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	12	21	3893	648.5	111	1998	69	8/87	28.95	3.07	56.42	1	5	2
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2009	4	7	1207	201.1	27	640	28	6/117	22.85	3.18	43.10	3	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2004	8	16	1879	313.1	119	720	41	5/48	17.56	2.29	45.82	2	2	1
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2007	9	17	2134	355.4	128	790	42	6/56	18.80	2.22	50.80	4	2	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2007	11	18	3189	531.3	75	1784	43	6/150	41.48	3.35	74.16	1	2	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2004-2004	1	2	150	25.0	3	96	6	5/31	16.00	3.84	25.00	0	1	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2000	1	2	291	48.3	9	154	6	6/132	25.66	3.17	48.50	0	1	0
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2007-2007	1	2	315	52.3	8	210	7	5/161	30.00	4.00	45.00	0	1	0
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	449	74.5	4	358	12	8/215	29.83	4.78	37.41	1	1	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2001	4	6	486	81.0	27	172	7	5/83	24.57	2.12	69.42	0	1	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	570	95.0	16	341	14	5/50	24.35	3.58	40.71	1	1	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	4	7	718	119.4	23	433	11	5/74	39.36	3.61	65.27	0	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2008	5	8	775	129.1	22	417	21	5/23	19.85	3.22	36.90	2	1	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2008	12	15	790	131.4	22	395	12	6/9	32.91	3.00	65.83	0	1	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	3	822	137.0	43	314	10	5/182	31.40	2.29	82.20	0	1	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2006-2006	4	7	865	144.1	43	337	15	5/48	22.46	2.33	57.66	0	1	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2009-2009	3	4	891	148.3	12	537	11	5/121	48.81	3.61	81.00	0	1	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2005	5	9	942	157.0	38	480	11	5/42	43.63	3.05	85.63	0	1	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2002	5	7	1407	234.3	69	552	11	5/67	50.18	2.35	127.90	0	1	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2008	6	12	1503	250.3	58	791	24	5/42	32.95	3.15	62.62	2	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2005	8	11	1699	283.1	78	778	25	6/73	31.12	2.74	67.96	2	1	0
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	10	18	1870	311.4	53	1043	36	5/48	28.97	3.34	51.94	1	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2000-2004	7	13	1903	317.1	63	1008	24	6/125	42.00	3.17	79.29	1	1	0
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	8	13	1985	330.5	82	901	34	5/71	26.50	2.72	58.38	3	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	10	17	2212	368.4	104	1046	36	6/57	29.05	2.83	61.44	3	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2004	10	20	2391	398.3	105	1094	43	5/56	25.44	2.74	55.60	3	1	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	11	22	2806	467.4	85	1617	46	5/119	35.15	3.45	61.00	3	1	0
JL Langer (AUS)	2000-2004	12	1	6	1.0	0	3	0	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2001-2008	5	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
J Mubarak (SL)	2005-2005	3	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2006-2008	8	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
JM How (NZ)	2009-2009	1	1	6	1.0	1	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2009	3	1	6	1.0	0	7	0	-	0.00	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2001	3	1	12	2.0	0	7	0	-	0.00	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2008	7	1	12	2.0	0	6	0	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2009	3	1	12	2.0	1	4	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Slater (AUS)	2000-2001	4	2	18	3.0	1	6	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2000-2002	6	1	18	3.0	1	5	0	-	0.00	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2004-2007	3	1	18	3.0	1	12	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2008	6	1	18	3.0	0	16	0	-	0.00	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	2000-2002	3	1	21	3.3	0	19	0	-	0.00	5.42	0.00	0	0	0
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2004-2004	1	1	24	4.0	0	14	0	-	0.00	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	2000-2000	1	2	30	5.0	2	21	1	1/5	21.00	4.20	30.00	0	0	0
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	2	36	6.0	0	24	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2002-2002	5	2	36	6.0	0	20	0	-	0.00	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2008	8	1	36	6.0	0	41	1	1/41	41.00	6.83	36.00	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2000-2001	4	1	42	7.0	4	15	0	-	0.00	2.14	0.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	18	2	42	7.0	0	31	0	-	0.00	4.42	0.00	0	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2000-2007	5	1	48	8.0	0	39	0	-	0.00	4.87	0.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2002	7	2	48	8.0	2	19	1	1/19	19.00	2.37	48.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2006	12	2	48	8.0	0	26	1	1/9	26.00	3.25	48.00	0	0	0
