Lyon needs 2 wickets in WTC final vs SA to surpass McGrath on this list

June 9, 2025

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Top 5 wicket-takers for Australia in Tests against South Africa -

Aussie menaces vs Proteas

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1. Shane Warne has 130 wickets from 24 Test against South Africa including 7 fifers.

Shane Warne

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2. Leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett has 77 wickets against the Proteas from 10 Tests including 8 fifers.

Clarrie Grimmett

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3. Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson has 64 wickets against South Africa from 12 Tests including 3 fifers.

Mitchell Johnson

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4. Pacer Glenn McGrath has 57 wickets against the Proteas from 17 Tests including two five-wicket hauls.

Glenn McGrath

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5. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has 56 wickets from 18 Tests against South Africa including a solitary fifer.

Nathan Lyon

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Lyon can surpass McGrath on another Test list. Both Australians have 563 wickets each in Tests.

Another list to go past McGrath

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Currently, Lyon holds the record most wickets (210) in World Test Championship history.

Lyon reigns supreme

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Lyon is currently the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the WTC 2023-25 cycle. He has 66 wickets from 16 Tests.

Lyon's run in WTC 2023-25

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