Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets For ICC World Test Championship

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
NM Lyon (AUS)	2019-2025	53	95	12597	2099.3	405	5883	219	8/64	26.86	2.80	57.52	13	10
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2025	51	95	9786	1631.0	354	4759	215	6/28	22.13	2.91	45.51	10	10
R Ashwin (IND)	2019-2024	41	78	8874	1479.0	278	4191	195	7/71	21.49	2.83	45.50	9	11
MA Starc (AUS)	2019-2025	49	95	8562	1427.0	262	4912	191	6/9	25.71	3.44	44.82	10	5
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2019-2025	40	75	7243	1207.1	284	3410	177	6/27	19.26	2.82	40.92	7	12
K Rabada (SA)	2019-2025	35	63	6432	1072.0	201	3562	162	6/46	21.98	3.32	39.70	7	8
RA Jadeja (IND)	2019-2025	46	85	8254	1375.4	273	3974	146	7/42	27.21	2.88	56.53	8	6
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2019-2023	33	63	6372	1062.0	238	3229	134	6/31	24.09	3.04	47.55	7	3
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	43	80	6713	1118.5	200	3950	133	6/15	29.69	3.53	50.47	8	5
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2019-2025	32	61	5848	974.4	250	2692	131	5/8	20.54	2.76	44.64	7	7
TG Southee (NZ)	2019-2024	37	73	7760	1293.2	307	3878	127	5/32	30.53	2.99	61.10	6	6
JM Anderson (ENG)	2019-2024	36	65	6851	1141.5	329	2763	116	6/40	23.81	2.41	59.06	4	5
CR Woakes (ENG)	2019-2025	34	66	6261	1043.3	233	3168	110	5/50	28.80	3.03	56.91	3	2
MJ Leach (ENG)	2019-2024	30	51	7091	1181.5	241	3690	106	5/66	34.81	3.12	66.89	10	3
KA Maharaj (SA)	2019-2025	33	51	6394	1065.4	205	3240	105	7/32	30.85	3.04	60.89	2	6
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2019-2025	25	43	7204	1200.4	228	3581	104	7/116	34.43	2.98	69.26	6	8
KAJ Roach (WI)	2019-2025	30	56	5326	887.4	192	2640	99	5/47	26.66	2.97	53.79	3	2
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2025	27	46	5265	877.3	178	2742	98	6/51	27.97	3.12	53.72	10	3
BA Stokes (ENG)	2019-2025	57	74	5392	898.4	145	2950	97	5/72	30.41	3.28	55.58	4	1
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	19	35	5905	984.1	129	3284	97	6/42	33.85	3.33	60.87	3	9
AS Joseph (WI)	2020-2025	29	54	4935	822.3	108	3183	94	5/27	33.86	3.86	52.50	3	2
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	23	43	3728	621.2	121	2120	89	6/61	23.82	3.41	41.88	4	3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2019-2025	29	48	6325	1054.1	165	3332	87	5/61	38.29	3.16	72.70	7	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2019-2023	24	45	3953	658.5	145	2092	85	5/35	24.61	3.17	46.50	5	2
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	18	34	4192	698.4	115	2101	85	8/46	24.71	3.00	49.31	3	8
MJ Henry (NZ)	2020-2024	17	34	3761	626.5	141	1935	80	7/23	24.18	3.08	47.01	3	4
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	18	34	3312	552.0	173	1466	77	6/48	19.03	2.65	43.01	4	5
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	32	2929	488.1	86	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3
MA Wood (ENG)	2020-2024	22	40	3777	629.3	90	2071	77	6/37	26.89	3.28	49.05	3	4
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	21	35	3255	542.3	70	1968	69	6/51	28.52	3.62	47.17	5	2
AY Patel (NZ)	2019-2024	15	27	3371	561.5	85	1962	68	10/119	28.85	3.49	49.57	2	6
TA Boult (NZ)	2019-2022	15	30	3369	561.3	125	1719	64	5/43	26.85	3.06	52.64	4	2
