Fastest to 150 wickets

Records for Test Matches

Fastest to 150 wickets

Player	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Debut	Time	Mat	Scorecard
SF Barnes (ENG)	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	13 Dec 1901	12y 0d	24	Test # 130
Waqar Younis (PAK)	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1994	15 Nov 1989	4y 87d	27	Test # 1248
Yasir Shah (PAK)	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017	22 Oct 2014	2y 341d	27	Test # 2275
CV Grimmett (AUS)	v England	Nottingham	8 Jun 1934	27 Feb 1925	9y 101d	28	Test # 233
HJ Tayfield (SA)	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	24 Dec 1949	8y 7d	29	Test # 445
IT Botham (ENG)	v West Indies	The Oval	24 Jul 1980	28 Jul 1977	2y 362d	29	Test # 883
DW Steyn (SA)	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	17 Dec 2004	4y 9d	29	Test # 1902
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	14 Oct 2013	4 Jul 2009	4y 102d	29	Test # 2098
R Ashwin (IND)	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	6 Nov 2011	3y 364d	29	Test # 2186
DK Lillee (AUS)	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	29 Jan 1971	6y 27d	31	Test # 798
SK Warne (AUS)	v England	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994	2 Jan 1992	2y 356d	31	Test # 1279
SCG MacGill (AUS)	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	30 Jan 1998	6y 38d	31	Test # 1685
K Rabada (SA)	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	5 Nov 2015	2y 249d	31	Test # 2311
PJ Cummins (AUS)	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	17 Nov 2011	9y 30d	31	Test # 2396
RA Jadeja (IND)	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3 Aug 2017	13 Dec 2012	4y 233d	32	Test # 2267
AME Roberts (WI)	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980	6 Mar 1974	6y 91d	33	Test # 880
AA Donald (SA)	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	18 Apr 1992	4y 337d	33	Test # 1362
GD McKenzie (AUS)	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	22 Jun 1961	5y 192d	34	Test # 613
LR Gibbs (WI)	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	5 Feb 1958	8y 342d	34	Test # 614
EAS Prasanna (IND)	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	10 Jan 1962	13y 1d	34	Test # 752
JR Thomson (AUS)	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	29 Dec 1972	6y 350d	34	Test # 864
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	v India	Christchurch	6 Mar 1981	2 Feb 1973	8y 32d	34	Test # 898
MD Marshall (WI)	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Dec 1984	15 Dec 1978	5y 358d	34	Test # 1002
A Kumble (IND)	v West Indies	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	9 Aug 1990	6y 209d	34	Test # 1357
GD McGrath (AUS)	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	12 Nov 1993	3y 282d	34	Test # 1377
MG Johnson (AUS)	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	8 Nov 2007	2y 139d	34	Test # 1957
WA Johnston (AUS)	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	28 Nov 1947	7y 33d	35	Test # 393
WW Hall (WI)	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	28 Nov 1958	7y 200d	35	Test # 606
MA Holding (WI)	v India	Bridgetown	15 Apr 1983	28 Nov 1975	7y 138d	35	Test # 954
J Garner (WI)	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	18 Feb 1977	7y 41d	35	Test # 986
CJ McDermott (AUS)	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992	22 Dec 1984	7y 34d	35	Test # 1184
CEL Ambrose (WI)	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1992	2 Apr 1988	4y 239d	35	Test # 1202
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	8 Sep 1995	5y 265d	35	Test # 1547
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	v New Zealand	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	25 Mar 1998	5y 205d	35	Test # 1662
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	29 Nov 2000	5y 117d	35	Test # 1794
AV Bedser (ENG)	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	22 Jun 1946	5y 13d	36	Test # 336
JC Laker (ENG)	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1957	21 Jan 1948	9y 164d	36	Test # 441
JA Snow (ENG)	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	17 Jun 1965	7y 26d	36	Test # 700
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Apr 1976	21 Jan 1964	12y 77d	36	Test # 775
TM Alderman (AUS)	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	18 Jun 1981	8y 270d	36	Test # 1141
IR Bishop (WI)	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	25 Mar 1989	8y 80d	36	Test # 1369
M Muralidaran (SL)	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	28 Aug 1992	5y 139d	36	Test # 1395
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	19 Jan 1990	8y 38d	36	Test # 1403
SM Pollock (SA)	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	16 Nov 1995	4y 9d	36	Test # 1471
GP Swann (ENG)	v India	The Oval	18 Aug 2011	11 Dec 2008	2y 250d	36	Test # 2004
MDK Perera (SL)	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	16 Jan 2014	4y 344d	36	Test # 2336
Taijul Islam (BAN)	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	5 Sep 2014	7y 215d	36	Test # 2461

Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Bowlers within a maximum of 36 matches shown

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2023 [Test # 2516]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]