Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket 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
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2000-2017	21	40	6591	1098.3	230	2976	106	9/127	28.07	2.70	62.17	3	8	2
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	29	45	5944	990.4	200	2982	99	8/85	30.12	3.01	60.04	4	7	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2005	15	27	4051	675.1	192	1816	90	7/23	20.17	2.68	45.01	7	6	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1984	17	30	4433	-	127	2161	71	6/82	30.43	2.92	62.43	5	5	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2009	16	25	4697	782.5	184	2037	80	6/71	25.46	2.60	58.71	10	5	1
A Kumble (IND)	1999-2007	15	28	4886	814.2	185	2590	81	10/74	31.97	3.18	60.32	4	5	2
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2024	8	16	1679	279.5	58	755	39	5/48	19.35	2.69	43.05	0	4	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1967-1974	11	18	2537	422.5	163	868	36	8/51	24.11	2.05	70.47	0	4	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1989	12	20	2949	-	65	1448	51	6/51	28.39	2.94	57.82	4	4	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1955	9	16	3172	528.4	230	913	37	8/52	24.67	1.72	85.72	0	4	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	18	31	3370	561.4	110	1452	63	5/22	23.04	2.58	53.49	3	4	0
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	3	6	528	88.0	16	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	6	11	1951	325.1	84	817	31	6/62	26.35	2.51	62.93	0	3	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-1998	10	19	2301	383.3	90	1008	44	6/90	22.90	2.62	52.29	3	3	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	12	22	2367	394.3	115	961	45	6/50	21.35	2.43	52.60	1	3	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2019	13	26	2648	441.2	108	1374	59	6/8	23.28	3.11	44.88	3	3	1
SP Gupte (IND)	1952-1961	10	18	2753	458.5	182	852	34	5/18	25.05	1.85	80.97	1	3	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	17	33	3835	639.1	173	1736	80	8/24	21.70	2.71	47.93	6	3	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2022	20	38	4048	674.4	195	1577	82	6/17	19.23	2.33	49.36	3	3	1
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2021	2	4	542	90.2	40	187	16	6/48	11.68	2.07	33.87	0	2	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1995-1998	3	6	594	99.0	29	262	20	6/23	13.10	2.64	29.70	1	2	1
J Srinath (IND)	1999-1999	3	6	606	101.0	17	351	17	8/86	20.64	3.47	35.64	0	2	1
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2010	6	10	617	102.5	23	302	17	6/33	17.76	2.93	36.29	0	2	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2009-2010	3	6	736	122.4	26	415	18	5/53	23.05	3.38	40.88	0	2	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1996	5	8	906	151.0	25	503	22	5/46	22.86	3.33	41.18	0	2	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2003	3	6	976	162.4	43	405	17	5/36	23.82	2.48	57.41	0	2	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2005	4	7	1048	174.4	31	582	23	5/66	25.30	3.33	45.56	1	2	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	1088	181.2	26	542	16	6/132	33.87	2.98	68.00	0	2	0
RTM Mendis (SL)	2022-2023	4	7	1137	189.3	20	605	18	5/47	33.61	3.19	63.16	1	2	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1984-1987	6	7	1149	191.3	34	632	20	6/154	31.60	3.30	57.45	0	2	0
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1990	5	9	1151	191.5	53	434	26	6/86	16.69	2.26	44.26	1	2	1
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1986	8	12	1237	206.1	39	695	25	8/83	27.80	3.37	49.48	1	2	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1990	6	10	1302	217.0	49	606	23	5/65	26.34	2.79	56.60	1	2	0
ST Gabriel (WI)	2016-2017	6	12	1303	217.1	36	639	25	5/11	25.56	2.94	52.12	1	2	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1997	8	13	1319	219.5	47	653	27	5/41	24.18	2.97	48.85	1	2	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1979-1982	6	9	1327	-	40	702	21	7/187	33.42	3.17	63.19	1	2	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2012	7	11	1330	221.4	55	595	35	6/65	17.00	2.68	38.00	3	2	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1980-1982	5	7	1373	228.5	68	571	18	7/87	31.72	2.49	76.27	0	2	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2020	8	15	1395	232.3	48	673	36	6/70	18.69	2.89	38.75	1	2	1
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2015-2021	5	7	1478	246.2	32	815	22	7/116	37.04	3.30	67.18	0	2	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1987	9	12	1580	263.2	66	673	28	8/107	24.03	2.55	56.42	2	2	0
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2023	4	7	1603	267.1	49	809	26	5/82	31.11	3.02	61.65	2	2	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1984-1987	6	10	1632	272.0	89	639	21	6/65	30.42	2.34	77.71	0	2	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2006	7	12	1646	274.2	47	931	32	6/19	29.09	3.39	51.43	2	2	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2019	8	14	1800	300.0	32	1048	26	5/98	40.30	3.49	69.23	1	2	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1982-1984	8	13	1815	302.3	61	882	33	5/49	26.72	2.91	55.00	2	2	0
