CALENDAR YEAR RECORD
Men T20I: Most wickets in a calendar year
Calendar year record from available scorecards, 600 qualifying entries.
| Rank | Wkts | Player | Team | Year | Mat | Inns | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 2024 | 19 | 19 | 4/15 | 0 |
| 2 | 36 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | 2021 | 22 | 22 | 4/25 | 0 |
| 3 | 35 | Varun Chakravarthy | India | 2025 | 17 | 17 | 5/24 | 1 |
| 4 | 35 | Jacob Duffy | New Zealand | 2025 | 20 | 20 | 4/14 | 0 |
| 5 | 35 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 2024 | 21 | 21 | 4/30 | 0 |
| 6 | 34 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 2022 | 29 | 29 | 5/4 | 1 |
| 7 | 32 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 2024 | 17 | 17 | 3/14 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | 2025 | 20 | 20 | 5/19 | 1 |
| 9 | 31 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 2021 | 18 | 18 | 4/9 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | Andrew Tye | Australia | 2018 | 17 | 17 | 4/23 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | Abbas Afridi | Pakistan | 2024 | 18 | 18 | 3/17 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | Josh Little | Ireland | 2022 | 18 | 18 | 4/35 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 2022 | 19 | 19 | 4/37 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 2022 | 21 | 21 | 3/28 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2024 | 12 | 12 | 4/14 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | 2024 | 16 | 16 | 4/24 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | Rishad Hossain | Bangladesh | 2024 | 19 | 19 | 3/21 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | Rishad Hossain | Bangladesh | 2025 | 20 | 20 | 3/18 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | Dirk Nannes | Australia | 2010 | 14 | 14 | 4/18 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 2022 | 16 | 16 | 4/33 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 2026 | 17 | 17 | 5/51 | 1 |
| 21 | 27 | Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | 2024 | 17 | 17 | 3/14 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2016 | 20 | 20 | 3/11 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 2022 | 17 | 17 | 4/12 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 2022 | 18 | 18 | 5/27 | 1 |
| 26 | 26 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 2025 | 19 | 19 | 4/19 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 2021 | 21 | 21 | 5/19 | 1 |
| 28 | 25 | Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | 2012 | 16 | 16 | 4/23 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 2018 | 17 | 17 | 3/19 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | Sam Curran | England | 2022 | 19 | 19 | 5/10 | 1 |
| 31 | 24 | Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 2021 | 14 | 14 | 4/28 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 2024 | 15 | 15 | 4/22 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 2024 | 15 | 15 | 4/34 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan | 2024 | 16 | 16 | 4/26 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 2023 | 20 | 20 | 3/20 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 2017 | 11 | 11 | 6/25 | 1 |
| 37 | 23 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 2022 | 15 | 15 | 3/6 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 2021 | 15 | 15 | 4/18 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 2021 | 15 | 15 | 4/39 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | Billy Stanlake | Australia | 2018 | 15 | 15 | 4/8 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | Adil Rashid | England | 2021 | 16 | 16 | 4/2 | 0 |
| 42 | 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 2016 | 17 | 17 | 4/8 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | Blessing Muzarabani | Zimbabwe | 2024 | 19 | 19 | 3/14 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 2022 | 19 | 19 | 3/20 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 2021 | 19 | 19 | 4/22 | 0 |
| 46 | 23 | Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 2024 | 20 | 20 | 3/28 | 0 |
| 46 | 23 | Gudakesh Motie | West Indies | 2024 | 20 | 20 | 3/22 | 0 |
| 48 | 23 | Harshal Patel | India | 2022 | 21 | 21 | 4/25 | 0 |
