List of cricketers by number of international five-wicket hauls

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Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Test and international cricket[1]
Waqar Younis during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England when he was the Bowling coach of the Pakistan national cricket team
Waqar Younis has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket[2]
Anisa Mohammed in November 2014
Anisa Mohammed has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Women's cricket - 8 across ODI and T20I formats
Shakib Al Hasan is one of twelve cricketers who have taken at least a five-wicket haul in all three international formats and he is the only player in this list who has taken more than one five-wicket haul in all three international formats

In cricket, a five-wicket haul – also known as a five-for or fifer[3] – refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[4] This list is a compilation of total five-wicket hauls taken by international cricketers, split between different formats and presents a good view to compare the performance of bowlers in all 3 formats of the game that are played at an international level.

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard[5][6] for both batsmen and bowlers. Today, Test matches are scheduled to be played across five consecutive days. Bowlers have no limit on the number of overs that they can bowl. Also, since each team can potentially play two innings, the bowlers of each team get the opportunity to bowl at the opposition twice. The first officially recognised Test match took place on 15–19 March 1877 and was played between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).[7]

One Day International (ODI) cricket is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. Bowlers are allowed a maximum of 10 overs in ODI cricket. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the MCG.[8] Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs. Bowlers are allowed a maximum of 4 overs in T20I cricket. The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand.[9]

In December 2018 in the 2nd T20I against West Indies, Shakib became the eighth cricketer to take at least one five wicket-haul in all three formats.[10]

History

Players from all teams that are full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), have five-wicket hauls in a Test.Template:Efn[11]

The first player to record a five-wicket haul in a Test innings was Australian Billy Midwinter in the second innings of the first Test cricket match ever played. The opponents were England. In the same match, two other players - Alfred Shaw of England and Australian Tom Kendall also recorded five-wicket hauls.[12][13] Nasim-ul-Ghani is the youngest player to record five-wicket haul, at 16 years and 303 days.[14] Bert Ironmonger is the oldest player to record five-wicket haul, capturing two five-wicket hauls in a match at 49 years and 311 days.[15][16] three cricketers - Jim Laker,[17] Anil Kumble[18] and Ajaz Patel[19] hold the distinction of taking all 10 wickets in the innings. In the same match where Jim Laker took all wickets in the innings, he captured 19 wickets in the match, the most wickets ever captured by a bowler in a Test match. By December 2018, 150 cricketers had taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[20] Of these, nine cricketers have taken two five-wicket hauls on their Test debut, including four from England, two from Australia and one each from India, South Africa and the West Indies.

Dennis Lillee recorded the first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in 12 overs against Pakistan at Headingley in 1975.[21][22] Chaminda Vaas has the best haul in ODIs, taking 8 wickets for 19 runs against Zimbabwe in 2001 in Colombo.[21][23] Mujeeb Ur Rahman (16 years 325 days) and Sunil DhaniramTemplate:Efn (39 years and 256 days) are the current record holders for youngest and oldest cricketers to record a five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[24] By December 2018, 13 five-wicket hauls have been taken by players on their ODI debut.[25]

Umar Gul recorded the first five-wicket haul in T20Is, taking 5 wickets for 6 runs in 3 overs against New Zealand at The Oval in 2009.[26] Deepak Chahar has the best haul in T20I taking 6 wickets for 7 runs against Bangladesh at Nagpur in 2019.[27] Rashid Khan (18 years 171 days) and Imran Tahir (37 years 327 days) are the current record holders for youngest and oldest cricketers to record a five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.[28]

Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest number of five-wicket hauls, with 77 across Test and ODI cricket. His haul of 67 five-wicket hauls is the highest in Test cricket. With 13 five-wicket hauls, Waqar Younis holds the highest number of five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket. Twelve players - Umar Gul, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Tim Southee, Imran Tahir, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Lungi Ngidi and Alzarri Joseph have taken at least one five-wicket haul in every format.[29][30]

To date, 56 cricketers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls[31] and 30 of whom went on to take 20 or more five-wicket hauls.[32] Ten players have taken 30 or more five-wicket hauls in their international career across the three formats.[33]

Key

Key
^ Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ǂ Denotes player who is still active
N/A Indicates player did not play in that format

