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+
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	20	39	5770	961.4	252	2511	103	6/31	24.37	2.61	56.01	10	3	0	13
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2009	14	25	4520	753.2	203	1766	82	6/87	21.53	2.34	55.12	5	5	1	10
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2021	9	17	2357	392.5	92	1019	66	7/59	15.43	2.59	35.71	3	6	3	9
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1995	9	17	2526	421.0	106	1021	60	7/119	17.01	2.42	42.10	3	6	2	9
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	13	25	3009	501.3	129	1372	70	7/76	19.60	2.73	42.98	4	5	2	9
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	12	23	2246	374.2	87	1091	68	6/49	16.04	2.91	33.02	2	6	2	8
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	12	24	2344	390.4	69	1189	63	6/65	18.87	3.04	37.20	5	3	2	8
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1968-1976	10	18	2946	-	145	1107	55	8/76	20.12	2.25	53.56	4	4	1	8
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	14	27	3018	-	129	1132	60	5/32	18.86	2.25	50.30	5	3	0	8
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	15	28	3284	-	120	1500	64	6/34	23.43	2.74	51.31	2	6	1	8
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1965-1976	15	27	3484	-	143	1317	54	7/52	24.38	2.26	64.51	4	4	2	8
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2023	20	38	4240	706.4	180	2189	84	7/43	26.05	3.09	50.47	5	3	0	8
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	23	43	5012	835.2	173	2652	94	7/44	28.21	3.17	53.31	4	4	0	8
GAR Lock (ENG)	1958-1959	7	13	1505	250.5	133	367	47	7/35	7.80	1.46	32.02	2	5	2	7
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1975	8	15	2118	-	122	586	48	7/32	12.20	1.66	44.12	1	6	3	7
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2003	11	18	3610	601.4	195	1293	50	6/67	25.86	2.14	72.20	4	3	1	7
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	12	1626	271.0	72	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.65	2	4	1	6
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	8	15	1662	277.0	63	928	44	5/67	21.09	3.35	37.77	3	3	0	6
MD Marshall (WI)	1985-1987	7	12	1735	289.1	51	775	36	7/80	21.52	2.68	48.19	5	1	1	6
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2020	8	15	2331	388.3	56	1250	47	8/41	26.59	3.21	49.59	2	4	1	6
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2006	11	21	2442	407.0	131	943	43	5/33	21.93	2.31	56.79	5	1	0	6
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	13	24	2780	463.2	98	1478	47	5/29	31.44	3.18	59.14	2	4	0	6
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1965-1973	12	22	2824	-	155	902	45	7/74	20.04	1.91	62.75	3	3	0	6
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2005	14	27	3427	571.1	172	1444	57	6/115	25.33	2.52	60.12	4	2	0	6
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1976	12	22	3883	-	251	1091	57	6/42	19.14	1.68	68.12	2	4	0	6
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	9	15	1521	253.3	64	700	34	6/44	20.58	2.76	44.73	2	3	1	5
KAJ Roach (WI)	2012-2020	8	14	1686	281.0	64	852	36	5/60	23.66	3.03	46.83	4	1	0	5
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2021	9	17	1808	301.2	64	969	38	6/51	25.50	3.21	47.57	2	3	0	5
SP Gupte (IND)	1955-1956	5	10	2140	356.4	152	669	34	7/128	19.67	1.87	62.94	1	4	0	5
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2006	10	18	2183	363.5	86	991	42	6/87	23.59	2.72	51.97	1	4	1	5
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-2002	9	17	2319	386.3	125	963	47	6/63	20.48	2.49	49.34	2	3	0	5
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2007	11	21	2330	388.2	100	1160	46	6/66	25.21	2.98	50.65	1	4	1	5
