Bowling Most 5wi Career

India vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Most 5 wickets in Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	32	56	8231	1371.5	208	4151	130	8/50	31.93	3.02	63.31	4	9	2
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2010	22	32	7020	1170.0	222	3425	105	8/87	32.61	2.92	66.85	4	7	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	14	23	3371	561.5	131	1558	59	7/48	26.40	2.77	57.13	2	6	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1989	17	30	3507	584.3	128	1671	76	6/37	21.98	2.85	46.14	3	6	1
Imran Khan (/PAK/WOR)	1971-1989	25	42	5445	907.3	220	2490	98	8/60	25.40	2.74	55.56	5	6	2
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2024	39	73	8318	1386.2	375	3796	149	5/20	25.47	2.73	55.82	7	6	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	23	2721	453.3	103	1400	65	7/51	21.53	3.08	41.86	3	5	1
AV Bedser (ENG/PEAXI/SUR)	1946-1959	12	20	2869	478.1	134	935	59	7/49	15.84	1.95	48.62	2	5	2
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	8	16	2953	492.1	198	956	52	7/72	18.38	1.94	56.78	2	5	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK/SUS)	1999-2007	5	9	1588	264.4	56	788	29	5/93	27.17	2.97	54.75	-	4	2
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	13	26	2774	462.2	112	1221	65	6/49	18.78	2.64	42.67	1	4	1
GD McKenzie (AUS/LEI)	1964-1974	12	22	2785	-	113	1083	51	7/66	21.23	2.33	54.60	2	4	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1990	14	24	3106	-	111	1493	65	7/23	22.96	2.88	47.78	5	4	2
CA Walsh (GLO/WI)	1987-1997	16	27	3292	548.4	131	1377	67	6/62	20.55	2.50	49.13	5	4	1
AME Roberts (HAM/WI)	1974-1983	15	27	3312	552.0	128	1539	71	7/64	21.67	2.78	46.64	3	4	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	17	31	3487	581.1	176	1453	57	6/67	25.49	2.50	61.17	1	4	-
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1961	14	21	3635	605.5	228	1080	44	7/42	24.54	1.78	82.61	2	4	1
LR Gibbs (WAR/WI)	1958-1975	16	31	4913	818.5	289	1505	64	8/38	23.51	1.83	76.76	3	4	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1936	3	6	600	100.0	19	330	20	7/80	16.50	3.30	30.00	-	3	1
AY Patel (NZ)	2020-2024	6	11	1219	203.1	35	757	32	10/119	23.65	3.72	38.09	1	3	2
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1995	8	13	1332	222.0	35	779	23	5/75	33.86	3.50	57.91	1	3	-
G Dymock (AUS/QLD)	1979-1980	6	9	1548	258.0	57	737	31	7/67	23.77	2.85	49.93	2	3	1
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1983	8	15	1737	289.3	60	952	28	8/69	34.00	3.28	62.03	-	3	1
AA Mallett (AUS)	1969-1969	5	10	1792	298.4	129	535	28	6/64	19.10	1.79	64.00	-	3	1
BAW Mendis (SL/SLBP)	2008-2010	7	11	1953	325.3	44	1053	40	6/67	26.32	3.23	48.82	4	3	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1992	9	15	2150	358.2	98	980	34	5/54	28.82	2.73	63.23	2	3	1
JK Lever (/ENG/ESS)	1971-1986	13	24	2448	408.0	80	1140	51	7/46	22.35	2.79	48.00	1	3	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	11	20	2494	415.4	121	987	57	7/84	17.31	2.37	43.75	2	3	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2024	13	25	2615	435.5	87	1378	55	7/64	25.05	3.16	47.54	2	3	-
R Illingworth (ENG/LEI/MCC/PEAXI/YOR)	1959-1974	14	24	2849	474.5	186	834	45	6/29	18.53	1.75	63.31	3	3	-
RGD Willis (ENG/SUR)	1971-1982	18	31	3103	517.1	104	1516	65	6/53	23.32	2.93	47.73	1	3	-
SCJ Broad (ENG/LIONS)	2007-2022	25	44	4492	748.4	190	2186	79	6/25	27.67	2.91	56.86	4	3	-
PJ Loader (SUR)	1952-1959	2	4	435	72.3	11	180	12	5/37	15.00	2.48	36.25	-	2	-
