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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 October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more 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

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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

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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[10]
2 9 February 1985 * † ‡ Carisbrook, Dunedin  New Zealand 4 33.0 72 5 2.18 Lost[10]
3 24 October 1986 ‡ Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  West Indies 2 25.0 91 6 3.64 Won[14]
4 11 February 1987 Eden Gardens, Calcutta  India 1 31.0 96 5 3.09 Drawn[15]
5 9 December 1989 Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot  India 1 28.2 101 5 3.56 Drawn[16]
6 12 January 1990 * † ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground  Australia 1 30.0 62 6 2.06 Lost[11]
7 12 January 1990 * † ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground  Australia 3 41.4 98 5 2.35 Lost[11]
8 19 January 1990 Adelaide Oval  Australia 2 43.0 100 5 2.32 Drawn[17]
9 6 December 1990 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  West Indies 3 9.0 28 5 3.11 Drawn[18]
10 2 July 1992 Old Trafford, Manchester  England 2 36.0 128 5 3.55 Drawn[19]
11 6 August 1992 ‡ Kennington Oval, London  England 1 22.1 67 6 3.02 Won[20]
12 2 January 1993 ‡ Trust Bank Park, Hamilton  New Zealand 2 22.0 45 5 2.04 Won[21]
13 9 December 1993 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  Zimbabwe 4 23.2 65 5 2.78 Won[22]
14 10 February 1994 ‡ Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 3 16.1 43 6 2.65 Won[23]
15 17 February 1994 † ‡ Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 2 37.0 119 7 3.21 Won[24]
16 9 August 1994 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka 4 18.0 43 5 2.38 Won[25]
17 28 September 1994 National Stadium, Karachi  Australia 3 22.0 63 5 2.86 Won[26]
18 7 February 1995 ‡ Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Zimbabwe 3 22.3 43 5 1.91 Won[27]
19 8 September 1995 ‡ Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Sri Lanka 2 20.0 55 5 2.75 Won[28]
20 8 December 1995 Lancaster Park, Christchurch  New Zealand 2 24.5 53 5 2.13 Won[29]
21 24 October 1996 † ‡ Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Zimbabwe 1 20.0 48 6 2.40 Won[30]
22 27 November 1998 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Zimbabwe 2 23.0 52 5 2.26 Lost[31]
23 25 May 2000 * † ‡ Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua  West Indies 2 26.2 61 6 2.31 Won[32]
24 25 May 2000 * † ‡ Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua  West Indies 4 30.0 49 5 1.63 Won[32]
25 14 June 2000 ‡ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Sri Lanka 3 15.3 45 5 2.90 Won[33]

One Day Internationals

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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[12]
2 14 October 1989 † Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium  West Indies 2 9.4 38 5 3.93 Won[13]
3 26 December 1992 † Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 2 9 19 5 2.11 Won[34]
4 15 February 1993 Buffalo Park, East London  South Africa 2 6.1 16 5 2.59 Won[35]
5 24 December 1993 † National Stadium, Karachi  Zimbabwe 1 7 15 5 2.14 Won[36]
6 16 February 2003 † De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley  Namibia 2 9 28 5 3.11 Won[37]

References

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  1. ^ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  2. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
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