Top 10 Bowlers with Most Test Wickets Away in 2018

Updated - 29 Sep 2019, 07:03 PM

Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by Darrian Traynor - CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)

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Top 10 Bowlers with Most Test Wickets Away in 2018 ∼ With 2018 coming to a close, it has been a year full of brilliance. While the batters never held themselves back from going down the track, the bowlers found their glory days as well. Home games have always been considered special as the crowd usually backs the hosts against all the odds. On the other hand, away matches are touted as a daunting task as you put yourself to test in align conditions.

Top 10 Bowlers with Most Test Wickets Away in 2018

Mohammad Abbas | Pakistan vs South Africa 2018 | — Mohammad Abbas. Credit: Getty Images

Bowlers shine on unfamiliar territory

Today, we take a look at Top 10 Bowlers with Most Test Wickets Away in 2018. Pakistan’s Mohammed Abbas turned the table in his side’s favour on numerous occasions this year. He bagged a total of 19 wickets in away Tests. Next in the line in England’s Jack Leach, who has scalped 20 wickets away from home. The spinner led his side with turn and guile which resulted in a whitewash for Sri Lanka. In the Lankan tour, Leach got 18 wickets.

England, India, Southampton — Moeen Ali proved to be fruitful for hosts. Photo Credits: Getty

England spinners brilliance against Lankans didn’t go unnoticed

His colleague Moeen Ali isn’t far behind. The all-rounder has been instrumental in England’s impressive show this year. He finds himself in this elite list courtesy a fruitful performance against Sri Lanka, where he scalped 18 wickets across three games. Australian cricket team’s player Pat Cummins ended the year with a lot of fight and grit. His career-best figures of 6/27 at home against India was picture perfect but he did an equal amount of damage on foreign soil.

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Josh Hazlewood, Ravichandran Ashwin — Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates Hazlewood’s wicket. Image Courtesy: Getty

From fishing his 100th wicket to get Sri Lanka on top of the game, Suranga Lakmal has done it all in the hectic year of Test cricket. His away record is impeccable this year- 24 wickets from seven Test matches. Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin too had a good record outside Asia this year. He scalped 11 wickets against England and ended the year with 24 sticks. Lankan Lahiru Kumara and Indian seamer Ishant Sharma picked 26 and 37 wickets respectively. India dominates the list as Mohammed Shami finds himself at the second spot with 45 wickets against his name. His bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah tops the chart with 48 wickets. He ended the year on a high, bagging three man of the match award against Australia at the MCG.