List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Muttiah Muralitharan explained

In cricket, a five-wicket haul - also known as a five - for or fifer^[1] - refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement;^[2] only eleven bowlers have taken more than 30 five-wicket hauls in their Test cricketing careers. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, and also the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals (ODI). He did not take any five-wicket hauls in a Twenty20 International,^[3] where his best bowling figures were 3 wickets for 29 runs.^[4] One of the most experienced bowlers in international cricket, Muralitharan is the leading wicket taker in both Tests^[5] and ODIs.^[6] He was declared as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002,^[7] and the Sri Lankan team depended heavily on the off spinner for wickets.^[8]

Muralitharan is well ahead of other bowlers by number of five-wicket hauls in Tests with 67 to his name; Australian cricketer Shane Warne ranks in second place with 37.^[9] Making his Test debut in 1992,^[10] Muralitharan took his first five-wicket haul a year later against South Africa. He performed this feat against every other Test playing nation. He went on to take ten or more wickets per match on 22 occasions - also a world record - while Shane Warne ranks second, having achieved this on 10 occasions.^[11] His career best is 9 wickets for 51 runs against Zimbabwe, which ranks as the world's fifth-best figures in an innings.^[12] He was most successful against Bangladesh and South Africa, with 11 five-wicket hauls against each team. Fourteen of Muralitharan's five-wicket hauls were taken at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.^[13] He retired from Test cricket in July 2010, capturing his 67th and final five-wicket haul during his last match.^[14]

In ODIs, Muralitharan is ranked second in number of five-wicket hauls to Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.^[15] He played his first ODI in 1993,^[16] and took his first ODI five-wicket haul in 1998 against Pakistan. He repeated this performance against seven different opponents.^[17] His career best of 7 wickets for 30 runs is the fourth-best bowling figures in ODI history.^[18]