Men's international cricket

Last updated: 4 December 2025

Most five-wicket hauls in men's cricket[1]
Rank Player Period Teams Test ODI T20I Total 10WH
1 Template:Sortname^ 1992–2011 Template:Cr/Asia/ICC 67 10 0 77 22
2 Template:Sortname^ 1973–1990 Template:Cr 36 5 Template:N/a 41 9
3 Template:Sortname^ 1992–2007 Template:Cr/ICC 37 1 Template:N/a 38 10
4 Template:Sortname 2010–2024 Template:Cr 37 0 0 37 8
Template:Sortname^ 1990–2008 Template:Cr/Asia 35 2 Template:N/a 37 8
6 Template:Sortname^ 1993–2007 Template:Cr/ICC 29 7 0 36 3
7 Template:Sortname 1999–2018 Template:Cr 34 0 1 35 9
Template:Sortname^ 1989–2003 Template:Cr 22 13 Template:N/a 35 5
9 Template:Sortname 2002–2024 Template:Cr 32 2 0 34 3
10 Template:Sortname^ 1985–2002 Template:Cr 25 6 Template:N/a 31 5
11 Template:Sortname 2004–2020 Template:Cr/Africa 26 3 0 29 5
12 Template:Sortname 1998–2016 Template:Cr/Asia 25 3 0 28 5
13 Template:Sortname^ 1977–1992 Template:Cr 27 0 Template:N/a 27 4
Template:Sortname ǂ 2010–2025 Template:Cr 18 9 0 27 3
15 Template:Sortname^ 1988–2000 Template:Cr 22 4 Template:N/a 26 3
16 Template:Sortname 2006–2024 Template:Cr 19 4 2 25 2
17 Template:Sortname^ 1901–1914 Template:Cr 24 Template:N/a Template:N/a 24 7
Template:Sortname^ 1971–1984 Template:Cr 23 1 Template:N/a 24 7
Template:Sortname^ 1971–1992 Template:Cr 23 1 Template:N/a 24 6
Template:Sortname^ 1978–1994 Template:Cr 23 1 Template:N/a 24 2
Template:Sortname ǂ 2011–2025 Template:Cr 24 0 0 24 5
22 Template:Sortname^ 1984–2001 Template:Cr 22 1 Template:N/a 23 3
23 Template:Sortname^ 1991–2003 Template:Cr 20 2 Template:N/a 22 3
Template:Sortname^ 1978–1992 Template:Cr 22 0 Template:N/a 22 4
Template:Sortname 1998–2011 Template:Cr/ICC 18 4 0 22 4
Template:Sortname 1997–2015 Template:Cr/ICC 20 2 0 22 3
27 Template:Sortname^ 1925–1936 Template:Cr 21 Template:N/a Template:N/a 21 7
Template:Sortname^ 1996–2008 Template:Cr/Africa/ICC 16 5 0 21 1
Template:Sortname 2006–2023 Template:Cr 20 1 0 21 3
30 Template:Sortname 2008–2024 Template:Cr 15 3 2 20 1
31 Template:Sortname 1995–2004 Template:Cr 13 6 Template:N/a 19 3
Template:Sortname 1999–2012 Template:Cr 10 9 0 19 0
Template:Sortname ǂ 2014–2025 Template:Cr 17 2 0 19 4
34 Template:Sortname ǂ 2016–2025 Template:Cr 16 2 0 18 0
Template:Sortname^ 1958–1976 Template:Cr 18 0 Template:N/a 18 2
Template:Sortname ǂ 2014–2025 Template:Cr 17 1 0 18 2
Template:Sortname 2008–2013 Template:Cr 17 1 0 18 3
38 Template:Sortname^ 1952–1965 Template:Cr 17 Template:N/a Template:N/a 17 3
Template:Sortname ǂ 2009–2025 Template:Cr 15 2 0 17 3
Template:Sortname 1977–1993 Template:Cr 15 2 Template:N/a 17 5
Template:Sortname^ 1966–1982 Template:Cr 17 0 Template:N/a 17 6
Template:Sortname 2011–2022 Template:Cr 16 1 0 17 3
43 Template:Sortname 1981–1991 Template:Cr 14 2 Template:N/a 16 1
Template:Sortname 1964–1979 Template:Cr 16 0 Template:N/a 16 2
Template:Sortname 1998–2011 Template:Cr/Asia/ICC 12 4 0 16 2
Template:Sortname 1961–1971 Template:Cr 16 Template:N/a Template:N/a 16 3
Template:Sortname^ 1952–1964 Template:Cr 16 Template:N/a Template:N/a 16 1
Template:Sortname^ 1971–1984 Template:Cr 16 0 Template:N/a 16 0
Template:Sortname 2011–2024 Template:Cr 10 6 0 16 1
Template:Sortname 1994–2009 Template:Cr/Asia 12 4 0 16 2
Template:Sortname ǂ 2010–2025 Template:Cr 13 3 0 16 0
52 Template:Sortname 2000–2010 Template:Cr 15 0 Template:N/a 15 2
Template:Sortname 2007–2015 Template:Cr 12 3 0 15 3
Template:Sortname^ 1946–1955 Template:Cr 15 Template:N/a Template:N/a 15 5
Template:Sortname 1984–1996 Template:Cr 14 1 Template:N/a 15 2
Template:Sortname ǂ 2011–2025 Template:Cr 14 1 0 15 2

