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
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