Rashid - 3
- Mark Wood - 1
- Brydon Carse - 1
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 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 20 | 14 | 5/36 |
| Mervyn Dillon (WI) | 19 | 7 | 5/29 |
| Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 18 | 16 | 2/6 |
Story first published: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 18:36 [IST]
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