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
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2001	26	26	1469	244.5	24	853	47	7/30	18.14	3.48	31.25	1	2	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2001	3	3	103	17.1	0	102	7	5/19	14.57	5.94	14.71	0	1	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2001	18	10	204	34.0	1	196	9	5/34	21.77	5.76	22.66	0	1	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2001	9	8	335	55.5	2	257	13	5/40	19.76	4.60	25.76	0	1	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2000-2000	10	10	442	73.4	4	387	13	5/46	29.76	5.25	34.00	0	1	0
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2001	11	10	494	82.2	6	347	17	5/37	20.41	4.21	29.05	0	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2001	14	14	728	121.2	2	525	23	5/20	22.82	4.32	31.65	1	1	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2001	22	22	1105	184.1	21	789	33	5/14	23.90	4.28	33.48	0	1	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2000-2001	4	1	1	0.1	0	4	0	-	-	24.00	0.00	0	0	0
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	2000-2001	11	1	6	1.0	0	11	0	-	-	11.00	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2001	2	1	6	1.0	0	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
JN Rhodes (SA)	2000-2001	21	1	8	1.2	0	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2001-2001	4	1	9	1.3	0	12	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
RD Shah (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	12	2.0	0	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	12	2.0	0	13	0	-	-	6.50	0.00	0	0	0
HK Badani (IND)	2000-2001	12	1	12	2.0	0	15	0	-	-	7.50	0.00	0	0	0
Mehrab Hossain (BAN)	2001-2001	2	1	12	2.0	0	18	0	-	-	9.00	0.00	0	0	0
MW Alleyne (ENG)	2000-2000	1	1	18	3.0	0	26	0	-	-	8.66	0.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2001	8	1	18	3.0	0	18	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2001	8	2	21	3.3	0	11	0	-	-	3.14	0.00	0	0	0
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	24	4.0	0	18	1	1/18	18.00	4.50	24.00	0	0	0
M Sheikh (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	24	4.0	0	27	0	-	-	6.75	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Penn (NZ)	2001-2001	1	1	24	4.0	1	29	0	-	-	7.25	0.00	0	0	0
WCA Ganegama (SL)	2001-2001	2	1	24	4.0	0	27	2	2/27	13.50	6.75	12.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2001	1	1	24	4.0	0	25	1	1/25	25.00	6.25	24.00	0	0	0
LN Onyango (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	27	4.3	0	34	0	-	-	7.55	0.00	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2000-2001	26	3	30	5.0	0	42	1	1/10	42.00	8.40	30.00	0	0	0
AP Grayson (ENG)	2000-2000	1	1	30	5.0	0	20	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
RL Powell (WI)	2001-2001	14	2	30	5.0	1	37	1	1/15	37.00	7.40	30.00	0	0	0
Kashif Raza (PAK)	2001-2001	1	1	30	5.0	0	36	1	1/36	36.00	7.20	30.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2001	26	3	34	5.4	1	34	1	1/4	34.00	6.00	34.00	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2000-2000	5	2	34	5.4	1	29	0	-	-	5.11	0.00	0	0	0
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	36	6.0	1	18	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2001-2001	1	1	36	6.0	0	24	1	1/24	24.00	4.00	36.00	0	0	0
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2001-2001	1	1	42	7.0	0	37	1	1/37	37.00	5.28	42.00	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2000	1	1	48	8.0	0	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.87	24.00	0	0	0
CEL Stuart (WI)	2001-2001	1	1	48	8.0	0	57	0	-	-	7.12	0.00	0	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2001-2001	1	1	49	8.1	2	20	3	3/20	6.66	2.44	16.33	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2000-2001	12	2	54	9.0	0	64	0	-	-	7.11	0.00	0	0	0
AC Dawson (SA)	2001-2001	1	1	54	9.0	0	58	0	-	-	6.44	0.00	0	0	0
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2000-2001	11	3	56	9.2	0	71	3	3/23	23.66	7.60	18.66	0	0	0
AO Suji (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	56	1	1/56	56.00	5.60	60.00	0	0	0
MA Suji (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	2	30	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	46	0	-	-	4.60	0.00	0	0	0
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	60	1	1/60	60.00	6.00	60.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2001	14	2	60	10.0	0	40	2	1/12	20.00	4.00	30.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2001	13	2	60	10.0	0	57	4	3/29	14.25	5.70	15.00	0	0	0
S Abrahams (SA)	2000-2000	1	1	60	10.0	0	40	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	2000-2001	8	4	71	11.5	0	64	0	-	-	5.40	0.00	0	0	0
S Lee (AUS)	2000-2001	2	2	78	13.0	0	42	2	2/31	21.00	3.23	39.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2001-2001	9	2	78	13.0	0	73	1	1/36	73.00	5.61	78.00	0	0	0
