Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	2000-2009	84	154	28787	4797.5	1160	11849	565	9/51	20.97	2.46	50.95	31	49	20
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2009	72	132	20707	3451.1	640	9763	322	8/84	30.31	2.82	64.30	12	23	5
SK Warne (AUS)	2000-2007	65	127	18129	3021.3	604	8986	357	7/94	25.17	2.97	50.78	25	21	6
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2008	74	133	22647	3774.3	790	11014	355	8/141	31.02	2.91	63.79	18	20	5
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	97	182	20082	3347.0	722	10884	380	7/37	28.64	3.25	52.84	18	18	4
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	2000-2009	69	112	16552	2758.4	650	7359	222	7/87	33.14	2.66	74.55	9	15	3
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2007	66	131	15292	2548.4	828	6100	297	8/24	20.53	2.39	51.48	16	14	2
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2009	56	102	16517	2752.5	499	8291	245	7/77	33.84	3.01	67.41	8	14	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2000-2007	33	57	5714	952.2	175	3199	144	6/11	22.21	3.35	39.68	7	11	2
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2009	34	63	6880	1146.4	206	4123	172	6/49	23.97	3.59	40.00	11	11	3
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2000-2008	32	64	8426	1404.2	271	4662	149	8/108	31.28	3.31	56.55	6	9	1
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	75	148	16309	2718.1	539	9476	303	5/30	31.27	3.48	53.82	17	9	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2009	43	74	7259	1209.5	141	4811	122	7/87	39.43	3.97	59.50	2	8	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2009	39	65	9042	1507.0	308	4331	126	6/37	34.37	2.87	71.76	3	8	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2009	53	94	10475	1745.5	373	5917	176	6/54	33.61	3.38	59.51	8	8	1
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	63	115	13375	2229.1	431	7192	226	7/12	31.82	3.22	59.18	11	8	1
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2009	68	124	13586	2264.2	458	7472	220	5/29	33.96	3.29	61.75	11	8	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2009	77	141	16087	2681.1	626	7335	247	7/71	29.69	2.73	65.12	11	8	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	29	54	5884	980.4	212	3226	100	7/59	32.26	3.28	58.84	2	7	2
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2000-2008	33	48	8744	1457.2	301	4076	100	6/77	40.76	2.79	87.44	3	7	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2009	44	80	8989	1498.1	316	5159	148	7/43	34.85	3.44	60.73	8	7	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	122	13909	2318.1	493	7564	248	7/61	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2003	34	57	7093	1182.1	250	3867	128	7/94	30.21	3.27	55.41	7	6	1
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2008	70	135	15883	2647.1	815	6439	260	6/30	24.76	2.43	61.08	17	6	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2009	14	21	2991	498.3	110	1357	48	7/36	28.27	2.72	62.31	1	5	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2009	15	29	3352	558.4	132	1680	73	6/44	23.01	3.00	45.91	6	5	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	32	3372	562.0	113	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2009	21	35	4626	771.0	182	2133	77	7/47	27.70	2.76	60.07	5	5	1
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2004	17	27	5087	847.5	195	2453	69	6/73	35.55	2.89	73.72	5	5	1
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2001	20	36	5323	887.1	280	1835	93	6/61	19.73	2.06	57.23	5	5	1
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2006	53	87	11964	1994.0	390	5700	142	5/57	40.14	2.85	84.25	11	5	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2006	57	113	12008	2001.2	524	5662	209	6/40	27.09	2.82	57.45	7	5	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2004	18	33	3438	573.0	105	2015	68	7/53	29.63	3.51	50.55	2	4	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2009	14	25	3711	618.3	127	1824	62	5/54	29.41	2.94	59.85	4	4	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2000-2009	19	35	4696	782.4	139	2373	64	5/99	37.07	3.03	73.37	4	4	-
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2002	24	42	4926	821.0	217	2304	74	6/76	31.13	2.80	66.56	2	4	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2009	24	45	5076	846.0	133	3060	91	6/135	33.62	3.61	55.78	6	4	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2007	29	51	6091	1015.1	238	2895	92	7/57	31.46	2.85	66.20	3	4	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2004	25	44	7112	1185.2	260	3087	101	8/164	30.56	2.60	70.41	7	4	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2009	30	58	7187	1197.5	221	3843	137	8/61	28.05	3.20	52.45	8	4	1
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	2000-2009	101	174	13344	2224.0	524	6561	205	6/54	32.00	2.95	65.09	5	4	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2009	8	15	1462	243.4	44	749	27	7/66	27.74	3.07	54.14	-	3	-
CR Miller (AUS)	2000-2001	7	14	1862	310.2	73	877	38	5/32	23.07	2.82	49.00	1	3	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2002	13	21	2290	381.4	102	930	31	6/61	30.00	2.43	73.87	-	3	1
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	33	2821	470.1	78	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	-
C White (ENG)	2000-2002	22	31	3148	524.4	93	1768	48	5/32	36.83	3.36	65.58	2	3	-
PR Adams (SA)	2000-2004	17	29	3152	525.2	90	1845	48	7/128	38.43	3.51	65.66	1	3	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	19	30	3173	528.5	101	1964	53	5/73	37.05	3.71	59.86	1	3	-
