Most five-wickets-in-an-innings
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
Waqar Younis 1988-2004 411 19811 15083 674 7/36 22.37 4.56 29.3 27 17
MA Starc 2009-2023 140 7304 6110 295 6/25 20.71 5.01 24.7 16 12
M Muralidaran 1991-2011 453 23734+ 15270 682 7/30 22.39 3.85* 35.1* 17 12
Wasim Akram 1984-2003 594 29719 19303 881 5/10 21.91 3.89 33.7 34 12
Shahid Afridi 1995-2017 501 22377 17253 510 7/12 33.82 4.62 43.8 5 11
AA Donald 1985-2004 458 22856 14941 684 6/15 21.84 3.92 33.4 27 11
J Garner 1976-1992 256 13359 6598 397 6/29 16.61 2.96 33.6 13 10
B Lee 1997-2012 262 13475 10534 438 5/22 24.05 4.69 30.7 15 10
SL Malinga 2001-2019 291 13916 12264 446 7/49 27.49 5.28 31.2 15 10
RJ Kirtley 1995-2010 260 11367 9135 395 6/50 23.12 4.82 28.7 14 9
IJ Harvey 1993-2010 305 13607 9952 445 5/19 22.36 4.38 30.5 21 9
FD Stephenson 1981-1997 282 14301 8921 448 6/9 19.91 3.74 31.9 17 9
Abdur Razzak 2001-2020 280 14564 10706 412 7/17 25.98 4.41 35.3 11 9
SSB Magala 2010-2023 122 5140 4992 181 6/24 27.58 5.82 28.3 2 8
Danish Kaneria 1998-2012 167 8280 5948 262 7/39 22.70 4.31 31.6 9 8
CK Langeveldt 1997-2013 233 11043 8556 359 5/7 23.83 4.64 30.7 11 8
Yasir Arafat 1997-2016 257 12045 10060 404 6/24 24.90 5.01 29.8 15 8
L Klusener 1991-2010 324 13459 10522 334 6/49 31.50 4.69 40.2 4 8
Sir RJ Hadlee 1971-1990 317 16188 8553 454 6/12 18.83 3.17 35.6 9 8
DL Underwood 1963-1987 411 19825 11099 572 8/31 19.40 3.35 34.6 25 8
JK Lever 1968-1990 481 23208 13278 674 5/8 19.70 3.43 34.4 26 8
Sohail Khan 2008-2022 91 4506 3994 167 6/44 23.91 5.31 26.9 7 7
Mohammad Sharif 2000-2019 119 5352 4372 185 6/33 23.63 4.90 28.9 5 7
A Dananjaya 2012-2023 122 5671 4408 184 6/29 23.95 4.66 30.8 8 7
NLTC Perera 2008-2022 272 9043 8725 286 6/44 30.50 5.78 31.6 11 7
AJ Hollioake 1992-2004 284 9074 8186 352 6/17 23.25 5.41 25.7 18 7
Shoaib Akhtar 1993-2011 221 10627 8522 338 6/16 25.21 4.81 31.4 13 7
Imran Tahir 1997-2020 239 11434 8860 369 7/45 24.01 4.64 30.9 15 7
MJ Procter 1968-1984 271 12347 6454 344 6/13 18.76 3.13 35.8 10 7
GD McGrath 1992-2007 305 15808 10004 463 7/15 21.60 3.79 34.1 15 7
Saqlain Mushtaq 1994-2008 323 16062 11261 478 5/20 23.55 4.20 33.6 16 7
D Gough 1990-2008 420 20665 14457 598 7/27 24.17 4.19 34.5 21 7
SM Pollock 1992-2008 435 21588 13141 573 6/21 22.93 3.65 37.6 18 7
PAJ DeFreitas 1985-2004 479 23007 15054 539 5/13 27.92 3.92 42.6 12 7
BMDK Mendis 2009-2022 77 3586 2209 133 6/13 16.60 3.69 26.9 4 6
Mustafizur Rahman 2014-2023 97 4717 3897 166 6/43 23.47 4.95 28.4 5 6
KW Richardson 2009-2022 93 4960 4336 148 6/48 29.29 5.24 33.5 2 6
S Kaul 2009-2022 105 5206 4550 180 6/39 25.27 5.24 28.9 9 6
SP Narine 2011-2022 107 5883 3601 170 6/9 21.18 3.67 34.6 7 6
PC de Silva 2009-2022 160 6048 4495 177 6/35 25.39 4.45 34.1 4 6
K Saxelby 1978-1990 161 7555 5802 224 6/30 25.90 4.60 33.7 5 6
A Mishra 2001-2019 152 7712 5894 252 6/13 23.38 4.58 30.6 7 6
S Prasanna 2006-2022 188 8424 6107 263 7/26 23.22 4.34 32.0 11 6
DP Hughes 1969-1991 457 8482 5842 248 6/29 23.55 4.13 34.2 6 6
DW Steyn 2004-2019 180 8844 6991 284 6/39 24.61 4.74 31.1 5 6
WW Daniel 1975-1987 241 11511 6577 362 7/12 18.16 3.42 31.7 11 6
PJ Martin 1990-2004 250 11539 7835 353 5/16 22.19 4.07 32.6 7 6
ST Clarke 1977-1990 250 12872 6833 364 6/31 18.77 3.18 35.3 10 6
M Ntini 1995-2012 275 13053 9810 388 6/22 25.28 4.50 33.6 9 6
PW Jarvis 1981-2002 276 13238 9667 399 6/27 24.22 4.38 33.1 11 6
RD Jackman 1968-1983 288 14491 9265 439 7/33 21.10 3.83 33.0 11 6
Mashrafe Mortaza 2001-2023 322 15806 12724 444 6/26 28.65 4.83 35.5 15 6
CL Cairns 1988-2006 424 16620 12739 455 6/12 27.99 4.59 36.5 15 6
CEB Rice 1970-1994 479 17738 11705 517 6/18 22.64 3.95 34.3 19 6
