Bowling Most 5wi Career

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests 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)	2012-2025	11	21	1903	317.1	53	1077	57	6/50	18.89	3.39	33.38	2	6	2
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	8	16	2726	454.2	68	1344	51	7/76	26.35	2.95	53.45	-	5	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	14	26	2881	480.1	130	1287	58	6/40	22.18	2.68	49.67	1	5	1
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2015	13	25	2931	488.3	91	1452	50	5/38	29.04	2.97	58.62	-	5	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	13	24	3167	527.5	132	1507	59	5/43	25.54	2.85	53.67	3	5	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1991-2002	13	22	2163	360.3	53	1273	56	6/34	22.73	3.53	38.62	3	4	1
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	18	28	5173	862.1	193	2309	74	7/59	31.20	2.67	69.90	3	4	2
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1994	5	10	1273	212.1	81	386	26	6/12	14.84	1.81	48.96	-	3	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	9	18	1457	242.5	63	685	39	5/45	17.56	2.82	37.35	1	3	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	10	14	1788	298.0	76	673	46	8/58	14.63	2.25	38.86	2	3	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	11	21	2095	349.1	59	1196	43	5/54	27.81	3.42	48.72	3	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2022	11	21	2722	453.4	87	1360	62	6/46	21.93	2.99	43.90	7	3	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2009	11	18	2760	460.0	120	1205	51	7/130	23.62	2.61	54.11	3	3	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2024	10	18	3074	512.2	86	1564	42	5/70	37.23	3.05	73.19	2	3	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	14	26	3194	532.2	147	1309	66	6/68	19.83	2.45	48.39	4	3	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2000	19	32	3274	545.4	152	1340	63	5/43	21.26	2.45	51.96	3	3	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	14	28	5068	844.4	161	2170	66	5/68	32.87	2.56	76.78	2	3	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2003	2	4	378	63.0	13	159	14	7/57	11.35	2.52	27.00	-	2	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	4	444	74.0	22	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2	1
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	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1989	3	5	788	131.2	31	407	16	5/67	25.43	3.09	49.25	-	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-1998	6	7	796	132.4	18	491	19	5/62	25.84	3.70	41.89	1	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2004	5	10	995	165.5	23	606	24	5/60	25.25	3.65	41.45	-	2	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2015-2021	7	13	1080	180.0	28	613	24	8/62	25.54	3.40	45.00	-	2	1
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1986	6	11	1086	181.0	53	485	26	6/45	18.65	2.67	41.76	1	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2001	6	11	1236	206.0	58	556	29	5/54	19.17	2.69	42.62	-	2	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2018-2024	6	10	1320	220.0	49	608	17	6/90	35.76	2.76	77.64	-	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2011-2012	5	10	1347	224.3	29	638	28	6/82	22.78	2.84	48.10	2	2	1
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2021	9	17	1378	229.4	60	482	23	5/27	20.95	2.09	59.91	1	2	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1983-1987	6	11	1405	234.1	85	473	37	5/29	12.78	2.01	37.97	5	2	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2022	7	14	1646	274.2	65	783	33	5/41	23.72	2.85	49.87	1	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2004	8	15	1828	304.4	84	823	37	5/37	22.24	2.70	49.40	2	2	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	10	17	1894	315.4	56	1045	36	9/129	29.02	3.31	52.61	1	2	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2009	7	12	2252	375.2	61	1159	35	7/118	33.11	3.08	64.34	2	2	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	10	16	2467	411.1	77	1242	34	5/62	36.52	3.02	72.55	2	2	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2025	11	19	3268	544.4	96	1638	39	5/72	42.00	3.00	83.79	4	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	15	29	3662	610.2	95	1919	60	5/34	31.98	3.14	61.03	4	2	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2015	16	26	3986	664.2	96	2108	53	7/62	39.77	3.17	75.20	2	2	2
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	204	34.0	7	104	7	5/71	14.85	3.05	29.14	-	1	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	218	36.2	7	116	6	5/66	19.33	3.19	36.33	-	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	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2022-2022	2	4	222	37.0	12	90	10	5/24	9.00	2.43	22.20	-	1	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	9	8	237	39.3	5	110	7	6/29	15.71	2.78	33.85	-	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1991-1991	1	2	288	48.0	16	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	-	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	306	51.0	13	166	7	5/88	23.71	3.25	43.71	-	1	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	317	52.5	7	185	8	5/55	23.12	3.50	39.62	-	1	-
