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)	2001-2002	7	14	2879	479.5	154	957	62	9/51	15.43	1.99	46.43	7	5	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2002	6	12	1842	307.0	70	723	28	6/62	25.82	2.35	65.78	1	3	0
A Kumble (IND)	2001-2002	7	13	2355	392.3	106	975	40	7/115	24.37	2.48	58.87	2	3	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2002	3	6	747	124.3	38	377	19	6/63	19.84	3.02	39.31	1	2	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2001-2002	6	11	1064	177.2	33	680	26	7/53	26.15	3.83	40.92	0	2	0
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2002	6	12	1236	206.0	53	612	22	6/76	27.81	2.97	56.18	1	2	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	6	1568	261.2	64	706	15	5/181	47.06	2.70	104.53	0	2	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2002	8	14	1676	279.2	53	857	24	6/87	35.70	3.06	69.83	0	2	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2002	7	14	1717	286.1	84	715	30	6/56	23.83	2.49	57.23	1	2	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2002	7	14	1722	287.0	67	833	40	7/71	20.82	2.90	43.05	3	2	1
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2002	9	17	2759	459.5	92	1345	43	6/161	31.27	2.92	64.16	2	2	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2002	2	3	300	50.0	10	190	9	6/54	21.11	3.80	33.33	0	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	7	11	546	91.0	25	198	9	5/43	22.00	2.17	60.66	1	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2002	4	8	644	107.2	25	372	17	5/24	21.88	3.46	37.88	2	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2002	5	9	748	124.4	20	456	21	6/55	21.71	3.65	35.61	3	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	4	8	765	127.3	38	315	14	5/35	22.50	2.47	54.64	0	1	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2002	4	8	814	135.4	34	373	16	7/77	23.31	2.74	50.87	1	1	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2002	5	8	1251	208.3	66	434	12	5/67	36.16	2.08	104.25	1	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2002	6	11	1327	221.1	63	683	26	7/63	26.26	3.08	51.03	2	1	0
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2002	9	14	1590	265.0	51	900	20	5/31	45.00	3.39	79.50	0	1	0
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2002	9	17	1807	301.1	56	1082	33	5/67	32.78	3.59	54.75	3	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2002	9	17	2199	366.3	116	904	31	5/21	29.16	2.46	70.93	0	1	0
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	1	6	1.0	0	9	0	-	-	9.00	0.00	0	0	0
G Kirsten (SA)	2001-2002	10	1	12	2.0	1	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2001	3	1	12	2.0	0	7	0	-	-	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
JL Ontong (SA)	2002-2002	1	1	12	2.0	0	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2002	5	1	12	2.0	0	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2002-2002	1	1	16	2.4	1	5	0	-	-	1.87	0.00	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	1	18	3.0	0	9	1	1/9	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2001-2002	9	1	18	3.0	0	16	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2001-2002	7	3	24	4.0	1	10	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2001	3	2	24	4.0	0	23	0	-	-	5.75	0.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2002	7	2	30	5.0	1	12	0	-	-	2.40	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2002	5	1	30	5.0	1	15	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2002	9	3	48	8.0	3	20	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2001-2002	10	2	54	9.0	0	54	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2002-2002	2	2	60	10.0	1	37	1	1/26	37.00	3.70	60.00	0	0	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2002	5	5	66	11.0	1	38	0	-	-	3.45	0.00	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	1	1	72	12.0	4	24	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2002-2002	1	1	84	14.0	3	55	0	-	-	3.92	0.00	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	1	86	14.2	2	52	0	-	-	3.62	0.00	0	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2001-2001	1	1	104	17.2	4	67	0	-	-	3.86	0.00	0	0	0
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	2	108	18.0	5	59	0	-	-	3.27	0.00	0	0	0
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	2	114	19.0	1	87	1	1/87	87.00	4.57	114.00	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2002	9	4	114	19.0	2	63	1	1/3	63.00	3.31	114.00	0	0	0
IR Siddiqui (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	114	19.0	5	48	1	1/32	48.00	2.52	114.00	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2002	5	4	116	19.2	1	71	3	3/27	23.66	3.67	38.66	0	0	0
SB Bangar (IND)	2001-2002	3	3	120	20.0	6	62	0	-	-	3.10	0.00	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2002-2002	2	3	120	20.0	0	74	1	1/34	74.00	3.70	120.00	0	0	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	2	120	20.0	3	82	4	2/21	20.50	4.10	30.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2002	6	3	126	21.0	6	59	3	2/34	19.66	2.80	42.00	0	0	0
