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
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	51	94	11763	-	417	5593	212	6/34	26.38	2.85	55.48	10	15	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	23	41	6099	-	213	2674	130	9/52	20.56	2.63	46.91	2	14	3
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	31	59	9520	1586.4	348	4253	180	7/59	23.62	2.68	52.88	6	13	4
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2008	31	56	10126	1687.4	376	4659	161	8/141	28.93	2.76	62.89	10	13	3
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	20	36	5749	958.1	262	2288	106	7/60	21.58	2.38	54.23	1	12	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	63	117	13342	2223.4	451	7083	247	8/15	28.67	3.18	54.01	10	12	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2016	18	33	5312	885.2	162	2493	102	7/64	24.44	2.81	52.07	5	10	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1999	22	38	5516	919.2	208	2309	110	7/119	20.99	2.51	50.14	4	10	3
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2009	27	46	8633	1438.5	303	3894	141	6/59	27.61	2.70	61.22	7	10	2
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1980	37	68	10118	-	530	3356	153	7/32	21.93	1.99	66.13	6	10	5
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	49	96	10312	-	329	4478	188	8/43	23.81	2.60	54.85	9	10	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1978	23	42	7277	-	318	2744	112	8/76	24.50	2.26	64.97	8	9	2
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	31	59	7495	1249.1	326	2995	141	7/25	21.24	2.39	53.15	4	9	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	24	45	7916	-	427	2486	113	7/98	22.00	1.88	70.05	5	9	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	27	51	5486	914.2	183	3014	138	6/49	21.84	3.29	39.75	9	8	3
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1991	26	48	6070	1011.4	187	2734	123	7/80	22.22	2.70	49.34	7	8	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	31	58	9267	1544.3	286	4270	138	8/84	30.94	2.76	67.15	5	8	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2023	59	110	12839	2139.5	538	6398	201	7/43	31.83	2.98	63.87	13	8	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2018	23	42	4282	713.4	175	2008	87	6/21	23.08	2.81	49.21	3	7	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	31	45	4941	-	335	1994	97	6/45	20.55	2.42	50.93	3	7	3
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	27	47	6408	1068.0	232	3523	111	7/94	31.73	3.29	57.72	3	7	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1953-1965	30	57	6528	-	196	2761	119	7/75	23.20	2.53	54.85	7	7	1
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2014	32	58	6637	1106.1	211	3649	108	5/29	33.78	3.29	61.45	5	7	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	30	55	6683	1113.5	269	2867	104	8/106	27.56	2.57	64.25	4	7	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	22	37	8282	-	305	2747	95	7/23	28.91	1.99	87.17	2	7	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	26	45	8313	-	259	3307	117	7/44	28.26	2.38	71.05	7	7	2
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	48	88	10812	1802.0	369	4815	178	7/37	27.05	2.67	60.74	9	7	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2005	12	20	2032	338.4	54	1194	48	6/11	24.87	3.52	42.33	1	6	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1953-1961	20	37	4947	-	327	1495	78	7/35	19.16	1.81	63.42	4	6	2
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	20	38	4988	-	277	1706	100	10/53	17.06	2.05	49.88	7	6	2
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	19	32	4990	831.4	175	2421	66	7/87	36.68	2.91	75.60	2	6	1
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	26	50	5768	961.2	210	3175	104	6/66	30.52	3.30	55.46	4	6	2
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	65	5790	-	234	2616	109	8/68	24.00	2.71	53.11	6	6	1
J Garner (WI)	1978-1987	27	51	6203	1033.5	263	2602	125	6/56	20.81	2.51	49.62	6	6	0
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2023	25	48	6357	1059.3	263	2499	114	7/42	21.92	2.35	55.76	4	6	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1933	22	37	8160	-	362	2624	89	6/99	29.48	1.92	91.68	4	6	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1976	29	54	11198	-	426	3851	114	6/29	33.78	2.06	98.22	5	6	0
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	12	18	1973	-	100	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	2	5	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	30	3310	-	326	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2010	14	26	3510	585.0	83	2044	56	7/168	36.50	3.49	62.67	0	5	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2001	15	26	4284	714.0	122	2183	70	7/56	31.18	3.05	61.20	4	5	2
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	20	39	4521	-	164	1995	84	6/38	23.75	2.64	53.82	1	5	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2007	22	38	4776	796.0	179	2220	80	6/87	27.75	2.78	59.70	2	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	25	45	4892	815.2	194	2386	100	7/76	23.86	2.92	48.92	6	5	2
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2001	21	38	4961	826.5	162	2793	99	6/49	28.21	3.37	50.11	5	5	0
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	24	45	5052	-	169	2324	92	6/21	25.26	2.76	54.91	6	5	1
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1982-1990	20	33	5458	909.4	208	2554	71	7/142	35.97	2.80	76.87	1	5	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1959	5	9	1370	228.2	82	419	29	7/80	14.44	1.83	47.24	0	4	1
