List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.^[1]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"^[2]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,^[3] and as of August 2014 only 41 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.^[4] Harbhajan Singh—a right-arm off break bowler—is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents India. As of August 2014, Harbhajan has taken 413 wickets in Test cricket, 259 wickets in ODI cricket and 22 wickets in T20I cricket.^[5] With 28 five-wicket hauls across all formats of the game, Harbhajan ranks second in the number of international five-wicket hauls among Indian cricketers—after Anil Kumble—and eighth among all players.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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.^[6] His 6 wickets for 73 runs in the second innings raised his tally to 13 wickets in the match; Harbhajan's performance led India to winning the match after being forced to follow-on.^{[7][lower-alpha 2]} In the third Test of the series, he claimed 15 wickets for 217 runs, including career-best figures of 8 wickets for 84 runs.^[6] The majority of his five-wicket hauls in Test cricket—seven of his twenty-five— came against Australia.

Making his ODI debut against New Zealand in 1998,^[5] Harbhajan's first five-wicket haul came against England in 2002. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs in the match, which India lost.^[9] His 5 wickets for 31 runs—also his career-best figures—against the same team in 2006 resulted in an Indian victory.^[10][11] Although Harbhajan made his first T20I appearance in 2006,^[5] he is yet to pick up a fifer in the format as of August 2014. His figures of 4 wickets for 12 runs against England in 2012 remain his best in this version of the game.^{[lower-alpha 3]}

Key

Harbhajan bowling against Australia during the 2010–11 Border–Gavaskar Trophy.

