List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan Singh 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] A right-arm off break bowler, Harbhajan Singh has taken 417 wickets in Test, 269 wickets in One Day International (ODI) and 25 wickets in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for India.^[4] He has the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls (28) in international cricketnext to Anil Kumbleamong Indian cricketers and the eleventh among overall.

Harbhajan made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. His first five-wicket haul came against the same team during the second Test of the 2000–01 series at Eden Gardens.^[5] His six wickets for 73 runs in the second innings of the match raised his tally to thirteen wickets in the match; his performance was instrumental in India winning the match after being forced to follow-on.^[6] In the third Test of the series, he claimed fifteen wickets for 217 runs, including career-best figures of eight wickets for 84 runs. The majority of his five-wicket hauls in Test cricketseven out of his twenty-fivehave come against Australia.

Harbhajan's first five-wicket haul in ODIs came against England in 2002, four years after he made his debut. He took five wickets for 43 runs in the match which India lost.^[7] His best figures of five wickets for 31 runs came against the same team in 2006.^{[8] [9]} Although Harbhajan made his first T20I appearance in 2006, he has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format . His figures of four wickets for 12 runs against England in 2012 remain his best in T20Is.^[10]

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
	One of two five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan in the match
	10 or more wickets taken in the match
	Harbhajan was selected as the man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket^[11]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1									align=left	Matthew Hayden Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie	Won^[12]
2									align=left	Michael Slater Justin Langer Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Jason Gillespie Glenn McGrath	Won
3									align=left	Matthew Hayden Justin Langer Ricky Ponting Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Colin Miller	Won^[13]
4									align=left	Michael Slater Adam Gilchrist Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Colin Miller	Won
5									align=left	Mark Ramprakash Andrew Flintoff James Foster Richard Dawson Matthew Hoggard	Won^[14]
6									align=left	Mark Butcher Nasser Hussain Mark Ramprakash Ashley Giles Matthew Hoggard	Drawn^[15]
7									align=left	Stuart Carlisle Trevor Gripper Alistair Campbell Andy Flower Travis Friend Ray Price	Won^[16]
8									align=left	Wavell Hinds Ramnaresh Sarwan Ridley Jacobs Mervyn Dillon Adam Sanford	Lost^[17]
9									align=left	Mark Butcher Alec Stewart Dominic Cork Alex Tudor Matthew Hoggard	Drawn^[18]
10									align=left	Chris Gayle Wavell Hinds Carl Hooper Mahendra Nagamootoo Mervyn Dillon Pedro Collins Cameron Cuffy	Won^[19]
11									align=left	Wavell Hinds Ramnaresh Sarwan Mervyn Dillon Marlon Samuels Cameron Cuffy	Drawn^[20]
12									align=left	Matthew Hayden Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Michael Kasprowicz Glenn McGrath	Lost^[21]
13									align=left	Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Michael Clarke Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Michael Kasprowicz	Lost
14									align=left	Matthew Hayden Simon Katich Adam Gilchrist Michael Kasprowicz Glenn McGrath	Won^[22]
15									align=left	Graeme Smith Andrew Hall Jacques Rudolph Jacques Kallis Hashim Amla Shaun Pollock Justin Ontong	Won^[23]
16									align=left	Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf Asim Kamal Abdul Razzaq Kamran Akmal Danish Kaneria	Lost^[24]
17									align=left	Marvan Atapattu Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Farveez Maharoof Lasith Malinga	Won^[25]
18									align=left	Dwayne Bravo Denesh Ramdin Jerome Taylor Pedro Collins Corey Collymore	Drawn^[26]
19									align=left	Daren Ganga Dwayne Bravo Ramnaresh Sarwan Denesh Ramdin Pedro Collins	Won^[27]
20									align=left	Salman Butt Mohammad Yousuf Kamran Akmal Shoaib Akhtar Danish Kaneria	Drawn^[28]
21									align=left	Neil McKenzie Jacques Kallis Morne Morkel Paul Harris Dale Steyn	Drawn^[29]
22									align=left	Malinda Warnapura Kumar Sangakkara Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Prasanna Jayawardene Muttiah Muralitharan	Won^[30]
23									align=left	Martin Guptill Daniel Flynn Jesse Ryder James Franklin Daniel Vettori Iain O'Brien	Won^[31]
24									align=left	Alviro Petersen Ashwell Prince JP Duminy Dale Steyn Morné Morkel	Won^[32]
25									align=left	Graeme Smith Alviro Petersen Paul Harris Hashim Amla Dale Steyn Morne Morkel Lonwabo Tsotsobe	Drawn^[33]

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket^[34]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1									align=left	Marcus Trescothick Graham Thorpe Paul Collingwood Ashley Giles James Foster	Lost^[35]
2									align=left	Matt Prior Andrew Flintoff Paul Collingwood Geraint Jones Ian Blackwell	Won
3									align=left	Tillakaratne Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Thilina Kandamby Lasith Malinga Ajantha Mendis	Won^[36]

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