Bowling Most 5wi Career

Zimbabwe 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
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2004	14	26	4721	786.5	259	1467	87	9/51	16.86	1.86	54.26	6	6	2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2025	5	10	1382	230.2	66	518	35	5/32	14.80	2.24	39.48	1	5	1
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2025	8	16	2378	396.2	72	1132	52	8/39	21.76	2.85	45.73	1	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2002	11	20	2381	396.5	86	1233	62	7/91	19.88	3.10	38.40	6	5	1
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2016-2017	3	6	1123	187.1	37	536	30	8/63	17.86	2.86	37.43	-	4	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-1998	10	18	2401	400.1	97	997	47	6/48	21.21	2.49	51.08	2	4	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2005-2005	2	4	391	65.1	14	237	21	7/59	11.28	3.63	18.61	1	3	1
S Shillingford (WI)	2013-2013	2	4	449	74.5	16	200	19	6/49	10.52	2.67	23.63	-	3	1
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2013	3	6	1088	181.2	38	478	21	7/95	22.76	2.63	51.80	-	3	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2011-2021	7	14	1681	280.1	66	731	31	6/59	23.58	2.60	54.22	1	3	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	4	302	50.2	15	125	14	5/27	8.92	2.48	21.57	1	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2025-2025	2	4	351	58.3	14	146	16	6/39	9.12	2.49	21.93	-	2	-
G Motie (WI)	2023-2023	2	4	536	89.2	21	259	19	7/37	13.63	2.89	28.21	1	2	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	5	10	859	143.1	39	393	22	6/26	17.86	2.74	39.04	-	2	-
Robiul Islam (BAN)	2011-2013	3	6	918	153.0	33	447	18	6/71	24.83	2.92	51.00	-	2	-
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2021-2025	2	4	926	154.2	25	435	22	7/66	19.77	2.81	42.09	2	2	2
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-1999	6	10	1098	183.0	30	532	20	7/116	26.60	2.90	54.90	-	2	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1992-1996	4	8	1176	196.0	47	525	23	6/50	22.82	2.67	51.13	-	2	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2002	6	12	1573	262.1	50	747	28	7/66	26.67	2.84	56.17	1	2	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1996-2000	8	16	2141	356.5	97	944	39	5/31	24.20	2.64	54.89	2	2	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2005	7	14	2221	370.1	108	859	38	5/63	22.60	2.32	58.44	3	2	-
ZG Foulkes (NZ)	2025-2025	1	2	150	25.0	7	75	9	5/37	8.33	3.00	16.66	1	1	-
ESH Giddins (ENG)	2000-2000	2	3	180	30.0	10	88	8	5/15	11.00	2.93	22.50	-	1	-
Ziaur Rahman (AFG)	2025-2025	1	1	192	32.0	4	97	7	7/97	13.85	3.03	27.42	-	1	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2003	1	2	197	32.5	3	90	6	6/65	15.00	2.74	32.83	-	1	-
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	204	34.0	11	100	6	6/33	16.66	2.94	34.00	-	1	-
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2025-2025	1	2	208	34.4	3	143	9	6/81	15.88	4.12	23.11	-	1	-
M Zondeki (SA)	2005-2005	1	2	213	35.3	9	105	9	6/39	11.66	2.95	23.66	-	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2014-2014	1	2	264	44.0	20	84	8	5/46	10.50	1.90	33.00	-	1	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2005-2005	2	4	282	47.0	14	120	13	6/51	9.23	2.55	21.69	1	1	1
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	4	282	47.0	9	145	8	5/86	18.12	3.08	35.25	-	1	-
C Bosch (SA)	2025-2025	2	4	282	47.0	12	139	10	5/43	13.90	2.95	28.20	1	1	-
MJ Humphreys (IRE)	2024-2025	2	3	289	48.1	8	115	8	6/57	14.37	2.38	36.12	-	1	-
M Morkel (SA)	2014-2017	2	4	294	49.0	17	87	8	5/21	10.87	1.77	36.75	-	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	2	3	349	58.1	13	200	9	5/59	22.22	3.43	38.77	-	1	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-1996	2	4	351	58.3	14	146	10	5/53	14.60	2.49	35.10	-	1	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2021-2021	2	4	361	60.1	15	164	10	5/52	16.40	2.72	36.10	1	1	-
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1995-1995	2	4	366	61.0	11	171	11	5/46	15.54	2.80	33.27	-	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	384	64.0	18	223	11	5/73	20.27	3.48	34.90	1	1	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2012	2	4	384	64.0	20	174	11	5/85	15.81	2.71	34.90	-	1	-
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1992	2	4	385	64.1	16	142	8	5/85	17.75	2.21	48.12	-	1	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2003	2	3	393	65.3	11	233	8	5/133	29.12	3.55	49.12	-	1	-
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2013	2	4	443	73.5	16	205	8	5/52	25.62	2.77	55.37	-	1	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2016	2	4	485	80.5	22	187	11	6/41	17.00	2.31	44.09	-	1	-
Jubair Hossain (BAN)	2014-2014	3	6	504	84.0	7	322	11	5/96	29.27	3.83	45.81	-	1	-
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2020-2025	2	4	534	89.0	25	228	12	5/82	19.00	2.56	44.50	1	1	-
