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ICC World Test Championship Records
Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages For ICC World Test Championship

Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
LRPL Taylor (NZ)2019-2022160.3-3-11/0--3.00---
GS Dinusha (SL)
2025-2025112.34752933/229.662.3225.00---
JA Duffy (NZ)
2025-20253154.344927355235/3415.432.2940.3013-
Asif Afridi (PAK)
2025-2025138.362319466/7915.662.4438.50-1-
N Burger (SA)
2023-2024362.414376237144/3316.923.7826.851--
KR Mayers (WI)
2021-202316243.0731458594345/1817.472.4442.88-1-
MG Neser (AUS)
2021-2025495.118571301175/4217.703.1633.5811-
SM Boland (AUS)
2021-202518480.511428851393786/717.852.8936.98321
SR Harmer (SA)
2022-20259331.0701986916496/3718.692.7640.5342-
KA Jamieson (NZ)
2020-202418552.017333121466776/4819.032.6543.01451
JJ Bumrah (IND)
2019-2025421269.1301761535581856/2719.232.8041.16713-
Kashif Ali (PAK)
2025-2025110.02603921/1619.503.9030.00---
J Yadav (IND)
2021-2022233.091989854/4919.602.9639.601--
AR Patel (IND)
2021-202515443.29826601121576/3819.662.5246.66251
JR Hazlewood (AUS)
2019-202532974.4250584826921315/820.542.7644.6477-
I Sharma (IND)
2019-202115327.2791964923445/2220.972.8144.6313-
Babar Azam (PAK)
2019-20253815.02904221/121.002.8045.00---
M Jansen (SA)
2021-202521568.011234081880897/1321.123.3038.29541
N Brand (SA)
2024-2024239.0223417186/11921.374.3829.25-1-
JA Richardson (AUS)
2021-2025247.31528515075/4221.423.1540.71-1-
R Ashwin (IND)
2019-2024411479.0278887441911957/7121.492.8345.509111
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)
2021-202511317.24119041125525/4021.633.5436.6123-
S Joseph (WI)
2024-202511290.03817401105517/6821.663.8134.1144-
PJ Cummins (AUS)
2019-2025521665.0361999048762216/2822.062.9245.2010101
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)
2023-20255171.0301026555255/1622.203.2441.0422-
L Sipamla (SA)
2020-2022369.514419245114/7622.273.5038.091--
K Rabada (SA)
2019-2025361101.0206660636601646/4622.313.3240.2878-
OE Robinson (ENG)
2021-202417523.413631421438635/4922.822.7449.8723-
S Mahmood (ENG)
2022-2022261.01736613762/2122.832.2461.00---
Haris Sohail (PAK)
2019-2021641.0324613862/1123.003.3641.00---
BJ Webster (AUS)
2025-2025760.11336118682/623.253.0945.12---
Shadab Khan (PAK)
2020-2020111.3-694722/1323.504.0834.50---
G Coetzee (SA)
2023-2024477.07462330143/3723.574.2833.00---
JM Anderson (ENG)
2019-2024361141.5329685127631166/4023.812.4159.0645-
MJ Henry (NZ)
2020-202518659.515239592007847/2323.893.0447.1334-
SCJ Broad (ENG)
2019-2023331062.0238637232291346/3124.093.0447.55731
AAP Atkinson (ENG)
2024-202515430.28025821596667/4524.183.7039.12241
Mohammed Shami (IND)
2019-202324658.514539532092855/3524.613.1746.5052-
L Ngidi (SA)
2019-202516326.37219591063436/7124.723.2545.5512-
MA Starc (AUS)
2019-2025531538.5273923353652177/5824.723.4842.541071
S Muthusamy (SA)
2019-20257127.316765470196/11724.733.6840.26121
W O'Rourke (NZ)
2024-202410237.2521424893365/3424.803.7639.5522-
OP Stone (ENG)
2021-2024364.49388274113/3524.904.2335.27---
Noman Ali (PAK)
