CAREER RECORD
Men ODI: Most five-wicket innings
All recorded careers, no minimum qualification. Official career snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Rank | Most five-wicket innings | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 1989-2003 | 262 | 258 | 12,698 | 9,919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 30.52 | 13 |
| 2 | 10 | Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 1993-2011 | 350 | 341 | 18,811 | 12,326 | 534 | 7/30 | 23.08 | 3.93 | 35.22 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | Brett Lee | Australia | 2000-2012 | 221 | 217 | 11,185 | 8,877 | 380 | 5/22 | 23.36 | 4.76 | 29.43 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 2010-2026 | 131 | 131 | 6,698 | 5,886 | 247 | 6/28 | 23.82 | 5.27 | 27.11 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 1996-2015 | 398 | 372 | 17,670 | 13,632 | 395 | 7/12 | 34.51 | 4.62 | 44.73 | 9 |
| 6 | 8 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 2004-2019 | 226 | 220 | 10,936 | 9,760 | 338 | 6/38 | 28.87 | 5.35 | 32.35 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 1993-2007 | 250 | 248 | 12,970 | 8,391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 34.04 | 7 |
| 7 | 7 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2015-2026 | 123 | 115 | 6,174 | 4,392 | 226 | 7/18 | 19.43 | 4.26 | 27.31 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | Lance Klusener | South Africa | 1996-2004 | 171 | 164 | 7,336 | 5,751 | 192 | 6/49 | 29.95 | 4.70 | 38.20 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | Mohammed Shami | India | 2013-2025 | 108 | 107 | 5,326 | 4,955 | 206 | 7/57 | 24.05 | 5.58 | 25.85 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2015-2026 | 124 | 122 | 5,909 | 5,076 | 193 | 6/43 | 26.30 | 5.15 | 30.61 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | 1995-2003 | 169 | 165 | 8,770 | 6,275 | 288 | 5/20 | 21.78 | 4.29 | 30.45 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2012-2023 | 114 | 113 | 6,180 | 5,146 | 211 | 7/34 | 24.38 | 4.99 | 29.28 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 1984-2003 | 356 | 351 | 18,186 | 11,812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 36.22 | 6 |
| 15 | 5 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 1973-1990 | 115 | 112 | 6,182 | 3,407 | 158 | 5/25 | 21.56 | 3.30 | 39.12 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 1996-2008 | 303 | 297 | 15,712 | 9,631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 39.97 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | Aaqib Javed | Pakistan | 1988-1998 | 163 | 159 | 8,012 | 5,721 | 182 | 7/37 | 31.43 | 4.28 | 44.02 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh | 2004-2014 | 153 | 152 | 7,965 | 6,065 | 207 | 5/29 | 29.29 | 4.56 | 38.47 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 1994-2008 | 322 | 320 | 15,775 | 11,014 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 4.18 | 39.43 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | 1988-2000 | 176 | 175 | 9,353 | 5,429 | 225 | 5/17 | 24.12 | 3.48 | 41.56 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 2016-2025 | 68 | 66 | 3,286 | 3,179 | 102 | 5/34 | 31.16 | 5.80 | 32.21 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 1998-2009 | 173 | 171 | 8,687 | 6,559 | 266 | 6/22 | 24.65 | 4.53 | 32.65 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1989-2011 | 445 | 368 | 14,874 | 11,871 | 323 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4.78 | 46.04 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 2006-2023 | 247 | 241 | 12,575 | 9,360 | 317 | 5/29 | 29.52 | 4.46 | 39.66 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Shane Bond | New Zealand | 2002-2010 | 82 | 80 | 4,295 | 3,070 | 147 | 6/19 | 20.88 | 4.28 | 29.21 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Shoaib Akhtar | Pakistan | 1998-2011 | 163 | 162 | 7,764 | 6,169 | 247 | 6/16 | 24.97 | 4.76 | 31.43 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 2009-2021 | 166 | 157 | 5,900 | 5,740 | 175 | 6/44 | 32.80 | 5.83 | 33.71 | 4 |
