New Zealand bowler Tim Southee currently holds the record for picking up most wickets in the T20 history. Tim Southee tops the standings with 157 wickets in 123 T20 matches.
Tim Southee is followed by Bangladesh All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the second leading wicket-taker in the T20 history. Shakib Al Hasan - took 140 wickets in 117 T20 matches and averaged 20.49. Shakib Al Hasan picked up four or more wickets in an T20 game 5 times.
# | Player | Mat | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Best | 4w | Avg | Eco |
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1 | Tim Southee New Zealand | 123 | 446.5 | 3,635 | 157 | 5/18 | 2 | 23.15 | 8.13 |
2 | Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh | 117 | 422.3 | 2,869 | 140 | 5/20 | 5 | 20.49 | 6.79 |
3 | Rashid Khan Afghanistan | 85 | 324.2 | 1,970 | 138 | 5/3 | 5 | 14.27 | 6.07 |
4 | Ish Sodhi New Zealand | 111 | 379.5 | 3,048 | 132 | 4/28 | 3 | 23.09 | 8.02 |
5 | Mitchell Santner New Zealand | 100 | 345.2 | 2,457 | 111 | 4/11 | 3 | 22.13 | 7.11 |
6 | Mark Adair Ireland | 77 | 272.5 | 2,099 | 107 | 4/13 | 3 | 19.61 | 7.69 |
7 | Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka | 84 | 299.5 | 2,225 | 107 | 5/6 | 1 | 20.79 | 7.42 |
8 | Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh | 91 | 323.4 | 2,469 | 107 | 5/22 | 3 | 23.07 | 7.62 |
9 | Adil Rashid England | 104 | 365.2 | 2,698 | 107 | 4/2 | 2 | 25.21 | 7.38 |
10 | Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka | 65 | 236.4 | 1,619 | 104 | 4/9 | 3 | 15.56 | 6.84 |
11 | Shadab Khan Pakistan | 92 | 325.1 | 2,301 | 104 | 4/8 | 3 | 22.12 | 7.07 |
12 | SO Ngoche Kenya | 84 | 282.4 | 1,706 | 99 | 4/14 | 3 | 17.23 | 6.03 |
13 | S Lamichhane ICC/NEP | 52 | 195.5 | 1,233 | 98 | 5/9 | 2 | 12.58 | 6.29 |
14 | Shahid Afridi Pakistan | 99 | 361.2 | 2,396 | 98 | 4/11 | 3 | 24.44 | 6.63 |
15 | Bilal Khan Oman | 67 | 242.1 | 1,568 | 96 | 4/19 | 3 | 16.33 | 6.47 |
16 | Yuzvendra Chahal India | 80 | 294.0 | 2,409 | 96 | 6/25 | 2 | 25.09 | 8.19 |
17 | Chris Jordan England | 88 | 304.4 | 2,658 | 96 | 4/6 | 3 | 27.68 | 8.72 |
18 | H Ssenyondo Uganda | 77 | 254.4 | 1,371 | 94 | 4/4 | 7 | 14.58 | 5.38 |
19 | Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan | 121 | 355.4 | 2,616 | 93 | 4/10 | 3 | 28.12 | 7.35 |
20 | Adam Zampa Australia | 80 | 285.5 | 2,082 | 92 | 5/19 | 1 | 22.63 | 7.28 |
21 | Haris Rauf Pakistan | 66 | 239.1 | 1,963 | 90 | 4/18 | 3 | 21.81 | 8.20 |
22 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar India | 87 | 298.3 | 2,079 | 90 | 5/4 | 3 | 23.1 | 6.96 |
23 | Karan KC NEP | 63 | 208.0 | 1,640 | 87 | 5/21 | 3 | 18.85 | 7.88 |
24 | Umar Gul Pakistan | 60 | 200.3 | 1,443 | 85 | 5/6 | 4 | 16.97 | 7.19 |
25 | Saeed Ajmal Pakistan | 64 | 238.2 | 1,516 | 85 | 4/19 | 4 | 17.83 | 6.36 |
26 | George Dockrell Ireland | 130 | 261.2 | 1,878 | 83 | 4/20 | 1 | 22.62 | 7.18 |
27 | Aizaz Khan Hong Kong | 71 | 222.1 | 1,705 | 82 | 4/26 | 2 | 20.79 | 7.67 |
28 | Ehsan Khan Hong Kong | 61 | 223.0 | 1,363 | 81 | 4/24 | 1 | 16.82 | 6.11 |
29 | Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa | 65 | 234.4 | 1,732 | 78 | 5/24 | 2 | 22.2 | 7.38 |
30 | Joshua Little Ireland | 66 | 243.2 | 1,814 | 78 | 4/23 | 2 | 23.25 | 7.45 |
31 | DJ Bravo West Indies | 91 | 250.5 | 2,036 | 78 | 4/19 | 3 | 26.1 | 8.11 |
32 | Jasprit Bumrah India | 62 | 221.5 | 1,455 | 74 | 3/11 | - | 19.66 | 6.55 |
33 | Trent Boult New Zealand | 57 | 215.3 | 1,720 | 74 | 4/13 | 2 | 23.24 | 7.98 |
