| Bowler | Total wickets | Innings | Avg | Overs | BBI | SR |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 48 | 20 | 14.45 | 178 | 5/24 | 22.25 |
| A Rashid (ENG) | 42 | 23 | 27.47 | 213 | 4/36 | 30.42 |
| M Zadran (AFG) | 37 | 20 | 19.54 | 188 | 5/50 | 30.48 |
| Kuldeep (IND) | 36 | 15 | 17.25 | 139 | 6/25 | 23.16 |
| T Chatara (ZIM) | 30 | 20 | 25.43 | 147.5 | 4/33 | 29.56 |
| M Ali (ENG) | 29 | 23 | 34.92 | 195.5 | 4/46 | 40.51 |
| A Dananjaya (SL) | 28 | 15 | 23.00 | 123.1 | 6/29 | 26.39 |
| Y Chahal (IND) | 27 | 15 | 23.51 | 136.1 | 5/22 | 30.25 |
| T Perera (SL) | 25 | 14 | 20.72 | 89.3 | 5/55 | 21.48 |
| G Cremer (ZIM) | 25 | 15 | 22.88 | 127 | 4/32 | 30.48 |
| M Naveed (UAE) | 24 | 11 | 23.04 | 94.5 | 5/28 | 23.7 |
| M Nabi (AFG) | 24 | 20 | 29.12 | 171.2 | 3/48 | 42.83 |
| B Rankin (IRE) | 23 | 12 | 20.00 | 112.4 | 4/15 | 29.3 |
| S Sharif (SCO) | 22 | 10 | 19.50 | 89.1 | 5/33 | 24.31 |
| M Rahman (BAN) | 23 | 14 | 20.17 | 109.5 | 4/43 | 28.65 |
| L Ngidi (SA) | 22 | 10 | 20.45 | 80.3 | 4/51 | 21.95 |
| Rubel (BAN) | 20 | 12 | 19.50 | 82.2 | 4/46 | 24.70 |
| T Murtagh (IRE) | 19 | 9 | 17.31 | 81 | 4/30 | 25.5 |
| C Woakes (ENG) | 19 | 11 | 26.63 | 99 | 3/26 | 31.26 |
| J Holder (WI) | 19 | 11 | 26.94 | 98 | 5/53 | 30.94 |
| L Plunkett (ENG) | 19 | 12 | 27.47 | 82.3 | 4/46 | 26.05 |
| S Raza (ZIM) | 19 | 14 | 27.47 | 116 | 3/30 | 36.63 |
| M Mortaza (BAN) | 19 | 15 | 30.78 | 117 | 4/37 | 36.94 |
| T Boult (NZ) | 18 | 9 | 24.55 | 77.2 | 5/17 | 25.77 |
| Shakib (BAN) | 18 | 12 | 25.50 | 96.4 | 4/42 | 32.22 |
| Shadab (PAK) | 18 | 14 | 28.00 | 109.1 | 4/28 | 36.38 |
| B Muzarabani (ZIM) | 18 | 18 | 40.72 | 131 | 4/47 | 43.66 |
| T Curran (ENG) | 17 | 10 | 26.64 | 72.4 | 5/35 | 25.64 |
| A Phehlukwayo (SA) | 17 | 13 | 29.41 | 85 | 3/45 | 30.00 |
| K Jarvis (ZIM) | 17 | 14 | 30.17 | 104.5 | 4/37 | 37.00 |
| Hasan Ali (PAK) | 17 | 12 | 30.88 | 95.1 | 3/32 | 33.58 |
| J Bumrah (IND) | 16 | 10 | 18.43 | 76.5 | 3/37 | 28.81 |
| F Ashraf (PAK) | 16 | 11 | 19.18 | 70.1 | 5/22 | 26.31 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 16 | 11 | 29.87 | 96.3 | 4/41 | 36.18 |
| Ehsan (HKG) | 15 | 6 | 17.00 | 53 | 4/33 | 21.20 |
Last update: 17 Oct 2018
Glossary: Avg-Average, BBI-Best bowling innings, SR-Strike rate
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