Bowling records (Men's Tests)
Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in men's Tests since 2016: 391 at an average of 28.84.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2016-2026 | 93 | 168 | 3965.1 | 733 | 11275 | 391 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 28.84 | 2.84 | 60.85 | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2016-2024 | 74 | 141 | 3003.3 | 578 | 8421 | 361 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 23.33 | 2.80 | 49.92 | 19 | 21 | 4 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2016-2026 | 84 | 162 | 2627.3 | 480 | 9024 | 360 | 7/58 | 11/94 | 25.07 | 3.43 | 43.79 | 18 | 15 | 4 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2016-2026 | 71 | 131 | 2225.2 | 428 | 7488 | 344 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 21.77 | 3.36 | 38.81 | 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 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2016-2026 | 75 | 142 | 2764.3 | 578 | 7392 | 288 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 25.67 | 2.67 | 57.59 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2016-2023 | 79 | 148 | 2580 | 634 | 7491 | 284 | 6/17 | 10/67 | 26.38 | 2.90 | 54.51 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | 2016-2024 | 78 | 143 | 2593.4 | 736 | 6290 | 278 | 7/42 | 10/45 | 22.63 | 2.43 | 55.98 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2016-2026 | 66 | 123 | 2183.3 | 554 | 5970 | 251 | 6/49 | 9/79 | 23.78 | 2.73 | 52.20 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2016-2026 | 54 | 96 | 2391.3 | 429 | 7184 | 237 | 7/116 | 11/170 | 30.31 | 3.00 | 60.54 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | 2018-2025 | 52 | 99 | 1671.5 | 393 | 4631 | 234 | 6/27 | 9/86 | 19.79 | 2.77 | 42.87 | 7 | 16 | 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 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2016-2024 | 61 | 118 | 2231.4 | 540 | 6702 | 228 | 6/43 | 9/110 | 29.39 | 3.00 | 58.73 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | 2016-2026 | 63 | 108 | 2080.2 | 377 | 6501 | 220 | 9/129 | 12/283 | 29.55 | 3.12 | 56.74 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2016-2026 | 102 | 146 | 1827.5 | 303 | 5937 | 206 | 6/22 | 6/46 | 28.82 | 3.25 | 53.24 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | 2016-2024 | 46 | 88 | 1640.5 | 346 | 4935 | 193 | 7/39 | 9/73 | 25.57 | 3.01 | 51.01 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2016-2025 | 57 | 109 | 1750.5 | 381 | 5320 | 185 | 6/17 | 11/102 | 28.76 | 3.04 | 56.78 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2016-2026 | 55 | 100 | 1503.1 | 352 | 4532 | 182 | 5/8 | 8/82 | 24.90 | 3.01 | 49.55 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | 2016-2023 | 52 | 99 | 1472.4 | 300 | 4647 | 182 | 6/56 | 8/107 | 25.53 | 3.16 | 48.55 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Trent BoultNZ | 2016-2022 | 41 | 79 | 1558.1 | 362 | 4701 | 175 | 6/30 | 9/99 | 26.86 | 3.02 | 53.42 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | 2016-2022 | 36 | 66 | 1762.1 | 267 | 5820 | 168 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 34.64 | 3.30 | 62.93 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| Mohammed SirajIND | 2020-2026 | 48 | 90 | 1224.5 | 221 | 4267 | 144 | 6/15 | 9/190 | 29.63 | 3.48 | 51.03 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG | 2016-2023 | 48 | 84 | 1522.4 | 216 | 5436 | 143 | 6/53 | 10/112 | 38.01 | 3.57 | 63.89 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt HenryNZ | 2016-2026 | 32 | 63 | 1145.3 | 245 | 3461 | 142 | 7/23 | 11/109 | 24.37 | 3.02 | 48.40 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Jack LeachENG | 2018-2024 | 39 | 67 | 1567 | 308 | 4838 | 142 | 5/66 | 10/166 | 34.07 | 3.09 | 66.21 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Jason HolderWI | 2016-2024 | 57 | 102 | 1583.2 | 412 | 4120 | 141 | 6/42 | 11/103 | 29.22 | 2.60 | 67.38 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2016-2018 | 26 | 48 | 1144.5 | 210 | 3284 | 136 | 8/63 | 13/145 | 24.15 | 2.87 | 50.51 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Prabath JayasuriyaSL | 2022-2026 | 25 | 46 | 1358.4 | 209 | 4288 | 134 | 7/52 | 12/177 | 32.00 | 3.16 | 60.84 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | 2016-2023 | 43 | 77 | 1197.4 | 199 | 4065 | 132 | 8/62 | 13/121 | 30.80 | 3.39 | 54.44 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Umesh YadavIND | 2016-2023 | 40 | 80 | 1025.3 | 171 | 3352 | 117 | 6/88 | 10/133 | 28.65 | 3.27 | 52.59 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2016-2022 | 44 | 76 | 1278.3 | 292 | 3577 | 117 | 5/47 | 7/80 | 30.57 | 2.80 | 65.56 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Dilruwan PereraSL | 2016-2021 | 34 | 61 | 1372.1 | 162 | 4479 | 117 | 6/32 | 10/78 | 38.28 | 3.26 | 70.37 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | 2016-2021 | 37 | 69 | 956.5 | 211 | 2661 | 110 | 5/22 | 9/78 | 24.19 | 2.78 | 52.19 | 2 | 4 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2016-2024 | 29 | 53 | 982.1 | 174 | 2907 | 99 | 6/33 | 10/153 | 29.36 | 2.96 | 59.53 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2016-2020 | 32 | 59 | 887.4 | 262 | 2217 | 98 | 6/21 | 9/51 | 22.62 | 2.50 | 54.35 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Asitha FernandoSL | 2021-2026 | 28 | 47 | 749.4 | 101 | 2594 | 97 | 6/51 | 10/144 | 26.74 | 3.46 | 46.37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Roston ChaseWI | 2016-2026 | 61 | 89 | 1332.3 | 142 | 4724 | 96 | 8/60 | 8/60 | 49.21 | 3.55 | 83.28 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark WoodENG | 2017-2025 | 30 | 56 | 847.1 | 138 | 2805 | 94 | 6/37 | 9/100 | 29.84 | 3.31 | 54.07 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ajaz PatelNZ | 2018-2025 | 22 | 39 | 836.4 | 160 | 2623 | 91 | 10/119 | 14/225 | 28.82 | 3.14 | 55.16 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Kyle JamiesonNZ | 2020-2026 | 21 | 40 | 658 | 199 | 1821 | 90 | 6/48 | 11/117 | 20.23 | 2.77 | 43.87 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Hasan AliPAK | 2017-2026 | 27 | 52 | 804.1 | 176 | 2472 | 88 | 5/27 | 10/114 | 28.09 | 3.07 | 54.83 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Scott BolandAUS | 2021-2026 | 20 | 38 | 560.5 | 129 | 1605 | 87 | 6/7 | 10/76 | 18.45 | 2.86 | 38.68 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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