While Women’s cricket is growing rapidly, bowlers are playing a crucial role in making it stronger and more exciting. In the Women’s T20 international cricket, we are experiencing a gradual increase in top-class bowlers. Here we are talking about the bowlers with the most wickets in the Women’s T20 international.
Wickets are one of the major and unavoidable matrices to recognise the ability of any bowler. In the Women’s T20I history, already nine bowlers have recorded 100+ wickets.
Nida Dar becomes the latest leading WT20I wicket-taker
Pakistan Women’s star Nida Dar recently surpassed Caribbean off-spinner Anisa Mohammed (125 WT20I wickets) to become the leading wicket-taker in Women’s T20 international cricket.
During their match against England Women in the Group 2 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, Dar dismissed the English captain Heather Knight (4) cheaply to become the most wicket-taker in WT20I history with 126 wickets.
List of most wickets in Women’s T20 International (only bowlers with at least 100 WT20I wickets)
Player (Team) | Matches | Wickets |
Nida Dar (Pakistan Women) | 130 | 126 |
Anisha Mohammed (West Indies Women) | 117 | 125 |
Megan Schutt (Australia Women) | 94 | 122 |
Ellyse Perry (Australia Women) | 137 | 122 |
Shabnim Ismail (South Africa Women) | 111 | 118 |
Katherine Sciver-Brunt (England Women) | 111 | 114 |
Sophie Devine (New Zealand Women) | 119 | 110 |
Anya Shrubsole (England Women) | 79 | 102 |
Deepti Sharma (India Women) | 91 | 101 |
(Updated till February 21, 2023)