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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 188 | 6672.5 | 81 | 32 | 704 | 18627 | 7/42 | 26.45 | 2.79 | |
| 6 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 4874.4 | 75 | 29 | 563 | 12186 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 2.49 | |
| 7 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 136 | 5683.5 | 74 | 24 | 553 | 16699 | 8/50 | 30.19 | 2.93 | |
| 8 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 5003.1 | 70 | 22 | 519 | 12688 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 2.53 | |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 106 | 4541 | 64 | 37 | 537 | 12891 | 7/59 | 24.00 | 2.83 | |
| 10 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 93 | 3101.2 | 59 | 26 | 439 | 10077 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | |
| 11 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 96 | 3089.1 | 51 | 15 | 382 | 10534 | 6/48 | 27.57 | 3.40 | |
| 12 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 108 | 4058.5 | 51 | 16 | 421 | 9733 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 2.39 | |
| 13 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 3771.1 | 50 | 25 | 414 | 9779 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 2.59 | |
| 14 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 101 | 3472.2 | 50 | 18 | 390 | 11242 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 3.23 | |
| 15 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 70 | 2149.4 | 49 | 16 | 327 | 7196 | 7/112 | 22.00 | 3.34 |
