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Yuzvendra Chahal to Marco Jansen: Players to take the most wickets in T20 leagues around the world
These are the players who rule the wicket-taker charts in the biggest T20 leagues contested across the globe
Last Updated on - April 30, 2025 5:53 PM IST
Yuzvendra Chahal to Marco Jansen: Players to take the most wickets in T20 leagues around the world
1. Danny Briggs (T20 Blast) – 248 wickets
The highest wicket-taker of the T20 Blast, a league which is contested in England is left-arm spinner Danny Briggs. The Englishman has featured for several different teams in the league and has played a total of 206 matches. Briggs has bamboozled a massive number of batters in the tournament, picking up a fifer and 5 four-wicket hauls.
2. Yuzvendra Chahal (IPL) – 214 wickets
The highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League is Punjab Kings spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. The 34-year-old has featured for many different teams in the league and has so far played a total of 169 matches. Chahal has taken a massive number of scalps in the tournament, picking up a fifer and 7 four-wicket hauls.
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3. Sean Abbott (BBL) – 175 wickets
The highest wicket-taker in Australia’s Big Bash League is Sydney Sixers pacer Sean Abbott. He has so far played a total of 124 matches in the tournament and has picked up a massive number of scalps for the Sydney-based franchise. Abbott has a fifer and 5 four-wicket hauls under his name in the league.
4. Dwayne Bravo (CPL) – 129 wickets
The highest wicket-taker in the Caribbean Premier League is former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. He featured for several different franchises in the league, playing a total of 107 matches in his career. Bravo has a fifer and 5 four-wicket hauls under his name in the tournament and is among the finest players to ever feature in CPL.
5. Hasan Ali (PSL) – 121 wickets
The highest wicket-taker in the Pakistan Super League is Karachi Kings pacer Hasan Ali. He has featured for many different franchises in the league and has so far played a total of 88 matches. Hasan currently has 5 four-wicket hauls in the tournament with his best bowling figures being 4/15.
6. Marco Jansen (SA20) – 47 wickets
The highest wicket-taker in SA20, a T20 league contested in South Africa, is Sunrisers Eastern Cape seamer Marco Jansen. His wickets are low in comparison to the other players on the list due to the fact that SA20 is still quite new got launched in 2023. Jansen has taken a fifer and 2 four-wicket hauls in the 35 matches he has played in the tournament so far.