Top 10: Most Wickets by Left Arm Bowlers in Test Cricket

Successful left-arm bowlers are a rare breed in cricket. The x-factor they bring into the team’s composition is always a welcoming one irrespective of the format. Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka, with 433 wickets, currently tops the list of the highest wicket-takers in Tests among the left-handed bowlers. That makes, no left-handed bowlers part of the elite list of 500 Test wickets.

Popular names like Wasim Akram, Daniel Vettori, Chaminda Vaas, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson, Ravindra Jadeja, Trent Boult, and Zaheer Khan are the other left-handed bowlers who have crossed 300 Test wickets.

Provided in the table below is the list of top-10 wicket-takers among left-handed bowlers in Test cricket:

BOWLERS	MATCHES	INNINGS	WICKETS	AVERAGE	ECONOMY	STRIKE RATE	BEST BOWLING (inns)	5W/10W
Rangana Herath (SL)	93	170	433	28.07	2.80	60.0	9/127	34/9
Wasim Akram (PAK)	104	181	414	23.62	2.59	54.6	7/119	25/5
Mitchell Starc (AUS)	96	184	382	27.57	3.40	48.5	6/48	15/2
Daniel Vettori (NZ)	113	187	362	34.36	2.59	79.5	7/87	20/3
Chaminda Vaas (SL)	111	194	355	29.58	2.68	66.0	7/71	12/2
Ravindra Jadeja (IND)	80	150	323	24.14	2.53	57.1	7/42	15/3
Trent Boult (NZ)	78	149	317	27.49	3.00	54.9	6/30	10/1
Mitchell Johnson (AUS)	73	140	313	28.40	3.33	51.1	8/61	12/3
Zaheer Khan (IND)	92	165	311	32.94	3.27	60.4	7/87	11/1
Derek Underwood (ENG)	86	151	297	25.83	2.10	73.6	8/51	17/6

Stats Insights

Among the left-arm pacers, Wasim Akram leads the list with 414 Test wickets.

Here are the top-five left-arm pacers with most Test wickets:

1. Wasim Akram (PAK)
2. Mitchell Starc (AUS)
3. Chaminda Vaas (SL)
4. Trent Boult (NZ)
5. Mitchell Johnson (AUS)

Among the left-arm spinners, Rangana Herath leads the list with 433 Test wickets.

Here are the top-five left-arm spinners with most Test wickets:

1. Rangana Herath (SL)
2. Daniel Vettori (NZ)
3. Ravindra Jadeja (IND)
4. Derek Underwood (ENG)
5. Bishan Bedi (IND)