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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar, a Pakistani former cricketer, took 16 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. A five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of 2014 only 41 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. A fast bowler who represented his country from 1997 to 2011, BBC described Shoaib as "one of the fastest bowlers ever to play the game".

Shoaib made his Test debut in 1997 against the West Indies at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where he took two wickets in the first innings. His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against South Africa, a match Pakistan won at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban. Shoaib took a pair of five-wicket hauls against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in December 2003. His career-best figures for an innings were 6 wickets for 11 runs against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, in May 2002. Shoaib took twelve five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and ten or more wickets per match twice in the format.

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in October 1998 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Shoaib's first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand in 2001, a match Pakistan won at the Eden Park, Auckland. His best bowling performance in ODIs was 6 wickets for 16 runs against New Zealand at the National Stadium, Karachi, in December 2001. Shoaib played 19 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan, however he never took a five-wicket haul in this format. He retired from international cricket after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. As of 2014, he is sixth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn Innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result Result for Pakistan in that match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Shoaib in a match
† 10 wickets or more taken in the match
‡ Shoaib was selected as man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Shoaib Akhtar
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 28 February 1998 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa 2 12 43 5 3.58 Won
2 5 March 2000 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Sri Lanka 1 24.3 75 5 3.06 Lost
3 31 January 2002 ‡ Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
(neutral venue)		  West Indies 4 16 24 5 1.50 Won
4 1 May 2002 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  New Zealand 2 8.2 11 6 1.32 Won
5 3 October 2002 P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Australia 3 8 21 5 2.62 Lost
6 27 August 2003 † ‡ Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Bangladesh 1 22.5 50 6 2.18 Won
7 26 December 2003 * † ‡ Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 1 30.3 48 5 2.34 Won
8 26 December 2003 * † ‡ Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 3 18 30 6 1.66 Won
9 20 October 2004 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Sri Lanka 1 19 60 5 3.15 Lost
10 16 December 2004 WACA Ground, Perth  Australia 1 22 99 5 4.50 Lost
11 26 December 2004 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 2 27 109 5 4.03 Lost
12 29 November 2005 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  England 3 19 71 5 3.73 Won

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Shoaib Akhtar
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 17 February 2001 ‡ Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 1 6.3 19 5 2.92 Won
2 21 April 2002 ‡ National Stadium, Karachi  New Zealand 2 9 16 6 1.77 Won
3 19 June 2002 ‡ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  Australia 2 8 25 5 3.12 Won
4 12 December 2005 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  England 1 8.4 54 5 6.23 Won