The BBL season 12 kicks off on December 17 with the Glenn Maxwell-led Melbourne Stars taking on the Sydney Thunder at Canberra’s Manuka Oval. Bowling in bounce and movement-friendly conditions like Australia is a challenge for a great bowler, and getting wickets in a T20 game Down Under isn’t easy. There are a few bowlers who have consistently delivered the ball for their teams season after season. 

Perth Scorchers pacer Andrew Tye, who has 118 dismissals in 85 BBL matches in eight seasons, is the only bowler in tournament history to have grabbed two hat-tricks. Tye scored his maiden hat-trick in the BBL 2016-17 season against the Brisbane Heat. Among those fired by him were Jack Wildermuth, Mark Steketee, and Mitchell Swepson.

𝐖𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄! 🤖

The following bowlers have been a menace with the ball in the Big Bash League. Sean Abbott leads the way for most wickets with Andrew Tye following him closely. Who will be the leading wicket taker come the end of the tournament? pic.twitter.com/4MeAQ02ccg

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Sean Abbott of the Sydney Sixers is the Big Bash League’s (BBL) top wicket-taker as of December 2022, with 125 wickets in 94 matches. Tye is seven wickets shy of Abbott’s total, and the two ferocious pacers will be the strike bowlers for their respective sides this season.

Surprisingly, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is the only overseas bowler in the top ten BBL wicket-takers. Lasith Malinga, a former Sri Lanka T20I captain, had the best bowling stats (6/7) against the Perth Scorchers in the BBL 2012-13.

List of 10 most wicket-takers in BBL overall

No.	Player Name	Span	M	I	O	W	Runs	BBI	Avg	Eco	4W	5W
1	Sean Abbott	2011-2022	94	93	307.5	125	2609	5/16	20.87	8.47	3	1
2	Andrew Tye	2014-2022	85	84	296.1	118	2283	5/23	19.34	7.7	5	1
3	Kane Richardson	2011-2022	90	88	324.5	117	2557	4/22	21.85	7.87	5	0
4	Ben Laughlin	2011-2021	96	95	333.1	111	2693	4/26	24.26	8.08	2	0
5	Ben Dwarshuis	2014-2022	83	81	286.4	102	2341	5/26	22.95	8.16	1	1
6	Adam Zampa	2012-2022	85	84	308.1	98	2228	5/17	22.73	7.22	0	1
7	Rashid Khan	2017-2022	61	61	238.2	92	1536	6/17	16.69	6.44	1	1
8	Peter Siddle	2014-2022	68	68	235.3	90	1746	5/16	19.4	7.41	2	2
9	Cameron Boyce	2012-2022	80	79	278.4	89	2114	5/21	23.75	7.58	1	1
10	Daniel Christian	2011-2022	121	106	298.2	89	2468	5/14	27.73	8.27	2	2