Bowling Most Wickets Series

Most wickets in a series for Australia vs India in Tests

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JJ Bumrah (IND)	5	908	151.2	39	9	418	32	6/76	13.06	2.76	28.37	2	3	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	3	1071	178.3	44	6	545	32	8/84	17.03	3.05	33.46	1	4	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1586	264.2	75	9	670	31	5/54	21.61	2.53	51.16	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
BS Bedi (IND)	5	1759	219.7	39	10	740	31	5/55	23.87	2.52	56.74	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1469	244.5	85	10	431	29	7/93	14.86	1.76	50.65	1	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1934	322.2	146	10	568	29	5/43	19.58	1.76	66.68	2	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
R Ashwin (IND)	4	1448	241.2	74	8	583	29	7/103	20.10	2.41	49.93	0	4	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
AA Mallett (AUS)	5	1792	298.4	129	10	535	28	6/64	19.10	1.79	64.00	0	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
N Kapil Dev (IND)	6	1339	223.1	53	12	625	28	5/74	22.32	2.80	47.82	2	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
WM Clark (AUS)	5	1585	198.1	27	9	701	28	4/46	25.03	2.65	56.60	5	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	5	1579	197.3	24	10	704	28	6/52	25.14	2.67	56.39	1	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	4	1008	168.0	44	8	465	27	5/75	17.22	2.76	37.33	2	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
DR Doshi (IND)	6	1838	306.2	87	12	630	27	6/103	23.33	2.05	68.07	1	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
A Kumble (IND)	4	1185	197.3	30	8	685	27	7/48	25.37	3.46	43.88	0	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
EAS Prasanna (IND)	5	1770	295.0	107	9	672	26	6/74	25.84	2.27	68.07	2	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
R Ashwin (IND)	4	999	166.3	43	8	432	25	6/91	17.28	2.59	39.96	0	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2022/23
RA Jadeja (IND)	4	1279	213.1	54	8	464	25	6/63	18.56	2.17	51.16	1	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
PJ Cummins (AUS)	5	1002	167.0	32	10	534	25	5/57	21.36	3.19	40.08	1	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
N Kapil Dev (IND)	5	1704	284.0	76	10	645	25	5/97	25.80	2.27	68.16	1	2	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
EAS Prasanna (IND)	4	1581	197.5	34	7	686	25	6/104	27.44	2.60	63.24	1	2	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
RA Jadeja (IND)	4	1160	193.2	53	8	419	24	5/58	17.45	2.16	48.33	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
B Lee (AUS)	4	1121	186.5	33	8	542	24	5/119	22.58	2.90	46.70	1	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
NS Yadav (IND)	5	1407	234.3	63	10	577	24	4/35	24.04	2.46	58.62	3	0	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
G Dymock (AUS)	5	1276	212.4	46	7	580	24	7/67	24.16	2.72	53.16	2	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
A Kumble (IND)	3	1237	206.1	28	6	710	24	8/141	29.58	3.44	51.54	1	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
R Benaud (AUS)	3	1019	169.5	52	6	388	23	7/72	16.86	2.28	44.30	0	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1956/57
A Kumble (IND)	3	1146	191.0	51	6	416	23	6/98	18.08	2.17	49.82	2	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 1997/98
PM Siddle (AUS)	4	744	124.0	29	8	429	23	5/49	18.65	3.45	32.34	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
NM Lyon (AUS)	4	1342	223.4	31	8	801	23	7/152	34.82	3.58	58.34	0	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2014/15
RA Jadeja (IND)	4	967	161.1	35	8	415	22	7/42	18.86	2.57	43.95	1	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2022/23
NM Lyon (AUS)	4	1139	189.5	33	6	492	22	8/64	22.36	2.59	51.77	0	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2022/23
MG Hughes (AUS)	5	1197	199.3	46	9	511	22	4/50	23.22	2.56	54.40	2	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
JR Thomson (AUS)	5	1167	145.7	21	8	516	22	4/76	23.45	2.65	53.04	3	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
SM Boland (AUS)	3	610	101.4	27	6	277	21	6/45	13.19	2.72	29.04	1	1	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
JJ Bumrah (IND)	4	943	157.1	48	8	357	21	6/33	17.00	2.27	44.90	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
PJ Cummins (AUS)	4	973	162.1	51	8	421	21	4/21	20.04	2.59	46.33	3	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2020/21
BS Bedi (IND)	5	1642	273.4	120	9	432	21	7/98	20.57	1.57	78.19	1	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
GD McKenzie (AUS)	5	1332	222.0	73	10	441	21	6/67	21.00	1.98	63.42	0	2	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
DK Lillee (AUS)	3	891	148.3	33	6	452	21	4/65	21.52	3.04	42.42	4	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1980/81
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	3	1073	178.5	32	6	504	21	6/78	24.00	2.81	51.09	0	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
R Ashwin (IND)	4	1352	225.2	51	8	575	21	6/41	27.38	2.55	64.38	1	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
NM Lyon (AUS)	4	1453	242.1	35	7	639	21	6/122	30.42	2.63	69.19	1	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
JN Gillespie (AUS)	4	797	132.5	33	8	323	20	5/56	16.15	2.43	39.85	2	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	5	943	157.1	29	10	623	20	4/98	31.15	3.96	47.15	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
A Kumble (IND)	4	1089	181.3	16	7	689	20	5/84	34.45	3.79	54.45	2	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
JM Patel (IND)	3	789	131.3	38	5	327	19	9/69	17.21	2.48	41.52	0	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	4	1075	179.1	36	7	442	19	6/35	23.26	2.46	56.57	0	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
NM Lyon (AUS)	4	998	166.2	19	7	480	19	8/50	25.26	2.88	52.52	1	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
M Prabhakar (IND)	5	1523	253.5	61	10	680	19	5/101	35.78	2.67	80.15	1	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
GD McGrath (AUS)	3	678	113.0	34	6	248	18	5/48	13.77	2.19	37.66	0	2	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 1999/00
RR Lindwall (AUS)	5	908	113.4	23	10	304	18	7/38	16.88	2.00	50.44	0	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
MA Starc (AUS)	5	920	153.2	26	10	516	18	6/48	28.66	3.36	51.11	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
RG Nadkarni (IND)	3	769	128.1	49	6	233	17	6/91	13.70	1.81	45.23	1	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1964/65
GD McGrath (AUS)	3	818	136.2	60	6	261	17	4/18	15.35	1.91	48.11	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	4	868	144.4	49	8	329	17	5/8	19.35	2.27	51.05	0	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2020/21
MR Whitney (AUS)	3	701	116.5	21	6	359	17	7/27	21.11	3.07	41.23	1	1	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
UT Yadav (IND)	4	774	129.0	22	8	398	17	4/32	23.41	3.08	45.52	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
AN Connolly (AUS)	5	1291	215.1	67	10	415	17	4/31	24.41	1.92	75.94	2	0	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
WA Johnston (AUS)	4	672	84.0	24	8	182	16	4/44	11.37	1.62	42.00	1	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
IWG Johnson (AUS)	4	744	93.0	21	7	261	16	4/35	16.31	2.10	46.50	3	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
LS Pascoe (AUS)	3	654	109.0	27	6	299	16	4/61	18.68	2.74	40.87	1	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1980/81
Mohammed Shami (IND)	4	820	136.4	28	8	419	16	6/56	26.18	3.06	51.25	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
MG Johnson (AUS)	4	1009	168.1	31	8	530	16	4/86	33.12	3.15	63.06	2	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
AB Agarkar (IND)	4	929	154.5	23	8	596	16	6/41	37.25	3.84	58.06	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
NS Yadav (IND)	3	1147	191.1	75	6	334	15	5/99	22.26	1.74	76.46	0	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1985/86
I Sharma (IND)	4	828	138.0	31	7	406	15	4/77	27.06	2.94	55.20	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2008/09
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	3	1034	172.2	34	6	433	15	4/64	28.86	2.51	68.93	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2008/09
Z Khan (IND)	4	882	147.0	22	6	477	15	4/77	31.80	3.24	58.80	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
RF Surti (IND)	4	940	117.4	18	7	528	15	5/74	35.20	3.37	62.66	0	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
Mohammed Shami (IND)	3	759	126.3	15	6	537	15	5/112	35.80	4.24	50.60	1	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2014/15
NM Lyon (AUS)	3	763	127.1	9	6	560	15	7/94	37.33	4.40	50.86	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13
N Kapil Dev (IND)	3	725	120.5	26	5	333	14	5/28	23.78	2.75	51.78	0	2	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1980/81
A Mishra (IND)	3	732	122.0	29	6	337	14	5/71	24.07	2.76	52.28	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2008/09
T Murphy (AUS)	4	825	137.3	33	6	353	14	7/124	25.21	2.56	58.92	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2022/23
GD McGrath (AUS)	4	846	141.0	51	8	356	14	4/55	25.42	2.52	60.42	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
RJ Shastri (IND)	3	1230	205.0	71	6	386	14	4/87	27.57	1.88	87.85	3	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1985/86
PJ Cummins (AUS)	4	870	145.0	29	7	389	14	6/27	27.78	2.68	62.14	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
SR Clark (AUS)	4	876	146.0	37	8	395	14	4/28	28.21	2.70	62.57	2	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	3	721	120.1	18	3	407	14	5/103	29.07	3.38	51.50	1	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1986/87
SK Warne (AUS)	3	840	140.0	27	5	421	14	6/125	30.07	3.00	60.00	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
UT Yadav (IND)	4	708	118.0	14	6	551	14	5/93	39.35	4.66	50.57	1	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
JD Higgs (AUS)	6	1365	227.3	62	8	702	14	7/143	50.14	3.08	97.50	0	1	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
SCG MacGill (AUS)	4	1168	194.4	29	8	711	14	4/86	50.78	3.65	83.42	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
ERH Toshack (AUS)	2	499	62.3	17	4	170	13	6/29	13.07	2.04	38.38	0	2	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
B Lee (AUS)	2	414	69.0	19	4	184	13	5/47	14.15	2.66	31.84	1	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 1999/00
RB Simpson (AUS)	3	608	76.0	20	6	213	13	5/59	16.38	2.10	46.76	0	1	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
GD McKenzie (AUS)	3	651	108.3	26	5	214	13	6/58	16.46	1.97	50.07	1	1	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1964/65
RM Cowper (AUS)	4	828	103.4	32	6	239	13	4/49	18.38	1.73	63.69	2	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
GD McKenzie (AUS)	2	580	72.4	7	4	312	13	7/66	24.00	3.22	44.61	0	1	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
L Amarnath (IND)	5	1008	126.0	21	6	366	13	4/78	28.15	2.17	77.53	2	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	3	806	134.2	32	6	384	13	5/73	29.53	2.85	62.00	0	1	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2020/21
JN Gillespie (AUS)	3	759	126.3	31	6	394	13	3/45	30.30	3.11	58.38	0	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	4	913	152.1	51	7	398	13	3/52	30.61	2.61	70.23	0	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
MA Starc (AUS)	4	833	138.5	26	7	449	13	3/40	34.53	3.23	64.07	0	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2018/19
MG Johnson (AUS)	3	734	122.2	25	6	461	13	4/61	35.46	3.76	56.46	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2014/15
RP Singh (IND)	4	707	117.5	15	7	507	13	4/68	39.00	4.30	54.38	2	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
MG Johnson (AUS)	4	996	166.0	30	8	521	13	4/70	40.07	3.13	76.61	1	0	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2008/09
BA Reid (AUS)	2	356	59.2	16	3	136	12	6/60	11.33	2.29	29.66	0	2	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	2	525	87.3	28	3	197	12	7/49	16.41	2.25	43.75	0	1	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1956/57
RR Lindwall (AUS)	3	685	114.1	45	6	199	12	7/43	16.58	1.74	57.08	0	1	0
Australia in India Test Series, 1956/57

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]