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2009-2009	3	6	760	126.4	33	376	19	5/67	19.78	2.96	40.00	3	1	0	4
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1997	4	8	1052	175.2	38	513	25	5/40	20.52	2.92	42.08	3	1	0	4
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1988-1988	3	6	1180	196.4	75	287	21	5/50	13.66	1.45	56.19	3	1	0	4
GR Dilley (ENG)	1983-1988	6	10	1196	199.2	55	441	24	6/38	18.37	2.21	49.83	2	2	0	4
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	6	12	1301	216.5	54	771	33	6/73	23.36	3.55	39.42	2	2	1	4
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0	4
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1995	4	8	1340	223.2	69	521	26	5/61	20.03	2.33	51.53	2	2	0	4
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1984-1985	4	7	1343	223.5	59	521	22	5/78	23.68	2.32	61.04	3	1	0	4
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1993-2001	6	10	1545	257.3	60	702	35	7/56	20.05	2.72	44.14	1	3	2	4
S Ramadhin (WI)	1952-1956	6	11	1708	284.4	120	482	32	6/23	15.06	1.69	53.37	1	3	0	4
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	10	19	1726	287.4	60	986	37	5/52	26.64	3.42	46.64	3	1	0	4
DK Lillee (AUS)	1977-1982	8	14	1770	-	63	740	38	6/53	19.47	2.50	46.57	0	4	1	4
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1963-1965	6	12	1812	302.0	138	461	28	5/19	16.46	1.52	64.71	3	1	0	4
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	9	16	2013	335.3	87	742	36	6/56	20.61	2.21	55.91	2	2	0	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2015	7	14	2177	362.5	61	999	36	6/43	27.75	2.75	60.47	0	4	1	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1999	10	19	2252	375.2	83	943	43	7/37	21.93	2.51	52.37	1	3	1	4
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1988-1994	10	17	2406	401.0	105	1036	39	5/53	26.56	2.58	61.69	2	2	0	4
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1986	11	19	2593	-	141	779	31	4/20	25.12	1.80	83.64	4	0	0	4
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1993	13	24	3214	535.4	130	1460	48	5/97	30.41	2.72	66.95	3	1	0	4
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	2	3	281	46.5	12	89	17	6/11	5.23	1.90	16.52	0	3	1	3
Q McMillan (SA)	1932-1932	2	4	539	89.5	10	323	16	5/66	20.18	3.59	33.68	1	2	0	3
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1931-1931	3	4	616	102.4	16	325	13	5/77	25.00	3.16	47.38	2	1	0	3
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2014-2016	4	7	713	118.5	23	363	15	4/22	24.20	3.05	47.53	3	0	0	3
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1975	5	7	849	-	23	361	20	5/51	18.05	2.55	42.45	1	2	1	3
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1958	5	9	898	149.4	50	268	20	4/24	13.40	1.79	44.90	3	0	0	3
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2006	4	7	902	150.2	19	542	20	5/68	27.10	3.60	45.10	1	2	0	3
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	5	10	905	150.5	37	489	26	5/27	18.80	3.24	34.80	1	2	0	3
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-1998	3	6	960	160.0	45	339	16	5/36	21.18	2.11	60.00	2	1	0	3
JC Laker (ENG)	1949-1958	5	10	978	163.0	73	262	21	5/17	12.47	1.60	46.57	2	1	0	3
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	3	6	1087	181.1	72	288	19	6/42	15.15	1.58	57.21	1	2	1	3
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	6	10	1141	-	45	448	21	6/54	21.33	2.35	54.33	1	2	0	3
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2008	4	8	1178	196.2	47	585	22	4/74	26.59	2.97	53.54	3	0	0	3
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1969-1979	10	16	1318	-	32	513	24	5/49	21.37	2.33	54.91	1	2	0	3
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1984	3	6	1349	224.5	93	471	21	5/35	22.42	2.09	64.23	1	2	0	3
