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In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [1] [2] occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, [3] equivalent to a century from a batter. [4] Taking a five-wicket haul at Lord's earns the bowler a place on the Lord's honours boards. [5]
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.
Scottish cricketer Charlie Cassell is the most recent debutant to take a five-wicket haul, with figures of 7 wickets for 21 runs against Oman, which are the best by a bowler on debut. [8] Of the 15 occasions a cricketer has taken a five-wicket haul on debut, his team has lost only 2 times.
The first five-wicket haul in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup match, as well as in any T20I match, was taken by Umar Gul of Pakistan, [7] with bowling figures of five wickets for 6 runs. [8] He achieved the feat on 13 June 2009 while playing against New Zealand at The Oval during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 . [ 9 ]
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 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 ...
Fourteen of Muralitharan's five-wicket hauls were taken at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [14] He retired from Test cricket in July 2010, capturing his 67th and final five-wicket haul during his last match. [15] In ODIs, Muralitharan is ranked second in number of five-wicket hauls to Pakistani cricketer Waqar ...
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]