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2007	9	18	1859	309.5	66	987	41	6/59	24.07	3.18	45.34	3	2	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1990	12	23	2217	369.3	67	1035	50	5/33	20.70	2.80	44.34	4	2	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1991-2000	12	20	2220	370.0	76	1104	30	6/103	36.80	2.98	74.00	2	2	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1979-1989	9	14	2404	-	93	1025	28	7/87	36.60	2.55	85.85	1	2	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	14	18	2491	415.1	95	1271	40	8/34	31.77	3.06	62.27	3	2	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2007	9	17	2491	415.1	79	1301	25	6/152	52.04	3.13	99.64	0	2	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1982-1989	13	17	3200	533.2	142	1277	26	7/27	49.11	2.39	123.07	0	2	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2014-2024	15	30	4818	803.0	137	2443	58	5/69	42.12	3.04	83.06	4	2	0
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2010	5	1	109	18.1	1	55	6	6/55	9.16	3.02	18.16	0	1	0
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1986	1	2	152	25.2	3	85	7	5/44	12.14	3.35	21.71	0	1	0
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	172	28.4	11	68	9	7/29	7.55	2.37	19.11	0	1	0
Rehan Ahmed (ENG)	2022-2022	1	2	221	36.5	3	137	7	5/48	19.57	3.71	31.57	0	1	0
ML Su'a (NZ)	1993-1993	1	2	222	37.0	3	120	7	5/73	17.14	3.24	31.71	0	1	0
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2007	1	2	235	39.1	13	140	5	5/118	28.00	3.57	47.00	0	1	0
V Razdan (IND)	1989-1989	2	2	240	40.0	6	141	5	5/79	28.20	3.52	48.00	0	1	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2006	2	4	261	43.3	6	154	7	5/38	22.00	3.54	37.28	0	1	0
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1962	1	2	277	46.1	4	145	9	5/57	16.11	3.14	30.77	1	1	0
R Appleyard (ENG)	1954-1954	1	2	286	47.4	13	123	7	5/51	17.57	2.58	40.85	0	1	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-1999	1	1	287	47.5	7	179	6	6/179	29.83	3.74	47.83	0	1	0
GF Linde (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	287	47.5	15	119	5	5/64	23.80	2.48	57.40	0	1	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	293	48.5	9	153	8	5/107	19.12	3.13	36.62	0	1	0
J Birkenshaw (ENG)	1973-1973	1	2	297	49.3	10	146	6	5/57	24.33	2.94	49.50	0	1	0
M Hayward (SA)	2002-2003	2	4	298	49.4	7	219	10	5/56	21.90	4.40	29.80	0	1	0
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	298	49.4	10	188	11	5/55	17.09	3.78	27.09	0	1	0
WG Jacks (ENG)	2022-2022	2	4	327	54.3	5	232	6	6/161	38.66	4.25	54.50	0	1	0
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	330	55.0	17	130	8	5/32	16.25	2.36	41.25	0	1	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1959-1959	1	2	336	56.0	27	90	8	7/75	11.25	1.60	42.00	0	1	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1984-1984	2	4	345	57.3	11	175	7	5/42	25.00	3.04	49.28	0	1	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2003-2003	2	3	375	62.3	13	259	9	6/46	28.77	4.14	41.66	0	1	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	3	382	63.4	10	235	10	5/79	23.50	3.69	38.20	0	1	0
JO Taylor (WI)	1958-1959	2	3	383	63.5	15	167	5	5/109	33.40	2.61	76.60	0	1	0
VV Kumar (IND)	1961-1961	1	2	443	73.5	38	132	7	5/64	18.85	1.78	63.28	0	1	0
NA Mallender (ENG)	1992-1992	2	3	449	74.5	20	215	10	5/50	21.50	2.87	44.90	0	1	0
A Nortje (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	453	75.3	20	242	9	5/56	26.88	3.20	50.33	0	1	0
BV Vitori (ZIM)	2011-2013	2	4	455	75.5	16	248	6	5/61	41.33	3.27	75.83	0	1	0
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2011	2	4	480	80.0	22	179	10	5/29	17.90	2.23	48.00	0	1	0
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	2	4	485	80.5	5	308	9	5/42	34.22	3.81	53.88	0	1	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1999-1999	3	6	500	83.2	20	210	11	6/33	19.09	2.52	45.45	0	1	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1999-2004	3	6	504	84.0	22	274	16	5/30	17.12	3.26	31.50	1	1	0
WW Hall (WI)	1959-1959	3	6	605	100.5	18	287	16	5/87	17.93	2.84	37.81	2	1	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1992-1992	3	5	617	102.5	14	380	13	5/94	29.23	3.69	47.46	1	1	0
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2013-2013	2	4	631	105.1	25	269	11	5/61	24.45	2.55	57.36	0	1	0
LJ Coldwell (ENG)	1962-1962	2	4	636	106.0	30	223	13	6/85	17.15	2.10	48.92	0	1	0
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2009	4	7	664	110.4	14	419	12	5/83	34.91	3.78	55.33	0	1	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1999	3	5	672	112.0	15	411	8	5/85	51.37	3.66	84.00	0	1	0
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2018	5	9	683	113.5	36	238	14	6/41	17.00	2.09	48.78	0	1	0
AG Hurst (AUS)	1979-1979	2	4	700	87.4	11	325	15	5/94	21.66	2.78	46.66	1	1	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1964	2	4	702	-	20	271	15	6/69	18.06	2.31	46.80	1	1	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1967-1967	3	6	714	119.0	45	249	17	5/58	14.64	2.09	42.00	1	1	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1972-1973	2	4	731	91.3	16	291	13	8/59	22.38	2.38	56.23	0	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1992	5	5	743	123.5	28	385	14	5/86	27.50	3.10	53.07	1	1	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1959-1959	3	5	778	129.4	59	190	10	6/42	19.00	1.46	77.80	0	1	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	780	130.0	28	417	13	5/91	32.07	3.20	60.00	1	1	0
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2014	3	6	787	131.1	16	541	13	7/94	41.61	4.12	60.53	0	1	1

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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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]