Decoding spinners with most wickets in T20s
Sunil Narine on Sunday became the third bowler to complete 550 wickets in the T20 format. The Kolkata Knight Riders talisman accomplished the massive landmark feat with his only wicket against Mumbai Indians in Match 60 of the 2024 Indian Premier League. Narine claimed 1/21 versus in the rain-curtailed affair as KKR prevailed. Meanwhile, let's look at the spinners with the most T20 wickets.
Yuzvendra Chahal - 350 wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal recently completed 350 wickets in the T20 format. Having played 301 games, the Indian leg-spinner averages a brilliant 23.65 as his economy rate reads 7.7. He has nine four-wicket hauls besides a couple of fifers in the format. With 201 wickets in 156 matches, Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history (ER: 7.83).
Shakib Al Hasan - 486 wickets
One of the finest all-rounders of this generation, Shakib Al Hasan has returned with 486 wickets across 429 T20 matches. The left-arm spinner from Bangladesh averages 21.09 as his economy rate is 6.77 Besides 11 four-fers, the veteran owns five five-wicket hauls in the T20 format. As far as IPL is concerned, Shakib has 63 wickets across 71 matches (ER: 7.43).
Imran Tahir - 502 wickets
Former South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir has tallied 502 wickets across 405 T20 matches at 19.95. The veteran has a decent economy rate of 6.96 and owns four five-wicket hauls in the format. He also boasts 10 four-fers. Tahir snapped up 82 wickets from 59 IPL matches at a remarkable average of 20.76. He bagged the Purple Cap in IPL 2019.
Sunil Narine - 550 wickets
Narine touched the 550-wicket mark in 510 games. He boasts the best economy rate (6.12) among bowlers with at least 200 wickets in the format. The tally includes 12 four-wicket hauls and a solitary fifer with his best figures being 5/19. His average reads 21.45. Meanwhile, Narine's tally of 178 wickets in 174 IPL games is the fourth-most in the competition's history.
Rashid Khan - 574 wickets
This elite list is topped by none other than Rashid Khan, who owns 574 wickets across 425 matches at 18.44. His economy of 6.48 is also sensational as the tally includes four five-wicket hauls and 12 four-fers. Only West Indies' Dwayne Bravo has claimed more wickets than Rashid (625). The Afghanistan star has tallied 149 scalps across 121 matches in IPL (ER: 6.82).
