Bowling Most 4wi Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2004	14	26	4721	786.5	259	1467	87	9/51	16.86	1.86	54.26	6	6	2	12
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2002	11	20	2381	396.5	86	1233	62	7/91	19.88	3.10	38.40	6	5	1	11
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-1998	10	18	2401	400.1	97	997	47	6/48	21.21	2.49	51.08	2	4	1	6
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2020	6	12	1961	326.5	63	907	41	8/39	22.12	2.77	47.82	1	4	1	5
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2005	7	14	2221	370.1	108	859	38	5/63	22.60	2.32	58.44	3	2	0	5
IK Pathan (IND)	2005-2005	2	4	391	65.1	14	237	21	7/59	11.28	3.63	18.61	1	3	1	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2016-2017	3	6	1123	187.1	37	536	30	8/63	17.86	2.86	37.43	0	4	2	4
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2011-2021	7	14	1681	280.1	66	731	31	6/59	23.58	2.60	54.22	1	3	1	4
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2005	7	14	1878	313.0	68	761	31	6/62	24.54	2.43	60.58	3	1	0	4
CL Cairns (NZ)	1996-2000	8	16	2141	356.5	97	944	39	5/31	24.20	2.64	54.89	2	2	0	4
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	15	26	3447	574.3	151	1332	48	4/56	27.75	2.31	71.81	4	0	0	4
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	4	302	50.2	15	125	14	5/27	8.92	2.48	21.57	1	2	0	3
S Shillingford (WI)	2013-2013	2	4	449	74.5	16	200	19	6/49	10.52	2.67	23.63	0	3	1	3
G Motie (WI)	2023-2023	2	4	536	89.2	21	259	19	7/37	13.63	2.89	28.21	1	2	1	3
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2005	6	8	725	120.5	32	309	21	4/13	14.71	2.55	34.52	3	0	0	3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2021	3	6	875	145.5	38	340	20	5/38	17.00	2.33	43.75	1	2	0	3
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	3	6	1045	174.1	39	462	20	7/95	23.10	2.65	52.25	2	1	1	3
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2004	13	22	1072	178.4	47	394	20	5/43	19.70	2.20	53.60	2	1	0	3
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2013	3	6	1088	181.2	38	478	21	7/95	22.76	2.63	51.80	0	3	1	3
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2002	6	12	1573	262.1	50	747	28	7/66	26.67	2.84	56.17	1	2	1	3
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	9	17	2333	388.5	126	873	32	5/70	27.28	2.24	72.90	2	1	0	3
Aizaz Cheema (PAK)	2011-2011	1	2	241	40.1	16	103	8	4/24	12.87	2.56	30.12	2	0	0	2
SE Bond (NZ)	2005-2005	2	4	282	47.0	14	120	13	6/51	9.23	2.55	21.69	1	1	1	2
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2014	1	2	294	49.0	4	152	8	4/62	19.00	3.10	36.75	2	0	0	2
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2021-2021	2	4	361	60.1	15	164	10	5/52	16.40	2.72	36.10	1	1	0	2
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2020-2020	1	2	372	62.0	15	152	9	5/82	16.88	2.45	41.33	1	1	0	2
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	384	64.0	18	223	11	5/73	20.27	3.48	34.90	1	1	0	2
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-1998	3	6	532	88.4	27	187	12	4/35	15.58	2.10	44.33	2	0	0	2
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2003-2003	2	4	556	92.4	29	255	10	4/63	25.50	2.75	55.60	2	0	0	2
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2021-2021	1	2	596	99.2	20	275	11	7/137	25.00	2.76	54.18	1	1	1	2
KJ Silva (SL)	1996-1998	3	6	603	100.3	43	162	16	4/16	10.12	1.61	37.68	2	0	0	2
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	2	4	678	113.0	40	245	12	4/23	20.41	2.16	56.50	2	0	0	2
