Test matches Cricket – Fastest to 200 wickets
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Fastest career wickets
Fastest to 200 wickets
| Rank | Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Debut | Time | Mat | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | Yasir Shah (PAK) | v New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 3 Dec 2018 | 22 Oct 2014 | 4y 42d | 33 | Test # 2332 |
🥈 2 | CV Grimmett (AUS) | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 | 27 Feb 1925 | 10y 353d | 36 | Test # 250 |
🥉 3 | R Ashwin (IND) | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 | 6 Nov 2011 | 4y 321d | 37 | Test # 2221 |
4 | DK Lillee (AUS) | v England | Melbourne | 1 Feb 1980 | 29 Jan 1971 | 9y 3d | 38 | Test # 872 |
4 | Waqar Younis (PAK) | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Dec 1995 | 15 Nov 1989 | 6y 23d | 38 | Test # 1316 |
6 | DW Steyn (SA) | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 10 Jun 2010 | 17 Dec 2004 | 5y 175d | 39 | Test # 1960 |
7 | IT Botham (ENG) | v Australia | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 | 28 Jul 1977 | 4y 30d | 41 | Test # 908 |
7 | SCG MacGill (AUS) | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 8 Nov 2007 | 30 Jan 1998 | 9y 282d | 41 | Test # 1845 |
9 | MD Marshall (WI) | v England | Port of Spain | 7 Mar 1986 | 15 Dec 1978 | 7y 82d | 42 | Test # 1039 |
9 | SK Warne (AUS) | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 8 Dec 1995 | 2 Jan 1992 | 3y 340d | 42 | Test # 1317 |
9 | AA Donald (SA) | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | 18 Apr 1992 | 5y 343d | 42 | Test # 1414 |
9 | M Muralidaran (SL) | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 | 28 Aug 1992 | 5y 364d | 42 | Test # 1423 |
13 | AV Bedser (ENG) | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | 22 Jun 1946 | 7y 3d | 44 | Test # 373 |
13 | RJ Hadlee (NZ) | v England | Nottingham | 25 Aug 1983 | 2 Feb 1973 | 10y 204d | 44 | Test # 960 |
13 | J Garner (WI) | v Australia | Brisbane | 23 Nov 1984 | 18 Feb 1977 | 7y 279d | 44 | Test # 999 |
13 | RA Jadeja (IND) | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | 13 Dec 2012 | 6y 293d | 44 | Test # 2363 |
13 | K Rabada (SA) | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 | 5 Nov 2015 | 5y 82d | 44 | Test # 2406 |
13 | PJ Cummins (AUS) | v West Indies | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 | 17 Nov 2011 | 11y 13d | 44 | Test # 2477 |
13 | JJ Bumrah (IND) | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2024 | 5 Jan 2018 | 6y 356d | 44 | Test # 2571 |
20 | Imran Khan (PAK) | v India | Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 | 3 Jun 1971 | 11y 203d | 45 | Test # 942 |
20 | CEL Ambrose (WI) | v England | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 | 2 Apr 1988 | 5y 349d | 45 | Test # 1254 |
20 | GD McGrath (AUS) | v England | Sydney | 2 Jan 1999 | 12 Nov 1993 | 5y 51d | 45 | Test # 1439 |
23 | GD McKenzie (AUS) | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 | 22 Jun 1961 | 7y 187d | 46 | Test # 643 |
23 | LR Gibbs (WI) | v New Zealand | Wellington | 7 Mar 1969 | 5 Feb 1958 | 11y 30d | 46 | Test # 651 |
23 | AME Roberts (WI) | v India | Eden Gardens | 10 Dec 1983 | 6 Mar 1974 | 9y 279d | 46 | Test # 971 |
23 | Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | 8 Sep 1995 | 7y 109d | 46 | Test # 1635 |
23 | Harbhajan Singh (IND) | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 | 25 Mar 1998 | 7y 172d | 46 | Test # 1765 |
23 | N Wagner (NZ) | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2019 | 25 Jul 2012 | 7y 154d | 46 | Test # 2376 |
29 | FS Trueman (ENG) | v Pakistan | Lord's | 21 Jun 1962 | 5 Jun 1952 | 10y 16d | 47 | Test # 531 |
29 | MA Holding (WI) | v England | Leeds | 12 Jul 1984 | 28 Nov 1975 | 8y 227d | 47 | Test # 991 |
29 | A Kumble (IND) | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Oct 1998 | 9 Aug 1990 | 8y 59d | 47 | Test # 1425 |
29 | Danish Kaneria (PAK) | v South Africa | Karachi | 1 Oct 2007 | 29 Nov 2000 | 6y 306d | 47 | Test # 1843 |
29 | HMRKB Herath (SL) | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2013 | 22 Sep 1999 | 13y 175d | 47 | Test # 2082 |
34 | BS Chandrasekhar (IND) | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | 21 Jan 1964 | 13y 343d | 48 | Test # 812 |
34 | GP Swann (ENG) | v India | Wankhede | 23 Nov 2012 | 11 Dec 2008 | 3y 348d | 48 | Test # 2062 |
34 | Taijul Islam (BAN) | v South Africa | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | 5 Sep 2014 | 10y 46d | 48 | Test # 2556 |
37 | R Benaud (AUS) | v West Indies | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 | 25 Jan 1952 | 9y 2d | 49 | Test # 504 |
37 | JA Snow (ENG) | v West Indies | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 | 17 Jun 1965 | 11y 35d | 49 | Test # 780 |
