Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

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)	2001-2009	11	22	2712	452.0	114	1190	89	6/18	13.37	2.63	30.47	3	11	4
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2008	8	15	1849	308.1	113	651	46	6/28	14.15	2.11	40.19	2	5	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2003-2006	4	8	966	161.0	30	520	33	8/108	15.75	3.22	29.27	1	4	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2004	2	4	378	63.0	19	214	18	6/51	11.88	3.39	21.00	0	3	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2001-2003	5	10	1228	204.4	56	558	34	7/77	16.41	2.72	36.11	1	3	1
PR Adams (SA)	2003-2003	2	4	307	51.1	11	179	12	5/37	14.91	3.49	25.58	0	2	1
DJG Sammy (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	481	80.1	17	208	12	5/55	17.33	2.59	40.08	0	2	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2008	6	12	564	94.0	26	239	17	5/21	14.05	2.54	33.17	0	2	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2005	3	6	604	100.4	23	280	19	5/35	14.73	2.78	31.78	1	2	0
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2004	4	8	881	146.5	38	416	26	6/53	16.00	2.83	33.88	1	2	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	2	160	26.4	4	89	7	5/46	12.71	3.33	22.85	0	1	0
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	199	33.1	7	93	9	5/49	10.33	2.80	22.11	1	1	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	2	4	210	35.0	11	75	7	5/28	10.71	2.14	30.00	0	1	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2001-2001	2	4	302	50.2	10	159	13	7/53	12.23	3.15	23.23	0	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2002	3	6	326	54.2	8	181	18	6/55	10.05	3.33	18.11	2	1	0
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	381	63.3	13	169	8	5/142	21.12	2.66	47.62	0	1	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2008	2	4	389	64.5	18	162	11	5/33	14.72	2.49	35.36	0	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2003	3	6	403	67.1	14	167	9	5/35	18.55	2.48	44.77	0	1	0
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	4	433	72.1	17	196	6	5/54	32.66	2.71	72.16	0	1	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2008	3	6	463	77.1	16	264	15	5/65	17.60	3.42	30.86	1	1	0
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	5	478	79.4	21	193	9	5/31	21.44	2.42	53.11	0	1	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	519	86.3	27	229	13	6/48	17.61	2.64	39.92	0	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2006-2006	2	4	524	87.2	12	300	11	5/113	27.27	3.43	47.63	0	1	0
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2004	3	6	527	87.5	22	261	13	6/3	20.07	2.97	40.53	0	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2008	4	8	557	92.5	13	370	14	5/50	26.42	3.98	39.78	1	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	3	6	569	94.5	21	258	17	6/50	15.17	2.72	33.47	2	1	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	6	634	105.4	28	289	13	5/73	22.23	2.73	48.76	0	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2008	4	8	688	114.4	25	378	22	5/63	17.18	3.29	31.27	2	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2007	5	10	710	118.2	17	459	16	5/34	28.68	3.87	44.37	0	1	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	3	6	714	119.0	23	341	17	5/48	20.05	2.86	42.00	1	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2005	4	8	793	132.1	38	385	23	5/73	16.73	2.91	34.47	2	1	0
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2004-2005	4	7	820	136.4	33	325	16	6/59	20.31	2.37	51.25	0	1	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2002-2009	8	15	1044	174.0	40	540	28	5/60	19.28	3.10	37.28	0	1	0
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2008	8	16	1349	224.5	66	573	35	5/19	16.37	2.54	38.54	2	1	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2004	4	1	6	1.0	1	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2001-2004	3	1	12	2.0	1	1	0	-	0.00	0.50	0.00	0	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2004	2	1	12	2.0	1	4	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	2002-2002	1	1	15	2.3	1	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.80	15.00	0	0	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2003-2008	6	2	18	3.0	0	5	0	-	0.00	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2003-2003	2	1	18	3.0	1	4	0	-	0.00	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
BG Rogers (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	1	18	3.0	0	17	0	-	0.00	5.66	0.00	0	0	0
JD Ryder (NZ)	2008-2008	2	1	18	3.0	1	10	0	-	0.00	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2007	5	1	24	4.0	2	16	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	1	24	4.0	0	11	0	-	0.00	2.75	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2006-2006	2	2	24	4.0	1	7	0	-	0.00	1.75	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Redmond (NZ)	2008-2008	2	2	27	4.3	1	11	1	1/8	11.00	2.44	27.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2003-2003	2	1	30	5.0	3	4	0	-	0.00	0.80	0.00	0	0	0
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2008	1	1	42	7.0	1	26	1	1/26	26.00	3.71	42.00	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2001	2	1	48	8.0	1	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.87	24.00	0	0	0
