Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 2010s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2017	15	29	4905	817.3	177	2137	80	9/127	26.71	2.61	61.31	1	6
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2018	15	29	3064	510.4	159	1171	63	6/17	18.58	2.29	48.63	2	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2010-2018	16	31	3144	524.0	154	1296	54	4/36	24.00	2.47	58.22	3	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2010-2019	10	20	2171	361.5	92	1065	46	6/8	23.15	2.94	47.19	3	2
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2017	8	15	2196	366.0	55	1195	36	8/49	33.19	3.26	61.00	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2012	7	11	1330	221.4	55	595	35	6/65	17.00	2.68	38.00	3	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2014-2019	8	16	1926	321.0	66	1034	34	6/66	30.41	3.22	56.64	3	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2014-2019	9	18	2879	479.5	74	1557	33	5/69	47.18	3.24	87.24	2	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2018	5	10	993	165.3	34	508	30	6/70	16.93	3.06	33.10	1	2
TG Southee (NZ)	2011-2018	8	16	1856	309.2	78	811	28	6/80	28.96	2.62	66.28	-	1
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	7	14	1278	213.0	62	546	27	5/59	20.22	2.56	47.33	1	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2019	8	14	1800	300.0	32	1048	26	5/98	40.30	3.49	69.23	1	2
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2019	5	10	1352	225.2	55	514	25	4/55	20.56	2.28	54.08	2	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2016-2017	6	12	1303	217.1	36	639	25	5/11	25.56	2.94	52.12	1	2
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	3	6	528	88.0	16	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2011-2015	7	13	1215	202.3	25	688	22	4/92	31.27	3.39	55.22	1	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2014-2018	7	13	1400	233.2	69	598	20	4/38	29.90	2.56	70.00	2	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2016	7	14	1304	217.2	20	950	20	3/88	47.50	4.37	65.20	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2016-2017	6	12	1207	201.1	56	423	19	5/30	22.26	2.10	63.52	-	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2011-2017	8	15	1632	272.0	57	810	19	4/78	42.63	2.97	85.89	1	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	7	14	1105	184.1	43	650	18	3/38	36.11	3.52	61.38	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2018-2019	3	6	518	86.2	14	318	17	4/61	18.70	3.68	30.47	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2010-2010	4	7	425	70.5	15	212	15	6/33	14.13	2.99	28.33	-	2
MG Johnson (AUS)	2010-2014	6	12	1198	199.4	46	620	15	3/27	41.33	3.10	79.86	-	-
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2018	5	9	683	113.5	36	238	14	6/41	17.00	2.09	48.78	-	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	846	141.0	44	302	14	6/62	21.57	2.14	60.42	-	2
N Pradeep (SL)	2011-2017	8	16	1329	221.3	31	749	14	3/29	53.50	3.38	94.92	-	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2018-2018	3	5	815	135.5	22	385	13	5/59	29.61	2.83	62.69	-	1
RMS Eranga (SL)	2013-2014	4	8	1053	175.3	42	467	13	4/60	35.92	2.66	81.00	1	-
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2014	3	6	787	131.1	16	541	13	7/94	41.61	4.12	60.53	-	1
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2010-2010	2	4	472	78.4	19	256	12	5/53	21.33	3.25	39.33	-	1
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2018	4	7	763	127.1	33	283	12	3/34	23.58	2.22	63.58	-	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2010-2010	4	8	689	114.5	31	352	12	4/72	29.33	3.06	57.41	1	-
S Randiv (SL)	2011-2012	3	6	711	118.3	19	353	12	4/13	29.41	2.97	59.25	1	-
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2011-2014	4	8	824	137.2	34	362	12	5/87	30.16	2.63	68.66	-	1
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2017	4	8	827	137.5	35	382	12	3/53	31.83	2.77	68.91	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2010-2013	6	12	1162	193.4	56	496	12	5/54	41.33	2.56	96.83	-	1
R Rampaul (WI)	2011-2011	2	4	530	88.2	21	230	11	4/48	20.90	2.60	48.18	1	-
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2013-2013	2	4	631	105.1	25	269	11	5/61	24.45	2.55	57.36	-	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2010-2018	6	12	1250	208.2	67	538	11	3/25	48.90	2.58	113.63	-	-
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2014-2018	5	9	1164	194.0	25	682	11	2/37	62.00	3.51	105.81	-	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2011	2	4	480	80.0	22	179	10	5/29	17.90	2.23	48.00	-	1
JM Bird (AUS)	2016-2016	2	4	540	90.0	19	292	10	3/23	29.20	3.24	54.00	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2018	5	8	669	111.3	23	331	10	4/57	33.10	2.96	66.90	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2015-2015	2	3	646	107.4	7	398	10	6/163	39.80	3.69	64.60	-	1
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	172	28.4	11	68	9	7/29	7.55	2.37	19.11	-	1
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2013-2013	2	4	528	88.0	28	199	9	3/43	22.11	2.26	58.66	-	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2011-2011	2	4	499	83.1	20	251	9	4/91	27.88	3.01	55.44	1	-
