T20I Records
Most Wickets in T20I cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Jasprit Bumrah has taken the most wickets in T20I cricket, with 103 wickets from 80 innings.
103
Wickets
Innings
80
Average
18.17
Economy
6.4
Wickets
103
Runs Conceded
1,872
3-Wicket Hauls
34
Lead over #2 (Kuldeep Yadav)
13
Top 25 All-Time T20I Records
Ranked among the 61 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5W | 4W | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 83 | 80 | 103 | 18.17 | 6.4 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 50 | 48 | 90 | 13.18 | 6.82 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 74 | 71 | 54 | 29.85 | 7.13 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mohammed Shami | India | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28.19 | 8.95 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Joshua Rasu | Vanuatu | 31 | 24 | 26 | 21.88 | 7.28 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25.32 | 6.21 | — | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Nosthush Kenjige | USA | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25.43 | 7.56 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Steven Smith | Australia | 67 | 17 | 17 | 22.24 | 7.79 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 16 | 16 | 14 | 32.29 | 7.79 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Abdullah Mahmood | Denmark | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 6.38 | 4/12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Milind Kumar | India | 21 | 12 | 12 | 16.08 | 6.89 | 5/16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Harry Tector | Ireland Republic | 91 | 14 | 10 | 20.5 | 6.61 | 2/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Joe Root | England | 32 | 9 | 6 | 23.17 | 9.93 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tim David | Australia | 68 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 9.33 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Virat Kohli | India | 125 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 8.05 | 1/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28.5 | 8.24 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Ahmad Faiz | Malaysia | 103 | 6 | 3 | 17.33 | 5.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | William Robertson | Jersey | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26.67 | 5.65 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 35 | 12 | 3 | 66.67 | 8.33 | 1/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 99 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kyle Hodsoll | Bermuda | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29.5 | 6.56 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tushar Deshpande | India | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9.33 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 9 | 1 | 113 | 9.97 | 1/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4.8 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Travis Head | Australia | 47 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 9.33 | 1/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wickets Leader by Country
India
Jasprit Bumrah103
Vanuatu
Joshua Rasu26
21
Australia
Steven Smith17
Denmark
Abdullah Mahmood13
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector10
England
Joe Root6
South Africa
Vernon Philander4
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz3
Jersey
William Robertson3
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's T20I cricket only. Based on the 61 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's T20I bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 24 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most wickets in T20I cricket?
Jasprit Bumrah has taken the most wickets in T20I cricket, with 103 wickets from 80 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time T20I wickets record?
Kuldeep Yadav is closest among currently tracked players, with 90 — 13 behind Jasprit Bumrah.