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2003-2009	14	24	3195	532.3	94	1609	41	7/95	39.24	3.02	77.92	-	3	1
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2009	26	47	4399	733.1	134	2612	80	6/119	32.65	3.56	54.98	6	3	-
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2003	24	39	4441	740.1	127	2578	94	5/61	27.42	3.48	47.24	5	3	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2009	24	41	4697	782.5	156	2509	73	6/91	34.36	3.20	64.34	1	3	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2009	29	49	4935	822.3	150	2923	82	5/11	35.64	3.55	60.18	4	3	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2009	33	58	5126	854.2	129	3072	88	5/42	34.90	3.59	58.25	3	3	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2009	26	43	5686	947.4	196	2635	79	6/127	33.35	2.78	71.97	3	3	-
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2006	29	55	6286	1047.4	202	3309	98	6/53	33.76	3.15	64.14	7	3	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2005	38	54	7394	1232.2	340	3353	105	6/73	31.93	2.72	70.41	7	3	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2000-2009	74	128	14364	2394.0	486	7124	220	5/58	32.38	2.97	65.29	11	3	-
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	3	6	547	91.1	25	275	16	6/33	17.18	3.01	34.18	1	2	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2000-2005	14	26	2336	389.2	56	1308	30	5/101	43.60	3.35	77.86	-	2	1
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	25	2364	394.0	55	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	10	19	2576	429.2	97	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2009	10	17	2586	431.0	69	1298	44	6/117	29.50	3.01	58.77	4	2	1
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2009	16	31	3245	540.5	125	1813	58	5/40	31.25	3.35	55.94	4	2	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2009	23	35	3344	557.2	58	2316	53	6/27	43.69	4.15	63.09	2	2	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2009	15	28	3395	565.5	143	1739	54	5/21	32.20	3.07	62.87	2	2	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2001-2006	22	43	4090	681.4	133	2155	68	7/39	31.69	3.16	60.14	2	2	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2009	24	42	4565	760.5	195	2279	74	6/54	30.79	2.99	61.68	7	2	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2007	28	55	4777	796.1	106	3076	91	5/68	33.80	3.86	52.49	7	2	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	48	5146	857.4	230	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2007	66	90	5322	887.0	218	2103	69	5/34	30.47	2.37	77.13	4	2	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2009	34	52	5704	950.4	177	3090	81	6/55	38.14	3.25	70.41	6	2	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	85	96	6833	1138.5	223	2988	71	5/34	42.08	2.62	96.23	2	2	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2007	33	60	6984	1164.0	183	4161	81	5/36	51.37	3.57	86.22	3	2	-
CEW Silverwood (ENG)	2000-2002	3	3	258	43.0	7	165	6	5/91	27.50	3.83	43.00	-	1	-
ESH Giddins (ENG)	2000-2000	3	4	288	48.0	14	161	8	5/15	20.12	3.35	36.00	-	1	-
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2009-2009	2	4	376	62.4	9	191	12	5/51	15.91	3.04	31.33	-	1	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2004	3	5	412	68.4	11	264	11	5/46	24.00	3.84	37.45	-	1	-
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2008	3	4	516	86.0	15	380	11	5/136	34.54	4.41	46.90	1	1	-
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2003-2003	4	7	587	97.5	21	366	10	5/64	36.60	3.74	58.70	-	1	-
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2007-2009	3	5	627	104.3	12	438	9	5/161	48.66	4.19	69.66	-	1	-
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2008-2008	2	4	743	123.5	8	562	13	8/215	43.23	4.53	57.15	1	1	1
M Zondeki (SA)	2003-2008	6	11	780	130.0	25	480	19	6/39	25.26	3.69	41.05	1	1	-
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2005	6	8	829	138.1	22	498	9	5/54	55.33	3.60	92.11	-	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2001	4	6	865	144.1	29	368	13	8/109	28.30	2.55	66.53	-	1	1
SM Katich (AUS)	2001-2009	47	22	931	155.1	17	573	18	6/65	31.83	3.69	51.72	-	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	2000-2001	5	7	948	158.0	39	496	12	5/72	41.33	3.13	79.00	-	1	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2008	6	11	959	159.5	41	497	14	5/33	35.50	3.10	68.50	-	1	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2009	4	8	974	162.2	32	481	20	5/70	24.05	2.96	48.70	-	1	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2006	6	10	999	166.3	27	593	16	5/46	37.06	3.56	62.43	-	1	-
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	4	7	1079	179.5	50	561	19	6/34	29.52	3.11	56.78	-	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2009	5	9	1084	180.4	39	586	20	6/48	29.30	3.24	54.20	-	1	-
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2001-2002	7	11	1162	193.4	39	724	20	5/44	36.20	3.73	58.10	1	1	-
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2009	7	13	1177	196.1	35	713	25	5/38	28.52	3.63	47.08	1	1	-
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	3	6	1203	200.3	43	575	14	5/142	41.07	2.86	85.92	-	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2009	6	10	1215	202.3	39	701	15	5/55	46.73	3.46	81.00	1	1	-
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2002	8	10	1321	220.1	45	718	12	6/132	59.83	3.26	110.08	-	1	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2009	7	14	1356	226.0	49	747	18	5/79	41.50	3.30	75.33	-	1	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]