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The Caribbean Premier League has not only given some of the great power hitters like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, and Nicholas Pooran but also many great bowlers and all-rounders. In this blog, we have curated the top 10 players with the most wickets in CPL history.
CPL is one of the promising T20 domestic Caribbean leagues which has been running for more than a decade. This league has given some of the great players who have amazing bowling skills.
Speaking of the last edition of CPL 2023, Dwaine Pretorius received the most wickets taken for that season. Pretorius scalped 20 wickets and became the leading wicket-taker of CPL 2023.
But which players have taken the most wickets in CPL history? Here are the top 10 most wickets takers for the Caribbean Premier League list including no. of matches, overs, and economy rate.
CPL Most Wicket from 2013 to 2024
Dwayne Bravo is the leading wicket-taker in the history of CPL with 128 wickets in 103 matches. Trinidadian allrounder Dwayne Bravo also holds the 28-highest wickets taken in the 2015 season. So far, Bravo has scalped a total of 128 wickets with an economy rate of 8.69 and a bowling average of 22.4.
Star allrounder Sunil Narine is the second-highest wicket taker in the CPL tournament history. Sunil Narine has taken 111 wickets with an economy rate of 5.39 and an average of 19.87 in the 106 matches. His best bowling figure is 3 wicket haul for 6 runs. He holds the 15-highest maiden overs record in the overall CPL history.
The third-highest CPL wicket taker is Rayad Emrit who has scalped 96 wickets in 85 matches. He took 96 wickets with an average of 22.75 and an economy rate of 7.64.
Proteas bowler Imran Tahir is the fourth player with the most wickets in the Caribbean Premier League. Tahir has dismissed 91 wickets with a 6.25 economy and a 17.36 bowling average.
Sheldon Cottrell is a Jamaican Southpaw pacer and the fifth CPL most wicket-taker in history with 87 wickets in 76 matches. He registered this record with a 22.85 bowling average and a 7.71 economy rate.
Here are the top 10 players of CPL with the most wickets in the tournament history.
| Player | Teams | Mat | Wkts | Overs | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | RedSt/STKNP/TKR | 103 | 128 | 329.4 | 8.69 |
| Sunil Narine | GAW/TKR | 106 | 111 | 409.1 | 5.39 |
| Rayad Emrit | BT/GAW/STKNP | 85 | 96 | 285.4 | 7.64 |
| Imran Tahir | GAW | 67 | 91 | 252.4 | 6.25 |
| Sheldon Cottrell | AHwks/STKNP | 76 | 87 | 257.5 | 7.71 |
| Jason Holder | BR/BT | 92 | 87 | 308.5 | 7.6 |
| Aandre Russell | JT/TKR | 97 | 86 | 247.1 | 8.73 |
| Krishmar Santokie | GAW/JT/STKNP/ZOUKS | 58 | 85 | 222.4 | 7.59 |
| Kesrick Williams | JT/SLK/STARS/ZOUKS | 68 | 83 | 214.2 | 8.67 |
| Ravi Rampaul | BT/TKR | 57 | 78 | 196.4 | 8.27 |
So these are the top 10 CPL most wicket takers in the tournament history.
