
Yasir Shah of Pakistan tops the list of the fastest 200 wickets in test cricket. He completed 200 test wickets in just 33 matches. He made this record in a match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi. Clairre Grimmett of Australia follows him. He completed 200 test wickets in just 36 matches. He made this record in a match against South Africa in Johannesburg. India’s right-arm off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is ranked third on the list of fastest 200 wickets in test cricket. He completed 200 test wickets in just 37 matches. He made this record in a match against New Zealand in Kanpur.
S No. | Player | Team | Opposition | Ground | Matches |
1 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 33 |
2 | Clairre Grimmett | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 36 |
3 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 37 |
4 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 38 |
5 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 38 |
6 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 39 |
7 | Ian Botham | England | v Australia | The Oval | 41 |
8 | Stuart MacGill | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 41 |
9 | Malcolm Marshall | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 42 |
10 | Shane Warne | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Perth | 42 |
11 | Allan Donald | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 42 |
12 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 42 |
13 | Alec Bedser | England | v Australia | Lord’s | 44 |
14 | Sir Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 44 |
15 | Joel Garner | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 44 |
16 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 44 |
17 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 44 |
18 | Pat Cummins | Australia | v West Indies | Perth | 44 |
19 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | v India | Karachi | 45 |
20 | Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 45 |
21 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | v England | Sydney | 45 |
22 | Graham McKenzie | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 46 |
23 | Lance Gibbs | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 46 |
24 | Andy Roberts | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 46 |
25 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | v South Africa | Durban | 46 |
26 | Harbhajan Singh | India | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 46 |
27 | Neil Wagner | New Zealand | v Australia | Melbourne | 46 |
28 | Fred Trueman | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 47 |
29 | Michael Holding | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 47 |
30 | A Kumble | India | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 47 |
FAQs
1. Which bowler holds the record for the fastest 200 wickets in test cricket?
Yasir Shah of Pakistan holds the record for the fastest 200 wickets in test cricket – 33 matches.
2. Which pacer holds the record for the fastest 200 wickets in test cricket?
Dennis Lillee of Australia holds the record for the fastest 200 wickets in test cricket – 38 matches.
3. Who is the fastest Indian to take the 200 test wickets?
Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest Indian to take 200 wickets in test cricket – 37.
4. Who is the fastest South African player to take the 200 test wickets?
Dale Steyn is the fastest South African to take 200 wickets in test cricket – 39.