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
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1975	8	15	2118	-	122	586	48	7/32	12.20	1.66	44.12	1	6	3
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	12	23	2246	374.2	87	1091	68	6/49	16.04	2.91	33.02	2	6	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2021	9	17	2357	392.5	92	1019	66	7/59	15.43	2.59	35.71	3	6	3
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1995	9	17	2526	421.0	106	1021	60	7/119	17.01	2.42	42.10	3	6	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	15	28	3284	-	120	1500	64	6/34	23.43	2.74	51.31	2	6	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1958-1959	7	13	1505	250.5	133	367	47	7/35	7.80	1.46	32.02	2	5	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	13	25	3009	501.3	129	1372	70	7/76	19.60	2.73	42.98	4	5	2
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2009	14	25	4520	753.2	203	1766	82	6/87	21.53	2.34	55.12	5	5	1
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
SP Gupte (IND)	1955-1956	5	10	2140	356.4	152	669	34	7/128	19.67	1.87	62.94	1	4	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2015	7	14	2177	362.5	61	999	36	6/43	27.75	2.75	60.47	0	4	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2006	10	18	2183	363.5	86	991	42	6/87	23.59	2.72	51.97	1	4	1
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2007	11	21	2330	388.2	100	1160	46	6/66	25.21	2.98	50.65	1	4	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2020	8	15	2331	388.3	56	1250	47	8/41	26.59	3.21	49.59	2	4	1
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	13	24	2780	463.2	98	1478	47	5/29	31.44	3.18	59.14	2	4	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1968-1976	10	18	2946	-	145	1107	55	8/76	20.12	2.25	53.56	4	4	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1965-1976	15	27	3484	-	143	1317	54	7/52	24.38	2.26	64.51	4	4	2
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1976	12	22	3883	-	251	1091	57	6/42	19.14	1.68	68.12	2	4	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	23	43	5012	835.2	173	2652	94	7/44	28.21	3.17	53.31	4	4	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	2	3	281	46.5	12	89	17	6/11	5.23	1.90	16.52	0	3	1
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	9	15	1521	253.3	64	700	34	6/44	20.58	2.76	44.73	2	3	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1993-2001	6	10	1545	257.3	60	702	35	7/56	20.05	2.72	44.14	1	3	2
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	8	15	1662	277.0	63	928	44	5/67	21.09	3.35	37.77	3	3	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1952-1956	6	11	1708	284.4	120	482	32	6/23	15.06	1.69	53.37	1	3	0
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2021	9	17	1808	301.2	64	969	38	6/51	25.50	3.21	47.57	2	3	0
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	7	11	2012	335.2	76	1004	27	5/66	37.18	2.99	74.51	0	3	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1999	10	19	2252	375.2	83	943	43	7/37	21.93	2.51	52.37	1	3	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	7	12	2255	-	126	539	31	6/13	17.38	1.43	72.74	0	3	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-2002	9	17	2319	386.3	125	963	47	6/63	20.48	2.49	49.34	2	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
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1965-1973	12	22	2824	-	155	902	45	7/74	20.04	1.91	62.75	3	3	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	14	27	3018	-	129	1132	60	5/32	18.86	2.25	50.30	5	3	0
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2003	11	18	3610	601.4	195	1293	50	6/67	25.86	2.14	72.20	4	3	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2023	20	38	4240	706.4	180	2189	84	7/43	26.05	3.09	50.47	5	3	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	20	39	5770	961.4	252	2511	103	6/31	24.37	2.61	56.01	10	3	0
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	486	81.0	29	196	11	6/128	17.81	2.41	44.18	0	2	1
Q McMillan (SA)	1932-1932	2	4	539	89.5	10	323	16	5/66	20.18	3.59	33.68	1	2	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2008	5	7	715	119.1	16	452	18	7/87	25.11	3.79	39.72	0	2	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1975	5	7	849	-	23	361	20	5/51	18.05	2.55	42.45	1	2	1
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1994	4	7	878	146.2	45	353	17	5/46	20.76	2.41	51.64	0	2	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2006	4	7	902	150.2	19	542	20	5/68	27.10	3.60	45.10	1	2	0
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	5	10	905	150.5	37	489	26	5/27	18.80	3.24	34.80	1	2	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	4	6	976	162.4	37	420	19	6/40	22.10	2.58	51.36	0	2	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2003	4	8	1024	170.4	41	491	14	5/36	35.07	2.87	73.14	0	2	0
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	7	1035	172.3	35	545	19	6/109	28.68	3.15	54.47	0	2	1
DS Atkinson (WI)	1952-1956	5	10	1046	174.2	70	279	18	7/53	15.50	1.60	58.11	0	2	0
VB John (SL)	1983-1984	5	8	1046	174.2	41	516	24	5/60	21.50	2.95	43.58	0	2	0
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	3	6	1087	181.1	72	288	19	6/42	15.15	1.58	57.21	1	2	1
