Most five-wickets-in-an-innings
Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 262 258 12698 9919 416 7/36 23.84 4.68 30.5 14 13
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) 1993-2011 350 341 18811 12326 534 7/30 23.08 3.93 35.2 15 10
MA Starc (AUS) 2010-2025 130 130 6638 5826 247 6/28 23.58 5.26 26.8 12 9
B Lee (AUS) 2000-2012 221 217 11185 8877 380 5/22 23.36 4.76 29.4 14 9
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1996-2015 398 372 17670 13632 395 7/12 34.51 4.62 44.7 4 9
SL Malinga (SL) 2004-2019 226 220 10936 9760 338 6/38 28.87 5.35 32.3 11 8
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) 1993-2007 250 248 12970 8391 381 7/15 22.02 3.88 34 9 7
Mohammed Shami (IND) 2013-2025 108 107 5326 4955 206 7/57 24.05 5.58 25.8 10 6
Rashid Khan (AFG) 2015-2025 117 109 5888 4127 210 7/18 19.65 4.2 28 6 6
TA Boult (NZ) 2012-2023 114 113 6180 5146 211 7/34 24.38 4.99 29.2 10 6
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 171 164 7336 5751 192 6/49 29.95 4.7 38.2 1 6
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 1995-2003 169 165 8770 6275 288 5/20 21.78 4.29 30.4 11 6
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1984-2003 356 351 18186 11812 502 5/15 23.52 3.89 36.2 17 6
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) 2015-2025 116 114 5549 4782 177 6/43 27.01 5.17 31.3 6 5
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 115 112 6182 3407 158 5/25 21.56 3.3 39.1 1 5
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2008 303 297 15712 9631 393 6/35 24.5 3.67 39.9 12 5
Bilal Khan (OMA) 2019-2024 49 49 2510 2118 101 5/31 20.97 5.06 24.8 4 4
Hasan Ali (PAK) 2016-2025 68 66 3286 3179 102 5/34 31.16 5.8 32.2 2 4
SE Bond (NZ) 2002-2010 82 80 4295 3070 147 6/19 20.88 4.28 29.2 7 4
NLTC Perera (SL) 2009-2021 166 157 5900 5740 175 6/44 32.8 5.83 33.7 5 4
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1998-2011 163 162 7764 6169 247 6/16 24.97 4.76 31.4 6 4
Abdur Razzak (BAN) 2004-2014 153 152 7965 6065 207 5/29 29.29 4.56 38.4 5 4
Aaqib Javed (PAK) 1988-1998 163 159 8012 5721 182 7/37 31.43 4.28 44 2 4
M Ntini (ICC/SA) 1998-2009 173 171 8687 6559 266 6/22 24.65 4.53 32.6 8 4
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 176 175 9353 5429 225 5/17 24.12 3.48 41.5 6 4
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2006-2023 247 241 12575 9360 317 5/29 29.52 4.46 39.6 10 4
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2011 445 368 14874 11871 323 6/29 36.75 4.78 46 8 4
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL) 1994-2008 322 320 15775 11014 400 8/19 27.53 4.18 39.4 9 4
RJ Harris (AUS) 2009-2012 21 20 1031 832 44 5/19 18.9 4.84 23.4 0 3
Karan KC (NEP) 2018-2025 65 65 2840 2449 91 5/33 26.91 5.17 31.2 5 3
S Lamichhane (NEP) 2018-2025 66 64 3602 2691 135 6/11 19.93 4.48 26.6 8 3
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) 2018-2025 71 70 3607 3381 135 6/35 25.04 5.62 26.7 8 3
BAW Mendis (SL) 2008-2015 87 84 4154 3324 152 6/13 21.86 4.8 27.3 7 3
KAJ Roach (WI) 2008-2022 95 93 4579 3885 125 6/27 31.08 5.09 36.6 3 3
AG Cremer (ZIM) 2009-2018 96 95 4680 3597 119 6/46 30.22 4.61 39.3 4 3
MJ Henry (NZ) 2014-2025 95 93 4946 4298 172 5/30 24.98 5.21 28.7 13 3
JR Hazlewood (AUS) 2010-2025 96 95 4978 3928 142 6/52 27.66 4.73 35 1 3
JN Gillespie (AUS) 1996-2005 97 96 5144 3611 142 5/22 25.42 4.21 36.2 3 3
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 98 98 5330 2752 146 5/31 18.84 3.09 36.5 2 3
M Dillon (WI) 1997-2005 108 107 5480 4218 130 5/29 32.44 4.61 42.1 3 3
