Five Wicket haul – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the five wicket haul in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
177Muttiah MuralitharanSL36 clear of Sir Richard Hadlee
341Sir Richard HadleeNZ36 off the lead
438Shane WarneAUS39 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
77 · 36 ahead of Hadlee
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
24 separate entries on this list · 234 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
8
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
17 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Five Wicket haul — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL77
2Muttiah MuralitharanSL67
3Sir Richard HadleeNZ41
4Shane WarneAUS38
5Shane WarneAUS37
6Waqar YounisPAK13
7Waqar YounisPAK10
7Muttiah MuralitharanSL10
9Malcolm MarshallWI9
9Muttiah MuralitharanSL9
9Muttiah MuralitharanSL9
9Muttiah MuralitharanSL9
9Malcolm MarshallWI9
9Muttiah MuralitharanSL9
15Muttiah MuralitharanSL8
15Ravichandran AshwinIND8
15Ravichandran AshwinIND8
18Waqar YounisPAK7
18Rangana HerathSL7
18Ravichandran AshwinIND7
18Muttiah MuralitharanSL7
18Muttiah MuralitharanSL7
18Muttiah MuralitharanSL7
18Rangana HerathSL7
18Ravichandran AshwinIND7
18Makhaya NtiniSA7
18Allan DonaldSA7
28Subhash GupteIND6
28Sir Ian BothamENG6
28Kapil DevIND6
28Sir Richard HadleeNZ6
28Terry AldermanAUS6
28Shane WarneAUS6
28Saqlain MushtaqPAK6
28Muttiah MuralitharanSL6
28Muttiah MuralitharanSL6
28Shane WarneAUS6
28Muttiah MuralitharanSL6
28Graeme SwannENG6
28Dale SteynSA6
28Rangana HerathSL6
28Mitchell StarcAUS6
28Hasan AliPAK6
28Charlie TurnerAUS6
28Monty NobleAUS6
28Subhash GupteIND6
28Sir Ian BothamENG6
28Sir Richard HadleeNZ6
28Terry AldermanAUS6
28Waqar YounisPAK6
28Shane WarneAUS6
28Anil KumbleIND6
28Shane WarneAUS6
28Graeme SwannENG6
28Sydney BarnesENG6
28Shaun PollockSA6
28Harbhajan SinghIND6
28Harbhajan SinghIND6
59Sir Alec BedserENG5
59Vinoo MankadIND5
59Sir Alec BedserENG5
59Hugh TayfieldSA5
59Fred TruemanENG5
59Bob WillisENG5
59Kapil DevIND5
59Sir Richard HadleeNZ5
59Dennis LilleeAUS5
59Imran KhanPAK5
59Sir Richard HadleeNZ5
59Mushtaq AhmedPAK5
59Saqlain MushtaqPAK5
59Muttiah MuralitharanSL5
59Graeme SwannENG5
59Yasir ShahPAK5
59Jason HolderWI5
59Jasprit BumrahIND5
59Sir Alec BedserENG5
59Vinoo MankadIND5
59Sir Alec BedserENG5
59Hugh TayfieldSA5
59Fred TruemanENG5
59Bob WillisENG5
59Kapil DevIND5
59Dennis LilleeAUS5
59Dennis LilleeAUS5
59Imran KhanPAK5
59Kapil DevIND5
59Sir Richard HadleeNZ5
59Waqar YounisPAK5
59Saqlain MushtaqPAK5
59Muttiah MuralitharanSL5
59Muttiah MuralitharanSL5
59Dale SteynSA5
59Shane ShillingfordWI5
59Rangana HerathSL5
59Yasir ShahPAK5
59Axar PatelIND5
59Jasprit BumrahIND5
59Waqar YounisPAK5
59Rangana HerathSL5
59Makhaya NtiniSA5
59Muttiah MuralitharanSL5
59Rodney HoggAUS5
59Axar PatelIND5
59Rangana HerathSL5
59Stuart BroadENG5
