Stats: Most wickets in T20s

Lasith Malinga

Here is a list of bowlers with the most number of wickets in T20 matches. Having taken 262 wickets in 193 matches, Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who is known for his death bowling prowess, tops the list. Fast bowlers Alfonso Thomas and Dirk Nannes at 2nd and 3rd spots respectively.

Pakistan have four players in the list – Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Azhar Mahmood and Umar Gul – while India have no entries, which shows the gulf of difference between the two sides when it comes to the bowling department.

Player	Matches	Wickets
Lasith Malinga	193	262
Alfonso Thomas	208	241
Dirk Nannes	196	235
Azhar Mahmood	203	229
Yasir Arafat	179	227
Albie Morkel	267	208
Saeed Ajmal	143	203
Dwayne Bravo	198	192
Muttiah Muralitharan	164	179
Umar Gul	120	172

Note: Stats updated till 23 June 2014.