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

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket^[13]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	11 March 2001	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001375000000000000♠37.5	123	7	7000325000000000000♠3.25	Matthew Hayden Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie	Won[14]
2	11 March 2001	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Australia	7000400000000000000♠4	7001303000000000000♠30.3	73	6	7000239000000000000♠2.39	Michael Slater Justin Langer Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Jason Gillespie Glenn McGrath	Won[14]
3	18 March 2001	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001382000000000000♠38.2	133	7	7000346000000000000♠3.46	Matthew Hayden Justin Langer Ricky Ponting Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Colin Miller	Won[14]
4	18 March 2001	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001415000000000000♠41.5	84	8	7000200999999999999♠2.01	Michael Slater Adam Gilchrist Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Colin Miller	Won[14]
5	3 December 2001	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali	England	7000100000000000000♠1	7001193000000000000♠19.3	51	5	7000261000000000000♠2.61	Mark Ramprakash Andrew Flintoff James Foster Richard Dawson Matthew Hoggard	Won[15]
6	11 December 2001	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	England	7000300000000000000♠3	7001302000000000000♠30.2	17	5	7000234000000000000♠2.34	Mark Butcher Nasser Hussain Mark Ramprakash Ashley Giles Matthew Hoggard	Drawn[16]
7	28 February 2002	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	Zimbabwe	7000300000000000000♠3	7001310000000000000♠31	62	6	7000200000000000000♠2.00	Stuart Carlisle Trevor Gripper Alistair Campbell Andy Flower Travis Friend Ray Price	Won[17]
8	18 May 2002	Sabina Park, Kingston	West Indies	7000100000000000000♠1	7001380000000000000♠38	138	5	7000363000000000000♠3.63	Wavell Hinds Ramnaresh Sarwan Ridley Jacobs Mervyn Dillon Adam Sanford	Lost[18]
9	5 September 2002	Kennington Oval, London	England	7000100000000000000♠1	7001384000000000000♠38.4	115	5	7000297000000000000♠2.97	Mark Butcher Alec Stewart Dominic Cork Alex Tudor Matthew Hoggard	Drawn[19]
10	9 October 2002	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	West Indies	7000300000000000000♠3	7001283000000000000♠28.3	48	7	7000168000000000000♠1.68	Chris Gayle Wavell Hinds Carl Hooper Mahendra Nagamootoo Mervyn Dillon Pedro Collins Cameron Cuffy	Won[20]
11	30 October 2002	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	West Indies	7000200000000000000♠2	7001573000000000000♠57.3	115	5	7000200000000000000♠2.00	Wavell Hinds Ramnaresh Sarwan Mervyn Dillon Marlon Samuels Cameron Cuffy	Drawn[21]
12	6 October 2004	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001410000000000000♠41	146	5	7000356000000000000♠3.56	Matthew Hayden Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Michael Kasprowicz Glenn McGrath	Lost[22]
13	6 October 2004	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001301000000000000♠30.1	78	6	7000258000000000000♠2.58	Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Michael Clarke Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Michael Kasprowicz	Lost[22]
14	3 November 2004	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	Australia	7000400000000000000♠4	7001105000000000000♠10.5	29	5	7000267000000000000♠2.67	Matthew Hayden Simon Katich Adam Gilchrist Michael Kasprowicz Glenn McGrath	Won[23]
15	28 November 2004	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	South Africa	7000300000000000000♠3	7001300000000000000♠30	87	7	7000290000000000000♠2.90	Graeme Smith Andrew Hall Jacques Rudolph Jacques Kallis Hashim Amla Shaun Pollock Justin Ontong	Won[24]
16	24 March 2005	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Pakistan	7000100000000000000♠1	7001515000000000000♠51.5	152	6	7000293000000000000♠2.93	Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf Asim Kamal Abdul Razzaq Kamran Akmal Danish Kaneria	Lost[25]
17	18 December 2005	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	Sri Lanka	7000200000000000000♠2	7001222000000000000♠22.2	62	7	7000277000000000000♠2.77	Marvan Atapattu Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Farveez Maharoof Lasith Malinga	Won[26]
18	18 December 2005	Warner Park, Basseterre	West Indies	7000100000000000000♠1	7001440000000000000♠44	147	5	7000334000000000000♠3.34	Dwayne Bravo Denesh Ramdin Jerome Taylor Pedro Collins Corey Collymore	Drawn[27]
19	30 June 2006	Sabina Park, Kingston	West Indies	7000200000000000000♠2	7000430000000000000♠4.3	13	5	7000288000000000000♠2.88	Daren Ganga Dwayne Bravo Ramnaresh Sarwan Denesh Ramdin Pedro Collins	Won[28]
20	30 November 2007	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Pakistan	7000200000000000000♠2	7001455000000000000♠45.5	122	5	7000266000000000000♠2.66	Salman Butt Mohammad Yousuf Kamran Akmal Shoaib Akhtar Danish Kaneria	Drawn[29]
21	26 March 2008	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	South Africa	7000100000000000000♠1	7001445000000000000♠44.5	164	5	7000365000000000000♠3.65	Neil McKenzie Jacques Kallis Morne Morkel Paul Harris Dale Steyn	Drawn[30]
22	31 July 2008	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Sri Lanka	7000200000000000000♠2	7001403009999900000♠40.3	102	6	7000250990000099999♠2.51	Malinda Warnapura Kumar Sangakkara Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Prasanna Jayawardene Muttiah Muralitharan	Won[31]
23	18 March 2009	Seddon Park, Hamilton	New Zealand	7000300000000000000♠3	7001280000000000000♠28	63	6	7000225000000000000♠2.25	Martin Guptill Daniel Flynn Jesse Ryder James Franklin Daniel Vettori Iain O'Brien	Won[32]
24	14 February 2010	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	South Africa	7000300000000000000♠3	7001483000000000000♠48.3	59	5	7000121000000000000♠1.21	Alviro Petersen Ashwell Prince JP Duminy Dale Steyn Morné Morkel	Won[33]
25	2 January 2011	Newlands, Cape Town	South Africa	7000300000000000000♠3	7001380000000000000♠38	120	7	7000315000000000000♠3.15	Graeme Smith Alviro Petersen Paul Harris Hashim Amla Dale Steyn Morne Morkel Lonwabo Tsotsobe	Drawn[34]

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket^[35]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	3 February 2002	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	England	7000100000000000000♠1	7001100000000000000♠10	43	5	7000430000000000000♠4.30	Marcus Trescothick Graham Thorpe Paul Collingwood Ashley Giles James Foster	Lost[36]
2	28 March 2006	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	England	7000200000000000000♠2	7001100000000000000♠10	31	5	7000310000000000000♠3.10	Matt Prior Andrew Flintoff Paul Collingwood Geraint Jones Ian Blackwell	Won[11]
3	14 September 2009	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Sri Lanka	7000200000000000000♠2	7000940000000000000♠9.4	56	5	7000579000000000000♠5.79	Tillakaratne Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Thilina Kandamby Lasith Malinga Ajantha Mendis	Won[37]

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