Most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket

Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) leads with 67. International matches only.

Top 25

#	Player	5w	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Span
1	Muthiah Muralidaran · Sri Lanka	67	133	162	800	1992–2010
2	Shane Keith Warne · Australia	37	145	197	708	1992–2007
3	Richard John Hadlee · New Zealand	36	86	114	431	1973–1990
4	Anil Kumble · India	35	131	173	619	1990–2008
5	Ravichandran Ashwin · India	35	99	140	502	2011–2024
6	Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath · Sri Lanka	34	93	144	433	1999–2018
7	James Michael Anderson · England	31	182	251	675	2003–2024
8	Glenn Donald McGrath · Australia	29	124	136	563	1993–2007
9	Ian Terence Botham · England	27	102	161	383	1977–1992
10	Dale Willem Steyn · South Africa	26	93	119	439	2004–2019
11	Wasim Akram · Pakistan	25	104	139	414	1985–2002
12	Harbhajan Singh · India	25	103	144	417	1998–2015
13	Sydney Francis Barnes · England	24	27	8	189	1901–1914
14	Dennis Keith Lillee · Australia	23	70	87	355	1971–1984
15	Imran Khan Niazi · Pakistan	23	88	96	362	1971–1992
16	Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj · India	23	131	140	434	1978–1994
17	Waqar Younis Maitla · Pakistan	22	87	120	373	1989–2003
18	Nathan Michael Lyon · Australia	22	138	172	545	2011–2026
19	Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose · West Indies	22	98	144	405	1988–2000
20	Malcolm Denzil Marshall · West Indies	22	81	92	376	1978–1991
21	Courtney Andrew Walsh · West Indies	22	132	180	519	1984–2001
22	Clarence Victor Grimmett · Australia	21	37	30	216	1925–1936
23	Daniel Luca Vettori · New Zealand	20	113	174	362	1997–2014
24	Stuart Christopher John Broad · England	20	159	231	575	2007–2023
25	Allan Anthony Donald · South Africa	20	72	94	330	1992–2002