Bowling Most 5wi Career

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is 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
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	37	47	2907	484.3	55	1939	101	6/50	19.19	4.00	28.78	4	6	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	64	72	4647	774.3	77	3319	140	6/26	23.70	4.28	33.19	6	6	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	13	21	3014	502.2	69	1593	57	7/76	27.94	3.17	52.87	1	5	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2017	28	40	3608	601.2	95	2078	72	5/38	28.86	3.45	50.11	-	5	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2021	38	50	4100	683.2	146	2204	92	6/40	23.95	3.22	44.56	2	5	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	31	42	4163	693.5	141	2253	88	5/43	25.60	3.24	47.30	3	5	2
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	61	70	7425	1237.3	209	4057	108	7/59	37.56	3.27	68.75	3	4	2
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2006	9	11	749	124.5	14	448	24	7/57	18.66	3.58	31.20	-	3	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1996	10	14	1489	248.1	82	507	32	6/12	15.84	2.04	46.53	-	3	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	12	21	1585	264.1	64	813	43	5/45	18.90	3.07	36.86	1	3	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1988	21	26	2219	369.5	114	797	62	5/25	12.85	2.15	35.79	5	3	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	26	36	2586	431.0	65	1692	61	5/54	27.73	3.92	42.39	3	3	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1975-1992	42	41	3018	503.0	95	1479	75	8/58	19.72	2.94	40.24	2	3	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2007	33	40	3137	522.5	104	1725	73	5/37	23.63	3.29	42.97	2	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2010-2022	38	48	4005	667.3	96	2373	108	6/46	21.97	3.55	37.08	8	3	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2010-2024	41	51	4113	685.3	155	2192	97	6/68	22.59	3.19	42.40	4	3	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2024	48	55	4630	771.4	95	2826	76	5/70	37.18	3.66	60.92	2	3	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2015	55	60	4724	787.2	136	2582	86	7/130	30.02	3.27	54.93	4	3	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	78	90	6303	1050.3	203	3269	155	5/43	21.09	3.11	40.66	8	3	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	64	71	6363	1060.3	104	3787	114	7/62	33.21	3.57	55.81	3	3	2
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	47	60	6487	1081.1	170	3241	116	5/68	27.93	2.99	55.92	3	3	-
OD Gibson (WI)	1995-1996	6	6	305	50.5	4	246	19	5/40	12.94	4.83	16.05	1	2	-
Usman Shinwari (PAK)	2013-2019	10	10	369	61.3	6	360	15	5/34	24.00	5.85	24.60	-	2	-
RR Singh (IND)	1997-2000	23	20	646	107.4	1	552	21	5/22	26.28	5.12	30.76	-	2	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2010-2013	14	14	668	111.2	6	507	21	5/28	24.14	4.55	31.80	1	2	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	745	124.1	35	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2022-2025	3	5	764	127.2	21	421	15	6/105	28.06	3.30	50.93	-	2	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	10	11	810	135.0	28	516	26	6/44	19.84	3.82	31.15	1	2	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1990	7	9	1012	168.4	32	542	21	5/67	25.80	3.21	48.19	-	2	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2023	27	28	1070	178.2	25	745	45	5/24	16.55	4.17	23.77	1	2	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2015-2021	10	16	1189	198.1	28	719	28	8/62	25.67	3.62	42.46	-	2	1
AY Patel (NZ)	2018-2024	6	10	1320	220.0	49	608	17	6/90	35.76	2.76	77.64	-	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2006	24	19	1324	220.4	20	953	34	5/62	28.02	4.31	38.94	2	2	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1995-2004	10	15	1329	221.3	38	701	29	7/39	24.17	3.16	45.82	1	2	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1996	14	16	1535	255.5	37	898	35	5/34	25.65	3.51	43.85	1	2	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1990	17	21	1566	261.0	56	818	33	6/45	24.78	3.13	47.45	1	2	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1983-1993	23	25	1837	306.1	43	1001	47	5/44	21.29	3.26	39.08	-	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2011	27	32	1974	329.0	33	1413	54	5/60	26.16	4.29	36.55	-	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2007-2013	20	25	2067	344.3	38	1164	47	6/82	24.76	3.37	43.97	3	2	1
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2021	26	34	2092	348.4	62	1212	43	5/27	28.18	3.47	48.65	1	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	25	30	2163	360.3	67	1206	61	5/54	19.77	3.34	35.45	-	2	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	34	35	2203	367.1	46	1444	51	5/24	28.31	3.93	43.19	3	2	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2009	7	12	2252	375.2	61	1159	35	7/118	33.11	3.08	64.34	2	2	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	21	28	2321	386.5	58	1375	51	9/129	26.96	3.55	45.50	1	2	1
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1997	37	40	2454	409.0	49	1524	56	5/35	27.21	3.72	43.82	-	2	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	48	51	3169	528.1	74	2071	66	5/41	31.37	3.92	48.01	3	2	-
