List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium, also known as Dhaka Stadium, is located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It has hosted international cricket and association football matches. The ground was first used for international cricket in 1955 when it was the venue for Pakistan's first home Test match, played against India.[lower-alpha 1] Pakistan played seven home Test matches on the ground, the last in 1969, and the ground was used for the final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship in 1999. Bangladesh played their first Test match after becoming Full Members of the International Cricket Council on the ground in 2000, and the ground is the only one to have hosted the inaugural home Test matches of two different national sides.[1][2][3] The ground was last used for cricket in 2005 and it has since been used only as a football stadium, cricket moving to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.[1]
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.[4] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official Test and One Day International matches.[lower-alpha 2]
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the ground was Ghulam Ahmed who took five wickets for the cost of 109 runs (5/109) for India against Pakistan in the ground's first Text match in 1955. The best innings bowling figures in Test cricket on the ground are the seven wickets for 77 runs (7/77) taken by Pakistan's Danish Kaneria against Bangladesh in 2002. A total of 31 Test match five-wicket hauls were taken on the ground.[2]
The ground was first used for One Day International (ODI) cricket in 1988 when it hosted matches in the 1988 Asia Cup competition. The first five-wicket haul on the ground in an ODI was taken by India's Arshad Ayub during this completion; Ayub took 5/25 against Pakistan. A total of six five-wicket hauls were taken in ODIs on the ground, with the best ODI bowling figures of 6/35 taken by Pakistan's Abdul Razzaq in 2002 against Bangladesh.[2]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Day the Test started or ODI was held |
Inn | Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
O | Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings |
R | Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings |
W | Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings |
Result | Result of the match |
Test match five-wicket hauls
In the 17 Test matches played on the ground, a total of 31 five-wicket hauls were taken. Seven matches were played by Pakistan as the home side, nine with Bangladesh as the home side and in one, the 1999 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the ground was a neutral venue.
One Day International five-wicket hauls
Six five-wicket hauls were taken on the ground in One Day International cricket.
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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1 | Arshad Ayub | 31 October 1988[lower-alpha 4] | India | Pakistan | 1 | 9 | 21 | 5 | India won[27] |
2 | Javagal Srinath | 10 January 1998[lower-alpha 5] | India | Bangladesh | 1 | 10 | 23 | 5 | India won[28] |
3 | Jacques Kallis | 1 November 1998[lower-alpha 6] | South Africa | West Indies | 1 | 7.3 | 30 | 5 | South Africa won[29] |
4 | Paul Strang | 19 March 1999[lower-alpha 7] | Zimbabwe | Kenya | 2 | 10 | 22 | 5 | Zimbabwe won[30] |
5 | Abdul Razzaq | 25 January 2002 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | 1 | 9.5 | 35 | 6 | Pakistan won[31] |
6 | Aftab Ahmed | 5 November 2004 | Bangladesh | New Zealand | 2 | 10 | 31 | 5 | New Zealand won[32] |
Notes
- Between 1947 and 1971 Bangladesh was a constituent part of Pakistan known as East Pakistan. Banlgadesh declared independence in March 1971. After the Bangladesh Liberation War, Bangladesh was established as an independent country by 1972.
- No Twenty20 International matches or women's international cricket matches were staged on the ground.
- This match was the final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship.
- This match was part of the 1988 Asia Cup which was held in Bangladesh.
- This match was part of the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup held in Bangladesh.
- This match was the final of the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy which was hosted by Bangladesh.
- This match was part of the Meril International Tournament.
- Ghulam Ahmed, Mahmood Hussain and Gupte took their five wicket hauls in the same match.
- Fazal Mahmood took two five-wicket hauls in this match.
- Fazal Mahmood and Mackay took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
- Intikhab Alam took two five-wicket hauls in this match.
- Arshad Khan and Chandana took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
- This was the only five-wicket haul of Arshad Khan's international cricket career.[12]
- Chandana took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
- Joshi and Naimur Rahman took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. It was the only time either player took a five-wicket haul in their Test cricket.[14][15]
- The match was Bangladesh's first Test match and, as a result, Naimur Rahman took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
- Friend's five-wicket haul was the only time he took five-wickets in an innings in international cricket.[17]
- Waqar Younis and Danish Kaneria took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
- Collins and Lawson took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
- Franklin, Mohammad Rafique and Vettori took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
- Irfan Pathan took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
- Hondo's and both of Enamul Haque's five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match. It was Hondo's only five-wicket haul in international cricket.[25]
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