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2004	2	1	48	8.0	1	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2003-2004	8	1	54	9.0	1	27	0	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2007	9	4	54	9.0	0	44	1	1/24	44.00	4.88	54.00	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2009	10	2	60	10.0	4	22	1	1/10	22.00	2.20	60.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2008	8	2	60	10.0	1	42	0	-	0.00	4.20	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2002-2003	4	3	66	11.0	4	27	1	1/13	27.00	2.45	66.00	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2002-2003	4	3	66	11.0	4	21	0	-	0.00	1.90	0.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	3	2	66	11.0	3	40	0	-	0.00	3.63	0.00	0	0	0
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2006	1	2	68	11.2	1	59	1	1/37	59.00	5.20	68.00	0	0	0
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2004-2007	7	3	72	12.0	0	72	0	-	0.00	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2006-2007	3	1	72	12.0	1	70	0	-	0.00	5.83	0.00	0	0	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2008	8	2	72	12.0	2	41	0	-	0.00	3.41	0.00	0	0	0
CE Eksteen (SA)	2000-2000	1	2	78	13.0	3	47	0	-	0.00	3.61	0.00	0	0	0
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	1	84	14.0	2	51	0	-	0.00	3.64	0.00	0	0	0
DK Liyanage (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	84	14.0	2	44	0	-	0.00	3.14	0.00	0	0	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2002-2002	2	2	90	15.0	1	49	0	-	0.00	3.26	0.00	0	0	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2007-2007	1	2	96	16.0	0	65	0	-	0.00	4.06	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2004-2007	4	4	100	16.4	0	71	2	1/2	35.50	4.26	50.00	0	0	0
ASA Perera (SL)	2001-2001	2	3	102	17.0	0	54	0	-	0.00	3.17	0.00	0	0	0
Salman Butt (PAK)	2005-2007	7	3	107	17.5	1	77	1	1/36	77.00	4.31	107.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2008	17	5	108	18.0	2	66	0	-	0.00	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
Talha Jubair (BAN)	2004-2004	1	1	114	19.0	1	95	0	-	0.00	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
ID Blackwell (ENG)	2006-2006	1	2	114	19.0	2	71	0	-	0.00	3.73	0.00	0	0	0
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2004-2006	4	2	115	19.1	1	100	3	2/69	33.33	5.21	38.33	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	2	116	19.2	1	78	1	1/26	78.00	4.03	116.00	0	0	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2004-2004	1	1	126	21.0	2	90	1	1/90	90.00	4.28	126.00	0	0	0
W Mwayenga (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	1	126	21.0	6	79	1	1/79	79.00	3.76	126.00	0	0	0
SW Tait (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	126	21.0	1	92	0	-	0.00	4.38	0.00	0	0	0
Ranjan Das (BAN)	2000-2000	1	2	132	22.0	3	72	1	1/64	72.00	3.27	132.00	0	0	0
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	1	132	22.0	2	86	0	-	0.00	3.90	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Khalil (PAK)	2005-2005	1	2	138	23.0	3	103	0	-	0.00	4.47	0.00	0	0	0
Syed Rasel (BAN)	2007-2007	1	1	142	23.4	0	109	0	-	0.00	4.60	0.00	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2001	4	4	144	24.0	4	106	0	-	0.00	4.41	0.00	0	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2004-2004	1	1	144	24.0	4	104	2	2/104	52.00	4.33	72.00	0	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	146	24.2	4	119	1	1/98	119.00	4.89	146.00	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2006	1	2	147	24.3	5	69	2	2/53	34.50	2.81	73.50	0	0	0
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2000-2000	1	2	150	25.0	2	91	1	1/31	91.00	3.64	150.00	0	0	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2007-2007	1	2	150	25.0	4	106	5	3/76	21.20	4.24	30.00	0	0	0
SD Udal (ENG)	2006-2006	1	2	152	25.2	5	67	5	4/14	13.40	2.64	30.40	1	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2007-2007	1	1	154	25.4	2	109	0	-	0.00	4.24	0.00	0	0	0
Nazmul Hossain (BAN)	2004-2004	1	1	155	25.5	4	114	2	2/114	57.00	4.41	77.50	0	0	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	162	27.0	4	103	5	3/16	20.60	3.81	32.40	0	0	0
Z de Bruyn (SA)	2004-2004	2	2	162	27.0	7	61	3	2/32	20.33	2.25	54.00	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
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2009	9	8	168	28.0	2	104	1	1/36	104.00	3.71	168.00	0	0	0
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2004	2	2	171	28.3	1	118	0	-	0.00	4.14	0.00	0	0	0
JL Ontong (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	173	28.5	2	123	1	1/79	123.00	4.26	173.00	0	0	0
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2004-2004	1	1	174	29.0	4	114	2	2/114	57.00	3.93	87.00	0	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	180	30.0	3	152	2	2/94	76.00	5.06	90.00	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]