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Test Cricket 2026 most balls faced

Updated 5 Nov 2026, after Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

Mushfiqur Rahim leads Test Cricket 2026 with 1,127 balls faced (Bangladesh) · Najmul Hossain Shanto (1,091) and Sonal Dinusha (1,018) next

Balls faced Runs Average Sixes Strike rate Fifties Hundreds Wickets Economy Bowling avg Catches Stumpings

Batting Bowling Fielding Balls faced Runs Sixes Fours Fifties Hundreds Average Strike rate Ducks Boundary % Not outs Innings Dismissals

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#	Player · last 3 matchesPlayer	Team	Last 3 matches · newest first	Balls Faced	Mat	Inns	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	4s	6s	100s
1	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN 838134	BAN	838134	1,127	7	13	7	13	530	44.17	47.03	59	1	1
2	Najmul Hossain Shanto BAN 3229111	BAN	3229111	1,091	8	15	8	15	568	37.87	52.06	52	6	1
3	Sonal Dinusha SL 236184120	SL	236184120	1,018	4	8	4	8	595	99.17	58.45	52	8	3
4	Rahmat Shah AFG 17315673	AFG	17315673	838	3	5	3	5	402	100.50	47.97	38	8	2
5	Justin Greaves WI 604676	WI	604676	824	6	9	6	9	400	44.44	48.54	33	2	1
6	Joe Root ENG 702866	ENG	702866	820	7	13	7	13	501	41.75	61.10	60	0	2
7	Mominul Haque BAN 28469	BAN	28469	818	7	13	7	13	434	36.17	53.06	53	0	1
8	Amir Jangoo WI 172039	WI	172039	808	6	9	6	9	478	59.75	59.16	41	6	2
9	Kavem Hodge WI 1433844	WI	1433844	735	6	10	6	10	356	39.56	48.44	41	2	1
10	Matt Renshaw AUS 7423272	AUS	7423272	717	4	7	4	7	377	53.86	52.58	41	3	1
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11	Litton Das	BAN		713	7	13	7	13	447	40.64	62.69	52	2	2
12	Steven Smith	AUS		705	5	9	5	9	390	43.33	55.32	40	5	2
13	Sediqullah Atal	AFG		683	3	5	3	5	292	58.40	42.75	26	7	2
14	Shan Masood	PAK		677	6	12	6	12	376	31.33	55.54	44	0	2
15	Harry Brook	ENG		667	7	12	7	12	558	46.50	83.66	67	4	1
16	Azan Awais	PAK		659	7	14	7	14	357	25.50	54.17	53	0	1
17	Roston Chase	WI		643	6	8	6	8	365	52.14	56.77	37	2	1
18	Cameron Green	AUS		630	4	7	4	7	335	55.83	53.17	31	5	1
19	Travis Head	AUS		628	6	11	6	11	463	42.09	73.73	70	1	2
20	Towhid Hridoy	BAN		620	3	6	3	6	378	75.60	60.97	34	11	1
21	Babar Azam	PAK		597	5	10	5	10	405	50.63	67.84	53	5	2
22	Shadman Islam	BAN		574	7	13	7	13	296	24.67	51.57	36	0	1
23	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	BAN		568	7	13	7	13	251	22.82	44.19	22	3	0
24	Shai Hope	WI		564	3	5	3	5	258	51.60	45.74	22	2	2
25	Abdullah Shafique	PAK		561	4	8	4	8	268	44.67	47.77	26	3	1
26	Dhananjaya de Silva	SL		549	4	8	4	8	298	37.25	54.28	35	2	1
27	Tom Blundell	NZ		540	4	7	4	7	309	44.14	57.22	36	3	1
28	Rachin Ravindra	NZ		537	4	7	4	7	339	48.43	63.13	46	4	3
