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Most five-wickets-in-an-innings
Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
N Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1989 29 45 5944 2982 99 8/85 11/146 30.12 3.01 60.0 7 1
SK Warne (Aus) 1994-2005 15 27 4051 1816 90 7/23 11/77 20.17 2.68 45.0 6 2
DK Lillee (Aus) 1972-1984 17 30 4433 2161 71 6/82 10/135 30.43 2.92 62.4 5 1
M Muralitharan (SL) 1994-2009 16 25 4697 2037 80 6/71 10/148 25.46 2.60 58.7 5 1
A Kumble (India) 1999-2007 15 28 4886 2590 81 10/74 14/149 31.97 3.18 60.3 5 2
DL Underwood (Eng) 1967-1974 11 18 2537 868 36 8/51 13/71 24.11 2.05 70.4 4 1
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1989 12 20 2949 1448 51 6/51 8/110 28.39 2.94 57.8 4 0
MH Mankad (India) 1952-1955 9 16 3172 913 37 8/52 13/131 24.67 1.72 85.7 4 1
CA Walsh (WI) 1986-2000 18 31 3370 1452 63 5/22 7/77 23.04 2.58 53.4 4 0
DW Steyn (SA) 2007-2013 8 16 1667 845 39 6/8 11/60 21.66 3.04 42.7 3 1
MS Panesar (Eng) 2006-2012 6 11 1951 817 31 6/62 8/93 26.35 2.51 62.9 3 0
HH Streak (Zim) 1993-1998 10 19 2301 1008 44 6/90 9/105 22.90 2.62 52.2 3 0
SM Pollock (SA) 1997-2007 12 22 2367 961 45 6/50 8/105 21.35 2.43 52.6 3 0
SP Gupte (India) 1952-1961 10 18 2753 852 34 5/18 7/167 25.05 1.85 80.9 3 0
GD McGrath (Aus) 1994-2005 17 33 3835 1736 80 8/24 9/68 21.70 2.71 47.9 3 0
PS de Villiers (SA) 1995-1998 3 6 594 262 20 6/23 10/108 13.10 2.64 29.7 2 1
J Srinath (India) 1999-1999 3 6 606 351 17 8/86 13/132 20.64 3.47 35.6 2 1
SR Watson (Aus) 2005-2010 6 10 617 302 17 6/33 6/51 17.76 2.93 36.2 2 0
NM Hauritz (Aus) 2009-2010 3 6 736 415 18 5/53 6/126 23.05 3.38 40.8 2 0
SB Doull (NZ) 1994-1996 5 8 906 503 22 5/46 8/85 22.86 3.33 41.1 2 0
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2003-2003 3 6 976 405 17 5/36 7/116 23.82 2.48 57.4 2 0
SCG MacGill (Aus) 1998-2005 4 7 1048 582 23 5/66 9/113 25.30 3.33 45.5 2 0
M Prabhakar (India) 1989-1989 4 5 1088 542 16 6/132 6/132 33.87 2.98 68.0 2 0
GR Dilley (Eng) 1984-1987 6 7 1149 632 20 6/154 7/145 31.60 3.30 57.4 2 0
CG Rackemann (Aus) 1983-1990 5 9 1151 434 26 6/86 11/118 16.69 2.26 44.2 2 1
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1986 8 12 1237 695 25 8/83 8/108 27.80 3.37 49.4 2 0
TM Alderman (Aus) 1981-1990 6 10 1302 606 23 5/65 8/135 26.34 2.79 56.6 2 0
IR Bishop (WI) 1990-1997 8 13 1319 653 27 5/41 7/100 24.18 2.97 48.8 2 0
B Yardley (Aus) 1979-1982 6 9 1327 702 21 7/187 7/187 33.42 3.17 63.1 2 0
GP Swann (Eng) 2010-2012 7 11 1330 595 35 6/65 9/74 17.00 2.68 38.0 2 0
RJ Bright (Aus) 1980-1982 5 7 1373 571 18 7/87 10/111 31.72 2.49 76.2 2 1
JM Anderson (Eng) 2010-2012 7 14 1490 565 32 6/17 11/71 17.65 2.27 46.5 2 1
NA Foster (Eng) 1984-1987 9 12 1580 673 28 8/107 8/107 24.03 2.55 56.4 2 0
NGB Cook (Eng) 1984-1987 6 10 1632 639 21 6/65 11/83 30.42 2.34 77.7 2 1
SJ Harmison (Eng) 2005-2006 7 12 1646 931 32 6/19 11/76 29.09 3.39 51.4 2 1
GF Lawson (Aus) 1982-1984 8 13 1815 882 33 5/49 9/107 26.72 2.91 55.0 2 0
M Ntini (SA) 2002-2007 9 18 1859 987 41 6/59 8/95 24.07 3.18 45.3 2 0
MD Marshall (WI) 1980-1990 12 23 2217 1035 50 5/33 9/144 20.70 2.80 44.3 2 0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL) 1991-2000 12 20 2220 1104 30 6/103 6/84 36.80 2.98 74.0 2 0
SL Boock (NZ) 1979-1989 9 14 2404 1025 28 7/87 8/156 36.60 2.55 85.8 2 0
IT Botham (Eng) 1978-1992 14 18 2491 1271 40 8/34 9/144 31.77 3.06 62.2 2 0
Harbhajan Singh (India) 1999-2007 9 17 2491 1301 25 6/152 6/187 52.04 3.13 99.6 2 0
Maninder Singh (India) 1982-1989 13 17 3200 1277 26 7/27 10/126 49.11 2.39 123.0 2 1
HMRKB Herath (SL) 2000-2012 12 23 3764 1620 51 5/99 7/132 31.76 2.58 73.8 2 0
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test, Feb 22-24, 2013 [Test # 2075]
South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Feb 14-17, 2013 [Test # 2073]
South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Feb 1-4, 2013 [Test # 2072]
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