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Most Wickets in T20 World Cup 2026: Top 10 Bowlers, Team-Wise Top 3 on March 1

By MyKhel Staff

The 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, has shifted the paradigm of T20 bowling. While subcontinental tracks traditionally favour spin, the tournament has seen a fascinating duel between "Mystery Spin" and "Tactical Pace."

The following data covers the remaining competitive blocks, highlighting the individual standouts from teams that have shaped the mid-tournament leaderboard.

Most Wickets in T20 World Cup 2026 Top 10 Bowlers Team-Wise Top 3 on March 1

The tournament has been dominated by USA's Shadley van Schalkwyk, who currently leads the charts by a significant margin. His back-to-back four-wicket hauls against India and Pakistan have been the highlight of the group stages.

Most Wickets in T20 World Cup 2026

Standings as of February 28 matches

Name Country Matches Wickets Best Bowling Economy
Shadley van Schalkwyk USA 4 13 4/25 6.80
Blessing Muzarabani ZIM 5 12 4/17 7.80
Lungi Ngidi SA 5 11 4/31 6.80
Varun Chakravarthy IND 6 11 3/7 7.20
Maheesh Theekshana SL 7 11 3/23 7.41
Adil Rashid ENG 7 11 3/36 7.83
Marco Jansen SA 5 11 4/22 9.27
Usman Tariq PAK 6 10 4/16 7.23
Liam Dawson ENG 7 10 3/24 7.30
Gudakesh Motie WI 6 10 4/28 7.75

T20 World Cup 2026 Most Wickets: Team-Wise Top 3 Wicket-Takers

Group A

India

  1. Varun Chakaravarthy: 11 wickets
  2. Jasprit Bumrah: 7 wickets
  3. Axar Patel: 7 wickets

Pakistan

  1. Usman Tariq: 10 wickets
  2. Shaheen Shah Afridi: 8 wickets
  3. Mohammad Nawaz: 7 wickets

Netherlands

  1. Logan Van Beek: 7 wickets
  2. Aryan Dutt: 5 wickets
  3. Bas De Leede: 5 wickets

Namibia

  1. Gerhard Erasmus: 7 wickets
  2. Willem Myburgh: 2 wickets
  3. Bernard Scholtz: 2 wickets

USA

  1. Shadley Van Schalkwyk: 13 wickets
  2. Harmeet Singh: 7 wickets
  3. Mohammad Mohsin: 4 wickets

Group B

Australia

  1. Adam Zampa: 8 wickets
  2. Nathan Ellis: 5 wickets
  3. Marcus Stoinis: 4 wickets

Sri Lanka

  1. Maheesh Theeksana: 11 wickets
  2. Dushmantha Chameera: 10 wickets
  3. Dunith Wellalage: 8 wickets

Ireland

  1. George Dockrell: 4 wickets
  2. Barry McCarthy: 4 wickets
  3. Josh Little: 3 wickets

Oman

  1. Shakeel Ahmed: 4 wickets
  2. Sufyan Mehmood: 3 wickets
  3. Jiten Ramanandi: 2 wickets

Zimbabwe

  1. Blessing Muzarabani: 12 wickets
  2. Brad Evans: 9 wickets
  3. Richard Ngarava: 6 wickets

Group C

England

  1. Jofra Archer: 10 wickets
  2. Liam Dawson: 10 wickets
  3. Jamie Overton: 10 wickets

Nepal

  1. Nandan Yadav: 5 wickets
  2. Sompal Kami: 3 wickets
  3. Dipendra Singh Airee: 2 wickets

West Indies

  1. Gudakesh Motie: 10 wickets
  2. Jason Holder: 8 wickets
  3. Shamar Joseph: 7 wickets

Scotland

  1. Michael Leask: 9 wickets
  2. Brad Currie: 4 wickets
  3. Oliver Davidson: 3 wickets

Italy

  1. Crishan Kalugamage: 7 wickets
  2. Benjamin Manenti: 5 wickets
  3. Ali Hasan: 4 wickets

Group D

Afghanistan

  1. Azmatullah Omarzai: 9 wickets
  2. Rashid Khan: 6 wickets
  3. Mohammad Nabi: 5 wickets

New Zealand

  1. Rachin Ravindra: 7 wickets
  2. Matt Henry: 7 wickets
  3. Lockie Ferguson: 5 wickets

South Africa

  1. Marco Jansen: 11 wickets
  2. Lungi Ngidi: 11 wickets
  3. Corbin Bosch: 9 wickets

Canada

  1. Saad Bin Zafar: 4 wickets
  2. Jaskarandeep Singh: 4 wickets
  3. Ansh Patel: 3 wickets

United Arab Emirates

  1. Junaid Siddiqui: 7 wickets
  2. Muhammad Jawadullah: 3 wickets
  3. Muhammad Arfan: 3 wickets
Story first published: Sunday, March 1, 2026, 11:37 [IST]
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