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2021-2021	2	4	558	93.0	16	263	10	6/75	26.30	2.82	55.80	-	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1999	3	6	613	102.1	33	231	14	8/71	16.50	2.26	43.78	-	1	1
D Bishoo (WI)	2017-2017	2	4	690	115.0	21	340	13	5/79	26.15	2.95	53.07	1	1	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2020-2020	2	4	783	130.3	28	451	13	5/114	34.69	3.45	60.23	1	1	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1999-2004	5	10	791	131.5	31	328	19	5/20	17.26	2.48	41.63	-	1	-
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2004	4	6	864	144.0	40	382	9	6/81	42.44	2.65	96.00	-	1	-
RD King (WI)	2000-2001	4	8	874	145.4	39	380	16	5/51	23.75	2.60	54.62	1	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2000	3	6	960	160.0	50	353	9	5/90	39.22	2.20	106.66	-	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2005	5	10	1017	169.3	57	356	23	5/39	15.47	2.10	44.21	1	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	3	6	1045	174.1	39	462	20	7/95	23.10	2.65	52.25	2	1	1
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1994-1999	5	8	1064	177.2	47	418	12	6/60	34.83	2.35	88.66	-	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2004	13	22	1072	178.4	47	394	20	5/43	19.70	2.20	53.60	2	1	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2005	4	7	1294	215.4	69	457	12	5/65	38.08	2.11	107.83	1	1	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2005	7	14	1878	313.0	68	761	31	6/62	24.54	2.43	60.58	3	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2002	8	16	1984	330.4	87	861	30	5/60	28.70	2.60	66.13	1	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	9	17	2333	388.5	126	873	32	5/70	27.28	2.24	72.90	2	1	-
AH Jones (NZ)	1992-1992	2	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1994-2002	10	1	6	1.0	-	8	-	-	-	8.00	-	-	-	-
Hasan Raza (PAK)	1996-2002	4	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	10	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	2000-2000	2	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2000	3	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
VVS Laxman (IND)	2000-2005	6	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
D Ganga (WI)	2001-2003	4	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imrul Kayes (BAN)	2011-2018	4	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
KOA Powell (WI)	2013-2017	4	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asghar Afghan (AFG)	2021-2021	2	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
JE Root (ENG)	2025-2025	1	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1993-2002	11	1	9	1.3	-	8	-	-	-	5.33	-	-	-	-
G Kirsten (SA)	1995-2001	3	1	12	2.0	1	6	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
Ali Naqvi (PAK)	1998-1998	2	1	12	2.0	-	11	-	-	-	5.50	-	-	-	-
Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)	2021-2025	3	1	12	2.0	-	13	1	1/13	13.00	6.50	12.00	-	-	-
RT Latham (NZ)	1992-1992	2	1	18	3.0	2	6	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2000-2013	8	2	18	3.0	-	19	-	-	-	6.33	-	-	-	-
SS Das (IND)	2000-2002	6	1	18	3.0	-	7	-	-	-	2.33	-	-	-	-
S Ramesh (IND)	2000-2001	3	1	18	3.0	-	14	-	-	-	4.66	-	-	-	-
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2011	3	2	18	3.0	1	12	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2014-2017	2	1	18	3.0	-	20	-	-	-	6.66	-	-	-	-
Rahmat Shah (AFG)	2021-2025	4	1	18	3.0	-	9	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
RA Reifer (WI)	2023-2023	2	1	18	3.0	-	7	-	-	-	2.33	-	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1992-1992	2	1	24	4.0	-	15	-	-	-	3.75	-	-	-	-
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2004-2005	4	1	24	4.0	-	25	-	-	-	6.25	-	-	-	-
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2025-2025	2	1	24	4.0	1	10	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
D Brevis (SA)	2025-2025	2	1	26	4.2	-	22	1	1/22	22.00	5.07	26.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1993-1993	3	2	30	5.0	1	17	-	-	-	3.40	-	-	-	-
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1995-1998	8	2	30	5.0	1	19	-	-	-	3.80	-	-	-	-
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	30	5.0	1	10	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
JA Rudolph (SA)	2005-2005	2	3	30	5.0	1	15	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
DG Brownlie (NZ)	2011-2012	2	2	30	5.0	-	15	1	1/13	15.00	3.00	30.00	-	-	-
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2016	4	3	30	5.0	1	21	1	1/12	21.00	4.20	30.00	-	-	-
Nasir Hossain (BAN)	2013-2013	2	1	30	5.0	2	3	-	-	-	0.60	-	-	-	-
Shahidullah (AFG)	2021-2025	3	1	30	5.0	1	6	-	-	-	1.20	-	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-2004	8	2	36	6.0	2	19	-	-	-	3.16	-	-	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2002-2005	3	2	36	6.0	1	19	-	-	-	3.16	-	-	-	-

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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 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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]