CW Puckett (WA)	1947-1948	2	3	476	59.4	14	145	11	6/78	13.18	1.82	43.27	-	2	1
RTD Perks (SOUTH/WOR)	1946-1952	3	4	579	96.3	23	244	13	5/53	18.76	2.52	44.53	-	2	-
S Shillingford (WI)	2013-2013	2	2	588	98.0	15	346	11	6/167	31.45	3.53	53.45	-	2	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	4	7	703	117.1	14	456	17	5/24	26.82	3.89	41.35	-	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS/NSW)	1947-1948	3	6	827	103.3	24	299	19	6/29	15.73	2.16	43.52	1	2	1
NA Foster (ENG)	1985-1986	3	5	900	150.0	36	427	18	6/104	23.72	2.84	50.00	-	2	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1990	3	5	955	159.1	41	460	16	5/104	28.75	2.89	59.68	-	2	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	7	12	978	163.0	45	493	27	6/39	18.25	3.02	36.22	-	2	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2021	5	10	980	163.2	56	390	22	5/31	17.72	2.38	44.54	1	2	-
R Pollard (/ENG/LAN)	1946-1952	4	7	1032	172.0	48	394	19	7/49	20.73	2.29	54.31	-	2	-
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	2017-2017	4	7	1075	179.1	36	442	19	6/35	23.26	2.46	56.57	-	2	1
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	5	9	1076	179.2	47	502	21	5/65	23.90	2.79	51.23	-	2	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1955	5	9	1133	188.5	59	402	24	5/73	16.75	2.12	47.20	2	2	-
DJ Shepherd (GLA)	1952-1967	5	8	1153	192.1	65	429	30	5/57	14.30	2.23	38.43	4	2	1
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1985-1986	6	6	1183	197.1	29	643	16	5/103	40.18	3.26	73.93	1	2	1
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2024	4	8	1223	203.5	28	681	23	7/53	29.60	3.34	53.17	-	2	1
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1960-1961	5	6	1254	209.0	56	490	15	6/202	32.66	2.34	83.60	-	2	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1981-1990	6	10	1303	217.1	53	577	19	6/51	30.36	2.65	68.57	1	2	-
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	7	1322	220.2	47	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.76	-	2	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2011	7	13	1333	222.1	26	782	26	5/76	30.07	3.51	51.26	1	2	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	5	9	1347	224.3	36	758	20	5/64	37.90	3.37	67.35	-	2	-
JO Holder (WI)	2016-2023	9	13	1436	239.2	66	613	16	5/56	38.31	2.56	89.75	-	2	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1969	8	14	1439	239.5	50	666	29	5/26	22.96	2.77	49.62	-	2	-
R Smith (/ESS/PEAXI)	1946-1952	7	12	1477	246.1	67	545	20	6/36	27.25	2.21	73.85	-	2	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1990	6	9	1498	249.4	47	756	26	6/85	29.07	3.02	57.61	1	2	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2010-2012	6	12	1500	250.0	55	726	33	5/75	22.00	2.90	45.45	3	2	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1976-1981	6	10	1505	-	85	450	22	5/33	20.45	1.79	68.40	-	2	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	7	10	1516	252.4	69	683	24	6/60	28.45	2.70	63.16	2	2	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1965-1968	7	13	1562	260.2	66	714	22	6/63	32.45	2.74	71.00	1	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1960	6	12	1607	267.5	95	473	30	7/93	15.76	1.76	53.56	1	2	1
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	6	11	1859	309.5	31	1108	27	5/119	41.03	3.57	68.85	-	2	-
PM Siddle (AUS/VIC)	2007-2014	11	19	1922	320.2	68	1062	38	5/49	27.94	3.31	50.57	-	2	-
FS Trueman (ENG/PEAXI/YOR)	1952-1967	11	21	2164	360.4	88	992	63	8/31	15.74	2.75	34.34	6	2	-
JB Statham (ENG/LAN/MCC)	1951-1967	12	21	2213	368.5	110	831	41	5/31	20.26	2.25	53.97	1	2	-