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2001-2001	1	1	126	21.0	5	54	3	3/54	18.00	2.57	42.00	0	0	0
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2001-2001	1	1	126	21.0	3	88	1	1/88	88.00	4.19	126.00	0	0	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2002-2002	2	3	126	21.0	4	70	0	-	-	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2002	7	4	138	23.0	3	89	0	-	-	3.86	0.00	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	150	25.0	3	130	2	2/121	65.00	5.20	75.00	0	0	0
D Pretorius (SA)	2002-2002	1	2	150	25.0	6	132	1	1/60	132.00	5.28	150.00	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	163	27.1	4	108	1	1/35	108.00	3.97	163.00	0	0	0
J Ormond (ENG)	2001-2001	1	1	168	28.0	8	70	1	1/70	70.00	2.50	168.00	0	0	0
Aminul Islam (BAN)	2001-2002	6	4	174	29.0	1	132	1	1/66	132.00	4.55	174.00	0	0	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	2001-2001	1	1	180	30.0	6	93	0	-	-	3.10	0.00	0	0	0
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	1	1	186	31.0	3	95	0	-	-	3.06	0.00	0	0	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	1	2	190	31.4	5	105	6	3/44	17.50	3.31	31.66	0	0	0
MI Black (WI)	2001-2001	1	1	192	32.0	6	123	1	1/123	123.00	3.84	192.00	0	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2001-2001	1	2	192	32.0	6	96	4	3/44	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2001-2001	2	2	198	33.0	3	110	0	-	-	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2001-2001	3	3	216	36.0	4	141	1	1/40	141.00	3.91	216.00	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2002	7	8	234	39.0	5	126	2	1/22	63.00	3.23	117.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2002	5	5	234	39.0	3	160	1	1/62	160.00	4.10	234.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2002	1	2	239	39.5	4	135	5	4/120	27.00	3.38	47.80	1	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	2	250	41.4	8	114	0	-	-	2.73	0.00	0	0	0
BT Watambwa (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	2	263	43.5	11	134	1	1/87	134.00	3.05	263.00	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	270	45.0	5	156	2	1/71	78.00	3.46	135.00	0	0	0
CEL Stuart (WI)	2001-2001	2	4	279	46.3	8	167	2	2/138	83.50	3.59	139.50	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2002	9	9	317	52.5	8	184	4	2/43	46.00	3.48	79.25	0	0	0
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	4	324	54.0	17	122	2	1/33	61.00	2.25	162.00	0	0	0
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2001-2002	7	7	336	56.0	9	215	2	2/91	107.50	3.83	168.00	0	0	0
T Yohannan (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	336	56.0	8	213	4	2/56	53.25	3.80	84.00	0	0	0
Fahim Muntasir (BAN)	2002-2002	2	2	354	59.0	9	240	3	3/131	80.00	4.06	118.00	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2002	8	10	372	62.0	5	319	6	3/65	53.16	5.14	62.00	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	379	63.1	1	290	10	4/102	29.00	4.59	37.90	1	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	2	4	381	63.3	6	288	9	4/60	32.00	4.53	42.33	1	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2002-2002	1	2	392	65.2	19	174	7	4/123	24.85	2.66	56.00	1	0	0
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	2001-2001	3	6	426	71.0	18	215	4	2/29	53.75	3.02	106.50	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2002	7	12	438	73.0	15	202	3	1/7	67.33	2.76	146.00	0	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2002	3	6	444	74.0	13	281	5	2/58	56.20	3.79	88.80	0	0	0
GB Brent (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	3	450	75.0	20	170	2	1/30	85.00	2.26	225.00	0	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2002	3	6	454	75.4	15	273	6	3/45	45.50	3.60	75.66	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	2001-2002	3	5	482	80.2	13	310	5	3/103	62.00	3.85	96.40	0	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2001-2002	3	5	513	85.3	20	289	8	4/53	36.12	3.38	64.12	1	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2001-2002	4	6	513	85.3	17	293	5	4/63	58.60	3.42	102.60	1	0	0
RKJ Dawson (ENG)	2001-2001	3	3	540	90.0	15	279	6	4/134	46.50	3.10	90.00	1	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2001-2002	7	9	586	97.4	33	223	6	2/32	37.16	2.28	97.66	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2002	5	9	595	99.1	17	294	16	4/25	18.37	2.96	37.18	1	0	0
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	6	616	102.4	21	322	11	4/57	29.27	3.13	56.00	2	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	618	103.0	21	287	7	4/82	41.00	2.78	88.28	1	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2001	4	5	628	104.4	17	374	12	4/106	31.16	3.57	52.33	1	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2002	5	10	629	104.5	13	401	10	4/27	40.10	3.82	62.90	1	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2001-2002	5	8	662	110.2	17	448	6	3/18	74.66	4.06	110.33	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	2001-2001	6	10	720	120.0	35	306	5	2/44	61.20	2.55	144.00	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 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]