Most 4 Wicket Hauls in Test

Most 4 Wicket Hauls in Test is a definitive measure of a bowler's ability to consistently deliver high-impact performances and dismantle an opposition's batting core. This historic record is dominated by the Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan.
Muralitharan recorded an astounding 111 instances of taking 4 or more wickets in a single innings (including 5-wicket hauls), placing him far ahead of the legendary Shane Warne (80). As of April 2026, the leading active exponent of this feat is India’s Ravichandran Ashwin, who has crossed the 60-mark and continues to climb the all-time ranks. This statistic is more than just a tally of wickets; it represents a bowler’s tactical consistency and their role as a primary strike force, capable of repeatedly piercing through world-class defenses throughout a long and distinguished Test career.

RANK 1

Shane Warne

Wkts

708

RANK 2

Muttiah Muralitharan

Wkts

800

RANK 3

James Anderson

Wkts

704

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w	10w
1	Shane Warne	145	273	6784.1	40705	17995	708	25.41	2.65	57.4	8/71	12/128	48	37	10
2	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	230	7339.5	44039	18180	800	22.72	2.47	55	9/51	16/220	45	67	22
3	James Anderson	188	350	6672.5	40037	18627	704	26.45	2.79	56.8	7/42	11/71	32	32	3
4	Courtney Walsh	132	242	5003.1	30019	12688	519	24.44	2.53	57.8	7/37	13/55	32	22	3
5	Stuart Broad	167	309	5616.2	33698	16719	604	27.68	2.97	55.7	8/15	11/121	28	20	3
6	Glenn McGrath	124	243	4874.4	29248	12186	563	21.64	2.49	51.9	8/24	10/27	28	29	3
7	Dale Steyn	93	171	3101.2	18608	10077	439	22.95	3.24	42.3	7/51	11/60	27	26	5
8	Nathan Lyon AUS	141	262	5805.2	34832	17099	567	30.15	2.94	61.4	8/50	13/154	26	24	5
9	Ravichandran Ashwin	106	200	4541	27246	12891	537	24	2.83	50.7	7/59	13/140	25	37	8
10	Sir Richard Hadlee	86	150	3653	21918	9611	431	22.29	2.63	50.8	9/52	15/123	25	36	9
11	Shaun Pollock	108	202	4058.5	24353	9733	421	23.11	2.39	57.8	7/87	10/147	23	16	1
12	Curtly Ambrose	98	179	3683.5	22103	8501	405	20.99	2.3	54.5	8/45	11/84	21	22	3
13	Rangana Herath	93	170	4332.1	25993	12157	433	28.07	2.8	60	9/127	14/184	20	34	9
14	Mitchell Starc AUS	105	202	3335.3	20013	11481	433	26.51	3.44	46.2	7/58	11/94	20	18	3
15	Wasim Akram	104	181	3771.1	22627	9779	414	23.62	2.59	54.6	7/119	11/110	20	25	5
16	Daniel Vettori	113	187	4802.2	28814	12441	362	34.36	2.59	79.5	7/87	12/149	19	20	3
17	Tim Southee NZ	107	203	3915	23490	11832	391	30.26	3.02	60	7/64	10/108	19	15	1
18	Malcolm Marshall	81	151	2930.4	17584	7876	376	20.94	2.68	46.7	7/22	11/89	19	22	4
19	Trent Boult NZ	78	149	2902.5	17417	8717	317	27.49	3	54.9	6/30	10/80	18	10	1
20	Morne Morkel	86	160	2749.4	16498	8550	309	27.66	3.1	53.3	6/23	9/110	18	8	0
21	Joel Garner	58	111	2194.5	13169	5433	259	20.97	2.47	50.8	6/56	9/108	18	7	0