N Boje (SA)	1998-2006	30	35	3232	538.4	78	1863	47	5/62	39.63	3.45	68.76	2	2	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2025	15	23	3466	577.4	99	1804	41	5/72	44.00	3.12	84.53	4	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	17	31	3764	627.2	95	2004	61	5/34	32.85	3.19	61.70	4	2	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1997-2011	58	62	4054	675.4	103	2429	79	5/31	30.74	3.59	51.31	4	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2012	58	64	4353	725.3	79	3243	94	5/42	34.50	4.47	46.30	2	2	-
O Thomas (WI)	2019-2020	3	3	102	17.0	1	110	7	5/28	15.71	6.47	14.57	-	1	-
CO Obuya (KENYA)	2003-2011	4	3	130	21.4	1	75	7	5/24	10.71	3.46	18.57	-	1	-
HB Shipley (NZ)	2023-2023	4	4	135	22.3	2	131	10	5/31	13.10	5.82	13.50	-	1	-
VJ Marks (ENG)	1983-1988	3	3	174	29.0	5	116	7	5/39	16.57	4.00	24.85	-	1	-
Tanvir Islam (BAN)	2025-2025	3	3	180	30.0	2	144	7	5/39	20.57	4.80	25.71	-	1	-
M de Lange (SA)	2011-2011	1	2	218	36.2	5	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	2	220	36.4	6	109	5	5/58	21.80	2.97	44.00	-	1	-
D Paterson (SA)	2017-2024	2	3	227	37.5	7	142	7	5/71	20.28	3.75	32.42	-	1	-
S Lee (AUS)	1995-1999	6	6	247	41.1	2	190	8	5/33	23.75	4.61	30.87	-	1	-
DT Christian (AUS)	2012-2012	7	7	277	46.1	2	246	10	5/31	24.60	5.32	27.70	-	1	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2004-2007	5	5	282	47.0	1	229	11	5/39	20.81	4.87	25.63	-	1	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	11	9	297	49.3	5	166	8	6/29	20.75	3.35	37.12	-	1	-
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	-	1	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	4	4	326	54.2	8	205	10	5/66	20.50	3.77	32.60	-	1	-
JW Hastings (AUS)	2010-2016	9	9	342	57.0	2	260	14	6/45	18.57	4.56	24.42	-	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	4	3	360	60.0	14	194	10	5/88	19.40	3.23	36.00	-	1	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1999-2001	7	7	371	61.5	6	232	8	5/32	29.00	3.75	46.37	-	1	-
R Ngarava (ZIM)	2022-2024	10	10	394	65.4	6	355	17	5/32	20.88	5.40	23.17	-	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	3	4	431	71.5	21	166	11	5/28	15.09	2.31	39.18	-	1	-
M Jansen (SA)	2023-2024	4	6	461	76.5	11	347	16	7/13	21.68	4.51	28.81	1	1	1
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2024	3	6	465	77.3	13	329	12	5/62	27.41	4.24	38.75	-	1	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2025	5	6	475	79.1	8	323	11	5/55	29.36	4.08	43.18	-	1	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	46	20	491	81.5	1	384	12	5/35	32.00	4.69	40.91	-	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2012	4	6	492	82.0	25	246	13	5/62	18.92	3.00	37.84	-	1	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1987	5	7	493	82.1	21	225	16	5/76	14.06	2.73	30.81	-	1	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-1993	2	4	493	82.1	22	259	8	5/94	32.37	3.15	61.62	-	1	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2017-2024	14	14	502	83.4	10	431	25	6/21	17.24	5.15	20.08	1	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1996	7	8	532	88.4	24	317	14	7/70	22.64	3.57	38.00	-	1	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2021	9	11	550	91.4	8	445	15	5/36	29.66	4.85	36.66	1	1	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1982-1982	4	5	558	93.0	12	345	14	5/85	24.64	3.70	39.85	1	1	-
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2022	12	15	559	93.1	10	407	15	5/48	27.13	4.36	37.26	-	1	-
AF Milne (NZ)	2012-2024	17	15	578	96.2	2	549	19	5/26	28.89	5.69	30.42	-	1	-
HT Davis (NZ)	1994-1997	5	7	580	96.4	15	318	14	5/63	22.71	3.28	41.42	1	1	-
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	2006-2009	13	13	585	97.3	6	498	17	5/30	29.29	5.10	34.41	1	1	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	594	99.0	18	318	12	7/70	26.50	3.21	49.50	-	1	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2016-2023	8	10	612	102.0	11	435	12	5/88	36.25	4.26	51.00	-	1	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1993	11	12	636	106.0	18	328	17	5/22	19.29	3.09	37.41	1	1	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2003-2009	15	15	706	117.4	15	474	37	5/47	12.81	4.02	19.08	3	1	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2024	11	13	727	121.1	8	545	27	6/56	20.18	4.49	26.92	1	1	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	4	7	741	123.3	30	389	15	6/48	25.93	3.14	49.40	1	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1998	9	12	756	126.0	26	459	18	5/58	25.50	3.64	42.00	-	1	-
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2022-2025	6	8	783	130.3	22	466	22	5/63	21.18	3.57	35.59	2	1	-
Sohail Tanvir (PAK)	2007-2015	24	23	810	135.0	4	814	28	5/48	29.07	6.02	28.92	1	1	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1994-1996	10	12	847	141.1	22	512	17	5/39	30.11	3.62	49.82	-	1	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2017-2021	17	18	857	142.5	3	670	31	5/49	21.61	4.69	27.64	1	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1982-1992	8	11	875	145.5	27	489	18	6/90	27.16	3.35	48.61	-	1	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	6	9	891	148.3	41	336	16	5/28	21.00	2.26	55.68	-	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:

Sri Lanka A vs Australia A at Darwin, Sri Lanka A in Australia 1st unofficial Test, Jul 13-16, 2025 [First-class]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]