2021-202519732.411843962233898/4625.083.0449.39383
UT Yadav (IND)
2019-202316386.45923201280515/5325.093.3145.4911-
JA Warrican (WI)
2021-202515500.08330001430567/3225.532.8653.57421
Mukesh Kumar (IND)
2023-2024347.21628417972/025.573.7840.57---
P Jayawickrama (SL)
2021-20225220.0501320642256/9225.682.9152.80221
JC Tongue (ENG)
2023-20256225.2261352926365/4525.724.1037.5522-
JNT Seales (WI)
2021-202526721.313543292458956/6125.873.4045.5643-
KS Williamson (NZ)
2019-2025318.01482611/1626.003.2548.00---
D Paterson (SA)
2020-20247219.5431319656255/6126.242.9852.76-2-
KAJ Roach (WI)
2019-202533964.4213578828791095/4726.412.9853.1033-
A Nortje (SA)
2019-202319509.38130571870706/5626.713.6743.6714-
TA Boult (NZ)
2019-202215561.312533691719645/4326.853.0652.6442-
RA Jadeja (IND)
2019-2025481460.1283876141931567/4226.872.8756.161062
NM Lyon (AUS)
2019-2025552154.34161292760402248/6426.962.8057.7013103
Fawad Alam (PAK)
2020-20221416.01965422/4627.003.3748.00---
Saif Hassan (BAN)
2020-202146.0-362711/2227.004.5036.00---
C Bosch (SA)
2024-2025239.4923816364/6327.164.1039.661--
A Dananjaya (SL)
2019-2019162.0737216465/8027.332.6462.00-1-
JL Pattinson (AUS)
2019-20204114.026684302113/3427.452.6462.18---
MA Wood (ENG)
2020-202523640.39138432115776/3727.463.3049.9034-
JC Archer (ENG)
2019-202516521.29831281597586/4527.533.0653.93-4-
CAK Rajitha (SL)
2019-202410251.4551510810295/5627.933.2152.0612-
GF Linde (SA)
2019-2021378.51747325295/6428.003.1952.5511-
Sajid Khan (PAK)
2021-202512515.26930921765638/4228.013.4249.07442
RMMP Rathnayake (SL)
2024-20255114.516689393143/3928.073.4249.21---
T Murphy (AUS)
2023-20257192.5341157619227/12428.133.2152.5911-
MD Rae (NZ)
2025-2025265.21439222683/4528.253.4549.00---
N Wagner (NZ)
2019-202416535.511732151554554/6628.252.9058.454--
RAS Lakmal (SL)
2019-202211265.2771592679245/4728.292.5566.3321-
BM Tickner (NZ)
2023-2025396.513581340124/3228.333.5148.412--
Al-Amin Hossain (BAN)
2019-2019122.431368533/8528.333.7545.33---
AY Patel (NZ)
2019-202516634.5111380920987410/11928.353.3051.47262
AM Fernando (SL)
2021-202521542.37032551968696/5128.523.6247.17521
BA Carse (ENG)
2024-202513414.55624891570556/4228.543.7845.25411
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)
2024-202510257.0391542942335/4328.543.6646.7212-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)
2019-202528903.318054212837996/5128.653.1454.751031
MJ Santner (NZ)
2019-202410336.45120201033367/5328.693.0656.11121
MJ Potts (ENG)
2022-20249306.5711841947334/1328.693.0855.782--
CR Woakes (ENG)
2019-2025341043.3233626131681105/5028.803.0356.9132-
PWA Mulder (SA)
2020-202521293.0721758869304/3228.962.9658.601--
BE Hendricks (SA)
2020-2020138.3523117565/6429.164.5438.50-1-
BA Stokes (ENG)
2019-202561972.1151583332321105/2329.383.3253.0242-
J Blackwood (WI)
2019-20232719.431185921/429.503.0059.00---
KA Maharaj (SA)
2019-2025361172.4215703635551207/3229.623.0358.6327-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)
2020-2025451167.5206700741241396/1529.663.5350.4185-
IS Sodhi (NZ)
2022-20244142.518857508176/8629.883.5550.41-1-