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	2	4	485	80.5	5	308	9	5/42	34.22	3.81	53.88	-	1
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2017	6	9	970	161.4	17	554	9	4/103	61.55	3.42	107.77	1	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2011-2015	4	6	1006	167.4	22	575	9	6/82	63.88	3.42	111.77	-	1
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	330	55.0	17	130	8	5/32	16.25	2.36	41.25	-	1
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2010-2010	2	4	371	61.5	15	190	8	3/39	23.75	3.07	46.37	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2018	3	6	542	90.2	24	251	8	3/39	31.37	2.77	67.75	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2011-2014	3	5	804	134.0	43	254	8	4/100	31.75	1.89	100.50	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2019	2	4	484	80.4	19	257	8	3/60	32.12	3.18	60.50	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2012-2012	3	6	672	112.0	34	291	8	3/48	36.37	2.59	84.00	-	-
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	2014-2017	2	4	564	94.0	13	322	8	3/53	40.25	3.42	70.50	-	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2015-2015	3	6	821	136.5	9	556	8	5/64	69.50	4.06	102.62	-	1
WER Somerville (NZ)	2018-2018	1	2	336	56.0	10	127	7	4/75	18.14	2.26	48.00	1	-
PL Harris (SA)	2010-2010	2	4	750	125.0	48	230	7	3/98	32.85	1.84	107.14	-	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2019-2019	2	3	366	61.0	14	234	7	4/49	33.42	3.83	52.28	1	-
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2018-2019	4	8	390	65.0	5	260	7	3/45	37.14	4.00	55.71	-	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2013-2013	2	4	549	91.3	8	295	7	3/137	42.14	3.22	78.42	-	-
MJ North (AUS)	2010-2010	4	1	109	18.1	1	55	6	6/55	9.16	3.02	18.16	-	1
TJ Murtagh (IRE)	2018-2018	1	2	246	41.0	8	100	6	4/45	16.66	2.43	41.00	1	-
BV Vitori (ZIM)	2011-2013	2	4	455	75.5	16	248	6	5/61	41.33	3.27	75.83	-	1
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2019	9	10	354	59.0	7	253	6	3/51	42.16	4.28	59.00	-	-
J Botha (SA)	2010-2010	2	4	553	92.1	20	293	6	3/61	48.83	3.17	92.16	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2013-2013	4	7	613	102.1	15	354	6	3/73	59.00	3.46	102.16	-	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2019	16	17	876	146.0	33	371	6	2/15	61.83	2.54	146.00	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2013-2013	2	2	241	40.1	4	135	5	3/67	27.00	3.36	48.20	-	-
Mohammad Shahid (BAN)	2015-2015	2	3	360	60.0	18	154	5	2/23	30.80	2.56	72.00	-	-
Shuvagata Hom (BAN)	2015-2015	2	3	312	52.0	1	214	5	2/76	42.80	4.11	62.40	-	-
Elias Sunny (BAN)	2011-2011	2	3	449	74.5	11	225	5	3/123	45.00	3.00	89.80	-	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2019	1	2	423	70.3	7	264	5	4/71	52.80	3.74	84.60	1	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2015	1	2	173	28.5	1	86	4	3/53	21.50	2.98	43.25	-	-
SR Thompson (IRE)	2018-2018	1	2	198	33.0	8	93	4	3/62	23.25	2.81	49.50	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2011-2011	1	2	365	60.5	26	104	4	2/35	26.00	1.70	91.25	-	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2012-2012	1	2	258	43.0	7	151	4	4/63	37.75	3.51	64.50	1	-
BJ Arnel (NZ)	2011-2011	2	3	318	53.0	15	162	4	4/95	40.50	3.05	79.50	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2011-2011	2	4	406	67.4	18	179	4	1/30	44.75	2.64	101.50	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2010-2013	6	10	608	101.2	27	275	4	2/11	68.75	2.71	152.00	-	-
JM Holland (AUS)	2018-2018	2	4	468	78.0	10	300	4	3/83	75.00	3.84	117.00	-	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2010-2010	3	2	78	13.0	4	44	3	3/34	14.66	3.38	26.00	-	-
PLS Gamage (SL)	2017-2017	1	2	186	31.0	7	67	3	2/38	22.33	2.16	62.00	-	-
Nazmul Hossain (BAN)	2011-2011	1	2	174	29.0	6	80	3	2/61	26.66	2.75	58.00	-	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2018-2018	2	3	190	31.4	1	121	3	3/33	40.33	3.82	63.33	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2012-2012	1	2	210	35.0	2	122	3	3/74	40.66	3.48	70.00	-	-
WB Rankin (IRE)	2018-2018	1	2	198	33.0	4	132	3	2/75	44.00	4.00	66.00	-	-
SW Masakadza (ZIM)	2013-2013	1	2	336	56.0	12	140	3	2/40	46.66	2.50	112.00	-	-
GA Lamb (ZIM)	2011-2011	1	2	192	32.0	2	141	3	3/120	47.00	4.40	64.00	-	-
SR Patel (ENG)	2015-2015	1	2	252	42.0	4	164	3	2/85	54.66	3.90	84.00	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2012	5	6	433	72.1	8	216	3	3/57	72.00	2.99	144.33	-	-
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2018	1	2	85	14.1	2	43	2	1/10	21.50	3.03	42.50	-	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2016	1	2	120	20.0	2	62	2	2/49	31.00	3.10	60.00	-	-
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2011-2011	1	1	132	22.0	5	64	2	2/64	32.00	2.90	66.00	-	-
RK Kleinveldt (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	150	25.0	3	82	2	2/33	41.00	3.28	75.00	-	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2011-2011	1	2	174	29.0	4	96	2	1/17	48.00	3.31	87.00	-	-
CJ Anderson (NZ)	2014-2014	3	5	276	46.0	9	137	2	2/68	68.50	2.97	138.00	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2377]

Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2376]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 19-23, 2019 [Test # 2375]