A five-wicket haul is almost equal to a batter scoring a century. It takes a whole lot of deliveries and spells to take a five-for. And those who do it more often tend to be an integral part of their…
England holds the all-time record for the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket history with 726 across 561 matches. Australia ranks second on the list with 663 five-wicket hauls in 512 matches, followed by India in third place with 395 five-fors across 321 matches.
Both England and Australia are the only nations to surpass 100 ten-wicket match hauls, recording 111 and 104 respectively. India paces all teams in spin bowling milestones with nearly 250 five-fors, while Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan leads individual bowlers with 67 career five-wicket hauls.
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