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Test all-time records: most career runs - Sachin Tendulkar · 15,921; most career wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan · 800; most sixes - Ben Stokes · 138.

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15,921
most career runs · Sachin Tendulkar
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Who has the most career runs in Test cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar · 15,921 - computed from every recorded ball.

Who has the most career wickets in Test cricket?

Muttiah Muralitharan · 800 - computed from every recorded ball.

Who has the most sixes in Test cricket?

Ben Stokes · 138 - computed from every recorded ball.

Batting records

Answer data table
Most career runsSachin Tendulkar · 15,921
Highest individual inningsBrian Lara · 400
Most sixesBen Stokes · 138
Most foursSachin Tendulkar · 2,058
Most 50sSachin Tendulkar · 68
Most 100sSachin Tendulkar · 51
Highest Strike Rate (1000+ balls) (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Shahid Afridi · 97.6
Fastest fifty (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Misbah ul Haq · 21 balls (2014)
Fastest hundred (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Brendon McCullum · 54 balls (2016)

Bowling records

Answer data table
Most career wicketsMuttiah Muralitharan · 800
Best innings figuresJim Laker · 10/53
Most 3W hauls (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)James Anderson · 113
Most 4W hauls (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Muttiah Muralitharan · 66
Most 5W haulsMuttiah Muralitharan · 67
Best economy (1000+ balls) (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Bilal Asif · 2.2
Best bowling Strike Rate (20+ wkts) (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Michael Neser · 35.4
Most dot balls (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)James Anderson · 31,081

Match records

Answer data table
Highest team totalSri Lanka · 952 (1997)
Biggest win by runsEngland · 675 runs
Most Player of the Match (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Jacques Kallis · 18

Venue records

Answer data table
Venue with most matchesLord's, London · 150
Highest average 1st-innings score (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Gaddafi Stadium · 406
Strongest chasing ground (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Sir Vivian Richards Stadium · bat-first win 20.0%
Venue with most sixes (ball-by-ball era, 2000-)Galle International Stadium · 403

This season (2026)

Answer data table
Most runsHarry Brook · 483
Most wicketsMohammad Abbas · 28
Highest team totalWest Indies · 626
Most runs Most sixes Most fours Most fifties Most hundreds Most wickets Best strike rate Best batting average Best economy Best bowling average Best bowling strike rate

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