Most Wickets in World Test Championship: The 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship is the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. It started on 4 August 2021 and is scheduled to finish on 31 March 2023.
Most wicket-taker in WTC 2021-23
Picking up wickets at an early stage of long-format cricket might improve the bowling team’s dominance in the game. Check out the list of the most wicket-taker in WTC 2021-23:
| Player | Mat | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 19 | 83 | 8/64 | 11/99 | 26.97 | 2.57 | 62.8 | 5 | 1 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 13 | 67 | 6/50 | 8/89 | 21.05 | 3.63 | 34.8 | 3 | 0 |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 13 | 61 | 6/91 | 8/42 | 19.67 | 2.48 | 47.5 | 2 | 0 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 15 | 58 | 5/60 | 6/62 | 20.37 | 2.27 | 53.7 | 2 | 0 |
| OE Robinson (ENG) | 13 | 53 | 5/49 | 7/81 | 20.75 | 2.69 | 46.1 | 3 | 0 |
| PJ Cummins (AUS) | 15 | 53 | 5/38 | 8/79 | 21.22 | 2.68 | 47.3 | 3 | 0 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 16 | 51 | 4/33 | 6/80 | 27.27 | 3.05 | 53.5 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Leach (ENG) | 16 | 48 | 5/66 | 10/166 | 39.77 | 2.99 | 79.6 | 2 | 1 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 12 | 46 | 5/35 | 8/144 | 33.32 | 3.02 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
| JJ Bumrah (IND) | 10 | 45 | 5/24 | 9/110 | 19.73 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 3 | 0 |
| M Jansen (SA) | 11 | 44 | 5/35 | 7/91 | 22.38 | 3.32 | 40.3 | 1 | 0 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 12 | 43 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 23.23 | 2.4 | 57.8 | 3 | 1 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 11 | 43 | 5/101 | 7/86 | 28.32 | 3.22 | 52.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) | 8 | 41 | 6/51 | 10/94 | 18.19 | 2.87 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami (IND) | 12 | 41 | 5/44 | 8/107 | 27.12 | 3.29 | 49.3 | 1 | 0 |
| AS Joseph (WI) | 10 | 41 | 5/81 | 7/111 | 28.09 | 3.63 | 46.3 | 1 | 0 |
| RTM Mendis (SL) | 8 | 38 | 6/70 | 11/136 | 26.86 | 2.87 | 56 | 3 | 1 |
| KAJ Roach (WI) | 11 | 37 | 5/47 | 7/74 | 27.48 | 3.06 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN) | 10 | 33 | 5/63 | 6/124 | 36.18 | 2.94 | 73.8 | 1 | 0 |
| NGRP Jayasuriya (SL) | 4 | 32 | 6/59 | 12/177 | 22.78 | 2.97 | 46 | 4 | 1 |
| JNT Seales (WI) | 8 | 32 | 5/55 | 8/125 | 23.25 | 3.47 | 40.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taijul Islam (BAN) | 7 | 32 | 7/116 | 9/202 | 34.4 | 2.75 | 75 | 2 | 0 |
| MA Wood (ENG) | 8 | 31 | 6/37 | 9/152 | 25.9 | 3.34 | 46.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 13 | 31 | 4/32 | 8/126 | 32.87 | 3.54 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 18 | 30 | 4/33 | 5/80 | 35.33 | 3.23 | 65.6 | 0 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj (SA) | 13 | 29 | 7/32 | 9/97 | 30.62 | 3.06 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| SM Boland (AUS) | 7 | 28 | 6/7 | 7/55 | 13.42 | 2.18 | 36.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed (PAK) | 4 | 28 | 7/114 | 11/234 | 33.64 | 3.94 | 51.1 | 2 | 1 |
| KA Jamieson (NZ) | 8 | 26 | 4/79 | 6/99 | 28.8 | 3.12 | 55.3 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 5 | 25 | 5/43 | 8/200 | 25.48 | 3.33 | 45.8 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Henry (NZ) | 5 | 25 | 7/23 | 9/55 | 27.96 | 3.03 | 55.2 | 1 | 0 |
| KR Mayers (WI) | 10 | 24 | 5/18 | 7/31 | 17.79 | 2.55 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Ebadot Hossain (BAN) | 10 | 24 | 6/46 | 7/121 | 45.33 | 3.46 | 78.4 | 1 | 0 |
| AM Fernando (SL) | 5 | 23 | 6/51 | 10/144 | 21 | 3.16 | 39.8 | 1 | 1 |
| A Nortje (SA) | 7 | 23 | 5/36 | 6/84 | 23.86 | 3.76 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| AR Patel (IND) | 9 | 23 | 5/62 | 6/85 | 24.86 | 2.3 | 64.8 | 1 | 0 |
| C Green (AUS) | 16 | 23 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 29.17 | 3.1 | 56.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Naseem Shah (PAK) | 6 | 22 | 4/58 | 5/81 | 30.4 | 3.6 | 50.6 | 0 | 0 |
| AY Patel (NZ) | 5 | 22 | 10/119 | 14/225 | 32.63 | 3.48 | 56.1 | 1 | 1 |