D Gough (ENG)	1996-2000	4	7	681	113.3	22	345	16	4/40	21.56	3.03	42.56	2	0	0	2
D Bishoo (WI)	2017-2017	2	4	690	115.0	21	340	13	5/79	26.15	2.95	53.07	1	1	0	2
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2020-2020	2	4	783	130.3	28	451	13	5/114	34.69	3.45	60.23	1	1	0	2
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	5	10	859	143.1	39	393	22	6/26	17.86	2.74	39.04	0	2	0	2
RD King (WI)	2000-2001	4	8	874	145.4	39	380	16	5/51	23.75	2.60	54.62	1	1	0	2
Robiul Islam (BAN)	2011-2013	3	6	918	153.0	33	447	18	6/71	24.83	2.92	51.00	0	2	0	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2005	5	10	1017	169.3	57	356	23	5/39	15.47	2.10	44.21	1	1	0	2
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-1999	6	10	1098	183.0	30	532	20	7/116	26.60	2.90	54.90	0	2	0	2
DN Patel (NZ)	1992-1996	4	8	1176	196.0	47	525	23	6/50	22.82	2.67	51.13	0	2	0	2
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2005	4	7	1294	215.4	69	457	12	5/65	38.08	2.11	107.83	1	1	0	2
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2000	6	12	1515	252.3	72	606	21	4/52	28.85	2.40	72.14	2	0	0	2
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2002	8	16	1984	330.4	87	861	30	5/60	28.70	2.60	66.13	1	1	0	2
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2017	1	1	105	17.3	5	59	5	5/59	11.80	3.37	21.00	0	1	0	1
MA Butcher (ENG)	2003-2003	2	3	119	19.5	2	77	5	4/60	15.40	3.88	23.80	1	0	0	1
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	2	3	156	26.0	6	76	7	4/31	10.85	2.92	22.28	1	0	0	1
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2011-2013	3	3	168	28.0	5	73	4	4/31	18.25	2.60	42.00	1	0	0	1
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2013	4	5	174	29.0	4	79	10	4/13	7.90	2.72	17.40	1	0	0	1
ESH Giddins (ENG)	2000-2000	2	3	180	30.0	10	88	8	5/15	11.00	2.93	22.50	0	1	0	1
Ziaur Rahman (BAN)	2013-2013	1	2	180	30.0	11	71	4	4/63	17.75	2.36	45.00	1	0	0	1
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2003	1	2	197	32.5	3	90	6	6/65	15.00	2.74	32.83	0	1	0	1
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	204	34.0	11	100	6	6/33	16.66	2.94	34.00	0	1	0	1
M Zondeki (SA)	2005-2005	1	2	213	35.3	9	105	9	6/39	11.66	2.95	23.66	0	1	0	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2014-2014	1	2	264	44.0	20	84	8	5/46	10.50	1.90	33.00	0	1	0	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2000	2	4	269	44.5	13	132	8	4/38	16.50	2.94	33.62	1	0	0	1
BN Schultz (SA)	1995-1995	1	2	270	45.0	14	126	5	4/54	25.20	2.80	54.00	1	0	0	1
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	4	282	47.0	9	145	8	5/86	18.12	3.08	35.25	0	1	0	1
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2021-2021	1	2	288	48.0	14	128	5	4/82	25.60	2.66	57.60	1	0	0	1
M Morkel (SA)	2014-2017	2	4	294	49.0	17	87	8	5/21	10.87	1.77	36.75	0	1	0	1
VC Drakes (WI)	2003-2003	1	2	324	54.0	6	152	5	4/67	30.40	2.81	64.80	1	0	0	1
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2002	3	6	329	54.5	8	159	7	4/27	22.71	2.89	47.00	1	0	0	1
Abu Jayed (BAN)	2018-2020	2	4	336	56.0	13	168	5	4/71	33.60	3.00	67.20	1	0	0	1
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-1996	2	4	351	58.3	14	146	10	5/53	14.60	2.49	35.10	0	1	0	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	353	58.5	16	148	9	4/55	16.44	2.51	39.22	1	0	0	1
N Boje (SA)	2005-2005	2	3	356	59.2	13	193	5	4/106	38.60	3.25	71.20	1	0	0	1
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2016-2016	2	4	362	60.2	18	199	8	4/60	24.87	3.29	45.25	1	0	0	1