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 Sri Lanka team
	One of two five-wicket hauls by Muralitharan in a match
	10 or more wickets taken in the match
	Muralitharan was selected as man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Muttiah Muralitharan^[19]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1									align=left	Kepler Wessels Hansie Cronje Jonty Rhodes Pat Symcox Clive Eksteen	Drawn[20]
2									align=left	Kepler Wessels Daryll Cullinan Brian McMillan Dave Richardson Brett Schultz	Lost[21]
3									align=left	Navjot Singh Sidhu Sanjay Manjrekar Kapil Dev Nayan Mongia Rajesh Chauhan	Lost[22]
4									align=left	Bryan Young Mark Greatbatch Stephen Fleming Shane Thomson Adam Parore	Won[23]
5									align=left	Saeed Anwar Aamer Sohail Saqlain Mushtaq Moin Khan Aaqib Javed	Won[24]
6									align=left	Grant Flower Alistair Campbell Andy Flower Paul Strang Andrew Whittall	Won[25]
7									align=left	Ijaz Ahmed Inzamam-ul-Haq Asif Mujtaba Moin Khan Mushtaq Ahmed Shahid Nazir	Drawn[26]
8									align=left	Carl Hooper Courtney Browne Ian Bishop Franklyn Rose Courtney Walsh	Lost[27]
9									align=left	Stuart Williams Roland Holder Ian Bishop Courtney Browne Courtney Walsh	Drawn[28]
10									align=left	Grant Flower Craig Wishart Paul Strang Heath Streak Bryan Strang	Won[29]
11									align=left	Gavin Rennie Murray Goodwin Andrew Whittall Andy Flower Craig Wishart Paul Strang Adam Huckle	Won
12									align=left	Gary Kirsten Hansie Cronje Shaun Pollock Mark Boucher Allan Donald	Lost[30]
13									align=left	Brian Young Craig McMillan Chris Cairns Daniel Vettori Paul Wiseman	Lost[31]
14									align=left	Brian Young Craig Spearman Nathan Astle Craig McMillan Daniel Vettori	Won[32]
15									align=left	Steve James Mark Ramprakash Ben Hollioake Dominic Cork Ian Salisbury Darren Gough Angus Fraser	Won[33]
16									align=left	Mark Butcher Steve James Graeme Hick Mark Ramprakash John Crawley Ben Hollioake Dominic Cork Ian Salisbury Darren Gough	Won
17									align=left	Michael Slater Greg Blewett Justin Langer Mark Waugh Ian Healy	Drawn[34]
18									align=left	Shahid Afridi Inzamam-ul-Haq Mohammad Yousuf Abdul Razzaq Waqar Younis Arshad Khan	Won[35]
19									align=left	Saeed Anwar Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf Waqar Younis Mushtaq Ahmed	Lost[36]
20									align=left	Gary Kirsten Neil McKenzie Jacques Kallis Jonty Rhodes Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock	Won[37]
21									align=left	Daryll Cullinan Lance Klusener Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock Nicky Boje Paul Adams Makhaya Ntini	Won
22									align=left	Gary Kirsten Daryll Cullinan Jonty Rhodes Lance Klusener Mark Boucher	Drawn[38]
23									align=left	Daryll Cullinan Neil McKenzie Mark Boucher Lance Klusener Nicky Boje	Drawn[39]
24									align=left	Boeta Dippenaar Gary Kirsten Jacques Kallis Shaun Pollock Mark Boucher Neil McKenzie	Drawn
25									align=left	Mohammad Kaif Hemang Badani Sameer Dighe Harbhajan Singh Venkatesh Prasad	Won[40]
26									align=left	Shiv Sunder Das Sadagoppan Ramesh Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly Hemang Badani Sameer Dighe Sairaj Bahutule Zaheer Khan	Won[41]
27									align=left	Al Sahariar Naimur Rahman Mohammad Ashraful Khaled Mashud Hasibul Hossain	Won[42]
28									align=left	Javed Omar Mehrab Hossain Habibul Bashar Khaled Mashud Mohammad Sharif	Won
29									align=left	Ramnaresh Sarwan Brian Lara Carl Hooper Marlon Samuels Neil McGarrell Colin Stuart	Won[43]
30									align=left	Ramnaresh Sarwan Marlon Samuels Ridley Jacobs Mervyn Dillon Colin Stuart	Won
31									align=left	Daren Ganga Ramnaresh Sarwan Marlon Samuels Mervyn Dillon Pedro Collins Colin Stuart	Won[44]
32									align=left	Hamilton Masakadza Trevor Gripper Stuart Carlisle Gavin Rennie Andy Flower Grant Flower Craig Wishart Heath Streak Dougie Marillier	Won[45]
33									align=left	Stuart Carlisle Andy Flower Grant Flower Travis Friend Henry Olonga	Won[46]
34									align=left	Michael Vaughan Mark Butcher Nasser Hussain Alec Stewart Andrew Flintoff	Lost[47]
35									align=left	Habibul Bashar Aminul Islam Khaled Mashud Enamul Haque Alamgir Kabir	Won[48]
36									align=left	Al Sahariar Habibul Bashar Akram Khan Aminul Islam Manjural Islam Rana	Won
37									align=left	Matt Horne Mathew Sinclair Jacob Oram Daniel Vettori Daryl Tuffey	Drawn[49]
38									align=left	Chris Gayle Ramnaresh Sarwan Marlon Samuels Ridley Jacobs Corey Collymore	Drawn[50]
39									align=left	Marcus Trescothick Michael Vaughan Paul Collingwood Andrew Flintoff Chris Read Ashley Giles Richard Johnson	Drawn[51]
40									align=left	Matthew Hayden Darren Lehmann Andrew Symonds Adam Gilchrist Michael Kasprowicz Stuart MacGill	Lost[52]
41									align=left	Matthew Hayden Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Andrew Symonds Shane Warne	Lost
42									align=left	Adam Gilchrist Damien Martyn Andrew Symonds Shane Warne Jason Gillespie	Lost[53]