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1938	7	13	1585	264.1	46	779	36	6/34	21.63	2.94	44.02	1	4	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	12	1626	271.0	72	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.65	2	4	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1977-1982	8	14	1770	-	63	740	38	6/53	19.47	2.50	46.57	0	4	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	16	1828	304.4	34	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2017	10	18	2323	387.1	84	1022	38	7/36	26.89	2.63	61.13	1	4	1
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
SP Gupte (IND)	1955-1956	8	14	2719	453.1	183	932	42	7/128	22.19	2.05	64.73	1	4	0
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	11	19	2936	-	209	1070	48	6/41	22.29	2.18	61.16	4	4	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	17	27	3144	524.0	107	1777	72	6/54	24.68	3.39	43.66	5	4	1
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1968	20	33	4422	-	282	1300	48	6/43	27.08	1.76	92.12	1	4	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1976	21	37	4424	-	163	1869	63	7/52	29.66	2.53	70.22	4	4	2
S Ramadhin (WI)	1951-1961	17	28	4697	-	210	1695	54	6/23	31.38	2.16	86.98	1	4	0
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2020	17	30	4844	807.2	105	2829	79	8/41	35.81	3.50	61.31	5	4	1
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1978	17	31	4895	-	167	2044	74	6/52	27.62	2.50	66.14	4	4	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	20	37	4977	829.3	148	2630	72	6/90	36.52	3.17	69.12	5	4	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1961	19	32	5833	-	280	2009	66	6/102	30.43	2.06	88.37	3	4	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	25	42	6185	-	208	2472	95	6/63	26.02	2.39	65.10	6	4	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1975	26	50	6460	-	215	2680	103	7/40	26.01	2.48	62.71	5	4	0
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	10	1426	237.4	36	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	0	3	0
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	7	10	1644	274.0	40	776	26	5/69	29.84	2.83	63.23	1	3	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	8	15	1662	277.0	63	928	44	5/67	21.09	3.35	37.77	3	3	0
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	8	13	1894	315.4	76	742	34	6/91	21.82	2.35	55.70	2	3	0
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1909	9	18	2085	347.3	99	877	41	6/44	21.39	2.52	50.85	2	3	1
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1938	8	15	2153	-	58	1065	38	6/96	28.02	2.96	56.65	3	3	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2015	12	21	2190	365.0	54	1404	46	6/79	30.52	3.84	47.60	1	3	0
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	28	2289	-	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	12	24	2344	390.4	69	1189	63	6/65	18.87	3.04	37.20	5	3	2
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2012	13	23	2347	391.1	62	1432	44	7/87	32.54	3.66	53.34	0	3	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1951-1956	11	18	2449	-	149	781	31	7/53	25.19	1.91	79.00	0	3	0
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	26	2456	614.0	325	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.23	0	3	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2023	13	21	2750	458.2	80	1414	41	6/40	34.48	3.08	67.07	1	3	0
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1985	11	17	2767	461.1	108	1489	41	5/100	36.31	3.22	67.48	1	3	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	12	21	2903	-	80	1043	47	6/43	22.19	2.15	61.76	1	3	0
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1964	8	16	2952	-	102	1080	38	7/91	28.42	2.19	77.68	3	3	0
JC White (ENG)	1921-1930	7	13	2974	495.4	148	1033	31	8/126	33.32	2.08	95.93	1	3	1
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1973	13	24	3004	-	162	971	46	7/74	21.10	1.93	65.30	3	3	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1995	10	18	3026	504.2	139	1237	48	6/43	25.77	2.45	63.04	4	3	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	14	22	3065	510.5	99	1635	45	5/66	36.33	3.20	68.11	2	3	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2013	15	25	3199	533.1	118	1678	39	6/37	43.02	3.14	82.02	0	3	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1969-1975	14	25	3474	-	114	1459	50	5/27	29.18	2.51	69.48	1	3	0
GH Hirst (ENG)	1897-1909	21	38	3488	-	118	1585	49	5/48	32.34	2.72	71.18	1	3	0
LC Braund (ENG)	1901-1908	20	35	3733	622.1	140	1769	46	8/81	38.45	2.84	81.15	1	3	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	18	34	3862	643.4	139	1790	65	6/38	27.53	2.78	59.41	4	3	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2024	21	37	3866	644.2	117	2220	70	5/41	31.71	3.44	55.22	4	3	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	15	29	3948	658.0	140	1679	53	6/82	31.67	2.55	74.49	1	3	0
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	16	28	4053	675.3	120	1912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	37	48	4199	-	156	1816	56	7/76	32.42	2.59	74.98	1	3	1
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1951	18	29	4303	-	70	2393	56	7/105	42.73	3.33	76.83	2	3	0
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2018	24	45	4726	787.4	166	2603	86	6/23	30.26	3.30	54.95	2	3	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	17	31	5300	-	265	2011	79	7/49	25.45	2.27	67.08	9	3	1

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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]