List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Saqlain Mushtaq explained

Saqlain Mushtaq, a former Pakistani cricketer, took 19 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket.[1] [2] A five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by cricket critics as a notable achievement,[4] and, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[2] [5] [6] A right-arm off break bowler who represented his country between 1995 and 2004, Saqlain was described by the BBC as "a revolution in the art of attacking off-spin bowling".[7] Saqlain was named by Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 2000.[8]

Saqlain made his Test debut in 1995 against Sri Lanka at the Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar.[9] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1997 against the same team at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.[10] In January 1999 against India at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time.[11] He repeated this feat only once more in his career, at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi during the second Test of the same series.[12] His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 164 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore in November 2000.[13] He took ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions.[14]

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in September 1995 against Sri Lanka at the Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala,[15] Saqlain's first ODI five-wicket haul came the following year, against New Zealand, a match Pakistan won at the same venue.[16] His career-best bowling figures in ODI cricket were 5 wickets for 20 runs against England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 2000.[17], Saqlain is one of the four bowlers to achieve an ODI hat-trick (three wickets in consecutive deliveries) on two or more different occasions, both against Zimbabwe;[18] [19] one of his hat-tricks came during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[20] [21] Saqlain took thirteen five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and six in ODIs.[5] [6], he is fourth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.[22]

Key

Key
SymbolMeaning
DateDate the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
InnInnings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
OversNumber of overs bowled in that innings
RunsRuns conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
EconBowling economy rate (average runs per over)
BatsmenBatsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
ResultResult for Pakistan in that match
Saqlain selected as "Man of the match"
10 wickets or more taken in the match
*| One of two five-wicket hauls by Saqlain in a match|-|}

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Saqlain Mushtaq
No.DateGroundAgainstInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Drawn
2 Drawn[23]
3 Won[24]
4 Drawn[25]
5 Won
6 Won
7 Lost
8 Lost
9 Lost[26]
10 Drawn[27]
11 Drawn
12 Won[28]
13 Won[29]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals by Saqlain Mushtaq
No.DateGroundAgainstInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Won
2 Won[30]
3 Won[31]
4 Lost[32]
5 Lost[33]
6 Won

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saqlain Mushtaq . . 21 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . 21 August 2012. ESPNcricinfo .
  3. Web site: Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom. . 21 August 2012. 17 August 2008. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ....
  4. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. . 2001. 31. 978-81-7370-184-9. 21 August 2012.
  5. Web site: Records – Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  6. Web site: One-Day Internationals: Bowling Records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. 21 August 2012. ESPNcricinfo .
  7. Web site: BBC profile of Saqlain Mushtaq . . 3 January 2003 . 21 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Wisden 2000: Cricketer of the year – Saqlain Mushtaq . . ESPNcricinfo. 21 August 2012.
  9. Web site: Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  10. Web site: Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  11. Web site: Pakistan in India Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027022536/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63828.html . 27 October 2015 .
  12. Web site: Pakistan in India Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  13. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  14. Web site: Test Matches: Bowling Records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career. ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  15. Web site: Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series – 1st ODI . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  16. Web site: New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series – 1st ODI . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  17. Web site: England in Pakistan ODI Series – 3rd ODI . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  18. Web site: Saqlain's hat-trick (12 June 1999) . Atul . Kahate . 17 June 1999 . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  19. Web site: Vaughan confident over Cup fitness . 20 February 2007 . The Daily Telegraph . 21 August 2012.
  20. Web site: Pakistan vs Zimbabawe at The Oval – 7th Super-six match . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  21. Web site: 2003: Pakistani Squad – Saqlain Mushtaq . . 21 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043252/http://jang.com.pk/cricket/cwc2003/squads/pakistan/saqlain.htm . 4 March 2016 .
  22. Web site: Cricket Records – Records – Pakistan – Combined Test, ODI and T20I – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings . 21 October 2012 . ESPNcricinfo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812010727/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_5wi_career.html?class=11%3Bid%3D7%3Btype%3Dteam . 12 August 2014 .
  23. Web site: South Africa in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  24. Web site: West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  25. Web site: Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  26. Web site: Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  27. Web site: Pakistan in West Indies Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  28. Web site: Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  29. Web site: Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  30. Web site: Carlton & United Series – 3rd match . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  31. Web site: Pepsi Asia Cup – 2nd match . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  32. Web site: Sahara 'Friendship' Cup – 1st ODI . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  33. Web site: ICC World Cup – 29th match, Group B . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2012.
  34. Web site: Saqlain Mushtaq Cricket Career & Bowling Records. www.Zerocric.com . 12 August 2012.

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