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— Leaders · Test Cricket · 2021— Leaders · Test Cricket · 2021

Test Cricket Stats

Updated , after New Zealand vs Bangladesh

In Test Cricket 2021, Joe Root finished with the most runs (1708) and Ravichandran Ashwin finished with the most wickets (54). Every leaderboard below is final for the season.

Based on 79 matches (2021–2023)

Test Cricket 2021 leaders

Most Runs Joe Root 1,708
Most Wickets Ravichandran Ashwin 54
Most Sixes Rishabh Pant 15
Highest Average Dimuth Karunaratne 69.38
Best Economy Rate Colin de Grandhomme 2.00
Most Catches Jos Buttler 41
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Most Runs

View all: most runs in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG1,708
  2. 2Rohit Sharma IND906
  3. 3Dimuth Karunaratne SL902
  4. 4Rishabh Pant IND748
  5. 5Cheteshwar Pujara IND702

Most Sixes

View all: most sixes in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Rishabh Pant IND15
  2. 2Rohit Sharma IND11
  3. 3Kyle MayersWest Indies WI10
  4. 4Quinton de Kock SA8
  5. 5Shubman Gill IND8

Most Fours

View all: most fours in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG179
  2. 2Dimuth Karunaratne SL108
  3. 3Rohit Sharma IND108
  4. 4Cheteshwar Pujara IND93
  5. 5Abid Ali PAK92

Most Fifties

View all: most fifties in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Virat Kohli IND7
  2. 2Cheteshwar Pujara IND5
  3. 3Ajinkya Rahane IND5
  4. 4Joe Root ENG5
  5. 5Litton Das BAN5

Most Centuries

View all: most centuries in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG6
  2. 2Rishabh Pant IND4
  3. 3Dimuth Karunaratne SL4
  4. 4Marnus Labuschagne AUS3
  5. 5Lokesh Rahul IND3

Highest Average

View all: highest average in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Dimuth Karunaratne SL69.38
  2. 2Kane Williamson NZ66.00
  3. 3Marnus Labuschagne AUS65.75
  4. 4Devon Conway NZ64.25
  5. 5Joe Root ENG61.00

Qualification: minimum 5 dismissals.

Highest Strike Rate

View all: highest strike rate in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Brendan Taylor ZIM96.72
  2. 2Daryl Mitchell NZ91.07
  3. 3Travis Head AUS86.71
  4. 4Tamim Iqbal BAN77.85
  5. 5Wanindu Hasaranga SL77.27

Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.

Most Ducks

View all: most ducks in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Neil Wagner NZ3
  2. 2Virat Kohli IND2
  3. 3Lungi Ngidi SA2
  4. 4Sam Curran ENG2
  5. 5James Anderson ENG2

Most Matches

View all: most matches in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG15
  2. 2Cheteshwar Pujara IND14
  3. 3Ajinkya Rahane IND13
  4. 4Rishabh Pant IND12
  5. 5James Anderson ENG12

Most Balls Faced

View all: most balls faced in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG3,004
  2. 2Cheteshwar Pujara IND2,054
  3. 3Rohit Sharma IND1,880
  4. 4Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies WI1,786
  5. 5Nkrumah BonnerWest Indies WI1,624

Highest Boundary %

View all: highest boundary % in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Brendan Taylor ZIM16.06
  2. 2Tamim Iqbal BAN12.60
  3. 3Shardul Thakur IND12.03
  4. 4Nathan Lyon AUS11.11
  5. 5Travis Head AUS10.84

Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.

Most Not Outs

View all: most not outs in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1James Anderson ENG11
  2. 2Mohammed Siraj IND6
  3. 3Shannon GabrielWest Indies WI5
  4. 4Vishwa Fernando SL5
  5. 5Jayden SealesWest Indies WI5

Most Innings Batted

View all: most innings batted in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG29
  2. 2Cheteshwar Pujara IND26
  3. 3Ajinkya Rahane IND23
  4. 4Rishabh Pant IND21
  5. 5James Anderson ENG21

Most Times Dismissed

View all: most times dismissed in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG28
  2. 2Cheteshwar Pujara IND25
  3. 3Ajinkya Rahane IND23
  4. 4Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies WI20
  5. 5Jermaine BlackwoodWest Indies WI20

Most Wickets

View all: most wickets in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Ravichandran Ashwin IND54
  2. 2Shaheen Afridi PAK47
  3. 3Hasan Ali PAK41
  4. 4James Anderson ENG39
  5. 5Ollie Edward Robinson ENG37

Best Economy Rate

View all: best economy rate in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Colin de Grandhomme NZ2.00
  2. 2Daryl Mitchell NZ2.00
  3. 3Axar Patel IND2.12
  4. 4James Anderson ENG2.12
  5. 5Cameron Green AUS2.17

Best Bowling Average

View all: best bowling average in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Scott Boland AUS7.86
  2. 2Axar Patel IND11.86
  3. 3Jayant Yadav IND12.40
  4. 4Hasan Ali PAK16.07
  5. 5Ravichandran Ashwin IND16.65

Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.

Best Strike Rate

View all: best strike rate in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Scott Boland AUS14.57
  2. 2Jayant Yadav IND19.80
  3. 3Lutho Sipamla SA28.50
  4. 4Hasan Ali PAK31.68
  5. 5Axar Patel IND33.64

Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.

