Most Wickets in T20 for South Africa: From Tabraiz Shamsi to JJ Smuts

Tabraiz Shamsi tops the list of South Africa's highest wicket-takers in T20s, with a record 89 wickets in 70 matches at an economy of 7.39. Kagiso Rabada follows with 71 wickets in 65 matches, including a best of 3/18. Dale Steyn is third, claiming 64 wickets in 47 matches, while legends like Lungi Ngidi (63 wickets) and Imran Tahir (61 wickets) round out the top five. These bowlers have been instrumental in South Africa's T20 success over the years. Here is the list of south african players with the most wickets in T20 history.

#	Player	Matches	Inn	Runs	Wickets	Best	Economy
1	Tabraiz Shamsi	70	70	1,860	89	5/24	7.39
2	Kagiso Rabada	65	65	1,928	71	3/18	8.30
3	Dale Steyn	47	47	1,175	64	4/9	6.94
4	Lungi Ngidi	43	43	1,319	63	5/39	9.23
5	Imran Tahir	35	35	859	61	5/23	6.56
6	Wayne Parnell	56	55	1,513	59	5/30	8.29
7	Anrich Nortje	42	41	1,016	53	4/7	7.01
8	Andile Phehlukwayo	42	39	1,112	50	4/24	8.91
9	Morne Morkel	41	41	1,097	46	4/17	7.47
10	Keshav Maharaj	39	39	982	38	3/27	7.33
11	Johan Botha	40	39	823	37	3/16	6.37
12	Dwaine Pretorius	30	27	696	35	5/17	8.28
13	Chris Morris	23	23	697	34	4/27	8.39
14	KJ Abbott	21	21	579	26	3/20	7.96
15	JA Morkel	50	46	864	26	3/12	8.01
16	Beuran Hendricks	19	19	627	25	4/14	9.19
17	Robin Peterson	21	19	451	24	3/28	7.53
18	David Wiese	20	20	497	24	5/23	7.60
19	JP Duminy	81	41	599	21	3/18	7.76
20	George Linde	16	16	389	20	4/21	6.94
21	Aaron Phangiso	16	16	443	20	3/25	7.77
22	Lizaad Williams	15	15	491	20	3/35	9.50
23	Bjorn Fortuin	25	25	570	20	3/16	7.91
24	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	23	23	541	18	3/16	6.93
25	Charl Langeveldt	9	9	241	17	4/19	7.30
26	OEG Baartman	12	12	327	17	4/11	7.43
27	Ryan McLaren	12	12	332	17	5/19	7.57
28	Marco Jansen	17	17	506	16	3/16	8.13
29	Shaun Pollock	12	11	309	15	3/28	7.62
30	Roelof van der Merwe	13	13	305	14	2/14	6.93
31	Junior Dala	10	10	307	13	3/35	9.59
32	Aiden Markram	57	30	487	13	3/21	8.54
33	Rusty Theron	9	9	261	12	4/27	8.07
34	Jacques Kallis	25	19	333	12	4/15	7.23
35	G Coetzee	10	10	363	12	3/32	10.57
36	Rory Kleinveldt	6	6	173	9	3/18	8.50
37	Dane Paterson	8	8	265	9	4/32	8.88
38	PE Kruger	7	7	179	8	4/27	9.25
39	Willem Mulder	11	10	195	8	2/10	9.75
40	JJ van der Wath	8	8	231	8	2/31	7.45
41	M de Lange	6	6	228	7	2/26	9.77
42	N Peter	8	8	220	6	2/32	9.16
43	Sisanda Magala	6	6	226	6	3/21	11.30
44	Makhaya Ntini	10	10	298	6	2/22	9.31
45	Lutho Sipamla	11	11	368	6	2/22	10.41
46	Robbie Frylinck	3	3	62	5	2/20	6.20
47	Eddie Leie	2	2	48	4	3/16	8.00
48	Vernon Philander	7	6	114	4	2/23	8.24
49	A Simelane	5	5	172	4	2/34	11.46
50	AC Thomas	1	1	25	3	3/25	6.25
51	Farhaan Behardien	38	3	27	3	2/15	5.40
52	AJ Hall	2	2	60	3	3/22	7.50
53	KT Maphaka	5	5	168	3	2/39	9.98
54	AD Galiem	1	1	21	2	2/21	5.25
55	Chris Gayle	2	2	42	2	2/19	5.25
56	YA Abdulla	2	2	44	2	1/16	6.28
57	J Louw	2	2	54	2	2/36	7.71
58	R Telemachus	3	3	90	2	1/22	7.50
59	H Davids	9	2	13	1	1/6	6.50
60	Nico Boje	1	1	27	1	1/27	6.75
61	Monde Zondeki	1	1	41	1	1/41	13.66
62	Justin Ontong	14	4	83	1	1/25	13.83
63	N Burger	2	2	86	1	1/39	12.28
64	JJ Smuts	13	10	178	1	1/19	7.85

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