Spinners with most T20I wickets in a year (FM teams)
What's the story
Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy finished the 2025 calendar year with a tally of 36 wickets in T20Is. The right-arm spinner got to the mark with 4/53 against South Africa in the 5th T20I at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on December 19. Chakravarthy now owns the joint 2nd-most wickets by a spinner in a calendar year among Full Member teams. We decode the top wicket-takers.
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Wanindu Hasaranga - 38 and 36 wickets (2024 and 2021)
Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga owns the most wickets by a spinner among FM teams. He claimed 38 wickets in the 2024 calendar year. As per ESPNcricinfo, Hasaranga picked 38 wickets from 20 matches at 14.28. Before that, he managed 36 scalps in 2021. He played 20 matches and averaged a solid 11.63.
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Tabraiz Shamsi - 36 wickets in 2021
In 2021, South Africa's left-arm spinner, Tabraiz Shamsi, ended as the joint-highest wicket-taker alongside Hasaranga. From 22 matches, Shamsi picked 36 scalps at 13.36. He claimed two four-fers.
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Mohammed Nawaz and Varun Chakravarthy - 36 wickets in 2025
Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz and India's Chakravarthy managed 36 wickets each in the 2025 calendar year. From 26 matches, Nawaz finished with 36 wickets (24 innings) at 13.61. He claimed one fifer. On the other hand, India's Chakravarthy claimed 36 wickets from 20 matches (18 innings) at an average of 13.19. He claimed one four-fer and a fifer.