T20 World Cup leaderboard
ICC Men's T20 World Cup — Most Middle Overs Wickets (Overs 7–15)
A Zampa leads T20 World Cup all-time middle wickets with 38. Wickets taken in the middle overs (7–15) across all T20 World Cup editions.
All time (T20 WC 2013/14–2025/26)
| # | Player | Middle Wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Zampaaustralia | 38 | |
| 2 | AU Rashidengland | 33 | |
| 3 | Shadab Khanpakistan | 23 | |
| 4 | IS Sodhinew-zealand | 22 | |
| 5 | PWH de Silvasri-lanka | 22 | |
| 6 | MJ Santnernew-zealand | 21 | |
| 7 | Shakib Al Hasanbangladesh | 21 | |
| 8 | T Shamsisouth-africa | 18 | |
| 9 | HH Pandyaindia | 17 | |
| 10 | KA Maharajsouth-africa | 17 | |
| 11 | G Motiewest-indies | 16 | |
| 12 | MA Leaskscotland | 16 | |
| 13 | R Ashwinindia | 16 | |
| 14 | A Nortjesouth-africa | 15 | |
| 15 | AR Patelindia | 15 |
2025/26 edition · top 10
| # | Player | Middle Wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CV Varunindia | 12 | |
| 2 | AU Rashidengland | 11 | |
| 3 | G Motiewest-indies | 10 | |
| 4 | R Ravindranew-zealand | 10 | |
| 5 | AR Patelindia | 8 | |
| 6 | MA Leaskscotland | 8 | |
| 7 | A Zampaaustralia | 6 | |
| 8 | C Boschsouth-africa | 6 | |
| 9 | DN Wellalagesri-lanka | 6 | |
| 10 | BAD Manentiitaly | 5 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads T20 World Cup all-time middle wickets?
- A Zampa leads T20 World Cup all-time middle wickets with 38. The top three are: A Zampa, AU Rashid, Shadab Khan.
- How is T20 World Cup middle wickets calculated?
- Wickets taken in the middle overs (7–15) across all T20 World Cup editions. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline. Career totals span 6 editions (2013/14–2025/26).
- Which T20 World Cup editions are included?
- 6 editions from Cricsheet's public corpus: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024, and 2025/26 (230 matches, 687 players). The 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions are not available in Cricsheet. The all-time table aggregates career totals across all 6 editions. An edition-specific breakdown for 2025/26 is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical T20 WC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
data/_season-stats-t20wc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: A Zampa leads T20 WC all-time middle wickets with 38. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/t20wc/leaderboards/middle-wickets”