Khurram Shahzad (PAK)
2023-20256151.020906600206/9030.003.9745.30-1-
KT Maphaka (SA)
2025-2025121.211289032/4330.004.2142.66---
J Hull (ENG)
2024-2024117.0-1029133/5330.335.3534.00---
V Permaul (WI)
2021-20223123.512743395135/3530.383.1857.15-1-
DJ Malan (ENG)
2021-2022711.0-666122/3330.505.5433.00---
TG Southee (NZ)
2019-2024371293.2307776038781275/3230.532.9961.1066-
B Doggett (AUS)
2025-2025248.2429021573/5130.714.4441.42---
SN Thakur (IND)
2021-202512266.53616011015337/6130.753.8048.5111-
Mominul Haque (BAN)
2019-20253154.0332421773/431.004.0146.28---
GD Phillips (NZ)
2020-202517287.02617221024335/4531.033.5652.1811-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)
2021-202410310.25418621029336/6431.183.3156.4211-
Rehan Ahmed (ENG)
2022-20245173.0191038687225/4831.223.9747.1811-
JG Bethell (ENG)
2024-2025521.211289433/7231.334.4042.66---
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)
2019-202513419.412625181073346/5431.552.5574.0511-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)
2022-2022396.011576349115/8831.723.6352.36-1-
RTM Mendis (SL)
2021-202514607.07036421924606/7032.063.1660.70441
BV Sears (NZ)
2024-2024133.0519816154/9032.204.8739.601--
MR Marsh (AUS)
2019-202415134.214806524165/4632.753.9050.37-1-
Aamer Jamal (PAK)
2023-20258148.57893690216/6932.854.6342.52-2-
Washington Sundar (IND)
2021-202517364.44121881187367/5932.973.2560.77311
DC Thomas (WI)
2022-2022116.01966622/5333.004.1248.00---
JA Raval (NZ)
2019-2020413.01783311/3333.002.5378.00---
C Overton (ENG)
2019-20225161.232968464143/1433.142.8769.14---
DM Bess (ENG)
2020-202112385.28123121102335/3033.392.8570.0622-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)
2022-202519984.112959053284976/4233.853.3360.87391
AS Joseph (WI)
2020-202529822.310849353183945/2733.863.8652.5032-
TM Head (AUS)
2019-202556150.513905543164/1033.933.6056.561--
Hasan Ali (PAK)
2021-202514386.07923161192355/5134.053.0866.17-31
S Nadeem (IND)
2019-2021276.21145827382/1834.123.5757.25---
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)
2022-202510438.35926311580467/11434.343.6057.19521
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)
2023-20256160.014960756224/6234.364.7243.632--
Taijul Islam (BAN)
2019-2025251200.4228720435811047/11634.432.9869.26681
Saim Ayub (PAK)
2024-2025824.4214813842/10134.505.5937.00---
MJ Leach (ENG)
2019-2024301181.5241709136901065/6634.813.1266.891031
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)
2019-20259285.4411714906266/10534.843.1765.92-2-
LB Williams (SA)
2022-2022230.5518510533/5435.003.4061.66---
Naseem Shah (PAK)
2019-202420568.38534112108605/3135.133.7056.8521-
O Shields (WI)
2025-2025242.0625217652/3435.204.1950.40---
MVT Fernando (SL)
2019-202519502.37330151772505/10135.443.5260.3021-
Akash Deep (IND)
2024-202510256.04015361002286/9935.783.9154.85111
D Pretorius (SA)
2019-2020380.02248025272/2636.003.1568.57---
TW Hartley (ENG)
2024-20245250.4301504795227/6236.133.1768.3611-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)
2019-202517423.35825411715474/2136.484.0454.064--