| L Embuldeniya (SL) | 6 | 22 | 5/35 | 7/129 | 35.81 | 2.92 | 73.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali (PAK) | 9 | 21 | 5/51 | 7/103 | 35.52 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| Khaled Ahmed (BAN) | 9 | 21 | 5/106 | 5/86 | 40.14 | 3.39 | 70.8 | 1 | 0 |
| JO Holder (WI) | 11 | 21 | 3/26 | 4/62 | 40.19 | 2.61 | 92.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nauman Ali (PAK) | 9 | 21 | 6/107 | 6/107 | 50.42 | 3.07 | 98.3 | 1 | 0 |
| SN Thakur (IND) | 6 | 20 | 7/61 | 8/108 | 24.8 | 3.54 | 41.9 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Potts (ENG) | 5 | 20 | 4/13 | 7/68 | 28 | 3.06 | 54.8 | 0 | 0 |
| UT Yadav (IND) | 8 | 20 | 4/25 | 6/136 | 30.55 | 3.27 | 55.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sajid Khan (PAK) | 5 | 20 | 8/42 | 12/128 | 35.85 | 2.93 | 73.2 | 1 | 1 |
| L Ngidi (SA) | 7 | 19 | 6/71 | 8/102 | 23.47 | 3.07 | 45.7 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Harmer (SA) | 5 | 19 | 4/103 | 7/124 | 25.63 | 3.05 | 50.3 | 0 | 0 |
Most 5 Wicket haul in WTC 2021-23
A five-wicket haul (also known as a “five–for” or “fifer”) is a term referred to a bowler when he takes five or more wickets in a match. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement.
Following are the details of such bowlers who achieved this feat in WTC 2021-23:
| Player | No. of 5 wickets |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 5 |
| NGRP Jayasuriya (SL) | 4 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 3 |
| OE Robinson (ENG) | 3 |
| PJ Cummins (AUS) | 3 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 3 |
| JJ Bumrah (IND) | 3 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 3 |
| RTM Mendis (SL) | 3 |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 2 |
*Numbers under 5 wicket column refers to the number of times the player bagged a fifer
Most 10 Wicket haul in WTC 2021-23
Picking 10 wickets in a test match requires a massive consistent performance from the bowler, that too particularly bowlers should need to maintain their economic rate to lead the team towards a victory path.
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Following are the details of the Most 10 Wicket hauls in WTC 2021-23:
| Player | No. of 10 wickets |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 1 |
| NGRP Jayasuriya (SL) | 1 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 1 |
| RTM Mendis (SL) | 1 |
| MJ Leach (ENG) | 1 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) | 1 |
| Abrar Ahmed (PAK) | 1 |
| AM Fernando (SL) | 1 |
| AY Patel (NZ) | 1 |
| Sajid Khan (PAK) | 1 |
*Numbers under 10 wicket column refers to the number of times the player achieved this feat
WTC 2019-21 Bowling Records
Leading Wicket taker in WTC 2021
Pat Cummins crowns the top position of the Leading Wicket taker in the WTC 2019-21 tournament with a massive 70 wickets from 14 matches he played. Following are the details of the top 10 Leading Wicket taker in WTC 2019-21:
| Bowler | Country | Wickets | Matches | Runs | Best bowling | Average | Strike rate |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | 70 | 14 | 1,472 | 5/28 | 21.02 | 47.61 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 69 | 17 | 1,386 | 6/31 | 20.08 | 43.43 |
| R. Ashwin | India | 67 | 13 | 1,399 | 7/145 | 20.88 | 46.98 |
| Nathan Lyon | Australia | 56 | 14 | 1,757 | 6/49 | 31.37 | 67.59 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 51 | 10 | 1,054 | 5/32 | 20.66 | 45.94 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 48 | 11 | 986 | 5/8 | 20.54 | 48.17 |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 44 | 10 | 1,080 | 6/66 | 24.54 | 46.43 |
| Jofra Archer | England | 40 | 11 | 1,095 | 6/45 | 27.37 | 52.93 |
| Jack Leach | England | 40 | 10 | 1,182 | 5/122 | 29.55 | 56.02 |
| James Anderson | England | 39 | 12 | 761 | 6/40 | 19.51 | 51.05 |
Hattrick wicket-taker in WTC 2021
Achieving a hat-trick in Test format is not as easy as one thinks. Picking a hat-trick in a long format will make a massive impact on the batting team. Following are the list of players who bagged hat-trick wickets in WTC 2019-21:
| Bowler | Bowling figures | Country | Opposition | Venue | Month/Year |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 6/27 | India | West Indies | Kingston | August 2019 |
| Naseem Shah | 4/26 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Rawalpindi | February 2020 |
