List of international five wicket hauls at Arbab Niaz Stadium

Arbab Niaz Stadium have been hosted six Tests since 1995 when Pakistan played Sri Lanka for the first time.[1] 15 One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been hosted, where the first of which was in 1984 when Pakistan played India.[2]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[3] This list details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket at Arbab Niaz Stadium.

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an international test match at Arbab Niaz Stadium was Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan recorded the best bowling performance on the ground. The only five wicket haul on this ground has been taken by Waqar Younis of Pakistan.

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled
R Number of runs conceded
W Number of wickets taken
Result Result of the match

Test Match five-wicket hauls
As of 27 August 2019

Ten five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in Tests.[4]

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Arbab Niaz Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Chaminda Vaas8 September 1995 Sri Lanka Pakistan1299953.41Lost
2Wasim Akram8 September 1995 Pakistan Sri Lanka2205552.75Won
3Mushtaq Ahmed17 November 1997 Pakistan West Indies118.33551.89Won
4Courtney Walsh17 November 1997 West Indies Pakistan2327862.44Lost
5Mushtaq Ahmed17 November 1997 Pakistan West Indies3237153.09Won
6Wasim Akram27 November 1998 Pakistan Zimbabwe2235252.260Lost
7Shoaib Akhtar5 March 2000 Pakistan Sri Lanka124.37553.06Lost
8Muttiah Muralitharan5 March 2000 Sri Lanka Pakistan427.17162.61Won
9Shoaib Akhtar27 August 2003 Pakistan Bangladesh122.55062.19Won
10Mohammad Rafique27 August 2003 Bangladesh Pakistan24511852.62Lost

One Day International five-wicket hauls
As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in ODIs.[5]

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at Arbab Niaz Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Waqar Younis4 November 1990 Pakistan New Zealand16.4115Won

Notes

      References
      1. "Arbab Niaz Stadium — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
      2. "Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar / Records / One-Day Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
      3. Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
      4. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
      5. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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