22	Kapil Dev	131	227	4623.2	27740	12867	434	29.64	2.78	63.9	9/83	11/146	17	23	2
23	Sir Ian Botham	102	168	3635.5	21815	10878	383	28.4	2.99	56.9	8/34	13/106	17	27	4
24	Brett Lee	76	150	2755.1	16531	9554	310	30.81	3.46	53.3	5/30	9/171	17	10	0
25	Ravindra Jadeja IND	89	167	3373.3	20241	8741	348	25.11	2.59	58.1	7/42	10/110	17	15	3
26	Craig McDermott	71	124	2764.2	16586	8332	291	28.63	3.01	56.9	8/97	11/157	17	14	2
27	Imran Khan	88	142	3243	19458	8258	362	22.81	2.54	53.7	8/58	14/116	17	23	6
28	Pat Cummins AUS	72	134	2398.3	14391	6946	315	22.05	2.89	45.6	6/23	10/62	17	14	2
29	Harbhajan Singh	103	190	4763.2	28580	13537	417	32.46	2.84	68.5	8/84	15/217	16	25	5
30	Mitchell Johnson	73	140	2666.5	16001	8891	313	28.4	3.33	51.1	8/61	12/127	16	12	3
31	Heath Streak	65	102	2259.5	13559	6079	216	28.14	2.69	62.7	6/73	9/72	16	7	0
32	Jeff Thomson	51	90	1755.5	10535	5601	200	28	3.18	52.6	6/46	9/105	16	8	0
33	Zaheer Khan	92	165	3130.5	18785	10247	311	32.94	3.27	60.4	7/87	10/149	15	11	1
34	Yasir Shah	48	89	2375.5	14255	7657	244	31.38	3.22	58.4	8/41	14/184	15	16	3
35	Kagiso Rabada SA	73	134	2239.2	13436	7493	340	22.03	3.34	39.5	7/112	13/144	15	17	4
36	Kemar Roach WI	88	159	2567.4	15406	7968	294	27.1	3.1	52.4	6/48	10/146	14	12	1
37	Taijul Islam BAN	57	102	2551.4	15310	7765	250	31.06	3.04	61.2	8/39	11/170	14	17	2
38	Graeme Swann	60	109	2558.1	15349	7642	255	29.96	2.98	60.1	6/65	10/132	14	17	3
39	Darren Gough	58	95	1970.1	11821	6503	229	28.39	3.3	51.6	6/42	9/92	14	9	0
40	Merv Hughes	53	97	2047.3	12285	6017	212	28.38	2.93	57.9	8/87	13/217	14	7	1
41	Derek Underwood	86	151	3643.4	21862	7674	297	25.83	2.1	73.6	8/51	13/71	13	17	6
42	Moeen Ali	68	119	2101.4	12610	7612	204	37.31	3.62	61.8	6/53	10/112	13	5	1
43	Neil Wagner	64	122	2287.3	13725	7169	260	27.57	3.13	52.7	7/39	9/73	13	9	0
44	Iqbal Qasim	50	86	2169.5	13019	4807	171	28.11	2.21	76.1	7/49	11/118	13	8	2
45	Abdul Qadir	67	111	2854.2	17126	7742	236	32.8	2.71	72.5	9/56	13/101	12	15	5
46	Mohammad Shami	64	122	1919.1	11515	6346	229	27.71	3.3	50.2	6/56	9/118	12	6	0
47	Saqlain Mushtaq	49	86	2345	14070	6206	208	29.83	2.64	67.6	8/164	10/155	12	13	3
48	Umar Gul	47	90	1599.5	9599	5553	163	34.06	3.47	58.8	6/135	9/164	12	4	0
49	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	71	121	2612.3	15675	7804	246	31.72	2.98	63.7	7/36	10/124	11	19	2
50	Allan Donald	72	129	2586.3	15519	7344	330	22.25	2.83	47	8/71	12/139	11	20	3
51	Josh Hazlewood AUS	76	143	2570.3	15423	7144	295	24.21	2.77	52.2	6/67	9/79	11	13	0
52	Ravi Shastri	80	125	2625.1	15751	6185	151	40.96	2.35	104.3	5/75	8/179	11	2	0
53	Michael Holding	60	113	2113.2	12680	5898	249	23.68	2.79	50.9	8/92	14/149	11	13	2
54	Jack Leach	39	67	1567	9402	4838	142	34.07	3.08	66.2	5/66	10/166	11	5	1
55	Graham Dilley	41	65	1365.2	8192	4107	138	29.76	3	59.3	6/38	9/128	11	6	0
