Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records in 2000s 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
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2008	9	17	3052	508.4	107	1315	62	8/46	21.20	2.58	49.22	1	7	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2006	8	15	2267	377.5	86	987	45	7/48	21.93	2.61	50.37	1	5	0
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	15	26	3196	532.4	120	1738	63	7/37	27.58	3.26	50.73	1	5	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2008	9	16	2060	343.2	79	913	55	7/71	16.60	2.65	37.45	3	4	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2006	4	6	766	127.4	28	429	20	5/69	21.45	3.36	38.30	0	3	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2009	7	11	1522	253.4	55	700	28	6/129	25.00	2.75	54.35	1	3	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2003	8	16	1858	309.4	93	721	37	6/40	19.48	2.32	50.21	0	3	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	12	24	2705	450.5	110	1472	64	5/30	23.00	3.26	42.26	3	3	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	14	26	2858	476.2	93	1539	60	7/12	25.65	3.23	47.63	2	3	0
C White (ENG)	2000-2000	4	6	489	81.3	14	236	13	5/32	18.15	2.89	37.61	0	2	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	3	5	698	116.2	35	264	15	6/61	17.60	2.26	46.53	0	2	1
SK Warne (AUS)	2005-2005	3	6	794	132.2	27	366	16	6/80	22.87	2.76	49.62	1	2	0
CR Miller (AUS)	2000-2001	3	6	860	143.2	37	365	20	5/32	18.25	2.54	43.00	1	2	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2000	5	9	1025	170.5	53	422	22	5/14	19.18	2.47	46.59	1	2	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2004	7	11	1303	217.1	43	646	24	5/57	26.91	2.97	54.29	2	2	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2009	5	9	1316	219.2	62	576	26	5/57	22.15	2.62	50.61	0	2	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2003	4	7	1360	226.4	54	643	23	6/73	27.95	2.83	59.13	2	2	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2006	7	13	1934	322.2	71	1006	28	5/46	35.92	3.12	69.07	0	2	0
A Nel (SA)	2003-2008	10	19	2311	385.1	96	1145	52	6/32	22.01	2.97	44.44	1	2	1
A Kumble (IND)	2002-2006	9	15	2614	435.4	97	1219	42	6/78	29.02	2.79	62.23	2	2	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2000-2008	12	24	3013	502.1	104	1693	48	7/104	35.27	3.37	62.77	1	2	0
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2003-2003	2	3	252	42.0	2	236	6	5/64	39.33	5.61	42.00	0	1	0
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2009	2	4	273	45.3	9	200	10	5/38	20.00	4.39	27.30	0	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2002	2	4	360	60.0	18	178	10	5/24	17.80	2.96	36.00	1	1	0
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2009-2009	2	4	376	62.4	9	191	12	5/51	15.91	3.04	31.33	0	1	0
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2008-2008	2	3	390	65.0	13	211	8	6/75	26.37	3.24	48.75	0	1	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2008-2008	1	2	426	71.0	28	151	6	5/110	25.16	2.12	71.00	0	1	0
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2009	2	4	500	83.2	12	258	13	5/70	19.84	3.09	38.46	0	1	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2009-2009	2	4	655	109.1	31	244	13	5/70	18.76	2.23	50.38	0	1	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2008-2008	3	6	660	110.0	30	251	13	5/32	19.30	2.28	50.76	0	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2008	3	6	706	117.4	27	382	20	6/72	19.10	3.24	35.30	2	1	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	5	8	714	119.0	14	473	12	5/57	39.41	3.97	59.50	0	1	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2006	3	5	751	125.1	28	428	16	5/65	26.75	3.41	46.93	2	1	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2008	5	8	834	139.0	28	491	11	5/53	44.63	3.53	75.81	0	1	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2000-2003	6	12	879	146.3	30	470	18	5/60	26.11	3.20	48.83	0	1	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2009	6	8	1014	169.0	40	496	17	5/88	29.17	2.93	59.64	2	1	0
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2000	5	9	1043	173.5	33	530	25	5/109	21.20	3.04	41.72	2	1	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2009	7	10	1094	182.2	37	570	20	5/85	28.50	3.12	54.70	0	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2003	6	9	1172	195.2	57	519	21	5/27	24.71	2.65	55.80	1	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2002	5	9	1289	214.5	63	477	13	5/121	36.69	2.22	99.15	0	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2009	6	12	1291	215.1	37	824	27	5/103	30.51	3.82	47.81	1	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2008	7	11	1479	246.3	70	595	25	6/56	23.80	2.41	59.16	1	1	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2009	9	15	1492	248.4	54	756	27	5/87	28.00	3.04	55.25	2	1	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2009	12	18	1657	276.1	65	793	31	5/58	25.58	2.87	53.45	0	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2005	10	20	2345	390.5	135	802	37	6/17	21.67	2.05	63.37	3	1	1
