Most Wickets in T20

Most Wickets in T20 is the definitive measure of a bowler's lethality, tactical brilliance, and longevity in the game's shortest format. In a format where batters are encouraged to take high risks, a wicket-taking bowler is the ultimate asset, capable of stalling momentum and unilaterally shifting the tide of a match.
In all T20 cricket, the legendary Dwayne Bravo reigns supreme with over 630 wickets, a record built on his mastery of variations and death-over execution. In T20 Internationals (T20I), as of 2026, New Zealand’s Tim Southee leads the all-time charts with over 160 wickets, closely pursued by the Afghan spin wizard Rashid Khan. As the game continues to evolve into a high-scoring power contest, amassing a high volume of wickets has become the gold standard for elite bowlers, signifying their ability to consistently outsmart the world’s most aggressive batters across diverse global conditions.

RANK 1

Rashid Khan

AFG

Wkts

708

AVG

18.59

RANK 2

Dwayne Bravo

Wkts

631

AVG

24.4

RANK 3

Sunil Narine

Wkts

619

AVG

22.24

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
1	Rashid Khan AFG	525	520	1993.4	11962	13165	708	18.59	6.6	16.8	6/17	6/17	18	4
2	Dwayne Bravo	582	546	1863.5	11183	15402	631	24.4	8.26	17.7	5/23	5/23	11	2
3	Sunil Narine WI	589	579	2229.5	13379	13767	619	22.24	6.17	21.6	5/19	5/19	12	1
4	Imran Tahir	448	431	1600.3	9603	11162	572	19.51	6.97	16.7	5/21	5/21	13	5
5	Andre Russell	590	521	1486.5	8921	13155	508	25.89	8.84	17.5	5/15	5/15	9	1
6	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	470	461	1620.3	9723	11022	507	21.73	6.8	19.1	6/6	6/6	12	5
7	Chris Jordan	430	418	1412	8472	12161	446	27.26	8.61	18.9	4/6	4/6	9	0
8	Mohammad Amir	363	356	1302.4	7816	9565	425	22.5	7.34	18.3	6/17	6/17	8	2
9	Mustafizur Rahman BAN	327	325	1184.3	7107	8788	418	21.02	7.41	17	6/10	6/10	6	4
10	Adam Zampa AUS	334	328	1189.5	7139	8911	414	21.52	7.48	17.2	6/19	6/19	6	3
11	Wahab Riaz	348	344	1238.5	7433	9350	413	22.63	7.54	17.9	5/8	5/8	5	3
12	Adil Rashid ENG	363	347	1239.5	7439	9265	410	22.59	7.47	18.1	4/2	4/2	11	0
13	Mohammad Nabi AFG	484	456	1454	8724	10130	407	24.88	6.96	21.4	5/15	5/15	7	1
14	Imad Wasim	429	419	1463.5	8783	9704	391	24.81	6.62	22.4	5/14	5/14	1	2
15	Lasith Malinga SL	295	289	1084.4	6508	7679	390	19.68	7.07	16.6	6/7	6/7	10	5
16	Sohail Tanvir	388	381	1368	8208	10256	389	26.36	7.49	21.1	6/14	6/14	7	2
17	Yuzvendra Chahal	335	330	1188.5	7133	9229	388	23.78	7.76	18.3	6/25	6/25	12	2
18	Shadab Khan PAK	351	332	1179.3	7077	8938	382	23.39	7.57	18.5	5/28	5/28	13	1
19	David Willey	371	348	1120.1	6721	8903	371	23.99	7.94	18.1	4/7	4/7	4	0
20	Jason Holder WI	342	335	1175	7050	9788	365	26.81	8.33	19.3	5/27	5/27	12	1
