Test Cricket 2026 most innings bowled
Updated , after Afghanistan vs ZimbabweTaijul Islam and Josh Tongue share the lead in Test Cricket 2026 with 14 innings bowled · Mehidy Hasan Miraz (13) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Innings Bowled | Mat | Inns | Mat | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taijul Islam BAN 2/1722/1301/156 | BAN | 2/1722/1301/156 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 300.5 | 943 | 27 | 34.93 | 3.13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Josh Tongue ENG 6/1485/738/89 | ENG | 6/1485/738/89 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 202.0 | 848 | 33 | 25.70 | 4.20 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN 4/1672/914/114 | BAN | 4/1672/914/114 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 265.5 | 686 | 25 | 27.44 | 2.58 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Jayden Seales | 2/691/422/64 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 161.5 | 496 | 18 | 27.56 | 3.06 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Shamar Joseph | 2/1133/583/101 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 152.0 | 616 | 18 | 34.22 | 4.05 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mohammad Abbas PAK 3/1229/1301/78 | PAK | 3/1229/1301/78 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 226.5 | 653 | 31 | 21.06 | 2.88 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mitchell Starc AUS 9/1373/893/96 | AUS | 9/1373/893/96 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 189.0 | 632 | 32 | 19.75 | 3.34 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Hasan Mahmud BAN 6/1512/526/121 | BAN | 6/1512/526/121 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 171.0 | 604 | 23 | 26.26 | 3.53 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Jofra Archer ENG 4/1455/993/76 | ENG | 4/1455/993/76 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 151.3 | 571 | 23 | 24.83 | 3.77 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Gus Atkinson ENG 3/1400/741/51 | ENG | 3/1400/741/51 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 126.3 | 433 | 14 | 30.93 | 3.42 | 0 | 1 |
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| 11 | Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 132.0 | 401 | 18 | 22.28 | 3.04 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Taskin Ahmed | BAN | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 129.0 | 529 | 12 | 44.08 | 4.10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mohammad Ali | PAK | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 149.1 | 560 | 17 | 32.94 | 3.75 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Roston Chase | WI | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 103.4 | 380 | 8 | 47.50 | 3.67 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Pat Cummins | AUS | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 144.4 | 438 | 13 | 33.69 | 3.03 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Beau Webster | AUS | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 61.2 | 202 | 4 | 50.50 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Jomel Warrican | WI | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 178.1 | 470 | 22 | 21.36 | 2.64 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Ollie Edward Robinson | ENG | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 113.5 | 261 | 28 | 9.32 | 2.29 | 0 | 4 | |
| 19 | Nathan Smith | NZ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 122.4 | 461 | 24 | 19.21 | 3.76 | 0 | 3 | |
| 20 | Justin Greaves | WI | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 64.0 | 167 | 12 | 13.92 | 2.61 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Nathan Lyon | AUS | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 156.3 | 412 | 10 | 41.20 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Ebadot Hossain | BAN | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 89.1 | 342 | 9 | 38.00 | 3.84 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Khurram Shahzad | PAK | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 125.5 | 555 | 18 | 30.83 | 4.41 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Marnus Labuschagne | AUS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18.0 | 65 | 2 | 32.50 | 3.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Nayeem Hasan | BAN | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 71.5 | 257 | 6 | 42.83 | 3.58 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Asitha Fernando | SL | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 129.3 | 407 | 17 | 23.94 | 3.14 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | Ali Usman | PAK | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 102.5 | 305 | 12 | 25.42 | 2.97 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 | Mohammed Siraj | IND | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 57.0 | 144 | 5 | 28.80 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Kemar Roach | WI | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 61.1 | 224 | 10 | 22.40 | 3.66 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | Simon Harmer | SA | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 156.0 | 411 | 14 | 29.36 | 2.63 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | Prasidh Krishna | IND | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 72.3 | 215 | 10 | 21.50 | 2.97 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | Wiaan Mulder | SA | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 84.3 | 237 | 10 | 23.70 | 2.80 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Marco Jansen | SA | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 97.2 | 257 | 13 | 19.77 | 2.64 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | Manav Suthar | IND | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 140.2 | 399 | 23 | 17.35 | 2.84 | 0 | 3 | |
| 35 | William O'Rourke | NZ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 81.1 | 256 | 10 | 25.60 | 3.15 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | Travis Head | AUS | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18.0 | 83 | 0 | – | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Kavem Hodge | WI | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26.0 | 131 | 2 | 65.50 | 5.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Salman Agha | PAK | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15.1 | 62 | 0 | – | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Dhananjaya de Silva | SL | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14.0 | 47 | 0 | – | 3.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Sonal Dinusha | SL | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 75.0 | 292 | 3 | 97.33 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Jacob Bethell | ENG | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 43.2 | 161 | 5 | 32.20 | 3.72 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42 | Aiden Markram | SA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20.0 | 48 | 0 | – | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Ben Stokes | ENG | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 80.4 | 248 | 9 | 27.56 | 3.07 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | Prabath Jayasuriya | SL | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 164.5 | 460 | 12 | 38.33 | 2.79 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | Hashmatullah Shahidi | AFG | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 63.0 | 242 | 2 | 121.00 | 3.84 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Shoriful Islam | BAN | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 52.0 | 165 | 10 | 16.50 | 3.17 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | Mohammad Saleem | AFG | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 112.5 | 435 | 16 | 27.19 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | |
| 48 | Matt Renshaw | AUS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 90 | 2 | 45.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Lahiru Kumara | SL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 39.0 | 175 | 3 | 58.33 | 4.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Hasan Ali | PAK | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 78.2 | 259 | 8 | 32.38 | 3.31 | 2 | 0 | |
