Test Cricket 2026 most wickets

Josh Tongue leads Test Cricket 2026 with 33 wickets (England). Mitchell Starc (32) and Mohammad Abbas (31) are next.

Updated 5 Nov 2026, after Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

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#	Player	Last 3	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1	Josh TongueEnglandENG7 matches, 14 innings	8/895/736/148	7	14	202.0	848	33	25.70	4.20	31.06	0	5
2	Mitchell StarcAustraliaAUS6 matches, 11 innings	3/963/899/137	6	11	189.0	632	32	19.75	3.34	28.13	0	3
3	Mohammad AbbasPakistanPAK6 matches, 11 innings	1/789/1303/122	6	11	226.5	653	31	21.06	2.88	38.29	1	3
4	Ollie Edward RobinsonEnglandENG4 matches, 8 innings	8/808/355/69	4	8	113.5	261	28	9.32	2.29	17.21	0	4
5	Taijul IslamBangladeshBAN8 matches, 14 innings	1/1562/1302/172	8	14	300.5	943	27	34.93	3.13	58.37	1	2
6	Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	4/1142/914/167	7	13	265.5	686	25	27.44	2.58	56.60	0	2
7	Nathan SmithNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 8 innings	9/1081/1056/155	4	8	122.4	461	24	19.21	3.76	31.21	0	3
8	Hasan MahmudBangladeshBAN6 matches, 10 innings	6/1212/526/151	6	10	171.0	604	23	26.26	3.53	41.17	0	3
9	Jofra ArcherEnglandENG5 matches, 10 innings	3/765/994/145	5	10	151.3	571	23	24.83	3.77	32.43	1	3
10	Manav SutharIndiaIND3 matches, 6 innings	7/6210/1316/206	3	6	140.2	399	23	17.35	2.84	36.70	0	3
11	Jomel WarricanWest IndiesWI4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	178.1	470	22	21.36	2.64	36.77	2	2
12	Jayden SealesWest IndiesWI6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	161.5	496	18	27.56	3.06	47.61	1	1
13	Shamar JosephWest IndiesWI6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	152.0	616	18	34.22	4.05	45.22	1	0
14	Josh HazlewoodAustraliaAUS5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	132.0	401	18	22.28	3.04	32.22	0	2
15	Khurram ShahzadPakistanPAK4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	125.5	555	18	30.83	4.41	43.94	1	1
16	Mohammad AliPakistanPAK5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	149.1	560	17	32.94	3.75	45.53	0	2
17	Asitha FernandoSri LankaSL4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	129.3	407	17	23.94	3.14	46.35	1	2
18	Mohammad SaleemAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	112.5	435	16	27.19	3.86	42.44	1	1
19	Gus AtkinsonEnglandENG5 matches, 10 innings		5	10	126.3	433	14	30.93	3.42	41.93	0	1
20	Simon HarmerSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	156.0	411	14	29.36	2.63	42.00	1	1
21	Pat CumminsAustraliaAUS5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	144.4	438	13	33.69	3.03	47.54	0	1
22	Marco JansenSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	97.2	257	13	19.77	2.64	31.31	0	1
23	Justin GreavesWest IndiesWI6 matches, 7 innings		6	7	64.0	167	12	13.92	2.61	27.58	0	1
24	Taskin AhmedBangladeshBAN5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	129.0	529	12	44.08	4.10	67.00	1	0
25	Ali UsmanPakistanPAK4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	102.5	305	12	25.42	2.97	51.42	0	2
26	Prabath JayasuriyaSri LankaSL3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	164.5	460	12	38.33	2.79	82.83	0	1
27	Matt HenryNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	57.1	160	12	13.33	2.80	28.58	0	1
28	Sajid KhanPakistanPAK2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	109.0	339	12	28.25	3.11	54.58	1	1
29	Nahid RanaBangladeshBAN2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	61.3	275	11	25.00	4.47	34.09	0	2
30	Newman NyamhuriZimbabweZIM2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	51.0	171	11	15.55	3.35	28.00	0	2
31	Nathan LyonAustraliaAUS4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	156.3	412	10	41.20	2.63	53.70	0	0
32	Kemar RoachWest IndiesWI3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	61.1	224	10	22.40	3.66	38.10	1	1
33	Prasidh KrishnaIndiaIND3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	72.3	215	10	21.50	2.97	44.00	1	0
