Top 10 Teams With Most Individual 5-Fers In Test Cricket

Top 10 Teams With Most Individual 5-Fers In Test Cricket: Cricket the game has been the hunting ground for the batsmen of late but this game did manage to produce some of the bests with the ball too. Throughout the years, we have seen some incredible bowling performances, especially in the longest versions of the game that was enough to seal the fate for a respective team. For instance, those fiery spells from Wasim Akram with tormenting swing, those doosras from Harbhajan which choked the Aussies, those deadly bouncers from Walsh & Co. and many such examples are enough to describe the lethal roles that bowlers play in the longest versions of the game. In this very article, we are to lay our focus upon the Top 10 Teams With Most Individual 5-Fers In Test Cricket. 10. Zimbabwe, 35: Zimbabwe. (© Getty Images) Zimbabwe was considered as a decent bowling unit back in the late 90s and the early 2000s when they possessed the bowling brilliance of Heath Streak and Henry Olonga but they did not manage to carry things on since then. As a result, they stand with 35, 5-wicket hauls in 97 tests. 9. Bangladesh, 41: Bangladesh. (Photo Source: AFP) The Bangladeshi nation played their first test back in 2000 and have been improving as a test squad since then. They have struggled for a number of times but they did manage to produce the best too. Bangladesh has struck 41, 5-wicket hauls in the span of 93 tests. 8. Sri Lanka, 159: Sri Lanka. (© Getty Images) The Lankans have been over-dependent upon some of their bowlers to produce the best for them. Muralitharan and Vaas have played the pivotal characters in the bowling line up for a good number of years. They have struck 159, 5-fers in 241* matches. Interestingly, Muralitharan has over 50, of them in front of his name. 7. New Zealand, 191: New Zealand. (© Getty Images) Next to the list are the Kiwis. They have managed to produce some disciplined bowling in the recent past with the possession of some brilliant bowlers in the likes of Bond, Cairns, Vettori and others. The present New Zealand bowling line up also possess the required amount of strength to carry on with the legacy. They have clinched 191, 5-wicket hauls in 401 tests. 6. South Africa, 251: South Africa. (© Getty Images) The Proteas have been ever improving as a cricketing team since the 90s. We have seen a number of destructive bowlers in the squad. South Africa has shown some intensified, disciplined bowling throughout the years. The likes of Donald, Pollock and Steyn have been the baton-holders for the Proteas. They have managed to strike 5-wicket hauls on 251 occasions in 392 tests. 5. Pakistan, 262: Pakistan. (© Getty Images) Pakistan cricket is renowned for producing some brilliant swing bowlers bowling with deadly pace. There were the likes of Wasim Akram, Imran Khan, Waquar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar who were lethal with their pace and swing coupled by the spinning brilliance of bowlers like Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq. The Pakistani side have clinched 262, 5-wicket hauls so far in 392 test matches. 4. West Indies, 289: West Indies test team. (© Getty Images) When it comes to West Indies, one can easily remember the lethal bowling ploy adopted by the team a few decades ago. Batsmen trembled in front of some of the fastest and equally lethal bowlers of the game. There were the likes of Walsh, Ambrose, Michael Holding and others who threatened enough to make the batsmen shiver. The Caribbean have bagged 289 x 5-wicket hauls out of 508 tests. 3. India, 308: India. (© Getty Images) Interestingly, Indians come third in the list. Indian side has produced some brilliant bowlers in the likes of Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and many who have tormented the batsmen. In fact, Kumble possesses the sublime record of taking all the 10 wickets of an innings against Pakistan in a test. Out of 491* tests, the subcontinental nation has grabbed 308, 5-fers. 2. Australia, 593: Australia. (© Getty Images) The Aussies have always shown their sublime potential with the ball. With the possession of destructive bowlers in the likes of Shane Warne, who is also the second highest wicket taker in the history of test cricket, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and others, Australians inflicted onslaughts over the opposition when it came to bowling them out. They, thus stands tall with 593, 5-wicket hauls in 780 test matches that they have played. 1. England, 651: England. (© Getty Images) In the history of 962 tests played by the English team, their bowlers have managed to clinch 651 number of 5-wicket hauls on the whole. Throughout the years, we have seen some brilliant English bowlers in the likes of Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Andrew Flintoff, James Anderson and many. Also, the English soils have aided the fast bowlers, especially the swingers in their cause of striking wickets at regular intervals. (All Stats Updated Till 30th August, 2015)