CAREER RECORD

Men Test: Most five-wicket innings

All recorded careers, no minimum qualification. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Most five-wicket innings · Men Test

1 Muthiah Muralidaran

2 Ravichandran Ashwin

3 Shane Warne

4 Richard Hadlee

5 Anil Kumble

6 Rangana Herath

7 James Anderson

8 Glenn McGrath

9 Ian Botham

10 Dale Steyn

Men Test: Most five-wicket innings
Rank	Most five-wicket innings	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	67	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	1992-2010	133	230	44,039	18,180	800	9/51	22.72	2.47	55.04	67
2	37	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	2011-2024	106	200	27,246	12,891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.73	37
2	37	Shane Warne	Australia	1992-2007	145	273	40,705	17,995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	37
4	36	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	1973-1990	86	150	21,918	9,611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	36
5	35	Anil Kumble	India	1990-2008	132	236	40,850	18,355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	65.99	35
6	34	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	1999-2018	93	170	25,993	12,157	433	9/127	28.07	2.80	60.03	34
7	32	James Anderson	England	2003-2024	188	350	40,037	18,627	704	7/42	26.45	2.79	56.87	32
8	29	Glenn McGrath	Australia	1993-2007	124	243	29,248	12,186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	29
9	27	Ian Botham	England	1977-1992	102	168	21,815	10,878	383	8/34	28.40	2.99	56.95	27
10	26	Dale Steyn	South Africa	2004-2019	93	171	18,608	10,077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	26
11	25	Harbhajan Singh	India	1998-2015	103	190	28,580	13,537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	68.53	25
11	25	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	1985-2002	104	181	22,627	9,779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	54.65	25
13	24	NM Lyon	Australia	2011-2026	143	265	35,117	17,249	571	8/50	30.20	2.94	61.50	24
13	24	Sydney Barnes	England	1901-1914	27	50	7,873	3,106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	24
15	23	Dennis Lillee	Australia	1971-1984	70	132	18,467	8,493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23
15	23	Imran Khan	Pakistan	1971-1992	88	142	19,458	8,258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	23
15	23	Kapil Dev	India	1978-1994	131	227	27,740	12,867	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	63.91	23
18	22	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	1984-2001	132	242	30,019	12,688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	57.84	22
18	22	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	1988-2000	98	179	22,103	8,501	405	8/45	20.99	2.30	54.57	22
18	22	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	1978-1991	81	151	17,584	7,876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	22
18	22	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	1989-2003	87	154	16,224	8,788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	22
22	21	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	1925-1936	37	67	14,513	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	21
23	20	Allan Donald	South Africa	1992-2002	72	129	15,519	7,344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	20
23	20	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	1997-2014	113	187	28,814	12,441	362	7/87	34.36	2.59	79.59	20
23	20	Stuart Broad	England	2007-2023	167	309	33,698	16,719	604	8/15	27.68	2.97	55.79	20
26	19	Mitchell Starc	Australia	2011-2026	107	206	20,313	11,626	445	7/58	26.12	3.43	45.64	19
26	19	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	2007-2024	71	121	15,675	7,804	246	7/36	31.72	2.98	63.71	19
26	19	Taijul Islam	Bangladesh	2014-2026	62	110	16,184	8,250	272	8/39	30.33	3.05	59.50	19
29	18	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	1958-1976	79	148	27,115	8,989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	87.75	18
29	18	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	1998-2009	101	190	20,834	11,242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	18
31	17	Derek Underwood	England	1966-1982	86	151	21,862	7,674	297	8/51	25.83	2.10	73.60	17
31	17	Fred Trueman	England	1952-1965	67	127	15,178	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	17
31	17	Graeme Swann	England	2008-2013	60	109	15,349	7,642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	60.19	17
31	17	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	2015-2025	73	134	13,436	7,493	340	7/112	22.03	3.34	39.51	17
35	16	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India	1964-1979	58	97	15,963	7,199	242	8/79	29.74	2.70	65.96	16
35	16	Bob Willis	England	1971-1984	90	165	17,357	8,190	325	8/43	25.20	2.83	53.40	16
35	16	Graham McKenzie	Australia	1961-1971	60	113	17,681	7,328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	16
35	16	Jasprit Bumrah	India	2018-2025	52	99	10,031	4,631	234	6/27	19.79	2.77	42.86	16
35	16	Richie Benaud	Australia	1952-1964	63	116	19,108	6,704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.04	16
35	16	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	1995-2008	108	202	24,353	9,733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	16
35	16	Yasir Shah	Pakistan	2014-2022	48	89	14,255	7,657	244	8/41	31.38	3.22	58.42	16
42	15	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan	1977-1990	67	111	17,126	7,742	236	9/56	32.80	2.71	72.56	15
42	15	Alec Bedser	England	1946-1955	51	92	15,918	5,876	236	7/44	24.89	2.21	67.44	15
42	15	Danish Kaneria	Pakistan	2000-2010	61	112	17,697	9,082	261	7/77	34.79	3.07	67.80	15
42	15	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Bangladesh	2016-2026	60	105	13,903	7,134	225	7/58	31.70	3.07	61.79	15
