List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin explained

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"^[1]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,^[2] and only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.^[3] Ravichandran Ashwin a right-arm off break bowler is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner".^[4], Ashwin has taken 37 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; he ranks joint-fourth in the all-time list, and joint-first among his countrymen.

Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the man of the match honour.^[5] His career-best figures of seven wickets for 59 runs came against New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them. He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions. Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs,^[6] while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are his best in T20Is.^[7]

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 India team
	10 or more wickets taken in the match
	Ashwin was selected as man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket^[8]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1									align=left	Kieran Powell Darren Bravo Marlon Samuels Shivnarine Chanderpaul Daren Sammy Ravi Rampaul	Won[9]
2									align=left	Adrian Barath Kraigg Brathwaite Ravi Rampaul Marlon Samuels Devendra Bishoo	Drawn[10]
3	1								align=left	Martin Guptill Ross Taylor Daniel Flynn Jeetan Patel Trent Boult Chris Martin	Won[11]
4	2						scope='row'			align=left	Ross Taylor Daniel Flynn James Franklin Kruger van Wyk Trent Boult Chris Martin	Won
5									align=left	Kane Williamson Daniel Flynn Kruger van Wyk James Franklin Tim Southee	Won[12]
6	6								align=left	Ed Cowan Phillip Hughes Shane Watson David Warner Matthew Wade Moises Henriques Nathan Lyon	Won[13]
7	7								align=left	Shane Watson Ed Cowan Michael Clarke James Pattinson Mitchell Starc	Won
8									align=left	David Warner Phillip Hughes Glenn Maxwell Matthew Wade James Pattinson	Won[14]
9									align=left	Ed Cowan Matthew Wade Mitchell Johnson Steve Smith Peter Siddle	Won[15]
10									align=left	Tamim Iqbal Mushfiqur Rahim Shakib Al Hasan Shuvagata Hom Liton Das	Drawn[16]
11									align=left	Kumar Sangakkara Lahiru Thirimanne Jehan Mubarak Angelo Mathews Dhammika Prasad Rangana Herath	Lost[17]
12									align=left	Kaushal Silva Kumar Sangakkara Lahiru Thirimanne Dhammika Prasad Dimuth Karunaratne	Won[18]
13									align=left	Stiaan van Zyl Dean Elgar Hashim Amla Dane Vilas Imran Tahir	Won[19]
14	1								align=left	Stiaan van Zyl Dean Elgar Hashim Amla Simon Harmer Morné Morkel	Won[20]
15	2								align=left	Stiaan van Zyl Dean Elgar AB de Villiers JP Duminy Dane Vilas Kagiso Rabada Morné Morkel	Won
16									align=left	Dean Elgar Temba Bavuma JP Duminy AB de Villiers Morné Morkel	Won[21]
17									align=left	Rajendra Chandrika Marlon Samuels Jermaine Blackwood Roston Chase Jason Holder Devendra Bishoo Shannon Gabriel	Won[22]
18									align=left	Marlon Samuels Jermaine Blackwood Shane Dowrich Jason Holder Devendra Bishoo	Drawn[23]
19									align=left	Martin Guptill Tom Latham Kane Williamson Mitchell Santner Ish Sodhi Neil Wagner	Won[24]
20	1								align=left	Tom Latham Kane Williamson Ross Taylor Luke Ronchi James Neesham Trent Boult	Won[25]
21	2								align=left	Kane Williamson Ross Taylor Luke Ronchi Mitchell Santner Jeetan Patel Matt Henry Trent Boult	Won
22									align=left	Ben Duckett Joe Root Ben Stokes Stuart Broad James Anderson	Won[26]
23									align=left	Joe Root Moeen Ali Keaton Jennings Jonny Bairstow Ben Stokes Jake Ball	Won[27]
24									align=left	Ben Stokes Jake Ball Jonny Bairstow Chris Woakes Adil Rashid James Anderson	Won
25									align=left	David Warner Mitchell Marsh Matthew Wade Mitchell Starc Peter Handscomb Nathan Lyon	Won[28]
26									align=left	Upul Tharanga Dimuth Karunaratne Angelo Mathews Dilruwan Perera Nuwan Pradeep	Won[29]
27									align=left	Aiden Markram Theunis de Bruyn Faf du Plessis Quinton de Kock Vernon Philander Keshav Maharaj Kagiso Rabada	Won[30]
28									align=left	Rory Burns Dom Sibley Ben Stokes Dom Bess Jofra Archer James Anderson	Lost[31]
29									align=left	Dom Sibley Dan Lawrence Ben Stokes Olly Stone Stuart Broad	Won[32]
30									align=left	Zak Crawley Jonny Bairstow Joe Root Jack Leach Dan Lawrence	Won[33]
31									align=left	Usman Khawaja David Warner Matt Renshaw Peter Handscomb Alex Carey	Won[34]
32									align=left	Travis Head Cameron Green Alex Carey Mitchell Starc Todd Murphy Nathan Lyon	Drawn[35]
33									align=left	Tagenarine Chanderpaul Kraigg Brathwaite Alzarri Joseph Alick Athanaze Jomel Warrican	Won[36]
34									align=left	Kraigg Brathwaite Jermaine Blackwood Alick Athanaze Alzarri Joseph Rahkeem Cornwall Kemar Roach Jomel Warrican	Won
35		JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi,							align=left	Ben Duckett Ollie Pope Joe Root Ben Foakes James Anderson	Won[37]
36		HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala,							align=left	Ben Duckett Zak Crawley Ollie Pope Ben Stokes Ben Foakes	Won[38]
37		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai,							align=left	Shadman Islam Mominul Haque Mushfiqur Rahim Shakib Al Hasan Mehidy Hasan Miraz Taskin Ahmed	Won[39]

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