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1995-1995	2	4	366	61.0	11	171	11	5/46	15.54	2.80	33.27	0	1	0	1
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2012	2	4	384	64.0	20	174	11	5/85	15.81	2.71	34.90	0	1	0	1
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1992	2	4	385	64.1	16	142	8	5/85	17.75	2.21	48.12	0	1	0	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2003	2	3	393	65.3	11	233	8	5/133	29.12	3.55	49.12	0	1	0	1
Maninder Singh (IND)	1993-1993	1	2	402	67.0	12	145	7	4/66	20.71	2.16	57.42	1	0	0	1
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2002	2	4	408	68.0	15	188	7	4/53	26.85	2.76	58.28	1	0	0	1
FA Rose (WI)	2000-2000	2	4	408	68.0	23	153	9	4/19	17.00	2.25	45.33	1	0	0	1
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	426	71.0	17	206	6	4/136	34.33	2.90	71.00	1	0	0	1
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2013	2	4	443	73.5	16	205	8	5/52	25.62	2.77	55.37	0	1	0	1
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	454	75.4	11	217	11	4/72	19.72	2.86	41.27	1	0	0	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	2000-2000	2	4	462	77.0	36	100	8	4/42	12.50	1.29	57.75	1	0	0	1
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2013-2013	2	4	479	79.5	21	179	9	4/36	19.88	2.24	53.22	1	0	0	1
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2016	2	4	485	80.5	22	187	11	6/41	17.00	2.31	44.09	0	1	0	1
Sohag Gazi (BAN)	2013-2013	2	4	489	81.3	13	194	7	4/59	27.71	2.38	69.85	1	0	0	1
A Nel (SA)	2001-2005	3	6	497	82.5	27	227	9	4/53	25.22	2.74	55.22	1	0	0	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1996-1996	2	3	497	82.5	19	192	7	4/61	27.42	2.31	71.00	1	0	0	1
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2003	2	4	498	83.0	20	289	9	4/70	32.11	3.48	55.33	1	0	0	1
Jubair Hossain (BAN)	2014-2014	3	6	504	84.0	7	322	11	5/96	29.27	3.83	45.81	0	1	0	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2016	3	6	510	85.0	32	185	8	4/52	23.12	2.17	63.75	1	0	0	1
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2021-2021	2	4	558	93.0	16	263	10	6/75	26.30	2.82	55.80	0	1	0	1
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1999	3	6	613	102.1	33	231	14	8/71	16.50	2.26	43.78	0	1	1	1
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1995-1998	3	5	625	104.1	22	251	8	4/64	31.37	2.40	78.12	1	0	0	1
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2013	3	6	708	118.0	42	259	10	4/67	25.90	2.19	70.80	1	0	0	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2002	4	8	790	131.4	25	431	15	4/75	28.73	3.27	52.66	1	0	0	1
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1999-2004	5	10	791	131.5	31	328	19	5/20	17.26	2.48	41.63	0	1	0	1
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2004	4	6	864	144.0	40	382	9	6/81	42.44	2.65	96.00	0	1	0	1
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2005	4	7	914	152.2	41	441	17	4/106	25.94	2.89	53.76	1	0	0	1
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2000	3	6	960	160.0	50	353	9	5/90	39.22	2.20	106.66	0	1	0	1
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2001	2	4	984	164.0	56	353	11	4/143	32.09	2.15	89.45	1	0	0	1
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2005	6	12	1044	174.0	34	574	21	4/58	27.33	3.29	49.71	1	0	0	1
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1994-1999	5	8	1064	177.2	47	418	12	6/60	34.83	2.35	88.66	0	1	0	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	5	10	1182	197.0	49	477	17	4/27	28.05	2.42	69.52	1	0	0	1

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]