Most Wickets in PSL: Who Has Won The Maroon Cap & Fazal Mahmood Award So Far In Pakistan Super League?

The tournament started in 2016, but the award, named after former Pakistani cricketer Fazal Mahmood, was given from the second season in 2017 when several other awards were introduced in PSL.

The maroon cap is worn as an ongoing competition with the leading wicket-taker wearing the cap throughout the tournament until the final game, with the eventual winner keeping the cap and receiving the award after the PSL final.

Over the years, Pakistan’s ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has dominated the charts in that respect, winning the award two times so far in seasons 2020 and 2022, while Andre Russell, the lone overseas player in the list, finished as the highest wicket-taker in the first edition of the league.

Pakistan’s Sohail Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shahnawaz Dhani and Abbas Afridi have finished on top once each in the fast bowlers dominated list. Here is look at the list for top wicket-takers from all editions of PSL:

Most Wickets in Every PSL So Far – Fazal Mahmood Award Winners

Edition Player Team Innings Wickets
2023 Abbas Afridi Multan Sultans 11 23
2022 Shaheen Afridi Lahore Qalandars 13 20
2021 Shahnawaz Dhani Multan Sultans 11 20
2020 Shaheen Afridi Lahore Qalandars 12 17
2019 Hasan Ali Peshawar Zalmi 13 25
2018 Faheem Ashraf Islamabad United 12 18
2017 Sohail Khan Karachi Kings 9 16
2016 Andre Russell Islamabad United 10 16
Note: The Fazal Mahmood award was given only from season 2, when the tournament saw an expansion and many other awards were launched alongside the award recognising the highest wicket-taker from the season.

Hasan Ali tops the list for most wickets claimed in a single edition of PSL with 25 scalps in the 2019 season. The list is otherwise dominated by Pakistan pacers, including Shaheen. Here is a look at the most runs in single edition of PSL:

Most wickets in single edition of PSL

Hasan Ali (Peshawar Zalmi) – 25 wickets in 2019
Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) – 23 wickets in 2023
Ishanullah (Multan Sultans) – 22 wickets in 2023
Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United) – 22 wickets in 2019
Usama Mir (Multan Sultans) – 21 wickets in 2024
Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars) – 20 wickets in 2023
Shahnawaz Dhani (Multan Sultans) – 20 wickets in 2021
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars) – 20 wickets in 2022
While he has registered most wickets in a season of PSL twice, Shaheen is still behind the leader Wahab Riaz and the second placed Hasan Ali in the list for highest wicket-takers in PSL.

The PSL top wicket-takers chart also features the likes of Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir and the lone overseas star in Imran Tahir of South Africa. Here are the top 10 highest wicket-takers in Pakistan Super League history:

Most Wickets in PSL History

Player Innings Wickets
Wahab Riaz 87 113
Hasan Ali 81 108
Shaheen Shah Afridi 71 103
Shadab Khan 80 87
Faheem Ashraf 67 77
Mohammad Nawaz 83 72
Mohammad Amir 73 71
Haris Rauf 57 66
Imran Tahir 42 56
Usama Mir 42 56
Mark Hoover Mykhel
source: mykhel.com