5 Players with most wickets in T20Is for West Indies

In that format of the game where they have been world champions on not one, but two separate occasions, one each in 2012 and 2016, the West Indies most recently in T20Is were a punch of wildcards that seemingly wanted to pack a punch but were getting knocked out in every single game that they played in the last fortnight or so. They hosted Australia for a five-match T20I series in the Caribbean and lost every single game, succumbing to a horrid five-nil whitewash at home amid irate fans playing a brand of cricket that, at best, had layers of competitiveness but lacked cohesion and focus.

Then, adding insult to injury, was their loss in another T20I, this time to Pakistan in a brand new series. 

Only a few hours ago, did the West Indies finally bounce back in the second game of the ongoing series vs Pakistan but in a manner that was as thrilling as seeing the Undertaker reverting to the ring after he had been shunned with ignominious blows. 

But it doesn't mean that the one who's fallen, won't rise back. 

And much of that Windies win brought the highlight back to how good a job their bowlers did in restricting Pakistan to a manageable score as far as a run chase was concerned. This brought back the focus on the 5 players with most wickets in T20Is for West Indies given Jason Holder made headlines and deservingly so.

Here's a list of players who have most wickets in T20Is for West Indies: 

1. Jason Holder - 81 Wickets 

Jason Holder currently sits on top of the 5 players with most wickets in T20Is for West Indies. He took a brilliant, match changing and eventually, winning stack of 4 wickets against Pakistan in the recently concluded 2nd T20I vs Pakistan and then hit the winning runs to seal the game in his team's favour just when it had seemed that a loss was on the cards, yet again. Currently, Holder, the lanky Barbadian has 81 wickets from 71 bowling chances. He is still performing at his peak and that's a fabulous piece of news for just about everybody concerned with and feeling for the West Indies team.

2. Dwayne Bravo - 78 Wickets 

The great charismatic, tireless Trinidadian hero, loved everywhere in and beyond the West Indies, holds the second spot on the list of 5 players with most wickets in T20Is for West Indies with 78 wickets to his name in what was a long, durable career that lasted over a decade and a half in the format for the team.

Bravo's bowling economy at 8.1 was about as fabulous as his agile fielding and never say die persona for the West Indies. He was recently seen at the UK-held World Championship of Legends.

3. Akeal Hosein - 60 Wickets 

Clearly the best spinner in the present generation West Indies team and across formats, Hosein from Trinidad has the record of picking 72 wickets from 73 bowling innings. The slow left arm orthodox spinner is a thinking cricketer and someone who, much like Samuel Badree back in the days, often opens the bowling for his country in the game's shortest form.

Hosein is hard to score off and between himself and Motie, another world class spinner, is the more economical of the duo.

Hosein's been playing for West Indies in the T20I format from the onset of 2021 and has already delivered in excess of 1500 deliveries.

4. Romario Shepherd - 64 Wickets

Where there's thrill and tension in the game, there's Romario Shepherd. The robustly-built Guyanese might not be the most accomplished medium pacer or the most economical in the game's shortest format, but given his passion and love for the game, is surely one of the unique characters in the West Indies cricket team.

In the list of 5 players with most wickets in T20Is for West Indies, Shepherd with 64 wickets from 58 innings is a competitive and committed name in the game. He was the one with useful runs down the order alongside Jason Holder in the recent T20I victory where his Windies team collected a useful and audacious win in America.

5. Alzarri Joseph - 62 Wickets

Credit to where it's due, in an age where one West Indian cricketer after another is looking beyond the sphere of national represenation, flocking to whirlwind globetrotting leagues in the search for a more lucrative and stable career, Alzarri has stuck his head out for his national team. He plays every single format, doesn't complain about workload management, looks after his health well and then always produces the much-needed results the team needs from him.

Often times, the bowler of express pace deliveries, Joseph is the tall lad from Antigua with a presence that is seemingly ubiquitous in all weather conditions for his West Indies cricket team.

He is fifth on the list of 5 players with most wickets in T20Is for West Indies with 62 T20I wickets from just 44 innings with the white ball in this part of the game. May he go a long way forward to earn his team more delightful and pleasure-giving results.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): 

Which West Indian bowler has most T20I wickets right now?

The lanky Barbadian all-rounder has 81 T20I wickets and he went past Bravo's feat in the 2nd T20I vs Pakistan, held in North America.

How many matches and wickets does Romario Shepherd have to his name?

The Guyanese all-rounder from 62 matches, 64 wickets.