Five-wicket haul
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]
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.[5]
In 2018, Afghan cricketer Mujeeb Zadran, aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI.[6] In 2019, Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah, also aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match.[7] 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.[8]
Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test matches with 67,[9] and Pakistani Waqar Younis has taken the most five-wicket hauls in ODIs with 13.[10] The record for most five-wicket hauls in T20Is is two, shared by three cricketers: South African Imran Tahir, Sri Lankan Ajantha Mendis, and Pakistani Umar Gul.[11]
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.[12]
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 | [12][13] | |
| 2 | 6/99 v | 4 | 6/13 v | 3 | 6/8 v | 2 | [14][15] | |
| 3 | 5/80 v | 3 | 5/34 v | 8 | 5/31 v | 2 | [12][16] | |
| 4 | 5/82 v | 4 | 5/42 | 1 | 5/24 v | 1 | [17][18] | |
| 5 | 5/31 v | 4 | 5/17 v | 2 | 5/6 v | 2 | [12][19] | |
| 6 | 5/32 v | 2 | 5/45 v | 3 | 5/24 v | 2 | [12][20] | |
| 7 | 5/57 v | 2 | 6/25 v | 1 | 5/24 v | 1 | [21][22] | |
| 8 | 7/36 v | 18 | 5/47 v | 2 | 5/20 v | 1 | [23][24] | |
| 9 | 5/82 v | 3 | 6/43 v | 4 | 5/3 v | 2 | [25][26] | |
See also
References
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- "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.
- 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.
- 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.