Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career

Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career in Tests

Most ten-wickets-in-a-match

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	133	230	44039	7339.5	1794	18180	800	9/51	22.72	2.47	55.04	45	67	22
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	273	40705	6784.1	1761	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37	10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	150	21918	-	809	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	93	170	25993	4332.1	814	12157	433	9/127	28.07	2.80	60.03	20	34	9
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	106	200	27246	4541.0	907	12891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.73	25	37	8
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	132	236	40850	6808.2	1576	18355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.99	31	35	8
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	1312.1	356	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	2	24	7
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	67	14513	-	736	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	132	18467	-	652	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	142	19458	-	727	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23	6
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	86	151	21862	-	1239	7674	297	8/51	25.83	2.10	73.60	13	17	6
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	36	3830	-	364	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	2	9	5
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	51	92	15918	-	574	5876	236	7/44	24.89	2.21	67.44	11	15	5
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	154	16224	2704.0	516	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22	5
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	67	111	17126	-	608	7742	236	9/56	32.80	2.71	72.56	12	15	5
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	181	22627	3771.1	871	9779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25	5
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	190	28580	4763.2	871	13537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.53	16	25	5
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	138	257	34355	5725.5	1086	16825	556	8/50	30.26	2.93	61.78	26	24	5
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	37	4546	757.4	231	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	2	9	4
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	49	5332	-	386	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1962	34	53	9834	1639.0	560	3434	139	7/42	24.70	2.09	70.74	6	13	4
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	35	67	11592	1932.0	386	5003	178	7/55	28.10	2.58	65.12	9	10	4
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	130	13100	2183.2	433	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	151	17584	2930.4	614	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	-	788	10878	383	8/34	28.40	2.99	56.95	17	27	4
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2018-2025	6	11	1864	310.4	53	920	45	7/66	20.44	2.96	41.42	2	5	3
AP Freeman (ENG)	1924-1929	12	22	3732	-	142	1707	66	7/71	25.86	2.74	56.54	3	5	3
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	57	8099	-	452	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9	3
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	27	48	10024	-	585	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	8	11	3
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	46	86	12027	-	674	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.31	13	9	3
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	52	89	12532	2088.4	405	6100	185	7/56	32.97	2.92	67.74	6	10	3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2025	54	94	12696	2116.0	328	6635	205	7/58	32.36	3.13	61.93	9	13	3
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1968	49	88	13147	-	819	4451	174	7/35	25.58	2.03	75.55	11	9	3
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	49	86	14070	2345.0	541	6206	208	8/164	29.83	2.64	67.64	12	13	3
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2022	48	89	14255	2375.5	359	7657	244	8/41	31.38	3.22	58.42	15	16	3
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	-	522	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	109	15349	2558.1	493	7642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	60.19	14	17	3
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	140	16001	2666.5	514	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	60	113	17681	-	547	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16	3
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	82*	152	18755	3125.5	734	7970	324	7/42	24.59	2.54	57.88	13	15	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	179	22103	3683.5	1001	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.30	54.57	21	22	3
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2014	113	187	28814	4802.2	1197	12441	362	7/87	34.36	2.59	79.59	19	20	3
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	243	29248	4874.4	1470	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	5003.1	1144	12688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	57.84	32	22	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	309	33698	5616.2	1304	16719	604	8/15	27.68	2.97	55.79	28	20	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	188	350	40037	6672.5	1730	18627	704	7/42	26.45	2.79	56.87	32	32	3

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jun 28-Jul 1, 2025 [Test # 2590]

Australia vs South Africa at Lord's, ICC World Test Championship Final, Jun 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2585]

Japan vs Thailand at Sano, Japan Twenty20 Tri-Series Final, May 11, 2025 [T20I # 3180]