Most Wickets in Each Format in 2022

Bowlers are the most underrated aspect of the sport of cricket. Often, their contribution is overshadowed. However, times have changed, and bowlers, especially the pacers, have managed to leave their mark on the field of cricket. The year 2022 was dominated by the pacers. The likes of Starc and Anderson were the biggest gainers this year. Let’s have a look at the bowlers who claimed the most wickets in each format in 2022.

Who took Most wickets in tests in 2022?

Lesser number of tests were played in 2022 compared to the previous years. However, England, Australian, and South African pacers stood out in the test format. English spinner, Jack Leach bagged the top spot in the list of most wickets in tests in 2022. He claimed a 10-wicket haul and finished the year with 46 wickets in total. Further, South African speedster, Kagiso Rabada clipped 45 wickets in 2022. Rabada claimed 2 five-wicket hauls in the total of 8 matches that he featured in. No Indian player could breach the top 10 list.

Players	Country	Matches	Runs	Wickets	Best figures	Economy	Fifer	10-wicket haul
Jack Leach	England	14	1761	46	10/166	2.89	2	1
Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	8	902	45	8/89	3.76	2	0
Nathan Lyon	Australia	10	1255	43	9/121	2.68	3	0
Stuart Broad	England	9	1030	40	7/86	3.24	1	0
James Anderson	England	9	713	36	6/62	2.42	1	0
Marco Jansen	South Africa	7	596	35	7/91	3.19	1	0
Pat Cummins	Australia	9	736	35	8/79	2.76	2	0
Mitchell Starc	Australia	10	883	32	5/67	3.04	0	0
Prabat Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	3	591	29	12/177	2.73	4	1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Bangladesh	8*	979	29	6/179	2.94	0	0

who took Most wickets in ODs in 2022?

Major international teams played a low number of one-day internationals this year. Most associate nations took part in a record-breaking number of ODI games. Hence, they dominated the most wickets in ODIs in the 2022 rankings. Oman’s Bilal Khan took 45 wickets in 16 games and claimed 3 five-wicket hauls. Sompal Kami of Nepal followed Bilal and ranked second. He clipped 35 wickets in 20 games. Basil Ahmed, Bernard Scholtz, and Saurabh Netravalkar tied at 32 wickets each. Again, no Indian bowler was featured in the top 10 list. Mohammad Siraj finished 2022 as the highest Indian wicket-taker in 2022 with 24 wickets. But he ranks 15th in the overall list.

Player	Country	Matches	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Economy	5 wicket haul
Bilal Khan	Oman	16	725	43	5/31	4.90	3
Sompal Kami	Nepal	20	797	35	4/39	4.98	0
Basil Hameed	United Arab Emirates	21	533	32	5/17	3.73	1
Bernard Scholtz	Namibia	20	537	32	5/22	3.14	1
Saurabh Netravalkar	United States of America	19	786	32	5/45	4.56	1
Adam Zampa	Australia	12	526	30	5/35	4.99	1
Akela Hosein	West Indies	20	923	30	4/39	5.07	0
Ruben Trumpelmann	Namibia	21	768	29	4/37	4.67	0
Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal	14	567	28	4/29	4.16	0
Mark Watt	Scotland	17	569	28	5/33	3.93	0

Who took Most Wickets in T20s in 2022?

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup took 2022 took place this year. Hence, in preparation, teams across the world played a record number of T20 games. However, associate nations ruled the T20 format as well. Surprisingly, Tanzania bowler, Yalinde Nkanya topped the list of most wickets in T20s in 2022. He played the most number of T20s (28) and took 45 wickets, including a five-wicket haul. Ireland pacer, Joshua Little followed Yalinde at second place. Two Indian pacers featured in the top 10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh ranked 4th and 6th respectively.

Player	Country	Mat	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Econ	5 wicket haul
Yalinde Nkanya	Tanzania	28	387	45	5/2	4.25	1
Joshua Little	Ireland	26	738	39	4/35	7.58	0
Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal	18	410	38	5/9	5.77	1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	India	32	724	37	5/4	6.98	1
Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	19	533	34	4/33	7.40	0
Arshdeep Singh	India	21	598	33	4/37	8.17	0
Kevin Irakoze	Rwanda	24	460	31	4/20	5.77	0
Haris Rauf	Pakistan	23	643	31	3/28	7.54	0
Jason Holder	West Indies	19	580	28	5/27	8.22	1
Ish Sodhi	New Zealand	22	643	28	4/28	7.97	0