Most Five Wickets in Test

Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka tops the list of most five wickets in test cricket. In 145 matches and 273 innings that he played, he took 67 five-wicket hauls at an average of 22.72 with 9/51 being his best bowling figure in test cricket. He is followed by Australian legend Shane Warne. In 133 matches and 230 innings that he played, he took 37 five-wicket hauls at an average of 25.41 with 8/71 being his best bowling figures in test cricket. Sir Richard Hadlee of New Zealand is ranked third on the list of most wickets in test cricket. In 86 matches and 150 innings that he played, he took 36 five-wicket hauls at an average of 22.29 with 9/52 being his best bowling figures in test cricket.

S No.	Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Balls	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy	5W	10W
1	Muttiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	133	230	44039	7339.5	1794	18180	800	9/51	22.72	2.47	67	22
2	Shane Warne	Australia	145	273	40705	6784.1	1761	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	37	10
3	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	86	150	21918	–	809	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	36	9
4	Anil Kumble	India	132	236	40850	6808.2	1576	18355	619	10/74	29.65	2.69	35	8
5	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	93	170	25993	4332.1	814	12157	433	9/127	28.07	2.8	34	9
6	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	92	174	24573	4095.3	846	11344	474	7/59	1/22	2.76	32	7
7	James Anderson	England	180	335	38521	6420.1	1669	17916	686	7/42	26.11	2.79	32	3
8	Glenn McGrath	Australia	124	243	29248	4874.4	1470	12186	563	8/24	1/20	2.49	29	3
9	Ian Botham	England	102	168	21815	–	788	10878	383	8/34	28.4	2.99	27	4
10	Dale Steyn	South Africa	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	26	5
11	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	104	181	22627	3771.1	871	9779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	25	5
12	Harbhajan Singh	India	103	190	28580	4763.2	871	13537	417	8/84	32.46	2.84	25	5
13	Sydney Barnes	England	27	50	7873	1312.1	356	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	24	7
14	Dennis Lillee	Australia	70	132	18467	–	652	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	23	7
15	Imran Khan	Palistan	88	142	19458	–	727	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	23	6
16	Kapil Dev	India	131	227	27740	4623.2	1060	12867	434	9/83	29.64	2.78	23	2
17	Nathan Lyon	Australia	121	227	31344	5224	1012	15344	495	8/50	30.99	2.93	23	4
18	Waqar Younis	Palistan	87	154	16224	2704	516	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	22	5
19	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	81	151	17584	2930.4	614	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	22	4
20	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	98	179	22103	3683.5	1001	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.3	22	3
21	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	132	242	30019	5003.1	1144	12688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	22	3
22	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	37	67	14513	–	736	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	21	7
23	Allan Donald	South Africa	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	20	3
24	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	113	187	28814	4802.2	1197	12441	362	7/87	34.36	2.59	20	3
25	Stuart Broad	England	163	301	32856	5476	1278	16226	588	8/15	27.59	2.96	20	3
26	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	66	111	14775	2462.3	470	7238	233	7/36	31.06	2.93	19	2
27	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	18	4
28	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	79	148	27115	–	1313	8989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	18	2
29	Fred Trueman	England	67	127	15178	–	522	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	17	3
30	Graeme Swann	England	60	109	15349	2558.1	493	7642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	17	3

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