Year Ender 2023: List of Top wicket-takers in Men's and Women's T20Is

A plethora of iconic cricket moments were witnessed in 2023. In the men’s tournaments, Australia were crowned the champions of the world after a Pat Cummins-led side made quick work of India in the ODI World Cup final. They also beat the same side earlier in 2023 for the ICC World Test Championship final. Whereas women’s cricket saw India win their first Asian Games Gold and their first Test against Australia. However, the T20I format barely noticed much action in the past year, resulting in some underdog nations leading the format’s statistics. With both the men’s and women’s T20I World Cups scheduled to be hosted this year, let’s take a brief look at the highest wicket-takers in T20Is in 2023 –

Top wicket-takers in Men’s T20Is in 2023

Alpesh Ramjani

Uganda’s Alpesh Ramjani takes the first place on this list as the top scalp-taker in 2023. While playing 30 T20I games, Ramjani scalped a total of 55 wickets for his national side. He put up these numbers while maintaining an impressive economy of 4.77.

Henry Ssenyondo

The second Uganda bowler to feature on this list, Henry Ssenyondo finished the year with 49 wickets. Having bowled a total of 110.4 overs in 2023, Ssenyondo had an astonishing bowling average of 12.02.

Martin Akayezu

Taking the third spot on this list is Rwanda’s Akayezu. The 21-year-old had a phenomenal year for his country, which saw him take 42 wickets in 2023. He played a total of 36 innings while bowling 636 balls at a strike rate of 15.14.

Zappy Bimenyimana

Rwanada’s Zappy Bimenyimana finished his year with 38 scalps. He is the player with the most balls bowled on this list with 666. He gave away a total of 782 runs to secure an economy of 7.04.

Emile Rukiriza

The third Rwanda bowler and the fifth most successful wicket-taker on this list, Emile Rurkiriza took 32 wickets in 2023. He played 31 innings in total in 2023 and was one of the most crucial players in the Rwanda squad.

Top wicket-takers in Women’s T20Is in 2023

Vaishnave Mahesh

We start this list with UAE’s ace bowler Vaishnave Mahesh. She took a total of 36 wickets this year in 23 matches. Mahesh bowled a total of 494 balls while boasting a strike rate of 13.72.

Concy Aweko and Kary Chan

Uganda’s Concy Aweko and Hong Kong’s Kary Chan take the joint second place with 35 wickets each. Out of the two, Aweko has a slightly better economy at 3.91 compared to Chan’s 4.79.

Betty Chan

Taking the third spot on this list, Betty Chan took a total of 34 wickets in 2023, in the 23 innings she played for Hong Kong. She delivered a total of six maidens and maintained an astonishing economy of 3.79.

Henriette Ishimwe

Coming in at fourth, Henriette Ishimwe scalped 33 wickets last year for Rwanda. She did so while playing just 21 games and delivering only 380 balls. This saw her notch a jaw-dropping bowling average of 7.00.

Thipatcha Putthawong

Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong rounds off this illustrious list with her haul of 32 wickets in 2023. Despite playing just 17 innings, the Thai bowler managed to put up some staggering numbers for her side.