Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2008	12	22	3735	622.3	143	1609	82	8/46	19.62	2.58	45.54	2	9	3
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2005	23	46	5475	912.3	287	2132	110	6/17	19.38	2.33	49.77	6	8	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	13	25	3158	526.2	108	1536	75	7/71	20.48	2.91	42.10	3	6	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1990	18	29	3488	581.2	111	1695	80	7/80	21.18	2.91	43.60	5	6	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1963	18	33	4584	764.0	176	2018	86	7/44	23.46	2.64	53.30	4	6	2
AK Davidson (AUS)	1960-1961	4	8	1391	173.7	25	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	0	5	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2016-2021	7	14	2382	397.0	79	1172	46	7/94	25.47	2.95	51.78	1	5	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-2000	14	24	2767	461.1	114	1355	53	6/65	25.56	2.93	52.20	1	5	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2011	11	21	3017	502.5	120	1266	56	7/48	22.60	2.51	53.87	2	5	0
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	15	26	3196	532.4	120	1738	63	7/37	27.58	3.26	50.73	1	5	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	17	28	3691	615.1	160	1659	70	8/53	23.70	2.69	52.72	3	5	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2020	22	41	4515	752.3	212	1967	87	7/42	22.60	2.61	51.89	4	5	0
PP Ojha (IND)	2011-2013	5	10	1462	243.4	55	628	31	6/47	20.25	2.57	47.16	1	4	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2008	9	16	2060	343.2	79	913	55	7/71	16.60	2.65	37.45	3	4	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1987	10	19	2506	417.4	103	1124	51	6/50	22.03	2.69	49.13	3	4	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	17	32	3550	591.4	121	1645	79	6/61	20.82	2.78	44.93	6	4	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1966-1976	14	27	3594	599.0	112	1917	72	7/49	26.62	3.20	49.91	6	4	1
SP Gupte (IND)	1953-1959	10	17	3852	642.0	158	1716	49	9/102	35.02	2.67	78.61	3	4	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2008	16	31	4013	668.5	182	1607	70	5/28	22.95	2.40	57.32	5	4	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1966-1979	15	24	4293	715.3	155	2179	65	7/157	33.52	3.04	66.04	4	4	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	25	41	4639	773.1	168	2216	89	9/83	24.89	2.86	52.12	5	4	1
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2006	17	28	4693	782.1	174	2204	74	6/78	29.78	2.81	63.41	3	4	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2006	4	6	766	127.4	28	429	20	5/69	21.45	3.36	38.30	0	3	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2009	7	11	1522	253.4	55	700	28	6/129	25.00	2.75	54.35	1	3	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2015	9	16	1712	285.2	61	942	48	6/34	19.62	3.30	35.66	3	3	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2022	8	14	1787	297.5	59	871	42	7/58	20.73	2.92	42.54	3	3	1
DR Pringle (ENG)	1984-1991	11	18	1912	318.4	76	905	28	5/95	32.32	2.83	68.28	0	3	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1951-1955	10	20	2157	-	53	1039	40	6/107	25.97	2.89	53.92	0	3	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	13	24	2180	363.2	49	1283	55	5/46	23.32	3.53	39.63	5	3	0
I Sharma (IND)	2011-2019	12	23	2199	366.3	83	1100	46	6/55	23.91	3.00	47.80	1	3	1
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1976	8	15	2262	-	97	859	37	6/114	23.21	2.27	61.13	2	3	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1976	13	20	2462	410.2	72	1281	36	8/86	35.58	3.12	68.38	0	3	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1973-1982	12	23	2677	-	62	1526	55	7/83	27.74	3.42	48.67	3	3	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2009-2022	13	22	2679	446.3	93	1226	47	6/33	26.08	2.74	57.00	1	3	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	12	24	2705	450.5	110	1472	64	5/30	23.00	3.26	42.26	3	3	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2003	13	24	2706	451.0	138	1056	50	6/40	21.12	2.34	54.12	1	3	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1982	14	26	2774	-	56	1817	62	6/50	29.30	3.93	44.74	4	3	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1958-1959	8	14	2783	463.5	152	1097	41	6/34	26.75	2.36	67.87	2	3	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	14	26	2858	476.2	93	1539	60	7/12	25.65	3.23	47.63	2	3	0
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1993	14	25	2886	481.0	104	1524	53	8/87	28.75	3.16	54.45	5	3	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1991	20	27	3609	601.3	126	2146	61	8/103	35.18	3.56	59.16	2	3	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	19	34	3770	628.2	154	1818	73	7/72	24.90	2.89	51.64	3	3	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2005	19	33	4078	679.4	159	1947	65	7/52	29.95	2.86	62.73	3	3	0
CS Marriott (ENG)	1933-1933	1	2	247	41.1	8	96	11	6/59	8.72	2.33	22.45	0	2	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2019-2019	2	4	295	49.1	15	120	13	6/27	9.23	2.44	22.69	0	2	0
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1930-1930	2	4	412	68.4	9	241	11	5/90	21.90	3.50	37.45	0	2	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-1999	2	4	510	85.0	30	169	17	7/27	9.94	1.98	30.00	0	2	1
C White (ENG)	1995-2000	6	9	585	97.3	14	312	13	5/32	24.00	3.20	45.00	0	2	0
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2021	2	4	644	107.2	20	275	18	6/70	15.27	2.56	35.77	1	2	1
K Rabada (SA)	2021-2023	4	8	654	109.0	33	258	23	6/50	11.21	2.36	28.43	0	2	0