SP Narine (WI)	2012-2013	3	6	1089	181.3	53	438	18	6/91	24.33	2.41	60.50	0	2	0
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	6	10	1141	-	45	448	21	6/54	21.33	2.35	54.33	1	2	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1983-1988	6	10	1196	199.2	55	441	24	6/38	18.37	2.21	49.83	2	2	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2009	5	10	1260	210.0	37	620	22	7/168	28.18	2.95	57.27	0	2	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	6	12	1301	216.5	54	771	33	6/73	23.36	3.55	39.42	2	2	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1969-1979	10	16	1318	-	32	513	24	5/49	21.37	2.33	54.91	1	2	0
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1995	4	8	1340	223.2	69	521	26	5/61	20.03	2.33	51.53	2	2	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1984	3	6	1349	224.5	93	471	21	5/35	22.42	2.09	64.23	1	2	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1965-1979	17	21	1481	-	77	505	26	5/48	19.42	2.04	56.96	1	2	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1969-1975	6	10	1482	-	63	561	20	5/27	28.05	2.27	74.10	0	2	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1964	6	12	1553	258.5	79	557	32	6/38	17.40	2.15	48.53	0	2	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2024	8	15	1659	276.3	58	894	33	6/70	27.09	3.23	50.27	1	2	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2017	8	14	1778	296.2	66	752	26	7/36	28.92	2.53	68.38	1	2	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1995	7	11	1854	309.0	85	758	32	6/59	23.68	2.45	57.93	1	2	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	7	13	1855	-	65	633	33	5/43	19.18	2.04	56.21	1	2	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	12	20	1876	312.4	70	866	32	6/84	27.06	2.76	58.62	0	2	0
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	9	16	2013	335.3	87	742	36	6/56	20.61	2.21	55.91	2	2	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2008-2013	9	16	2027	337.5	97	927	25	6/37	37.08	2.74	81.08	0	2	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1984-1990	9	15	2056	342.4	83	940	26	6/160	36.15	2.74	79.07	0	2	0
J Srinath (IND)	1994-1999	9	15	2099	349.5	95	914	33	6/45	27.69	2.61	63.60	1	2	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1958-1965	11	21	2167	361.1	113	762	40	7/75	19.05	2.10	54.17	1	2	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1988-1994	10	17	2406	401.0	105	1036	39	5/53	26.56	2.58	61.69	2	2	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1976	10	19	3378	-	218	1004	44	8/72	22.81	1.78	76.77	1	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2005	14	27	3427	571.1	172	1444	57	6/115	25.33	2.52	60.12	4	2	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	114	19.0	6	33	8	5/14	4.12	1.73	14.25	0	1	0
WE Bowes (ENG)	1933-1933	1	2	126	21.0	5	38	6	6/34	6.33	1.80	21.00	0	1	0
B Kumar (IND)	2016-2016	1	2	162	27.0	6	76	6	5/48	12.66	2.81	27.00	0	1	0
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	4	224	37.2	10	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32.00	0	1	0
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	234	39.0	2	171	8	6/119	21.37	4.38	29.25	0	1	0
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1996-1996	1	2	246	41.0	8	130	11	7/66	11.81	3.17	22.36	1	1	1
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1987	1	2	291	48.3	14	106	7	6/58	15.14	2.18	41.57	0	1	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2013-2013	2	3	294	49.0	13	151	10	6/90	15.10	3.08	29.40	1	1	1
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1951	2	3	312	52.0	18	108	8	6/44	13.50	2.07	39.00	0	1	0
TWJ Goddard (ENG)	1937-1937	2	4	364	60.4	20	143	8	6/29	17.87	2.35	45.50	0	1	0
JM Bird (AUS)	2016-2016	2	4	365	60.5	14	228	8	5/59	28.50	3.74	45.62	0	1	0
A Dananjaya (SL)	2019-2019	1	2	372	62.0	7	164	6	5/80	27.33	2.64	62.00	0	1	0
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2010-2010	2	4	420	70.0	12	252	12	5/28	21.00	3.60	35.00	0	1	0
JC Adams (WI)	1995-1999	6	7	432	72.0	18	183	5	5/17	36.60	2.54	86.40	0	1	0
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2021	2	4	445	74.1	23	141	9	5/62	15.66	1.90	49.44	0	1	0
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2011-2012	2	3	472	78.4	14	282	7	5/64	40.28	3.58	67.42	0	1	0
DL Piedt (SA)	2016-2024	3	4	501	83.3	12	270	10	5/89	27.00	3.23	50.10	0	1	0
DT Dewdney (WI)	1956-1956	3	6	503	83.5	29	174	8	5/21	21.75	2.07	62.87	0	1	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	2	3	541	90.1	27	162	10	5/95	16.20	1.79	54.10	0	1	0
Sohag Gazi (BAN)	2013-2013	2	3	552	92.0	18	233	8	6/77	29.12	2.53	69.00	0	1	0
GOB Allen (ENG)	1931-1933	5	8	589	98.1	30	195	10	5/14	19.50	1.98	58.90	0	1	0
DVP Wright (ENG)	1947-1951	4	6	594	99.0	9	354	8	5/48	44.25	3.57	74.25	0	1	0
MJC Allom (ENG)	1930-1930	4	6	601	100.1	24	194	13	5/38	14.92	1.93	46.23	1	1	0
FE Woolley (ENG)	1930-1931	5	4	609	101.3	26	261	13	7/76	20.07	2.57	46.84	0	1	0
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	610	101.4	29	252	12	6/76	21.00	2.47	50.83	1	1	0
Rubel Hossain (BAN)	2010-2017	4	6	612	102.0	6	454	6	5/166	75.66	4.45	102.00	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]