34	Wiaan MulderSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	84.3	237	10	23.70	2.80	37.60	1	0
35	Shoriful IslamBangladeshBAN3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	52.0	165	10	16.50	3.17	23.00	0	1
36	William O'RourkeNew ZealandNZ3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	81.1	256	10	25.60	3.15	48.90	1	0
37	Kagiso RabadaSouth AfricaSA2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	72.0	247	10	24.70	3.43	21.10	1	0
38	Kyle JamiesonNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	65.0	242	10	24.20	3.72	39.20	1	1
39	Ebadot HossainBangladeshBAN4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	89.1	342	9	38.00	3.84	60.44	1	0
40	Ben StokesEnglandENG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	80.4	248	9	27.56	3.07	54.56	0	1
41	Scott BolandAustraliaAUS2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	80.0	212	9	23.56	2.65	53.33	1	1
42	Roston ChaseWest IndiesWI6 matches, 8 innings		6	8	103.4	380	8	47.50	3.67	56.75	0	1
43	Hasan AliPakistanPAK2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	78.2	259	8	32.38	3.31	59.00	2	0
44	Ravindra JadejaIndiaIND2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	102.3	267	8	33.38	2.60	77.88	2	0
45	Zakary FoulkesNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	51.1	169	8	21.13	3.30	38.38	0	1
46	Blessing MuzarabaniZimbabweZIM2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	67.0	177	7	25.29	2.64	56.86	0	1
47	Nayeem HasanBangladeshBAN4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	71.5	257	6	42.83	3.58	50.00	1	0
48	Milan RathnayakeSri LankaSL3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	73.5	213	6	35.50	2.88	75.00	0	1
49	Alzarri JosephWest IndiesWI2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	47.0	213	6	35.50	4.53	47.67	0	0
50	Zia ur Rehman AkbarAfghanistanAFG2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	148.0	506	6	84.33	3.42	148.00	0	0
51	Blair TicknerNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	28.2	137	6	22.83	4.84	29.17	0	1
52	Keshara NuwanthaSri LankaSL2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	100.0	415	6	69.17	4.15	101.00	1	0
53	Jacob BethellEnglandENG4 matches, 5 innings		4	5	43.2	161	5	32.20	3.72	52.20	1	0
54	Mohammed SirajIndiaIND3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	57.0	144	5	28.80	2.53	69.80	0	0
55	Qais AhmadAfghanistanAFG2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	61.2	282	5	56.40	4.60	74.00	0	0
56	Anrich NortjeSouth AfricaSA2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	43.3	149	5	29.80	3.43	52.80	0	0
57	Michael NeserAustraliaAUS1 match, 2 innings		1	2	34.3	115	5	23.00	3.33	41.60	0	1
58	Richard NgaravaZimbabweZIM1 match, 2 innings		1	2	19.0	50	5	10.00	2.63	23.00	0	1
59	Shaheen AfridiPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	47.1	167	5	33.40	3.54	56.60	0	1
60	Yamin AhmadzaiAfghanistanAFG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	40.3	175	5	35.00	4.32	48.60	0	0
61	Washington SundarIndiaIND1 match, 2 innings		1	2	17.4	57	5	11.40	3.23	21.40	0	1
62	Matthew FisherEnglandENG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	40.2	120	5	24.00	2.98	48.40	0	1
63	Beau WebsterAustraliaAUS5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	61.2	202	4	50.50	3.29	92.75	0	0
64	Kuldeep YadavIndiaIND2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	42.5	165	4	41.25	3.85	64.75	0	0
65	Noman AliPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	38.0	156	4	39.00	4.11	58.50	1	0
66	Raza UllahPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	28.0	187	4	46.75	6.68	-	1	0
67	Sonal DinushaSri LankaSL4 matches, 5 innings		4	5	75.0	292	3	97.33	3.89	150.33	0	0
68	Lahiru KumaraSri LankaSL3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	39.0	175	3	58.33	4.49	78.67	0	0
69	Ben SearsNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	46.0	149	3	49.67	3.24	93.67	0	0
70	Shoaib BashirEnglandENG2 matches, 2 innings		2	2	38.0	147	3	49.00	3.87	76.33	0	0
71	Graeme CremerZimbabweZIM1 match, 1 innings		1	1	55.0	177	3	59.00	3.22	110.33	0	0
