Top 10 bowlers with Most 5 wicket hauls in career

Top 10 bowlers with Most 5 wicket hauls in career: 5 wicket hauls for bowlers are like centuries for batsmen in any form of cricket. More impressive the feat if one has to dismiss half the team on their own and that too in 60 balls. It is one of the most important achievements for any bowler. Here are top 10 bowlers with most 5 wicket hauls in ODI cricket. 10. Mitchell Starc (Australia 2010-2015) 5 wkts in innings: 5 Mt: 35 Wkts: 69 BB: 6/28 Mitchell Starc has been a revelation in the world of cricket. He already has 5 5-wicket hauls in 35 matches. (Photo Source:AFP) Mitchell Starc has been a revelation in the world of cricket. He already has 5 5-wicket hauls in 35 matches. A left arm swing bowler who bowls at high speed, can swing the ball both ways in both directions at that speed and can rip through any batting order, Mitchell Starc is that bowler. He complements Mitchell Johnson in a way because he bowls a fuller length than Johnson who bowls short and makes the batsmen play. His best came against New Zealand in a tight match. 9. Wasim Akram (Pakistan 1984-2003) 5 wkts in innings: 6 Mt: 356 Wkts: 502 BB: 5/15 The greatest left arm fast bowler and one of the greatest fast bowlers, Wasim Akram has 6 5-wicket haul in his 356 match long career. (Photo Source : PA Photos ) The greatest left arm fast bowler and one of the greatest fast bowlers, Wasim Akram has 6 5-wicket haul in his 356 match long career. His best is 5/15. A genuinely fast bowler with a whippy arm action and mastery over every kind of swing, he was also the first bowler to take 2 hat-tricks in both Tests and ODIs. Wasim was also great exponent of reverse swing and had a terrific in swinging yorker for both the opners and the number 11. He was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in ODIs. 8. Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan 1995-2003) 5 wkts in innings: 6 Mt: 169 Wkts: 288 BB: 5/20 Probably the best off spinner ever in the ODI circuit, Saqlain Mushtaq has 6 5-wicket hauls in his career with a best of 5/20. (Photo Source:AFP) Probably the best off spinner ever in the ODI circuit, Saqlain Mushtaq has 6 5-wicket hauls in his career with a best of 5/20. The only spinner of his time to bowl regularly in the death overs, Saqlain is creditd with the invention of the away going delivery or the ‘doosra’. Mushtaq was an integral part of Pakistani team in the mid-1990s to early 2000s. 7. Lance Klusener (South Africa 1996-2004) 5 wkts in innings: 6 Mt: 171 Wkts: 192 BB: 6/49 Former African all-rounder Lance ‘Zulu’ Klusener has 6 5-wicket hauls in his career with a best of 6/49. (Photo Source:Peter J Heeger) Former African all-rounder Lance ‘Zulu’ Klusener has 6 5-wicket hauls in his career with a best of 6/49. A genuinely fast bowler during his early days, he had to turn to medium pace due to injury to his back and he got more effective at that. 192 wickets in 171 matches and Man of the tournament in the 1999 World Cup, Klusener played an important role in South Africa cementing their place as the team to beat in the 1990s. 6. Glenn McGrath (Australia/ICC 1993-2007) 5 wkts in innings: 7 Mt: 250 Wkts: 381 BB: 7/15 Considered as one of the best right arm fast bowler in ODI cricket, Glen Mcgrath has 7 5-wicket hauls in 250 matches. (Photo Source: Reuters ) Considered as one of the best right arm fast bowler in ODI cricket, Glen Mcgrath has 7 5-wicket hauls in 250 matches. He picked up 381 wickets with a best of 7/15 in the 2003 World Cup. McGrath was a great technician, making the batsmen to commit a mistake and was a good line and length bowler. One the Australia’s modern invincibles, he along with Warne, Gillespie, Kasparowicz and Lee ensured that Australia alays had support for their batsmen. 5. Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka 2004-2015) 5 wkts in innings: 7 Mt: 181 Wkts: 278 BB: 6/38 Slinga Malinga has 7 5-wicket hauls in 181 matches including 3 ODI hat-tricks and 2 of those came in World Cups. (Photo Source: ICC) Slinga Malinga has 7 5-wicket hauls in 181 matches including 3 ODI hat-tricks and 2 of those came in World Cups. He has also taken 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls, the only one to do so in international cricket against South Africa in 2007 World Cup. Malinga’s awkward round arm action deceives the batsmen to the extent of them not distinguishing between a slower ball and a yorker. 4. Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pakistan 1996-2015) 5 wkts in innings: 9 Mt: 394 Wkts: 393 BB: 7/12 Pakistan’s mercurial and ageless all-rounder Shahid Afridi, has 9 5-wicket hauls in ODIs to go with his 393 wickets in 394 matches. (Photo Source: AFP) Pakistan’s mercurial and ageless all-rounder Shahid Afridi, has 9 5-wicket hauls in ODIs to go with his 393 wickets in 394 matches. His best is 7/12 against West Indies. Afridi’s fast leg spinners and top spinners are difficult to read and he knows how to bring variations required succeeding in ODI cricket. Afridi will retire from international cricket after the 2015 World Cup. 3. Brett Lee (Australia 2000-2012) 5 wkts in innings: 9 Mt: 221 Wkts: 380 BB: 5/22 Brett Lee, former speed merchant from Australia has 9 5 wicket hauls with one hat-trick in ODI cricket. (Photo Source: AFP) Brett Lee, former speed merchant from Australia has 9 5 wicket hauls with one hat-trick in ODI cricket. Lee one the fastest bowlers of his time had a rivalry with Shoaib Akhtar and Shane bond on who could bowl the fastest. Akhtar and Lee are the first 2 to break the 100mph barrier in cricket. Lee has 380 wickets in 221 matches with a best of 5/22. He won the World Cup in 2003 with the Australian team. 2. Muttiah Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/Sri Lanka 1993-2011) 5 wkts in innings: 10 Mt: 350 Wkts: 534 BB: 7/30 Former World Cup winner in 1996 and the greatest off spinner ever, Muttiah Muralitharan has the most international wickets in cricket -1334.(Photo Source : Associated Press) Former World Cup winner in 1996 and the greatest off spinner ever, Muttiah Muralitharan has the most international wickets in cricket -1334. His ODI wickets came off his tactic to make the batsmen play every ball. He has 534 wickets with a best of 7/30 against India. His awkward action and spinning the ball with that rubber wrist of his confused the batsmen, since they had to guess which way the ball would spin. 1. Waqar Younis (Pakistan 1989-2003) 5 wkts in innings: 13 Mt: 262 Wkts: 416 BB: 7/36 The greatest ODI bowler of all time, Waqar Younis took 416 wickets in 262 matches with a best of 7/36 and 13 5-wicket hauls to his name. (Photo Source: Reuters) The greatest ODI bowler of all time, Waqar Younis took 416 wickets in 262 matches with a best of 7/36 and 13 5-wicket hauls to his name. Waqar was also known for his fast bowling and those toe-crushing yorkers which swung in to the batsmen and targeted their toes. Waqar formed one the most lethal opening bowling combinations with Wasim Akram and terrorised the batsmen in the 1990s. *All stats updated to 4th March 2015.