Pat Cummins is perhaps one of the most consistent bowlers produced by Australia. There’s barely a match where he doesn’t perform to his fullest.
That simply means he has an excellent record against almost every opponent he has faced in Tests.
So here’s a look at Pat Cummins bowling stats by opponent in Tests.
Pat Cummins Test Wickets by Opponent
| Opponent | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W/10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v Bangladesh | 7 | 13 | 3/10 | 21.85 | 2.58 | 50.77 | 0/0 |
| v England | 38 | 97 | 6/91 | 23.82 | 3.18 | 45.00 | 2/0 |
| v India | 32 | 75 | 6/27 | 24.57 | 2.98 | 49.41 | 2/0 |
| v New Zealand | 10 | 18 | 5/28 | 21.94 | 2.49 | 52.89 | 1/0 |
| v Pakistan | 16 | 39 | 5/48 | 19.36 | 2.70 | 43.05 | 4/1 |
| v South Africa | 19 | 51 | 6/28 | 18.29 | 2.78 | 39.51 | 4/0 |
| v Sri Lanka | 6 | 16 | 6/23 | 14.31 | 2.44 | 35.12 | 1/1 |
| v West Indies | 10 | 16 | 4/41 | 22.50 | 2.62 | 51.50 | 0/0 |
| v Overall | 138 | 325 | 6/23 | 21.88 | 2.89 | 45.42 | 14/2 |
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Cummins Performance Records Against England and India in Tests
Cummins is among 12 Australian fast bowlers who have taken 90 or more wickets against England in Tests.
He has the sixth-best bowling strike rate of around 45 as a pacer for Australia against England in Tests (minimum 1000 balls bowled).
Cummins has taken the second-most wickets for Australia as a captain against England in Tests, with over 45 scalps to his name. (Check out Cummins’ captaincy record here.)
He has also claimed the third-best bowling figures as an Australian skipper against England in a Test innings. He returned 6 for 91 in the second innings of the 2023 Leeds Test.
Cummins is the second-highest wicket-taker for Australia against India in Tests, with over 75 scalps.
He has picked up the fourth-best Test bowling figures as an Australian pacer against India in Australia. He had figures of 6 for 27 in the third innings of the 2018 Melbourne Test.
Cummins has taken the fifth-most wickets as an Australian pacer against India in a bilateral Test series. He claimed 25 scalps in 10 innings in the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This is also the second-most wickets by an Australian captain against India in a bilateral Test series.
The right-arm pacer has the third-best bowling average of around 24 (minimum 50 wickets taken) and the third-best bowling strike rate of around 49 (minimum 1000 balls bowled) for Australia against India in Tests.
Cummins Record-Breaking Spells Against Pakistan and South Africa in Tests
Cummins has taken the sixth-most wickets for Australia against Pakistan in Tests, with 39 strikes to his name.
He has bagged the third-most five-wicket hauls as an Australian bowler against Pakistan in Tests, with 4 five-fors.
He is one of the five Australian bowlers to take a match haul of 10 wickets against Pakistan in Tests. He picked up 5 for 48 and 5 for 49 to have a combined match haul of 10 for 97 in the 2023 Melbourne Test.
Cummins has the lowest bowling average of around 19 (minimum 30 wickets taken) and the lowest bowling strike rate of around 43 (minimum 1000 balls bowled) for Australia against Pakistan in Tests.
Cummins is one of the nine Australian bowlers to take 50-plus wickets against South Africa in Tests.
Cummins has recorded the fourth-best bowling figures for Australia against South Africa in a Test innings. He returned 6 for 28 in the second innings of the 2025 World Test Championship final. This is also the best bowling figure by an Australian captain against South Africa in Tests.
Cummins has taken the fourth-most five-wicket hauls for Australia against South Africa in Tests, with four spells to his name.
He has the third-best bowling average of around 18 for Australia against the Proteas in Tests (minimum 50 wickets taken).
He also has the lowest bowling strike rate of around 39 for the Aussies against South Africa in Tests (minimum 1000 balls bowled).
Cummins Test Bowling Stats Against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Cummins has the lowest bowling average of around 14 for Australia against Sri Lanka in Tests (minimum 10 wickets taken).
He has the third-best bowling strike rate of around 35 for Australia against Sri Lanka in Tests (minimum 500 balls bowled).
Cummins has registered the second-best bowling figures by an Australian bowler against Sri Lanka in a Test innings. He took 6 for 23 in the third innings of the 2019 Brisbane Test.
Cummins has taken the fourth-most wickets for Australia against Bangladesh in Tests, with 13 scalps to his name.
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