Most wickets in career

Records for Test Matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	133	230	44039	7339.5	1794	18180	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	2.47	55.04	45	67
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	273	40705	6784.1	1761	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2023	183	341	39217	6536.1	1700	18234	690	7/42	11/71	26.42	2.78	56.83	32	32
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	132	236	40850	6808.2	1576	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	2.69	65.99	31	35
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	309	33698	5616.2	1304	16719	604	8/15	11/121	27.68	2.97	55.79	28	20
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	243	29248	4874.4	1470	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	5003.1	1144	12688	519	7/37	13/55	24.44	2.53	57.84	32	22
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	122	228	31422	5237.0	1013	15379	496	8/50	13/154	31.00	2.93	63.35	22	23
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	94	178	25113	4185.3	871	11569	489	7/59	13/140	23.65	2.76	51.35	24	34
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	11/60	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	131	227	27740	4623.2	1060	12867	434	9/83	11/146	29.64	2.78	63.91	17	23
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	93	170	25993	4332.1	814	12157	433	9/127	14/184	28.07	2.80	60.03	20	34
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	150	21918	-	809	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	10/147	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	190	28580	4763.2	871	13537	417	8/84	15/217	32.46	2.84	68.53	16	25
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	181	22627	3771.1	871	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	179	22103	3683.5	1001	8501	405	8/45	11/84	20.99	2.30	54.57	21	22
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	13/132	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	-	788	10878	383	8/34	13/106	28.40	2.99	56.95	17	27
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	151	17584	2930.4	614	7876	376	7/22	11/89	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	154	16224	2704.0	516	8788	373	7/76	13/135	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	94	178	21608	3601.2	832	10726	370	7/64	10/108	28.98	2.97	58.40	19	15
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	142	19458	-	727	8258	362	8/58	14/116	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2014	113	187	28814	4802.2	1197	12441	362	7/87	12/149	34.36	2.59	79.59	19	20
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	132	18467	-	652	8493	355	7/83	11/123	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	111	194	23438	3906.2	895	10501	355	7/71	14/191	29.58	2.68	66.02	20	12
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2023	82	156	16242	2707.0	521	9193	333	6/50	11/94	27.60	3.39	48.77	18	14
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	12/139	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	165	17357	-	554	8190	325	8/43	9/92	25.20	2.83	53.40	12	16
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2022	78	149	17417	2902.5	656	8717	317	6/30	10/80	27.49	3.00	54.94	18	10
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	140	16001	2666.5	514	8891	313	8/61	12/127	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	105	188	19160	3193.2	640	10078	311	7/74	10/108	32.40	3.15	61.60	10	11
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2014	92	165	18785	3130.5	624	10247	311	7/87	10/149	32.94	3.27	60.40	15	11
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	150	16531	2755.1	547	9554	310	5/30	9/171	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	9/110	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	148	27115	-	1313	8989	309	8/38	11/157	29.09	1.98	87.75	11	18
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	-	522	6625	307	8/31	12/119	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	86	151	21862	-	1239	7674	297	8/51	13/71	25.83	2.10	73.60	13	17
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2013	166	272	20232	3372.0	848	9535	292	6/54	9/92	32.65	2.82	69.28	7	5
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	124	16586	2764.2	579	8332	291	8/97	11/157	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2023	60	108	11117	1852.5	369	6257	280	7/112	13/144	22.34	3.37	39.70	14	13
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2023	67	128	16354	2725.4	682	6620	275	7/42	10/110	24.07	2.42	59.46	12	12
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	67	118	21364	-	1096	7637	266	7/98	10/194	28.71	2.14	80.31	13	14
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2023	79	143	14229	2371.3	520	7362	265	6/48	10/146	27.78	3.10	53.69	14	11
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2010	61	112	17697	2949.3	517	9082	261	7/77	12/94	34.79	3.07	67.80	8	15
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	2194.5	576	5433	259	6/56	9/108	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	71	137	14234	2372.2	630	6770	259	7/37	9/80	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2023	63	120	13581	2263.3	466	7095	258	7/39	9/73	27.50	3.13	52.63	13	9
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	109	15349	2558.1	493	7642	255	6/65	10/132	29.96	2.98	60.19	14	17
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	70	129	16056	-	595	6261	252	7/39	11/97	24.84	2.33	63.71	9	9
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	113	12680	-	459	5898	249	8/92	14/149	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	63	116	19108	-	805	6704	248	7/72	11/105	27.03	2.10	77.04	16	16
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	122	13909	2318.1	493	7564	248	7/61	12/205	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	60	113	17681	-	547	7328	246	8/71	10/91	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2022	48	89	14255	2375.5	359	7657	244	8/41	14/184	31.38	3.22	58.42	15	16
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	58	97	15963	-	584	7199	242	8/79	12/104	29.74	2.70	65.96	12	16
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	55	101	11396	1899.2	434	5484	239	6/23	10/62	22.94	2.88	47.68	14	9
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2023	63	118	13327	2221.1	558	6242	238	6/67	9/115	26.22	2.81	55.99	8	10
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	51	92	15918	-	574	5876	236	7/44	14/99	24.89	2.21	67.44	11	15
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2002	67	121	15104	2517.2	599	7196	236	8/86	13/132	30.49	2.85	64.00	8	10
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	67	111	17126	-	608	7742	236	9/56	13/101	32.80	2.71	72.56	12	15
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	159	21599	-	974	7999	235	6/73	8/80	34.03	2.22	91.91	8	6
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	62	105	13558	2259.4	501	6999	234	7/46	10/215	29.91	3.09	57.94	9	13
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2023	66	111	14775	2462.3	470	7238	233	7/36	10/124	31.06	2.93	63.41	10	19
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	71	126	14026	2337.4	486	7878	233	6/26	11/180	33.81	3.37	60.19	10	10
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	64	122	11515	1919.1	364	6346	229	6/56	9/118	27.71	3.30	50.28	12	6
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	58	95	11821	1970.1	369	6503	229	6/42	9/92	28.39	3.30	51.62	14	9
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	113	13650	-	419	5251	228	7/38	9/70	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	63	115	13375	2229.1	431	7192	226	7/12	11/76	31.82	3.22	59.18	11	8
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1998-2009	79	137	14951	2491.5	507	7410	226	5/58	8/156	32.78	2.97	66.15	11	3
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	10/102	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	67	126	13907	2317.5	615	6777	221	6/54	9/104	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	104	11698	1949.4	414	6410	218	7/27	10/100	29.40	3.28	53.66	11	13
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	67	14513	-	736	5231	216	7/40	14/199	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2005	65	102	13559	2259.5	595	6079	216	6/73	9/72	28.14	2.69	62.77	16	7
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1994	53	97	12285	2047.3	499	6017	212	8/87	13/217	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	85	11237	1872.5	365	6038	208	8/108	12/107	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	49	86	14070	2345.0	541	6206	208	8/164	10/155	29.83	2.64	67.64	12	13
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	119	12610	2101.4	293	7612	204	6/53	10/112	37.31	3.62	61.81	13	5
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	90	11135	-	382	5174	202	7/54	12/121	25.61	2.78	55.12	8	11
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	49	93	12021	-	415	5387	202	7/40	10/142	26.66	2.68	59.50	12	8
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	90	10535	-	301	5601	200	6/46	9/105	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]