Adam Zampa is the leading wicket-taker for Australia in T20I cricket, with over 100 scalps to his name. The leg spinner became the first Australian bowler to grab 100 T20I wickets in June 2024.
The Australian pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood have picked up 50+ T20I wickets each. The explosive all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is on the verge of claiming 50 scalps.
You can check out the top 20 bowlers who have taken the most wickets for Australia in T20I cricket.
Most Wickets for Australia in T20Is
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Zampa | 92 | 91 | 111 | 5/19 | 21.77 | 7.24 | 18.0 | 2/1 |
| Mitchell Starc | 65 | 65 | 79 | 4/20 | 23.81 | 7.74 | 18.4 | 1/0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 52 | 52 | 67 | 4/12 | 22.10 | 7.49 | 17.7 | 4/0 |
| Pat Cummins | 57 | 57 | 66 | 3/15 | 23.57 | 7.44 | 19.0 | 0/0 |
| Ashton Agar | 49 | 49 | 49 | 6/30 | 23.04 | 6.50 | 21.2 | 0/2 |
| Shane Watson | 58 | 49 | 48 | 4/15 | 24.72 | 7.65 | 19.3 | 1/0 |
| Andrew Tye | 32 | 31 | 47 | 4/23 | 21.21 | 8.75 | 14.5 | 1/0 |
| Kane Richardson | 36 | 36 | 45 | 4/30 | 23.53 | 8.40 | 16.8 | 1/0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 71 | 46 | 45 | 4/23 | 23.31 | 8.66 | 16.1 | 1/0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 113 | 75 | 43 | 3/10 | 30.46 | 8.02 | 22.7 | 0/0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 30 | 30 | 38 | 3/15 | 20.97 | 7.28 | 17.2 | 0/0 |
| James Faulkner | 24 | 24 | 36 | 5/27 | 19.00 | 7.96 | 14.3 | 0/1 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 28 | 27 | 34 | 4/31 | 23.58 | 8.26 | 17.1 | 1/0 |
| Nathan Ellis | 17 | 17 | 28 | 4/28 | 17.21 | 7.77 | 13.2 | 1/0 |
| Brett Lee | 25 | 25 | 28 | 3/23 | 25.50 | 7.86 | 19.4 | 0/0 |
| Shaun Tait | 21 | 21 | 28 | 3/13 | 21.03 | 7.39 | 17.0 | 0/0 |
| Dirk Nannes | 15 | 14 | 27 | 4/18 | 14.92 | 7.60 | 11.7 | 1/0 |
| Billy Stanlake | 19 | 19 | 27 | 4/8 | 20.14 | 7.77 | 15.5 | 1/0 |
| Sean Abbott | 10 | 20 | 26 | 4/31 | 20.96 | 8.91 | 14.1 | 1/0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3/11 | 23.05 | 6.97 | 19.8 | 0/0 |
Note: Stats are updated after every match. (BBI: Best Bowling in an Innings, Avg: Bowling Average, Econ: Economy Rate, SR: Strike Rate}
Did You Know?:
Pat Cummins became the first bowler to take hat-tricks in consecutive T20I matches. He achieved the feat during the 2024 T20 World Cup, with his first hat-trick coming against Bangladesh and the second against Afghanistan. This is also a T20 World Cup record.
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