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Mitchell Starc Closes 2025 as Leading Test Wicket-Taker, Sets Strike-Rate Benchmark

The Australian quick now tops the WTC 2025–27 wickets list to move within reach of Nathan Lyon’s all-time mark.

Overview

  • Starc finished the year with 55 wickets in 11 Tests, the highest tally in 2025.
  • His 2025 strike rate of 28.3 is the best ever for a calendar year with at least 50 Test wickets, surpassing Waqar Younis’ 29.5 from 1993.
  • He leads the WTC 2025–27 wicket chart with 41, two ahead of India’s Mohammed Siraj on 39.
  • A late-year Ashes burst delivered 26 wickets across four Tests, powering his season totals.
  • Based on current totals, he could overtake Nathan Lyon as the WTC’s all-time leading wicket-taker with roughly eight more dismissals.