| 51 | Ravindra Jadeja | IND | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 102.3 | 267 | 8 | 33.38 | 2.60 | 2 | 0 | |
| 52 | Kuldeep Yadav | IND | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 42.5 | 165 | 4 | 41.25 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 72.0 | 247 | 10 | 24.70 | 3.43 | 1 | 0 | |
| 54 | Alzarri Joseph | WI | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 47.0 | 213 | 6 | 35.50 | 4.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Matt Henry | NZ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 57.1 | 160 | 12 | 13.33 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | |
| 56 | Zia ur Rehman Akbar | AFG | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 148.0 | 506 | 6 | 84.33 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Qais Ahmad | AFG | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 61.2 | 282 | 5 | 56.40 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Kyle Jamieson | NZ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 65.0 | 242 | 10 | 24.20 | 3.72 | 1 | 1 | |
| 59 | Ben Sears | NZ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 46.0 | 149 | 3 | 49.67 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Joshua Bishop | WI | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 165 | 2 | 82.50 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Sajid Khan | PAK | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 109.0 | 339 | 12 | 28.25 | 3.11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 62 | Nahid Rana | BAN | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 61.3 | 275 | 11 | 25.00 | 4.47 | 0 | 2 | |
| 63 | Zakary Foulkes | NZ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51.1 | 169 | 8 | 21.13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | |
| 64 | Joe Root | ENG | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13.0 | 50 | 1 | 50.00 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Harry Brook | ENG | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 | – | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Cameron Green | AUS | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34.0 | 159 | 1 | 159.00 | 4.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Daniel Lawrence | ENG | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7.4 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Abdul Malik | AFG | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21.1 | 117 | 1 | 117.00 | 5.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Milan Rathnayake | SL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73.5 | 213 | 6 | 35.50 | 2.88 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | Scott Boland | AUS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 80.0 | 212 | 9 | 23.56 | 2.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| 71 | Anrich Nortje | SA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 43.3 | 149 | 5 | 29.80 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | AFG | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 58.0 | 211 | 2 | 105.50 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Blessing Muzarabani | ZIM | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 67.0 | 177 | 7 | 25.29 | 2.64 | 0 | 1 | |
| 74 | Blair Tickner | NZ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28.2 | 137 | 6 | 22.83 | 4.84 | 0 | 1 | |
| 75 | Newman Nyamhuri | ZIM | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 51.0 | 171 | 11 | 15.55 | 3.35 | 0 | 2 | |
| 76 | Keshara Nuwantha | SL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 100.0 | 415 | 6 | 69.17 | 4.15 | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 | Mominul Haque | BAN | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | – | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Rachin Ravindra | NZ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | – | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | – | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | Nic Maddinson | AUS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 42 | 0 | – | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Shahidullah Kamal | AFG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 68 | 0 | – | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Cooper Connolly | AUS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 55 | 1 | 55.00 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Shoaib Bashir | ENG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38.0 | 147 | 3 | 49.00 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | Michael Neser | AUS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34.3 | 115 | 5 | 23.00 | 3.33 | 0 | 1 | |
| 85 | Richard Ngarava | ZIM | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19.0 | 50 | 5 | 10.00 | 2.63 | 0 | 1 | |
| 86 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24.2 | 113 | 2 | 56.50 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 47.1 | 167 | 5 | 33.40 | 3.54 | 0 | 1 | |
| 88 | Yamin Ahmadzai | AFG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40.3 | 175 | 5 | 35.00 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | Keshav Maharaj | SA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29.0 | 131 | 2 | 65.50 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Washington Sundar | IND | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17.4 | 57 | 5 | 11.40 | 3.23 | 0 | 1 | |
| 91 | Matthew Fisher | ENG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40.2 | 120 | 5 | 24.00 | 2.98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 92 | Will Jacks | ENG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15.1 | 76 | 2 | 38.00 | 5.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Brydon Carse | ENG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35.0 | 181 | 3 | 60.33 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | Noman Ali | PAK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38.0 | 156 | 4 | 39.00 | 4.11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 95 | Anderson Phillip | WI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24.0 | 99 | 2 | 49.50 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | Gerald Coetzee | SA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 77 | 1 | 77.00 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | Ismat Alam | AFG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15.4 | 29 | 2 | 14.50 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | Saim Ayub | PAK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 58 | 0 | – | 5.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | Sonny Baker | ENG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34.1 | 161 | 3 | 53.67 | 4.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Aamer Jamal | PAK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 120 | 2 | 60.00 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 | |
Innings Bowled: innings bowled · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Avg: bowling average · Econ: economy rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first
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Test Cricket 2026 Most Innings Bowled
Taijul Islam leads Test Cricket 2026 with 14 innings bowled for Bangladesh, ahead of Josh Tongue (14) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (13). The Test Cricket 2026 innings bowled leaderboard ranks all 130 players who have contributed innings bowled this season. The leading bowler can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse innings bowled depth across squads.
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Who has the most innings bowled in Test Cricket 2026?
Taijul Islam leads Test Cricket 2026 with 14 innings bowled from 8 matches, at an economy of 3.13 and an average of 34.93. Josh Tongue is second on 14 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz third on 13. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2026 by innings bowled, with their team and matches.
Who are the top bowlers in Test Cricket 2026?
The top three bowlers in Test Cricket 2026 are Taijul Islam (14 in 8 matches), Josh Tongue (14 in 7 matches) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (13 in 7 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.