Most wickets in Tests

Up to 24 Oct 2026

#	Player	Mat	Balls	Wkts	BBI	Avg	5w	Span
1	Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka	133	44,039	800	9/51	22.72	67	1992–2010
2	Shane WarneAustralia	145	40,705	708	8/71	25.41	37	1992–2007
3	James AndersonEngland	188	40,037	704	7/42	26.45	32	2003–2024
4	Anil KumbleIndia	132	40,850	619	10/74	29.65	35	1990–2008
5	Stuart BroadEngland	167	33,698	604	8/15	27.68	20	2007–2023
6	Nathan LyonAustralia	144	35,369	573	8/50	30.26	24	2011–2026
7	Glenn McGrathAustralia	124	29,248	563	8/24	21.64	29	1993–2007
8	Ravichandran AshwinIndia	106	27,246	537	7/59	24.00	37	2011–2024
9	Courtney WalshWest Indies	132	30,019	519	7/37	24.44	22	1984–2001
10	Mitchell StarcAustralia	109	20,656	451	7/58	26.18	19	2011–2026
11	Dale SteynSouth Africa	93	18,608	439	7/51	22.95	26	2004–2019
12	Kapil DevIndia	131	27,740	434	9/83	29.64	23	1978–1994
13	Rangana HerathSri Lanka	93	25,993	433	9/127	28.07	34	1999–2018
14	Richard HadleeNew Zealand	86	21,918	431	9/52	22.29	36	1973–1990
15	Shaun PollockSouth Africa	108	24,353	421	7/87	23.11	16	1995–2008
16	Harbhajan SinghIndia	103	28,580	417	8/84	32.46	25	1998–2015
17	Wasim AkramPakistan	104	22,627	414	7/119	23.62	25	1985–2002
18	Curtly AmbroseWest Indies	98	22,103	405	8/45	20.99	22	1988–2000
19	Tim SoutheeNew Zealand	107	23,490	391	7/64	30.26	15	2008–2024
20	Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa	101	20,834	390	7/37	28.82	18	1998–2009
21	Ian BothamEngland	102	21,815	383	8/34	28.40	27	1977–1992
22	Malcolm MarshallWest Indies	81	17,584	376	7/22	20.94	22	1978–1991
23	Waqar YounisPakistan	87	16,224	373	7/76	23.56	22	1989–2003
24	Imran KhanPakistan	88	19,458	362	8/58	22.81	23	1971–1992
=24	Daniel VettoriNew Zealand	113	28,814	362	7/87	34.36	20	1997–2014

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