Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings Held in Pakistan for Tests

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	40	68	10464	-	365	4506	168	9/56	26.82	2.58	62.28	9	12	4
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	33	60	6280	1046.4	201	3288	162	7/76	20.29	3.14	38.76	13	11	3
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1992	38	59	7673	-	311	3131	163	8/58	19.20	2.44	47.07	8	10	3
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	41	70	7872	1312.0	300	3423	154	6/48	22.22	2.60	51.11	11	8	1
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	13	24	3262	543.4	77	1703	74	8/46	23.01	3.13	44.08	3	7	3
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1962	13	23	3907	651.1	246	1179	65	7/80	18.13	1.81	60.10	2	7	2
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2009	25	44	7386	1231.0	226	3570	109	7/118	32.75	2.90	67.76	4	6	2
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1977-1988	29	50	8070	-	416	2792	111	7/49	25.15	2.07	72.70	8	6	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2006	21	37	3885	647.3	113	2198	83	6/11	26.48	3.39	46.80	2	5	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	21	37	4666	777.4	147	2327	67	6/84	34.73	2.99	69.64	4	4	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	19	34	5175	862.3	210	2250	77	8/164	29.22	2.60	67.20	3	4	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1955-1955	5	9	1661	276.5	118	476	21	5/18	22.66	1.71	79.09	0	3	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1956	8	16	2221	370.1	129	667	42	6/21	15.88	1.80	52.88	4	3	0
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2022-2025	9	17	2342	390.2	45	1403	44	7/111	31.88	3.59	53.22	3	3	1
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2009	11	20	2499	416.3	71	1413	52	6/135	27.17	3.39	48.05	4	3	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	15	20	3155	525.5	87	1761	44	8/85	40.02	3.34	71.70	1	3	0
S Muthusamy (SA)	2025-2025	2	4	342	57.0	7	202	11	6/117	18.36	3.54	31.09	0	2	1
JA Warrican (WI)	2025-2025	2	4	431	71.5	14	171	19	7/32	9.00	2.38	22.68	1	2	1
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2003	3	6	976	162.4	43	405	17	5/36	23.82	2.48	57.41	0	2	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2003	5	9	980	163.2	51	406	18	6/78	22.55	2.48	54.44	0	2	0
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	6	12	1012	168.4	32	567	15	5/54	37.80	3.36	67.46	0	2	1
M Prabhakar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	1088	181.2	26	542	16	6/132	33.87	2.98	68.00	0	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-1994	3	6	1090	181.4	50	504	18	6/136	28.00	2.77	60.55	0	2	0
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1956	4	7	1141	190.1	73	306	19	6/42	16.10	1.60	60.05	1	2	1
RJ Bright (AUS)	1980-1982	5	7	1373	228.5	68	571	18	7/87	31.72	2.49	76.27	0	2	1
NGB Cook (ENG)	1984-1987	6	10	1632	272.0	89	639	21	6/65	30.42	2.34	77.71	0	2	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1997	9	16	1636	272.4	51	723	33	5/78	21.90	2.65	49.57	2	2	0
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1969-1981	8	14	1798	299.4	91	636	26	7/99	24.46	2.12	69.15	0	2	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1991-2000	10	17	1998	333.0	73	967	30	6/103	32.23	2.90	66.60	2	2	0
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2025	8	15	2114	352.2	41	1341	36	7/114	37.25	3.80	58.72	4	2	1
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1973	10	19	2576	429.2	154	813	40	7/74	20.32	1.89	64.40	4	2	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-2009	9	15	2877	479.3	107	1248	50	6/71	24.96	2.60	57.54	9	2	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1976	21	37	5497	-	208	2200	71	5/91	30.98	2.40	77.42	7	2	1
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1969-1984	27	45	6494	-	227	2687	81	6/89	33.17	2.48	80.17	8	2	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	178	29.4	4	111	5	5/111	22.20	3.74	35.60	0	1	0
Asif Afridi (PAK)	2025-2025	1	2	231	38.3	6	94	6	6/79	15.66	2.44	38.50	0	1	0
V Razdan (IND)	1989-1989	2	2	240	40.0	6	141	5	5/79	28.20	3.52	48.00	0	1	0
GF Linde (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	287	47.5	15	119	5	5/64	23.80	2.48	57.40	0	1	0
J Birkenshaw (ENG)	1973-1973	1	2	297	49.3	10	146	6	5/57	24.33	2.94	49.50	0	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1987	2	2	317	52.5	10	170	6	5/86	28.33	3.21	52.83	0	1	0
WG Jacks (ENG)	2022-2022	2	4	327	54.3	5	232	6	6/161	38.66	4.25	54.50	0	1	0
Rehan Ahmed (ENG)	2022-2024	2	3	327	54.3	5	203	11	5/48	18.45	3.72	29.72	1	1	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1964	1	2	330	55.0	14	131	8	6/69	16.37	2.38	41.25	0	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2007	2	4	333	55.3	10	222	9	5/56	24.66	4.00	37.00	0	1	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1959-1959	1	2	336	56.0	27	90	8	7/75	11.25	1.60	42.00	0	1	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1984-1984	2	4	345	57.3	11	175	7	5/42	25.00	3.04	49.28	0	1	0
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2024	2	4	346	57.4	9	193	8	5/43	24.12	3.34	43.25	0	1	0
Khurram Shahzad (PAK)	2024-2025	3	4	348	58.0	6	227	9	6/90	25.22	3.91	38.66	0	1	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1996-1996	2	3	378	63.0	14	171	10	5/46	17.10	2.71	37.80	0	1	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2024-2024	2	4	378	63.0	5	186	10	5/61	18.60	2.95	37.80	1	1	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1996-1996	2	3	394	65.4	12	278	7	5/137	39.71	4.23	56.28	0	1	0
