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)	1993-2010	38	62	13633	2272.1	570	5672	217	9/65	26.13	2.49	62.82	12	15	6
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	28	50	6406	1067.4	291	2969	143	7/84	20.76	2.78	44.79	3	12	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	35	59	8959	-	343	3892	162	7/23	24.02	2.60	55.30	11	12	4
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	43	80	9297	1549.3	360	4107	203	7/22	20.23	2.65	45.79	8	12	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	41	82	9838	1639.4	488	4237	208	8/38	20.37	2.58	47.29	9	12	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	50	97	14682	2447.0	627	6564	238	8/71	27.57	2.68	61.68	18	12	4
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	17	32	4717	786.1	192	2117	100	6/47	21.17	2.69	47.17	2	11	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	26	42	6198	1033.0	210	3190	118	8/97	27.03	3.08	52.52	5	11	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	22	39	9164	-	427	3439	106	6/37	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	32	63	9407	-	394	3959	188	7/89	21.05	2.52	50.03	15	11	4
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	41	77	13634	2272.2	780	4356	163	8/38	26.72	1.91	83.64	5	11	2
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	57	103	14476	2412.4	442	7055	231	8/50	30.54	2.92	62.66	11	11	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1989	35	57	7997	1332.5	332	3418	141	8/60	24.24	2.56	56.71	4	10	3
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	35	65	10049	-	339	3976	143	7/66	27.80	2.37	70.27	3	10	2
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	66	6895	-	353	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	55	7895	-	448	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	43	77	9775	1629.1	452	3656	179	8/45	20.42	2.24	54.60	13	9	2
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	35	64	10237	-	487	3597	135	7/72	26.64	2.10	75.82	7	9	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	51	93	11942	1990.2	481	4999	210	6/62	23.80	2.51	56.86	15	9	2
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	26	49	5916	986.0	246	2628	117	7/64	22.46	2.66	50.56	3	8	2
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	23	38	6199	1033.1	249	2591	95	8/79	27.27	2.50	65.25	3	8	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2024	24	45	6383	1063.5	171	3161	114	6/55	27.72	2.97	55.99	3	8	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	36	68	7628	1271.2	290	3574	157	8/92	22.76	2.81	48.58	5	8	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	19	33	7864	-	439	2587	102	7/54	25.36	1.97	77.09	5	8	3
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1989	32	52	8152	-	309	3440	109	9/56	31.55	2.53	74.78	6	8	4
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	39	71	8813	-	307	3284	150	7/38	21.89	2.23	58.75	3	8	0
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	15	24	5286	-	297	1658	75	9/113	22.10	1.88	70.48	3	7	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	21	37	5460	910.0	196	2763	97	7/81	28.48	3.03	56.28	3	7	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2018	26	45	5485	914.1	195	2981	115	7/51	25.92	3.26	47.69	7	7	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2023	33	61	6860	1143.2	285	3348	127	6/67	26.36	2.92	54.01	2	7	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	30	56	7247	1207.5	240	3791	124	7/64	30.57	3.13	58.44	7	7	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	31	57	7600	-	316	2469	114	7/93	21.65	1.94	66.66	3	7	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	14	23	3371	561.5	131	1558	59	7/48	26.40	2.77	57.13	2	6	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	28	3464	577.2	63	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6	0
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6	2
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1962	21	30	5681	946.5	326	1918	69	7/42	27.79	2.02	82.33	4	6	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	34	62	6572	1095.2	257	3404	118	6/54	28.84	3.10	55.69	4	6	0
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1968	32	61	7045	1174.1	251	3342	130	7/69	25.70	2.84	54.19	6	6	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	33	62	7090	1181.4	219	4079	137	7/40	29.77	3.45	51.75	7	6	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2024	39	73	8318	1386.2	375	3796	149	5/20	25.47	2.73	55.82	7	6	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	24	44	8819	1469.5	575	2763	95	7/49	29.08	1.87	92.83	4	6	1
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1999-2004	8	15	3069	511.3	130	1292	49	8/164	26.36	2.52	62.63	1	5	2
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	12	23	3268	544.4	108	1620	64	5/28	25.31	2.97	51.06	5	5	0
EP Nupen (SA)	1922-1931	14	26	3789	631.3	127	1545	47	6/46	32.87	2.44	80.61	1	5	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	19	33	4119	-	141	1729	71	6/74	24.35	2.51	58.01	4	5	2
