ENG vs IND 2025: Top three leading wicket-takers in Test series

ENG vs IND 2025: Top three leading wicket-takers in Test seriesj (Source: BCCI)

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 turned out to be a cracker of a contest, with the series ending levelled at 2-2. The series witnessed plenty of runs from both the teams as the bowlers struggled to limit the flow of runs in batting-friendly conditions.

However, several bowlers rose to the occasion and crafted moments of brilliance by their menacing spells. A few bowling performances injected the much-needed drama and unpredictability in an otherwise batting-dominated series.

ENG vs IND 2025: Top three leading wicket-takers in Test series

3. Ben Stokes (17 wickets in eight innings)

Ben Stokes was right on the money since the start of the series. One major feature of his bowling was the long spells he bowled without any signs of fatigue. He took a four-fer (4/66 in 20 overs) in the first innings of the first Test at Headingley.

Stokes did not get a lot of overs under his belt in the second match at Edgbaston but he delivered a marathon effort in the Lord’s Test. Other than his batting, Stokes’ efforts with the ball (2/63 in 20 overs and 3/48 in 24 overs) proved instrumental in setting up England’s 22-run win. In the subsequent Test at the Old Trafford, Stokes went onto pick up his first five-fer in Tests in nearly eight years (5/72 in 24 overs) before missing the fifth and final one at the Oval with an injury.

2. Josh Tongue (19 wickets in six innings)

Despite being relatively new to the red-ball setup, Josh Tongue displayed his prowess to compete against a high-quality Indian opposition. England registered a five-wicket win in the first game at Headingley on the back of his match figures of 7/158 (4/86 in 20 overs and 3/72 in 18 overs).

Despite picking up two wickets each in both the innings at Edgbaston, it was not Tongue’s best outings with the ball. He was sidelined from the third and fourth Tests, when he took part in a County Championship game for Nottinghamshire. The final game of the series saw Tongue’s best performance (8/182 in 46 overs), however, it came in a lost cause.

1. Mohammed Siraj (23 wickets in nine innings)

Mohammed Siraj secured an impressive tally of 23 wickets in the nine innings he bowled in. Ahead of the series, he was considered as the bowler who would support Jasprit Bumrah manage his workload. Not only did he do that to perfection, he also led the line like a warrior irrespective of the stage of the game during the series.

Barring the first and fourth Tests where he was slightly off the radar, the right-armer proved to a thorn in England’s flesh. His most iconic performance came in the final Test at the Oval as he orchestrated a batting collapse in both innings, emerging with outstanding figures of 9/190 in the match (4/86 in 16.2 overs and 5/104 in 30.1 overs).

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