List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Muttiah Muralitharan

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Muttiah Muralitharan has captured the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul—also known as a five–for or fifer[1]—refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement;[2] only five bowlers have taken more than 30 five-wicket hauls in their Test cricketing careers.[3] Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket,[3] and also the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals (ODI).[4] He did not take any five-wicket hauls in a Twenty20 International,[5] where his best bowling figures were 3 wickets for 29 runs.[6] One of the most experienced bowlers in international cricket, Muralitharan is the leading wicket taker in both Tests[7] and ODIs.[8] He was declared as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002,[9] and the Sri Lankan team depended heavily on the off spinner for wickets.[10]

Muralitharan is well ahead of other bowlers by number of five-wicket hauls in Tests with 67 to his name; Australian cricketer Shane Warne ranks in second place with 37.[3] Making his Test debut in 1992,[11] Muralitharan took his first five-wicket haul a year later against South Africa. He performed this feat against every other Test playing nation. He went on to take ten or more wickets per match on 22 occasions—also a world record—while Shane Warne ranks second, having achieved this on 10 occasions.[12] His career best is 9 wickets for 51 runs against Zimbabwe, which ranks as the world's fifth-best figures in an innings.[13] He was most successful against Bangladesh and South Africa, with 11 five-wicket hauls against each team. Fourteen of Muralitharan's five-wicket hauls were taken at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[14] He retired from Test cricket in July 2010, capturing his 67th and final five-wicket haul during his last match.[15]

In ODIs, Muralitharan is ranked second in number of five-wicket hauls to Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.[4] He played his first ODI in 1993,[16] and took his first ODI five-wicket haul in 1998 against Pakistan. He repeated this performance against seven different opponents.[17] His career best of 7 wickets for 30 runs is the fourth-best bowling figures in ODI history.[18]

Key

  • Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches.
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings.
  • Runs – Runs conceded
  • Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over). This figure is not rounded up.[N 1]
  • Wkts – Number of wickets taken
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
  • Result – The result for the Sri Lankan team in that match
  • ♣ – Muralitharan was selected man of the match.
  • * – Ten wickets or more were taken in the match.

