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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Harbhajan Singh
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of October 2019 only 48 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level. A right-arm off break bowler, Harbhajan Singh has taken 417 wickets in Test, 269 wickets in One Day International (ODI) and 25 wickets in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for India. He has the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls (28) in international cricket—next to Anil Kumble—among Indian cricketers and the eleventh among overall.

Harbhajan made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. His first five-wicket haul came against the same team during the second Test of the 2000–01 series at Eden Gardens. His six wickets for 73 runs in the second innings of the match raised his tally to thirteen wickets in the match; his performance was instrumental in India winning the match after being forced to follow-on. In the third Test of the series, he claimed fifteen wickets for 217 runs, including career-best figures of eight wickets for 84 runs. The majority of his five-wicket hauls in Test cricket—seven out of his twenty-five—have come against Australia.

Harbhajan's first five-wicket haul in ODIs came against England in 2002, four years after he made his debut. He took five wickets for 43 runs in the match which India lost. His best figures of five wickets for 31 runs came against the same team in 2006. Although Harbhajan made his first T20I appearance in 2006, he has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format as of October 2019. His figures of four wickets for 12 runs against England in 2012 remain his best in T20Is.

Key

A Black bearded man wearing a black turban in his bowling action. The stumps, off-strike batsman, field, boundary ropes and the spectators can be seen in the background.
Harbhajan bowling against Australia during the 2010–11 Border–Gavaskar Trophy.
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 India team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan in the match
† 10 or more wickets taken in the match
‡ Harbhajan was selected as the man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 11 March 2001 * † Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Australia 1 37.5 123 7 3.25 Won
2 11 March 2001 * † Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Australia 4 30.3 73 6 2.39 Won
3 18 March 2001 * † ‡ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  Australia 1 38.2 133 7 3.46 Won
4 18 March 2001 * † ‡ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  Australia 3 41.5 84 8 2.01 Won
5 3 December 2001 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  England 1 19.3 51 5 2.61 Won
6 11 December 2001 Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  England 3 30.2 71 5 2.34 Drawn
7 28 February 2002 ‡ Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  Zimbabwe 3 31 62 6 2.00 Won
8 18 May 2002 Sabina Park, Kingston  West Indies 1 38 138 5 3.63 Lost
9 5 September 2002 Kennington Oval, London  England 1 38.4 115 5 2.97 Drawn
10 9 October 2002 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  West Indies 3 28.3 48 7 1.68 Won
11 30 October 2002 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  West Indies 2 57.3 115 5 2.00 Drawn
12 6 October 2004 * † M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Australia 1 41 146 5 3.56 Lost
13 6 October 2004 * † M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Australia 3 30.1 78 6 2.58 Lost
14 3 November 2004 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  Australia 4 10.5 29 5 2.67 Won
15 28 November 2004 ‡ Eden Gardens, Kolkata  South Africa 3 30 87 7 2.90 Won
16 24 March 2005 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Pakistan 1 51.5 152 6 2.93 Lost
17 18 December 2005 † ‡ Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  Sri Lanka 2 22.2 62 7 2.77 Won
18 18 December 2005 Warner Park, Basseterre  West Indies 1 44 147 5 3.34 Drawn
19 30 June 2006 Sabina Park, Kingston  West Indies 2 4.3 13 5 2.88 Won
20 30 November 2007 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Pakistan 2 45.5 122 5 2.66 Drawn
21 26 March 2008 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  South Africa 1 44.5 164 5 3.65 Drawn
22 31 July 2008 † Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 2 40.3 102 6 2.51 Won
23 18 March 2009 Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand 3 28 63 6 2.25 Won
24 14 February 2010 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  South Africa 3 48.3 59 5 1.21 Won
25 2 January 2011 Newlands, Cape Town  South Africa 3 38 120 7 3.15 Drawn

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 3 February 2002 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  England 1 10 43 5 4.30 Lost
2 28 March 2006 ‡ Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  England 2 10 31 5 3.10 Won
3 14 September 2009 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka 2 9.4 56 5 5.79 Won