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	-	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	335	55.5	21	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	-	1	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1987	2	4	367	61.1	19	150	11	5/76	13.63	2.45	33.36	-	1	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2009-2009	2	4	372	62.0	13	240	8	5/75	30.00	3.87	46.50	-	1	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	2	4	376	62.4	8	236	11	5/36	21.45	3.76	34.18	1	1	-
M Jansen (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	382	63.4	11	240	14	7/13	17.14	3.76	27.28	1	1	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1993-1997	3	6	387	64.3	12	190	14	5/37	13.57	2.94	27.64	-	1	-
A Nortje (SA)	2020-2021	2	4	394	65.4	7	255	11	6/56	23.18	3.88	35.81	-	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	2	4	396	66.0	25	160	11	5/62	14.54	2.42	36.00	-	1	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1982-1982	1	2	408	68.0	12	232	8	5/85	29.00	3.41	51.00	-	1	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2022	2	4	444	74.0	11	261	10	5/88	26.10	3.52	44.40	-	1	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1995-1996	2	4	445	74.1	16	218	9	5/39	24.22	2.93	49.44	-	1	-
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2024	3	6	465	77.3	13	329	12	5/62	27.41	4.24	38.75	-	1	-
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	2	4	470	78.2	15	211	10	5/63	21.10	2.69	47.00	-	1	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-1993	2	4	493	82.1	22	259	8	5/94	32.37	3.15	61.62	-	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1998	3	6	511	85.1	20	251	12	5/58	20.91	2.94	42.58	-	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	555	92.3	19	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2022	4	6	562	93.4	25	229	16	6/23	14.31	2.44	35.12	1	1	1
RL Chase (WI)	2018-2021	5	7	571	95.1	8	312	12	5/83	26.00	3.27	47.58	1	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1982-1991	3	6	581	96.5	19	310	11	6/90	28.18	3.20	52.81	-	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	594	99.0	7	338	12	5/49	28.16	3.41	49.50	-	1	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	594	99.0	18	318	12	7/70	26.50	3.21	49.50	-	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1982-1993	3	6	672	112.0	30	291	11	6/33	26.45	2.59	61.09	-	1	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	3	6	696	116.0	30	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	3	6	729	121.3	40	257	11	5/28	23.36	2.11	66.27	-	1	-
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2017-2020	3	5	732	122.0	21	356	11	7/113	32.36	2.91	66.54	-	1	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2008	4	8	781	130.1	26	419	13	5/25	32.23	3.21	60.07	-	1	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2011-2013	4	7	791	131.5	38	345	19	5/54	18.15	2.61	41.63	2	1	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2023	5	9	864	144.0	29	489	18	5/77	27.16	3.39	48.00	1	1	-
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	5	9	900	150.0	16	545	17	5/118	32.05	3.63	52.94	-	1	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1982-1982	3	6	907	151.1	46	329	15	6/141	21.93	2.17	60.46	1	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1993-2001	6	9	909	151.3	30	491	17	5/114	28.88	3.24	53.47	1	1	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1993-2001	6	8	976	162.4	35	371	9	5/26	41.22	2.28	108.44	-	1	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1991-1995	6	10	980	163.2	36	458	22	5/84	20.81	2.80	44.54	-	1	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1985-1986	5	8	1007	167.5	38	453	14	5/44	32.35	2.69	71.92	-	1	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2023	6	11	1034	172.2	26	580	23	5/31	25.21	3.36	44.95	-	1	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	1053	175.3	33	503	20	7/39	25.15	2.86	52.65	1	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-1998	5	7	1079	179.5	36	525	19	5/106	27.63	2.91	56.78	2	1	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1991-1995	4	7	1083	180.3	33	577	20	5/153	28.85	3.19	54.15	1	1	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2014	5	10	1125	187.3	31	629	22	5/64	28.59	3.35	51.13	1	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1983-1987	5	9	1132	188.4	53	448	22	5/63	20.36	2.37	51.45	2	1	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1985-1987	5	8	1142	190.2	60	491	24	7/51	20.45	2.57	47.58	2	1	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2005-2009	6	12	1204	200.4	36	677	23	6/54	29.43	3.37	52.34	2	1	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2017	3	6	1231	205.1	19	711	20	5/125	35.55	3.46	61.55	3	1	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2005-2007	7	9	1295	215.5	32	770	9	5/114	85.55	3.56	143.88	-	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-2001	7	10	1320	220.0	45	719	15	5/72	47.93	3.26	88.00	-	1	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1999-2000	5	9	1416	236.0	61	547	22	5/38	24.86	2.31	64.36	1	1	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2013	10	15	1539	256.3	24	1109	24	5/86	46.20	4.32	64.12	2	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	7	11	1568	261.2	65	754	17	5/82	44.35	2.88	92.23	1	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	9	18	1641	273.3	46	947	41	6/55	23.09	3.46	40.02	3	1	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:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-30, 2025 [Test # 2615 - Live]
>> 68/5 (17.5 ov, BA Stokes 15*, JL Smith 2*, JA Richardson 0/2)

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]