#2 Lasith Malinga (Tests: 3, ODIs: 7, and T20Is: 1)
Another Sri Lankan to feature on the list is a legendary fast bowler - Lasith Malinga. He accounts for a total of 11 five-wicket hauls in the history of international cricket - three in Tests, seven in ODIs, and one in T20Is.
On 1st October 2012, Malinga became the only third player to have his name on the list. Besides that, he also became the second Sri Lankan to have written his name on the list.
#1 Tim Southee (Tests: 7, ODIs: 2, and T20Is: 1)
Tim Southee, a fast bowling specialist from New Zealand, became the first ever bowler to have his name on this list. Southee has registered ten five-wicket hauls across all the three formats with a haul of seven in Tests, two in ODIs, and one in T20Is.
He also remains the only New Zealander to have his name on the list. With as many as seven five wicket-hauls in Tests and 220 Test wickets to his name, Southee has taken the fourth most number of wicket in Test cricket among all the New Zealand bowlers.
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