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2008	16	30	2710	451.4	139	1098	30	6/67	36.60	2.43	90.33	1	1	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2008	11	21	2829	471.3	138	1124	41	5/28	27.41	2.38	69.00	4	1	0
Alok Kapali (BAN)	2002-2002	2	1	3	0.3	0	4	0	-	0.00	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	2001-2008	15	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	1	6	1.0	0	3	0	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
A Ratra (IND)	2002-2002	4	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2008	4	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2006-2006	4	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
MV Boucher (SA)	2001-2008	16	1	8	1.2	0	6	1	1/6	6.00	4.50	8.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2000-2005	12	1	12	2.0	0	9	0	-	0.00	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
G Kirsten (SA)	2001-2004	8	1	12	2.0	1	1	0	-	0.00	0.50	0.00	0	0	0
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2002	2	1	12	2.0	0	6	0	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2005-2005	2	1	12	2.0	1	1	0	-	0.00	0.50	0.00	0	0	0
LPC Silva (SL)	2008-2008	1	1	12	2.0	0	5	0	-	0.00	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2009	17	2	18	3.0	1	6	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2001-2003	5	2	18	3.0	1	2	0	-	0.00	0.66	0.00	0	0	0
HM Amla (SA)	2007-2008	3	1	18	3.0	0	11	0	-	0.00	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
JD Ryder (NZ)	2008-2008	2	1	18	3.0	0	9	0	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	2	24	4.0	0	16	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2001	3	2	30	5.0	1	12	0	-	0.00	2.40	0.00	0	0	0
OA Shah (ENG)	2007-2009	5	2	30	5.0	0	31	0	-	0.00	6.20	0.00	0	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2009-2009	1	1	39	6.3	0	26	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
Sanuar Hossain (BAN)	2002-2002	1	1	42	7.0	1	29	1	1/29	29.00	4.14	42.00	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2003-2003	1	2	42	7.0	0	39	1	1/27	39.00	5.57	42.00	0	0	0
SS Das (IND)	2002-2002	5	1	48	8.0	2	28	0	-	0.00	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2009	9	2	48	8.0	2	17	1	1/3	17.00	2.12	48.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	2002-2006	12	1	54	9.0	3	18	1	1/18	18.00	2.00	54.00	0	0	0
AG Prince (SA)	2005-2008	6	1	54	9.0	1	22	0	-	0.00	2.44	0.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2000-2001	5	2	66	11.0	4	15	1	1/10	15.00	1.36	66.00	0	0	0
W Jaffer (IND)	2002-2006	7	1	66	11.0	3	18	2	2/18	9.00	1.63	33.00	0	0	0
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2004-2004	2	2	78	13.0	1	36	0	-	0.00	2.76	0.00	0	0	0
RS Bopara (ENG)	2009-2009	3	2	90	15.0	0	74	0	-	0.00	4.93	0.00	0	0	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2003	1	2	96	16.0	2	94	0	-	0.00	5.87	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2002-2006	12	1	102	17.0	6	32	1	1/32	32.00	1.88	102.00	0	0	0
ESH Giddins (ENG)	2000-2000	1	1	108	18.0	4	73	0	-	0.00	4.05	0.00	0	0	0
G Wijekoon (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	114	19.0	4	66	2	2/49	33.00	3.47	57.00	0	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	120	20.0	2	90	0	-	0.00	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2003-2003	1	1	120	20.0	6	54	1	1/54	54.00	2.70	120.00	0	0	0
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2002-2002	1	1	126	21.0	5	80	1	1/80	80.00	3.80	126.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2003-2003	4	4	126	21.0	2	56	2	1/6	28.00	2.66	63.00	0	0	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2008	7	1	126	21.0	6	49	2	2/49	24.50	2.33	63.00	0	0	0
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2008-2008	1	1	126	21.0	5	102	0	-	0.00	4.85	0.00	0	0	0
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2009	3	2	126	21.0	3	62	0	-	0.00	2.95	0.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2004	11	4	132	22.0	3	81	0	-	0.00	3.68	0.00	0	0	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2002-2002	1	2	132	22.0	8	59	2	1/16	29.50	2.68	66.00	0	0	0
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2009	1	2	138	23.0	9	70	5	3/20	14.00	3.04	27.60	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2003	8	4	144	24.0	4	76	0	-	0.00	3.16	0.00	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	2002-2002	2	2	144	24.0	7	57	0	-	0.00	2.37	0.00	0	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	2	150	25.0	13	36	0	-	0.00	1.44	0.00	0	0	0
MKDI Amerasinghe (SL)	2008-2008	1	2	150	25.0	1	105	1	1/62	105.00	4.20	150.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2007	15	7	156	26.0	3	104	0	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
NW Bracken (AUS)	2005-2005	1	2	156	26.0	7	71	4	4/48	17.75	2.73	39.00	1	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2006-2006	1	2	156	26.0	4	93	2	1/43	46.50	3.57	78.00	0	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	1	1	162	27.0	5	65	1	1/65	65.00	2.40	162.00	0	0	0

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]