Most five-wicket hauls in Tests

Up to 24 Oct 2026

#	Player	Inns	5w	Wkts	BBI
1	Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka	230	67	800	9/51
2	Ravichandran AshwinIndia	200	37	537	7/59
=2	Shane WarneAustralia	273	37	708	8/71
4	Richard HadleeNew Zealand	150	36	431	9/52
5	Anil KumbleIndia	236	35	619	10/74
6	Rangana HerathSri Lanka	170	34	433	9/127
7	James AndersonEngland	350	32	704	7/42
8	Glenn McGrathAustralia	243	29	563	8/24
9	Ian BothamEngland	168	27	383	8/34
10	Dale SteynSouth Africa	171	26	439	7/51
11	Wasim AkramPakistan	181	25	414	7/119
=11	Harbhajan SinghIndia	190	25	417	8/84
13	Sydney BarnesEngland	50	24	189	9/103
=13	Nathan LyonAustralia	267	24	573	8/50
15	Dennis LilleeAustralia	132	23	355	7/83
=15	Imran KhanPakistan	142	23	362	8/58
=15	Kapil DevIndia	227	23	434	9/83
18	Malcolm MarshallWest Indies	151	22	376	7/22
=18	Waqar YounisPakistan	154	22	373	7/76
=18	Curtly AmbroseWest Indies	179	22	405	8/45
=18	Courtney WalshWest Indies	242	22	519	7/37
22	Clarrie GrimmettAustralia	67	21	216	7/40
23	Allan DonaldSouth Africa	129	20	330	8/71
=23	Daniel VettoriNew Zealand	187	20	362	7/87
=23	Stuart BroadEngland	309	20	604	8/15

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