AR Kapoor (IND)	2000-2000	2	2	84	14.0	0	65	0	-	-	4.64	0.00	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2001	2	2	90	15.0	0	63	1	1/26	63.00	4.20	90.00	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2000-2000	2	2	92	15.2	1	77	0	-	-	5.02	0.00	0	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	2001-2001	10	7	96	16.0	0	102	0	-	-	6.37	0.00	0	0	0
IS Gallage (SL)	2001-2001	2	2	96	16.0	0	79	3	2/42	26.33	4.93	32.00	0	0	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2000-2001	3	2	102	17.0	0	96	5	3/59	19.20	5.64	20.40	0	0	0
D Ramnarine (WI)	2001-2001	2	2	102	17.0	0	89	1	1/48	89.00	5.23	102.00	0	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2001	2	2	104	17.2	2	63	4	3/30	15.75	3.63	26.00	0	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2001	2	2	107	17.5	1	66	3	2/29	22.00	3.70	35.66	0	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	2000-2001	3	3	108	18.0	2	108	4	4/37	27.00	6.00	27.00	1	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	2	2	108	18.0	1	79	2	2/40	39.50	4.38	54.00	0	0	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2001-2001	3	3	108	18.0	0	89	2	1/38	44.50	4.94	54.00	0	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	2	2	114	19.0	1	90	0	-	-	4.73	0.00	0	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2001	4	4	114	19.0	0	109	4	4/45	27.25	5.73	28.50	1	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	2000-2001	15	5	120	20.0	0	127	2	1/20	63.50	6.35	60.00	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2001	6	4	120	20.0	0	104	1	1/32	104.00	5.20	120.00	0	0	0
GP Sulzberger (NZ)	2000-2000	3	3	132	22.0	0	102	3	1/28	34.00	4.63	44.00	0	0	0
AJ Mackay (ZIM)	2001-2001	3	3	132	22.0	0	137	0	-	-	6.22	0.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	2001-2001	7	5	138	23.0	0	119	5	2/31	23.80	5.17	27.60	0	0	0
GE Bradburn (NZ)	2001-2001	3	3	139	23.1	2	111	2	2/22	55.50	4.79	69.50	0	0	0
DT Mutendera (ZIM)	2001-2001	3	3	142	23.4	2	112	6	3/23	18.66	4.73	23.66	0	0	0
RS Sodhi (IND)	2000-2000	4	4	144	24.0	2	116	2	2/43	58.00	4.83	72.00	0	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	2000-2000	4	4	150	25.0	0	137	1	1/29	137.00	5.48	150.00	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	2001-2001	3	3	156	26.0	2	111	3	2/37	37.00	4.26	52.00	0	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2000-2001	14	8	168	28.0	2	123	1	1/15	123.00	4.39	168.00	0	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2001	3	3	168	28.0	1	93	6	2/24	15.50	3.32	28.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	2000-2001	5	5	170	28.2	0	174	4	2/37	43.50	6.14	42.50	0	0	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2001	4	4	174	29.0	0	179	0	-	-	6.17	0.00	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2000-2001	14	7	174	29.0	1	174	2	1/25	87.00	6.00	87.00	0	0	0
S Sriram (IND)	2000-2000	5	5	174	29.0	0	158	5	3/47	31.60	5.44	34.80	0	0	0
MI Black (WI)	2001-2001	4	4	174	29.0	0	153	0	-	-	5.27	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2001	4	4	174	29.0	2	137	3	2/41	45.66	4.72	58.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	2000-2000	3	3	180	30.0	1	128	2	1/34	64.00	4.26	90.00	0	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2001	3	3	180	30.0	2	120	5	3/37	24.00	4.00	36.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2001	3	3	180	30.0	2	156	4	3/48	39.00	5.20	45.00	0	0	0
KCB Jeremy (WI)	2000-2001	6	5	192	32.0	1	163	4	2/42	40.75	5.09	48.00	0	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2000-2001	5	5	195	32.3	3	179	3	2/46	59.66	5.50	65.00	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2001	4	4	198	33.0	1	139	3	2/45	46.33	4.21	66.00	0	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2001	4	4	215	35.5	4	140	2	1/20	70.00	3.90	107.50	0	0	0
RR Singh (IND)	2000-2001	10	8	216	36.0	1	198	1	1/26	198.00	5.50	216.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2000-2001	4	4	216	36.0	2	156	2	1/24	78.00	4.33	108.00	0	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2000-2000	5	5	228	38.0	0	266	4	3/58	66.50	7.00	57.00	0	0	0
K Weeraratne (SL)	2000-2001	6	6	228	38.0	0	190	2	1/30	95.00	5.00	114.00	0	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	6	6	232	38.4	1	170	8	3/54	21.25	4.39	29.00	0	0	0
JL Ontong (SA)	2001-2001	6	6	234	39.0	1	159	2	2/12	79.50	4.07	117.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2001	5	5	246	41.0	0	186	4	2/42	46.50	4.53	61.50	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	6	6	252	42.0	1	208	5	1/26	41.60	4.95	50.40	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2001	5	5	258	43.0	3	254	8	4/33	31.75	5.90	32.25	1	0	0
BGK Walker (NZ)	2000-2001	7	7	258	43.0	3	249	3	2/43	83.00	5.79	86.00	0	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 Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]