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2001-2004	4	4	54	9.0	5	29	0	-	0.00	3.22	0.00	0	0	0
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	1	60	10.0	2	36	0	-	0.00	3.60	0.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2008	8	2	72	12.0	2	28	1	1/9	28.00	2.33	72.00	0	0	0
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	2	3	72	12.0	3	27	0	-	0.00	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2009-2009	1	2	72	12.0	1	38	1	1/32	38.00	3.16	72.00	0	0	0
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2007	1	2	78	13.0	2	49	1	1/19	49.00	3.76	78.00	0	0	0
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2001	1	2	84	14.0	1	35	3	2/26	11.66	2.50	28.00	0	0	0
DJ Cullen (AUS)	2006-2006	1	2	84	14.0	0	54	1	1/25	54.00	3.85	84.00	0	0	0
M Zondeki (SA)	2008-2008	1	2	88	14.4	4	42	3	2/10	14.00	2.86	29.33	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	90	15.0	9	24	0	-	0.00	1.60	0.00	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	90	15.0	4	36	2	1/11	18.00	2.40	45.00	0	0	0
GM Ewing (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	2	90	15.0	5	46	1	1/27	46.00	3.06	90.00	0	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2004-2004	1	2	96	16.0	4	42	0	-	0.00	2.62	0.00	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	2	102	17.0	4	27	1	1/16	27.00	1.58	102.00	0	0	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	108	18.0	4	57	4	3/40	14.25	3.16	27.00	0	0	0
J Botha (SA)	2008-2008	1	2	108	18.0	0	75	2	2/57	37.50	4.16	54.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2003	2	3	109	18.1	4	53	2	2/18	26.50	2.91	54.50	0	0	0
MJ Saggers (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	115	19.1	4	62	3	2/29	20.66	3.23	38.33	0	0	0
Yasir Ali (PAK)	2003-2003	1	2	120	20.0	5	55	2	1/12	27.50	2.75	60.00	0	0	0
VRV Singh (IND)	2007-2007	1	2	122	20.2	6	70	3	3/48	23.33	3.44	40.66	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2001-2002	2	3	130	21.4	4	54	0	-	0.00	2.49	0.00	0	0	0
NO Miller (WI)	2009-2009	1	2	132	22.0	5	67	0	-	0.00	3.04	0.00	0	0	0
MKGCP Lakshitha (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	144	24.0	7	81	3	2/33	27.00	3.37	48.00	0	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	153	25.3	9	42	1	1/1	42.00	1.64	153.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2009	9	8	170	28.2	6	60	5	4/10	12.00	2.11	34.00	1	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2007	5	6	171	28.3	3	130	5	2/35	26.00	4.56	34.20	0	0	0
R Clarke (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	174	29.0	11	60	4	2/7	15.00	2.06	43.50	0	0	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	1	2	174	29.0	6	77	1	1/8	77.00	2.65	174.00	0	0	0
CM Willoughby (SA)	2003-2003	1	2	180	30.0	11	79	1	1/47	79.00	2.63	180.00	0	0	0
DE Bernard (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	192	32.0	3	124	4	2/30	31.00	3.87	48.00	0	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	198	33.0	12	66	3	3/19	22.00	2.00	66.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2003	3	4	204	34.0	15	61	1	1/14	61.00	1.79	204.00	0	0	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2005-2005	2	4	210	35.0	10	108	5	3/29	21.60	3.08	42.00	0	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	2	4	221	36.5	5	138	9	3/44	15.33	3.74	24.55	0	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	4	222	37.0	10	120	4	2/36	30.00	3.24	55.50	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	3	222	37.0	3	153	1	1/84	153.00	4.13	222.00	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2009	8	4	226	37.4	6	112	7	4/49	16.00	2.97	32.28	1	0	0
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	2	228	38.0	15	65	4	3/28	16.25	1.71	57.00	0	0	0
RP Singh (IND)	2007-2007	2	4	228	38.0	5	130	6	3/45	21.66	3.42	38.00	0	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	4	230	38.2	6	106	5	3/18	21.20	2.76	46.00	0	0	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2008	1	2	230	38.2	5	166	4	3/105	41.50	4.33	57.50	0	0	0
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	4	234	39.0	8	121	1	1/53	121.00	3.10	234.00	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	234	39.0	7	112	1	1/52	112.00	2.87	234.00	0	0	0
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	3	234	39.0	9	130	3	3/44	43.33	3.33	78.00	0	0	0
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	3	246	41.0	12	112	7	4/57	16.00	2.73	35.14	1	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2006-2007	3	5	246	41.0	14	122	2	1/21	61.00	2.97	123.00	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2002	3	6	248	41.2	7	147	4	2/29	36.75	3.55	62.00	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	252	42.0	17	84	4	2/16	21.00	2.00	63.00	0	0	0
GB Brent (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	2	252	42.0	15	88	1	1/30	88.00	2.09	252.00	0	0	0
AC Dawson (SA)	2003-2003	2	4	252	42.0	14	117	5	2/20	23.40	2.78	50.40	0	0	0
RR Powar (IND)	2007-2007	2	4	252	42.0	8	118	6	3/33	19.66	2.80	42.00	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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]