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2011	2	4	700	116.4	37	246	17	6/42	14.47	2.10	41.17	0	2	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1969-1969	3	5	712	89.0	11	381	17	6/69	22.41	3.21	41.88	0	2	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1995-1996	4	6	797	132.5	26	464	15	6/69	30.93	3.49	53.13	0	2	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1989	4	7	812	135.2	14	480	22	8/61	21.81	3.54	36.90	0	2	1
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1928	3	6	840	140.0	50	302	22	5/39	13.72	2.15	38.18	2	2	1
SLV Raju (IND)	1994-1994	3	6	1037	172.5	33	463	20	5/60	23.15	2.67	51.85	0	2	0
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1993	31	19	1066	177.4	46	462	19	7/46	24.31	2.60	56.10	1	2	1
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-2001	4	8	1088	181.2	52	431	23	5/32	18.73	2.37	47.30	1	2	1
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2021-2021	4	7	1183	197.1	62	456	17	5/35	26.82	2.31	69.58	0	2	0
WE Hollies (ENG)	1935-1950	5	8	1272	212.0	62	485	20	7/50	24.25	2.28	63.60	0	2	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2004	7	11	1303	217.1	43	646	24	5/57	26.91	2.97	54.29	2	2	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1930-1931	5	10	1436	239.2	61	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2	1
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2013	5	8	1468	244.4	56	690	24	6/73	28.75	2.82	61.16	2	2	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2024	8	15	1502	250.2	88	567	36	5/35	15.75	2.26	41.72	2	2	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1969-1972	7	13	1533	-	43	746	32	7/74	23.31	2.91	47.90	1	2	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2002	6	11	1547	257.5	78	557	22	5/54	25.31	2.16	70.31	1	2	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2000	9	17	1557	259.3	50	808	24	5/35	33.66	3.11	64.87	0	2	1
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1959	8	13	1705	284.1	82	721	30	6/67	24.03	2.53	56.83	1	2	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1948-1959	9	12	1776	296.0	70	814	23	7/159	35.39	2.75	77.21	1	2	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1982	8	14	1776	296.0	78	823	35	7/98	23.51	2.78	50.74	3	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2012	8	14	1851	308.3	82	858	32	5/57	26.81	2.78	57.84	0	2	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2001	10	18	1856	309.2	76	894	43	5/49	20.79	2.89	43.16	3	2	0
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2021	7	14	1909	318.1	69	868	33	6/33	26.30	2.72	57.84	2	2	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2006	7	13	1934	322.2	71	1006	28	5/46	35.92	3.12	69.07	0	2	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1989	8	13	1967	327.5	67	851	20	5/104	42.55	2.59	98.35	1	2	0
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1968-1969	5	10	2006	250.6	57	844	26	5/61	32.46	2.52	77.15	1	2	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1950-1957	11	18	2078	346.2	100	857	29	7/34	29.55	2.47	71.65	1	2	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	13	19	2164	360.4	71	1381	38	5/42	36.34	3.82	56.94	2	2	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1951-1955	10	20	2288	-	44	1121	41	6/95	27.34	2.93	55.80	3	2	0
A Nel (SA)	2003-2008	10	19	2311	385.1	96	1145	52	6/32	22.01	2.97	44.44	1	2	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1988	12	20	2536	422.4	73	1388	39	8/112	35.58	3.28	65.02	0	2	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2012-2024	12	22	2795	465.5	120	1239	54	6/128	22.94	2.65	51.75	2	2	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1995	15	20	2817	469.3	130	1260	30	5/78	42.00	2.68	93.90	0	2	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1965-1969	10	20	3185	-	83	1435	47	8/71	30.53	2.70	67.76	2	2	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1954-1968	13	24	3432	572.0	182	1323	39	6/20	33.92	2.31	88.00	0	2	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1999-2008	16	30	3730	621.4	134	2045	60	7/104	34.08	3.28	62.16	1	2	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2010	24	45	3742	623.4	183	1563	52	6/67	30.05	2.50	71.96	1	2	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1987	1	2	147	24.3	3	82	5	5/68	16.40	3.34	29.40	0	1	0
Elias Sunny (BAN)	2011-2011	1	2	174	29.0	0	128	7	6/94	18.28	4.41	24.85	0	1	0
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2019-2019	1	2	185	30.5	5	79	6	5/74	13.16	2.56	30.83	0	1	0
James Langridge (ENG)	1933-1933	2	3	198	33.0	6	102	7	7/56	14.57	3.09	28.28	0	1	0
RTD Perks (ENG)	1939-1939	1	1	245	30.5	6	156	5	5/156	31.20	3.82	49.00	0	1	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1968-1973	9	7	248	-	8	110	7	5/66	15.71	2.66	35.42	0	1	0
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2003-2003	2	3	252	42.0	2	236	6	5/64	39.33	5.61	42.00	0	1	0
L Ngidi (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	263	43.5	12	106	8	5/19	13.25	2.41	32.87	0	1	0
PJ Loader (ENG)	1957-1957	2	4	267	44.3	17	100	10	6/36	10.00	2.24	26.70	0	1	0
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2023-2023	2	4	298	49.4	11	125	7	5/60	17.85	2.51	42.57	0	1	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1978	2	4	316	52.4	10	202	6	5/101	33.66	3.83	52.66	0	1	0
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2020	2	4	318	53.0	13	144	11	5/34	13.09	2.71	28.90	0	1	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	328	54.4	5	222	10	5/41	22.20	4.06	32.80	0	1	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]