Women's international cricket

The first player to record a five-wicket haul in a Test innings was England's Myrtle Maclagan in the first innings of the first Test match ever played. The opponents were Australia. In the same match, two other players - Australian Anne Palmer and England's Mary Spear also recorded five-wicket hauls.[34] As of December 2018, 13 cricketers have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut. India's Neetu David holds the distinction of taking the highest number of wickets in Test innings - 8 wickets against England at Jamshedpur in 1995.[35] Shubhangi Kulkarni and Mary Duggan have the joint highest five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, with 5 five-wicket hauls. Betty Wilson is the only woman cricketer with multiple 10 wicket hauls in a match.[36]

Tina Macpherson[37] and Glenys Page[38] recorded the first five-wicket haul in Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) taking 5/14 and 6/20 against Young England and Trinidad and Tobago on 23 June 1973 - the first day of the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup. Sajjida Shah has the best haul in WODI cricket, taking 7 wickets for 4 runs against Japan in 2003 in Amsterdam.[39] Macpherson and Page are two of only five players to take a five-wicket haul during their WODI debut, the others being India's Purnima Choudhary, Laura Harper of England and Felicity Leydon-Davis from New Zealand.[40]

The first five-wicket haul in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match was taken by New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite against England on 16 August 2007.[41] Satterthwaite took six wickets for 17 runs,[42] the first six-wicket haul in the international format.

Most five-wicket hauls in women's cricket[43][44][45]
Rank Player Period Teams Test ODI T20I Total 10WH
1 Template:Sortname 2003–2022 Template:Cr Template:N/a 6 3 9 Template:N/a
2 Template:Sortname 2004–2023 Template:Cr 3 5 0 8 0
3 Template:Sortname ǂ 2012–2025 Template:Cr 0 5 2 7 Template:N/a
4 Template:Sortname 1991–2007 Template:Cr 2 4 0 6 0
Template:Sortname 2002–2022 Template:Cr 3 2 1 6 1
6 Template:Sortname 1949–1963 Template:Cr 5 Template:N/a Template:N/a 5 0
Template:Sortname ǂ 2016–2025 Template:Cr 3 2 0 5 1
Template:Sortname 1976–1991 Template:Cr 5 0 Template:N/a 5 0
Template:Sortname 1966–1979 Template:Cr 4 1 Template:N/a 5 1
Template:Sortname ǂ 2007–2025 Template:Cr 2 3 0 5 0
Template:Sortname ǂ 2014–2025 Template:Cr 1 4 0 5 0

See also

Notes

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  38. ↑ Full Scorecard of New Zealand Women vs Trinidad & Tobago Women, Women's World Cup, 4th Match - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  39. ↑ Full Scorecard of Japan Women vs Pakistan Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy, 3rd Match - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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  41. ↑ Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  42. ↑ Satterthwaite haul stuns England. ESPNcricinfo(16 August 2007). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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