MOST WICKETS IN ONE DAY IN TEST CRICKET
The match between England and Australia way back in July 1888 has registered most wickets, 27 wickets were fallen on this day
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Day | Runs | Wkts | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 157 | 27 | Lord's | 16 Jul 1888 |
| AUS | ENG | 1 | 221 | 25 | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 255 | 24 | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| IND | AFG | 2 | 339 | 24 | Bengaluru | 14 June 2018 |
| SA | AUS | 2 | 294 | 23 | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| ENG | AUS | 1 | 197 | 22 | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| AUS | WI | 1 | 207 | 22 | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 |
| ENG | IND | 3 | 195 | 22 | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| SL | ENG | 3 | 229 | 22 | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 |
| NZ | IND | 3 | 279 | 22 | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 |
| NZ | ZIM | 3 | 297 | 22 | Napier | 26 Jan 2012 |
| SA | ENG | 1 | 278 | 21 | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| ENG | NZ | 2 | 236 | 21 | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| ENG | WI | 2 | 188 | 21 | Lord's | 29 Jun 2000 |
| SL | AUS | 2 | 314 | 21 | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 199 | 20 | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| ENG | AUS | 1 | 164 | 20 | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| SA | ENG | 1 | 232 | 20 | Port Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| AUS | ENG | 1 | 198 | 20 | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| ENG | SA | 1 | 211 | 20 | Leeds | July 29, 1907 |
| ENG | SA | 3 | 326 | 20 | The Oval | August 19, 1907 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 240 | 20 | Birmingham | May 27, 1909 |
| ENG | AUS | 1 | 266 | 20 | Manchester | July 26, 1909 |
| ENG | SA | 1 | 271 | 20 | The Oval | August 12, 1912 |
| AUS | WI | 3 | 220 | 20 | Sydney | January 1, 1931 |
| AUS | SA | 1 | 194 | 20 | Melbourne | February 12, 1932 |
| AUS | ENG | 3 | 130 | 20 | Brisbane | December 1, 1950 |
| ENG | IND | 2 | 286 | 20 | Birmingham | July 13, 1967 |
| IND | AUS | 3 | 293 | 20 | Mumbai | November 3, 2004 |
| ZIM | NZ | 2 | 158 | 20 | Harare | August 7, 2005 |
| SL | PAK | 2 | 255 | 20 | Kandy | April 3, 2006 |
| SA | IND | 2 | 323 | 20 | Johannesburg | December 15, 2006 |
| IND | SA | 2 | 273 | 20 | Nagpur | November 25, 2015 |
| WI | SL | 3 | 229 | 20 | Bridgetown | June 23, 2018 |
| AUS | ENG | 3 | 208 | 19 | Sydney | 26 Jan 1883 |
| SA | ENG | 2 | 88 | 19 | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| AUS | ENG | 3 | 233 | 19 | Adelaide | 24 Mar 1892 |
| SA | ENG | 2 | 256 | 19 | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| AUS | SA | 2 | 344 | 19 | Manchester | May 27, 1912 |
| ENG | SA | 2 | 349 | 19 | Leeds | July 8, 1912 |
| AUS | IND | 3 | 172 | 19 | Brisbane | November 28, 1947 |
| AUS | WI | 1 | 180 | 19 | Sydney | January 25, 1952 |
| ENG | PAK | 5 | 275 | 19 | Lord's | June 10, 1954 |
| ENG | ZIM | 3 | 332 | 19 | Lord's | May 22, 2003 |
| SA | BAN | 2 | 315 | 19 | Bloemfontein | November 19, 2008 |
| ENG | SA | 4 | 233 | 19 | Lord's | July 6, 2017 |
| ENG | WI | 3 | 261 | 19 | Birmingham | August 17, 2017 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 329 | 18 | The Oval | 6 Sep 1880 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 231 | 18 | The Oval | 12 Aug 1886 |
| AUS | ENG | 2 | 180 | 18 | Sydney | 25 Feb 1887 |
| AUS | ENG | 1 | 148 | 18 | Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 119 | 18 | Manchester | 30 Aug 1888 |
| ENG | AUS | 1 | 339 | 18 | Lord's | 22 Jun 1896 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 297 | 18 | The Oval | August 11, 1902 |
| AUS | ENG | 3 | 205 | 18 | Melbourne | January 1, 1904 |
| SA | ENG | 1 | 255 | 18 | Johannesburg | January 2, 1906 |
| AUS | SA | 2 | 276 | 18 | Sydney | March 3, 1911 |
| ENG | SA | 1 | 383 | 18 | Leeds | July 8, 1912 |
| SA | ENG | 1 | 280 | 18 | Johannesburg | December 23, 1922 |
| ENG | WI | 2 | 249 | 18 | Lord's | June 23, 1928 |
| NZ | ENG | 3 | 231 | 18 | Christchurch | January 10, 1930 |
| ENG | WI | 2 | 290 | 18 | The Oval | August 12, 1933 |
| ENG | AUS | 3 | 210 | 18 | Lord's | June 22, 1934 |
| SA | AUS | 2 | 146 | 18 | Durban | January 20, 1950 |
| ENG | AUS | 2 | 289 | 18 | Manchester | July 26, 1956 |
| ENG | AUS | 3 | 243 | 18 | Leeds | July 6, 1961 |
| NZ | AUS | 1 | 306 | 18 | Auckland | March 22, 1974 |
| NZ | ENG | 4 | 164 | 18 | Wellington | February 10, 1978 |
| IND | WI | 1 | 193 | 18 | Delhi | November 25, 1987 |
| ZIM | India | 4 | 247 | 18 | Harare | October 7, 1998 |
| AUS | ENG | 4 | 341 | 18 | Melbourne | December 26, 1998 |
| NZ | BAN | 4 | 354 | 18 | Hamilton | December 18, 2001 |
| BAN | SA | 3 | 302 | 18 | Dhaka | May 1, 2003 |
| PAK | BAN | 2 | 285 | 18 | Multan | September 3, 2003 |
| ZIM | WI | 4 | 205 | 18 | Bulawayo | November 12, 2003 |
| IND | AUS | 2 | 290 | 18 | Mumbai | November 3, 2004 |
| SA | IND | 2 | 245 | 18 | Durban | December 26, 2010 |
| WI | ENG | 2 | 245 | 18 | Bridgetown | May 1, 2015 |
| IND | SA | 3 | 184 | 18 | Mohali | November 5, 2015 |
| SA | ENG | 3 | 242 | 18 | Johannesburg | January 14, 2016 |
| SA | IND | 4 | 200 | 18 | Cape Town | January 5, 2018 |
Records includes the following recent matches:
IND v AFG at Bengaluru, Only Test, Jun 14-15, 2018
WI v SL at Port of Spain, 1st Test, Jun 6-10, 2018
(Source: espncricinfo)