Test Cricket 2026 most matches

Taijul Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto share the lead in Test Cricket 2026 with 8 matches (Bangladesh). Joe Root (7) is next.

Updated 5 Nov 2026, after Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

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#	Player	Last 3	Mat	Inns	Matches	Runs	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Taijul IslamBangladeshBAN8 matches, 13 innings	9922	8	13	8	150	12.50	326	46.01	16	1	0	0
2	Najmul Hossain ShantoBangladeshBAN8 matches, 15 innings	1112932	8	15	8	568	37.87	1,091	52.06	52	6	2	1
3	Joe RootEnglandENG7 matches, 13 innings	662870	7	13	7	501	41.75	820	61.10	60	0	2	2
4	Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	762417	7	13	7	251	22.82	568	44.19	22	3	2	0
5	Mominul HaqueBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	94628	7	13	7	434	36.17	818	53.06	53	0	3	1
6	Litton DasBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	1553815	7	13	7	447	40.64	713	62.69	52	2	1	2
7	Mushfiqur RahimBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	348183	7	13	7	530	44.17	1,127	47.03	59	1	2	1
8	Ben DuckettEnglandENG7 matches, 13 innings	151811	7	13	7	359	27.62	426	84.27	55	0	2	1
9	Shadman IslamBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	801180	7	13	7	296	24.67	574	51.57	36	0	1	1
10	Harry BrookEnglandENG7 matches, 12 innings	914975	7	12	7	558	46.50	667	83.66	67	4	5	1
11	Josh TongueEnglandENG7 matches, 12 innings		7	12	7	91	9.10	182	50.00	15	0	0	0
12	Azan AwaisPakistanPAK7 matches, 14 innings		7	14	7	357	25.50	659	54.17	53	0	3	1
13	Mohammad AbbasPakistanPAK6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	6	120	17.14	219	54.79	16	3	1	0
14	Mohammad RizwanPakistanPAK6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	6	283	25.73	478	59.21	34	0	2	1
15	Travis HeadAustraliaAUS6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	6	463	42.09	628	73.73	70	1	0	2
16	Marnus LabuschagneAustraliaAUS6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	6	252	22.91	443	56.88	32	1	1	0
17	Mitchell StarcAustraliaAUS6 matches, 9 innings		6	9	6	54	6.00	176	30.68	6	0	0	0
18	Alex CareyAustraliaAUS6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	6	243	27.00	494	49.19	26	0	1	0
19	Roston ChaseWest IndiesWI6 matches, 8 innings		6	8	6	365	52.14	643	56.77	37	2	1	1
20	Justin GreavesWest IndiesWI6 matches, 9 innings		6	9	6	400	44.44	824	48.54	33	2	2	1
21	Kavem HodgeWest IndiesWI6 matches, 10 innings		6	10	6	356	39.56	735	48.44	41	2	1	1
22	Brandon KingWest IndiesWI6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	6	328	36.44	535	61.31	48	3	3	0
23	Salman AghaPakistanPAK6 matches, 9 innings		6	9	6	221	24.56	393	56.23	23	2	2	0
24	Shan MasoodPakistanPAK6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	6	376	31.33	677	55.54	44	0	1	2
25	Jamie SmithEnglandENG6 matches, 10 innings		6	10	6	335	33.50	507	66.07	45	3	4	0
26	Amir JangooWest IndiesWI6 matches, 9 innings		6	9	6	478	59.75	808	59.16	41	6	0	2
27	Tanzid HasanBangladeshBAN6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	6	298	24.83	478	62.34	33	5	1	1
28	Hasan MahmudBangladeshBAN6 matches, 10 innings		6	10	6	59	5.90	224	26.34	7	0	0	0
29	Jayden SealesWest IndiesWI6 matches, 7 innings		6	7	6	31	6.20	92	33.70	3	0	0	0
30	Emilio GayEnglandENG6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	6	271	24.64	499	54.31	46	0	3	0
31	Shamar JosephWest IndiesWI6 matches, 9 innings		6	9	6	121	15.13	118	102.54	11	7	1	0
32	Imam ul HaqPakistanPAK5 matches, 10 innings		5	10	5	178	17.80	296	60.14	22	0	1	0
33	Babar AzamPakistanPAK5 matches, 10 innings		5	10	5	405	50.63	597	67.84	53	5	2	2
34	Pat CumminsAustraliaAUS5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	5	114	14.25	283	40.28	10	4	0	0
35	Josh HazlewoodAustraliaAUS5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	5	21	7.00	52	40.38	3	0	0	0
36	Taskin AhmedBangladeshBAN5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	5	87	12.43	129	67.44	10	3	0	0