59Sydney BarnesENG5
59Daniel VettoriNZ5
59Daniel VettoriNZ5
59Shoaib AkhtarPAK5
59Abdul QadirPAK5
59Rodney HoggAUS5
113Fazal MahmoodPAK4
113Alan DavidsonAUS4
113Graham McKenzieAUS4
113Lance GibbsWI4
113Erapalli PrasannaIND4
113Max WalkerAUS4
113Sir Andy RobertsWI4
113Michael HoldingWI4
113Malcolm MarshallWI4
113Craig McDermottAUS4
113Waqar YounisPAK4
113Courtney WalshWI4
113Muttiah MuralitharanSL4
113Vernon PhilanderSA4
113Prabath JayasuriyaSL4
113Mohammed ShamiIND4
113Tom RichardsonENG4
113Sydney BarnesENG4
113Jim LakerENG4
113Fazal MahmoodPAK4
113Alan DavidsonAUS4
113Graham McKenzieAUS4
113Lance GibbsWI4
113Erapalli PrasannaIND4
113Max WalkerAUS4
113Sir Andy RobertsWI4
113Michael HoldingWI4
113Malcolm MarshallWI4
113Craig McDermottAUS4
113Waqar YounisPAK4
113Courtney WalshWI4
113Mushtaq AhmedPAK4
113Glenn McGrathAUS4
113Makhaya NtiniSA4
113Rangana HerathSL4
113Vernon PhilanderSA4
113Mehidy HasanBAN4
113Neil WagnerNZ4
113Prabath JayasuriyaSL4
113Ravichandran AshwinIND4
113Shahid AfridiGER4
113Mohammed ShamiIND4
113Muhammad ButtBHR4
113Prabath JayasuriyaSL4
113James AndersonENG4
113Shakib Al HasanBAN4
113Ravichandran AshwinIND4
113Dale SteynSA4
113Shakib Al HasanBAN4
113Dale SteynSA4
113Muttiah MuralitharanSL4
113Javagal SrinathIND4
113Courtney WalshWI4
113Wasim AkramPAK4
113Angus FraserENG4
113Malcolm MarshallWI4
113Abdul QadirPAK4
113Sir Ian BothamENG4
113Terry AldermanAUS4
113Geoff LawsonAUS4
113Sir Richard HadleeNZ4
113Sir Ian BothamENG4
113Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND4
113Charlie LlewellynSA4
113Prabath JayasuriyaSL4
113James AndersonENG4
113Rashid KhanAFG4
113Mehidy HasanBAN4
113Yasir ShahPAK4
113Shakib Al HasanBAN4
113Dale SteynSA4
113Rangana HerathSL4
113Dale SteynSA4
113Muttiah MuralitharanSL4
113Shaun PollockSA4
113Glenn McGrathAUS4
113Paul StrangZIM4
113Glenn McGrathAUS4
113Waqar YounisPAK4
113Wasim AkramPAK4
113Malcolm MarshallWI4
113Angus FraserENG4
113Abdul QadirPAK4
113Geoff LawsonAUS4
113Sir Ian BothamENG4
113Sir Ian BothamENG4
113Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND4
200Tony LockENG3
200Richie BenaudAUS3
200Sir Wes HallWI3
200Peter PollockSA3
200John SnowENG3
200Derek UnderwoodENG3
200Dennis LilleeAUS3
200Tony GreigENG3
200Sir Richard HadleeNZ3
200Noman AliPAK3
200Colin BlytheENG3
200Colin BlytheENG3
200Sydney BarnesENG3
200Maurice TateENG3
200Maurice TateENG3
200Doug WrightENG3
200Sonny RamadhinWI3
200Tony LockENG3
200Sir Wes HallWI3
200Peter PollockSA3
200John SnowENG3
200Derek UnderwoodENG3
200Dennis LilleeAUS3
200Tony GreigENG3
200Sir Richard HadleeNZ3
200Blessing MuzarabaniZIM3
200Lance KlusenerSA3
200Azhar MahmoodPAK3
200Ajantha MendisSL3
200Ryan HarrisAUS3
200Mustafizur RahmanBAN3
200Hasan AliPAK3
200Bilal KhanOMN3
200Moazzam Ali BaigMAW3
200Wanindu HasarangaSL3
200Lasith MalingaSL3
200Pat CumminsAUS3
200Kyle JamiesonNZ3
200Nathan LyonAUS3
