Most 3 Wicket Hauls in Test
Shane Warne leads the charts for the most three wicket hauls in Test cricket, having accomplished 105 such feats across 145 matches. Trailing behind is Muttiah Muralitharan with 96 three wicket hauls, closely followed by Anil Kumble with 85.
Check out the list of players with most three wicket hauls in Test format.
Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Overs | 3w | 5w | WK | Runs | Best | Avg | Eco | |
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1 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 6784.1 | 105 | 37 | 708 | 17995 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 2.65 | |
2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 7339.5 | 96 | 67 | 800 | 18180 | 9/51 | 22.72 | 2.47 | |
3 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 6808.2 | 85 | 34 | 619 | 18355 | 10/74 | 29.65 | 2.69 | |
4 | Stuart Broad | England | 167 | 5616.2 | 81 | 20 | 604 | 16719 | 8/15 | 27.68 | 2.97 | |
5 | James Anderson | England | 183 | 6536.1 | 79 | 32 | 690 | 18234 | 7/42 | 26.42 | 2.78 | |
6 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 4874.4 | 75 | 29 | 563 | 12186 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 2.49 | |
7 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 5003.1 | 70 | 22 | 519 | 12688 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 2.53 | |
8 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 122 | 5237 | 63 | 23 | 496 | 15379 | 8/50 | 31.00 | 2.93 | |
9 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 93 | 3101.2 | 59 | 26 | 439 | 10077 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | |
10 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 94 | 4185.3 | 57 | 34 | 489 | 11569 | 7/59 | 23.65 | 2.76 | |
11 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 108 | 4058.5 | 51 | 16 | 421 | 9733 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 2.39 | |
12 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 3771.1 | 50 | 25 | 414 | 9779 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 2.59 | |
13 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 101 | 3472.2 | 50 | 18 | 390 | 11242 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 3.23 | |
14 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 94 | 3601.2 | 48 | 15 | 370 | 10726 | 7/64 | 28.98 | 2.97 | |
15 | Morne Morkel | South Africa | 86 | 2749.4 | 47 | 8 | 309 | 8550 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 3.10 |