Imran Tahir (SA) 2011-2019 107 104 5541 4297 173 7/45 24.83 4.65 32 7 3
CR Woakes (ENG) 2011-2023 122 118 5737 5193 173 6/45 30.01 5.43 33.1 11 3
Azhar Mahmood (PAK) 1996-2007 143 139 6242 4813 123 6/18 39.13 4.62 50.7 2 3
DW Steyn (Afr/SA) 2005-2019 125 124 6256 5087 196 6/39 25.95 4.87 31.9 4 3
MG Johnson (AUS) 2005-2015 153 150 7489 6038 239 6/31 25.26 4.83 31.3 9 3
TG Southee (NZ) 2008-2023 161 159 8075 7448 221 7/33 33.7 5.53 36.5 5 3
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) 1996-2011 265 254 10941 8564 269 6/35 31.83 4.69 40.6 8 3
J Srinath (IND) 1991-2003 229 227 11935 8847 315 5/23 28.08 4.44 37.8 7 3
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND) 1998-2015 236 227 12479 8973 269 5/31 33.35 4.31 46.3 2 3
BV Sears (NZ) 2025-2025 4 4 206 197 10 5/34 19.7 5.73 20.6 0 2
GJ Gilmour (AUS) 1974-1975 5 5 320 165 16 6/14 10.31 3.09 20 0 2
AM Ghazanfar (AFG) 2024-2025 14 14 547 386 23 6/26 16.78 4.23 23.7 0 2
Ali Khan (USA) 2019-2023 15 15 681 542 33 7/32 16.42 4.77 20.6 0 2
K Srikkanth (IND) 1981-1992 146 33 712 641 25 5/27 25.64 5.4 28.4 0 2
OD Gibson (WI) 1995-1997 15 15 739 621 34 5/40 18.26 5.04 21.7 2 2
Usman Shinwari (PAK) 2017-2019 17 17 768 633 34 5/34 18.61 4.94 22.5 3 2
SI Kamea (PNG) 2022-2023 22 21 1000 868 33 5/38 26.3 5.2 30.3 0 2
BV Vitori (ZIM) 2011-2018 24 24 1193 1149 32 5/20 35.9 5.77 37.2 0 2
BA Williams (AUS) 2002-2004 25 24 1203 814 35 5/22 23.25 4.05 34.3 1 2
DN Wellalage (SL) 2022-2025 31 30 1319 1135 39 5/27 29.1 5.16 33.8 1 2
JH Davey (SCOT) 2010-2025 33 31 1361 1111 50 6/28 22.22 4.89 27.2 1 2
SB O'Connor (NZ) 1997-2000 38 38 1487 1396 46 5/39 30.34 5.63 32.3 1 2
VC Drakes (WI) 1995-2004 34 34 1640 1293 51 5/33 25.35 4.73 32.1 3 2
JJ Smit (NAM) 2019-2025 52 38 1657 1185 56 5/26 21.16 4.29 29.5 2 2
Naseem Shah (PAK) 2022-2025 34 33 1701 1555 60 5/33 25.91 5.48 28.3 0 2
MG Erasmus (NAM) 2019-2025 63 49 1769 1332 53 5/28 25.13 4.51 33.3 1 2
VJ Marks (ENG) 1980-1988 34 32 1838 1135 44 5/20 25.79 3.7 41.7 0 2
A Mishra (IND) 2003-2016 36 34 1917 1511 64 6/48 23.6 4.72 29.9 2 2
DE Bollinger (AUS) 2009-2011 39 39 1942 1482 62 5/35 23.9 4.57 31.3 3 2
HK Olonga (ZIM) 1995-2003 50 49 2059 1977 58 6/19 34.08 5.76 35.5 2 2
A Dananjaya (SL) 2012-2024 42 40 2115 1809 59 6/29 30.66 5.13 35.8 2 2
FH Edwards (WI) 2003-2009 50 49 2138 1812 60 6/22 30.2 5.08 35.6 0 2
MS Kasprowicz (AUS) 1995-2005 43 42 2225 1674 67 5/45 24.98 4.51 33.2 1 2
R Trumpelmann (NAM) 2021-2025 49 48 2294 1858 73 5/30 25.45 4.85 31.4 2 2
JDS Neesham (NZ) 2013-2023 76 72 2448 2556 71 5/27 36 6.26 34.4 2 2
CA Soper (PNG) 2016-2023 56 56 2612 1985 70 6/41 28.35 4.55 37.3 1 2
Haris Rauf (PAK) 2020-2025 54 54 2630 2566 97 5/18 26.45 5.85 27.1 5 2
ALF de Mel (SL) 1982-1987 57 57 2735 2237 59 5/32 37.91 4.9 46.3 1 2
EA Brandes (ZIM) 1987-1999 59 59 2828 2266 70 5/28 32.37 4.8 40.4 1 2
CJ McKay (AUS) 2009-2014 59 59 2965 2364 97 5/28 24.37 4.78 30.5 4 2
GS Chappell (AUS) 1971-1983 74 67 3108 2097 72 5/15 29.12 4.04 43.1 0 2
WD Parnell (SA) 2009-2023 73 69 3224 3010 99 5/48 30.4 5.6 32.5 3 2
MA Ealham (ENG) 1996-2001 64 62 3227 2197 67 5/15 32.79 4.08 48.1 1 2
AJ Bichel (AUS) 1997-2004 67 66 3257 2463 78 7/20 31.57 4.53 41.7 1 2
TM Alderman (AUS) 1981-1991 65 65 3371 2056 88 5/17 23.36 3.65 38.3 1 2
BM Scholtz (NAM) 2019-2025 64 64 3371 1889 100 5/22 18.89 3.36 33.7 4 2
SN Netravalkar (USA) 2019-2025 67 66 3445 2293 108 5/32 21.23 3.99 31.8 3 2
L Ngidi (SA) 2018-2025 75 74 3461 3350 115 6/58 29.13 5.8 30 4 2
CK Langeveldt (SA) 2001-2010 72 71 3489 2962 100 5/39 29.62 5.09 34.8 1 2
