Which bowlers have taken more wickets than Manav Suthar in their first two Tests?

Manav Suthar claimed 17 wickets in his first two Test matches for India in Test cricket, including a maiden 10-wicket match haul at Galle, the development reported on August 25, 2026. He produced two five-wicket hauls across those two matches.

Test cricket, with a history of more than a century, has seen a mixture of bowlers who announced themselves with immediate impact and others who took time to build records; only a small number have taken an extraordinary number of wickets right after their debut. A strong beginning in the longest format is relatively rare, and Suthar’s 17-wicket start places him among a short list of notable early-career performances.

Suthar’s two five-wicket hauls and the 10-wicket match performance were the core of his 17-wicket tally across his opening pair of Tests. Those figures represent the statistical basis for comparing his start with other bowlers who recorded higher wicket totals in their first two Tests.

The list of players who took more wickets than Suthar after their first two Tests includes Axar Patel, who had 18 wickets by the end of his first two Test matches in 2021; Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who appears on the list of active players with 19 wickets; and Prabath Jayasuriya, who recorded 21 wickets and who played in the same match at Galle where Suthar took his maiden 10-wicket haul.

Narendra Hirwani is also cited among those compared for early impact; the coverage notes his 16-wicket haul on debut and lists him alongside Axar as an Indian bowler featured in this context. The article groups Hirwani and Axar as the two Indian names on the roster of players with more wickets than Suthar after two Tests.

Narendra Hirwani ended his Test career with 66 wickets. Manav Suthar picked 17 wickets in the first two matches of his Test career.