Bowling Most Wickets Career

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	18	28	5173	862.1	193	2309	74	7/59	31.20	2.67	69.90	3	4	2
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	14	26	3194	532.2	147	1309	66	6/68	19.83	2.45	48.39	4	3	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	14	28	5068	844.4	161	2170	66	5/68	32.87	2.56	76.78	2	3	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2000	19	32	3274	545.4	152	1340	63	5/43	21.26	2.45	51.96	3	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2022	11	21	2722	453.4	87	1360	62	6/46	21.93	2.99	43.90	7	3	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	15	29	3662	610.2	95	1919	60	5/34	31.98	3.14	61.03	4	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	13	24	3167	527.5	132	1507	59	5/43	25.54	2.85	53.67	3	5	2
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	14	26	2881	480.1	130	1287	58	6/40	22.18	2.68	49.67	1	5	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	11	21	1903	317.1	53	1077	57	6/50	18.89	3.39	33.38	2	6	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1991-2002	13	22	2163	360.3	53	1273	56	6/34	22.73	3.53	38.62	3	4	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2015	16	26	3986	664.2	96	2108	53	7/62	39.77	3.17	75.20	2	2	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2009	11	18	2760	460.0	120	1205	51	7/130	23.62	2.61	54.11	3	3	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	8	16	2726	454.2	68	1344	51	7/76	26.35	2.95	53.45	-	5	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2015	13	25	2931	488.3	91	1452	50	5/38	29.04	2.97	58.62	-	5	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2006	13	24	2481	413.3	120	1072	48	6/30	22.33	2.59	51.68	3	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	10	14	1788	298.0	76	673	46	8/58	14.63	2.25	38.86	2	3	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2019	10	20	2276	379.2	94	1005	45	6/30	22.33	2.64	50.57	2	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1982-1994	14	26	2715	452.3	128	1195	45	5/110	26.55	2.64	60.33	2	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	11	21	2095	349.1	59	1196	43	5/54	27.81	3.42	48.72	3	3	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2024	10	18	3074	512.2	86	1564	42	5/70	37.23	3.05	73.19	2	3	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	9	18	1641	273.3	46	947	41	6/55	23.09	3.46	40.02	3	1	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	9	18	1457	242.5	63	685	39	5/45	17.56	2.82	37.35	1	3	1
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2025	11	19	3268	544.4	96	1638	39	5/72	42.00	3.00	83.79	4	2	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1983-1987	6	11	1405	234.1	85	473	37	5/29	12.78	2.01	37.97	5	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2004	8	15	1828	304.4	84	823	37	5/37	22.24	2.70	49.40	2	2	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2007	9	17	2172	362.0	74	1105	37	5/92	29.86	3.05	58.70	2	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	10	17	1894	315.4	56	1045	36	9/129	29.02	3.31	52.61	1	2	1
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2017	12	21	2172	362.0	66	1292	36	5/54	35.88	3.56	60.33	-	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2006	12	22	1999	333.1	69	1043	35	4/39	29.80	3.13	57.11	4	-	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2009	7	12	2252	375.2	61	1159	35	7/118	33.11	3.08	64.34	2	2	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2000	7	14	2797	466.1	119	1186	34	5/89	34.88	2.54	82.26	3	1	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	10	16	2467	411.1	77	1242	34	5/62	36.52	3.02	72.55	2	2	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2022	7	14	1646	274.2	65	783	33	5/41	23.72	2.85	49.87	1	2	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2002	9	14	2038	339.4	92	873	33	4/79	26.45	2.57	61.75	3	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2021	12	23	2490	415.0	91	1210	33	4/21	36.66	2.91	75.45	2	-	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2012	12	23	2247	374.3	50	1346	33	6/135	40.78	3.59	68.09	2	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2021	11	19	1676	279.2	55	879	32	5/100	27.46	3.14	52.37	1	1	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	8	14	2377	396.1	90	1038	31	5/116	33.48	2.62	76.67	4	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2001	6	11	1236	206.0	58	556	29	5/54	19.17	2.69	42.62	-	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2011-2012	5	10	1347	224.3	29	638	28	6/82	22.78	2.84	48.10	2	2	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2009	9	15	1769	294.5	44	1084	28	5/72	38.71	3.67	63.17	1	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1988-1996	7	13	1534	255.4	60	735	27	4/53	27.22	2.87	56.81	2	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2002-2006	9	17	1997	332.5	63	887	27	3/42	32.85	2.66	73.96	-	-	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1994	5	10	1273	212.1	81	386	26	6/12	14.84	1.81	48.96	-	3	1
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1986	6	11	1086	181.0	53	485	26	6/45	18.65	2.67	41.76	1	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	15	28	1810	301.4	83	856	26	4/39	32.92	2.83	69.61	1	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2006	10	18	2057	342.5	87	915	26	5/35	35.19	2.66	79.11	2	1	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1985-1987	5	8	1142	190.2	60	491	24	7/51	20.45	2.57	47.58	2	1	1
