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Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL)	1992-2009	129	42758	17398	783	9/51	16/220	22.21	2.44	54.6	66	22
SK Warne (Aus)	1992-2007	145	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	2.65	57.4	37	10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	21918	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.29	2.63	50.8	36	9
A Kumble (India)	1990-2008	132	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	2.69	65.9	35	8
GD McGrath (Aus)	1993-2007	124	29248	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	2.49	51.9	29	3
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	102	21815	10878	383	8/34	13/106	28.40	2.99	56.9	27	4
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1985-2002	104	22627	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	2.59	54.6	25	5
SF Barnes (Eng)	1901-1914	27	7873	3106	189	9/103	17/159	16.43	2.36	41.6	24	7
DK Lillee (Aus)	1971-1984	70	18467	8493	355	7/83	11/123	23.92	2.75	52.0	23	7
Imran Khan (Pak)	1971-1992	88	19458	8258	362	8/58	14/116	22.81	2.54	53.7	23	6
Harbhajan Singh (India)	1998-2009	77	21471	10040	330	8/84	15/217	30.42	2.80	65.0	23	5
N Kapil Dev (India)	1978-1994	131	27740	12867	434	9/83	11/146	29.64	2.78	63.9	23	2
Waqar Younis (Pak)	1989-2003	87	16224	8788	373	7/76	13/135	23.56	3.25	43.4	22	5
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	17584	7876	376	7/22	11/89	20.94	2.68	46.7	22	4
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	22103	8501	405	8/45	11/84	20.99	2.30	54.5	22	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	30019	12688	519	7/37	13/55	24.44	2.53	57.8	22	3
CV Grimmett (Aus)	1925-1936	37	14513	5231	216	7/40	14/199	24.21	2.16	67.1	21	7
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	15519	7344	330	8/71	12/139	22.25	2.83	47.0	20	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	99	20414	11009	388	7/37	13/132	28.37	3.23	52.6	18	4
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2009	94	23125	10156	303	7/87	12/149	33.51	2.63	76.3	18	3
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	27115	8989	309	8/38	11/157	29.09	1.98	87.7	18	2
FS Trueman (Eng)	1952-1965	67	15178	6625	307	8/31	12/119	21.57	2.61	49.4	17	3
DL Underwood (Eng)	1966-1982	86	21862	7674	297	8/51	13/71	25.83	2.10	73.6	17	6
BS Chandrasekhar (India)	1964-1979	58	15963	7199	242	8/79	12/104	29.74	2.70	65.9	16	2
RGD Willis (Eng)	1971-1984	90	17357	8190	325	8/43	9/92	25.20	2.83	53.4	16	0
GD McKenzie (Aus)	1961-1971	60	17681	7328	246	8/71	10/91	29.78	2.48	71.8	16	3
R Benaud (Aus)	1952-1964	63	19108	6704	248	7/72	11/105	27.03	2.10	77.0	16	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	24353	9733	421	7/87	10/147	23.11	2.39	57.8	16	1
AV Bedser (Eng)	1946-1955	51	15918	5876	236	7/44	14/99	24.89	2.21	67.4	15	5
Abdul Qadir (Pak)	1977-1990	67	17126	7742	236	9/56	13/101	32.80	2.71	72.5	15	5
TM Alderman (Aus)	1981-1991	41	10181	4616	170	6/47	10/151	27.15	2.72	59.8	14	1
AK Davidson (Aus)	1953-1963	44	11587	3819	186	7/93	12/124	20.53	1.97	62.2	14	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	13568	4405	170	9/113	13/165	25.91	1.94	79.8	14	2
CJ McDermott (Aus)	1984-1996	71	16586	8332	291	8/97	11/157	28.63	3.01	56.9	14	2
BS Bedi (India)	1966-1979	67	21364	7637	266	7/98	10/194	28.71	2.14	80.3	14	1
Fazal Mahmood (Pak)	1952-1962	34	9834	3434	139	7/42	13/114	24.70	2.09	70.7	13	4
ARC Fraser (Eng)	1989-1998	46	10876	4836	177	8/53	11/110	27.32	2.66	61.4	13	2
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	11698	6410	218	7/27	10/100	29.40	3.28	53.6	13	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	12680	5898	249	8/92	14/149	23.68	2.79	50.9	13	2
AR Caddick (Eng)	1993-2003	62	13558	6999	234	7/46	10/215	29.91	3.09	57.9	13	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)	1995-2004	49	14070	6206	208	8/164	10/155	29.83	2.64	67.6	13	3
Danish Kaneria (Pak)	2000-2009	54	15947	8022	232	7/77	12/94	34.57	3.01	68.7	13	2
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)	1997-2007	46	8143	4574	178	6/11	11/78	25.69	3.37	45.7	12	2
SCG MacGill (Aus)	1998-2008	44	11237	6038	208	8/108	12/107	29.02	3.22	54.0	12	2
SP Gupte (India)	1951-1961	36	11284	4403	149	9/102	10/223	29.55	2.34	75.7	12	1
RR Lindwall (Aus)	1946-1960	61	13650	5251	228	7/38	9/70	23.03	2.30	59.8	12	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	111	23438	10501	355	7/71	14/191	29.58	2.68	66.0	12	2

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1932]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-23, 2009 [Test # 1931]

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Aug 18-22, 2009 [Test # 1930]

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