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
GD McGrath (AUS)	1998-1999	12	23	3103	517.1	145	1344	66	6/85	20.36	2.59	47.01	2	6	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-1999	7	13	2091	348.3	95	909	39	5/32	23.30	2.60	53.61	1	5	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	8	16	1925	320.5	91	699	42	5/33	16.64	2.17	45.83	2	4	0
J Srinath (IND)	1998-1999	6	12	1562	260.2	50	809	32	8/86	25.28	3.10	48.81	0	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	11	19	2595	432.3	86	1242	54	7/50	23.00	2.87	48.05	3	3	1
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1999	7	12	1027	171.1	47	509	28	5/49	18.17	2.97	36.67	0	2	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1998-1999	8	15	1855	309.1	87	732	32	6/51	22.87	2.36	57.96	0	2	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1999	8	16	2202	367.0	74	959	48	6/80	19.97	2.61	45.87	5	2	0
A Kumble (IND)	1998-1999	7	13	2361	393.3	96	1055	42	10/74	25.11	2.68	56.21	4	2	1
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	2	222	37.0	6	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	0	1	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-1999	1	1	287	47.5	7	179	6	6/179	29.83	3.74	47.83	0	1	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	349	58.1	11	183	6	6/103	30.50	3.14	58.16	0	1	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	534	89.0	21	262	15	5/70	17.46	2.94	35.60	1	1	0
NO Perry (WI)	1999-1999	3	6	612	102.0	19	326	10	5/70	32.60	3.19	61.20	0	1	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-1999	6	11	670	111.4	24	327	11	5/52	29.72	2.92	60.90	0	1	0
PM Such (ENG)	1998-1999	2	4	701	116.5	24	323	11	5/81	29.36	2.76	63.72	0	1	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1999	3	6	729	121.3	20	423	19	6/60	22.26	3.48	38.36	3	1	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	2	4	774	129.0	36	292	11	5/38	26.54	2.26	70.36	0	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1998-1999	4	7	784	130.4	38	352	18	5/88	19.55	2.69	43.55	1	1	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1998-1998	4	8	945	157.3	44	364	12	5/105	30.33	2.31	78.75	0	1	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	5	7	1031	171.5	52	410	13	7/65	31.53	2.38	79.30	0	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	8	16	1203	200.3	56	532	20	5/90	26.60	2.65	60.15	0	1	0
D Gough (ENG)	1998-1999	5	10	1209	201.3	40	687	21	5/96	32.71	3.40	57.57	0	1	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1998-1998	6	11	1230	205.0	42	572	20	5/46	28.60	2.79	61.50	1	1	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1998-1999	6	11	1322	220.2	55	533	17	6/33	31.35	2.41	77.76	0	1	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1999	9	17	1874	312.2	56	868	37	5/52	23.45	2.77	50.64	1	1	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1998-1999	4	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1998-1999	5	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-1999	4	1	6	1.0	0	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	1999-1999	3	1	6	1.0	0	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1999-1999	3	1	6	1.0	1	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
GR Stead (NZ)	1999-1999	2	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	1	12	2.0	0	5	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
CN Evans (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	1	18	3.0	0	8	0	-	-	2.66	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-1999	4	2	24	4.0	0	14	0	-	-	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	1	30	5.0	0	30	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1999-1999	4	1	55	9.1	0	50	0	-	-	5.45	0.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1999	4	4	60	10.0	3	18	1	1/6	18.00	1.80	60.00	0	0	0
RR Singh (IND)	1998-1998	1	2	60	10.0	4	32	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1998-1999	6	4	78	13.0	3	35	2	1/12	17.50	2.69	39.00	0	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1998-1999	8	3	78	13.0	3	50	1	1/32	50.00	3.84	78.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	8	1	84	14.0	1	33	1	1/33	33.00	2.35	84.00	0	0	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1999-1999	1	2	114	19.0	1	72	1	1/27	72.00	3.78	114.00	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	3	3	114	19.0	4	58	2	2/9	29.00	3.05	57.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1998-1998	1	1	120	20.0	3	66	2	2/66	33.00	3.30	60.00	0	0	0
Nadeem Khan (PAK)	1999-1999	1	2	120	20.0	5	35	0	-	-	1.75	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Nicholson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	150	25.0	4	115	4	3/56	28.75	4.60	37.50	0	0	0
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	156	26.0	2	116	0	-	-	4.46	0.00	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1999-1999	1	2	162	27.0	5	119	1	1/92	119.00	4.40	162.00	0	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	164	27.2	6	88	0	-	-	3.21	0.00	0	0	0
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	3	168	28.0	2	103	3	2/40	34.33	3.67	56.00	0	0	0