SP Narine (WI) 2011-2016 65 65 3540 2435 92 6/27 26.46 4.12 38.4 4 2
ST Finn (ENG) 2011-2017 69 67 3550 2996 102 5/33 29.37 5.06 34.8 4 2
RR Singh (IND) 1989-2001 136 117 3734 2985 69 5/22 43.26 4.79 54.1 0 2
YS Chahal (IND) 2016-2023 72 69 3739 3283 121 6/42 27.13 5.26 30.9 5 2
Taskin Ahmed (BAN) 2014-2025 83 81 3902 3494 117 5/28 29.86 5.37 33.3 6 2
R Rampaul (WI) 2003-2015 92 88 4033 3434 117 5/49 29.35 5.1 34.4 8 2
SM Sharif (SCOT) 2011-2025 90 89 4156 3426 113 5/33 30.31 4.94 36.7 3 2
IR Bishop (WI) 1988-1997 84 83 4332 3127 118 5/25 26.5 4.33 36.7 7 2
PA Strang (ZIM) 1994-2001 95 89 4351 3173 96 5/21 33.05 4.37 45.3 2 2
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND) 1992-2007 311 171 4561 3849 100 5/16 38.49 5.06 45.6 1 2
JJ Bumrah (IND) 2016-2023 89 88 4580 3509 149 6/19 23.55 4.59 30.7 6 2
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1996 96 95 4586 3470 126 5/34 27.53 4.53 36.3 1 2
MF Maharoof (SL) 2004-2016 109 105 4640 3789 135 6/14 28.06 4.89 34.3 4 2
Abdul Qadir (PAK) 1983-1993 104 100 5100 3454 132 5/44 26.16 4.06 38.6 4 2
K Rabada (SA) 2015-2025 106 104 5444 4613 168 6/16 27.45 5.08 32.4 6 2
GB Hogg (AUS) 1996-2008 123 113 5564 4188 156 5/32 26.84 4.51 35.6 3 2
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) 1999-2009 141 119 5624 4121 169 5/19 24.38 4.39 33.2 6 2
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 187 131 5644 4228 118 6/41 35.83 4.49 47.8 1 2
A Nehra (Asia/IND) 2001-2011 120 120 5751 4981 157 6/23 31.72 5.19 36.6 5 2
NW Bracken (AUS) 2001-2009 116 116 5759 4240 174 5/47 24.36 4.41 33 5 2
M Morkel (Afr/SA) 2007-2018 117 114 5760 4761 188 5/21 25.32 4.95 30.6 7 2
IK Pathan (IND) 2004-2012 120 118 5855 5142 173 5/27 29.72 5.26 33.8 5 2
MJ Santner (NZ) 2015-2025 124 118 5875 4717 133 5/50 35.46 4.81 44.1 0 2
Kuldeep Yadav (IND) 2017-2025 117 114 5994 5023 191 6/25 26.29 5.02 31.3 9 2
Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 2008-2015 113 112 6000 4182 184 5/24 22.72 4.18 32.6 6 2
Umar Gul (PAK) 2003-2016 130 128 6064 5253 179 6/42 29.34 5.19 33.8 4 2
M Prabhakar (IND) 1984-1996 130 127 6360 4534 157 5/33 28.87 4.27 40.5 4 2
JO Holder (WI) 2013-2023 138 134 6402 5878 159 5/27 36.96 5.5 40.2 5 2
JDP Oram (NZ) 2001-2012 160 154 6911 5047 173 5/26 29.17 4.38 39.9 3 2
AU Rashid (ENG) 2009-2025 158 152 7899 7432 235 5/27 31.62 5.64 33.6 10 2
SR Tendulkar (IND) 1989-2012 463 270 8054 6850 154 5/32 44.48 5.1 52.2 4 2
D Gough (ENG/ICC) 1994-2006 159 156 8470 6209 235 5/44 26.42 4.39 36 10 2
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 164 162 8561 5926 272 6/23 21.78 4.15 31.4 11 2
AB Agarkar (IND) 1998-2007 191 188 9484 8021 288 6/42 27.85 5.07 32.9 10 2
JM Anderson (ENG) 2002-2015 194 191 9584 7861 269 5/23 29.22 4.92 35.6 11 2
RA Jadeja (IND) 2009-2025 207 199 10266 8337 232 5/33 35.93 4.87 44.2 7 2
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2014 328 283 10750 8680 273 5/30 31.79 4.84 39.3 2 2
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2015 295 277 14060 9674 305 5/7 31.71 4.12 46 8 2
A Kumble (Asia/IND) 1990-2007 271 265 14496 10412 337 6/12 30.89 4.3 43 8 2
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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India v South Africa at Visakhapatnam, 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]
India v South Africa at Raipur, 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]
India v South Africa at Ranchi, 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]