21	Samit Patel	429	396	1316.3	7899	9662	364	26.54	7.33	21.7	4/5	4/5	3	0
22	Tabraiz Shamsi SA	319	310	1091	6546	8125	363	22.38	7.44	18	5/24	5/24	10	1
23	Tim Southee NZ	295	290	1053.5	6323	8651	348	24.85	8.2	18.1	6/16	6/16	2	4
24	Shahid Afridi GER	329	323	1165.4	6994	7907	347	22.78	6.78	20.1	5/7	5/7	9	2
25	Jasprit Bumrah IND	277	274	1030	6180	7150	347	20.6	6.94	17.8	5/10	5/10	4	2
26	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	322	321	1161.3	6969	8565	345	24.82	7.37	20.2	5/4	5/4	5	5
27	Andrew Tye AUS	249	245	889	5334	7366	343	21.47	8.28	15.5	5/17	5/17	10	3
28	Roelof van der Merwe NED	373	354	1128.1	6769	8244	342	24.1	7.3	19.7	6/20	6/20	4	2
29	Hasan Ali PAK	238	236	868	5208	7128	342	20.84	8.21	15.2	6/23	6/23	11	3
30	Wanindu Hasaranga SL	243	234	849.5	5099	5956	340	17.51	7	14.9	6/9	6/9	11	3
31	David Wiese	419	372	1072.5	6437	8938	338	26.44	8.33	19	5/19	5/19	5	7
32	Trent Boult NZ	295	293	1074.4	6448	8782	338	25.98	8.17	19	4/13	4/13	5	0
33	Kieron Pollard	735	425	1027	6162	8500	333	25.52	8.27	18.5	4/15	4/15	8	0
34	Ish Sodhi NZ	312	300	1041.2	6248	8277	332	24.93	7.94	18.8	6/11	6/11	7	1
35	Piyush Chawla	305	304	1057.1	6343	7999	327	24.46	7.56	19.3	4/12	4/12	5	0
36	Tymal Mills	264	256	907.1	5443	7587	325	23.34	8.36	16.7	4/13	4/13	7	0
37	Wayne Parnell SA	307	297	1006.5	6041	8199	323	25.38	8.14	18.7	5/30	5/30	6	1
38	Ravichandran Ashwin	333	329	1200	7200	8543	317	26.94	7.11	22.7	4/8	4/8	4	0
39	Sam Curran ENG	330	314	996.4	5980	8835	312	28.31	8.86	19.1	5/10	5/10	5	4
40	Danny Briggs	273	262	914.4	5488	6676	311	21.46	7.29	17.6	5/19	5/19	5	1
41	Kagiso Rabada SA	252	249	916	5496	7500	309	24.27	8.18	17.7	4/21	4/21	8	0
42	David Payne	235	231	805.3	4833	6503	306	21.25	8.07	15.7	5/24	5/24	5	1
43	Ravi Bopara	494	354	990.2	5942	7474	292	25.59	7.54	20.3	6/16	6/16	6	1
44	Chris Morris	234	231	827	4962	6441	290	22.21	7.78	17.1	4/9	4/9	9	0
45	Liam Dawson ENG	344	309	981.5	5891	7295	288	25.32	7.42	20.4	5/17	5/17	5	1
46	Amit Mishra	259	256	886.2	5318	6351	285	22.28	7.16	18.6	5/17	5/17	5	2
47	Jimmy Neesham NZ	344	288	789.1	4735	7149	283	25.26	9.05	16.7	5/22	5/22	4	1
48	Thisara Perera SL	385	322	889	5334	7657	282	27.15	8.61	18.9	5/26	5/26	1	2
49	Daniel Christian	412	348	962.3	5775	8136	281	28.95	8.45	20.5	5/14	5/14	7	2
50	Mohammad Nawaz PAK	335	313	961	5766	7328	281	26.07	7.62	20.5	5/18	5/18	2	3
51	Yasir Arafat	226	224	783.4	4702	6345	281	22.58	8.09	16.7	4/5	4/5	10	0
52	Moeen Ali	429	352	920.2	5522	6969	279	24.97	7.57	19.7	5/34	5/34	3	1
53	Axar Patel IND	315	306	1043.2	6260	7436	276	26.94	7.12	22.6	4/21	4/21	1	0
54	Tom Curran	263	235	782.3	4695	6921	271	25.53	8.84	17.3	4/10	4/10	6	0
55	Mitchell Santner NZ	272	263	924	5544	6650	271	24.53	7.19	20.4	4/11	4/11	3	0