RD King (WI)	1999-1999	1	2	168	28.0	2	130	0	-	-	4.64	0.00	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	1999-1999	1	1	168	28.0	5	94	1	1/94	94.00	3.35	168.00	0	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1999-1999	1	2	169	28.1	4	98	1	1/89	98.00	3.47	169.00	0	0	0
AC Dale (AUS)	1999-1999	1	2	180	30.0	12	95	3	2/67	31.66	3.16	60.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	2	182	30.2	2	103	2	2/59	51.50	3.39	91.00	0	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1998-1999	7	2	186	31.0	1	93	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1998-1999	5	4	186	31.0	3	95	0	-	-	3.06	0.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1998-1999	7	7	192	32.0	9	105	1	1/21	105.00	3.28	192.00	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-1998	1	2	204	34.0	5	100	2	1/40	50.00	2.94	102.00	0	0	0
SB Joshi (IND)	1999-1999	1	2	210	35.0	11	78	1	1/42	78.00	2.22	210.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-1999	3	3	210	35.0	5	100	1	1/35	100.00	2.85	210.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	12	8	216	36.0	9	88	3	2/8	29.33	2.44	72.00	0	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	221	36.5	5	167	4	2/75	41.75	4.53	55.25	0	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	222	37.0	10	110	2	2/82	55.00	2.97	111.00	0	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	1999-1999	4	5	224	37.2	6	107	3	2/29	35.66	2.86	74.66	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1999	3	5	227	37.5	7	133	2	1/0	66.50	3.51	113.50	0	0	0
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	228	38.0	6	102	1	1/46	102.00	2.68	228.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	12	7	234	39.0	2	146	3	2/55	48.66	3.74	78.00	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1998-1999	7	9	234	39.0	4	147	8	2/7	18.37	3.76	29.25	0	0	0
R Singh (IND)	1999-1999	1	2	240	40.0	8	176	3	2/74	58.66	4.40	80.00	0	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-1999	1	2	246	41.0	7	109	1	1/49	109.00	2.65	246.00	0	0	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1998-1999	2	4	254	42.2	8	180	7	4/89	25.71	4.25	36.28	1	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	258	43.0	8	126	2	1/55	63.00	2.93	129.00	0	0	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	258	43.0	8	121	1	1/51	121.00	2.81	258.00	0	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	258	43.0	5	135	3	2/41	45.00	3.13	86.00	0	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1999	5	7	264	44.0	3	136	1	1/12	136.00	3.09	264.00	0	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-1999	2	3	264	44.0	3	216	3	2/90	72.00	4.90	88.00	0	0	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	264	44.0	6	185	1	1/125	185.00	4.20	264.00	0	0	0
OD Gibson (WI)	1999-1999	1	2	268	44.4	6	143	1	1/92	143.00	3.20	268.00	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1999	8	10	284	47.2	21	109	4	3/19	27.25	2.30	71.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1999	4	5	313	52.1	14	139	2	1/7	69.50	2.66	156.50	0	0	0
Shakeel Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	325	54.1	12	139	4	4/91	34.75	2.56	81.25	1	0	0
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	2	330	55.0	15	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	0	0
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	336	56.0	20	144	3	2/54	48.00	2.57	112.00	0	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1998-1998	2	3	342	57.0	11	165	4	2/98	41.25	2.89	85.50	0	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1998-1998	3	5	354	59.0	18	149	3	3/43	49.66	2.52	118.00	0	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1999	2	4	405	67.3	9	274	6	4/107	45.66	4.05	67.50	1	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	412	68.4	8	253	3	2/90	84.33	3.68	137.33	0	0	0
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1998	2	4	414	69.0	8	229	4	2/78	57.25	3.31	103.50	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-1999	4	7	432	72.0	9	230	2	1/40	115.00	3.19	216.00	0	0	0
RN Lewis (WI)	1998-1998	2	4	441	73.3	10	225	1	1/67	225.00	3.06	441.00	0	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	4	3	450	75.0	12	200	3	1/35	66.66	2.66	150.00	0	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	482	80.2	25	173	9	3/23	19.22	2.15	53.55	0	0	0
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	484	80.4	16	265	7	3/41	37.85	3.28	69.14	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	486	81.0	12	267	1	1/108	267.00	3.29	486.00	0	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1999-1999	2	2	486	81.0	16	262	1	1/153	262.00	3.23	486.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	3	3	515	85.5	13	228	5	2/80	45.60	2.65	103.00	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-1999	3	3	570	95.0	19	237	2	2/94	118.50	2.49	285.00	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1999	4	7	591	98.3	21	336	10	4/54	33.60	3.41	59.10	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]