37	Jofra ArcherEnglandENG5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	5	96	19.20	156	61.54	7	4	0	0
38	Beau WebsterAustraliaAUS5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	5	152	25.33	225	67.56	18	0	1	0
39	Steven SmithAustraliaAUS5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	5	390	43.33	705	55.32	40	5	0	2
40	Saud ShakeelPakistanPAK5 matches, 10 innings		5	10	5	233	23.30	378	61.64	34	2	1	1
41	Gus AtkinsonEnglandENG5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	5	134	16.75	317	42.27	17	0	1	0
42	Mohammad AliPakistanPAK5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	5	22	7.33	66	33.33	3	0	0	0
43	Nathan LyonAustraliaAUS4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	4	115	28.75	276	41.67	16	1	0	0
44	Matt RenshawAustraliaAUS4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	377	53.86	717	52.58	41	3	2	1
45	Jomel WarricanWest IndiesWI4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	4	49	24.50	102	48.04	5	1	0	0
46	Dhananjaya de SilvaSri LankaSL4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	4	298	37.25	549	54.28	35	2	2	1
47	Tom LathamNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	189	27.00	326	57.98	17	0	0	1
48	Tom BlundellNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	309	44.14	540	57.22	36	3	1	1
49	Cameron GreenAustraliaAUS4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	335	55.83	630	53.17	31	5	3	1
50	Kamindu MendisSri LankaSL4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	4	240	30.00	400	60.00	23	6	1	1
51	Nayeem HasanBangladeshBAN4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	4	97	32.33	176	55.11	9	0	1	0
52	Ebadot HossainBangladeshBAN4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	4	23	7.67	51	45.10	2	1	0	0
53	Abdullah ShafiquePakistanPAK4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	4	268	44.67	561	47.77	26	3	1	1
54	Ollie Edward RobinsonEnglandENG4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	4	88	14.67	100	88.00	11	1	1	0
55	Devon ConwayNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	228	32.57	390	58.46	29	3	0	1
56	Nathan SmithNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	85	12.14	139	61.15	11	1	0	0
57	Jordan CoxEnglandENG4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	254	42.33	396	64.14	36	1	4	0
58	Rachin RavindraNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	339	48.43	537	63.13	46	4	0	3
59	Daryl MitchellNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	236	39.33	484	48.76	27	2	0	2
60	Asitha FernandoSri LankaSL4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	1	0.50	39	2.56	0	0	0	0
61	Sonal DinushaSri LankaSL4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	4	595	99.17	1,018	58.45	52	8	1	3
62	Khurram ShahzadPakistanPAK4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	4	65	8.13	100	65.00	10	2	0	0
63	Jacob BethellEnglandENG4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	4	267	33.38	511	52.25	30	0	1	1
64	Ali UsmanPakistanPAK4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	4	36	5.14	119	30.25	5	0	0	0
65	Lokesh RahulIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	235	58.75	420	55.95	25	4	0	2
66	Rishabh PantIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	249	62.25	341	73.02	24	8	2	1
67	Mohammed SirajIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	38	12.67	62	61.29	4	2	0	0
68	Aiden MarkramSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	202	40.40	479	42.17	29	1	2	0
69	Shai HopeWest IndiesWI3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	258	51.60	564	45.74	22	2	0	2
70	Kemar RoachWest IndiesWI3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	40	8.00	163	24.54	5	0	0	0
71	Ben StokesEnglandENG3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	58	9.67	95	61.05	5	2	0	0
72	Lahiru KumaraSri LankaSL3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	55	11.00	178	30.90	8	1	0	0
73	Dinesh ChandimalSri LankaSL3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	173	34.60	265	65.28	17	2	2	0
