Most 5 Wicket Hauls in Test
Muttiah Muralitharan leads the charts for the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, having accomplished 67 such feats across 133 matches. Trailing behind is Shane Warne with 37 five-wicket hauls, closely followed by Richard Hadlee with 36.
Check out the list of players with most five wicket hauls in Test format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Overs | 5w | 3w | WK | Runs | Best | Avg | Eco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 7339.5 | 67 | 96 | 800 | 18180 | 9/51 | 22.72 | 2.47 | |
| 2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 6784.1 | 37 | 105 | 708 | 17995 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 2.65 | |
| 3 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 86 | 3653 | 36 | 45 | 431 | 9611 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 2.63 | |
| 4 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 93 | 4332.1 | 34 | 47 | 433 | 12157 | 9/127 | 28.07 | 2.80 | |
| 5 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 94 | 4185.3 | 34 | 57 | 489 | 11569 | 7/59 | 23.65 | 2.76 | |
| 6 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 6808.2 | 34 | 85 | 619 | 18355 | 10/74 | 29.65 | 2.69 | |
| 7 | James Anderson | England | 183 | 6536.1 | 32 | 79 | 690 | 18234 | 7/42 | 26.42 | 2.78 | |
| 8 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 4874.4 | 29 | 75 | 563 | 12186 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 2.49 | |
| 9 | Sir Ian Botham | England | 102 | 3635.5 | 27 | 42 | 383 | 10878 | 8/34 | 28.40 | 2.99 | |
| 10 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 93 | 3101.2 | 26 | 59 | 439 | 10077 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | |
| 11 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 3771.1 | 25 | 50 | 414 | 9779 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 2.59 | |
| 12 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 4763.2 | 25 | 42 | 417 | 13537 | 8/84 | 32.46 | 2.84 | |
| 13 | Sydney Barnes | England | 27 | 1312.1 | 24 | 9 | 189 | 3106 | 9/103 | 16.43 | 2.36 | |
| 14 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | 70 | 3077.5 | 23 | 40 | 355 | 8493 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 2.75 | |
| 15 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 88 | 3243 | 23 | 40 | 362 | 8258 | 8/58 | 22.81 | 2.54 |
