Most Five-wicket hauls in Test Cricket
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | 5 W | 10 W | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 230 | 67 | 22 | 800 | 2.47 | 22.72 |
| S Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 37 | 10 | 708 | 2.65 | 25.41 |
| Sir R Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 150 | 36 | 9 | 431 | 2.63 | 22.29 |
| A Kumble (IND) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 236 | 35 | 8 | 619 | 2.69 | 29.65 |
| R Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 89 | 162 | 33 | 9 | 415 | 2.81 | 28.17 |
| G McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 29 | 3 | 563 | 2.49 | 21.64 |
| I Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 168 | 27 | 4 | 383 | 2.99 | 28.4 |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2018 | 57 | 107 | 26 | 7 | 311 | 2.88 | 25.56 |
| D Steyn (SA) | 2004-2018 | 86 | 157 | 26 | 5 | 419 | 3.22 | 22.32 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 181 | 25 | 5 | 414 | 2.59 | 23.62 |
| Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 1998-2015 | 103 | 190 | 25 | 5 | 417 | 2.84 | 32.46 |
| J Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2018 | 136* | 251 | 25 | 3 | 526 | 2.9 | 27.41 |
| S Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1914 | 27 | 50 | 24 | 7 | 189 | 2.36 | 16.43 |
| D Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 70 | 132 | 23 | 7 | 355 | 2.75 | 23.92 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | 142 | 23 | 6 | 362 | 2.54 | 22.81 |
| Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 23 | 2 | 434 | 2.78 | 29.64 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 154 | 22 | 5 | 373 | 3.25 | 23.56 |
| M Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 151 | 22 | 4 | 376 | 2.68 | 20.94 |
| C Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 179 | 22 | 3 | 405 | 2.3 | 20.99 |
| C Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 132 | 242 | 22 | 3 | 519 | 2.53 | 24.44 |
| C Grimmett (AUS) | 1925-1936 | 37 | 67 | 21 | 7 | 216 | 2.16 | 24.21 |
| A Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 129 | 20 | 3 | 330 | 2.83 | 22.25 |
| D Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2014 | 113 | 187 | 20 | 3 | 362 | 2.59 | 34.36 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 190 | 18 | 4 | 390 | 3.23 | 28.82 |
| L Gibbs (WI) | 1958-1976 | 79 | 148 | 18 | 2 | 309 | 1.98 | 29.09 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2007-2017 | 51 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 188 | 3.01 | 32.37 |
| F Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | 127 | 17 | 3 | 307 | 2.61 | 21.57 |
| G Swann (ENG) | 2008-2013 | 60 | 109 | 17 | 3 | 255 | 2.98 | 29.96 |
| D Underwood (ENG) | 1966-1982 | 86 | 151 | 17 | 6 | 297 | 2.1 | 25.83 |
| BS Chandrasekhar (IND) | 1964-1979 | 58 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 242 | 2.7 | 29.74 |
| R Willis (ENG) | 1971-1984 | 90 | 165 | 16 | 0 | 325 | 2.83 | 25.2 |
| G McKenzie (AUS) | 1961-1971 | 60 | 113 | 16 | 3 | 246 | 2.48 | 29.78 |
| R Benaud (AUS) | 1952-1964 | 63 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 248 | 2.1 | 27.03 |
| S Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 202 | 16 | 1 | 421 | 2.39 | 23.11 |
| A Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1955 | 51 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 236 | 2.21 | 24.89 |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1977-1990 | 67 | 111 | 15 | 5 | 236 | 2.71 | 32.8 |
| Danish Kaneria (PAK) | 2000-2010 | 61 | 112 | 15 | 2 | 261 | 3.07 | 34.79 |
| S Broad (ENG) | 2007-2018 | 116 | 210 | 16 | 2 | 402 | 2.97 | 29.31 |
| T Alderman (AUS) | 1981-1991 | 41 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 170 | 2.72 | 27.15 |
| A Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 186 | 1.97 | 20.53 |
| H Tayfield (SA) | 1949-1960 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 170 | 1.94 | 25.91 |
| C McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1996 | 71 | 124 | 14 | 2 | 291 | 3.01 | 28.63 |
| BS Bedi (INDIA) | 1966-1979 | 67 | 118 | 14 | 1 | 266 | 2.14 | 28.71 |
| Yasir Shah (PAK) | 2014-2017 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 165 | 3.14 | 29.44 |
| Fazal Mahmood (PAK) | 1952-1962 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 139 | 2.09 | 24.7 |
| ARC Fraser (ENG) | 1989-1998 | 46 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 177 | 2.66 | 27.32 |
| C Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 104 | 13 | 1 | 218 | 3.28 | 29.4 |
| M Holding (WI) | 1975-1987 | 60 | 113 | 13 | 2 | 249 | 2.79 | 23.68 |
| A Caddick (ENG) | 1993-2003 | 62 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 234 | 3.09 | 29.91 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1995-2004 | 49 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 208 | 2.64 | 29.83 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) | 1997-2007 | 46 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 178 | 3.37 | 25.69 |
| F Edwards (WI) | 2003-2012 | 55 | 97 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 3.9 | 37.87 |
| V Philander (SA) | 2011-2018 | 54* | 99 | 12 | 2 | 195 | 2.67 | 22.18 |
| S MacGill (AUS) | 1998-2008 | 44 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 208 | 3.22 | 29.02 |
| S Gupte (IND) | 1951-1961 | 36 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 149 | 2.34 | 29.55 |
| M Panesar (ENG) | 2006-2013 | 50 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 167 | 2.78 | 34.71 |
| R Lindwall (AUS) | 1946-1960 | 61 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 228 | 2.3 | 23.03 |
| M Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 140 | 12 | 3 | 313 | 3.33 | 28.4 |
| N Lyon (AUS) | 2011-2018 | 78* | 148 | 12 | 2 | 302 | 3.06 | 31.73 |
| C Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 194 | 12 | 2 | 355 | 2.68 | 29.58 |