C Green (AUS)
2020-202536402.56824171394385/2736.683.4663.60-1-
VD Philander (SA)
2019-20206161.549971368104/1636.802.2797.101--
PHKD Mendis (SL)
2022-20251421.0-12611233/3237.335.3342.00---
JO Holder (WI)
2019-202429844.021450642204596/4237.352.6185.8313-
SPD Smith (AUS)
2019-20255821.541317521/937.503.4365.50---
M Theekshana (SL)
2022-2022260.51036518852/2837.603.0973.00---
Rubel Hossain (BAN)
2020-2020125.5315511333/11337.664.3751.66---
C de Grandhomme (NZ)
2019-202210212.5511277496133/7838.152.3398.23---
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)
2021-202413366.46922001107295/9638.173.0175.8621-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)
2019-2025291054.116563253332875/6138.293.1672.7072-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)
2023-2023130.0101807721/1938.502.5690.00---
SM Curran (ENG)
2019-202112282.1581693890234/5838.693.1573.601--
L Embuldeniya (SL)
2019-202213635.310938132017527/13738.783.1773.32231
Zahid Mahmood (PAK)
2022-2024478.34471505134/23538.846.4336.231--
JP Greaves (WI)
2024-202514222.0321332779203/5638.953.5066.60---
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)
2021-202412318.04019081109285/10639.603.4868.1411-
T Natarajan (IND)
2021-2021138.2723011933/7839.663.1076.66---
R de Swardt (SA)
2024-2024245.01027012132/6140.332.6890.00---
ST Gabriel (WI)
2019-202315408.36524511460365/7540.553.5768.0811-
Abu Jayed (BAN)
2019-20217170.0291020610154/9840.663.5868.002--
AK Markram (SA)
2019-20253379.1847524562/2740.833.0979.16---
Shoriful Islam (BAN)
2021-202410257.0561542792193/6941.683.0881.15---
PVD Chameera (SL)
2021-20214105.1963133783/6942.123.2078.87---
PM Siddle (AUS)
2019-2019397.02158229572/5242.143.0483.14---
MD Shanaka (SL)
2020-2021353.5732317042/4242.503.1580.75---
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)
2024-202518665.15039912509595/4142.523.7767.6423-
K Sinclair (WI)
2024-2025492.0655238493/6142.664.1761.33---
G Motie (WI)
2022-20259200.4241204687163/4942.933.4275.25---
NA Saini (IND)
2021-2021241.5525117242/5443.004.1162.75---
KTH Ratnayake (SL)
2025-20252100.4560438993/10243.223.8667.11---
KN Peiris (SL)
2024-20253131.312789520126/17043.333.9565.75-1-
JD Unadkat (IND)
2022-2023353.01331813032/5043.332.45106.00---
Mir Hamza (PAK)
2022-20256182.1361093565134/3243.463.1084.071--
Nahid Rana (BAN)
2024-20258199.0131194922215/6143.904.6356.8511-
Asad Shafiq (PAK)
2019-2020812.0-724411/2444.003.6672.00---
Yasir Shah (PAK)
2019-202213493.45429621825414/5844.513.6972.245--
MM Ali (ENG)
2019-20239315.03218901160264/9844.613.6872.692--
JE Root (ENG)
2019-202573628.48537722207495/845.043.5176.9721-
K Nitish Kumar Reddy (IND)
2024-20251086.0551636682/3245.754.2564.50---
MJ Swepson (AUS)
2022-20224148.414892458103/5545.803.0889.20---
D Olivier (SA)
2022-20246142.021852508113/6446.183.5777.45---
MG Bracewell (NZ)
2022-20257264.4461588936204/7546.803.5379.401--
R Ravindra (NZ)
2021-202518171.0341026515113/3346.813.0193.27---
MW Parkinson (ENG)
2022-2022115.3-934711/4747.003.0393.00---
RRS Cornwall (WI)
2019-20239416.47625001195255/7447.802.86100.0011-