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	17	31	3142	523.4	136	1438	63	5/49	22.82	2.74	49.87	2	3
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	14	27	2232	372.0	95	1025	62	6/7	16.53	2.75	36.00	2	2
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2021-2025	11	21	2903	483.5	66	1631	62	8/42	26.30	3.37	46.82	4	4
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	12	23	2144	357.2	63	1312	60	7/45	21.86	3.67	35.73	2	4
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	26	3642	607.0	70	1924	60	6/70	32.06	3.16	60.70	4	4
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2024	20	33	3411	568.3	85	2108	60	5/31	35.13	3.70	56.85	2	1
JO Holder (WI)	2019-2024	29	53	5064	844.0	214	2204	59	6/42	37.35	2.61	85.83	1	3
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	18	31	3991	665.1	50	2509	59	5/41	42.52	3.77	67.64	2	3
JA Warrican (WI)	2021-2025	15	26	3000	500.0	83	1430	56	7/32	25.53	2.86	53.57	4	2
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	14	27	2540	423.2	96	1064	55	6/38	19.34	2.51	46.18	2	5
N Wagner (NZ)	2019-2024	16	32	3215	535.5	117	1554	55	4/66	28.25	2.90	58.45	4	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	13	21	3813	635.3	109	2017	52	7/137	38.78	3.17	73.32	2	3
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2025	11	21	1740	290.0	38	1105	51	7/68	21.66	3.81	34.11	4	4
UT Yadav (IND)	2019-2023	16	32	2320	386.4	59	1280	51	5/53	25.09	3.31	45.49	1	1
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2025	19	33	3015	502.3	73	1772	50	5/101	35.44	3.52	60.30	2	1
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	13	25	2648	441.2	84	1353	49	6/45	27.61	3.06	54.04	-	3
JE Root (ENG)	2019-2025	69	84	3718	619.4	85	2163	49	5/8	44.14	3.49	75.87	2	1
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2019-2025	17	27	2541	423.3	58	1715	47	4/21	36.48	4.04	54.06	4	-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2025	10	19	2631	438.3	59	1580	46	7/114	34.34	3.60	57.19	5	2
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2021-2025	9	18	1525	254.1	35	896	44	5/40	20.36	3.52	34.65	1	3
I Sharma (IND)	2019-2021	15	27	1964	327.2	79	923	44	5/22	20.97	2.81	44.63	1	3
L Ngidi (SA)	2019-2025	16	27	1959	326.3	72	1063	43	6/71	24.72	3.25	45.55	1	2
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2019-2022	13	22	2962	493.4	54	1825	41	4/58	44.51	3.69	72.24	5	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	10	18	1424	237.2	52	893	36	5/34	24.80	3.76	39.55	2	2
MJ Santner (NZ)	2019-2024	10	19	2020	336.4	51	1033	36	7/53	28.69	3.06	56.11	1	2
BA Carse (ENG)	2024-2025	9	18	1867	311.1	45	1084	36	6/42	30.11	3.48	51.86	2	1
ST Gabriel (WI)	2019-2023	15	28	2451	408.3	65	1460	36	5/75	40.55	3.57	68.08	1	1
Washington Sundar (IND)	2021-2025	15	26	1894	315.4	34	1059	35	7/59	30.25	3.35	54.11	3	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	14	27	2316	386.0	79	1192	35	5/51	34.05	3.08	66.17	-	3
C Green (AUS)	2020-2025	32	44	2190	365.0	63	1236	35	5/27	35.31	3.38	62.57	-	1
RL Chase (WI)	2019-2025	22	34	3037	506.1	58	1858	35	5/83	53.08	3.67	86.77	1	2
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	16	26	1458	243.0	73	594	34	5/18	17.47	2.44	42.88	-	1
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2019-2025	13	21	2518	419.4	126	1073	34	6/54	31.55	2.55	74.05	1	1