Tests

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Econ Wkts Batsmen Result
1 25 August 1993Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa South Africa239.01042.665 Drawn[20]
2 6 September 1993Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo South Africa254.01011.875 Lost[21]
3 18 January 1994K.D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow India141.51623.875 Lost[22]
4 11 March 1995McLean Park, Napier New Zealand436.0641.775 Won[23]
5 15 September 1995 ♣Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Pakistan223.3682.895 Won[24]
6 11 September 1996R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Zimbabwe320.3331.605 Won[25]
7 19 April 1997R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pakistan253.0981.846 Drawn[26]
8 13 June 1997Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's West Indies223.4341.435 Lost[27]
9 20 June 1997The Playing Fields, Kingstown West Indies341.01132.755 Drawn[28]
10 7 January 1998 ♣Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Zimbabwe229.0230.795* Won[29]
11 7 January 1998 ♣Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Zimbabwe342.5942.197* Won[29]
12 27 March 1998Centurion Park, Centurion South Africa230.0632.105 Lost[30]
13 27 May 1998R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo New Zealand138.2902.345 Lost[31]
14 10 June 1998Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo New Zealand418.3301.625 Won[32]
15 27 August 1998 ♣The Oval, Kennington England159.31552.607* Won[33]
16 27 August 1998 ♣The Oval, Kennington England354.2651.199* Won[33]
17 22 September 1999Galle International Stadium, Galle Australia238.0711.865 Drawn[34]
18 5 March 2000 ♣Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Pakistan427.1712.616* Won[35]
19 14 June 2000Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Pakistan247.01152.445 Lost[36]
20 20 July 2000 ♣Galle International Stadium, Galle South Africa241.0872.126* Won[37]
21 20 July 2000 ♣Galle International Stadium, Galle South Africa335.0842.407* Won[37]
22 6 August 2000 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo South Africa345.5681.485 Drawn[38]
23 26 December 2000Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban South Africa158.31222.085* Drawn[39]
24 26 December 2000Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban South Africa310.0393.906* Drawn[39]
25 14 August 2001Galle International Stadium, Galle India326.5491.825 Won[40]
26 29 August 2001 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo India134.1872.548* Won[41]
27 6 September 2001 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Bangladesh19.4131.345* Won[42]
28 6 September 2001 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Bangladesh335.3982.765* Won[42]
29 13 November 2001 ♣Galle International Stadium, Galle West Indies153.41262.346* Won[43]
30 13 November 2001 ♣Galle International Stadium, Galle West Indies331.3441.395* Won[43]
31 21 November 2001 ♣Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy West Indies435.5812.266* Won[44]
32 4 January 2002 ♣Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Zimbabwe140.0511.279* Won[45]
33 12 January 2002Galle International Stadium, Galle Zimbabwe258.3671.145 Won[46]
34 30 May 2002Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham England264.01432.235 Lost[47]
35 21 July 2002 ♣Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Bangladesh119.4391.985* Won[48]
36 21 July 2002 ♣Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Bangladesh325.0592.365* Won[48]
37 3 May 2003Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy New Zealand339.0491.255 Drawn[49]
38 20 June 2003Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet West Indies250.01382.765 Drawn[50]
39 2 December 2003 ♣Galle International Stadium, Galle England231.4461.457* Drawn[51]
40 8 March 2004Galle International Stadium, Galle Australia121.3592.746* Lost[52]
41 8 March 2004Galle International Stadium, Galle Australia356.01532.735* Lost[52]
42 16 March 2004Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Australia350.31733.425 Lost[53]
43 24 March 2004Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Australia137.11233.305 Lost[54]
44 6 May 2004Harare Sports Club, Harare Zimbabwe124.2451.846 Won[55]
45 13 July 2005Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo West Indies321.0361.716 Won[56]
46 22 July 2005Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy West Indies416.2462.818* Won[57]
47 12 September 2005 ♣R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Bangladesh310.4181.686 Won[58]
48 10 December 2005Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi India138.41002.587 Lost[59]
49 28 February 2006Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong Bangladesh319.5542.726 Won[60]
50 8 March 2006Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Bangladesh130.5792.565 Won[61]
51 3 April 2006Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Pakistan216.4392.345 Lost[62]
52 25 May 2006Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham England225.0863.446* Lost[63]
53 2 June 2006 ♣Trent Bridge, Nottingham England430.0702.338* Won[64]
54 27 July 2006Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo South Africa364.01312.046* Won[65]
55 4 August 2006Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo South Africa133.51283.785* Won[66]
56 4 August 2006Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo South Africa346.5972.077* Won[66]
57 15 December 2006Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand434.1872.546* Won[67]
58 25 June 2007 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Bangladesh17.3152.005 Won[68]
59 11 July 2007 ♣Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Bangladesh114.5281.886* Won[69]
60 11 July 2007 ♣Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Bangladesh321.0542.576* Won[69]
61 1 December 2007Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy England235.0551.576 Won[70]
62 9 December 2007Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo England147.21162.455 Drawn[71]
63 April 2008Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain West Indies229.2792.695 Lost[72]
64 23 July 2008 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo India229.0842.895* Won[73]
65 23 July 2008 ♣Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo India313.0262.006* Won[73]
66 26 December 2008Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur Bangladesh222.0492.226* Won[74]
67 18 July 2010Galle International Stadium, Galle India217.0633.705 Won[75]

One Day Internationals

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Econ Wkts Batsmen Result
1 25 April 1998Willowmoore Park, Benoni Pakistan29.2232.465 Won[76]
2 20 August 1998 ♣Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood England110.0343.405 Won[77]
3 14 July 2000 ♣R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo South Africa210.0444.405 Won[78]
4 27 October 2000 ♣Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah India210.0303.007 Won[79]
5 31 January 2001 ♣McLean Park, Napier New Zealand27.5303.825 Won[80]
6 9 April 2002Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah New Zealand110.090.905 Lost[81]
7 18 May 2003 ♣Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Pakistan29.4232.375 Won[82]
8 29 April 2004Harare Sports Club, Harare Zimbabwe210.0232.305 Won[83]
9 30 June 2008National Stadium, Karachi Bangladesh210.0313.105 Won[84]
10 30 November 2008 ♣Harare Sports Club, Harare Zimbabwe210.0292.905 Won[85]

Notes

  1. ↑ Cricket statistics are not rounded up.[19]

References

Specific
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General

  • "Muttiah Muralitharan – 5 wicket hauls in Test matches". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  • "Muttiah Muralitharan – 5 wicket hauls in ODI matches". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-24.

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