Last updated on September 12th, 2024 at 12:54 am
The list of Most 5-Wicket Hauls In India-Australia Tests contains – 7 Indian & 3 Australian bowlers. Anil Kumble leads with a total of ten times taking 5-wickets in an innings. There are 4 bowlers in the list having five-wickets in an innings on 5 occasions.
Among the current players, there are – Nathan Lyon, Ravichandran Ashwin & Ravindra Jadeja in this list of most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests.
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Most 5-Wicket Hauls In India-Australia Tests – List
| S.No. | Player | Span | 5s | 10s | Mts | Inns | Wkts | Team |
| 1 | Anil Kumble | 1996-2008 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 38 | 111 | India |
| 2 | Nathan Lyon | 2011-2023* | 9 | 2 | 27 | 49 | 121 | Australia |
| 3 | Kapil Dev | 1979-1992 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 79 | India |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 1998-2013 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 95 | India |
| 5 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 2011-2023* | 7 | 1 | 22 | 42 | 114 | India |
| 6 | Richie Benaud | 1956-1960 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 52 | Australia |
| 7 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2013-2023* | 5 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 89 | India |
| 8 | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1968-1978 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 56 | India |
| 9 | Erapalli Prasanna | 1967-1978 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 57 | India |
| 10 | Graham McKenzie | 1964-1969 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 47 | Australia |
** Mts – Matches, Inns – Innings, Wkts – Wickets, S.No. – Serial Number
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Most 5-Wicket Hauls In India-Australia Tests Summary – Who Has Most 5 Wicket Hauls In India Australia Test ?
1. Anil Kumble, 10
Anil Kumble, the 3rd in the list of most wickets in India-Australia tests has the most 5-wicket hauls in the all time, India-Australia test series. This includes 4, five-wicket hauls in Australia & 6 in India. The most for him in a series are 3 five-wicket hauls, taking twice in – 2003/04 & 2004/05 series.
2. Nathan Lyon, 9
Nathan Lyon comes 2nd for the most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests with 9 against his name. 4 of his 5-wicket hauls came in Australia while in India the number is 5. Four-times he has two 5-fers in a single series.
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3. Kapil Dev, 7
Kapil Dev’s number of a five-wicket haul versus Australia is 7 which includes 2 in India & 5 in Australia including his 8/106, the 5th in the list of best bowling figures in an innings in India-Australia tests. On three occasions, he has 2 five-wicket hauls in a series.
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4. Harbhajan Singh, 7
He has 7 five-wicket hauls in this rivalry, with all coming in India. For 4 times, he did this in 2000/01 series which included the best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia tests & for 3 times, he did this in the 2004/05 series. Harbhajan Singh has the most 10-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests.
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5. Ravichandran Ashwin, 7
Ashwin is 5th in the list of most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests with 7 to his name, all of which coming at home. 4, the most for him for in a series under this rivalry, coming in the 2012/13 series.
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6. Richie Benaud, 5
The Australian all-rounder, playing his all matches in India( 8 tests), in this rivalry took 52 wickets with 5, five-wicket hauls. He had three 5-fers in the 1956/57 series & two in the 1959/60 series.
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7. Ravindra Jadeja, 5
Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian left-arm orthodox bowler comes with a number of 5 five-fers in the list of most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests. All of his 5-wicket hauls have come at home, with two times in a series having 2, 5-fers.
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8. Bishan Singh Bedi, 5
Another Indian left-arm orthodox bowler with a number of 5, 5-fers in the list of most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests, 3 of which came in Australia & 2 in India. Three, the most for him in a series(1977/78).
9. Erapalli Prasanna, 5
Erapalli Prasanna, the fourth bowler in this list of the most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia Tests, coming with five 5-wicket hauls. He has two 5-fers in Australia & three in India. The most for him in a series was 3 in the 1969/70 series.
10. Graham McKenzie, 4
Graham McKenzie’s number of five-wicket hauls against India is 4 – the 10th most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia Tests, including 1 in Australia & 3 in India. Two is the most for him in a single series(1969/70).
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