Most fifers in Test cricket: When it comes to most fifers in Test cricket, Sri Lankan spin bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan tops the list. Murali bagged a mammoth 67 wickets in his Test career, which lasted for 130 tests. Following him is former Australian spinner Shane Warne, who took 37 wickets in Test cricket from 145 matches. Sir Richard Hadlee, a New Zealand fast bowling legend, had 36 five-wicket hauls in 86 matches. The Indian record is held by Anil Kumble, who took 35 five-wicket hauls from 132 matches. His fellow countryman Ravi Ashwin finds himself in the seventh spot, with 31 five-wicket hauls from just 91 matches. The list includes the likes of Rangana Herath from Sri Lanka and James Anderson from England.
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Name | Span | Matches | Wickets | 5w/10w |
| Muralidharan (SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 800 | 67/22 |
| Shane Warne (Aus) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 708 | 37/10 |
| Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 431 | 36/09 |
| Anil Kumble (India) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 619 | 35/8 |
| Rangana Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 93 | 433 | 34/9 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2023 | 179 | 685 | 32/3 |
| Ravi Ashwin (India) | 2011-2023 | 92 | 472 | 32/7 |
| Glenn McGrath (Aus) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 563 | 29/3 |
| Ian Botham (Eng) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 383 | 27/4 |
| Dale Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 439 | 26/5 |