M Prabhakar (IND)	1990-1994	7	13	1089	181.3	51	492	24	4/82	20.50	2.71	45.37	1	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2017-2022	7	14	1019	169.5	41	565	24	4/100	23.54	3.32	42.45	1	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2004	5	10	995	165.5	23	606	24	5/60	25.25	3.65	41.45	-	2	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2015-2021	7	13	1080	180.0	28	613	24	8/62	25.54	3.40	45.00	-	2	1
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2013	10	15	1539	256.3	24	1109	24	5/86	46.20	4.32	64.12	2	1	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2017-2025	9	14	2292	382.0	46	1281	24	4/74	53.37	3.35	95.50	2	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2021	9	17	1378	229.4	60	482	23	5/27	20.95	2.09	59.91	1	2	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2023	6	11	1034	172.2	26	580	23	5/31	25.21	3.36	44.95	-	1	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2005-2009	6	12	1204	200.4	36	677	23	6/54	29.43	3.37	52.34	2	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2013	7	13	1402	233.4	38	725	23	4/63	31.52	3.10	60.95	1	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2018	8	15	1350	225.0	30	802	23	4/66	34.86	3.56	58.69	4	-	-
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1997	10	14	2148	358.0	108	818	23	4/48	35.56	2.28	93.39	1	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1983-1987	5	9	1132	188.4	53	448	22	5/63	20.36	2.37	51.45	2	1	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1991-1995	6	10	980	163.2	36	458	22	5/84	20.81	2.80	44.54	-	1	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1999-2000	5	9	1416	236.0	61	547	22	5/38	24.86	2.31	64.36	1	1	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2014	5	10	1125	187.3	31	629	22	5/64	28.59	3.35	51.13	1	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2024	5	10	865	144.1	44	401	21	3/9	19.09	2.78	41.19	-	-	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	745	124.1	35	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	1053	175.3	33	503	20	7/39	25.15	2.86	52.65	1	1	-
M Morkel (SA)	2011-2014	5	10	955	159.1	35	525	20	4/29	26.25	3.29	47.75	2	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1991-1995	4	7	1083	180.3	33	577	20	5/153	28.85	3.19	54.15	1	1	-
A Mishra (IND)	2009-2015	5	9	1178	196.2	21	615	20	4/43	30.75	3.13	58.90	1	-	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2017	3	6	1231	205.1	19	711	20	5/125	35.55	3.46	61.55	3	1	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	7	11	1687	281.1	68	716	20	5/78	35.80	2.54	84.35	-	1	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2011-2014	7	13	2203	367.1	74	924	20	4/56	46.20	2.51	110.15	2	-	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2011-2013	4	7	791	131.5	38	345	19	5/54	18.15	2.61	41.63	2	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-1998	6	7	796	132.4	18	491	19	5/62	25.84	3.70	41.89	1	2	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-1998	5	7	1079	179.5	36	525	19	5/106	27.63	2.91	56.78	2	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	6	11	1023	170.3	31	608	19	4/52	32.00	3.56	53.84	2	-	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2023	5	9	864	144.0	29	489	18	5/77	27.16	3.39	48.00	1	1	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2014-2023	6	12	1146	191.0	36	680	18	4/48	37.77	3.56	63.66	1	-	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	4	444	74.0	22	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2	1
J Srinath (IND)	1993-2001	6	9	909	151.3	30	491	17	5/114	28.88	3.24	53.47	1	1	-
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	5	9	900	150.0	16	545	17	5/118	32.05	3.63	52.94	-	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1999-2004	6	11	1222	203.4	45	569	17	4/76	33.47	2.79	71.88	1	-	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2018-2024	6	10	1320	220.0	49	608	17	6/90	35.76	2.76	77.64	-	2	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1994-2000	6	10	1240	206.4	28	689	17	3/34	40.52	3.33	72.94	-	-	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	7	11	1568	261.2	65	754	17	5/82	44.35	2.88	92.23	1	1	-
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2010	5	10	1495	249.1	52	773	17	4/115	45.47	3.10	87.94	1	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2022	4	6	562	93.4	25	229	16	6/23	14.31	2.44	35.12	1	1	1
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	555	92.3	19	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	2007-2007	2	4	568	94.4	23	281	16	4/26	17.56	2.96	35.50	4	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-2001	4	6	672	112.0	21	376	16	4/50	23.50	3.35	42.00	2	-	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2014-2017	4	7	786	131.0	21	406	16	4/41	25.37	3.09	49.12	1	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1989	3	5	788	131.2	31	407	16	5/67	25.43	3.09	49.25	-	2	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2005-2012	5	10	837	139.3	26	458	16	4/71	28.62	3.28	52.31	2	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2002	6	10	1081	180.1	42	501	16	4/55	31.31	2.78	67.56	1	-	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2017	7	14	967	161.1	27	606	16	2/21	37.87	3.76	60.43	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1982-1982	3	6	907	151.1	46	329	15	6/141	21.93	2.17	60.46	1	1	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	3	6	696	116.0	30	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1983-1984	4	8	785	130.5	33	360	15	4/47	24.00	2.75	52.33	3	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-30, 2025 [Test # 2615 - Live]
>> 4/0 (1.0 ov, TM Head 0*, SM Boland 4*, AAP Atkinson 0/4) - Stumps

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

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