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1996-1998	2	4	402	67.0	10	246	11	7/66	22.36	3.67	36.54	1	1	1
A Nortje (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	453	75.3	20	242	9	5/56	26.88	3.20	50.33	0	1	0
SR Harmer (SA)	2025-2025	2	4	553	92.1	16	277	13	6/50	21.30	3.00	42.53	1	1	0
DH Brain (ZIM)	1993-1993	2	4	570	95.0	24	184	12	5/42	15.33	1.93	47.50	1	1	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1996	2	3	571	95.1	20	286	6	5/212	47.66	3.00	95.16	0	1	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1976	3	5	602	75.2	2	447	10	5/121	44.70	4.45	60.20	1	1	0
WW Hall (WI)	1959-1959	3	6	605	100.5	18	287	16	5/87	17.93	2.84	37.81	2	1	0
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2022-2023	2	4	617	102.5	15	327	13	6/86	25.15	3.17	47.46	0	1	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2022-2022	3	6	661	110.1	27	270	12	5/56	22.50	2.45	55.08	0	1	0
GS Ramchand (IND)	1955-1955	5	9	666	111.0	45	199	10	6/49	19.90	1.79	66.60	0	1	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	2	3	696	87.0	15	236	10	7/66	23.60	2.03	69.60	0	1	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1955-1955	5	5	714	119.0	46	182	8	6/74	22.75	1.52	89.25	0	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1975	2	4	720	90.0	12	322	12	5/66	26.83	2.68	60.00	1	1	0
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1990	3	5	732	122.0	30	342	13	7/52	26.30	2.80	56.30	1	1	1
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1987	4	7	756	126.0	30	334	13	5/67	25.69	2.65	58.15	1	1	0
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2007	2	4	756	126.0	40	248	12	5/73	20.66	1.96	63.00	0	1	0
N Gifford (ENG)	1973-1973	2	3	762	127.0	37	265	10	5/55	26.50	2.08	76.20	0	1	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1998	3	5	766	127.4	24	412	15	5/66	27.46	3.22	51.06	1	1	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1959-1959	3	5	778	129.4	59	190	10	6/42	19.00	1.46	77.80	0	1	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	780	130.0	28	417	13	5/91	32.07	3.20	60.00	1	1	0
A D'Souza (PAK)	1959-1962	3	4	785	130.5	34	284	11	5/112	25.81	2.17	71.36	1	1	0
PR Adams (SA)	1997-2003	4	7	786	131.0	28	421	12	7/128	35.08	3.21	65.50	0	1	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1985	5	8	789	131.3	23	487	14	8/83	34.78	3.70	56.35	0	1	0
DR Doshi (IND)	1982-1983	4	5	815	135.5	20	488	8	5/90	61.00	3.59	101.87	0	1	0
W Watson (NZ)	1990-1990	3	5	825	137.3	46	321	11	6/78	29.18	2.33	75.00	0	1	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1969	3	5	869	144.5	51	323	16	5/80	20.18	2.23	54.31	1	1	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1990-1997	5	8	904	150.4	30	378	15	5/35	25.20	2.50	60.26	1	1	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	5	918	153.0	20	492	17	5/59	28.94	3.21	54.00	2	1	0
PI Pocock (ENG)	1969-1973	4	6	930	155.0	32	457	9	5/169	50.77	2.94	103.33	0	1	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1955-1955	4	6	1002	167.0	41	335	9	5/109	37.22	2.00	111.33	0	1	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2021-2025	3	6	1028	171.2	25	446	19	7/102	23.47	2.60	54.10	0	1	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	3	6	1036	172.4	45	431	17	7/87	25.35	2.49	60.94	1	1	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1997	6	9	1038	173.0	33	526	20	5/41	26.30	3.04	51.90	1	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-1998	5	9	1077	179.3	35	471	15	5/56	31.40	2.62	71.80	1	1	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	3	6	1084	180.4	84	335	13	5/30	25.76	1.85	83.38	0	1	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1985	6	10	1178	196.2	22	837	18	6/109	46.50	4.26	65.44	0	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-1998	5	9	1206	201.0	49	589	19	5/66	31.00	2.93	63.47	1	1	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1973	5	7	1212	202.0	75	419	11	5/94	38.09	2.07	110.18	0	1	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2022-2022	3	6	1314	219.0	53	539	12	5/83	44.91	2.46	109.50	1	1	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2006	9	17	1400	233.2	48	733	27	5/53	27.14	3.14	51.85	0	1	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2006	13	21	1421	236.5	36	753	22	5/52	34.22	3.17	64.59	1	1	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1959	4	7	1446	241.0	99	416	19	5/93	21.89	1.72	76.10	2	1	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	6	11	1459	243.1	54	686	28	5/48	24.50	2.82	52.10	3	1	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2006	6	11	1495	249.1	61	828	20	5/61	41.40	3.32	74.75	1	1	0
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1984-1984	7	11	1510	251.4	66	675	22	6/46	30.68	2.68	68.63	2	1	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2005	5	9	1542	257.0	64	657	20	5/75	32.85	2.55	77.10	2	1	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1955-1955	5	9	1580	263.2	130	399	12	5/64	33.25	1.51	131.66	0	1	0
A Kumble (IND)	2004-2006	6	10	1641	273.3	45	1018	24	6/72	42.41	3.72	68.37	1	1	0
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2024	9	15	1659	276.3	47	1028	32	5/31	32.12	3.71	51.84	2	1	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]

West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan, West Indies in Pakistan 2nd Test, Jan 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2578]