200Jofra ArcherENG3
200Yasir ShahPAK3
200Yasir ShahPAK3
200Stuart BroadENG3
200Saeed AjmalPAK3
200Shoaib AkhtarPAK3
200Shoaib AkhtarPAK3
200Sir Curtly AmbroseWI3
200Paul StrangZIM3
200Craig McDermottAUS3
200Danny MorrisonNZ3
200Phil TufnellENG3
200Graham DilleyENG3
200Imran KhanPAK3
200Sir Andy RobertsWI3
200Geoff ArnoldENG3
200Ashley MallettAUS3
200Joe PartridgeSA3
200Graham McKenzieAUS3
200Charlie GriffithWI3
200Johnny WardleENG3
200Richie BenaudAUS3
200Hugh TayfieldSA3
200Alf ValentineWI3
200Ray LindwallAUS3
200Jasprit BumrahIND3
200Wanindu HasarangaSL3
200Fidel EdwardsWI3
200Shoaib AkhtarPAK3
200Craig McDermottAUS3
200Wasim AkramPAK3
200Sir Curtly AmbroseWI3
200Graham DilleyENG3
200Wasim AkramPAK3
200Imran KhanPAK3
200Imran KhanPAK3
200Bishan BediIND3
200Gary GilmourAUS3
200Geoff ArnoldENG3
200Ashley MallettAUS3
200Graham McKenzieAUS3
200Joe PartridgeSA3
200Charlie GriffithWI3
200Johnny WardleENG3
200Hugh TayfieldSA3
200Alf ValentineWI3
200Ray LindwallAUS3
286Frank TysonENG2
286Sir Wes HallWI2
286David RennebergAUS2
286Alan ConnollyAUS2
286Kyle JamiesonNZ2
286Nahid RanaBAN2
286Billy BatesENG2
286Joey PalmerAUS2
286George LohmannENG2
286Charlie TurnerAUS2
286Frederick SpofforthAUS2
286Johnny BriggsENG2
286Tom RichardsonENG2
286Tom RichardsonENG2
286Monty NobleAUS2
286Ernie JonesAUS2
286Walter LeesENG2
286Alf HallSA2
286George GearyENG2
286Sandy BellSA2
286Reg PerksENG2
286Sir Alec BedserENG2
286Frank TysonENG2
286Sir Wes HallWI2
286David RennebergAUS2
286Alan ConnollyAUS2
286Kyle JamiesonNZ2
286Matt HenryNZ2
286Gary GilmourAUS2
286Ashantha de MelSL2
286Kris SrikkanthIND2
286Javagal SrinathIND2
286Ottis GibsonWI2
286Muttiah MuralitharanSL2
286Muttiah MuralitharanSL2
286Waqar YounisPAK2
286Shoaib AkhtarPAK2
286Vasbert DrakesWI2
286Michael KasprowiczAUS2
286Makhaya NtiniSA2
286Doug BollingerAUS2
286Dale SteynSA2
286Lasith MalingaSL2
286Chad SoperPNG2
286Rashid KhanPAK2
286Mustafizur RahmanBAN2
286AM GhazanfarAFG2
286Benjamin SearsNZ2
286Nahid RanaBAN2
286Zaker TaqawiSWE2
286Charlie RumistrzewiczSPN2
286Dinesh Maganiai NakraniUGA2
286Karan KCNEP2
286Trent BoultNZ2
286Steven FinnENG2
286Thisara PereraSL2
286Glenn McGrathAUS2
286Muttiah MuralitharanSL2
286Eddo BrandesZIM2
286Mohammed SirajIND2
286Craig McDermottAUS2
286Imran KhanPAK2
286Ashantha de MelSL2
286Tony GreigENG2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Jack NoreigaWI2
286Ashley MallettAUS2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Graham McKenzieAUS2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Tony LockENG2
286Neil AdcockSA2
286Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK2
286Fred TruemanENG2
286Clarrie GrimmettAUS2
286Alf ValentineWI2
286Ernie ToshackAUS2
286Arthur GilliganENG2
286Tibby CotterAUS2
286Hugh TrumbleAUS2
286Bobby PeelENG2
286Blessing MuzarabaniZIM2
286Imran KhanPAK2