56	Naveen ul Haq AFG	223	221	778.4	4672	6534	271	24.11	8.39	17.2	5/11	5/11	6	1
57	Saeed Ajmal	195	193	723	4338	4706	271	17.36	6.5	16	4/14	4/14	8	0
58	Taskin Ahmed BAN	209	205	735.2	4412	5866	270	21.72	7.97	16.3	7/19	7/19	8	2
59	Sean Abbott AUS	208	204	668.3	4011	5768	269	21.44	8.62	14.9	5/16	5/16	10	2
60	Harshal Patel	220	215	747.5	4487	6360	268	23.73	8.5	16.7	5/12	5/12	5	2
61	Faheem Ashraf PAK	274	259	809.4	4858	6740	267	25.24	8.32	18.1	6/19	6/19	5	4
62	Dale Steyn	228	225	844.1	5065	5786	263	22	6.85	19.2	4/9	4/9	4	0
63	Alfonso Thomas	225	214	759.4	4558	5737	263	21.81	7.55	17.3	5/24	5/24	4	1
64	James Faulkner	223	221	752.5	4517	5974	262	22.8	7.93	17.2	5/16	5/16	1	3
65	Jaydev Unadkat	217	216	770	4620	6162	261	23.6	8	17.7	5/25	5/25	3	2
66	Akeal Hosein WI	277	261	907.4	5446	6523	260	25.08	7.18	20.9	5/11	5/11	6	1
67	Chris Green	287	283	947.3	5685	6781	258	26.28	7.15	22	5/32	5/32	6	1
68	Azhar Mahmood	230	229	804.1	4825	6143	258	23.81	7.63	18.7	5/24	5/24	3	1
69	Adam Milne NZ	226	218	759.1	4555	5994	258	23.23	7.89	17.6	5/11	5/11	6	3
70	Dirk Nannes	215	211	770.4	4624	5720	257	22.25	7.42	17.9	5/31	5/31	7	2
71	Benny Howell	266	241	798.1	4789	5897	255	23.12	7.38	18.7	5/18	5/18	3	1
72	Jofra Archer ENG	202	199	744.2	4466	5951	253	23.52	7.99	17.6	4/18	4/18	2	0
73	Sandeep Lamichhane NEP	170	168	628	3768	4179	249	16.78	6.65	15.1	5/9	5/9	4	2
74	Carlos Brathwaite WI	265	251	772.2	4634	6386	248	25.75	8.26	18.6	4/14	4/14	8	0
75	Albie Morkel	319	288	831.4	4990	6307	248	25.43	7.58	20.1	4/25	4/25	3	0
76	Kuldeep Yadav IND	195	190	684.3	4107	5156	246	20.95	7.53	16.6	5/17	5/17	8	3
77	Reece Topley ENG	207	201	677.4	4066	5742	245	23.43	8.47	16.5	4/20	4/20	5	0
78	Lockie Ferguson NZ	208	204	709.3	4257	5496	245	22.43	7.74	17.3	5/21	5/21	8	1
79	Sikandar Raza ZIM	358	302	869.1	5215	6412	242	26.49	7.37	21.5	5/18	5/18	4	1
80	Chris Wood	229	225	765	4590	6250	242	25.82	8.16	18.9	5/32	5/32	4	1
81	Ravindra Jadeja IND	353	319	964.2	5786	7345	241	30.47	7.61	24	5/16	5/16	3	1
82	Mitchell McClenaghan	203	199	722.5	4337	6172	241	25.6	8.53	17.9	5/29	5/29	2	1
83	Sandeep Sharma	217	215	793.4	4762	6160	241	25.56	7.76	19.7	5/18	5/18	5	1
84	Kane Richardson AUS	201	196	693.1	4159	5683	241	23.58	8.19	17.2	4/22	4/22	7	0
85	Jeetan Patel	241	233	834.5	5009	5882	240	24.5	7.04	20.8	4/11	4/11	4	0
86	Isuru Udana SL	231	220	728.2	4370	5990	237	25.27	8.22	18.4	5/21	5/21	2	1
87	Ben Dwarshuis AUS	188	185	657.2	3944	5481	236	23.22	8.33	16.7	5/21	5/21	6	2
88	Harbhajan Singh	268	256	911.5	5471	6194	235	26.35	6.79	23.2	5/18	5/18	3	1
89	Mohammad Shami	190	190	685.2	4112	5725	233	24.57	8.35	17.6	4/11	4/11	5	0
90	Ravi Rampaul	179	177	635.2	3812	4897	231	21.19	7.7	16.5	5/9	5/9	10	1