Test Records
Most Wickets in World Test Championship History — All-Time Leaderboard
Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in World Test Championship history, with 225 wickets.
225 wickets
WTC Wickets
Wickets
225
Lead over #2 (Mitchell Starc)
1
Top 12 All-Time Test Records
Ranked among the 12 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5W | 4W | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 56 | — | 225 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 55 | — | 224 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 53 | — | 222 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 41 | — | 195 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 42 | — | 185 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 36 | — | 164 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 49 | — | 159 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 46 | — | 140 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 33 | — | 138 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Stuart Broad | England | 33 | — | 134 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 37 | — | 127 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 36 | — | 120 wickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTC Wickets Leader by Country
Australia
Nathan Lyon225
India
Ravichandran Ashwin195
South Africa
Kagiso Rabada164
England
Stuart Broad134
New Zealand
Tim Southee127
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's Test cricket only. Based on the 12 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's Test bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly. Career totals across all completed and in-progress ICC World Test Championship cycles (2019–present). Curated from published match records, not computed from CricLegacy’s own match database.
Last updated 12 October 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most wtc wickets in Test cricket?
Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in World Test Championship history, with 225 wickets.
Who is closest to the all-time Test wtc wickets record?
Mitchell Starc is closest among currently tracked players, with 224 — 1 behind Nathan Lyon.