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 Ravichandran Ashwin with 37 five-wicket hauls, closely followed by Shane Warne with 37 .

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 Ravichandran Ashwin India 105 4523 37 64 536 12838 7/59 23.95 2.83
3 Shane Warne Australia 145 6784.1 37 105 708 17995 8/71 25.41 2.65
4 Richard Hadlee New Zealand 86 3653 36 45 431 9611 9/52 22.29 2.63
5 Rangana Herath Sri Lanka 93 4332.1 34 47 433 12157 9/127 28.07 2.80
6 Anil Kumble India 132 6808.2 34 85 619 18355 10/74 29.65 2.69
7 James Anderson England 188 6672.5 32 81 704 18627 7/42 26.45 2.79
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 Nathan Lyon Australia 129 5460.1 24 69 530 16052 8/50 30.28 2.93
15 Dennis Lillee Australia 70 3077.5 23 40 355 8493 7/83 23.92 2.75
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