74	Prabath JayasuriyaSri LankaSL3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	38	7.60	110	34.55	3	0	0	0
75	Rahmat ShahAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	402	100.50	838	47.97	38	8	2	2
76	Hashmatullah ShahidiAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	67	13.40	143	46.85	9	3	0	0
77	Temba BavumaSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	218	43.60	497	43.86	19	1	0	1
78	Ryan RickeltonSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	176	35.20	368	47.83	22	0	0	1
79	Simon HarmerSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	118	39.33	245	48.16	14	2	1	0
80	Towhid HridoyBangladeshBAN3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	378	75.60	620	60.97	34	11	1	1
81	Shubman GillIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	200	50.00	333	60.06	24	1	1	1
82	Prasidh KrishnaIndiaIND3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	3	8	4.00	21	38.10	1	0	0	0
83	Daniel LawrenceEnglandENG3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	187	46.75	272	68.75	26	2	3	0
84	John CampbellWest IndiesWI3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	265	66.25	464	57.11	28	8	1	1
85	David BedinghamSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	156	31.20	238	65.55	25	0	1	0
86	Wiaan MulderSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	187	37.40	421	44.42	17	5	0	1
87	Marco JansenSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	198	39.60	253	78.26	28	4	2	0
88	Yashasvi JaiswalIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	101	25.25	125	80.80	19	0	0	0
89	Dhruv JurelIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	192	64.00	280	68.57	18	3	1	1
90	Sediqullah AtalAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	292	58.40	683	42.75	26	7	1	2
91	Mahmudul Hasan JoyBangladeshBAN3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	89	14.83	160	55.63	14	0	1	0
92	Shoriful IslamBangladeshBAN3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	45	11.25	75	60.00	8	0	0	0
93	Nishan MadushkaSri LankaSL3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	57	9.50	107	53.27	6	1	0	0
94	Manav SutharIndiaIND3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	79	19.75	160	49.38	7	2	0	0
95	William O'RourkeNew ZealandNZ3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	20	5.00	66	30.30	4	0	0	0
96	Mohammad SaleemAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	9	2.25	21	42.86	2	0	0	0
97	Lahiru UdaraSri LankaSL3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	235	39.17	375	62.67	28	5	0	1
98	Abdul MalikAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	3	90	18.00	197	45.69	7	1	1	0
99	Tagenarine ChanderpaulWest IndiesWI3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	3	145	24.17	434	33.41	16	1	2	0
100	Milan RathnayakeSri LankaSL3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	3	62	20.67	118	52.54	4	1	0	0

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Test Cricket 2026 Most Matches

Taijul Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto share the lead in Test Cricket 2026 with 8 matches (Bangladesh). Joe Root (7) is next. The Test Cricket 2026 matches leaderboard ranks all 211 players who have contributed matches this season. The leading player can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse matches depth across squads.

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Who has the most matches in Test Cricket 2026?

Taijul Islam leads Test Cricket 2026 with 8 matches from 8 matches, averaging 12.5 at a strike rate of 46.01. Najmul Hossain Shanto is second on 8 and Joe Root third on 7. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2026 by matches, with their team and matches.

Who are the top players in Test Cricket 2026?

The top three players in Test Cricket 2026 are Taijul Islam (8 in 8 matches), Najmul Hossain Shanto (8 in 8 matches) and Joe Root (7 in 7 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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