Most 5 Wicket Hauls in Test

Sri Lanka player Muttiah Muralitharan, holds the record for the most number of four-wicket hauls in the history of the TEST. Muttiah Muralitharan has achieved this feat on occasions in his 133 matches. Shane Warne is at the number two spot with four-wicket hauls in 145 matches. Check out the list of bowlers with the most four-wicket hauls in the history of the TEST.

Most 5 Wicket Hauls in Test History

Here is the list of all Most 5 Wicket Hauls in Test history:

#	Player	Mat	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Best	5w	Avg	Eco
1	Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka	133	7,339.5	18,180	800	9/51	67	22.72	2.47
2	Shane Warne Australia	145	6,784.1	17,995	708	8/71	37	25.41	2.65
3	Sir RJ Hadlee New Zealand	86	3,653.0	9,611	431	9/52	36	22.29	2.63
4	Ravichandran Ashwin India	100	4,361.0	12,255	516	7/59	36	23.75	2.81
5	Anil Kumble India	132	6,808.2	18,355	619	10/74	35	29.65	2.69
6	Rangana Herath Sri Lanka	93	4,332.1	12,157	433	9/127	34	28.07	2.80
7	JM Anderson England	187	6,646.1	18,569	700	7/42	32	26.52	2.79
8	Glenn McGrath Australia	124	4,874.4	12,186	563	8/24	29	21.64	2.49
9	IT Botham England	102	3,635.5	10,878	383	8/34	27	28.40	2.99
10	Dale Steyn South Africa	93	3,101.2	10,077	439	7/51	26	22.95	3.24
11	Wasim Akram Pakistan	104	3,771.1	9,779	414	7/119	25	23.62	2.59
12	Harbhajan Singh India	103	4,763.2	13,537	417	8/84	25	32.46	2.84
13	SF Barnes England	27	1,312.1	3,106	189	9/103	24	16.43	2.36
14	Nathan Lyon Australia	129	5,460.1	16,052	530	8/50	24	30.28	2.93
15	Dennis Lillee Australia	70	3,077.5	8,493	355	7/83	23	23.92	2.75
16	Imran Khan Pakistan	88	3,243.0	8,258	362	8/58	23	22.81	2.54
17	Kapil Dev India	131	4,623.2	12,867	434	9/83	23	29.64	2.78
18	Waqar Younis Pakistan	87	2,704.0	8,788	373	7/76	22	23.56	3.25
19	Malcolm Marshall West Indies	81	2,930.4	7,876	376	7/22	22	20.94	2.68
20	Curtly Ambrose West Indies	98	3,683.5	8,501	405	8/45	22	20.99	2.30
21	Courtney Walsh West Indies	132	5,003.1	12,688	519	7/37	22	24.44	2.53
22	Clarence Grimmett Australia	37	2,418.5	5,231	216	7/40	21	24.21	2.16
23	AA Donald South Africa	72	2,586.3	7,344	330	8/71	20	22.25	2.83
24	Daniel Vettori New Zealand	113	4,802.2	12,441	362	7/87	20	34.36	2.59
25	Stuart Broad England	167	5,616.2	16,719	604	8/15	20	27.68	2.97
26	Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh	67	2,509.3	7,387	237	7/36	19	31.16	2.94
27	Makhaya Ntini South Africa	101	3,472.2	11,242	390	7/37	18	28.82	3.23
28	Lance Gibbs West Indies	79	4,519.1	8,989	309	8/38	18	29.09	1.98
29	Fred Trueman England	67	2,529.4	6,625	307	8/31	17	21.57	2.61
30	GP Swann England	60	2,558.1	7,642	255	6/65	17	29.96	2.98
31	Derek Underwood England	86	3,643.4	7,674	297	8/51	17	25.83	2.10
32	Yasir Shah Pakistan	48	2,375.5	7,657	244	8/41	16	31.38	3.22
33	Bhagwat Chandrasekhar India	58	2,660.3	7,199	242	8/79	16	29.74	2.70
34	RGD Willis England	90	2,892.5	8,190	325	8/43	16	25.20	2.83
35	Graham McKenzie Australia	60	2,946.5	7,328	246	8/71	16	29.78	2.48
36	Richie Benaud Australia	63	3,184.4	6,704	248	7/72	16	27.03	2.10
37	Shaun Pollock South Africa	108	4,058.5	9,733	421	7/87	16	23.11	2.39
38	AV Bedser England	51	2,653.0	5,876	236	7/44	15	24.89	2.21
39	Abdul Qadir Pakistan	67	2,854.2	7,742	236	9/56	15	32.80	2.71
40	Danish Kaneria Pakistan	61	2,949.3	9,082	261	7/77	15	34.79	3.07
41	Tim Southee New Zealand	100	3,769.0	11,255	380	7/64	15	29.61	2.98
42	Terry Alderman Australia	41	1,696.5	4,616	170	6/47	14	27.15	2.72
43	Kagiso Rabada South Africa	62	1,902.4	6,419	291	7/112	14	22.05	3.37
44	Alan Davidson Australia	44	1,931.1	3,819	186	7/93	14	20.53	1.97
45	Hugh Tayfield South Africa	37	2,261.2	4,405	170	9/113	14	25.91	1.94
46	Craig McDermott Australia	71	2,764.2	8,332	291	8/97	14	28.63	3.01
47	Mitchell Starc Australia	89	2,902.5	9,932	358	6/50	14	27.74	3.42
48	Bishen Bedi India	67	3,560.4	7,637	266	7/98	14	28.71	2.14
49	Fazal Mahmood Pakistan	34	1,639.0	3,434	139	7/42	13	24.70	2.09
50	Angus Fraser England	46	1,812.4	4,836	177	8/53	13	27.32	2.66
51	Vernon Philander South Africa	64	1,898.3	5,000	224	6/21	13	22.32	2.63
52	Chris Cairns New Zealand	62	1,949.4	6,410	218	7/27	13	29.40	3.28
53	Michael Holding West Indies	60	2,113.2	5,898	249	8/92	13	23.68	2.79
54	Andy Caddick England	62	2,259.4	6,999	234	7/46	13	29.91	3.09
55	Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan	49	2,345.0	6,206	208	8/164	13	29.83	2.64
56	Ravindra Jadeja India	72	2,872.1	7,096	294	7/42	13	24.13	2.47
57	Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan	46	1,357.1	4,574	178	6/11	12	25.69	3.37
58	Fidel Edwards West Indies	55	1,600.2	6,249	165	7/87	12	37.87	3.90
59	Stuart MacGill Australia	44	1,872.5	6,038	208	8/108	12	29.02	3.22
60	Subhash Gupte India	36	1,880.4	4,403	149	9/102	12	29.55	2.34
61	Taijul Islam Bangladesh	46	2,072.5	6,225	195	8/39	12	31.92	3.00
62	MS Panesar England	50	2,079.1	5,797	167	6/37	12	34.71	2.78
63	Pat Cummins Australia	62	2,102.2	6,063	269	6/23	12	22.53	2.88
64	Ray Lindwall Australia	61	2,275.0	5,251	228	7/38	12	23.03	2.30
65	Josh Hazlewood Australia	70	2,429.3	6,778	273	6/67	12	24.82	2.78
66	MG Johnson Australia	73	2,666.5	8,891	313	8/61	12	28.40	3.33
67	Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka	111	3,906.2	10,501	355	7/71	12	29.58	2.68

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