| 49 | 22 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 2022 | 12 | 12 | 5/39 | 1 |
| 50 | 22 | SW Tait | Australia | 2010 | 14 | 14 | 3/13 | 0 |
| 51 | 22 | Adil Rashid | England | 2026 | 16 | 16 | 3/19 | 0 |
| 51 | 22 | Ravi Bishnoi | India | 2024 | 16 | 16 | 4/13 | 0 |
| 53 | 22 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2021 | 17 | 17 | 4/12 | 0 |
| 53 | 22 | Shoriful Islam | Bangladesh | 2021 | 17 | 17 | 3/33 | 0 |
| 53 | 22 | Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | 2010 | 17 | 17 | 4/26 | 0 |
| 56 | 22 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 2025 | 18 | 18 | 3/17 | 0 |
| 56 | 22 | Nasum Ahmed | Bangladesh | 2021 | 18 | 18 | 4/10 | 0 |
| 58 | 22 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 2021 | 19 | 19 | 3/26 | 0 |
| 59 | 22 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | 2025 | 21 | 21 | 4/23 | 0 |
| 60 | 21 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2018 | 9 | 9 | 5/24 | 1 |
| 61 | 21 | Luke Jongwe | Zimbabwe | 2021 | 11 | 11 | 4/18 | 0 |
| 62 | 21 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2018 | 13 | 13 | 3/31 | 0 |
| 63 | 21 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 2025 | 14 | 14 | 4/31 | 0 |
| 64 | 21 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 2021 | 15 | 15 | 3/15 | 0 |
| 65 | 21 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2025 | 16 | 16 | 3/11 | 0 |
| 66 | 21 | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | 2024 | 18 | 18 | 3/15 | 0 |
| 66 | 21 | Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 2022 | 18 | 18 | 3/21 | 0 |
| 68 | 21 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | 2025 | 19 | 19 | 3/19 | 0 |
| 69 | 20 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2018 | 7 | 7 | 4/12 | 0 |
| 70 | 20 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2019 | 10 | 10 | 5/27 | 1 |
| 71 | 20 | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 2026 | 12 | 12 | 5/24 | 1 |
| 71 | 20 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 2019 | 12 | 12 | 3/12 | 0 |
| 73 | 20 | Corbin Bosch | South Africa | 2025 | 13 | 13 | 4/14 | 0 |
| 73 | 20 | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 2025 | 13 | 13 | 4/20 | 0 |
| 75 | 20 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 2022 | 16 | 16 | 3/11 | 0 |
| 76 | 20 | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 2021 | 18 | 18 | 4/17 | 0 |
| 77 | 20 | Hardik Pandya | India | 2022 | 22 | 22 | 4/33 | 0 |
| 78 | 19 | Graeme Swann | England | 2010 | 10 | 10 | 3/14 | 0 |
| 79 | 19 | Mahedi Hasan | Bangladesh | 2025 | 11 | 11 | 4/11 | 0 |
| 80 | 19 | Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 2025 | 12 | 12 | 4/12 | 0 |
| 80 | 19 | Samuel Badree | West Indies | 2014 | 12 | 12 | 4/15 | 0 |
| 82 | 19 | Jofra Archer | England | 2026 | 13 | 13 | 3/29 | 0 |
| 82 | 19 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2026 | 13 | 13 | 4/15 | 0 |
| 82 | 19 | Blessing Muzarabani | Zimbabwe | 2026 | 13 | 13 | 4/17 | 0 |
| 82 | 19 | Adil Rashid | England | 2025 | 13 | 13 | 4/32 | 0 |
| 82 | 19 | Obed McCoy | West Indies | 2022 | 13 | 13 | 6/17 | 1 |
| 82 | 19 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2021 | 13 | 13 | 3/17 | 0 |
| 88 | 19 | Brad Evans | Zimbabwe | 2026 | 14 | 14 | 3/23 | 0 |
| 88 | 19 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 2022 | 14 | 14 | 3/15 | 0 |
| 90 | 19 | Axar Patel | India | 2024 | 15 | 15 | 3/23 | 0 |
| 90 | 19 | Umar Gul | Pakistan | 2012 | 15 | 15 | 4/37 | 0 |
| 92 | 19 | Axar Patel | India | 2026 | 16 | 16 | 3/27 | 0 |
| 92 | 19 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 2021 | 16 | 16 | 4/19 | 0 |
| 94 | 19 | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | 2025 | 17 | 17 | 3/29 | 0 |
| 94 | 19 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | 2025 | 17 | 17 | 3/17 | 0 |
| 96 | 19 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2022 | 18 | 18 | 3/22 | 0 |
| 97 | 19 | Axar Patel | India | 2022 | 20 | 20 | 3/15 | 0 |
| 97 | 19 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | 2022 | 20 | 20 | 3/33 | 0 |
| 99 | 19 | Adil Rashid | England | 2022 | 23 | 23 | 2/17 | 0 |
| 100 | 18 | Mark Wood | England | 2022 | 7 | 7 | 3/20 | 0 |
Available scorecards only; the twelve-team archive is complete from 2001 and partial before. Tied figures share a rank.