Top Wicket Takers in T20I Cricket
Twenty20 International (T20I) is the fastest form of cricket and often regarded as the batsmen’s game. But some bowlers have been able to weave their magic in shortest format and shown that even bowlers can win their team a match on any given day. While premier spinners like Shakib Al Hasan and Rashid Khan has excelled in the format; an Indian bowler is still to break into the top 5 leading wicket takers list in the shortest format of the game.
Data Last Updated: July 18, 2022
| Player | Country | Active Years | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 2006-2022 | 96 | 95 | 354.3 | 3 | 2366 | 119 | 5/20 | 19.88 | 6.67 | 17.8 | 5 | 1 |
| TG Southee | New Zealand | 2008-2021 | 92 | 90 | 332.5 | 2 | 2729 | 111 | 5/18 | 24.58 | 8.19 | 17.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2015-2022 | 61 | 61 | 231.2 | 1 | 1418 | 109 | 5/3 | 13 | 6.12 | 12.7 | 4 | 2 |
| SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | 2006-2020 | 84 | 83 | 299.5 | 1 | 2225 | 107 | 5/6 | 20.79 | 7.42 | 16.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 2006-2018 | 99 | 97 | 361.2 | 4 | 2396 | 98 | 4/11 | 24.44 | 6.63 | 22.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2015-2022 | 63 | 63 | 225.4 | 6 | 1710 | 87 | 5/22 | 19.65 | 7.57 | 15.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Umar Gul | Pakistan | 2007-2016 | 60 | 60 | 200.3 | 2 | 1443 | 85 | 5/6 | 16.97 | 7.19 | 14.1 | 4 | 2 |
| Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | 2009-2015 | 64 | 63 | 238.2 | 2 | 1516 | 85 | 4/19 | 17.83 | 6.36 | 16.8 | 4 | 0 |
| IS Sodhi | New Zealand | 2014-2021 | 66 | 64 | 226.3 | 0 | 1824 | 83 | 4/28 | 21.97 | 8.05 | 16.3 | 2 | 0 |
| AU Rashid | England | 2009-2022 | 73 | 70 | 253.2 | 3 | 1840 | 81 | 4/2 | 22.71 | 7.26 | 18.7 | 2 | 0 |
| CJ Jordan | England | 2014-2022 | 75 | 74 | 259.5 | 2 | 2250 | 80 | 4/6 | 28.12 | 8.65 | 19.4 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Bravo | West Indies | 2006-2021 | 91 | 77 | 250.5 | 0 | 2036 | 78 | 4/19 | 26.1 | 8.11 | 19.2 | 3 | 0 |
| GH Dockrell | Ireland | 2010-2022 | 95 | 73 | 230.2 | 1 | 1642 | 76 | 4/20 | 21.6 | 7.12 | 18.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 2010-2022 | 91 | 89 | 292.4 | 5 | 2122 | 76 | 4/10 | 27.92 | 7.25 | 23.1 | 3 | 0 |
| YS Chahal | India | 2016-2022 | 60 | 59 | 227.4 | 1 | 1850 | 75 | 6/25 | 24.66 | 8.12 | 18.2 | 2 | 1 |
| S Lamichhane | Nepal | 2018-2022 | 39 | 39 | 146.5 | 3 | 932 | 73 | 4/20 | 12.76 | 6.34 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 2017-2021 | 64 | 60 | 223.3 | 3 | 1591 | 73 | 4/14 | 21.79 | 7.11 | 18.3 | 2 | 0 |
| A Zampa | Australia | 2016-2022 | 62 | 61 | 221.5 | 1 | 1507 | 71 | 5/19 | 21.22 | 6.79 | 18.7 | 0 | 1 |
| JJ Bumrah | India | 2016-2022 | 57 | 56 | 204.5 | 8 | 1333 | 67 | 3/11 | 19.89 | 6.5 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2008-2014 | 39 | 39 | 147.3 | 5 | 952 | 66 | 6/8 | 14.42 | 6.45 | 13.4 | 3 | 2 |
