Most Wickets in T20 World Cup History: Full List (2007–2026)
Most Wickets
| # | Player | Team | Span | M | Inn | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 2009–2012 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7.36 | |
| 102 | Derrick Brangman | Bermuda | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5.86 |
| 103 | Conroy Wright | Cayman Islands | 2023 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7.31 |
| 104 | Crishan Kalugamage | Italy | 2026 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7.73 |
| 105 | Rishad Hossain | Bangladesh | 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6.80 |
| 106 | Josh Davey | Scotland | 2021–2022 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8.32 |
| 107 | Australia | 2012–2024 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.89 | |
| 108 | England | 2016–2022 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.19 | |
| 109 | Jimmy Neesham | New Zealand | 2022–2026 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9.90 |
| 110 | Saurabh Netravalkar | United States | 2024–2026 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8.39 |
| 111 | Australia | 2012–2026 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8.30 | |
| 112 | Mehran Khan | Oman | 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7.62 |
| 113 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | 2026 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7.60 |
| 114 | Alessandro Morris | Cayman Islands | 2023 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7.33 |
| 115 | Hasan Mahmud | Bangladesh | 2022 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8.38 |
| 116 | Kabua Morea | Papua New Guinea | 2021–2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7.32 |
| 117 | Bradley James Currie | Scotland | 2024–2026 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6.18 |
| 118 | Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka | 2026 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9.89 |
| 119 | Naveen ul Haq | Afghanistan | 2022–2024 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.41 |
| 120 | Sompal Kami | Nepal | 2024–2026 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.47 |
| 121 | Bilal Khan | Oman | 2021–2024 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8.50 |
| 122 | Dhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka | 2022–2024 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6.33 |
| 123 | Matthew Forde | West Indies | 2026 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.25 |
| 124 | India | 2014–2022 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5.80 | |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 2016–2026 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7.80 | |
| 126 | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 2021–2026 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7.73 |
| 127 | JJ Smit | Namibia | 2021–2026 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8.50 |
| 128 | Karthik Meiyappan | United Arab Emirates | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6.25 |
| 129 | Zahoor Khan | United Arab Emirates | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.75 |
| 130 | Ben Manenti | Italy | 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7.36 |
| 131 | Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8.00 |
| 132 | Nandan Yadav | Nepal | 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8.64 |
| 133 | Ottniel Baartman | South Africa | 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.19 |
| 134 | Andre Russell | West Indies | 2021–2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7.70 |
| 135 | Chad Soper | Papua New Guinea | 2021–2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.28 |
| 136 | Saim Ayub | Pakistan | 2024–2026 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 137 | Wayne Parnell | South Africa | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.38 |
| 138 | Ali Khan | United States | 2024–2026 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8.59 |
| 139 | Chris Woakes | England | 2022 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8.60 |
| 140 | Kushal Bhurtel | Nepal | 2024–2026 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7.55 |
| 141 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | 2024–2026 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.52 |
| 142 | Shivam Dube | India | 2024–2026 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 13.85 |
| 143 | Dillon Heyliger | Canada | 2023–2024 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5.65 |
| 144 | George Dockrell | Ireland | 2022–2026 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6.47 |
| 145 | West Indies | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8.12 | |
| 146 | Dominic Sabir | Bermuda | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 147 | Nosthush Kenjige | United States | 2024–2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7.14 |
| 148 | Cejay Outerbridge | Bermuda | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 149 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2024–2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7.09 |
| 150 | Salman Mirza | Pakistan | 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6.78 |
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, 4:55 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.