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1965-1979	17	21	1481	-	77	505	26	5/48	19.42	2.04	56.96	1	2	0	3
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2021	8	15	1566	261.0	44	884	27	4/70	32.74	3.38	58.00	3	0	0	3
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2008	7	14	1598	266.2	67	938	27	7/63	34.74	3.52	59.18	2	1	0	3
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2024	8	15	1659	276.3	58	894	33	6/70	27.09	3.23	50.27	1	2	0	3
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1991	7	11	1662	277.0	51	796	22	5/77	36.18	2.87	75.54	2	1	0	3
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2017	8	14	1778	296.2	66	752	26	7/36	28.92	2.53	68.38	1	2	0	3
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1995	7	11	1854	309.0	85	758	32	6/59	23.68	2.45	57.93	1	2	0	3
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1977	6	10	1854	231.6	61	599	28	4/39	21.39	1.93	66.21	3	0	0	3
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	7	13	1855	-	65	633	33	5/43	19.18	2.04	56.21	1	2	0	3
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	7	11	2012	335.2	76	1004	27	5/66	37.18	2.99	74.51	0	3	1	3
J Srinath (IND)	1994-1999	9	15	2099	349.5	95	914	33	6/45	27.69	2.61	63.60	1	2	0	3
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	13	20	2101	-	128	597	22	4/34	27.13	1.70	95.50	3	0	0	3
FS Trueman (ENG)	1958-1965	11	21	2167	361.1	113	762	40	7/75	19.05	2.10	54.17	1	2	0	3
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-2005	11	18	2212	368.4	89	1063	32	4/52	33.21	2.88	69.12	3	0	0	3
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	7	12	2255	-	126	539	31	6/13	17.38	1.43	72.74	0	3	0	3
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1976	10	19	3378	-	218	1004	44	8/72	22.81	1.78	76.77	1	2	1	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2010	13	23	3461	576.5	114	1424	43	6/63	33.11	2.46	80.48	2	1	0	3
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1996-1996	1	2	246	41.0	8	130	11	7/66	11.81	3.17	22.36	1	1	1	2
GP Swann (ENG)	2013-2013	2	3	294	49.0	13	151	10	6/90	15.10	3.08	29.40	1	1	1	2
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	2	330	55.0	15	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	0	0	2
RD King (WI)	1999-1999	2	2	374	62.2	13	177	8	4/81	22.12	2.83	46.75	2	0	0	2
JD Higgs (AUS)	1980-1980	3	6	451	75.1	17	227	11	4/25	20.63	3.01	41.00	2	0	0	2
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	486	81.0	29	196	11	6/128	17.81	2.41	44.18	0	2	1	2
MJC Allom (ENG)	1930-1930	4	6	601	100.1	24	194	13	5/38	14.92	1.93	46.23	1	1	0	2
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	610	101.4	29	252	12	6/76	21.00	2.47	50.83	1	1	0	2
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2018	3	6	612	102.0	12	478	13	5/47	36.76	4.68	47.07	1	1	0	2
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	3	6	654	109.0	23	304	13	4/54	23.38	2.78	50.30	2	0	0	2
B Yardley (AUS)	1982-1982	3	4	682	113.4	41	311	13	4/80	23.92	2.73	52.46	2	0	0	2
N Pradeep (SL)	2015-2015	3	6	713	118.5	12	426	13	4/63	32.76	3.58	54.84	2	0	0	2
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2008	5	7	715	119.1	16	452	18	7/87	25.11	3.79	39.72	0	2	0	2
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2019-2023	3	5	728	121.2	19	405	17	6/75	23.82	3.33	42.82	1	1	1	2
GF Labrooy (SL)	1991-1991	3	6	789	131.3	26	357	13	4/42	27.46	2.71	60.69	2	0	0	2
RB Desai (IND)	1965-1968	4	8	804	134.0	35	381	15	6/56	25.40	2.84	53.60	1	1	0	2
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	3	6	806	134.2	53	205	13	6/21	15.76	1.52	62.00	1	1	0	2

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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]