Imran Khan 1973-1992 425 19122 11312 507 6/14 22.31 3.54 37.7 12 6
Bilal Khan 2018-2022 50 2548 1921 104 5/31 18.47 4.52 24.5 4 5
BV Vitori 2006-2018 66 3107 2567 107 7/29 23.99 4.95 29.0 1 5
JA Duffy 2013-2023 76 3642 3337 135 6/35 24.71 5.49 26.9 4 5
R Shukla 2009-2022 76 3688 3193 127 6/33 25.14 5.19 29.0 5 5
WA Deacon 2000-2013 107 4654 3909 122 5/15 32.04 5.03 38.1 1 5
Sajid Shah 1993-2009 105 4915 3801 151 6/43 25.17 4.64 32.5 4 5
PM Pushpakumara 2006-2022 104 4927 3275 175 5/24 18.71 3.98 28.1 8 5
Al-Amin Hossain 2011-2023 109 5098 4310 171 6/16 25.20 5.07 29.8 6 5
DS Kulkarni 2008-2021 129 6311 4904 223 5/29 21.99 4.66 28.3 5 5
AN Jones 1981-1993 154 6473 5100 230 7/41 22.17 4.72 28.1 10 5
TA Boult 2008-2022 128 6892 5713 229 7/34 24.94 4.97 30.0 12 5
SE Bond 1997-2010 135 6903 5083 214 6/19 23.75 4.41 32.2 9 5
Sohail Tanvir 2006-2021 138 6906 5955 205 7/34 29.04 5.17 33.6 8 5
BAW Mendis 2006-2019 163 7413 5586 287 7/23 19.46 4.52 25.8 14 5
Arafat Sunny 2001-2023 148 7435 5229 212 6/56 24.66 4.21 35.0 8 5
WD Parnell 2007-2023 187 8296 7496 248 6/51 30.22 5.42 33.4 6 5
Rubel Hossain 2007-2023 190 8821 7838 268 6/18 29.24 5.33 32.9 12 5
Wahab Riaz 2001-2022 191 8917 8011 260 5/24 30.81 5.39 34.2 11 5
DJ Brown 1964-1979 179 8991 5624 221 5/13 25.44 3.75 40.6 2 5
AA Jones 1969-1981 192 9009 5838 286 6/34 20.41 3.88 31.5 4 5
RJ Peterson 1999-2015 224 9563 7363 257 7/24 28.64 4.61 37.2 5 5
OD Gibson 1991-2007 212 9807 7533 310 5/19 24.30 4.60 31.6 11 5
CM Willoughby 1994-2012 210 10182 7108 255 6/16 27.87 4.18 39.9 3 5
N Killeen 1995-2010 226 10631 7376 304 6/31 24.26 4.16 34.9 7 5
WKM Benjamin 1985-1999 222 10716 7000 263 5/17 26.61 3.91 40.7 4 5
RE East 1966-1993 280 10982 6617 269 6/18 24.59 3.61 40.8 4 5
M Hendrick 1969-1983 226 11385 5821 297 6/7 19.59 3.06 38.3 10 5
RJ Shastri 1980-1994 278 11966 8175 254 5/13 32.18 4.09 47.1 3 5
G Chapple 1993-2013 283 12165 9138 320 6/18 28.55 4.50 38.0 5 5
GS le Roux 1975-1989 250 12201 7549 378 6/21 19.97 3.71 32.2 16 5
Aaqib Javed 1988-2003 250 12212 8713 289 7/37 30.14 4.28 42.2 6 5
SR Barwick 1981-2001 276 12593 8567 325 6/28 26.36 4.08 38.7 9 5
PJ Hartley 1982-2000 269 12636 9069 356 5/20 25.47 4.30 35.4 4 5
AR Caddick 1990-2008 262 12827 9085 341 6/30 26.64 4.24 37.6 8 5
TE Jesty 1969-1990 428 13309 9283 372 6/20 24.95 4.18 35.7 14 5
Azhar Mahmood 1993-2015 319 13952 10919 348 6/18 31.37 4.69 40.0 13 5
Shakib Al Hasan 2006-2023 280 13957 10273 371 5/18 27.69 4.41 37.6 15 5
DR Pringle 1978-1993 316 15410 10395 383 5/12 27.14 4.04 40.2 5 5
NV Radford 1979-1998 351 16821 11268 484 7/19 23.28 4.01 34.7 10 5
N Gifford 1963-1988 397 17601 11525 443 6/8 26.01 3.92 39.7 11 5
ST Jayasuriya 1989-2011 557 18167 14396 413 6/29 34.85 4.75 43.9 12 5
GC Small 1980-1999 390 18434 12230 462 5/18 26.47 3.98 39.9 9 5
J Simmons 1969-1989 470 21068 12834 498 5/17 25.77 3.65 42.3 8 5
CA Walsh 1981-2000 440 21881 13854 551 6/21 25.14 3.79 39.7 13 5

Records includes the following recent matches:
South Africa v West Indies at Potchefstroom, 3rd ODI, Mar 21, 2023 [ODI # 4544]
Zimbabwe v Netherlands at Harare, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 1st ODI, Mar 21, 2023 [ODI # 4543]
Legends of Rupganj v Brothers Union at Savar (3), Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 14th match, Mar 21, 2023 [List A]
Prime Bank Cricket Club v Shinepukur Cricket Club at Mirpur, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 15th match, Mar 21, 2023 [List A]
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club v City Club at Fatullah, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 13th match, Mar 21, 2023 [List A]

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