Since his Test debut in late 2020, Mohammed Siraj has been instrumental in India’s success. Here’s a look at his year-by-year performance in red-ball cricket.
Mohammed Siraj Test Wickets Year-wise
| Year | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling (Innings) | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 5W/10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 3/37 | 15.40 | 2.10 | 43.8 | 0/0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 31 | 5/73 | 29.96 | 3.17 | 56.6 | 1/0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 | 4/66 | 39.20 | 4.15 | 56.6 | 0/0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 | 5/60 | 31.80 | 3.26 | 58.4 | 1/0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 35 | 6/15 | 30.82 | 3.76 | 49.1 | 1/0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 43 | 6/70 | 27.20 | 3.75 | 43.4 | 2/0 |
| Total | 84 | 139 | 6/15 | 29.66 | 3.53 | 50.4 | 5/0 |
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Key Insights on Mohammed Siraj’s Test Career Bowling Records
Indian Fast Bowling Milestones and Exclusivity
Mohammed Siraj is one of ten fast bowlers to pick up 100-plus wickets for India in Test cricket.
Overall, he became the 24th bowler to take 100-plus wickets for India in Test cricket.
He is just the second Indian pacer, other than Jasprit Bumrah, to take 100-plus wickets in Tests since his debut in 2020.
Siraj is one of the two Indian fast bowlers to take five or more five-wicket hauls since his Test debut.
He is one of the six Indian fast bowlers to take 30 or more wickets in three or more calendar years.
The way he is leading the 2025 Test wickets chart shows he has been a strong force in Indian bowling unit in the longer format.
Wicket Milestone and Pace of Achievement
Siraj became the first Indian fast bowler to take five wickets in a Test debut match since Mohammed Shami in 2013, finishing his debut against Australia at the MCG with a match haul of five wickets for 77 runs.
At the start of 2025, Siraj grabbed his 100th wicket in his 36th Test match, making him the joint seventh fastest Indian pacer to reach the milestone in Tests.
Siraj is one of the four Indian pacers with an average below 30 in Tests (minimum 50 innings bowled).
He is also one of the four Indian bowlers to maintain a career strike rate below 51 in Test cricket (minimum 5000 balls bowled).
Performance in Away and Championship Matches
25 of Siraj’s wickets in 2021 came in overseas conditions, the second most for him in a calendar year in Tests.
He is one of the five Indian pacers to pick up 25 or more wickets in away Tests in two or more calendar years.
Siraj took 48 wickets in 32 innings (17 matches) in the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. This is the second-most wickets by an Indian fast bowler and overall the sixth-most among all Indians in a WTC cycle.
Best Figures and Season Dominance
He picked up 32 of his 35 wickets in 2024 while opening the bowling in 20 innings (12 Tests) for India.
Siraj started 2024 with his best bowling figures, taking 6 for 15 in the first innings against South Africa in the Cape Town Test.
His figures of 6 for 15 are the second-best by an Indian fast bowler in South Africa.
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