Bowling Most 5wi Career

Players

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AA Donald (SA)	1997-1998	9	16	1936	322.4	69	959	49	6/59	19.57	2.97	39.51	2	3	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1998	11	18	2345	390.5	100	991	43	7/87	23.04	2.53	54.53	1	3	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	10	16	2372	395.2	94	1117	43	6/78	25.97	2.82	55.16	2	3	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1998	6	10	2415	402.3	119	973	36	7/94	27.02	2.41	67.08	2	3	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1998	9	17	3149	524.5	124	1433	49	6/34	29.24	2.73	64.26	3	3	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1998	6	9	1124	187.2	50	492	27	8/53	18.22	2.62	41.62	1	2	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1998	6	9	1253	208.5	44	572	20	5/54	28.60	2.73	62.65	1	2	0
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	6	10	1400	233.2	46	769	22	6/109	34.95	3.29	63.63	0	2	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1998	8	13	1499	249.5	68	567	31	5/25	18.29	2.26	48.35	1	2	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-1998	9	17	1727	287.5	56	904	40	6/78	22.60	3.14	43.17	2	2	1
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1998	6	10	1878	313.0	97	695	29	6/98	23.96	2.22	64.75	2	2	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1998	9	15	2175	362.3	81	870	36	5/78	24.16	2.40	60.41	2	2	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	178	29.4	4	111	5	5/111	22.20	3.74	35.60	0	1	0
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	4	224	37.2	10	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32.00	0	1	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1998-1998	2	4	352	58.4	14	154	10	6/23	15.40	2.62	35.20	0	1	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	3	568	94.4	23	266	8	5/57	33.25	2.80	71.00	0	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1998	3	6	716	119.2	40	264	11	5/32	24.00	2.21	65.09	0	1	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1998-1998	5	7	720	120.0	31	388	13	5/67	29.84	3.23	55.38	0	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1998	5	10	902	150.2	24	475	12	5/43	39.58	3.15	75.16	0	1	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1998	6	11	1070	178.2	25	640	14	5/122	45.71	3.58	76.42	0	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1998	9	13	1559	259.5	79	540	17	5/80	31.76	2.07	91.70	0	1	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1998	7	12	1642	273.4	71	808	33	5/50	24.48	2.95	49.75	3	1	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1998	8	15	1709	284.5	67	798	22	5/28	36.27	2.80	77.68	0	1	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1997-1998	7	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1997-1998	6	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
CB Lambert (WI)	1998-1998	2	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1997-1998	10	1	9	1.3	0	8	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	1	12	2.0	0	13	0	-	-	6.50	0.00	0	0	0
Ali Naqvi (PAK)	1997-1998	5	1	12	2.0	0	11	0	-	-	5.50	0.00	0	0	0
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1998	6	2	12	2.0	1	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	12	2.0	0	9	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-1998	2	2	12	2.0	0	2	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1998	7	3	18	3.0	0	12	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	1	21	3.3	0	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.00	21.00	0	0	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1997-1998	11	2	30	5.0	1	19	0	-	-	3.80	0.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-1998	5	2	30	5.0	1	16	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1998	2	1	30	5.0	0	12	0	-	-	2.40	0.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1998	1	1	42	7.0	1	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.85	42.00	0	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	60	10.0	3	32	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	2	66	11.0	2	37	0	-	-	3.36	0.00	0	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1997-1998	7	4	66	11.0	2	40	0	-	-	3.63	0.00	0	0	0
P Wilson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	1	72	12.0	2	50	0	-	-	4.16	0.00	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	78	13.0	4	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	3	84	14.0	3	32	0	-	-	2.28	0.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	84	14.0	2	40	1	1/29	40.00	2.85	84.00	0	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	1	90	15.0	4	58	1	1/58	58.00	3.86	90.00	0	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	1998-1998	4	5	90	15.0	7	19	1	1/0	19.00	1.26	90.00	0	0	0
MW Priest (NZ)	1998-1998	1	2	90	15.0	0	55	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1998	6	3	92	15.2	3	47	1	1/41	47.00	3.06	92.00	0	0	0
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	6	6	95	15.5	3	53	0	-	-	3.34	0.00	0	0	0
