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In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [1] [2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [ 3 ] as of October 2024 [update] only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at an international level in their cricketing careers. [ 4 ]
Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Test and international cricket [1] Waqar Younis has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket [2] Anisa Mohammed has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Women's cricket - 8 across ODI and T20I formats Shakib Al Hasan is one of twelve cricketers who have taken at least a five-wicket haul in all three ...
In 2018, India's Kuldeep Yadav became the only player who has taken a five-wicket haul in all three formats in the same year, receiving his T20I and ODI five-wicket haul in July against England and in October he took the five-wicket haul in Test against West Indies.
Anderson took a five-wicket haul on his Test debut in 2003 against Zimbabwe at Lord's Cricket Ground. [10] He took 5 wickets for 73 runs in the match which England won by an innings and 92 runs. [11] In July 2010, he took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match against Pakistan at the Trent Bridge. [12]
Making his Test debut in 1992, [11] Muralitharan took his first five-wicket haul a year later against South Africa. He performed this feat against every other Test playing nation. He went on to take ten or more wickets per match on 22 occasions—also a world record—while Shane Warne ranks second, having achieved this on 10 occasions. [12]
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [4] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [5]
The first five-wicket haul in a T20I match was taken by Pakistan's Umar Gul while playing against New Zealand at The Oval during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. [9] Malawi's Moazzam Baig and Bahrain's Rizwan Butt are the only bowlers to have taken 3 five-wicket hauls. [10] Five bowlers have taken a five-wicket haul on T20I debut. [11]
As of September 2024, Ashwin has taken 37 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; [3] he ranks joint-fourth in the all-time list, and joint-first among his countrymen. [a] Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings.