Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in Pakistan for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	40	68	10464	-	365	4506	168	9/56	26.82	2.58	62.28	9	12	4
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1992	38	59	7673	-	311	3131	163	8/58	19.20	2.44	47.07	8	10	3
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	33	60	6280	1046.4	201	3288	162	7/76	20.29	3.14	38.76	13	11	3
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	41	70	7872	1312.0	300	3423	154	6/48	22.22	2.60	51.11	11	8	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1977-1988	29	50	8070	-	416	2792	111	7/49	25.15	2.07	72.70	8	6	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2009	25	44	7386	1231.0	226	3570	109	7/118	32.75	2.90	67.76	4	6	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2006	21	37	3885	647.3	113	2198	83	6/11	26.48	3.39	46.80	2	5	1
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1969-1984	27	45	6494	-	227	2687	81	6/89	33.17	2.48	80.17	8	2	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	19	34	5175	862.3	210	2250	77	8/164	29.22	2.60	67.20	3	4	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1976	21	37	5497	-	208	2200	71	5/91	30.98	2.40	77.42	7	2	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	21	37	4666	777.4	147	2327	67	6/84	34.73	2.99	69.64	4	4	2
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1962	13	23	3907	651.1	246	1179	65	7/80	18.13	1.81	60.10	2	7	2
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	11	20	2680	446.4	67	1380	60	8/46	23.00	3.08	44.66	2	6	2
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1980-1993	22	38	4664	777.2	238	1682	57	5/54	29.50	2.16	81.82	2	1	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2009	11	20	2499	416.3	71	1413	52	6/135	27.17	3.39	48.05	4	3	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-2009	9	15	2877	479.3	107	1248	50	6/71	24.96	2.60	57.54	9	2	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	15	20	3155	525.5	87	1761	44	8/85	40.02	3.34	71.70	1	3	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1956	8	16	2221	370.1	129	667	42	6/21	15.88	1.80	52.88	4	3	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2006	17	29	3002	500.2	111	1540	41	5/35	37.56	3.07	73.21	2	1	-
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1973	10	19	2576	429.2	154	813	40	7/74	20.32	1.89	64.40	4	2	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2009	10	18	2441	406.5	76	1142	39	5/99	29.28	2.80	62.58	3	1	-
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2022-2025	7	13	1871	311.5	39	1133	38	7/111	29.81	3.63	49.23	3	3	1
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2025	8	15	2114	352.2	41	1341	36	7/114	37.25	3.80	58.72	4	2	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1990	10	19	1667	277.5	53	751	35	5/33	21.45	2.70	47.62	2	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1997	9	16	1636	272.4	51	723	33	5/78	21.90	2.65	49.57	2	2	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2024	10	17	1950	325.0	55	1020	32	5/77	31.87	3.13	60.93	3	1	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2024	9	15	1659	276.3	47	1028	32	5/31	32.12	3.71	51.84	2	1	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2022-2024	6	12	1877	312.5	41	1172	31	4/30	37.80	3.74	60.54	4	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1991-2000	10	17	1998	333.0	73	967	30	6/103	32.23	2.90	66.60	2	2	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1990-1998	11	19	1864	310.4	73	861	29	5/84	29.68	2.77	64.27	-	1	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	6	11	1459	243.1	54	686	28	5/48	24.50	2.82	52.10	3	1	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1959-1978	20	27	2195	-	80	971	28	4/55	34.67	2.65	78.39	2	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2006	9	17	1400	233.2	48	733	27	5/53	27.14	3.14	51.85	-	1	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1977-1988	35	46	2129	-	75	852	27	3/8	31.55	2.40	78.85	-	-	-
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1969-1981	8	14	1798	299.4	91	636	26	7/99	24.46	2.12	69.15	-	2	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1986-1992	9	15	1739	289.5	71	735	24	3/36	30.62	2.53	72.45	-	-	-
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1955-1961	10	19	2009	334.5	75	791	24	6/67	32.95	2.36	83.70	2	1	-
A Kumble (IND)	2004-2006	6	10	1641	273.3	45	1018	24	6/72	42.41	3.72	68.37	1	1	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2006	10	17	1950	325.0	47	1171	24	4/71	48.79	3.60	81.25	2	-	-
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1984-1984	7	11	1510	251.4	66	675	22	6/46	30.68	2.68	68.63	2	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2006	13	21	1421	236.5	36	753	22	5/52	34.22	3.17	64.59	1	1	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1955-1955	5	9	1661	276.5	118	476	21	5/18	22.66	1.71	79.09	-	3	-
NGB Cook (ENG)	1984-1987	6	10	1632	272.0	89	639	21	6/65	30.42	2.34	77.71	-	2	1
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1959-1964	8	14	1509	251.3	78	655	21	4/35	31.19	2.60	71.85	1	-	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1997	6	9	1038	173.0	33	526	20	5/41	26.30	3.04	51.90	1	1	-
TBA May (AUS)	1988-1994	5	9	1493	248.5	66	644	20	4/97	32.20	2.58	74.65	1	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2005	5	9	1542	257.0	64	657	20	5/75	32.85	2.55	77.10	2	1	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2006	6	11	1495	249.1	61	828	20	5/61	41.40	3.32	74.75	1	1	-
JA Warrican (WI)	2025-2025	2	4	431	71.5	14	171	19	7/32	9.00	2.38	22.68	1	2	1
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1956	4	7	1141	190.1	73	306	19	6/42	16.10	1.60	60.05	1	2	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1959	4	7	1446	241.0	99	416	19	5/93	21.89	1.72	76.10	2	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-1998	5	9	1206	201.0	49	589	19	5/66	31.00	2.93	63.47	1	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2003	5	9	980	163.2	51	406	18	6/78	22.55	2.48	54.44	-	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-1994	3	6	1090	181.4	50	504	18	6/136	28.00	2.77	60.55	-	2	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1980-1982	5	7	1373	228.5	68	571	18	7/87	31.72	2.49	76.27	-	2	1
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1993-2000	21	20	1739	289.5	59	733	18	4/54	40.72	2.52	96.61	1	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1985	6	10	1178	196.2	22	837	18	6/109	46.50	4.26	65.44	-	1	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1984	23	34	2147	-	78	908	18	3/100	50.44	2.53	119.27	-	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1980-1981	4	7	780	130.0	32	302	17	3/27	17.76	2.32	45.88	-	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2003	3	6	976	162.4	43	405	17	5/36	23.82	2.48	57.41	-	2	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	3	6	1036	172.4	45	431	17	7/87	25.35	2.49	60.94	1	1	-
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	5	918	153.0	20	492	17	5/59	28.94	3.21	54.00	2	1	-
WW Hall (WI)	1959-1959	3	6	605	100.5	18	287	16	5/87	17.93	2.84	37.81	2	1	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1969	3	5	869	144.5	51	323	16	5/80	20.18	2.23	54.31	1	1	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	1088	181.2	26	542	16	6/132	33.87	2.98	68.00	-	2	-
Shujauddin (PAK)	1955-1962	16	22	1947	324.3	108	641	16	3/18	40.06	1.97	121.68	-	-	-
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1983	8	15	1428	238.0	51	793	16	4/61	49.56	3.33	89.25	1	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1990-1997	5	8	904	150.4	30	378	15	5/35	25.20	2.50	60.26	1	1	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1959-1975	5	10	1282	-	60	390	15	3/14	26.00	1.82	85.46	-	-	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1998	3	5	766	127.4	24	412	15	5/66	27.46	3.22	51.06	1	1	-
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1959-1969	16	17	1131	188.3	53	412	15	4/64	27.46	2.18	75.40	1	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-1998	5	9	1077	179.3	35	471	15	5/56	31.40	2.62	71.80	1	1	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2023	5	10	952	158.4	30	539	15	5/54	35.93	3.39	63.46	-	2	1
AH Gray (WI)	1986-1986	3	6	594	99.0	27	227	14	4/39	16.21	2.29	42.42	1	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1980-1981	4	7	588	98.0	21	242	14	4/27	17.28	2.46	42.00	1	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1959	4	8	983	163.5	43	313	14	4/42	22.35	1.91	70.21	2	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1988-1988	3	4	750	125.0	27	354	14	4/100	25.28	2.83	53.57	2	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1985	5	8	789	131.3	23	487	14	8/83	34.78	3.70	56.35	-	1	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2019-2021	4	8	978	163.0	28	511	14	4/58	36.50	3.13	69.85	2	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2009	19	26	1693	282.1	39	994	14	4/42	71.00	3.52	120.92	1	-	-
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2022-2023	2	4	617	102.5	15	327	13	6/86	25.15	3.17	47.46	-	1	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1987	4	7	756	126.0	30	334	13	5/67	25.69	2.65	58.15	1	1	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	3	6	1084	180.4	84	335	13	5/30	25.76	1.85	83.38	-	1	-
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1990	3	5	732	122.0	30	342	13	7/52	26.30	2.80	56.30	1	1	1
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1993-1993	3	6	846	141.0	26	394	13	3/45	30.30	2.79	65.07	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	3	5	841	140.1	21	409	13	4/68	31.46	2.91	64.69	2	-	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	780	130.0	28	417	13	5/91	32.07	3.20	60.00	1	1	-
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1984-1994	4	6	690	115.0	14	438	13	4/116	33.69	3.80	53.07	1	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	9	15	1000	166.4	28	500	13	4/53	38.46	3.00	76.92	1	-	-
Zahid Mahmood (PAK)	2022-2024	4	6	471	78.3	4	505	13	4/235	38.84	6.43	36.23	1	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1969-1975	6	10	1039	-	21	507	13	3/68	39.00	2.92	79.92	-	-	-
DH Brain (ZIM)	1993-1993	2	4	570	95.0	24	184	12	5/42	15.33	1.93	47.50	1	1	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2007	2	4	756	126.0	40	248	12	5/73	20.66	1.96	63.00	-	1	-
AH Kardar (PAK)	1955-1956	9	11	1206	201.0	80	253	12	3/35	21.08	1.25	100.50	-	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2022-2022	3	6	661	110.1	27	270	12	5/56	22.50	2.45	55.08	-	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1975	2	4	720	90.0	12	322	12	5/66	26.83	2.68	60.00	1	1	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1955-1965	6	8	942	157.0	68	356	12	4/38	29.66	2.26	78.50	1	-	-
L Balaji (IND)	2004-2004	3	6	636	106.0	24	369	12	4/63	30.75	3.48	53.00	1	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2005	3	5	737	122.5	18	389	12	3/37	32.41	3.16	61.41	-	-	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1955-1955	5	9	1580	263.2	130	399	12	5/64	33.25	1.51	131.66	-	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]