Most Wickets in T20 World Cup History: Full List (2007–2026)
Most Wickets
| # | Player | Team | Span | M | Inn | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 2022–2026 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7.49 |
| 52 | Mark Adair | Ireland | 2021–2026 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7.97 |
| 53 | England | 2016–2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9.38 | |
| 54 | Mark Wood | England | 2022–2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7.60 |
| 55 | Brad Evans | Zimbabwe | 2022–2026 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8.93 |
| 56 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | 2024–2026 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8.37 |
| 57 | David Wiese | Namibia | 2021–2024 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6.82 |
| 58 | Nikhil Dutta | Canada | 2023–2024 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6.25 |
| 59 | Corbin Bosch | South Africa | 2026 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7.64 |
| 60 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 2021–2024 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7.56 |
| 61 | Junaid Siddique | United Arab Emirates | 2022–2026 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8.69 |
| 62 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | 2021–2026 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8.09 |
| 63 | Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia | 2021–2026 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7.12 |
| 64 | Fred Klaassen | Netherlands | 2021–2026 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6.75 |
| 65 | Ruben Trumpelmann | Namibia | 2021–2026 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8.24 |
| 66 | Harsh Thaker | Canada | 2023–2026 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4.06 |
| 67 | Usman Tariq | Pakistan | 2026 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7.23 |
| 68 | Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka | 2021–2022 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7.02 |
| 69 | Liam Dawson | England | 2026 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7.74 |
| 70 | India | 2014–2022 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7.35 | |
| 71 | Australia | 2012–2024 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8.71 | |
| 72 | Curtis Campher | Ireland | 2021–2026 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6.95 |
| 73 | India | 2010–2024 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5.93 | |
| 74 | Scotland | 2016–2026 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9.08 | |
| 75 | Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | 2022–2026 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9.61 |
| 76 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | 2022–2026 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7.69 |
| 77 | Saad Bin Zafar | Canada | 2023–2026 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7.53 |
| 78 | Bernard Scholtz | Namibia | 2021–2026 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7.11 |
| 79 | Tanzim Hasan Sakib | Bangladesh | 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4.80 |
| 80 | Brandon Glover | Netherlands | 2021–2022 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6.27 |
| 81 | Jamie Overton | England | 2026 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7.45 |
| 82 | Jan Frylinck | Namibia | 2021–2026 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5.81 |
| 83 | Jeremy Gordon | Canada | 2023–2024 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7.35 |
| 84 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | 2022–2026 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7.52 |
| 85 | Nathan Ellis | Australia | 2024–2026 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6.97 |
| 86 | Shamar Joseph | West Indies | 2026 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 87 | Will Jacks | England | 2024–2026 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10.33 |
| 88 | Naseem Shah | Pakistan | 2022–2026 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6.40 |
| 89 | Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5.62 |
| 90 | Pakistan | 2009–2024 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5.65 | |
| 91 | Aryan Dutt | Netherlands | 2024–2026 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6.45 |
| 92 | Harmeet Singh | United States | 2024–2026 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7.57 |
| 93 | Mohammad Wasim Jr | Pakistan | 2022 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7.29 |
| 94 | Dipendra Singh Airee | Nepal | 2024–2026 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6.13 |
| 95 | Dunith Wellalage | Sri Lanka | 2026 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7.22 |
| 96 | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | 2024–2026 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9.24 |
| 97 | Tim Pringle | Netherlands | 2022–2024 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6.77 |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 2014–2024 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8.53 | |
| 99 | Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 2014–2022 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6.42 |
| 100 | Gareth Delany | Ireland | 2021–2026 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7.44 |
Key facts
leads the most wickets list for T20 World Cup history with 154, 124 wickets ahead of Anrich Nortje on 30. 10 of the top 10 have played in this scope in the 12 months up to 8 Mar 2026. The top 10 has not changed since CRIX started tracking this list on 27 Oct 2026, 3:55 PM IST. built the total across 2007–2026, in 49 matches. The list covers 172 matches up to 8 Mar 2026, from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data plus CRIX scorecards for the newest games, and is rebuilt every 30 minutes.