56	Bruce Reid	27	42	1040.4	6244	2784	113	24.63	2.67	55.2	7/51	13/148	11	5	2
57	Ishant Sharma	105	188	3193.2	19160	10078	311	32.4	3.15	61.6	7/74	10/108	10	11	1
58	Shoaib Akhtar	46	82	1357.1	8143	4574	178	25.69	3.37	45.7	6/11	11/78	10	12	2
59	Ben Stokes ENG	120	178	2294.3	13767	7655	245	31.24	3.33	56.1	6/22	8/161	9	6	0
60	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	56	98	2194	13164	6820	210	32.47	3.1	62.6	7/58	12/117	9	13	3
61	Saeed Ajmal	35	67	1932	11592	5003	178	28.1	2.58	65.1	7/55	11/111	9	10	4
62	Phil Edmonds	51	84	2004.4	12028	4273	125	34.18	2.13	96.2	7/66	7/66	9	2	0
63	Nicky Boje	43	72	1436.4	8620	4265	100	42.65	2.96	86.2	5/62	8/134	9	3	0
64	Ewen Chatfield	43	73	1726.4	10360	3958	123	32.17	2.29	84.2	6/73	10/124	9	3	1
65	Lahiru Kumara SL	34	57	968.2	5810	3749	104	36.04	3.87	55.8	6/122	7/135	9	1	0
66	Danny Morrison	48	71	1677.2	10064	379	160	8.42	3.3	22.34	7/89	8/83	9	10	0
67	Peter Siddle	67	126	2317.5	13907	6777	221	30.66	2.92	62.9	6/54	9/104	8	8	0
68	Dilruwan Perera	43	78	1800.5	10805	5780	161	35.9	3.2	67.1	6/32	10/78	8	8	2
69	Vernon Philander	64	119	1898.3	11391	5000	224	22.32	2.63	50.8	6/21	10/102	8	13	2
70	Phil DeFreitas	44	76	1639.4	9838	4700	140	33.57	2.86	70.2	7/70	9/165	8	4	0
71	Devendra Bishoo	36	59	1344.3	8067	4350	117	37.17	3.23	68.9	8/49	10/174	8	4	1
72	Shivlal Yadav	35	61	1393.2	8360	3580	102	35.09	2.56	81.9	5/76	8/118	8	3	0
73	Abdur Rehman	22	43	1148.4	6892	2910	99	29.39	2.53	69.6	6/25	8/92	8	2	0
74	Jacques Kallis	166	272	3372	20232	9535	292	32.65	2.82	69.2	6/54	9/92	7	5	0
75	Suranga Lakmal SL	70	122	2073.5	12443	6232	171	36.44	3	72.7	5/47	7/80	7	4	0
76	Jasprit Bumrah IND	52	99	1671.5	10031	4631	234	19.79	2.77	42.8	6/27	9/86	7	16	0
77	Chris Old	46	81	1476.2	8858	4020	143	28.11	2.72	61.9	7/50	9/88	7	4	0
78	Rodney Hogg	38	66	1272.1	7633	3503	123	28.47	2.75	62	6/74	10/66	7	6	2
79	Lasith Malinga SL	30	59	868.1	5209	3349	101	33.15	3.85	51.5	5/50	9/210	7	3	0
80	Ben Hilfenhaus	27	49	1013	6078	2822	99	28.5	2.78	61.3	5/75	8/97	7	2	0
81	Shane Bond	18	32	562	3372	1922	87	22.09	3.41	38.7	6/51	10/99	7	5	1
82	Simon Harmer SA	14	24	522.2	3134	1504	69	21.79	2.87	45.4	6/37	9/101	7	2	0
83	Keshav Maharaj SA	62	106	2051.2	12308	6370	218	29.22	3.1	56.4	9/129	12/283	6	12	1
84	Geoff Lawson	46	78	1853	11118	5501	180	30.56	2.96	61.7	8/112	11/134	6	11	2
85	Umesh Yadav	57	112	1496.3	8979	5263	170	30.95	3.51	52.8	6/88	10/133	6	3	1
86	Steven Finn	36	66	1068.4	6412	3800	125	30.4	3.55	51.2	6/79	9/187	6	5	0
87	Matt Henry NZ	33	65	1216.3	7299	3799	140	27.13	3.12	52.1	7/23	9/55	6	6	0
88	Mohammad Amir	36	67	1269.5	7619	3627	119	30.47	2.85	64	6/44	7/64	6	4	0
89	Dwayne Bravo	40	61	1077.4	6466	3426	86	39.83	3.17	75.1	6/55	6/84	6	2	0
90	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	140	1364.4	8188	3366	98	34.34	2.46	83.5	5/34	9/74	6	2	0