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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Wasim Akram
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") 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 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", while West Indian batsman Brian Lara said that Akram was "definitely the most outstanding bowler [I] ever faced".

Akram made his Test debut in January 1985, in an innings defeat by New Zealand in Auckland. 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. He took another pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match five years later, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). His career-best figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 119 runs against New Zealand in Wellington, in February 1994.

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. 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. His career-best bowling in ODI cricket was 5 wickets for 15 runs against Zimbabwe in Karachi, in December 1993.

Retiring from international cricket in 2003 after nearly 20 years, 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.

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
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Akram in a match
† 10 or more wickets taken in the match
‡ Akram was selected as man of the match

Tests

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 9 February 1985 * † ‡ Carisbrook, Dunedin  New Zealand 2 26.0 56 5 2.15 Lost
2 9 February 1985 * † ‡ Carisbrook, Dunedin  New Zealand 4 33.0 72 5 2.18 Lost
3 24 October 1986 ‡ Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  West Indies 2 25.0 91 6 3.64 Won
4 11 February 1987 Eden Gardens, Calcutta  India 1 31.0 96 5 3.09 Drawn
5 9 December 1989 Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot  India 1 28.2 101 5 3.56 Drawn
6 12 January 1990 * † ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground  Australia 1 30.0 62 6 2.06 Lost
7 12 January 1990 * † ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground  Australia 3 41.4 98 5 2.35 Lost
8 19 January 1990 Adelaide Oval  Australia 2 43.0 100 5 2.32 Drawn
9 6 December 1990 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  West Indies 3 9.0 28 5 3.11 Drawn
10 2 July 1992 Old Trafford, Manchester  England 2 36.0 128 5 3.55 Drawn
11 6 August 1992 ‡ Kennington Oval, London  England 1 22.1 67 6 3.02 Won
12 2 January 1993 ‡ Trust Bank Park, Hamilton  New Zealand 2 22.0 45 5 2.04 Won
13 9 December 1993 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  Zimbabwe 4 23.2 65 5 2.78 Won
14 10 February 1994 ‡ Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 3 16.1 43 6 2.65 Won
15 17 February 1994 † ‡ Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 2 37.0 119 7 3.21 Won
16 9 August 1994 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka 4 18.0 43 5 2.38 Won
17 28 September 1994 National Stadium, Karachi  Australia 3 22.0 63 5 2.86 Won
18 7 February 1995 ‡ Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Zimbabwe 3 22.3 43 5 1.91 Won
19 8 September 1995 ‡ Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Sri Lanka 2 20.0 55 5 2.75 Won
20 8 December 1995 Lancaster Park, Christchurch  New Zealand 2 24.5 53 5 2.13 Won
21 24 October 1996 † ‡ Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Zimbabwe 1 20.0 48 6 2.40 Won
22 27 November 1998 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Zimbabwe 2 23.0 52 5 2.26 Lost
23 25 May 2000 * † ‡ Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua  West Indies 2 26.2 61 6 2.31 Won
24 25 May 2000 * † ‡ Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua  West Indies 4 30.0 49 5 1.63 Won
25 14 June 2000 ‡ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Sri Lanka 3 15.3 45 5 2.90 Won

One Day Internationals

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 24 February 1985 † Melbourne Cricket Ground  Australia 2 8 21 5 2.62 Won
2 14 October 1989 † Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium  West Indies 2 9.4 38 5 3.93 Won
3 26 December 1992 † Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 2 9 19 5 2.11 Won
4 15 February 1993 Buffalo Park, East London  South Africa 2 6.1 16 5 2.59 Won
5 24 December 1993 † National Stadium, Karachi  Zimbabwe 1 7 15 5 2.14 Won
6 16 February 2003 † De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley  Namibia 2 9 28 5 3.11 Won