42	15	Ravindra Jadeja	India	2012-2026	91	171	20,856	9,008	356	7/42	25.30	2.59	58.58	15
42	15	Tim Southee	New Zealand	2008-2024	107	203	23,490	11,832	391	7/64	30.26	3.02	60.07	15
48	14	Alan Davidson	Australia	1953-1963	44	82	11,587	3,819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	14
48	14	Bishan Bedi	India	1966-1979	67	118	21,364	7,637	266	7/98	28.71	2.14	80.31	14
48	14	Craig McDermott	Australia	1984-1996	71	124	16,586	8,332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	14
48	14	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa	1949-1960	37	61	13,568	4,405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	14
48	14	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	2014-2026	78	147	15,717	7,272	303	6/67	24.00	2.77	51.87	14
48	14	Pat Cummins	Australia	2011-2026	74	137	14,673	7,056	322	6/23	21.91	2.88	45.56	14
48	14	Terry Alderman	Australia	1981-1991	41	73	10,181	4,616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	14
55	13	Andy Caddick	England	1993-2003	62	105	13,558	6,999	234	7/46	29.91	3.09	57.94	13
55	13	Angus Fraser	England	1989-1998	46	79	10,876	4,836	177	8/53	27.32	2.66	61.44	13
55	13	Chris Cairns	New Zealand	1989-2004	62	104	11,698	6,410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.66	13
55	13	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan	1952-1962	34	53	9,834	3,434	139	7/42	24.70	2.09	70.74	13
55	13	Michael Holding	West Indies	1975-1987	60	113	12,680	5,898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	13
55	13	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	1995-2004	49	86	14,070	6,206	208	8/164	29.83	2.64	67.64	13
55	13	Vernon Philander	South Africa	2011-2020	64	119	11,391	5,000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	13
62	12	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	1994-2009	111	194	23,438	10,501	355	7/71	29.58	2.68	66.02	12
62	12	Fidel Edwards	West Indies	2003-2012	55	97	9,602	6,249	165	7/87	37.87	3.90	58.19	12
62	12	Kemar Roach	West Indies	2009-2026	91	165	15,773	8,192	304	6/48	26.94	3.11	51.88	12
62	12	Keshav Maharaj	South Africa	2016-2025	62	106	12,308	6,370	218	9/129	29.22	3.10	56.45	12
62	12	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	2007-2015	73	140	16,001	8,891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	12
62	12	Monty Panesar	England	2006-2013	50	85	12,475	5,797	167	6/37	34.71	2.78	74.70	12
62	12	Prabath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	2022-2026	25	46	8,152	4,288	134	7/52	32.00	3.15	60.83	12
62	12	Ray Lindwall	Australia	1946-1960	61	113	13,650	5,251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	12
62	12	Shoaib Akhtar	Pakistan	1997-2007	46	82	8,143	4,574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	12
62	12	Stuart MacGill	Australia	1998-2008	44	85	11,237	6,038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	12
62	12	Subhash Gupte	India	1951-1961	36	61	11,284	4,403	149	9/102	29.55	2.34	75.73	12
73	11	Andy Roberts	West Indies	1974-1983	47	90	11,135	5,174	202	7/54	25.61	2.78	55.12	11
73	11	Bill O'Reilly	Australia	1932-1946	27	48	10,024	3,254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	11
73	11	Charlie Turner	Australia	1887-1895	17	30	5,179	1,670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	11
73	11	Geoff Lawson	Australia	1980-1989	46	78	11,118	5,501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	11
73	11	Ishant Sharma	India	2007-2021	105	188	19,160	10,078	311	7/74	32.40	3.15	61.60	11
73	11	Tom Richardson	England	1893-1898	14	24	4,498	2,220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	11
73	11	Zaheer Khan	India	2000-2014	92	165	18,785	10,247	311	7/87	32.94	3.27	60.40	11
80	10	Brett Lee	Australia	1999-2008	76	150	16,531	9,554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	10
80	10	Chris Martin	New Zealand	2000-2013	71	126	14,026	7,878	233	6/26	33.81	3.37	60.19	10
80	10	Danny Morrison	New Zealand	1987-1997	48	76	10,064	5,549	160	7/89	34.68	3.30	62.90	10
80	10	Erapalli Prasanna	India	1962-1978	49	86	14,353	5,742	189	8/76	30.38	2.40	75.94	10
80	10	Javagal Srinath	India	1991-2002	67	121	15,104	7,196	236	8/86	30.49	2.85	64.00	10
80	10	Mushtaq Ahmed	Pakistan	1990-2003	52	89	12,532	6,100	185	7/56	32.97	2.92	67.74	10
80	10	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	2009-2014	35	67	11,592	5,003	178	7/55	28.10	2.58	65.12	10
80	10	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies	1950-1961	43	76	13,939	4,579	158	7/49	28.98	1.97	88.22	10
80	10	Trent Boult	New Zealand	2011-2022	78	149	17,417	8,717	317	6/30	27.49	3.00	54.94	10
89	9	Brian Statham	England	1951-1965	70	129	16,056	6,261	252	7/39	24.84	2.33	63.71	9
89	9	Colin Blythe	England	1901-1910	19	37	4,546	1,863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	9
89	9	Darren Gough	England	1994-2003	58	95	11,821	6,503	229	6/42	28.39	3.30	51.62	9
89	9	George Lohmann	England	1886-1896	18	36	3,830	1,205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	9
89	9	Hugh Trumble	Australia	1890-1904	32	57	8,099	3,072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	9
89	9	Jim Laker	England	1948-1959	46	86	12,027	4,101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.31	9
89	9	Johnny Briggs	England	1884-1899	33	49	5,332	2,095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	9
89	9	Monty Noble	Australia	1898-1909	42	71	7,159	3,025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	9
89	9	Nauman Ali	Pakistan	2021-2026	22	42	4,906	2,534	101	8/46	25.08	3.09	48.57	9
89	9	Neil Wagner	New Zealand	2012-2024	64	122	13,725	7,169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	9
89	9	Peter Pollock	South Africa	1961-1970	28	52	6,522	2,806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	9
89	9	Tony Lock	England	1952-1968	49	88	13,147	4,451	174	7/35	25.58	2.03	75.55	9

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