37 | MG Hughes (AUS) | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1993 | 13 Dec 1985 | 7y 221d | 49 | Test # 1227 |
37 | SM Pollock (SA) | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | 16 Nov 1995 | 5y 40d | 49 | Test # 1526 |
37 | MG Johnson (AUS) | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2012 | 8 Nov 2007 | 5y 48d | 49 | Test # 2068 |
42 | N Kapil Dev (IND) | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Mar 1983 | 16 Oct 1978 | 4y 146d | 50 | Test # 952 |
42 | CJ McDermott (AUS) | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 12 Nov 1993 | 22 Dec 1984 | 8y 325d | 50 | Test # 1235 |
42 | D Gough (ENG) | v Pakistan | Lord's | 17 May 2001 | 30 Jun 1994 | 6y 321d | 50 | Test # 1546 |
42 | MA Starc (AUS) | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | 1 Dec 2011 | 7y 54d | 50 | Test # 2343 |
46 | BS Bedi (IND) | v England | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1966 | 10y 14d | 51 | Test # 793 |
46 | JR Thomson (AUS) | v England | Birmingham | 15 Aug 1985 | 29 Dec 1972 | 12y 229d | 51 | Test # 1021 |
46 | Wasim Akram (PAK) | v New Zealand | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 | 25 Jan 1985 | 9y 16d | 51 | Test # 1248 |
46 | B Lee (AUS) | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 | 26 Dec 1999 | 6y 88d | 51 | Test # 1792 |
50 | RR Lindwall (AUS) | v Pakistan | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 | 29 Mar 1946 | 10y 196d | 52 | Test # 430 |
50 | MJ Hoggard (ENG) | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | 29 Jun 2000 | 5y 316d | 52 | Test # 1802 |
50 | TA Boult (NZ) | v West Indies | Hamilton | 9 Dec 2017 | 9 Dec 2011 | 6y 0d | 52 | Test # 2287 |
50 | JR Hazlewood (AUS) | v India | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 | 17 Dec 2014 | 6y 0d | 52 | Test # 2396 |
50 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN) | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | 20 Oct 2016 | 8y 182d | 52 | Test # 2582 |
55 | Abdul Qadir (PAK) | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Apr 1988 | 14 Dec 1977 | 10y 122d | 53 | Test # 1096 |
55 | AR Caddick (ENG) | v New Zealand | Auckland | 30 Mar 2002 | 3 Jun 1993 | 8y 300d | 53 | Test # 1597 |
55 | JN Gillespie (AUS) | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | 29 Nov 1996 | 7y 215d | 53 | Test # 1705 |
55 | SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) | v West Indies | Manchester | 7 Jun 2007 | 8 Aug 2002 | 4y 303d | 53 | Test # 1835 |
59 | J Srinath (IND) | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 3 Nov 2001 | 29 Nov 1991 | 9y 339d | 54 | Test # 1564 |
59 | VD Philander (SA) | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | 9 Nov 2011 | 6y 141d | 54 | Test # 2302 |
59 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | v West Indies | Chattogram | 22 Nov 2018 | 18 May 2007 | 11y 188d | 54 | Test # 2328 |
62 | M Ntini (SA) | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | 19 Mar 1998 | 6y 350d | 55 | Test # 1737 |
62 | JM Anderson (ENG) | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 16 Dec 2010 | 22 May 2003 | 7y 208d | 55 | Test # 1984 |
62 | NM Lyon (AUS) | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | 31 Aug 2011 | 4y 330d | 55 | Test # 2209 |
62 | Mohammed Shami (IND) | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | 6 Nov 2013 | 8y 50d | 55 | Test # 2443 |
66 | TG Southee (NZ) | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 20 Jan 2017 | 22 Mar 2008 | 8y 304d | 56 | Test # 2248 |
67 | JB Statham (ENG) | v Australia | Lord's | 22 Jun 1961 | 17 Mar 1951 | 10y 97d | 57 | Test # 508 |
67 | DL Underwood (ENG) | v Australia | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 | 30 Jun 1966 | 9y 45d | 57 | Test # 762 |
69 | RGD Willis (ENG) | v Australia | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | 9 Jan 1971 | 10y 160d | 58 | Test # 903 |
69 | CA Walsh (WI) | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 23 Apr 1993 | 9 Nov 1984 | 8y 165d | 58 | Test # 1221 |
69 | HH Streak (ZIM) | v Bangladesh | Harare | 19 Feb 2004 | 1 Dec 1993 | 10y 80d | 58 | Test # 1683 |
69 | CL Cairns (NZ) | v South Africa | Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 | 24 Nov 1989 | 14y 115d | 58 | Test # 1689 |
69 | M Morkel (SA) | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | 26 Dec 2006 | 7y 210d | 58 | Test # 2131 |
69 | PM Siddle (AUS) | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 27 Nov 2015 | 17 Oct 2008 | 7y 41d | 58 | Test # 2190 |
75 | KAJ Roach (WI) | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 2020 | 9 Jul 2009 | 11y 15d | 59 | Test # 2390 |
75 | KA Maharaj (SA) | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | 3 Nov 2016 | 8y 237d | 59 | Test # 2590 |
77 | SCJ Broad (ENG) | v Australia | Manchester | 1 Aug 2013 | 9 Dec 2007 | 5y 235d | 60 | Test # 2092 |
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