List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Imran Khan

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Imran Khan, a retired Pakistani cricketer and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, took 24 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and Template:As of, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3][4][5] A right-arm fast bowler who represented his country between 1971 and 1992, Khan was described by the BBC as "one of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen",[6] while ESPNcricinfo declared him as "the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world's second-best allrounder after Garry Sobers".[7][8][9] In 1983 he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack,[10] and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2009.[11][12]

Khan made his Test debut in 1971 against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.[13] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1977 against Australia in a match at Melbourne Cricket Ground which Pakistan lost.[14] In the same year, he took his first pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[15] By the end of his career, he had claimed five-wickets hauls in both innings of a match on three occasions.[15][16][17] His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 58 runs against Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium, in March 1982.[16] He took ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions.[18]

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in August 1974[19] against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham,[20] Khan's solitary ODI five-wicket haul came in 1985 against India in a match at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium which Pakistan lost.[21] He took 6 wickets for 14 runs in the match, which was his career-best bowling in ODI cricket.[21] By the time he retired from international cricket in 1992 after nearly 21 years,[19] Khan had taken 23 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket[4] and one in ODIs.[21] Template:As of, he is fifteenth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position which he shares with Sydney Barnes, Kapil Dev and Dennis Lillee.[note 1][3]

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Result The result for the Pakistan team in that match
Template:Dagger Khan selected as "Man of the match"
Template:Double-dagger 10 wickets or more taken in the match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Khan in a match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Template:Dts Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[note 2] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[14]
2 Template:Dts*Template:Double-dagger Sydney Cricket Ground Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[note 2] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[15]
3 Template:Dts*Template:Double-dagger Sydney Cricket Ground Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[note 2] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[15]
4 Template:Dts Sabina Park, Kingston Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[24]
5 Template:Dts McLean Park, Napier Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[note 2] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[23]
6 Template:Dts Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[25]
7 Template:Dts Eden Gardens, Kolkata Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[26]
8 Template:Dts Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[27]
9 Template:Dts*Template:Double-dagger Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[16]
10 Template:Dts*Template:Double-dagger Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[16]
11 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[28]
12 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Headingley, Leeds Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[29]
13 Template:Dts Template:Double-daggerTemplate:Dagger National Stadium, Karachi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[30]
14 Template:Dts*Template:Double-daggerTemplate:Dagger Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[17]
15 Template:Dts*Template:Double-daggerTemplate:Dagger Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[17]
16 Template:Dts Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[31]
17 Template:Dts Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[32]
18 Template:Dts Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[33]
19 Template:Dts National Stadium, Karachi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[34]
20 Template:Dts Template:Double-daggerTemplate:Dagger Headingley, Leeds Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[35]
21 Template:Dts Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[36]
22 Template:Dts Template:Double-daggerTemplate:Dagger Bourda, Georgetown Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[37]
23 Template:Dts Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[38]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket haul in ODI cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom(17 August 2008). Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  2. ↑ A Dictionary of Cricket{{#if:Pervez|, Pervez}. Orient Blackswan(2001). ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Records – Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. ↑ One-Day Internationals: Bowling Records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ↑ BBC NEWS – Millennium – Imran Khan. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Imran Khan. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Fast bowlers – Strike fear with three – Imran Khan. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Fast bowlers – Who's the fastest?. The Hindu(18 July 2002). Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Wisden – Cricketer of the Year – 1983 – Imran Khan. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ↑ ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  12. ↑ Hanif and Javed inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame(10 January 2009). Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  13. ↑ Pakistan in England Test Series – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 India in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  18. ↑ Test Matches: Bowling Records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Imran Khan. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  20. ↑ Prudential Trophy – 1st ODI. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 India v Pakistan: Rothmans Four-Nations Cup – 1st match. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  22. ↑ Cricket Records – Records – Pakistan – Combined Test, ODI and T20I – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  24. ↑ Pakistan in West Indies Test Series – 5th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  25. ↑ Pakistan in India Test Series – 5th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  26. ↑ Pakistan in India Test Series – 6th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  27. ↑ West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  28. ↑ Pakistan in England Test Series – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  29. ↑ Pakistan in England Test Series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  30. ↑ India in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  31. ↑ India in Pakistan Test Series – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  32. ↑ Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  33. ↑ West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  34. ↑ West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  35. ↑ Pakistan in England Test Series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  36. ↑ West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  37. ↑ Pakistan in West Indies Test Series – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  38. ↑ Pakistan in West Indies Test Series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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