Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka leads the list of most 5 wicket hauls in test. He is followed by Shane Warne of Australia and Richard Hadlee of New Zealand. Anil Kumble and Ravi Ashwin are only two Indians to get featured in this list.
| Sl No | Player | Matches | 5 Wicket Hauls | Country |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 133 | 67 | Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Shane Warne | 145 | 37 | Australia |
| 3 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 86 | 36 | New Zealand |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | 132 | 35 | India |
| 5 | Rangana Herath | 93 | 34 | Sri Lanka |
| 6 | Glen McGrath | 124 | 29 | Australia |
| 7 | James Anderson | 151 | 28 | England |
| 8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 71 | 27 | India |
| 9 | Ian Botham | 102 | 27 | England |
| 10 | Dale Steyn | 93 | 26 | South Africa |
*Updated On 24 Feb 2020
