Five-wicket haul
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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]
Australian cricketers use the rhyming slang "getting a Michelle" when they take five wickets in an innings. This means they have taken "Five for" which has become a "Pfeiffer" and hence a "Michelle", in reference to Michelle Pfeiffer.[4]
Taking a five-wicket haul at Lord's earns the bowler a place on the Lord's honours boards.[5]
Records[]
As of 2021, only nine cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul in all three international formats of the game (Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 International): Sri Lankans Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga, Indians Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav, New Zealander Tim Southee, South African Imran Tahir, Bangladeshi Shakib Al Hasan and Pakistani Umar Gul.[6]
In 2018, Afghan cricketer Mujeeb Zadran, aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI.[7] In 2019, Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah, also aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match.[8] Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan is the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a T20 international match; he was 18 at the time.[9]
Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test matches with 67,[10] and Pakistani Waqar Younis has taken the most five-wicket hauls in ODIs with 13.[11] The record for most five-wicket hauls in T20Is is two, which has been achieved by seven cricketers.[12]
List of bowlers who have taken five-wicket hauls in all three international formats[]
As of March 2021, only 9 players have taken five-wicket hauls in all three international formats.[13]
indicates that the player is still an active international cricketer.
Sl. | Bowler | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | Refs | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First 5W-haul | 5WI | First 5W-haul | 5WI | First 5W-haul | 5WI | |||
1 | ![]() ![]() |
5/55 v ![]() |
12 | 5/33 v ![]() |
3 | 5/18 v ![]() |
1 | [13][14] |
2 | ![]() |
6/99 v ![]() |
4 | 6/13 v ![]() |
3 | 6/8 v ![]() |
2 | [15][16] |
3 | ![]() |
5/80 v ![]() |
3 | 5/34 v ![]() |
8 | 5/31 v ![]() |
2 | [13][17] |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
5/82 v ![]() |
4 | 5/42 ![]() |
1 | 5/24 v ![]() |
1 | [18][19] |
5 | ![]() |
5/31 v ![]() |
4 | 5/17 v ![]() |
2 | 5/6 v ![]() |
2 | [13][20] |
6 | ![]() |
5/32 v ![]() |
2 | 5/45 v ![]() |
3 | 5/24 v ![]() |
2 | [13][21] |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
5/57 v ![]() |
2 | 6/25 v ![]() |
1 | 5/24 v ![]() |
1 | [22][23] |
8 | ![]() ![]() |
7/36 v ![]() |
18 | 5/47 v ![]() |
2 | 5/20 v ![]() |
1 | [24][25] |
9 | ![]() ![]() |
5/82 v ![]() |
3 | 6/43 v ![]() |
4 | 5/3 v ![]() |
2 | [26][27] |
See also[]
- Category:Lists of international cricket five-wicket hauls
- Ten-wicket haul
References[]
- ^ "Eight five-fors and counting: Starc's record setting ODI pace". ICC]. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Fifer in cricket: What do commentators mean when they say that a bowler has picked a fifer?". Sports Rush. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Pervez, M.A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Universities Press. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
- ^ "Cricket diary: The bowler who bats and keeps wicket". The Independent. 12 September 1998.
- ^ "About The Honours Boards". Lords.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
By scoring a century, taking five wickets in an innings or ten wickets in a match, a player ensures that their name is added to one of the famous Honours Boards in the Pavilion.
- ^ Peter, Ashish (19 February 2018). "The five bowlers to have picked up five-wickets hauls in all three formats as India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes the latest". Sport 360. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Mujeeb Zadran becomes youngest bowler to pick ODI five-for". The Indian Express. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan's Naseem Shah becomes youngest pacer to pick five-wicket haul in Tests". The Hindu. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – by age at the start of the match (youngest)". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / BOWLING RECORDS / MOST FIVE-WICKETS-IN-AN-INNINGS IN A CAREER". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "RECORDS / ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS/ BOWLING RECORDS / MOST FIVE-WICKETS-IN-AN-INNINGS IN A CAREER". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "RECORDS / TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS/ BOWLING RECORDS / MOST FIVE-WICKETS-IN-AN-INNINGS IN A CAREER". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Vaibhav Joshi (23 September 2019). "7 bowlers to take 5-wicket-hauls in all three formats". Yahoo Cricket.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TG SOUTHEE / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS/5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / BAW MENDIS / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS/5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Ajantha Mendis retires from cricket as only bowler with 6-wicket hauls in Tests, ODIs and T20Is". India Today. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / SL MALINGA / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first Indian bowler to take five-wickets in each of the three formats". Times Now. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / B KUMAR / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / UMAR GUL / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / IMRAN TAHIR / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Kuldeep Yadav becomes 2nd Indian to complete five-wicket hauls in all three formats". Times Now. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / KULDEEP YADAV / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Shakib Al Hasan enters elite list after five-wicket haul in second Twenty20 against West Indies". News Nation. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / SHAKIB AL HASAN / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Stats: Rashid Khan becomes the 9th bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in all 3 formats". Sportskeeda. 23 September 2019.
- ^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / RASHID KHAN / COMBINED TEST, ODI AND T20I RECORDS / 5W HAULS". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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