Big Bash League Most Wickets

PLAYER TEAM MAT INN WKTs OV MAID RUNS 5WKTs 4WKTs ECO AVG SR BBI BBM
1 Sean Abbott Sydney Sixers 15 15 29 50.4 2 407 0 0 8.03 14.03 10.48 3/9 3/9
2 Michael Neser Brisbane Heat 17 16 26 58.1 0 495 0 2 8.51 19.04 13.42 4/25 4/25
3 AJ Tye Perth Scorchers 16 16 26 58 1 524 0 0 9.03 20.15 13.38 3/27 3/27
4 T Rogers Melbourne Renegades 15 15 23 55.5 1 461 1 1 8.26 20.04 14.57 5/16 5/16
5 JP Behrendorff Perth Scorchers 14 14 21 51 0 368 0 0 7.22 17.52 14.57 3/21 3/21
6 Riley Meredith Hobart Hurricanes 14 14 21 55 0 446 0 0 8.11 21.24 15.71 3/12 3/12
7 L Wood Melbourne Stars 14 14 20 53.1 0 471 1 0 8.86 23.55 15.95 5/50 5/50
8 Paddy Dooley Hobart Hurricanes 10 10 19 37 0 242 0 1 6.54 12.74 11.68 4/16 4/16
9 WA Agar Adelaide Strikers 13 13 18 39 0 365 0 1 9.36 20.28 13.00 4/6 4/6
10 DR Sams Sydney Thunder 14 14 18 45 0 408 0 1 9.07 22.67 15.00 4/18 4/18
* Updated till the last completed match

The BBL season 12 is set to get underway on December 17 as Glenn Maxwell-led Melbourne Stars take on Sydney Thunder in the tournament opener at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. 


Bowling in the bounce and movement favored conditions like Australia is testing for an exceptional bowler and picking wickets in a T20 game Down Under isn’t a cakewalk. There are a few bowlers who have been consistent for their teams with the ball season after season. 


Perth Scorchers pacer Andrew Tye, who has claimed 118 dismissals in 85 BBL matches in eight seasons so far, is the only bowler to have picked two hat-tricks in the history of the tournament. Tye registered his first hat-trick against Brisbane Heat in the BBL 2016-17 season. His dismissals included Jack Wildermuth, Mark Steketee and Mitchell Swepson


Sydney Sixers pace bowler Sean Abbott is the highest wicket-taker in the Big Bash League (BBL) as of December 2022 with 125 wickets in 94 matches. Tye is seven wickets short of Abbott’s tally and the two fiery pacers will be the strike bowlers of their respective teams in the upcoming season. 


1Abbott.ashx (1600×1037)Sean Abott Highest Wickets Taker


Interestingly, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is the only overseas bowler to feature in the list of top 10 wicket-takers in BBL. Former Sri Lanka T20I skipper Lasith Malinga holds the best bowling figures (6/7) against Perth Scorchers in BBL 2012-13. 


List of 10 most wicket-takers in BBL overall


No.Player NameSpanMIOWRunsBBIAvgEco4W5W
1Sean Abbott2011-20229493307.512526095/1620.878.4731
2Andrew Tye2014-20228584296.111822835/2319.347.751
3Kane Richardson2011-20229088324.511725574/2221.857.8750
4Ben Laughlin2011-20219695333.111126934/2624.268.0820
5Ben Dwarshuis2014-20228381286.410223415/2622.958.1611
6Adam Zampa2012-20228584308.19822285/1722.737.2201
7Rashid Khan2017-20226161238.29215366/1716.696.4411
8Peter Siddle2014-20226868235.39017465/1619.47.4122
9Cameron Boyce2012-20228079278.48921145/2123.757.5811
10Daniel Christian2011-2022121106298.28924685/1427.738.2722