Test Records :- Most Wickets

# Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts Ave Best 5w 10w Span
1 Muttiah Muralitharan SL 133 44039 18180 800 22.73 9-51 67 22 1992-2010
2 Shane Warne Aus 145 40705 17995 708 25.42 8-71 37 10 1992-2007
3 James Anderson Eng 188 40037 18627 704 26.46 7-42 32 3 2003-2024
4 Anil Kumble Ind 132 40850 18355 619 29.65 10-74 35 8 1990-2008
5 Stuart Broad Eng 167 33698 16719 604 27.68 8-15 20 3 2007-2023
6 Glenn McGrath Aus 124 29248 12186 563 21.64 8-24 29 3 1993-2007
7 Nathan Lyon Aus 140 34514 16952 562 30.16 8-50 24 5 2011
8 Ravichandran Ashwin Ind 106 27246 12891 537 24.01 7-59 37 8 2011-2024
9 Courtney Walsh WI 132 30019 12688 519 24.45 7-37 22 3 1984-2001
10 Dale Steyn SA 93 18608 10077 439 22.95 7-51 26 5 2004-2019
11 Kapil Dev Ind 131 27740 12867 434 29.65 9-83 23 2 1978-1994
12 Rangana Herath SL 93 25993 12157 433 28.08 9-127 34 9 1999-2018
13 Richard Hadlee NZ 86 21918 9611 431 22.30 9-52 36 9 1973-1990
14 Shaun Pollock SA 108 24353 9733 421 23.12 7-87 16 1 1995-2008
15 Mitchell Starc Aus 102 19467 11113 420 26.46 7-58 18 3 2011
16 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 28580 13537 417 32.46 8-84 25 5 1998-2015
17 Wasim Akram Pak 104 22627 9779 414 23.62 7-119 25 5 1985-2002
18 Curtly Ambrose WI 98 22103 8501 405 20.99 8-45 22 3 1988-2000
19 Tim Southee NZ 107 23490 11832 391 30.26 7-64 15 1 2008-2024
20 Makhaya Ntini SA 101 20834 11242 390 28.83 7-37 18 4 1998-2009
21 Ian Botham Eng 102 21815 10878 383 28.40 8-34 27 4 1977-1992
22 Malcolm Marshall WI 81 17584 7876 376 20.95 7-22 22 4 1978-1991
23 Waqar Younis Pak 87 16224 8788 373 23.56 7-76 22 5 1989-2000
24 Daniel Vettori NZ 113 28814 12441 362 34.37 7-87 20 3 1997-2015
25 Imran Khan Pak 88 19458 8258 362 22.81 8-58 23 6 1971-1992
26 Chaminda Vaas SL 111 23408 10483 355 29.53 7-71 12 2 1994-2009
27 Dennis Lillee Aus 70 18467 8493 355 23.92 7-83 23 7 1971-1984
28 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 89 20241 8741 348 25.12 7-42 15 3 2012
29 Kagiso Rabada SA 73 13436 7493 340 22.04 7-112 17 4 2015
30 Allan Donald SA 72 15519 7344 330 22.25 8-71 20 3 1992-2002
31 Bob Willis Eng 90 17357 8190 325 25.20 8-43 16 0 1971-1984
32 Trent Boult NZ 78 17417 8717 317 27.50 6-30 9 1 2011-2022
33 Mitchell Johnson Aus 73 16001 8891 313 28.41 8-61 12 3 2007-2015
34 Ishant Sharma Ind 105 19160 10078 311 32.41 7-74 11 1 2007-2021
35 Zaheer Khan Ind 92 18785 10247 311 32.95 7-87 11 1 2000-2014
36 Brett Lee Aus 76 16531 9554 310 30.82 5-30 10 0 1999-2008
37 Morne Morkel SA 86 16498 8550 309 27.67 6-23 8 0 2006-2018
38 Pat Cummins Aus 71 14187 6829 309 22.10 6-23 14 2 2011
39 Lance Gibbs WI 79 27115 8989 309 29.09 8-38 18 2 1958-1976
40 Fred Trueman Eng 67 15178 6625 307 21.58 8-31 17 3 1952-1965
41 Derek Underwood Eng 86 21862 7674 297 25.84 8-51 17 6 1966-1982
42 Josh Hazlewood Aus 76 15423 7144 295 24.22 6-67 13 0 2014
43 Jacques Kallis SA 166 20232 9535 292 32.65 6-54 5 0 1995-2013
44 Kemar Roach WI 86 15178 7854 291 26.99 6-48 12 1 2009
45 Craig McDermott Aus 71 16586 8332 291 28.63 8-97 14 2 1984-1996
46 Bishan Bedi Ind 67 21364 7637 266 28.71 7-98 14 1 1966-1979
47 Danish Kaneria Pak 61 17697 9082 261 34.80 7-77 15 2 2000-2010
48 Neil Wagner NZ 64 13725 7169 260 27.57 7-39 9 0 2012-2024
49 Joel Garner WI 58 13169 5433 259 20.98 6-56 7 0 1977-1987