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2025	10	18	1542	257.0	39	942	33	5/43	28.54	3.66	46.72	1	2
MJ Potts (ENG)	2022-2024	9	17	1841	306.5	71	947	33	4/13	28.69	3.08	55.78	2	-
SN Thakur (IND)	2021-2025	12	21	1601	266.5	36	1015	33	7/61	30.75	3.80	48.51	1	1
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2021-2024	10	18	1862	310.2	54	1029	33	6/64	31.18	3.31	56.42	1	1
DM Bess (ENG)	2020-2021	12	19	2312	385.2	81	1102	33	5/30	33.39	2.85	70.06	2	2
GD Phillips (NZ)	2020-2024	15	19	1602	267.0	23	963	31	5/45	31.06	3.60	51.67	1	1
PWA Mulder (SA)	2020-2025	19	31	1644	274.0	65	834	30	4/32	27.80	3.04	54.80	1	-
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2019-2025	15	22	2555	425.5	73	1545	30	6/46	51.50	3.62	85.16	1	1
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2019-2024	10	15	1510	251.4	55	810	29	5/56	27.93	3.21	52.06	1	2
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2021-2024	13	22	2200	366.4	69	1107	29	5/96	38.17	3.01	75.86	2	1
Akash Deep (IND)	2024-2025	10	18	1536	256.0	40	1002	28	6/99	35.78	3.91	54.85	1	1
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)	2021-2024	12	21	1908	318.0	40	1109	28	5/106	39.60	3.48	68.14	1	1
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2019-2025	9	15	1714	285.4	41	906	26	6/105	34.84	3.17	65.92	-	2
MM Ali (ENG)	2019-2023	9	16	1890	315.0	32	1160	26	4/98	44.61	3.68	72.69	2	-
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2023-2025	5	9	1026	171.0	30	555	25	5/16	22.20	3.24	41.04	2	2
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2021-2022	5	10	1320	220.0	50	642	25	6/92	25.68	2.91	52.80	2	2
D Paterson (SA)	2020-2024	7	13	1319	219.5	43	656	25	5/61	26.24	2.98	52.76	-	2
RRS Cornwall (WI)	2019-2023	9	16	2500	416.4	76	1195	25	5/74	47.80	2.86	100.00	1	1
DM de Silva (SL)	2019-2025	35	49	2252	375.2	43	1266	25	3/25	50.64	3.37	90.08	-	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2022-2025	6	10	1240	206.4	42	639	24	4/51	26.62	3.09	51.66	2	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2019-2022	11	17	1592	265.2	77	679	24	5/47	28.29	2.55	66.33	2	1
JC Tongue (ENG)	2023-2025	4	8	1014	169.0	21	703	24	5/125	29.29	4.15	42.25	1	1
SM Curran (ENG)	2019-2021	12	22	1693	282.1	58	890	23	4/58	38.69	3.15	73.60	1	-
T Murphy (AUS)	2023-2025	7	12	1157	192.5	34	619	22	7/124	28.13	3.21	52.59	1	1
Rehan Ahmed (ENG)	2022-2024	5	9	1038	173.0	19	687	22	5/48	31.22	3.97	47.18	1	1
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)	2023-2025	6	11	960	160.0	14	756	22	4/62	34.36	4.72	43.63	2	-
TW Hartley (ENG)	2024-2024	5	9	1504	250.4	30	795	22	7/62	36.13	3.17	68.36	1	1
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2023-2025	8	11	893	148.5	7	690	21	6/69	32.85	4.63	42.52	-	2
Nahid Rana (BAN)	2024-2025	8	13	1194	199.0	13	922	21	5/61	43.90	4.63	56.85	1	1
Khurram Shahzad (PAK)	2023-2025	6	9	906	151.0	20	600	20	6/90	30.00	3.97	45.30	-	1
Agha Salman (PAK)	2022-2025	22	31	1843	307.1	30	1151	20	3/75	57.55	3.74	92.15	-	-
Shoriful Islam (BAN)	2021-2024	10	17	1542	257.0	56	792	19	3/69	41.68	3.08	81.15	-	-
MG Bracewell (NZ)	2022-2023	6	12	1246	207.4	34	795	19	4/75	41.84	3.82	65.57	1	-
S Muthusamy (SA)	2019-2025	5	8	663	110.3	15	419	18	6/117	23.27	3.79	36.83	1	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]