Most wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Test series

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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is the highly anticipated cricket series between two strong Test playing nations, India and Australia. The series offers tough challenges to batsmen because of the seam- and swing-friendly pitches of Australia and the spin-friendly pitches of India. Over the years, a number of batters showed their ability and skills to score runs on tough pitches against the top-quality bowlers. The fans of both nations always looked excited to see the clashes and iconic moments of the BGT. Here’s the list of top 10 bowlers who has the most wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy over the years. 

Bowlers with the most wickets in the BGT till 2024

Below is a list of the top 10 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in BGT over the years:

 Nathan Lyon (Australia)

Nathan Lyon, right-arm off-breaker Is at the top of the list with 116 wickets in 26 matches till now with an average of 32.40. Nathan Lyon has an 187 maiden over and has the best bowling figure of 8/50. He played his first BGT series in 2011 and still he is the goto spinner of Aussie captain. 

Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

Ravichandran Ashwin, the experienced Indian spinner, is the second-highest wicket-taker in the BGT with 114 wickets in 22 matches with an average of 28.36. He has played 22 matches till now. The offspinner is a part of the team since 2011 and has most made over earned in the BGT. Ashwin’s best bowling figure is 7/103.

Published - November 25, 2024 7:45 PM
Updated - November 25, 2024 19:45:20

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