Bowling Most 5wi Career - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran	2006-2006	2	4	978	163.0	31	397	22	7/97	18.04	2.43	44.45	1	3	2
TM Dilshan	2006-2006	2	1	24	4.0	1	10	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
CRD Fernando	2006-2006	1	2	222	37.0	8	117	6	4/48	19.50	3.16	37.00	1	-	-
WPUJC Vaas	2006-2006	1	2	222	37.0	8	124	1	1/71	124.00	3.35	222.00	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya	2006-2006	2	3	288	48.0	8	145	1	1/76	145.00	3.02	288.00	-	-	-
SL Malinga	2006-2006	2	4	338	56.2	7	259	4	3/81	64.75	4.59	84.50	-	-	-
MF Maharoof	2006-2006	2	4	360	60.0	9	185	4	2/32	46.25	3.08	90.00	-	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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]