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Men's T20I most wickets
Data through 14 October 2026Last updated 14 October 2026
The most wickets list for Men's T20I cricket in the data is led by Adil Rashid with 169. Career wickets in this format, in the data. The list covers matches in the Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s), so older records are not included.
Top 10
Top 50
| # | Wickets | Player | Team | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | Adil Rashid | England | 144 inns, avg 23.41 · 2009–2026 |
| 2 | 164 | Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 134 inns, avg 23.08 · 2014–2026 |
| 3 | 162 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 122 inns, avg 22.51 · 2008–2024 |
| 4 | 161 | Ehsan Khan | Hong Kong | 111 inns, avg 15.09 · 2016–2026 |
| 5 | 155 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 92 inns, avg 16.13 · 2019–2026 |
| 6 | 153 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 118 inns, avg 20.65 · 2015–2026 |
| 7 | 149 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 113 inns, avg 20.56 · 2016–2026 |
| 8 | 142 | Rizwan Butt | Bahrain | 93 inns, avg 16.04 · 2022–2026 |
| 9 | 142 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 130 inns, avg 23.33 · 2015–2026 |
| 10 | 135 | Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | 75 inns, avg 12.95 · 2018–2026 |
| 11 | 132 | Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | 99 inns, avg 21.42 · 2018–2026 |
| 12 | 131 | Ali Dawood | Bahrain | 82 inns, avg 13.48 · 2023–2026 |
| 13 | 131 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 87 inns, avg 20.75 · 2022–2026 |
| 14 | 131 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 110 inns, avg 20.95 · 2007–2024 |
| 15 | 128 | Mark Adair | Ireland | 91 inns, avg 20.02 · 2019–2026 |
| 16 | 127 | Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 100 inns, avg 13.56 · 2019–2026 |
| 17 | 126 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 88 inns, avg 21.23 · 2020–2025 |
| 18 | 120 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 112 inns, avg 24.52 · 2017–2026 |
| 19 | 119 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 92 inns, avg 18.45 · 2016–2026 |
| 20 | 116 | Pavandeep Singh | Malaysia | 94 inns, avg 18.03 · 2019–2026 |
| 21 | 114 | Richard Ngarava | Zimbabwe | 87 inns, avg 19.89 · 2019–2026 |
| 22 | 114 | Hardik Pandya | India | 123 inns, avg 26.82 · 2016–2026 |
| 23 | 111 | Shem Ngoche | Kenya | 94 inns, avg 17.39 · 2010–2026 |
| 24 | 109 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 91 inns, avg 26.53 · 2014–2026 |
| 25 | 108 | Karan KC | Nepal | 87 inns, avg 20.18 · 2015–2026 |
| 26 | 108 | Junaid Siddique | United Arab Emirates | 77 inns, avg 20.24 · 2019–2026 |
| 27 | 107 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 83 inns, avg 20.79 · 2006–2020 |
| 28 | 107 | Chris Jordan | England | 93 inns, avg 26.36 · 2014–2024 |
| 29 | 105 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 113 inns, avg 24.14 · 2014–2026 |
| 30 | 103 | Axar Patel | India | 96 inns, avg 23.13 · 2015–2026 |
| 31 | 101 | Blessing Muzarabani | Zimbabwe | 86 inns, avg 21.57 · 2018–2026 |
| 32 | 100 | H Ssenyondo | Uganda | 78 inns, avg 14.43 · 2019–2025 |
| 33 | 100 | Aizaz Khan | Hong Kong | 90 inns, avg 21.41 · 2014–2026 |
| 34 | 99 | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 81 inns, avg 24.32 · 2015–2026 |
| 35 | 98 | Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | 82 inns, avg 23.41 · 2014–2026 |
| 36 | 96 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 79 inns, avg 25.09 · 2016–2023 |
| 37 | 95 | AR Ramjani | Uganda | 56 inns, avg 9.98 · 2022–2025 |
| 38 | 95 | Kuldeep Singh Yadav | India | 52 inns, avg 13.99 · 2017–2026 |
| 39 | 95 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 93 inns, avg 24.39 · 2006–2018 |
| 40 | 94 | Bilal Khan | Oman | 68 inns, avg 17.67 · 2015–2024 |
| 41 | 93 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | 86 inns, avg 21.43 · 2016–2026 |
| 42 | 93 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | 96 inns, avg 27.55 · 2021–2026 |
| 43 | 92 | M Akayezu | Rwanda | 86 inns, avg 22.68 · 2021–2026 |
| 44 | 92 | F Banunaek | Indonesia | 101 inns, avg 22.97 · 2022–2026 |
| 45 | 91 | Z Bimenyimana | Rwanda | 90 inns, avg 21.97 · 2021–2026 |
| 46 | 91 | DJ Hawoe | Indonesia | 103 inns, avg 24.09 · 2022–2026 |
| 47 | 90 | MNM Aslam | Kuwait | 74 inns, avg 17.41 · 2019–2026 |
| 48 | 89 | DM Nakrani | Uganda | 70 inns, avg 15.06 · 2019–2025 |
| 49 | 89 | E Rukiriza | Rwanda | 80 inns, avg 18.15 · 2023–2026 |
| 50 | 89 | Yasim Murtaza | Hong Kong | 80 inns, avg 19.60 · 2022–2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Men's T20I record for most wickets?
Adil Rashid: 169, in the Cricsheet data. Career wickets in this format, in the data.
Who is second on the Men's T20I most wickets list?
Ish Sodhi with 164.
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Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s; matches involving the Afghanistan men's team are withheld). These are not all-time records.
Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.