Most Wickets in ICC World Test Championship 2023-25: Top 10 Highest Wicket-Takers and Teamwise Top 5

By MyKhel Staff

Published: Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 16:19 [IST]

Most Wickets in ICC World Test Championship 2023-25: The ongoing WTC cycle is at its fag end with few matches left to be played before the final in London in June. India's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah's currently leads the highest wicket-takers list.

The pacer has taken a staggering 75 wickets and is trailed by Pat Cummins, who may see an opportunity to overtake him with the Australia vs Sri Lanka series yet to be played. Here's a look at the top wicket-takers of this prestigious tournament:

Top Wicket-Takers in ICC WTC 2023-25

Player	Wickets	Best Bowling in Innings (BBI)	Innings
1. Jasprit Bumrah (IND)	75	6/45	27
2. Pat Cummins (AUS)	68	6/91	31
3. Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)	63	7/71	26
4. Mitchell Starc (AUS)	63	6/48	29
5. Josh Hazlewood (AUS)	57	5/31	24
6. Ravindra Jadeja (IND)	55	5/41	25
7. Gus Atkinson (ENG)	52	7/45	21
8. Chris Woakes (ENG)	51	5/62	24
9. Nathan Lyon (AUS)	51	6/65	23
10. Prabath Jayasuriya (SL)	49	6/42	19

As of January 1, 2025

Teamwise Top 5 Wicket-Takers

India

Jasprit Bumrah - 75 wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin - 63 wickets
Ravindra Jadeja - 55 wickets
Mohammed Siraj - 44 wickets
Kuldeep Yadav - 26 wickets

Australia

Pat Cummins - 68 wickets
Mitchell Starc - 63 wickets
Josh Hazlewood - 57 wickets
Nathan Lyon - 51 wickets
Scott Boland - 13 wickets

England

Gus Atkinson - 52 wickets
Chris Woakes - 51 wickets
Shoaib Bashir - 49 wickets
Mark Wood - 29 wickets
Brydon Carse - 27 wickets

New Zealand

Matt Henry - 48 wickets
Ajaz Patel - 37 wickets
Will O'Rourke - 36 wickets
Mitchell Santner - 33 wickets
Glenn Phillips - 31 wickets

Bangladesh

Taijul Islam - 40 wickets
Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 39 wickets
Hasan Mahmud - 30 wickets
Nahid Rana - 20 wickets
Taskin Ahmed - 19 wickets

Sri Lanka

Prabath Jayasuriya - 49 wickets
Asitha Fernando - 34 wickets
Lahiru Kumara - 30 wickets
Ramesh Mendis - 12 wickets
Milan Rathnayake - 10 wickets

South Africa

Kagiso Rabada - 41 wickets
Keshav Maharaj - 35 wickets
Marco Jansen - 26 wickets
Dane Paterson - 21 wickets
Nandre Burger - 14 wickets

West Indies

Jayden Seales - 35 wickets
Shamar Joseph - 29 wickets
Alzarri Joseph - 27 wickets
Kemar Roach - 21 wickets
Jomel Warrican - 13 wickets

Pakistan

Noman Ali - 30 wickets
Sajid Khan - 22 wickets
Aamer Jamal - 21 wickets
Khurram Shahzad - 18 wickets
Naseem Shah - 18 wickets

Story first published: Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 16:19 [IST]