Most ten-wickets-in-a-match
Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL) 1992-2010 133 230 44039 18180 800 9/51 16/220 22.72 2.47 55.0 67 22
SK Warne (AUS) 1992-2007 145 273 40705 17995 708 8/71 12/128 25.41 2.65 57.4 37 10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 86 150 21918 9611 431 9/52 15/123 22.29 2.63 50.8 36 9
HMRKB Herath (SL) 1999-2018 93 170 25993 12157 433 9/127 14/184 28.07 2.80 60.0 34 9
R Ashwin (IND) 2011-2024 106 200 27246 12891 537 7/59 13/140 24.00 2.83 50.7 37 8
A Kumble (IND) 1990-2008 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 2.69 65.9 35 8
SF Barnes (ENG) 1901-1914 27 50 7873 3106 189 9/103 17/159 16.43 2.36 41.6 24 7
CV Grimmett (AUS) 1925-1936 37 67 14513 5231 216 7/40 14/199 24.21 2.16 67.1 21 7
DK Lillee (AUS) 1971-1984 70 132 18467 8493 355 7/83 11/123 23.92 2.75 52.0 23 7
Imran Khan (PAK) 1971-1992 88 142 19458 8258 362 8/58 14/116 22.81 2.54 53.7 23 6
DL Underwood (ENG) 1966-1982 86 151 21862 7674 297 8/51 13/71 25.83 2.10 73.6 17 6
GA Lohmann (ENG) 1886-1896 18 36 3830 1205 112 9/28 15/45 10.75 1.88 34.1 9 5
AV Bedser (ENG) 1946-1955 51 92 15918 5876 236 7/44 14/99 24.89 2.21 67.4 15 5
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 87 154 16224 8788 373 7/76 13/135 23.56 3.25 43.4 22 5
Abdul Qadir (PAK) 1977-1990 67 111 17126 7742 236 9/56 13/101 32.80 2.71 72.5 15 5
DW Steyn (SA) 2004-2019 93 171 18608 10077 439 7/51 11/60 22.95 3.24 42.3 26 5
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1985-2002 104 181 22627 9779 414 7/119 11/110 23.62 2.59 54.6 25 5
Harbhajan Singh (IND) 1998-2015 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 32.46 2.84 68.5 25 5
NM Lyon (AUS) 2011-2025 139 259 34502 16942 562 8/50 13/154 30.14 2.94 61.3 24 5
FR Spofforth (AUS) 1877-1887 18 30 4185 1731 94 7/44 14/90 18.41 2.48 44.5 7 4
T Richardson (ENG) 1893-1898 14 24 4498 2220 88 8/94 13/244 25.22 2.96 51.1 11 4
C Blythe (ENG) 1901-1910 19 37 4546 1863 100 8/59 15/99 18.63 2.45 45.4 9 4
J Briggs (ENG) 1884-1899 33 49 5332 2095 118 8/11 15/28 17.75 2.35 45.1 9 4
Fazal Mahmood (PAK) 1952-1962 34 53 9834 3434 139 7/42 13/114 24.70 2.09 70.7 13 4
Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 2009-2014 35 67 11592 5003 178 7/55 11/111 28.10 2.58 65.1 10 4
K Rabada (SA) 2015-2025 71 130 13100 7306 336 7/112 13/144 21.74 3.34 38.9 17 4
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1991 81 151 17584 7876 376 7/22 11/89 20.94 2.68 46.7 22 4
M Ntini (SA) 1998-2009 101 190 20834 11242 390 7/37 13/132 28.82 3.23 53.4 18 4
IT Botham (ENG) 1977-1992 102 168 21815 10878 383 8/34 13/106 28.40 2.99 56.9 27 4
Rashid Khan (AFG) 2018-2025 6 11 1864 920 45 7/66 11/104 20.44 2.96 41.4 5 3
AP Freeman (ENG) 1924-1929 12 22 3732 1707 66 7/71 12/171 25.86 2.74 56.5 5 3
H Trumble (AUS) 1890-1904 32 57 8099 3072 141 8/65 12/89 21.78 2.27 57.4 9 3
WJ O'Reilly (AUS) 1932-1946 27 48 10024 3254 144 7/54 11/129 22.59 1.94 69.6 11 3
JC Laker (ENG) 1948-1959 46 86 12027 4101 193 10/53 19/90 21.24 2.04 62.3 9 3
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) 1990-2003 52 89 12532 6100 185 7/56 10/106 32.97 2.92 67.7 10 3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN) 2016-2025 54 94 12696 6635 205 7/58 12/117 32.36 3.13 61.9 13 3
GAR Lock (ENG) 1952-1968 49 88 13147 4451 174 7/35 11/48 25.58 2.03 75.5 9 3
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 1995-2004 49 86 14070 6206 208 8/164 10/155 29.83 2.64 67.6 13 3
Yasir Shah (PAK) 2014-2022 48 89 14255 7657 244 8/41 14/184 31.38 3.22 58.4 16 3
FS Trueman (ENG) 1952-1965 67 127 15178 6625 307 8/31 12/119 21.57 2.61 49.4 17 3
GP Swann (ENG) 2008-2013 60 109 15349 7642 255 6/65 10/132 29.96 2.98 60.1 17 3
AA Donald (SA) 1992-2002 72 129 15519 7344 330 8/71 12/139 22.25 2.83 47.0 20 3
MG Johnson (AUS) 2007-2015 73 140 16001 8891 313 8/61 12/127 28.40 3.33 51.1 12 3
GD McKenzie (AUS) 1961-1971 60 113 17681 7328 246 8/71 10/91 29.78 2.48 71.8 16 3
RA Jadeja (IND) 2012-2025 82 154 18947 8080 325 7/42 10/110 24.86 2.55 58.2 15 3
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 98 179 22103 8501 405 8/45 11/84 20.99 2.30 54.5 22 3
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2014 113 187 28814 12441 362 7/87 12/149 34.36 2.59 79.5 20 3
GD McGrath (AUS) 1993-2007 124 243 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 21.64 2.49 51.9 29 3
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 132 242 30019 12688 519 7/37 13/55 24.44 2.53 57.8 22 3
SCJ Broad (ENG) 2007-2023 167 309 33698 16719 604 8/15 11/121 27.68 2.97 55.7 20 3
JM Anderson (ENG) 2003-2024 188 350 40037 18627 704 7/42 11/71 26.45 2.79 56.8 32 3
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593 - Live]
    » Zimbabwe 220 (77.3 ov, WP Masakadza 17*, S Muthusamy 3/77) - Match over
West Indies v Australia at St George's, 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]
England v India at Birmingham, 2nd Test, Jul 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2591]
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