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Most Wickets in T20 World Cup History: Shakib Al Hasan Becomes First Bowler to Take 50 Wickets in Tournament
Most wickets in T20 World Cup: Shakib Al Hasan, the leading wicket-taker in the history of the tournament, became the first bowler to reach the 50-wicket mark during the crucial India vs Bangladesh match in Antigua on Saturday. Also read: Most Runs in T20 World Cup | Most Wickets | Most Sixes | Super 8 Points Table
The 37-year-old Bangladeshi all-rounder, who has played in all editions of T20 World Cup since 2007, currently is the only cricketer to take more than 40 wickets in the T20 World Cup history. Let's take a look at the list below:
Most wickets in T20 World Cup History: Top 10 highest wicket-takers list
| Name | Wickets | Matches | Best spell | Economy Rate | 4-wicket spell | 5-wicket spell |
| 1. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 50 | 42 | 4/9 | 6.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 39 | 34 | 4/11 | 6.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 3. Lasith Malinga (SL) | 38 | 31 | 5/31 | 7.43 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) | 34 | 19 | 3/8 | 6.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 36 | 23 | 4/19 | 6.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 6. Tim Southee (NZ) | 36 | 26 | 3/6 | 7.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Ajantha Mendis (SL) | 35 | 24 | 6/8 | 6.80 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Umar Gul (PAK) | 35 | 24 | 5/6 | 7.30 | 1 | 2 |
| 9. Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 35 | 25 | 3/11 | 7.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Rashid Khan (AFG) | 34 | 22 | 5/3 | 6.16 | 2 | 1 |
As of June 22, 2024
Teamwise Top 5 wicket-takers
Top 5 wicket-takers for Bangladesh
- Shakib Al Hasan - 50 wickets
- Mustafizur Rahman - 27 wickets
- Taskin Ahmed - 25 wickets
- Al-Amin Hossain - 18 wickets
- Mashrafe Mortaza - 12 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for India
- R Ashwin - 32 wickets
- Ravindra Jadeja - 22 wickets
- Arshdeep Singh - 20 wickets
- Hardik Pandya - 20 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah - 19 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Pakistan
- Shahid Afridi - 39 wickets
- Saeed Ajmal - 36 wickets
- Umar Gul - 35 wickets
- Mohammad Amir - 24 wickets
- Shaheen Afridi - 23 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Australia
- Adam Zampa - 34 wickets
- Mitchell Starc - 30 wickets
- Shane Watson - 22 wickets
- Mitchell Johnson - 20 wickets
- Josh Hazlewood - 20 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for England
- Stuart Broad - 30 wickets
- Adil Rashid - 25 wickets
- Chris Jordan - 24 wickets
- Graeme Swann - 22 wickets
- Moeen Ali - 15 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for West Indies
- Andre Russell - 27 wickets
- Dwayne Bravo - 27 wickets
- Samuel Badree - 24 wickets
- Alzarri Joseph - 17 wickets
- Ravi Rampaul - 17 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Sri Lanka
- Lasith Malinga - 38 wickets
- Wanindu Hasaranga - 37 wickets
- Ajantha Mendis - 35 wickets
- Maheesh Theekshana - 18 wickets
- Nuwan Kulasekara - 17 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for New Zealand
- Tim Southee - 36 wickets
- Trent Boult - 34 wickets
- Ish Sodhi - 27 wickets
- Mitchell Santner - 25 wickets
- Nathan McCullum - 23 wickets
Top 5 wicket-takers for Afghanistan
- Rashid Khan - 32 wickets
- Mohammad Nabi - 21 wickets
- Fazalhaq Farooqi - 18 wickets
- Naveen-ul-Haq - 14 wickets
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 12 wickets
- Gulbadin Naib - 11 wickets
Story first published: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 22:35 [IST]
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