286Neil AdcockSA2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Jack NoreigaWI2
286Ashley MallettAUS2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Graham McKenzieAUS2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Tony LockENG2
286Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK2
286Keith MillerAUS2
286Ray LindwallAUS2
286Geoff ChubbSA2
286Alf ValentineWI2
286Zulfiqar AhmedPAK2
286Bapu NadkarniIND2
286Fred TitmusENG2
286Neil HawkeAUS2
286Pervez SajjadPAK2
286Keith BoyceWI2
286Lance GibbsWI2
286Sir Ian BothamENG2
390Alf ValentineWI1
390Alfred ShawENG1
390Len BraundENG1
390Wilfred RhodesENG1
390Walter BrearleyENG1
390Clarrie GrimmettAUS1
390Manny MartindaleWI1
390Vanburn HolderWI1
390Gary CosierAUS1
390Lance CairnsNZ1
390Joel GarnerWI1
390Andy RobertsNZ1
390Colin CroftWI1
390Terry AldermanAUS1
390Shaul KarnainSL1
390Imran KhanPOR1
390Courtney WalshWI1
390Patrick PattersonWI1
390Sir Curtly AmbroseWI1
390Anderson CumminsWI1
390Ian BishopWI1
390Richard SnellSA1
390Aaqib JavedPAK1
390Paul CollingwoodENG1
390Andrew HallSA1
390Thisara PereraSL1
390Sandeep LamichhaneNEP1
390Simi SinghIRE1
390Umar GulPAK1
390Not on recordUAE1
390Ajantha MendisSL1
390Aftab AhmedBAN1
390Not on recordUSA1
390Ahsan MalikNED1
390David WieseSA1
390Mark WattSCO1
390Yuzvendra ChahalIND1
390Keemo PaulWI1
390Christoffel ViljoenNAM1
390Deusdedit MuhumuzaUGA1
390Bradley CurrieSCO1
390Sonam YesheyBHU1
390Not on recordAST1
390Sylvester Ameh OkpeNIG1
390Lawrence BonnerBLI1
390Aqib IqbalAST1
390Gudakesh MotieWI1
390Varun VinodIND1
390Jason BehrendorffAUS1
390Dunith WellalageSL1
390Imran TahirSA1
390Matt HenryNZ1
390Ravindra JadejaIND1
390Charles AminiPNG1
390Brett LeeAUS1
390Mohammad RafiqueBAN1
390Sanath JayasuriyaSL1
390Brad WilliamsAUS1
390Andy BichelAUS1
390Matthew HoggardENG1
390Mark EalhamENG1
390Lance KlusenerSA1
390Shane WarneAUS1
390Saleem MalikPAK1
390Ian BishopWI1
390Sir Curtly AmbroseWI1
390Abdul QadirPAK1
390Dennis LilleeAUS1
390Kyle JamiesonNZ1
390Jason HolderWI1
390Mike ProcterSA1
390Syed Abid AliIND1
390Alan DavidsonAUS1
390Johnny WardleENG1
390Ernie ToshackAUS1
390Bill BowesENG1
390George Finlay-BissettSA1
390Cyril VincentSA1
390Claude CarterSA1
390Jimmy BlanckenbergSA1
390Jimmy BlanckenbergSA1
390Tip SnookeSA1
390Tibby CotterAUS1
390Hugh TrumbleAUS1
390Charlie McLeodAUS1
390Albert TrottAUS1
390Charlie TurnerAUS1
390George GiffenAUS1
390Dick BarlowENG1
390George LohmannENG1
390Tom HoranAUS1
390Harry BoyleAUS1
390Dick BarlowENG1
390Not on recordFIN1
390Deusdedit MuhumuzaUGA1
390Mike ProcterSA1
390Syed Abid AliIND1
390Alan DavidsonAUS1
390Johnny WardleENG1
390Roy TattersallENG1
390Lance GibbsWI1
390Lindsay KlineAUS1
390Fred TruemanENG1
390Alan DavidsonAUS1
390Haseeb AhsanPAK1
390Mahmood HussainPAK1
390Tom CartwrightENG1
390Ray IllingworthENG1
390John SnowENG1
390Geoff ArnoldENG1
390Gary GilmourAUS1
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