| 17 | 4 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 2017-2026 | 71 | 69 | 3,305 | 2,807 | 113 | 7/19 | 24.84 | 5.09 | 29.24 | 4 |
| 29 | 3 | Abdul Razzaq | Pakistan | 1996-2011 | 265 | 254 | 10,941 | 8,564 | 269 | 6/35 | 31.83 | 4.69 | 40.67 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2008-2015 | 87 | 84 | 4,154 | 3,324 | 152 | 6/13 | 21.86 | 4.80 | 27.32 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Azhar Mahmood | Pakistan | 1996-2007 | 143 | 139 | 6,242 | 4,813 | 123 | 6/18 | 39.13 | 4.62 | 50.74 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Chris Woakes | England | 2011-2023 | 122 | 118 | 5,737 | 5,193 | 173 | 6/45 | 30.01 | 5.43 | 33.16 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 2005-2019 | 125 | 124 | 6,256 | 5,087 | 196 | 6/39 | 25.95 | 4.87 | 31.91 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Graeme Cremer | Zimbabwe | 2009-2026 | 97 | 96 | 4,734 | 3,650 | 121 | 6/46 | 30.16 | 4.62 | 39.12 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 1998-2015 | 236 | 227 | 12,479 | 8,973 | 269 | 5/31 | 33.35 | 4.31 | 46.39 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 2011-2019 | 107 | 104 | 5,541 | 4,297 | 173 | 7/45 | 24.83 | 4.65 | 32.02 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Jason Gillespie | Australia | 1996-2005 | 97 | 96 | 5,144 | 3,611 | 142 | 5/22 | 25.42 | 4.21 | 36.22 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Javagal Srinath | India | 1991-2003 | 229 | 227 | 11,935 | 8,847 | 315 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 37.88 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Joel Garner | West Indies | 1977-1987 | 98 | 98 | 5,330 | 2,752 | 146 | 5/31 | 18.84 | 3.09 | 36.50 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 2010-2026 | 99 | 98 | 5,152 | 4,096 | 148 | 6/52 | 27.67 | 4.77 | 34.81 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Kemar Roach | West Indies | 2008-2022 | 95 | 93 | 4,579 | 3,885 | 125 | 6/27 | 31.08 | 5.09 | 36.63 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | 2014-2025 | 95 | 93 | 4,946 | 4,298 | 172 | 5/30 | 24.98 | 5.21 | 28.75 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Mervyn Dillon | West Indies | 1997-2005 | 108 | 107 | 5,480 | 4,218 | 130 | 5/29 | 32.44 | 4.61 | 42.15 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 2005-2015 | 153 | 150 | 7,489 | 6,038 | 239 | 6/31 | 25.26 | 4.83 | 31.33 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Nahid Rana | Bangladesh | 2024-2026 | 15 | 15 | 840 | 659 | 32 | 6/21 | 20.59 | 4.70 | 26.25 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | RJ Harris | Australia | 2009-2012 | 21 | 20 | 1,031 | 832 | 44 | 5/19 | 18.90 | 4.84 | 23.43 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 2018-2026 | 77 | 76 | 3,859 | 3,578 | 146 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 5.56 | 26.43 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 2008-2023 | 161 | 159 | 8,075 | 7,448 | 221 | 7/33 | 33.70 | 5.53 | 36.53 | 3 |