43									align=left	Darren Lehmann Simon Katich Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie	Lost[54]
44									align=left	Tatenda Taibu Alester Maregwede Mluleki Nkala Prosper Utseya Blessing Mahwire Douglas Hondo	Won[55]
45									align=left	Sylvester Joseph Denesh Ramdin Omari Banks Daren Powell Tino Best Jermaine Lawson	Won[56]
46									align=left	Ryan Ramdass Runako Morton Sylvester Joseph Narsingh Deonarine Denesh Ramdin Omari Banks Daren Powell Tino Best	Won[57]
47									align=left	Shahriar Nafees Mohammad Ashraful Tushar Imran Aftab Ahmed Mohammad Rafique Enamul Haque Jr	Won[58]
48									align=left	Rahul Dravid VVS Laxman Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly MS Dhoni Irfan Pathan Harbhajan Singh	Lost[59]
49									align=left	Shahriar Nafees Mohammad Ashraful Khaled Mashud Alok Kapali Mohammad Rafique Enamul Haque Jr	Won[60]
50									align=left	Javed Omar Nafees Iqbal Habibul Bashar Mushfiqur Rahim Syed Rasel	Won[61]
51									align=left	Kamran Akmal Mohammad Yousuf Faisal Iqbal Abdul Razzaq Danish Kaneria	Lost[62]
52									align=left	Marcus Trescothick Alastair Cook Kevin Pietersen Paul Collingwood Geraint Jones Liam Plunkett	Lost[63]
53									align=left	Marcus Trescothick Andrew Strauss Alastair Cook Kevin Pietersen Paul Collingwood Andrew Flintoff Geraint Jones Jon Lewis	Won[64]
54									align=left	Andrew Hall Ashwell Prince AB de Villiers Herschelle Gibbs André Nel Dale Steyn	Won[65]
55									align=left	Hashim Amla Ashwell Prince Mark Boucher Dale Steyn Makhaya Ntini	Won[66]
56									align=left	Herschelle Gibbs Ashwell Prince AB de Villiers Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock Nicky Boje Dale Steyn	Won
57									align=left	Craig Cumming Mathew Sinclair Nathan Astle Brendon McCullum Daniel Vettori James Franklin	Won[67]
58									align=left	Rajin Saleh Shakib Al Hasan Mashrafe Mortaza Mohammad Rafique Abdur Razzak	Won[68]
59									align=left	Shahriar Nafees Rajin Saleh Mashrafe Mortaza Mohammad Rafique Shahadat Hossain Syed Rasel	Won[69]
60									align=left	Shahriar Nafees Habibul Bashar Mohammad Ashraful Mashrafe Mortaza Shahadat Hossain Syed Rasel	Won
61									align=left	Michael Vaughan Ian Bell Kevin Pietersen Paul Collingwood Ravi Bopara Matthew Hoggard	Won[70]
62									align=left	Michael Vaughan Ian Bell Matthew Prior Ryan Sidebottom Steve Harmison	Drawn[71]
63									align=left	Ramnaresh Sarwan Marlon Samuels Devon Smith Denesh Ramdin Daren Powell	Lost[72]
64									align=left	Gautam Gambhir Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly Dinesh Karthik Harbhajan Singh	Won[73]
65									align=left	Gautam Gambhir Virender Sehwag Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly Dinesh Karthik Anil Kumble	Won
66									align=left	Tamim Iqbal Junaid Siddique Shakib Al Hasan Mashrafe Mortaza Shahadat Hossain Mahbubul Alam	Won[74]
67									align=left	Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni Pragyan Ojha Abhimanyu Mithun	Won[75]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODIs by Muttiah Muralitharan^[76]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1									align=left	Saeed Anwar Azhar Mahmood Wasim Akram Rashid Latif Waqar Younis	Won[77]
2									align=left	Nick Knight Mike Atherton Alec Stewart Ali Brown Nasser Hussain	Won[78]
3									align=left	Gary Kirsten Andrew Hall Nicky Boje Lance Klusener Shaun Pollock	Won[79]
4									align=left	Sachin Tendulkar Robin Singh Vinod Kambli Yuvraj Singh Hemang Badani Vijay Dahiya Sunil Joshi	Won[80]
5									align=left	Roger Twose Adam Parore Daniel Vettori Andrew Penn Chris Martin	Won[81]
6									align=left	Chris Nevin Stephen Fleming Scott Styris Chris Harris Mathew Sinclair	Lost[82]
7									align=left	Mohammad Yousuf Shoaib Malik Abdul Razzaq Shoaib Akhtar Shabbir Ahmed	Won[83]
8									align=left	Stuart Matsikenyeri Tatenda Taibu Elton Chigumbura Prosper Utseya Douglas Hondo	Won[84]
9									align=left	Raqibul Hasan Mushfiqur Rahim Alok Kapali Abdur Razzak Mashrafe Mortaza	Won[85]
10									align=left	Vusi Sibanda Chamu Chibhabha Stuart Matsikenyeri Elton Chigumbura Ray Price	Won[86]

References

Specific

General

• Web site: Muttiah Muralitharan  - 5 wicket hauls in Test matches. https://archive.today/20120715174233/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49636.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets. dead. 2012-07-15. Cricinfo. 2010-08-22.
• Web site: Muttiah Muralitharan  - 5 wicket hauls in ODI matches. https://archive.today/20120720112452/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49636.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets. dead. 2012-07-20. Cricinfo. 2009-10-24.

External links

• Player profile of Muralitharan at Cricinfo

Notes and References

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82. Web site: Sharjah Cup (2001/02)  - Scorecard of 2nd match. Cricinfo. 2009-10-24.
83. Web site: Bank Alfalah Cup (2003)  - Scorecard of 4th match. Cricinfo. 2009-10-24.
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