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Dale Steyn left behind, Mitchell Starc's entry among the top-10 bowlers taking most wickets in Tests, two Indians also included

Sandy Verma | August 22, 2026 9:24 PM CST

Top 10 Wicket Takers in Test Cricket: Mitchell Starc has created a stir with his bowling in the second test against Bangladesh. Starc took 6 wickets in the first innings. With this, he has made a place in the top-10 list of bowlers taking the most wickets in Test history. He has registered his name in the pages of history by leaving behind South African fast bowler Dale Steyn. Two Indians are also included in the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket.

Bowler taking most wickets in test cricket

Muttiah Muralitharan is the bowler taking the most wickets in Test cricket. He took 800 wickets in his name in 133 matches. Indian legend Anil Kumble is at fourth place in the list with 619 wickets, while R Ashwin is at eighth place in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket. Dale Steyn was at number 10 in the list with 439 wickets and now Starc has left him behind. He has 441 wickets in his name in Tests. Below is the complete list:

rank	player	match	Turn	Wicket	average	economy	5 wicket hall	10 wicket hall
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	230	800	22.72	2.47	67	22
2	shane warne	145	273	708	25.41	2.65	37	10
3	james anderson	188	350	704	26.45	2.79	32	3
4	Anil Kumble	132	236	619	29.65	2.69	35	8
5	stuart broad	167	309	604	27.68	2.97	20	3
6	nathan lyon	143	264	568	30.32	2.94	24	5
7	glen mcgrath	124	243	563	21.64	2.49	29	3
8	R Ashwin	106	200	537	24.00	2.83	37	8
9	courtney walsh	132	242	519	24.44	2.53	22	3
10	Mitchell Starc	107	205	441	26.33	3.43	19	3

Starc took 6 wickets against Bangladesh

Bangladesh defeated Australia by 9 wickets in the first test match. For this reason, the Kangaroo team needed to make a comeback with a bang and Mitchell Starc did something similar in the second test. He dismissed Shadman Islam on the very first ball. After this he dismissed Tanjeed Hasan, Nazmul Hussain Shanto and Liton Das for zero. He also took the wicket of Mominul Haq. Starc had completed the haul of 5 wickets in his fourth over itself. After this he also took the wicket of Shoriful Islam. This was his sixth wicket in this innings.