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	26	47	5027	837.5	160	2912	121	7/112	24.06	3.47	41.54	5	5	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	24	46	5827	971.1	215	2916	111	6/32	26.27	3.00	52.49	6	5	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2009-2018	22	37	5913	985.3	137	3017	76	7/48	39.69	3.06	77.80	4	5	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	26	47	6118	-	187	2934	122	6/46	24.04	2.87	50.14	11	5	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2007	35	65	8429	1404.5	474	3181	143	6/39	22.24	2.26	58.94	8	5	1
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	5	10	1048	174.4	31	492	32	6/38	15.37	2.81	32.75	1	4	1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2022	7	11	1603	267.1	25	937	33	6/77	28.39	3.50	48.57	1	4	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	5	9	1665	277.3	42	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1952	7	12	1849	308.1	90	577	44	7/49	13.11	1.87	42.02	2	4	2
PM Pollock (SA)	1964-1965	8	13	2001	333.3	106	811	32	5/34	25.34	2.43	62.53	0	4	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	14	2030	-	224	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	0
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	11	21	2966	-	137	971	41	6/29	23.68	1.96	72.34	1	4	1
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	18	28	3177	529.3	92	1864	49	5/69	38.04	3.52	64.83	2	4	0
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1998	15	27	3245	540.5	112	1728	65	6/66	26.58	3.19	49.92	4	4	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	18	32	3393	565.3	136	1582	66	6/36	23.96	2.79	51.40	2	4	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	14	24	3668	-	152	1273	41	7/105	31.04	2.08	89.46	0	4	0
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	17	32	3697	616.1	164	1689	73	7/117	23.13	2.74	50.64	1	4	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	16	25	3789	631.3	162	1642	71	7/51	23.12	2.60	53.36	7	4	2
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	22	38	3843	640.3	132	2122	66	6/52	32.15	3.31	58.22	3	4	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2012	23	42	3986	664.2	66	2566	65	6/92	39.47	3.86	61.32	2	4	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1984	17	27	4165	-	211	1440	54	7/74	26.66	2.07	77.12	0	4	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	28	55	5612	935.2	228	2981	108	7/37	27.60	3.18	51.96	5	4	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	21	40	5787	-	303	2116	78	6/64	27.12	2.19	74.19	3	4	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	28	52	6123	1020.3	203	3448	106	5/48	32.52	3.37	57.76	5	4	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1993	27	48	6343	1057.1	227	3174	85	6/91	37.34	3.00	74.62	2	4	0
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	19	36	6434	1072.2	258	2815	92	7/115	30.59	2.62	69.93	4	4	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	16	29	6848	1141.2	500	2082	70	8/104	29.74	1.82	97.82	4	4	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-2001	30	51	6910	1151.4	254	3047	102	6/67	29.87	2.64	67.74	4	4	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	22	36	7173	1195.3	373	2539	85	6/71	29.87	2.12	84.38	5	4	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2023	40	75	7689	1281.3	230	4505	145	6/111	31.06	3.51	53.02	5	4	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2010	32	48	8259	1376.3	313	3585	85	6/127	42.17	2.60	97.16	4	4	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	54	96	13072	2178.4	626	4839	161	5/41	30.05	2.22	81.19	6	4	0
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1936	3	6	600	100.0	19	330	20	7/80	16.50	3.30	30.00	0	3	1
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	11	1211	201.5	34	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	0	3	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1955	7	11	1463	243.5	65	618	32	5/61	19.31	2.53	45.71	2	3	0
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1984-1985	5	9	1647	274.3	63	723	23	6/64	31.43	2.63	71.60	0	3	1
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1991	7	11	1816	302.4	55	916	31	6/85	29.54	3.02	58.58	1	3	0
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	8	12	1902	317.0	57	929	39	6/67	23.82	2.93	48.76	3	3	1
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	10	20	1967	327.5	80	887	37	6/71	23.97	2.70	53.16	0	3	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	10	18	2116	352.4	69	995	45	7/46	22.11	2.82	47.02	1	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	8	15	2568	428.0	83	1165	34	6/92	34.26	2.72	75.52	1	3	1
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1991	15	29	2692	448.4	69	1626	54	5/24	30.11	3.62	49.85	1	3	0
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2020	17	23	2785	464.1	58	1610	40	8/60	40.25	3.46	69.62	2	3	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	14	26	2833	472.1	105	1330	60	6/45	22.16	2.81	47.21	2	3	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1982	17	30	2941	490.1	96	1441	62	6/53	23.24	2.93	47.43	1	3	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2001	15	26	3067	511.1	89	1742	58	5/52	30.03	3.40	52.87	5	3	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]