EZ Matambanadzo (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	2	102	17.0	4	66	0	-	-	3.88	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-1998	9	4	102	17.0	3	69	1	1/34	69.00	4.05	102.00	0	0	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	107	17.5	2	59	2	2/32	29.50	3.30	53.50	0	0	0
Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	111	18.3	1	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.50	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1998	7	3	126	21.0	10	43	1	1/35	43.00	2.04	126.00	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1998	5	3	132	22.0	5	63	1	1/43	63.00	2.86	132.00	0	0	0
DG Sewell (NZ)	1997-1997	1	2	138	23.0	3	90	0	-	-	3.91	0.00	0	0	0
Harvinder Singh (IND)	1998-1998	2	4	138	23.0	4	98	2	1/28	49.00	4.26	69.00	0	0	0
RN Lewis (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	144	24.0	6	93	0	-	-	3.87	0.00	0	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	1	2	156	26.0	9	53	1	1/30	53.00	2.03	156.00	0	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	156	26.0	3	74	2	2/56	37.00	2.84	78.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1998	6	6	160	26.4	9	66	3	3/28	22.00	2.47	53.33	0	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	1	1	168	28.0	5	81	1	1/81	81.00	2.89	168.00	0	0	0
AC Dale (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	168	28.0	7	92	3	3/71	30.66	3.28	56.00	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-1998	1	2	174	29.0	2	136	2	2/112	68.00	4.68	87.00	0	0	0
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	1	2	198	33.0	3	102	5	3/57	20.40	3.09	39.60	0	0	0
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	1	2	210	35.0	5	89	0	-	-	2.54	0.00	0	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	216	36.0	8	134	5	3/22	26.80	3.72	43.20	0	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1998	3	4	246	41.0	9	118	3	1/2	39.33	2.87	82.00	0	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	1998-1998	2	4	266	44.2	10	148	4	2/61	37.00	3.33	66.50	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	276	46.0	14	106	4	3/65	26.50	2.30	69.00	0	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	294	49.0	12	154	1	1/103	154.00	3.14	294.00	0	0	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1998	2	4	306	51.0	22	75	7	3/41	10.71	1.47	43.71	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	8	9	348	58.0	17	142	6	3/20	23.66	2.44	58.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1998	7	7	348	58.0	12	160	3	2/61	53.33	2.75	116.00	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	349	58.1	18	139	6	3/50	23.16	2.38	58.16	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1997-1998	2	3	352	58.4	17	143	3	3/27	47.66	2.43	117.33	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1998	10	11	356	59.2	15	145	9	3/21	16.11	2.44	39.55	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	372	62.0	19	139	1	1/41	139.00	2.24	372.00	0	0	0
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1998-1998	2	4	378	63.0	14	166	3	3/68	55.33	2.63	126.00	0	0	0
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	3	4	385	64.1	15	180	8	4/88	22.50	2.80	48.12	1	0	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1998	3	5	402	67.0	14	193	4	3/92	48.25	2.88	100.50	0	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-1997	2	3	437	72.5	10	261	2	1/60	130.50	3.58	218.50	0	0	0
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-1998	4	6	468	78.0	15	203	5	2/46	40.60	2.60	93.60	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1998	9	11	528	88.0	23	243	5	1/11	48.60	2.76	105.60	0	0	0
D Ramnarine (WI)	1998-1998	2	4	546	91.0	37	148	9	4/29	16.44	1.62	60.66	1	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1998	3	6	563	93.5	21	238	7	3/75	34.00	2.53	80.42	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1997-1998	6	8	588	98.0	22	253	2	1/19	126.50	2.58	294.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	9	12	600	100.0	18	317	4	2/28	79.25	3.17	150.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1998	7	9	605	100.5	30	263	4	2/86	65.75	2.60	151.25	0	0	0
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	3	5	670	111.4	13	413	12	4/72	34.41	3.69	55.83	1	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1998	6	7	708	118.0	17	387	7	3/76	55.28	3.27	101.14	0	0	0
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1998-1998	5	7	786	131.0	25	340	4	3/73	85.00	2.59	196.50	0	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1998-1998	3	6	792	132.0	32	302	7	3/31	43.14	2.28	113.14	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	11	827	137.5	30	395	9	4/63	43.88	2.86	91.88	1	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	8	857	142.5	53	319	8	3/29	39.87	2.23	107.12	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1998	9	12	862	143.4	46	362	8	2/21	45.25	2.51	107.75	0	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1997-1998	5	8	913	152.1	29	478	17	4/92	28.11	3.14	53.70	1	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1998	5	8	924	154.0	63	336	13	3/56	25.84	2.18	71.07	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1998	6	10	936	156.0	34	496	15	4/67	33.06	3.17	62.40	2	0	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]