List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Wasim Akram

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Wasim Akram, a former Pakistani cricketer, took 31 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. 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] and as of 2014 only 41 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4][5] A left-arm fast bowler who represented his country between 1984 and 2003, the BBC described Akram as "one of the greatest left-arm bowlers in the history of world cricket",[6] while West Indian batsman Brian Lara said that Akram was "definitely the most outstanding bowler [I] ever faced".[7]

Akram made his Test debut in January 1985,[8] in an innings defeat by New Zealand in Auckland.[9] The following Test, in a man-of-the-match performance, he took ten wickets over the two innings, securing his first two five-wicket hauls but still ended on the losing side.[10] He took another pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match five years later, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).[11] His career-best figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 119 runs against New Zealand in Wellington, in February 1994.[8]

Making his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1984 against New Zealand in Faisalabad, Akram's first ODI five-wicket haul came the following year against Australia in a match which Pakistan won at the MCG.[12] In 1989, he took five wickets in an innings, in a performance that included a hat-trick (three wickets in consecutive deliveries), against the West Indies.[13] His career-best bowling in ODI cricket was 5 wickets for 15 runs against Zimbabwe in Karachi, in December 1993.[8]

Retiring from international cricket in 2003 after nearly 20 years,[8] Akram took 25 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 6 in ODIs. As of 2014, his position in the all-time lists for taking five wickets in an innings the most times is seventh overall in both Tests and ODIs.[4][5]

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result for the Pakistan team
Template:Asterisk One of two five-wicket hauls by Akram in a match
Template:Dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
Template:Double-dagger Akram was selected as man of the match

Tests

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Template:Dts Template:Asterisk Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Carisbrook, Dunedin Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[10]
2 Template:Dts Template:Asterisk Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Carisbrook, Dunedin Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[10]
3 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[14]
4 Template:Dts Eden Gardens, Calcutta Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[15]
5 Template:Dts Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[16]
6 Template:Dts Template:Asterisk Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[11]
7 Template:Dts Template:Asterisk Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[11]
8 Template:Dts Adelaide Oval Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[17]
9 Template:Dts Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[18]
10 Template:Dts Old Trafford, Manchester Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[19]
11 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Kennington Oval, London Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[20]
12 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Trust Bank Park, Hamilton Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[21]
13 Template:Dts Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[22]
14 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Eden Park, Auckland Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[23]
15 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Basin Reserve, Wellington Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[24]
16 Template:Dts Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[25]
17 Template:Dts National Stadium, Karachi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[26]
18 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[27]
19 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[28]
20 Template:Dts Lancaster Park, Christchurch Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[29]
21 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[30]
22 Template:Dts Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Lost[31]
23 Template:Dts Template:Asterisk Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[32]
24 Template:Dts Template:Asterisk Template:Dagger Template:Double-dagger Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[32]
25 Template:Dts Template:Double-dagger Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[33]

One Day Internationals

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[12]
2 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[13]
3 Template:Dts Template:Dagger Basin Reserve, Wellington Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[34]
4 Template:Dts Buffalo Park, East London Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[35]
5 Template:Dts Template:Dagger National Stadium, Karachi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[36]
6 Template:Dts Template:Dagger De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[37]

References

  1. ↑ Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff, Buckle, Greg(30 April 2007). Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom(17 August 2008). Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  3. ↑ A Dictionary of Cricket{{#if:Pervez|, Pervez}. Orient Blackswan(2001). ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Wasim Akram. BBC Sport(3 January 2003). Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  7. ↑ Akram still Lara's No.1(29 March 2007). Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Wasim Akram. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 3rd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket – 5th match, Group A. Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Champions Trophy – 2nd match. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  14. ↑ West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  15. ↑ Pakistan in India Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  16. ↑ Pakistan in India Test Series – 4th Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  17. ↑ Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  18. ↑ West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  19. ↑ Pakistan in England Test Series – 3rd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  20. ↑ Pakistan in England Test Series – 5th Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  21. ↑ Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  22. ↑ Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  23. ↑ Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  24. ↑ Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  25. ↑ Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  26. ↑ Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  27. ↑ Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  28. ↑ Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  29. ↑ Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  30. ↑ Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  31. ↑ Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Pakistan in West Indies Test Series – 3rd Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  33. ↑ Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series – 1st Test. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  34. ↑ Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series – 1st ODI. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  35. ↑ Total International Series – 4th match. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  36. ↑ Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series – 1st ODI. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  37. ↑ ICC World Cup – 14th match, Pool A. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2009.

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