34 | Mitchell Starc Australia | 60 | 225.0 | 1,727 | 74 | 4/20 | 1 | 23.33 | 7.67 |
35 | K Irakoze Rwanda | 72 | 210.1 | 1,354 | 73 | 4/20 | 3 | 18.54 | 6.44 |
36 | Shaheen Shah Afridi Pakistan | 57 | 209.5 | 1,628 | 73 | 4/22 | 1 | 22.3 | 7.75 |
37 | Hardik Pandya India | 92 | 238.5 | 1,950 | 73 | 4/16 | 3 | 26.71 | 8.16 |
38 | Zahoor Khan U.A.E. | 57 | 206.3 | 1,406 | 72 | 4/16 | 2 | 19.52 | 6.80 |
39 | Mark Watt Scotland | 60 | 209.2 | 1,433 | 72 | 5/27 | 1 | 19.9 | 6.84 |
40 | Ravichandran Ashwin India | 65 | 242.0 | 1,672 | 72 | 4/8 | 2 | 23.22 | 6.90 |
41 | Safyaan Sharif Scotland | 65 | 218.1 | 1,751 | 72 | 4/24 | 2 | 24.31 | 8.02 |
42 | D Maisuria Botswana | 37 | 126.0 | 672 | 71 | 5/18 | 4 | 9.46 | 5.33 |
43 | M Akayezu Rwanda | 69 | 178.0 | 1,399 | 71 | 4/9 | 3 | 19.7 | 7.85 |
44 | AR Ramjani Uganda | 39 | 131.1 | 622 | 70 | 4/9 | 3 | 8.88 | 4.74 |
45 | DM Nakrani Uganda | 56 | 185.0 | 1,040 | 67 | 6/7 | 1 | 15.52 | 5.62 |
46 | A Bohara NEP | 53 | 177.0 | 1,282 | 67 | 6/11 | 2 | 19.13 | 7.24 |
47 | BAW Mendis Sri Lanka | 39 | 147.3 | 952 | 66 | 6/8 | 3 | 14.42 | 6.45 |
48 | Junaid Siddique U.A.E. | 50 | 184.5 | 1,365 | 66 | 4/12 | 3 | 20.68 | 7.38 |
49 | KMDN Kulasekara Sri Lanka | 58 | 205.1 | 1,530 | 66 | 4/31 | 2 | 23.18 | 7.45 |
50 | Jason Holder West Indies | 63 | 222.1 | 1,906 | 66 | 5/27 | 2 | 28.87 | 8.57 |
51 | YM Nkanya Tanzania | 51 | 163.0 | 868 | 65 | 5/2 | 3 | 13.35 | 5.32 |
52 | Bilal Hassun Uganda | 45 | 138.4 | 876 | 65 | 4/17 | 3 | 13.47 | 6.31 |
53 | Imad Wasim Pakistan | 66 | 226.0 | 1,416 | 65 | 5/14 | 1 | 21.78 | 6.26 |
54 | Stuart Broad England | 56 | 195.3 | 1,491 | 65 | 4/24 | 1 | 22.93 | 7.62 |
55 | Craig Young Ireland | 59 | 193.2 | 1,522 | 65 | 4/13 | 2 | 23.41 | 7.87 |
56 | Dale Steyn South Africa | 47 | 169.1 | 1,175 | 64 | 4/9 | 2 | 18.35 | 6.94 |
57 | Paul van Meekeren Netherlands | 58 | 194.1 | 1,358 | 64 | 4/11 | 2 | 21.21 | 6.99 |
58 | Imran Tahir South Africa | 38 | 140.5 | 948 | 63 | 5/23 | 2 | 15.04 | 6.73 |
59 | JN Frylinck Namibia | 52 | 159.2 | 1,117 | 63 | 6/24 | 1 | 17.73 | 7.01 |
60 | N Vanua P.N.G. | 55 | 165.4 | 1,212 | 63 | 5/17 | 2 | 19.23 | 7.31 |
61 | AM Kimote Tanzania | 62 | 158.3 | 1,109 | 62 | 4/13 | 2 | 17.88 | 6.99 |
62 | Arshdeep Singh India | 44 | 149.5 | 1,294 | 62 | 4/37 | 1 | 20.87 | 8.63 |
63 | Tendai Chatara Zimbabwe | 56 | 200.4 | 1,450 | 62 | 3/7 | - | 23.38 | 7.22 |
64 | E Sebareme Rwanda | 62 | 169.3 | 972 | 61 | 4/6 | 1 | 15.93 | 5.73 |
65 | Pavandeep Singh MAS | 51 | 187.0 | 1,058 | 61 | 3/12 | - | 17.34 | 5.65 |
66 | Rohan Mustafa U.A.E. | 58 | 184.2 | 1,283 | 61 | 4/18 | 1 | 21.03 | 6.96 |
67 | Josh Hazlewood Australia | 45 | 169.4 | 1,304 | 61 | 4/12 | 4 | 21.37 | 7.68 |
68 | Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan | 119 | 210.1 | 1,388 | 61 | 4/10 | 1 | 22.75 | 6.60 |
69 | Adam Milne New Zealand | 53 | 180.5 | 1,524 | 61 | 5/26 | 2 | 24.98 | 8.42 |
70 | Vraj Patel Kenya | 38 | 132.0 | 671 | 60 | 5/12 | 1 | 11.18 | 5.08 |
71 | Roelof van der Merwe Netherlands | 57 | 180.1 | 1,184 | 60 | 4/35 | 1 | 19.73 | 6.57 |
72 | Lungi Ngidi South Africa | 40 | 130.5 | 1,214 | 60 | 5/39 | 2 | 20.23 | 9.27 |
73 | Z Bimenyimana Rwanda | 66 | 187.2 | 1,353 | 60 | 3/7 | - | 22.55 | 7.22 |
74 | Hasan Ali Pakistan | 50 | 169.1 | 1,414 | 60 | 4/18 | 1 | 23.56 | 8.35 |
75 | Kuldeep Yadav India | 35 | 123.2 | 832 | 59 | 5/17 | 1 | 14.1 | 6.74 |
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