Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025 - Indians hold top two places: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5

Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami remain the leading wicket-taker of the tournament despite taking no wickets in the high-octane India vs Pakistan match on February 23.

His teammate Harshit Rana closed in on him with a scalp on the day, reducing the deficit between the compatriot to just a wicket. Together they hold the top two spots.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 on February 22 — Mohammed Shami (Photo: PTI)

Most Wickets in Champions Trophy 2025: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers

Player	Wickets	Best Spell	Matches
1. Mohammed Shami (India)	5	5/53	2
2. Harshit Rana (India)	4	3/31	2
3. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)	3	3/36	1
4. Will O'Rourke (New Zealand)	3	3/47	1
5. Ben Dwarshuis (Australia)	3	3/66	1
6. Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)	3	3/66	1
7. Kuldeep Yadav (India)	3	3/40	2
8. Axar Patel (India)	3	2/43	2
9. Matt Henry (New Zealand)	2	2/25	1
10. Wiaan Mulder (South Africa)	2	2/36	1

Updated on February 23 after Pakistan 1st innings vs India

Teamwise Top Wicket-Takers

New Zealand

Will O'Rourke - 3
Mitchell Santner - 3
Matt Henry - 2
Nathan Smith - 1
Michael Bracewell - 1

India

Mohammed Shami - 5
Harshit Rana - 4
Kuldeep Yadav - 3
Axar Patel - 3
Hardik Pandya - 2
Ravindra Jadeja - 1

Pakistan

Naseem Shah - 2
Haris Rauf - 2
Abrar Ahmed - 2
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2

Bangladesh

Rishad Hossain - 2
Taskin Ahmed - 1
Mustafizur Rahman - 1

South Africa

Kagiso Rabada - 3
Wiaan Mulder - 2
Lungi Ngidi - 2
Marco Jansen - 1
Keshav Maharaj - 1

Afghanistan

Mohammad Nabi - 2
Azmatullah Omarzai - 1
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 1
Noor Ahmad - 1

Australia

Ben Dwarshuis - 3
Marnus Labuschagne - 2
Adam Zampa - 2
Glenn Maxwell - 1

England

Liam Livingstone - 1
Adil Rashid - 1
Jofra Archer - 1
Mark Wood - 1
Brydon Carse - 1

Also read: Most Runs in Champions Trophy 2025 on February 22: Top 10 Run Scorers 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