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Shakib Al Hasan is the top bowler with the most wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup Tournament history. Ahead of the 9th edition of the 2024 T20 World Cup all teams have announced their 15-men best squad who will fight for the trophy.
For the first time, ICC marquee event will be hosted by the United States with the West Indies as a co-host. There will be 20 teams participating in the limited-over World Cup edition one more spice added by the ICC this year.
So far 8 editions have been done and dusted since 2007 ICC’s T20 World Cup inaugural season. There are many records made and broken in the tournament history. This blog lists all the top 10 bowlers who have scalped the most wickets in the T20 World Cup history.
The table below shows the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup bowling stats for the top 10 most wicket-takers in the career-
Top 10 Most wicket-takers in the T20 World Cup in history
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG) | 2024-2024 | 8 | 8 | 152 | 25.2 | 0 | 160 | 17 | 5/9 | 9.41 | 6.31 | 8.94 | 1 | 1 |
| Arshdeep Singh (IND) | 2024-2024 | 8 | 8 | 180 | 30.0 | 0 | 215 | 17 | 4/9 | 12.64 | 7.16 | 10.58 | 1 | 0 |
| JJ Bumrah (IND) | 2024-2024 | 8 | 8 | 178 | 29.4 | 2 | 124 | 15 | 3/7 | 8.26 | 4.17 | 11.86 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje (SA) | 2024-2024 | 9 | 9 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | 201 | 15 | 4/7 | 13.40 | 5.74 | 14.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 2024-2024 | 8 | 8 | 174 | 29.0 | 0 | 179 | 14 | 4/17 | 12.78 | 6.17 | 12.42 | 2 | 0 |
| Rishad Hossain (BAN) | 2024-2024 | 7 | 7 | 150 | 25.0 | 0 | 194 | 14 | 3/22 | 13.85 | 7.76 | 10.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG) | 2024-2024 | 8 | 8 | 160 | 26.4 | 0 | 160 | 13 | 4/26 | 12.30 | 6.00 | 12.30 | 1 | 0 |
| AS Joseph (WI) | 2024-2024 | 7 | 7 | 147 | 24.3 | 0 | 177 | 13 | 4/19 | 13.61 | 7.22 | 11.30 | 1 | 0 |
| A Zampa (AUS) | 2024-2024 | 7 | 7 | 168 | 28.0 | 0 | 187 | 13 | 4/12 | 14.38 | 6.67 | 12.92 | 1 | 0 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 2024-2024 | 9 | 9 | 186 | 31.0 | 2 | 195 | 13 | 3/18 | 15.00 | 6.29 | 14.30 | 0 | 0 |
1. Shakib Al Hasan – 47
Bangladeshi ex-skipper Shakib Al Hasan is topping the charts of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Trophy bowling the most wickets table. One of the no. 1 allrounders in the world Shakib Al Hasan has scalped 47 wickets including his 4 wicket haul for 9 runs in the 36 matches.
2. Shahid Afridi – 39
Pakistani allrounder Shahidi Afridi is the next highest wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup history. Veteran Shahid Afridi took 39 wickets with a 6.71 economy rate including his 4-wicket haul for 11 runs in his career. Shahid Afridi was named Man of the Series in the 2007 T20 World Cup inaugural season.
3. Lasith Malinga – 38
Sri Lanka star Lasith Malinga is one of the greatest limited-overs bowlers of his time. The yorker master Lasith Malinga is in the third spot for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup Trophy bowling the most wickets. During his time, Malinga bagged 38 wickets with an economy rate of 7.43 in 31 T20 World Cup matches in tournament history. His best bowling figure is 5/31 in the T20 World Cup.
4. Saeed Ajmal – 36
Pakistani former bowler Saeed Ajmal is the next most wicket-taker in the ICC T20 World Cup history. Spin bowler Saeed Ajmal has scalped 36 wickets with an average rate of 16.86 and an economy rate of 6.79 in 23 T20 World Cup games in his career.
5. Ajantha Mendis – 35
Sri Lanka mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis is the 5th most wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup history. In his overall career, Ajantha Mendis has played 21 games and scalped 35 wickets including his 6 wickets for 8 runs in his T20 World Cup history.
Other top 5 bowlers with the most wickets in the T20 World Cup are Umar Gul (35), Ravichandran Ashwin(32), Wanindu Hasaranga(31), Dale Willem Steyn (30), and Stuart Broad (30).
So these are our top 10 bowlers with the most wickets in the T20 World Cup history. The next 2024 T20 World Cup will commence from 1st June to 29 June in the United States and West Indies.
FAQs
Q. 1 Who has the most wickets in T20 World Cup history?
Ans Bangladeshi star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has the most wickets in the T20 World Cup history. Shakib Al Hasan has scalped 47 wickets with an average rate of 18.63 and an economy rate of 6.78 in 36 games.
Q 2. Who has scored the most runs and wickets in the T20 World Cup?
Ans Virat Kohli has registered the record for most T20 World Cup Tournament runs. Shakib Al Hasan has scalped the most wickets in the T20 World Cup history.
Q 3. Who has the most wickets for India in T20 World Cup?
Ans Indian pacer R Ashwin has scalped 32 wickets in the 24 T20 World Cup matches. Ravichandran Ashwin is the only Indian bowler among the top 10 bowlers with the most wickets in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.
