Bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets in a test – K Rabada is the new entrant to the elite club
K Rabada of South Africa captured 13 wickets conceding 144 runs in the just concluded test against England at Centurion to provide the 51st occasion of a bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | FR Spofforth | 60.0×4 | 25 | 110 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 2 | FR Spofforth | 64.3×4 | 33 | 90 | 14 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| 3 | W Bates | 59.2×4 | 28 | 102 | 14 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 19 Jan 1883 |
| 4 | J Briggs | 33.3×4 | 16 | 28 | 15 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 5 | JJ Ferris | 54.2×5 | 27 | 91 | 13 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 |
| 6 | GA Lohmann | 25.3×5 | 11 | 45 | 15 | Eng | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 7 | T Richardson | 110.3×5 | 39 | 244 | 13 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 |
| 8 | SF Barnes | 80.1 | 22 | 163 | 13 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 9 | MA Noble | 33.4 | 7 | 77 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 10 | W Rhodes | 30.2 | 3 | 124 | 15 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 |
| 11 | C Blythe | 38.3 | 10 | 99 | 15 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 12 | SF Barnes | 37.4 | 14 | 57 | 13 | Eng | SAF | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 13 | SF Barnes | 65.3 | 16 | 159 | 17 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 14 | SF Barnes | 61.5 | 17 | 144 | 14 | Eng | SAF | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 |
| 15 | AA Mailey | 76.2 | 9 | 236 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 |
| 16 | JC White | 124.5 | 37 | 256 | 13 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 |
| 17 | CV Grimmett | 96.2 | 28 | 199 | 14 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 |
| 18 | H Verity | 58.3 | 23 | 104 | 15 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1934 |
| 19 | CV Grimmett | 93.0 | 41 | 173 | 13 | Aus | SAF | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 20 | MH Mankad | 71.2 | 30 | 131 | 13 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 21 | HJ Tayfield | 66.5 | 22 | 165 | 13 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 22 | AV Bedser | 55.5 | 23 | 99 | 14 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 |
| 23 | JC Laker | 68.0 | 27 | 90 | 19 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 |
| 24 | Fazal Mahmood | 75.0 | 28 | 114 | 13 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 |
| 25 | HJ Tayfield | 74.0 | 26 | 192 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 26 | JM Patel | 61.3 | 23 | 124 | 14 | Ind | Aus | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 27 | RAL Massie | 60.1 | 16 | 137 | 16 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 28 | AW Greig | 69.1 | 17 | 156 | 13 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 |
| 29 | DL Underwood | 48.5 | 25 | 71 | 13 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 08 Aug 1974 |
| 30 | MA Holding | 53.4 | 15 | 149 | 14 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 31 | IT Botham | 48.5 | 14 | 106 | 13 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 32 | Imran Khan | 52.2 | 11 | 116 | 14 | Pak | Srl | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 33 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 52.3 | 13 | 123 | 15 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Nov 1985 |
| 34 | Abdul Qadir | 73.0 | 27 | 101 | 13 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 35 | ND Hirwani | 33.5 | 6 | 136 | 16 | Ind | Win | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 36 | MG Hughes | 73.1 | 16 | 217 | 13 | Aus | Win | Perth | 02 Dec 1988 |
| 37 | BA Reid | 61.0 | 20 | 148 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 38 | Waqar Younis | 56.0 | 15 | 135 | 13 | Pak | Zim | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 |
| 39 | CA Walsh | 36.0 | 15 | 55 | 13 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 |
| 40 | M Muralitharan | 113.5 | 41 | 220 | 16 | Srl | Eng | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 41 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 149 | 14 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 42 | J Srinath | 46.0 | 10 | 132 | 13 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 43 | M Muralitharan | 76.0 | 13 | 171 | 13 | Srl | SAF | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 |
| 44 | Harbhajan Singh | 68.2 | 15 | 196 | 13 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 45 | Harbhajan Singh | 80.1 | 26 | 217 | 15 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 46 | WPUJC Vaas | 57.2 | 8 | 191 | 14 | Srl | Win | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 47 | M Muralitharan | 66.4 | 26 | 115 | 13 | Srl | Zim | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 |
| 48 | A Kumble | 64.3 | 12 | 181 | 13 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 49 | M Ntini | 47.5 | 10 | 132 | 13 | SAF | Win | Port of Spain | 08 Apr 2005 |
| 50 | HMRKB Herath | 55.2 | 5 | 184 | 14 | Srl | Pak | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 51 | K Rabada | 39.4 | 8 | 144 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
K Rabada of South Africa captured 13 wickets conceding 144 runs in the just concluded test against England at Centurion to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | FR Spofforth | 60.0×4 | 25 | 110 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 2 | FR Spofforth | 64.3×4 | 33 | 90 | 14 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| 3 | MA Noble | 33.4 | 7 | 77 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 4 | AA Mailey | 76.2 | 9 | 236 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 |
| 5 | HJ Tayfield | 74.0 | 26 | 192 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 6 | RAL Massie | 60.1 | 16 | 137 | 16 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 7 | MA Holding | 53.4 | 15 | 149 | 14 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 8 | Abdul Qadir | 73.0 | 27 | 101 | 13 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 9 | BA Reid | 61.0 | 20 | 148 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 10 | M Muralitharan | 113.5 | 41 | 220 | 16 | Srl | Eng | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 11 | K Rabada | 39.4 | 8 | 144 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
K Rabada of South Africa captured 13 wickets conceding 144 runs in the just concluded test against England at Centurion to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HJ Tayfield | 66.5 | 22 | 165 | 13 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 2 | HJ Tayfield | 74.0 | 26 | 192 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 3 | M Ntini | 47.5 | 10 | 132 | 13 | SAF | Win | Port of Spain | 08 Apr 2005 |
| 4 | K Rabada | 39.4 | 8 | 144 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
The following table lists the bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets in a test on two or more occasions. SF Barnes is the only bowler to capture 13 or more wickets on four occasions in thw annals of test cricket. M Muralitharan [03}, A Kumble {02}, CV Grimmett {02}. FR Spofforth {02}, Harbhajan Singh {02} and HJ Tayfield {02} are the other six bowlers who have captured 13 plus wickets on two o more occasions
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 149 | 14 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 64.3 | 12 | 181 | 13 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 1 | CV Grimmett | 96.2 | 28 | 199 | 14 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 |
| 2 | CV Grimmett | 93.0 | 41 | 173 | 13 | Aus | SAF | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 1 | FR Spofforth | 60.0×4 | 25 | 110 | 13 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 2 | FR Spofforth | 64.3×4 | 33 | 90 | 14 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 68.2 | 15 | 196 | 13 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 80.1 | 26 | 217 | 15 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 1 | HJ Tayfield | 66.5 | 22 | 165 | 13 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 2 | HJ Tayfield | 74.0 | 26 | 192 | 13 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 113.5 | 41 | 220 | 16 | Srl | Eng | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | 76.0 | 13 | 171 | 13 | Srl | SAF | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | 66.4 | 26 | 115 | 13 | Srl | Zim | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 |
| 1 | SF Barnes | 80.1 | 22 | 163 | 13 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 2 | SF Barnes | 37.4 | 14 | 57 | 13 | Eng | SAF | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 3 | SF Barnes | 65.3 | 16 | 159 | 17 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 4 | SF Barnes | 61.5 | 17 | 144 | 14 | Eng | SAF | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 |