Champions Trophy 2025: Varun Chakaravarthy leads the Indian bowlers in the wicket-takers list. (AP)ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Leading wicket-takers list: The CT 2025 will come to a close on Sunday in Dubai as India take on New Zealand in the final. As both teams meet to break a drought for an ICC 50-over title, several key performers will be on display in the summit clash. While New Zealand suffered a huge blow with Matt Henry, the tournament’s leading wicket-taker ruled out, India’s hopes were pinned on their ring of spinners and Mohammed Shami.
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Mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy leads the table for India with nine wickets in only three appearances in the tournament. Mohammed Shami followed the Tamil Nadu spinner with his ninth scalp in his fifth match. Chakaravarthy and Henry had picked up identical figures of 5/42 each during India and New Zealand’s league-stage clash at the same venue last Sunday. Meanwhile, Shami opened his Champions Trophy campaign with a five-wicket haul against Bangladesh and backed it up with impressive performances against the Kiwis and Australia in the semi-final.
Overall, Pakistan’s Hasan Ali (2017) and West Indies’ Jerome Taylor (2006) hold the record for most wickets in a Champions Trophy edition, with 13 scalps in their respective seasons.
| Player | Inns | Wickets | Best | Ave | Econ | SR |
| Matt Henry (NZ) | 4 | 10 | 5/42 | 16.7 | 5.32 | 18.8 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy (IND) | 3 | 9 | 5/42 | 15.11 | 4.53 | 20.00 |
| Mohammed Shami (IND) | 5 | 9 | 5/53 | 25.88 | 5.68 | 27.33 |
| Mitchell Santner (NZ) | 5 | 9 | 3/43 | 26.66 | 4.80 | 33.33 |
| Michael Bracewell (NZ) | 5 | 9 | 4/26 | 25.12 | 4.10 | 36.75 |
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