List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Nathan Lyon

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "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 2019 only 48 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Nathan Lyon, an Australian cricketer has taken 18 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.[4][5] A right-arm off spin bowler, Lyon has played 96 Tests, 29 One Day International (ODI) matches and 2 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for his country, and has taken 390, 29 and 1 wickets respectively as of 6 January 2020.[5]

Australian off-spin bowler, Nathan Lyon, has taken 18 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[1]

Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on 31 August 2011 and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking figures of 5/34 in the first innings.[6][7] His best figures in Tests is 8/50, taken against India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 4 March 2017.[8]

Lyon made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on 8 March 2012.[9] As of August 2019, he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Harare on 31 August 2014.[10][11]

Lyon made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.[12] His only wicket in the format, as of August 2019, was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on 28 October 2018.[13][14]

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result Result for Australia
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Lyon in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match
Lyon was selected as man of the match

Test five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[15]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
131 August 2011 Galle International Stadium, Galle Sri Lanka21534 5 2.26 Won[7]
215 April 2012 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain West Indies22968 5 2.34 Drawn[16]
322 March 2013 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi India223.294 7 4.02 Lost[17]
426 December 2013 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England31750 5 2.94 Won[18]
520 February 2014 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth South Africa146130 5 2.82 Lost[19]
69 December 2014 * Adelaide Oval, Adelaide India236134 5 3.72 Won[20]
79 December 2014 * Adelaide Oval, Adelaide India434.1152 7 4.44 Won[20]
84 March 2017 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru India122.250 8 2.23 Lost[8]
925 March 2017 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala India234.192 5 2.69 Lost[21]
1027 August 2017 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Bangladesh334.382 6 2.37 Lost[22]
114 September 2017 * Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Bangladesh136.294 7 2.58 Won[23]
124 September 2017 * Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Bangladesh33360 6 1.81 Won[23]
136 December 2018 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide India342122 6 2.90 Lost[24]
1414 December 2018 Perth Stadium, Perth India234.567 5 1.92 Won[25]
151 August 2019 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham England42049 6 2.45 Won[26]
1629 November 2019 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Pakistan32569 5 2.76 Won[27]
173 January 2020 * Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney New Zealand230.468 5 2.21 Won[28]
183 January 2020 * Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney New Zealand416.550 5 2.97 Won[28]

Test ten-wicket hauls
Ten-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[29]
No. Figures Against Venue Date Result
1 12/286  India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide9 December 2014Won[20]
2 13/154  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram4 September 2017Won[23]
3 10/118  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney3 January 2020Won[28]

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