RR Lindwall (AUS/NSW)	1947-1960	11	22	2317	-	94	818	39	7/38	20.97	2.11	59.41	-	2	-
GE Tribe (/NOR)	1949-1959	7	12	2352	392.0	87	1057	26	5/122	40.65	2.69	90.46	3	2	-
CM Old (/ENG/YOR)	1967-1977	15	29	2431	405.1	83	1102	56	5/21	19.67	2.71	43.41	4	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2004	11	22	2558	426.2	157	951	51	5/48	18.64	2.23	50.15	2	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	10	19	2570	428.2	78	1340	41	6/106	32.68	3.12	62.68	2	2	-
GAR Lock (ENG/LEI/SUR)	1952-1967	12	19	2760	460.0	185	961	36	6/65	26.69	2.08	76.66	3	2	-
FJ Titmus (/ENG/MID)	1952-1974	7	14	2795	465.5	172	938	30	6/73	31.26	2.01	93.16	1	2	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	13	25	2914	485.4	162	1082	54	6/56	20.03	2.22	53.96	4	2	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1999	12	21	2928	488.0	104	1299	45	5/96	28.86	2.66	65.06	2	2	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	11	20	3065	510.5	110	1474	36	6/81	40.94	2.88	85.13	2	2	1
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1961	14	23	3106	517.4	128	1293	39	6/67	33.15	2.49	79.64	1	2	-
HMRKB Herath (SL/SL-A)	2007-2017	12	20	3118	519.4	66	1692	37	7/48	45.72	3.25	84.27	2	2	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	25	36	3138	523.0	76	1676	57	5/72	29.40	3.20	55.05	4	2	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1983	15	26	3142	523.4	101	1543	61	6/65	25.29	2.94	51.50	3	2	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2007	11	18	3189	531.3	75	1784	43	6/150	41.48	3.35	74.16	1	2	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	16	27	3209	534.5	59	1863	55	6/67	33.87	3.48	58.34	4	2	-
AL Valentine (/WI)	1952-1962	8	16	3330	555.0	225	1113	33	5/64	33.72	2.00	100.90	2	2	-
B Lee (AUS/NSW)	1999-2008	13	26	3340	556.4	106	1828	60	5/47	30.46	3.28	55.66	4	2	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1987	15	25	3359	559.5	176	1334	34	6/40	39.23	2.38	98.79	2	2	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	18	32	3706	617.4	140	1843	75	6/27	24.57	2.98	49.41	5	2	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2010	15	21	4264	710.4	158	1937	40	6/127	48.42	2.72	106.60	2	2	-
DL Underwood (/ENG/KEN)	1967-1982	22	40	5517	919.3	359	1878	72	5/59	26.08	2.04	76.62	5	2	-
AL Dixon (KEN)	1959-1967	2	2	130	21.4	6	61	5	5/39	12.20	2.81	26.00	-	1	-
KD James (HAM)	1996-1996	1	1	150	25.0	4	74	5	5/74	14.80	2.96	30.00	-	1	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2004-2004	1	2	150	25.0	3	96	6	5/31	16.00	3.84	25.00	-	1	-
CM Willoughby (SOM)	2011-2011	1	2	150	25.0	9	92	6	6/76	15.33	3.68	25.00	-	1	-
LHR Ralph (ESS)	1959-1959	1	2	157	26.1	10	48	5	5/33	9.60	1.83	31.40	-	1	-
W Blenkiron (WAR)	1971-1971	1	1	181	30.1	4	100	5	5/100	20.00	3.31	36.20	-	1	-
LA King (WI)	1962-1962	1	2	192	32.0	7	64	7	5/46	9.14	2.00	27.42	-	1	-
DAD Sydenham (SUR)	1959-1959	1	2	196	32.4	10	57	5	5/42	11.40	1.74	39.20	-	1	-
ED Fursdon ()	1974-1974	1	2	222	37.0	7	98	6	6/60	16.33	2.64	37.00	-	1	-
AG Downton (TAS)	1999-1999	1	2	228	38.0	11	120	5	5/90	24.00	3.15	45.60	-	1	-
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2024	2	3	236	39.2	5	192	6	5/83	32.00	4.88	39.33	-	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:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club vs Burgher Recreation Club at Hambantota, Major League Tournament Group B, Dec 19-21, 2025 [First-class]

Police Sports Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Dec 19-21, 2025 [First-class]