Hardus Viljoen took 13 wickets at 11.85 to finish as WCL 2026's top wicket-taker
Hardus Viljoen led the wicket-taking charts with 13 scalps in WCL 2026 while Chadwick Walton topped the run-scoring list with 342 runs.
Hardus Viljoen finished the World Championship of Legends 2026 as the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 13 dismissals in five matches at an average of 11.85. The South Africa Champions bowler recorded the competition's best figures of 5/16 and took 11 wickets in the league stage before adding two more in the knockout rounds. South Africa Champions remained unbeaten in the league phase but lost to England Champions in the semi-final.
Sheldon Cottrell and Dhawal Kulkarni shared second place with nine wickets each. Cottrell took his wickets for West Indies Champions at an average of 12.88, while Kulkarni finished with an average of 15.89 for India Champions after bowling 16 overs across four matches. West Indies Champions defeated England Champions by nine wickets in the final on October 18.
Chadwick Walton led the run-scoring charts with 342 runs in seven matches for West Indies Champions, ahead of England Champions captain Moeen Ali who scored 302 runs in five innings. AB de Villiers finished third with 262 runs at a strike rate of 209.60 for South Africa Champions.
CricHubb Take
The tournament's structure rewarded consistency across both league and knockout phases, with Viljoen's two additional wickets in the semi-final showing how individual performances can matter even when teams fall short of the title.