The second edition of the ICC World Test Championship will conclude with the WTC Final between India and Australia from June 7 at the Kia Oval in London, England.
The 2021-2023 cycle began on August 4, 2021 with the first Test of India's tour to England and has seen some superb bowling performances. TSN takes a look at the highest wicket-takers in this edition of the WTC.
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Who are the highest wicket-takers in 2021-2023 ICC World Test Championship?
Aussie off-spinner Nathan Lyon leads the charts with 83 wickets in 19 games, featuring in all of Australia's games. Nobody took more five-wicket hauls than Lyon (5).
Meanwhile, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the highest wicket-taker for India and third in the list with 61 wickets.
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Avg. | S.R. | Econ. | 5-for | BBI | BBM |
| Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 19 | 32 | 83 | 26.97 | 62.87 | 2.57 | 5 | 8-64 | 11-99 |
| Kagiso Rabada (SA) | 13 | 22 | 67 | 21.05 | 34.80 | 3.63 | 3 | 6-50 | 8-89 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 13 | 26 | 61 | 19.67 | 47.59 | 2.48 | 2 | 6-91 | 8-42 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 15 | 28 | 58 | 20.37 | 53.72 | 2.27 | 2 | 5-60 | 6-62 |
| Ollie Robinson (ENG) | 13 | 25 | 53 | 20.75 | 46.18 | 2.69 | 3 | 5-49 | 7-81 |
| Pat Cummins (AUS) | 15 | 25 | 53 | 21.22 | 47.39 | 2.68 | 3 | 5-38 | 8-79 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 16 | 30 | 51 | 27.27 | 53.56 | 3.05 | 0 | 4-33 | 6-80 |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 13 | 26 | 50 | 32.11 | 65.78 | 2.92 | 3 | 5-35 | 8-144 |
| Michael Leach (ENG) | 16 | 25 | 48 | 39.77 | 79.62 | 2.99 | 2 | 5-66 | 10-166 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 10 | 19 | 45 | 19.73 | 43.84 | 2.70 | 3 | 5-24 | 9-110 |
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