72	Brydon CarseEnglandENG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	35.0	181	3	60.33	5.17	70.67	0	0
73	Mark AdairIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	20.0	66	3	22.00	3.30	40.00	0	0
74	Sonny BakerEnglandENG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	34.1	161	3	53.67	4.71	68.33	0	0
75	Brad EvansZimbabweZIM1 match, 2 innings		1	2	21.0	85	3	28.33	4.05	44.67	0	0
76	Saransh JainIndiaIND1 match, 2 innings		1	2	57.4	167	3	55.67	2.90	117.67	0	0
77	Marnus LabuschagneAustraliaAUS6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	18.0	65	2	32.50	3.61	44.00	0	0
78	Kavem HodgeWest IndiesWI6 matches, 5 innings		6	5	26.0	131	2	65.50	5.04	78.50	0	0
79	Matt RenshawAustraliaAUS4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	30.0	90	2	45.00	3.00	63.00	0	0
80	Hashmatullah ShahidiAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	63.0	242	2	121.00	3.84	189.00	0	0
81	Daniel LawrenceEnglandENG3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	7.4	17	2	8.50	2.22	9.00	0	0
82	Ziaur Rahman SharifiAfghanistanAFG2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	58.0	211	2	105.50	3.64	174.00	0	0
83	Joshua BishopWest IndiesWI2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	50.0	165	2	82.50	3.30	75.50	0	0
84	Mitchell SantnerNew ZealandNZ1 match, 2 innings		1	2	24.2	113	2	56.50	4.64	73.00	0	0
85	Keshav MaharajSouth AfricaSA1 match, 2 innings		1	2	29.0	131	2	65.50	4.52	87.50	0	0
86	Khaled AhmedBangladeshBAN1 match, 1 innings		1	1	22.0	68	2	34.00	3.09	66.00	0	0
87	Will JacksEnglandENG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	15.1	76	2	38.00	5.01	45.50	0	0
88	Anderson PhillipWest IndiesWI1 match, 2 innings		1	2	24.0	99	2	49.50	4.13	72.00	0	0
89	Ismat AlamAfghanistanAFG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	15.4	29	2	14.50	1.85	47.00	0	0
90	Aamer JamalPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	25.0	120	2	60.00	4.80	76.00	0	0
91	Ubaid ShahPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	18.0	79	2	39.50	4.39	55.00	0	0
92	Mohammad ImranPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	20.2	71	2	35.50	3.49	-	0	0
93	Joe RootEnglandENG7 matches, 3 innings		7	3	13.0	50	1	50.00	3.85	78.00	0	0
94	Cameron GreenAustraliaAUS4 matches, 3 innings		4	3	34.0	159	1	159.00	4.68	206.00	0	0
95	Abdul MalikAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	21.1	117	1	117.00	5.53	131.00	0	0
96	Cooper ConnollyAustraliaAUS2 matches, 2 innings		2	2	13.0	55	1	55.00	4.23	-	0	0
97	Andy McBrineIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	22.0	99	1	99.00	4.50	132.00	0	0
98	Harry TectorIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	5.0	33	1	33.00	6.60	30.00	0	0
99	Gerald CoetzeeSouth AfricaSA1 match, 2 innings		1	2	25.0	77	1	77.00	3.08	-	0	0
100	Reuben WilsonIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	25.0	89	1	89.00	3.56	153.00	0	0

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Test Cricket 2026 Most Wickets

Josh Tongue leads Test Cricket 2026 with 33 wickets (England). Mitchell Starc (32) and Mohammad Abbas (31) are next. The Test Cricket 2026 wickets leaderboard ranks all 101 players who have contributed wickets this season. The leading wicket taker can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse wickets depth across squads.

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Who has the most wickets in Test Cricket 2026?

Josh Tongue leads Test Cricket 2026 with 33 wickets from 7 matches, at an economy of 4.2 and an average of 25.7. Mitchell Starc is second on 32 and Mohammad Abbas third on 31. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2026 by wickets, with their team and matches.

Who are the top wicket takers in Test Cricket 2026?

The top three wicket takers in Test Cricket 2026 are Josh Tongue (33 in 7 matches), Mitchell Starc (32 in 6 matches) and Mohammad Abbas (31 in 6 matches). Josh Tongue is 1 wicket clear of Mitchell Starc. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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