Top 5 Bowlers With Most Test Wickets In 2019

Top 5 Bowlers With Most Test Wickets In 2019; Well, the year 2019 was mouth-watering for the game of cricket, especially, the Test format. We came across the best teams involving in duels throughout the year. It all started with India beating the Tim Paine-led side in Australia and Kusal Perera inspiring Sri Lanka to register a historic victory against South Africa. And also, Jason Holder-led side stunned England team with a series victory while the Ashes Trophy 2019 was the icing on the cake.

Later, India grabbed the headlines with the victories in West Indies and the home conditions. Australia followed it up with the series victory against the Azhar Ali-led side while Pakistan finally brought Test cricket back to the country after ten long years. And the year ended with Boxing day Test matches in Australia and South Africa. During the course, Test cricket also witnessed the rise in the number of Pink Ball Test matches in the year. As the year ends, we brought you Top 5 wicket-takers of this year in Test form of the game.

Top 5 Bowlers With Most Test Wickets In 2019:

5. Mitchell Starc:

Despite missing quite a few matches due to injuries and workload management, Starc finished as the 5th highest wicket-taker of the year. Though Starc played only eight games in this year, he still managed to be among the bowlers in leading wicket-takers chart. He was a force to reckon in the last couple of series against Pakistan and New Zealand before missing out a few games during Ashes Trophy 2019.

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He picked 42 wickets to distance himself by a margin of 9 wickets to sixth-placed Mohammed Shami, who was at his best in 2019. He registered as many as four five-wicket hauls in this year, which is the most for a bowler. Mitchell Starc also picked a 10-wicket haul to his name.

4. Stuart Broad:

The veteran English quick had an Ashes series to remember, claiming 23 wickets at 26.65. He tormented Australia’s left-handers, particularly David Warner, whom he dismissed seven times. The fast bowler, who entered into the Ashes series after sustaining injuries was the only performer for England, as far as the bowling department was concerned.

He was the destroyer in chief for England in this format of the game for over the years. Now, once again Stuart Broad proved it with 43 wickets in 23 innings, this year. In the absence of James Anderson, Broad carried the burden of England bowling attack on his shoulders with youngsters in the lineup.

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He finished with an average of 25.68 and a strike rate of 51.3. Broad bowled third-highest maiden overs in this year with 89 maiden overs to his name. Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon occupy the first two places.

3. Neil Wagner:

Neil Wagner was one of the brightest stars for the New Zealand team, who had a great year under his belt. He played 6 Tests and picked 43 wickets with four fifers at an average of 17.81. Wagner beautifully exploited the short ball tactics to trouble the modern greats of the game both at home and away.

The major highlight for him in this year was to dismiss Steve Smith four times in the ongoing Test series between Australia and New Zealand. He also finished the year with the second position in ICC Test Rankings for Bowlers. Besides those staggering numbers, Neil Wagner received massive applause from the former cricketers and the experts of the game for his work ethics.

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2. Nathan Lyon:

While it wasn’t a year for spinners in Test cricket, Nathan Lyon was as steady as ever. He bowled long spells and maintained a tight line, to get his reward in the name of wickets. The right-handed off-spinner delivered the goods for the team under pressure to help his side bag those important moments during the Test matches.

He was effective on both home pitches and away-tracks as well and was a crucial player for Australians in the Ashes where he picked close to 20 wickets and also contributed with the bat.

Lyon bowled with an economy of less than three and never allowed the batsmen to get easy runs. He ended as the second-highest wicket-taker of the year with 45 wickets in 12 Tests and had the best bowling figures of 6/49.

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1. Pat Cummins:

The right-handed fast bowler Pat Cummins ended the year as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket in the calendar year 2019. Since recovering from the injury troubles that plagued his career for so long, Cummins is now indisputably in the premier tier of fast bowlers.

Cummins has had a fantastic 2019 leading the Australian pace attack. He was the go-to bowler for Tim Paine whenever things weren’t in favour of Australia. Cummins scalped 59 wickets in 12 matches this year in Tests at an average of 20.13 and the best bowling figures of 6/23.

Alongside Steve Smith, Pat Cummins was instrumental in Australia’s Ashes win over England. Following the heroics with the ball, he was given the post of the vice-captaincy as well. All in all, it was a brilliant year for Pat Cummins to cherish for a long time.