Bowling records (Men's Tests)
Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in men's Tests since 2012: 550 at an average of 30.38.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2012-2026 | 136 | 252 | 5696.2 | 1068 | 16707 | 550 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 30.38 | 2.93 | 62.14 | 25 | 23 | 5 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2012-2024 | 102 | 192 | 4319.5 | 868 | 12246 | 511 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 23.96 | 2.83 | 50.72 | 24 | 35 | 8 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2012-2023 | 126 | 235 | 4230.2 | 1002 | 12494 | 472 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 26.47 | 2.95 | 53.78 | 24 | 16 | 3 |
| James AndersonENG | 2012-2024 | 125 | 234 | 4415.2 | 1214 | 11289 | 464 | 7/42 | 10/45 | 24.33 | 2.56 | 57.09 | 18 | 21 | 2 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2012-2026 | 107 | 205 | 3386.4 | 626 | 11603 | 447 | 7/58 | 11/94 | 25.96 | 3.43 | 45.46 | 21 | 19 | 4 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2012-2026 | 91 | 171 | 3476 | 778 | 9008 | 356 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 25.30 | 2.59 | 58.58 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2012-2024 | 92 | 177 | 3421.3 | 788 | 10120 | 351 | 7/64 | 10/108 | 28.83 | 2.96 | 58.49 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2015-2026 | 74 | 136 | 2274.2 | 445 | 7599 | 346 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 21.96 | 3.34 | 39.44 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | 2017-2026 | 75 | 138 | 2456.3 | 535 | 7123 | 319 | 6/23 | 10/62 | 22.33 | 2.90 | 46.20 | 17 | 13 | 2 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2012-2018 | 59 | 111 | 2917.5 | 541 | 8145 | 314 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 25.94 | 2.79 | 55.75 | 13 | 27 | 9 |
| Trent BoultNZ | 2012-2022 | 77 | 147 | 2877.5 | 649 | 8633 | 313 | 6/30 | 10/80 | 27.58 | 3.00 | 55.17 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2014-2026 | 80 | 150 | 2666.2 | 669 | 7418 | 311 | 6/49 | 9/79 | 23.85 | 2.78 | 51.44 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2014-2026 | 63 | 112 | 2766.2 | 482 | 8406 | 273 | 8/39 | 11/170 | 30.79 | 3.04 | 60.80 | 14 | 19 | 2 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2012-2026 | 77 | 141 | 2198.2 | 482 | 6789 | 261 | 5/8 | 10/146 | 26.01 | 3.09 | 50.54 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | 2012-2024 | 64 | 122 | 2287.3 | 473 | 7169 | 260 | 7/39 | 9/73 | 27.57 | 3.13 | 52.79 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2013-2026 | 122 | 182 | 2347.3 | 394 | 7808 | 252 | 6/22 | 8/161 | 30.98 | 3.33 | 55.89 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | 2014-2022 | 48 | 89 | 2375.5 | 359 | 7657 | 244 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 31.38 | 3.22 | 58.42 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | 2018-2025 | 52 | 99 | 1671.5 | 393 | 4631 | 234 | 6/27 | 9/86 | 19.79 | 2.77 | 42.87 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | 2013-2023 | 64 | 122 | 1919.1 | 362 | 6346 | 229 | 6/56 | 9/118 | 27.71 | 3.31 | 50.28 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | 2016-2026 | 61 | 107 | 2371.1 | 378 | 7248 | 229 | 7/58 | 12/117 | 31.65 | 3.06 | 62.13 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | 2016-2026 | 63 | 108 | 2080.2 | 377 | 6501 | 220 | 9/129 | 12/283 | 29.55 | 3.12 | 56.74 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Moeen AliENG | 2014-2023 | 68 | 119 | 2101.4 | 293 | 7612 | 204 | 6/53 | 10/112 | 37.31 | 3.62 | 61.81 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2012-2020 | 61 | 113 | 1811.2 | 491 | 4703 | 200 | 6/21 | 10/114 | 23.52 | 2.60 | 54.34 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2013-2025 | 62 | 118 | 1869.5 | 415 | 5686 | 192 | 6/17 | 11/102 | 29.61 | 3.04 | 58.43 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2012-2018 | 51 | 95 | 1613.1 | 397 | 