| 49 | 2 | AM Ghazanfar | Afghanistan | 2024-2026 | 21 | 21 | 835 | 630 | 30 | 6/26 | 21.00 | 4.52 | 27.83 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Abdul Qadir | Pakistan | 1983-1993 | 104 | 100 | 5,100 | 3,454 | 132 | 5/44 | 26.16 | 4.06 | 38.63 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Adil Rashid | England | 2009-2026 | 164 | 158 | 8,189 | 7,703 | 243 | 5/27 | 31.69 | 5.64 | 33.69 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ajit Agarkar | India | 1998-2007 | 191 | 188 | 9,484 | 8,021 | 288 | 6/42 | 27.85 | 5.07 | 32.93 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 2012-2024 | 42 | 40 | 2,115 | 1,809 | 59 | 6/29 | 30.66 | 5.13 | 35.84 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Allan Donald | South Africa | 1991-2003 | 164 | 162 | 8,561 | 5,926 | 272 | 6/23 | 21.78 | 4.15 | 31.47 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Amit Mishra | India | 2003-2016 | 36 | 34 | 1,917 | 1,511 | 64 | 6/48 | 23.60 | 4.72 | 29.95 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Andrew Flintoff | England | 1999-2009 | 141 | 119 | 5,624 | 4,121 | 169 | 5/19 | 24.38 | 4.39 | 33.27 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Andy Bichel | Australia | 1997-2004 | 67 | 66 | 3,257 | 2,463 | 78 | 7/20 | 31.57 | 4.53 | 41.75 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Anil Kumble | India | 1990-2007 | 271 | 265 | 14,496 | 10,412 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 4.30 | 43.01 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ashantha de Mel | Sri Lanka | 1982-1987 | 57 | 57 | 2,735 | 2,237 | 59 | 5/32 | 37.91 | 4.90 | 46.35 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ashish Nehra | India | 2001-2011 | 120 | 120 | 5,751 | 4,981 | 157 | 6/23 | 31.72 | 5.19 | 36.63 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ben Sears | New Zealand | 2025-2025 | 4 | 4 | 206 | 197 | 10 | 5/34 | 19.70 | 5.73 | 20.60 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Brad Hogg | Australia | 1996-2008 | 123 | 113 | 5,564 | 4,188 | 156 | 5/32 | 26.84 | 4.51 | 35.66 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Brad Williams | Australia | 2002-2004 | 25 | 24 | 1,203 | 814 | 35 | 5/22 | 23.25 | 4.05 | 34.37 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Brian Vitori | Zimbabwe | 2011-2018 | 24 | 24 | 1,193 | 1,149 | 32 | 5/20 | 35.90 | 5.77 | 37.28 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Charl Langeveldt | South Africa | 2001-2010 | 72 | 71 | 3,489 | 2,962 | 100 | 5/39 | 29.62 | 5.09 | 34.89 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Clint McKay | Australia | 2009-2014 | 59 | 59 | 2,965 | 2,364 | 97 | 5/28 | 24.37 | 4.78 | 30.56 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 1997-2015 | 295 | 277 | 14,060 | 9,674 | 305 | 5/7 | 31.71 | 4.12 | 46.09 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Danny Morrison | New Zealand | 1987-1996 | 96 | 95 | 4,586 | 3,470 | 126 | 5/34 | 27.53 | 4.53 | 36.39 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Darren Gough | England | 1994-2006 | 159 | 156 | 8,470 | 6,209 | 235 | 5/44 | 26.42 | 4.39 | 36.04 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Doug Bollinger | Australia | 2009-2011 | 39 | 39 | 1,942 | 1,482 | 62 | 5/35 | 23.90 | 4.57 | 31.32 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Dunith Wellalage | Sri Lanka | 2022-2026 | 37 | 36 | 1,673 | 1,446 | 45 | 5/27 | 32.13 | 5.18 | 37.17 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Eddo Brandes | Zimbabwe | 1987-1999 | 59 | 59 | 2,828 | 2,266 | 70 | 5/28 | 32.37 | 4.80 | 40.40 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Farveez Maharoof | Sri Lanka | 2004-2016 | 109 | 105 | 4,640 | 3,789 | 135 | 6/14 | 28.06 | 4.89 | 34.37 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Fidel Edwards | West Indies | 2003-2009 | 50 | 49 | 2,138 | 1,812 | 60 | 6/22 | 30.20 | 5.08 | 35.63 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Gary Gilmour | Australia | 1974-1975 | 5 | 5 | 320 | 165 | 16 | 6/14 | 10.31 | 3.09 | 20.00 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Greg Chappell | Australia | 1971-1983 | 74 | 67 | 3,108 | 2,097 | 72 | 5/15 | 29.12 | 4.04 | 43.16 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 2020-2026 | 59 | 59 | 2,850 | 2,750 | 107 | 5/18 | 25.70 | 5.78 | 26.63 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Henry Olonga | Zimbabwe | 1995-2003 | 50 | 49 | 2,059 | 1,977 | 58 | 6/19 | 34.08 | 5.76 | 35.50 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ian Bishop | West Indies | 1988-1997 | 84 | 83 | 4,332 | 3,127 | 118 | 5/25 | 26.50 | 4.33 | 36.71 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Irfan Pathan | India | 2004-2012 | 120 | 118 | 5,855 | 5,142 | 173 | 5/27 | 29.72 | 5.26 | 33.84 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Jacob Oram | New Zealand | 2001-2012 | 160 | 154 | 6,911 | 5,047 | 173 | 5/26 | 29.17 | 4.38 | 39.94 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1996-2014 | 328 | 283 | 10,750 | 8,680 | 273 | 5/30 | 31.79 | 4.84 | 39.37 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | James Anderson | England | 2002-2015 | 194 | 191 | 9,584 | 7,861 | 269 | 5/23 | 29.22 | 4.92 | 35.62 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | James Neesham | New Zealand | 2013-2023 | 76 | 72 | 2,448 | 2,556 | 71 | 5/27 | 36.00 | 6.26 | 34.47 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 2013-2023 | 138 | 134 | 6,402 | 5,878 | 159 | 5/27 | 36.96 | 5.50 | 40.26 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2016-2026 | 91 | 90 | 4,694 | 3,585 | 151 | 6/19 | 23.74 | 4.58 | 31.08 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 2015-2025 | 106 | 104 | 5,444 | 4,613 | 168 | 6/16 | 27.45 | 5.08 | 32.40 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Kris Srikkanth | India | 1981-1992 | 146 | 33 | 712 | 641 | 25 | 5/27 | 25.64 | 5.40 | 28.48 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2017-2026 | 122 | 119 | 6,264 | 5,287 | 198 | 6/25 | 26.70 | 5.06 | 31.63 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 2018-2025 | 75 | 74 | 3,461 | 3,350 | 115 | 6/58 | 29.13 | 5.80 | 30.09 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Manoj Prabhakar | India | 1984-1996 | 130 | 127 | 6,360 | 4,534 | 157 | 5/33 | 28.87 | 4.27 | 40.50 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Mark Ealham | England | 1996-2001 | 64 | 62 | 3,227 | 2,197 | 67 | 5/15 | 32.79 | 4.08 | 48.16 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Michael Kasprowicz | Australia | 1995-2005 | 43 | 42 | 2,225 | 1,674 | 67 | 5/45 | 24.98 | 4.51 | 33.20 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 2015-2026 | 129 | 123 | 6,146 | 4,870 | 139 | 5/50 | 35.03 | 4.75 | 44.21 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Morne Morkel | South Africa | 2007-2018 | 117 | 114 | 5,760 | 4,761 | 188 | 5/21 | 25.32 | 4.95 | 30.63 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Naseem Shah | Pakistan | 2022-2025 | 34 | 33 | 1,701 | 1,555 | 60 | 5/33 | 25.91 | 5.48 | 28.35 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Nathan Bracken | Australia | 2001-2009 | 116 | 116 | 5,759 | 4,240 | 174 | 5/47 | 24.36 | 4.41 | 33.09 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ottis Gibson | West Indies | 1995-1997 | 15 | 15 | 739 | 621 | 34 | 5/40 | 18.26 | 5.04 | 21.73 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Paul Strang | Zimbabwe | 1994-2001 | 95 | 89 | 4,351 | 3,173 | 96 | 5/21 | 33.05 | 4.37 | 45.32 | 2 |
| 49 | 2 | Ravi Rampaul | West Indies | 2003-2015 | 92 | 88 | 4,033 | 3,434 | 117 | 5/49 | 29.35 | 5.10 | 34.47 | 2 |
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