The Champions Trophy (CT) is one of the most prestigious tournaments in white-ball cricket and is often called a Mini-World Cup since it is usually played among the top ODI teams at a given point. Bowlers play a key part in any of the multi-national tournaments and some make a name for themselves through their impeccable performance in the CT.
With the trophy being contested among the top ODI teams, there are no easy games and every match is a virtual knockout. Hence consistent show is needed on the part of a player to win such tournaments and it applies to both batters & bowlers. So here in this article, we will talk about the bowlers who have created the maximum impact when it comes to the Champions Trophy.
Most Wickets in Champions Trophy
| Player | Innings | Wickets | BBI | Avg | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills (NZ) | 15 | 28 | 4/30 | 17.25 | 2/0 |
| Lasith Malinga (SL) | 16 | 25 | 4/34 | 30.64 | 2/0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran (SL) | 15 | 24 | 4/15 | 20.16 | 2/0 |
| Brett Lee (AUS) | 15 | 22 | 3/38 | 26.86 | 0/0 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 12 | 21 | 3/20 | 19.61 | 0/0 |
| Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 12 | 21 | 5/37 | 21.76 | 0/1 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 15 | 20 | 5/30 | 26.25 | 0/1 |
| Mervyn Dillon (WI) | 7 | 19 | 5/29 | 16.68 | 1/1 |
| Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 16 | 18 | 2/6 | 27.44 | 0/0 |
| Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 17 | 18 | 3/14 | 29.00 | 0/0 |
More Champions Trophy Stats
Highest Individual Scores in CT
Highest Targets Successfully Defended in CT
Most Runs in a Single CT Edition
Key Stats
284: Number of players to have picked at least a wicket in Champions Trophy history and 48 of them have scalped 10 or more wickets in the tournament, while 21 have accounted for 15 or more wickets.
11: Number of bowlers to have a five-wicket haul in Champions Trophy. Each of these 11 bowlers (Glenn McGrath, Jacques Kallis, Mervyn Dillon, Ravindra Jadeja, Farveez Maharoof, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Jacob Oram, Shahid Afridi, Josh Hazlewood, Shayne O’Connor) have picked five or more wickets once.
When it comes to a four-fer in an inning, 29 bowlers have taken it and players like Kyle Mills, Lasith Malinga, Muthiah Muralitharan, Douglas Hondo, Mitchell McClenaghan, Liam Plunkett are the only ones who achieved this more than once (2 times each). Dillon is the only bowler who has registered both, a four-wicket haul and a five-wicket haul in Champions Trophy history.
Sri Lanka’s Farveez Maharoof holds the record for having the best bowling figures in a Champions Trophy game. He picked 6/14 in a CT 2006 game against West Indies.
13.09: For a bowler with a minimum of 10 wickets in CT, the bowling average of McClenaghan (11 wickets in 3 games) is the lowest and his strike rate of 13.0 is also the least for a bowler in CT history with this criteria.
