10. Ish Sodhi (73 Wickets)
Inderbir Singh “Ish” Sodhi has been around for quite a few years in International Cricket and has been the sole leg spinner for New Zealand for 5+ years. He made his T20I debut in 2014 vs West Indies. As of now, he has played 57 T20Is and picked up 73 wickets with an average of 21.72 and best figures of 4/28. He has a bit high economy of 8+, but in the small grounds of New Zealand, it is considered decent.
9. Dwayne "DJ" Bravo (76 Wickets)
Dwayne John Bravo has been a revolutionary player for the West Indies in the shorter format of the game. His variations and experience from playing worldwide have greatly helped his team. Though Bravo has not played many games recently, he is still among the top 10 highest wicket-takers. Bravo has played a total of 86 T20I games in which he managed to pick up a tally of 76 wickets and maintained a decent economy of 8.08 even after being a death bowler.
8. GH Dockrell (76 Wickets)
One of the great servants for the Ireland cricket team, George Henry Dockrell made his T20I debut way back in 2010, and he went on to play 79 matches and picked up 76 wickets with an impressive economy of just over 7. Having a decent bowling average of 21.60 with best figures of 4/20, he is a true game-changer a proven match-winner for Ireland.
7. Saaed Ajmal (85 Wickets)
He is one of the greatest Pakistani spinners who played the shorter format of the game, with a mystery behind him. He is one of the toughest to for the batsmen. Ajmal played his last T20I match six years ago and still managed to be in the top 10 list of highest wicket-takers. Ajmal played 64 T20I games and picked up a total of 85 wickets with an economy of just 6.2 – These are sensational stats that essentially speak the volume of his class.
6. Umar Gul (85 wickets)
The first thing that comes to mind when you hear about the Pakistan cricket team is their fast bowling; Pakistan has produced many fast bowlers who are very aggressive by nature, and Gul falls under this breed. Leading wicket-taker of the 2007 T20WC, Gul played his first T20I game in the year 2007, and he went on to play 60 games and managed to pick up 85 wickets with the bowling best of 5/6. Gul has Four 4-fer and two 5-fer under his name.
5. Rashid Khan (95 wickets)
Talk about consistency, accuracy, performing under pressure, and everything – Rashid Khan is always ready for the challenge. He is still young and has so much of a future ahead him. His stats are nothing but incredible. He played only 51 T20I matches and already has 95 wickets under his name, with the best bowling average of just 12. He was considered to be one of the greatest leg spinners who graced the game of T20 cricket. He is always a wicket-taking bowler and a Game Changer. He has two 5-fer and there 4-fer with an economy of just 6.21, Pure Magician.
4. Shahid Afridi (98 Wickets)
Shahid Afridi is cricket’s one of the greatest spin All-Rounder. He is a great servant for the Pakistan team, and he is known to be a crowd puller. He can turn the game with either bat or ball. Talk about the impact he has on the match. Afridi debuted way back in 2006 and managed to play 99 games, fell short of 100 games by just one match. The veteran bowler picked up 98 wickets with a bowling average of 24.44 and an economy of just over 6.5. Afridi played a huge role for Pakistan in winning the ICC T20 WC 2008-He also won the man of the series award.
3. Tim Southee (99 Wickets)
Tim Southee is New Zealand’s one of the greatest fast bowlers. He also captained the NZ team in many T20I games in the absence of their regular captain Kane Williamson. Tim Southee always does the damage inside the power-play overs. He rips apart the opposition with his swing and accuracy. Southee played 83 T20I games and picked up a tally of 99 wickets. His economy (8.36) is considered to be the highest among all the Top 10 highest T20I wicket-takers, but he bowls in death overs, and the dimensions of the grounds in NZ also make his stats look impressive.
2. Shakib Ul Hasan (102 Wickets)
Shakib is one of the two bowlers who picked up more than 100+ T20I Wickets. He is known to be one of the greatest All-Rounders globally and the greatest ever for Bangladesh. He bowls in Powerplay, Middle overs, and also sometimes in the death overs. Shakib has four 4-fer and two 5-fer under his name in his total tally of 102 wickets. He has an impressive economy of 6.8. He served Bangladesh for more than 15 years in this format and he is still going strong, A Dominator.
1. Lasith Malinga (107 wickets)
Probably the greatest fast bowler of T20 cricket, Malinga has his style of bowling; He is one of the best death bowlers and he played an important role in Sri Lanka’s winning the T20WC trophy defeating India in the Finals. His economy of 7.4 is considered to be amazing as he is a pure death bowler. His Yorkers are hard to play, and he is the no.3 bowler with the highest T20I wickets. Malinga played 84 T20I games and managed to pick up 107 wickets with the bowling best of 5/6. He took multiple Hat-Tricks in T20Is.