WG Jacks (ENG)
2022-20255105.010630478106/16147.804.5563.00-1-
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)
2021-2021111.01664811/4848.004.3666.00---
KC Brathwaite (WI)
2019-202541150.48904540113/2549.093.5882.18---
KAR Hodge (WI)
2024-20251344.0126419742/4449.254.4766.00---
JDF Vandersay (SL)
2022-2025248.0-28825053/18250.005.2057.60---
P Subrayen (SA)
2025-2025130.4118410022/7850.003.2692.00---
D Elgar (SA)
2019-2024308.1-495011/450.006.1249.00---
DL Piedt (SA)
2019-20245154.318927656135/8950.464.2471.30-1-
DM de Silva (SL)
2019-202535375.24322521266253/2550.643.3790.08---
TD Astle (NZ)
2020-2020140.0124015232/11150.663.8080.00---
Harshit Rana (IND)
2024-2024245.0627020343/4850.754.5167.50---
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)
2021-2022250.01330015432/4651.333.08100.00---
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)
2020-202312211.0561266668132/2951.383.1697.38---
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)
2019-202515425.57325551545306/4651.503.6285.1611-
NG Smith (NZ)
2024-2025372.2743437874/8654.005.2262.001--
Usman Shinwari (PAK)
2019-2019115.04905411/5454.003.6090.00---
CK Holder (WI)
2020-2020126.0115611022/11055.004.2378.00---
Agha Salman (PAK)
2022-202523309.13018551161203/7558.053.7592.75---
RL Chase (WI)
2019-202525592.16135532215385/8358.283.7493.5012-
DW Lawrence (ENG)
2021-20241240.01124011721/058.502.92120.00---
DJ Mitchell (NZ)
2020-20252983.12149923541/758.752.82124.75---
A Phillip (WI)
2022-20256137.011822659103/7065.904.8182.20---
SC Kuggeleijn (NZ)
2024-2024232.0319213322/7566.504.1596.00---
Mohammad Ali (PAK)
2022-20244104.01162440662/6467.663.90104.00---
MD Fisher (ENG)
2022-2022127.061627111/6771.002.62162.00---
MDK Perera (SL)
2019-20215182.114109358484/10973.003.20136.621--
Imran Khan (PAK)
2019-2019124.031447311/7373.003.04144.00---
ZG Foulkes (NZ)
2025-20253103.02261829442/3273.502.85154.50---
WER Somerville (NZ)
2019-20215188.224113059783/8374.623.16141.25---
RA Reifer (WI)
2022-2023523.021387511/3675.003.26138.00---
J Overton (ENG)
2022-2025275.0645031042/9877.504.13112.50---
Haris Rauf (PAK)
2022-2022113.01787811/7878.006.0078.00---
A Athanaze (WI)
2023-20251726.021567911/5379.003.03156.00---
JL Denly (ENG)
2019-20201049.01029416222/4281.003.30147.00---
NE Bonner (WI)
2021-20221519.021148211/1682.004.31114.00---
A Kamboj (IND)
2025-2025118.011088911/8989.004.94108.00---
PW Hasaranga (SL)
2020-20214112.2867440344/171100.753.58168.501--
TL Moreki (SA)
2024-2024266.21139820221/32101.003.04199.00---
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)
2022-2022259.4835823121/71115.503.87179.00---
GA Stuurman (SA)
2022-2022229.0517412411/124124.004.27174.00---
LA Dawson (ENG)
2025-2025162.01237214011/45140.002.25372.00---
M Labuschagne (AUS)
2019-202557153.21592056141/9140.253.65230.00---
J Layne (WI)
2025-2025239.0123416511/47165.004.23234.00---
K Pierre (WI)
2025-2025267.0340224611/91246.003.67402.00---
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

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]