29	Brandon King	WI		535	6	11	6	11	328	36.44	61.31	48	3	0
30	Jacob Bethell	ENG		511	4	8	4	8	267	33.38	52.25	30	0	1
31	Jamie Smith	ENG		507	6	10	6	10	335	33.50	66.07	45	3	0
32	Emilio Gay	ENG		499	6	11	6	11	271	24.64	54.31	46	0	0
33	Devdutt Padikkal	IND		498	2	3	2	3	328	109.33	65.86	33	1	2
34	Temba Bavuma	SA		497	3	5	3	5	218	43.60	43.86	19	1	1
35	Alex Carey	AUS		494	6	11	6	11	243	27.00	49.19	26	0	0
36	Daryl Mitchell	NZ		484	4	7	4	7	236	39.33	48.76	27	2	2
37	Aiden Markram	SA		479	3	5	3	5	202	40.40	42.17	29	1	0
38	Mohammad Rizwan	PAK		478	6	11	6	11	283	25.73	59.21	34	0	1
39	Tanzid Hasan	BAN		478	6	12	6	12	298	24.83	62.34	33	5	1
40	John Campbell	WI		464	3	5	3	5	265	66.25	57.11	28	8	1
41	Marnus Labuschagne	AUS		443	6	11	6	11	252	22.91	56.88	32	1	0
42	Tagenarine Chanderpaul	WI		434	3	6	3	6	145	24.17	33.41	16	1	0
43	Ben Duckett	ENG		426	7	13	7	13	359	27.62	84.27	55	0	1
44	Wiaan Mulder	SA		421	3	5	3	5	187	37.40	44.42	17	5	1
45	Lokesh Rahul	IND		420	3	4	3	4	235	58.75	55.95	25	4	2
46	Kamindu Mendis	SL		400	4	8	4	8	240	30.00	60.00	23	6	1
47	Jordan Cox	ENG		396	4	7	4	7	254	42.33	64.14	36	1	0
48	Craig Ervine	ZIM		395	2	3	2	3	270	135.00	68.35	29	3	1
49	Salman Agha	PAK		393	6	9	6	9	221	24.56	56.23	23	2	0
50	Devon Conway	NZ		390	4	7	4	7	228	32.57	58.46	29	3	1
51	Saud Shakeel	PAK		378	5	10	5	10	233	23.30	61.64	34	2	1
52	Lahiru Udara	SL		375	3	6	3	6	235	39.17	62.67	28	5	1
53	Ryan Rickelton	SA		368	3	5	3	5	176	35.20	47.83	22	0	1
54	Brian Bennett	ZIM		359	2	3	2	3	245	81.67	68.25	26	0	1
55	Rishabh Pant	IND		341	3	4	3	4	249	62.25	73.02	24	8	1
56	Shubman Gill	IND		333	3	4	3	4	200	50.00	60.06	24	1	1
57	Taijul Islam	BAN		326	8	13	8	13	150	12.50	46.01	16	1	0
58	Tom Latham	NZ		326	4	7	4	7	189	27.00	57.98	17	0	1
59	Gus Atkinson	ENG		317	5	8	5	8	134	16.75	42.27	17	0	0
60	Henry Nicholls	NZ		317	2	4	2	4	197	49.25	62.15	26	0	1
61	Keshara Nuwantha	SL		311	2	4	2	4	86	21.50	27.65	9	1	0
62	Brendan Taylor	ZIM		310	2	3	2	3	230	76.67	74.19	25	6	1
63	Pasindu Sooriyabandara	SL		307	3	3	3	3	172	57.33	56.03	19	1	1
64	Imam ul Haq	PAK		296	5	10	5	10	178	17.80	60.14	22	0	0
65	Innocent Kaia	ZIM		292	2	3	2	3	175	58.33	59.93	22	0	1
66	Wesley Madhevere	ZIM		286	2	3	2	3	231	231.00	80.77	19	3	1
67	Pat Cummins	AUS		283	5	9	5	9	114	14.25	40.28	10	4	0
68	Abdullah Fazal	PAK		282	2	4	2	4	141	35.25	50.00	20	1	1
69	Dhruv Jurel	IND		280	3	4	3	4	192	64.00	68.57	18	3	1
70	Nathan Lyon	AUS		276	4	6	4	6	115	28.75	41.67	16	1	0
71	Daniel Lawrence	ENG		272	3	4	3	4	187	46.75	68.75	26	2	0
72	Dinesh Chandimal	SL		265	3	5	3	5	173	34.60	65.28	17	2	0
73	Ikram Alikhil	AFG		255	2	3	2	3	105	35.00	41.18	14	0	0
74	Marco Jansen	SA		253	3	5	3	5	198	39.60	78.26	28	4	0
75	Kevin Wickham	WI		252	1	2	1	2	139	69.50	55.16	12	2	0