Most 4-Wicket Hauls

View all: most 4-wicket hauls in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Mohammed Shami IND3
  2. 2Jason HolderWest Indies WI3
  3. 3James Anderson ENG3
  4. 4Ravindra Jadeja IND2
  5. 5Jack Leach ENG2

Most 5-Wicket Hauls

View all: most 5-wicket hauls in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Ravichandran Ashwin IND6
  2. 2Shaheen Afridi PAK5
  3. 3Hasan Ali PAK4
  4. 4Axar Patel IND4
  5. 5Ollie Edward Robinson ENG4

Most Maidens

View all: most maidens in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1James Anderson ENG140
  2. 2Ollie Edward Robinson ENG83
  3. 3Ravichandran Ashwin IND81
  4. 4Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN80
  5. 5Taijul Islam BAN78

Most Runs Conceded

View all: most runs conceded in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN1,047
  2. 2Jack Leach ENG1,020
  3. 3Mohammed Siraj IND929
  4. 4Taijul Islam BAN916
  5. 5Ravichandran Ashwin IND899

Most Overs Bowled

View all: most overs bowled in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1James Anderson ENG399.5
  2. 2Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN386.5
  3. 3Ravichandran Ashwin IND386.3
  4. 4Taijul Islam BAN345.3
  5. 5Lasith Embuldeniya SL316.1

Most Innings Bowled

View all: most innings bowled in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1James Anderson ENG21
  2. 2Mohammed Siraj IND19
  3. 3Ravichandran Ashwin IND18
  4. 4Joe Root ENG17
  5. 5Shaheen Afridi PAK17

Most Dot Balls

View all: most dot balls in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1James Anderson ENG1,985
  2. 2Ravichandran Ashwin IND1,814
  3. 3Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN1,737
  4. 4Taijul Islam BAN1,593
  5. 5Jasprit Bumrah IND1,508

Highest Dot Ball %

View all: highest dot ball % in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Colin de Grandhomme NZ84.95
  2. 2Daryl Mitchell NZ83.33
  3. 3James Anderson ENG82.71
  4. 4Cameron Green AUS82.69
  5. 5Tabish Khan PAK82.69

Qualification: minimum 60 balls bowled.

Most Catches

View all: most catches in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Jos Buttler ENG41
  2. 2Joshua Da SilvaWest Indies WI36
  3. 3Rishabh Pant IND33
  4. 4Mohammad Rizwan PAK26
  5. 5Quinton de Kock SA26

Most Stumpings

View all: most stumpings in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Rishabh Pant IND6
  2. 2Litton Das BAN3
  3. 3Ben Foakes ENG3
  4. 4Joshua Da SilvaWest Indies WI2
  5. 5Mohammad Rizwan PAK1

Most Run Outs

View all: most run outs in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Hasan Ali PAK3
  2. 2Mohammad Rizwan PAK3
  3. 3Rishabh Pant IND3
  4. 4Ollie Pope ENG2
  5. 5Jonny Bairstow ENG2

Fantasy Leaders

View all: fantasy leaders in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG2,208
  2. 2Ravichandran Ashwin IND1,455
  3. 3Rishabh Pant IND1,258
  4. 4Rohit Sharma IND1,046
  5. 5Shaheen Afridi PAK1,031

Dream11 Leaders

View all: dream11 leaders in Test Cricket 2021 ›
  1. 1Joe Root ENG3,198
  2. 2Ravichandran Ashwin IND1,949
  3. 3Rohit Sharma IND1,672
  4. 4Rishabh Pant IND1,668
  5. 5Dimuth Karunaratne SL1,496

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Test Cricket stats leaders (Test Cricket 2021)

In Test Cricket 2021, Joe Root finished with the most runs (1708) and Ravichandran Ashwin finished with the most wickets (54). Every leaderboard below is final for the season.

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Test Cricket 2021?

Joe Root (England) finished top with 1708 runs from 15 matches, averaging 61 at a strike rate of 56.86, ahead of Rohit Sharma (906) and Dimuth Karunaratne (902). The Test Cricket 2021 runs leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.

Who took the most wickets in Test Cricket 2021?

Ravichandran Ashwin (India) finished top with 54 wickets from 9 matches, at an economy of 2.33 and an average of 16.65, ahead of Shaheen Afridi (47) and Hasan Ali (41). The Test Cricket 2021 wickets leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.

Who hit the most sixes in Test Cricket 2021?

Rishabh Pant (India) finished top with 15 sixes from 12 matches, averaging 39.37 at a strike rate of 67.45, ahead of Rohit Sharma (11) and Kyle Mayers (10). The Test Cricket 2021 sixes leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.

Who scored the most fifties in Test Cricket 2021?

Virat Kohli (India) finished top with 7 fifties from 11 matches, averaging 28.21 at a strike rate of 44.08, ahead of Joe Root (5) and Cheteshwar Pujara (5). The Test Cricket 2021 fifties leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.

Who took the most catches in Test Cricket 2021?

Jos Buttler (England) finished top with 41 catches from 9 matches, ahead of Joshua Da Silva (36) and Rishabh Pant (33). The Test Cricket 2021 catches leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.

Who had the highest strike rate in Test Cricket 2021?

Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) finished with a strike rate of 96.72 from 3 matches, averaging 44.17, ahead of Daryl Mitchell (91.07) and Travis Head (86.71). The Test Cricket 2021 strike rate leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.

Who had the best economy rate in Test Cricket 2021?

Colin de Grandhomme and Daryl Mitchell shared the lead with an economy rate of 2, ahead of Axar Patel (2.12). The Test Cricket 2021 economy rate leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.