4744 | 183 | 6/23 | 9/110 | 25.92 | 2.94 | 52.89 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | 2012-2021 | 63 | 114 | 1809.5 | 381 | 5401 | 181 | 7/74 | 9/78 | 29.84 | 2.98 | 59.99 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2012-2019 | 43 | 78 | 1385.5 | 335 | 4121 | 179 | 6/8 | 11/60 | 23.02 | 2.97 | 46.45 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | 2012-2023 | 59 | 104 | 1563.1 | 267 | 5342 | 166 | 8/62 | 13/121 | 32.18 | 3.42 | 56.50 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Jason HolderWI | 2014-2024 | 69 | 122 | 1884.1 | 483 | 4920 | 162 | 6/42 | 11/103 | 30.37 | 2.61 | 69.78 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Dilruwan PereraSL | 2014-2021 | 43 | 78 | 1800.5 | 239 | 5780 | 161 | 6/32 | 10/78 | 35.90 | 3.21 | 67.11 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Umesh YadavIND | 2012-2023 | 54 | 106 | 1399.5 | 229 | 4896 | 154 | 6/88 | 10/133 | 31.79 | 3.50 | 54.54 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2012-2022 | 60 | 107 | 1809 | 401 | 5248 | 153 | 5/47 | 7/80 | 34.30 | 2.90 | 70.94 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt HenryNZ | 2015-2026 | 35 | 69 | 1273.4 | 264 | 3959 | 152 | 7/23 | 11/109 | 26.05 | 3.11 | 50.28 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2012-2024 | 45 | 78 | 1549 | 269 | 4793 | 150 | 6/33 | 10/124 | 31.95 | 3.09 | 61.96 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Mohammed SirajIND | 2020-2026 | 48 | 90 | 1224.5 | 221 | 4267 | 144 | 6/15 | 9/190 | 29.63 | 3.48 | 51.03 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack LeachENG | 2018-2024 | 39 | 67 | 1567 | 308 | 4838 | 142 | 5/66 | 10/166 | 34.07 | 3.09 | 66.21 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Prabath JayasuriyaSL | 2022-2026 | 25 | 46 | 1358.4 | 209 | 4288 | 134 | 7/52 | 12/177 | 32.00 | 3.16 | 60.84 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Mohammad AbbasPAK | 2017-2026 | 33 | 59 | 1152.3 | 313 | 2971 | 131 | 6/54 | 10/95 | 22.68 | 2.58 | 52.79 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Alzarri JosephWI | 2016-2026 | 42 | 79 | 1170.4 | 179 | 4363 | 130 | 5/27 | 7/111 | 33.56 | 3.73 | 54.03 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah AfridiPAK | 2018-2026 | 34 | 58 | 1114 | 221 | 3545 | 126 | 6/51 | 10/94 | 28.13 | 3.18 | 53.05 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| Peter SiddleAUS | 2012-2019 | 39 | 76 | 1341.5 | 365 | 3791 | 124 | 5/49 | 9/104 | 30.57 | 2.83 | 64.93 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | 2012-2015 | 26 | 51 | 888.2 | 188 | 2946 | 123 | 7/40 | 12/127 | 23.95 | 3.32 | 43.33 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Mark WoodENG | 2015-2025 | 38 | 71 | 1101.4 | 194 | 3665 | 119 | 6/37 | 9/100 | 30.80 | 3.33 | 55.55 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jayden SealesWI | 2021-2026 | 30 | 57 | 844.3 | 161 | 2843 | 110 | 6/61 | 9/106 | 25.85 | 3.37 | 46.06 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| CBRLS KumaraSL | 2016-2026 | 37 | 61 | 1007.2 | 141 | 3925 | 107 | 6/122 | 7/135 | 36.68 | 3.90 | 56.49 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | 2021-2026 | 24 | 45 | 746.3 | 194 | 2003 | 104 | 5/39 | 8/35 | 19.26 | 2.68 | 43.07 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | 2012-2013 | 24 | 43 | 1074.2 | 199 | 3232 | 102 | 6/82 | 10/132 | 31.69 | 3.01 | 63.20 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Nauman AliPAK | 2021-2026 | 22 | 42 | 817.5 | 126 | 2534 | 101 | 8/46 | 11/147 | 25.09 | 3.10 | 48.58 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Marco JansenSA | 2021-2026 | 23 | 42 | 635.1 | 126 | 2060 | 99 | 7/13 | 11/86 | 20.81 | 3.24 | 38.49 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Asitha FernandoSL | 2021-2026 | 28 | 47 | 749.4 | 101 | 2594 | 97 | 6/51 | 10/144 | 26.74 | 3.46 | 46.37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
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