Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka tops the list of the fastest 350 wickets in test cricket. He completed 350 test wickets in just 66 matches. He made this record in a match against Bangladesh in Colombo. Ravichandran Ashwin of India follows him. He completed 350 test wickets in just 66 matches. He made this record in a match against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. New Zealand’s right-arm pacer Sir Richard Hadlee is ranked third on the list of fastest 350 wickets in test cricket. He completed 350 test wickets in just 69 matches. He made this record in a match against West Indies in Christchurch.
S No. | Player | Team | Opposition | Ground | Matches |
1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 66 |
2 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 66 |
3 | Sir Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | v West Indies | Christchurch | 69 |
4 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | v India | Durban | 69 |
5 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 70 |
6 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | v England | Leeds | 74 |
7 | Malcolm Marshall | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 75 |
8 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 75 |
9 | Anil Kumble | India | v New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 77 |
10 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | v West Indies | Sharjah | 78 |
11 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | v India | Sialkot | 79 |
12 | Shane Warne | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 80 |
13 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 82 |
14 | Ian Botham | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 83 |
15 | Harbhajan Singh | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 83 |
16 | Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | v South Africa | Cape Town | 84 |
17 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 86 |
18 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 87 |
19 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Karachi | 89 |
20 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 90 |
21 | James Anderson | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 93 |
22 | Stuart Broad | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 95 |
23 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 96 |
24 | Kapil Dev | India | v Pakistan | Karachi | 100 |
FAQs
1. Which bowler holds the record for the fastest 350 wickets in test cricket?
Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the record for the fastest 350 wickets in test cricket – 66 matches.
2. Which pacer holds the record for the fastest 350 wickets in test cricket?
Sir Richard Hadlee of New Zealand holds the record for the fastest 350 wickets in test cricket – 69 matches.
3. Who is the fastest Indian to take 350 test wickets?
Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest Indian to take 350 wickets in test cricket – 66.
4. Who is the fastest South African player to take 350 test wickets?
Dale Steyn is the fastest South African to take 350 wickets in test cricket – 69.