Every bowler who starts playing cricket aims to become the best bowler on the planet. It is a tough task, but bowlers across the world get an opportunity to prove themselves as the best at the T20 World Cups. Many fans felt the T20 format will be dominated by the batsmen only, but the bowlers have proven them wrong.
The first ICC T20 World Cup took place back in 2007, and in the inaugural edition of the tournament, the bowler with the most wickets was Pakistan’s Umar Gul. The right-arm pacer picked up 13 wickets.
Speaking of the highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup, the bowler with the most wickets in a single edition of the T20 World Cup is Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga who scalped 16 wickets in the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.
Rules for Highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup 2022
- The award is given to the top wicket-taker of ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
- All matches of ICC T20 World Cup, including the qualifying round, are considered to determine who is the bowler with the most wickets.
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Highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup 2022 FAQs
1) Are matches of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying round counted for most wickets?
Yes
2) Who took the most wickets in ICC T20 World Cup 2021?
Mohammad Nabi was the highest wicket-taker in ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2021
| Pos. | Player | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
| 1 | PWH de Silva | 8 | 30 | 156 | 16 |
| 2 | A Zampa | 7 | 27 | 157 | 13 |
| 3 | TA Boult | 7 | 27.4 | 173 | 13 |
| 4 | Shakib Al Hasan | 6 | 22 | 123 | 11 |
| 5 | JR Hazlewood | 7 | 24 | 175 | 11 |
| 6 | D Pretorius | 5 | 14.4 | 101 | 9 |
| 7 | A Nortje | 5 | 19.2 | 104 | 9 |
| 8 | JH Davey | 5 | 17.3 | 123 | 9 |
| 9 | Shadab Khan | 6 | 23 | 138 | 9 |
| 10 | AU Rashid | 6 | 22.2 | 146 | 9 |
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2016
| Pos. | Player | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
| 1 | Mohammad Nabi | 7 | 27 | 164 | 12 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 7 | 28 | 183 | 11 |
| 3 | Mitchell Santner | 5 | 18.1 | 114 | 10 |
| 4 | Ish Sodhi | 5 | 19.4 | 120 | 10 |
| 5 | David Willey | 6 | 21 | 159 | 10 |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | 7 | 23 | 166 | 10 |
| 7 | Mustafizur Rahman | 3 | 12 | 86 | 9 |
| 8 | Samuel Badree | 6 | 23 | 124 | 9 |
| 9 | Andre Russell | 6 | 24 | 189 | 9 |
| 10 | Dwayne Bravo | 6 | 24 | 190 | 9 |
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2014
| Pos. | Player | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 5 | 20 | 131 | 12 |
| 2 | Ahsan Malik | 7 | 24.5 | 166 | 12 |
| 3 | S Badree | 5 | 20 | 113 | 11 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 6 | 23.1 | 124 | 11 |
| 5 | A Mishra | 6 | 22 | 147 | 10 |
| 6 | Al-Amin Hossain | 7 | 25.3 | 187 | 10 |
| 7 | DW Steyn | 5 | 19.1 | 153 | 9 |
| 8 | T van der Gugten | 7 | 25 | 169 | 9 |
| 9 | KMDN Kulasekara | 6 | 18.5 | 121 | 8 |
| 10 | K Santokie | 5 | 18.5 | 129 | 8 |
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2012
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 6 | 24 | 147 | 15 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 6 | 24 | 176 | 11 |
| 3 | MA Starc | 6 | 24 | 164 | 10 |
| 4 | L Balaji | 4 | 12 | 88 | 9 |
| 5 | SP Narine | 7 | 24.4 | 139 | 9 |
| 6 | Saeed Ajmal | 6 | 24 | 163 | 9 |
| 7 | R Rampaul | 7 | 23.5 | 189 | 9 |
| 8 | Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 13.4 | 81 | 8 |
| 9 | ST Finn | 5 | 20 | 123 | 8 |
| 10 | TG Southee | 5 | 18 | 144 | 8 |
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2010
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | DP Nannes | 7 | 26 | 183 | 14 |
| 2 | CK Langeveldt | 4 | 16 | 104 | 11 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | 7 | 23 | 163 | 11 |
| 4 | Saeed Ajmal | 6 | 22.2 | 169 | 11 |
| 5 | GP Swann | 6 | 22 | 144 | 10 |
| 6 | MG Johnson | 6 | 22.2 | 145 | 10 |
| 7 | A Nehra | 5 | 20 | 156 | 10 |
| 8 | RJ Sidebottom | 7 | 21.3 | 160 | 10 |
| 9 | SW Tait | 7 | 23.4 | 131 | 9 |
| 10 | M Morkel | 4 | 15 | 119 | 8 |
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2009
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 7 | 24.3 | 158 | 13 |
| 2 | BAW Mendis | 7 | 26 | 143 | 12 |
| 3 | Saeed Ajmal | 7 | 28 | 163 | 12 |
| 4 | SL Malinga | 7 | 25.2 | 181 | 12 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | 7 | 28 | 149 | 11 |
| 6 | RE van der Merwe | 6 | 24 | 135 | 10 |
| 7 | DJ Bravo | 6 | 21 | 184 | 10 |
| 8 | WD Parnell | 6 | 20.5 | 119 | 9 |
| 9 | DW Steyn | 6 | 22 | 145 | 9 |
| 10 | M Muralidaran | 7 | 27 | 158 | 9 |
Highest wicket-takers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2007
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 7 | 27.4 | 155 | 13 |
| 2 | SR Clark | 6 | 24 | 144 | 12 |
| 3 | RP Singh | 6 | 24 | 152 | 12 |
| 4 | Shahid Afridi | 7 | 28 | 188 | 12 |
| 5 | DL Vettori | 6 | 24 | 128 | 11 |
| 6 | IK Pathan | 6 | 22 | 149 | 10 |
| 7 | Mohammad Asif | 7 | 26.5 | 212 | 10 |
| 8 | M Morkel | 5 | 20 | 120 | 9 |
| 9 | NW Bracken | 6 | 22.2 | 142 | 8 |
| 10 | MG Johnson | 6 | 24 | 153 | 8 |
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