76	Simon Harmer	SA		245	3	5	3	5	118	39.33	48.16	14	2	0
77	David Bedingham	SA		238	3	5	3	5	156	31.20	65.55	25	0	0
78	Glenn Phillips	NZ		236	2	4	2	4	181	60.33	76.69	31	1	1
79	Beau Webster	AUS		225	5	8	5	8	152	25.33	67.56	18	0	0
80	Hasan Mahmud	BAN		224	6	10	6	10	59	5.90	26.34	7	0	0
81	Mohammad Abbas	PAK		219	6	12	6	12	120	17.14	54.79	16	3	0
82	Marques Ackerman	SA		212	2	3	2	3	163	54.33	76.89	20	2	0
83	Abdul Malik	AFG		197	3	5	3	5	90	18.00	45.69	7	1	0
84	Rahmanullah Zadran	AFG		188	2	1	2	1	113	113.00	60.11	12	1	1
85	Ben Curran	ZIM		186	2	3	2	3	96	32.00	51.61	9	0	0
86	Josh Tongue	ENG		182	7	12	7	12	91	9.10	50.00	15	0	0
87	Scott Boland	AUS		181	2	3	2	3	42	14.00	23.20	6	0	0
88	Lahiru Kumara	SL		178	3	6	3	6	55	11.00	30.90	8	1	0
89	Mitchell Starc	AUS		176	6	9	6	9	54	6.00	30.68	6	0	0
90	Nayeem Hasan	BAN		176	4	4	4	4	97	32.33	55.11	9	0	0
91	Kemar Roach	WI		163	3	5	3	5	40	8.00	24.54	5	0	0
92	Mahmudul Hasan Joy	BAN		160	3	6	3	6	89	14.83	55.63	14	0	0
93	Manav Suthar	IND		160	3	4	3	4	79	19.75	49.38	7	2	0
94	Jofra Archer	ENG		156	5	8	5	8	96	19.20	61.54	7	4	0
95	Josh Inglis	AUS		152	1	2	1	2	106	53.00	69.74	11	2	1
96	Antum Naqvi	ZIM		151	1	2	1	2	70	35.00	46.36	3	0	0
97	Matthew Breetzke	SA		150	2	3	2	3	49	16.33	32.67	5	0	0
98	Niroshan Dickwella	SL		147	2	4	2	4	96	24.00	65.31	9	0	0
99	Hashmatullah Shahidi	AFG		143	3	5	3	5	67	13.40	46.85	9	3	0
100	Joshua Da Silva	WI		143	2	3	2	3	68	22.67	47.55	6	0	0

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Test Cricket 2026 Most Balls Faced

Mushfiqur Rahim leads Test Cricket 2026 with 1,127 balls faced for Bangladesh, ahead of Najmul Hossain Shanto (1,091) and Sonal Dinusha (1,018). The Test Cricket 2026 balls faced leaderboard ranks all 205 players who have contributed balls faced this season. The leading batter can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse balls faced depth across squads.

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Who has the most balls faced in Test Cricket 2026?

Mushfiqur Rahim leads Test Cricket 2026 with 1127 balls faced from 7 matches, averaging 44.17 at a strike rate of 47.03. Najmul Hossain Shanto is second on 1091 and Sonal Dinusha third on 1018. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2026 by balls faced, with their team and matches.

Who are the top batters in Test Cricket 2026?

The top three batters in Test Cricket 2026 are Mushfiqur Rahim (1127 in 7 matches), Najmul Hossain Shanto (1091 in 8 matches) and Sonal Dinusha (1018 in 4 matches). Mushfiqur Rahim is 36 balls faced clear of Najmul Hossain Shanto. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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