50 Jason Gillespie Aus 71 14234 6770 259 26.14 7-37 8 0 1996-2006
51 Graeme Swann Eng 60 15349 7642 255 29.97 6-65 17 3 2008-2013
52 Brian Statham Eng 70 16056 6261 252 24.85 7-39 9 1 1951-1965
53 Taijul Islam Ban 57 15310 7765 250 31.06 8-39 17 2 2014
54 Michael Holding WI 60 1280 5898 249 23.69 8-92 13 2 1975-1987
55 Richie Benaud Aus 63 19108 6704 248 27.03 7-72 16 1 1952-1964
56 Matthew Hoggard Eng 67 13909 7564 248 30.50 7-61 7 1 2000-2008
57 Garth McKenzie Aus 60 17681 7328 246 29.79 8-71 16 3 1961-1971
58 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 71 15675 7804 246 31.72 7-36 19 2 2007-2024
59 Yasir Shah Pak 48 14255 7657 244 31.38 8-41 16 3 2014-2022
60 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar Ind 58 15963 7199 242 29.75 8-79 16 2 1964-1979
61 Ben Stokes Eng 117 13352 7432 238 31.23 6-22 6 0 2013
62 Abdul Qadir Pak 67 17126 7742 236 32.81 9-56 15 5 1977-1990
63 Javagal Srinath Ind 67 15104 7196 236 30.49 8-86 10 1 1991-2002
64 Alec Bedser Eng 51 15918 5876 236 24.90 7-44 15 5 1964-1955
65 Garry Sobers WI 93 21599 7999 235 34.04 7-46 13 1 1954-1974
66 Andy Caddick Eng 62 13558 6999 234 29.91 7-46 13 1 1993-2003
67 Jasprit Bumrah Ind 52 10031 4631 234 19.79 6-27 16 0 2018
68 Chris Martin NZ 71 14026 7878 233 33.81 6-54 10 1 2000-2013
69 Mohammed Shami Ind 64 11515 6346 229 27.71 6-56 6 0 2013
70 Darren Gough Eng 58 11821 6503 229 28.40 6-42 5 0 1994-2000
71 Ray Lindwall Aus 61 13650 5251 228 23.03 7-38 12 0 1946-1960
72 Andrew Flintoff Eng 79 14951 7410 226 32.79 5-58 3 0 1998-2009
73 Steve Harmison Eng 63 13375 7192 226 31.82 7-12 8 1 2002-2009
74 Vernon Philander SA 64 11391 5000 224 22.32 6-21 13 2 2011-2020
75 Peter Siddle Aus 67 13907 6777 221 30.67 6-54 8 0 2008-2019
76 Chris Cairns NZ 62 11698 6410 218 29.40 7-27 13 1 1989-2004
77 Keshav Maharaj SA 62 12308 6370 218 29.22 9-129 12 1 2016
78 Clarrie Grimmett Aus 37 14513 5231 216 24.22 7-40 21 7 1925-1936
79 Heath Streak Zim 65 13559 6079 216 28.14 6-73 7 0 1993-2005
80 Merv Hughes Aus 53 12285 6017 212 28.38 8-87 7 1 1985-1994
81 Mehidy Hasan Miraz Ban 56 13164 6820 210 32.48 7-58 13 3 2016
82 Stuart MacGill Aus 44 11237 6038 208 29.03 8-108 12 2 1998-2008
83 Saqlain Mushtaq Pak 49 14070 6206 208 29.84 8-164 13 3 1995-2004
84 Moeen Ali Eng 68 12610 7612 204 37.31 6-53 5 1 2014-2023
85 John Snow Eng 49 12021 5387 202 26.67 7-40 8 1 1965-1976
86 Andy Roberts WI 47 11135 5174 202 25.61 7-54 11 2 1974-1983
87 Jeff Thomson Aus 51 10535 5601 200 28.01 6-46 8 0 1972-1985

Matches

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025

2nd Test, Wellington, 10-14 Dec 2025

NZ NZ
/ & / (. ov)
WI WI
/ & / (. ov) (Target

03:30 IST

South Africa tour of India 2025

1st T20I (N), Cuttack, 09 Dec 2025

Ind Ind
175/6 & / (20. ov)
SA SA
74/10 & / (12.3 ov) (Target

India won by 101 runs

The Ashes 2025-26

2nd Test (D/N), Brisbane, 04-08 Dec 2025

Eng Eng
334/10 & 241/10 (. ov)
Aus Aus
511/10 & 69/2 (. ov) (Target 65
Australia won by 8 wickets

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025/26

1st Test, Christchurch, 02-06 Dec 2025

NZ NZ
231/10 & 466/8 dec (. ov)
WI WI
167/10 & 457/6 (. ov) (Target 531
Match drawn

South Africa tour of India 2025

3rd ODI (D/N), Visakhapatnam, 06 Dec 2025

SA SA
270/10 & / (47.5 ov)
Ind Ind
271/1 & / (39.5 ov) (Target

India won by 9 wickets