List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on Pakistani cricket grounds

Pakistan is the 5th Test nation

Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which India won 2–1.

There are many more world famous cricket grounds in Pakistan. These pitches are renowned for slow spinning tracks, where most of the non-Indian subcontinent nations playing with more difficulty. Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore is the most famour cricket ground in Pakistan. Most of the grounds are used for all three forms of the game, where they are no categorized as Test venues, limited over venues. With the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team at Lahore, Pakistan grounds were out of international hosting until 2014, where Zimbabwe toured Pakistan. However, all the other major cricketing nations refused to tour Pakistan up to date.

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] The following list is about the five-wicket hauls taken at Pakistani cricket grounds.

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Pakistan

Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Subhash Gupte 29 January 1955  India  Pakistan 1 73.5 133 5 1.80 Drawn[4]
1 Wes Hall 26 March 1959  West Indies  Pakistan 2 24 87 5 3.62 West Indies won[5]

Bahawal Stadium

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Bahawal Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Khan Mohammad 15 January 1955  Pakistan  India 1 33 74 5 2.24 Drawn[6]
2 Polly Umrigar 15 January 1955  India  Pakistan 2 58 74 6 1.27 Drawn[7]

Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Imran Khan 30 December 1980  Pakistan  West Indies 1 22 62 5 2.81 Drawn[8]

Gujranwala Jinnah Stadium

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at Gujranwala Jinnah Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 4 December 1996  Pakistan  New Zealand 2 9.4 44 5 4.55 Pakistan won[9]

Sialkot Jinnah Stadium

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Sialkot Jinnah Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Ravi Ratnayeke 27 October 1985  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 2 23.2 83 8 3.55 Pakistan won[10]
2 Imran Khan 27 October 1985  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 3 18.3 40 5 2.16 Pakistan won[11]
3 Wasim Akram 9 December 1989  Pakistan  India 1 28.2 101 5 3.56 Drawn[12]
4 Vivek Razdan 9 December 1989  India  Pakistan 2 27 79 5 2.92 Drawn[13]
5 Waqar Younis 12 December 1991  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 1 30.5 84 5 2.72 Drawn[14]

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at Sialkot Jinnah Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Waqar Younis 9 November 1990  Pakistan  New Zealand 2 6 16 5 2.66 Pakistan won[15]
2 Chris Harris 6 December 1996  New Zealand  Pakistan 1 10 42 5 4.20 Pakistan won[16]

Multan Cricket Stadium

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Multan Cricket Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Danish Kaneria 29 August 2001  Pakistan  Bangladesh 1 13 42 6 3.23 Pakistan won[17]
2 Danish Kaneria 29 August 2001  Pakistan  Bangladesh 3 15 52 6 3.46 Pakistan won[18]
3 Mohammad Rafique 3 September 2003  Bangladesh  Pakistan 2 17.4 36 5 2.03 Pakistan won[19]
4 Anil Kumble 28 March 2004  India  Pakistan 3 30 72 6 2.40 India won[20]
5 Jerome Taylor 19 November 2006  West Indies  Pakistan 1 26 91 5 3.50 Drawn[21]
6 Danish Kaneria 19 November 2006  Pakistan  West Indies 2 46 181 5 3.93 Pakistan won[22]

References

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  2. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  4. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62784.html
  5. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62857.html
  6. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62783.html
  7. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62783.html
  8. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63275.html
  9. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64530.html
  10. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63413.html
  11. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63413.html
  12. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63516.html
  13. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63516.html
  14. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63568.html
  15. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64357.html
  16. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64531.html
  17. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63946.html
  18. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63946.html
  19. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64045.html
  20. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64081.html
  21. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/257766.html
  22. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63946.html
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