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Most Wickets in World Test Championship 2021-23 | Highest Wicket taker in WTC 2021-23

Check out the list of players who took most wickets in the World Test Championship 2021-23. Also find out the leading wicket takers for each team.

Sandipan Ghosh
Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 12.06.2023
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Most Wickets in World Test Championship 2021-23

ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023, the second edition of WTC, just ended with the celebration of Australia’s victory against India in the Final.

We are now talking about the most wicket-takers in this competition.

 

ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023: Most wickets (Top 5)


In the top five list of the most wickets in the ICC WTC 2021-2023, two are from Australia (including the table leader),

and one each from South Africa, India and England. 

Player (Team)

Matches
 (Innings)

Wickets

Best Bowling in an innings

Best Bowling in a match

5wks/10wks

Nathan Lyon (Australia)

20 (34)

88

8/64

11/99

5/1

Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)

13 (22)

67

6/50

8/89

3/0

Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

13 (26)

61

6/91

8/42

2/0

James Anderson (England)

15 (28)

58

5/60

6/62

2/0

Pat Cummins (Australia)

16 (27)

57

5/38

8/79

3/0

 

Nathan Lyon (Australia)

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon finished on top of the list of most wicket-taker in the ICC WTC 2021-2023 with 88 wickets in 34 innings. He had five five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul during this competition.

During the third innings of the 2023 Indore Test against the hosts India, Lyon brought one of his greatest performances in his Test career with bowling figures of 23.3-1-64-8.

In the Final of the WTC 2021-2023, Lyon bagged four wickets (15.3-2-41-4) in the fourth innings.


Lyon’s five-wicket hauls during WTC 2021-2023

23.3-1-64-8 vs India at Indore in March 2023

42.5-10-128-6 vs West Indies at Perth in November-December 2022

29-5-67-5 vs India at Delhi in February 2023

37-8-83-5 vs Pakistan at Lahore in March 2022

25-2-90-5 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in June-July 2022


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Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)

South African right-arm fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ended the WTC 2021-2023 as the second-leading wicket-taker in the competition. The most wicket-taker as a pacer in the WTC 2021-2023 collected 67 wickets in 22 innings, including three five-wicket hauls.


Rabada’s five-wicket hauls during WTC 2021-2023

15-3-50-6 vs West Indies at Centurion in February-March 2023

19-3-52-5 vs England at Lord’s in August 2022

19-3-60-5 vs New Zealand at Christchurch in February-March 2022


Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 61 wickets in 26 innings during the entire WTC 2021-2023. Ashwin had two five-wicket hauls in the tournament.


Ashwin’s five-wicket hauls during WTC 2021-2023

47.2-15-91-6 vs Australia at Ahmedabad in March 2023

12-3-37-5 vs Australia at Nagpur in February 2023


James Anderson (England)

Legendary English right-arm pacer James Anderson is fourth on this list. In the WTC 2021-2023, Anderson scalped 58 wickets in 28 innings, including two five-wicket hauls. 


Anderson’s five-wicket hauls during WTC 2021-2023

21-.5-4-60-5 vs India at Birmingham in July 2022

29-7-62-5 vs India at Lord’s in August 2021


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Pat Cummins (Australia)

Australian captain Pat Cummins celebrated with the ICC WTC 2021-2023 trophy. With three five-wicket hauls, the right-arm fast bowler finished the competition with 57 wickets in 27 innings.

In the Final of the WTC 2021-2023, Cummins collected four wickets (20-2-83-3 & 13-1-55-1), including three wickets during India’s first innings.


Cummins’ five-wicket hauls during WTC 2021-2023

13.1-3-38-5 vs England at Brisbane in December 2021

12.4-3-42-5 vs South Africa at Brisbane in December 2022

24-8-56-5 vs Pakistan at Lahore in March 2022

 

ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023: Most wickets for each team

Here we have brought out the names of the most wicket-taker of each participating team in the ICC WTC 2021-2023.

Team

Player

Matches
 (Innings)

Wickets

Best Bowling in an innings

Best Bowling in a match

5wks/10wks

Australia

Nathan Lyon

20 (34)

88

8/64

11/99

5/1

South Africa

Kagiso Rabada

13 (22)

67

6/50

8/89

3/0

India

Ravichandran Ashwin

13 (26)

61

6/91

8/42

2/0

England

James Anderson

15 (28)

58

5/60

6/62

2/0

New Zealand

Tim Southee

13 (26)

50

5/35

8/144

3/0

Pakistan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

8 (15)

41

6/51

10/94

2/1

West Indies

Alzarri Joseph

10 (20)

41

5/81

7/111

1/0

Sri Lanka

Ramesh Mendis

8 (15)

38

6/70

11/136

3/1

Bangladesh

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

10 (17)

33

5/63

6/124

1/0


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