List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium

Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates. The ground was opened in 2004 and its first official top-level international match was held in 2006, India playing Pakistan[lower-alpha 1] in a One Day International (ODI) on the ground.[lower-alpha 2] The grounds first Twenty20 International (T20I) was played in February 2010 and its first Test match saw Pakistan host South Africa in November the same year.[lower-alpha 3][3] As of March 2020 no women's international cricket has been played on the ground.[4]

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.[5] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test matches and One Day Internationals.[lower-alpha 4]

The first five-wicket hauls in top-level international cricket on the ground was taken by Australian bowler Doug Bollinger who took five wickets at a cost of 35 runs (5/35) in an ODI against Pakistan in 2009.[6] The first Test match five-wicket haul was taken by Pakistan's Tanvir Ahmed in the ground's first Test. Tanvir took six wickets for 120 runs on his Test match debut.[7] The best Test match innings bowling figures are the 6/25 taken by Pakistani Abdur Rehman against England in 2012.[4][8]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Date 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 2 September 2019

A total of 18 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Tanvir Ahmed[upper-alpha 1]	20 November 2010	Pakistan	South Africa	1	28	120	6	Drawn[9]
2	Junaid Khan	18 October 2011	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	14.1	38	5	Drawn[10]
3	Monty Panesar	25 January 2012	England	Pakistan	3	38.2	62	6	Pakistan won[11]
4	Abdur Rehman	25 January 2012	Pakistan	England	4	10.1	25	6	Pakistan won[11]
5	Junaid Khan	31 December 2013	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	20	58	5	Drawn[12]
6	Zulfiqar Babar	30 October 2014	Pakistan	Australia	4	32.3	120	5	Pakistan won[13]
7	Adil Rashid[upper-alpha 2]	13 October 2015	England	Pakistan	3	18.5	64	5	Drawn[14]
8	Shannon Gabriel	21 October 2016	West Indies	Pakistan	1	23.1	96	5	Pakistan won[15]
9	Yasir Shah	21 October 2016	Pakistan	West Indies	4	39	124	6	Pakistan won[15]
10	Rangana Herath[upper-alpha 3]	28 September 2017	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2	40	93	5	Sri Lanka won[16]
11	Yasir Shah	28 September 2017	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	3	27	51	5	Sri Lanka won[16]
12	Rangana Herath[upper-alpha 3]	28 September 2017	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	4	21.4	43	6	Sri Lanka won[16]
13	Mohammad Abbas[upper-alpha 4]	16 October 2018	Pakistan	Australia	2	12.4	33	5	Pakistan won[17]
14	Mohammad Abbas[upper-alpha 4]	16 October 2018	Pakistan	Australia	4	17	62	5	Pakistan won[17]
15	Hasan Ali[upper-alpha 5]	16 November 2018	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	17.4	45	5	New Zealand won[18]
16	Yasir Shah[upper-alpha 5]	16 November 2018	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	37	110	5	New Zealand won[18]
17	Ajaz Patel[upper-alpha 6]	16 November 2018	New Zealand	Pakistan	4	23.4	59	5	New Zealand won[18]
18	Bilal Asif	3 December 2018	Pakistan	New Zealand	1	30.1	65	5	New Zealand won[19]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 21 January 2021

Ten five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Doug Bollinger	1 May 2009	Australia	Pakistan	1	7.4	35	5	Australia won[20]
2	Saeed Ajmal	13 February 2012	Pakistan	England	1	10	43	5	England won[21]
3	Dale Steyn	8 November 2013	South Africa	Pakistan	2	10	25	5	South Africa won[22]
4	Matt Henry	19 December 2014	New Zealand	Pakistan	2	9	30	5	New Zealand won[23]
5	Josh Davey	14 January 2015	Scotland	Afghanistan	2	8.3	28	6	Scotland won[24]
6	Rohan Mustafa[upper-alpha 7]	4 April 2017	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea	2	8.2	25	5	UAE won[25]
7	Hasan Ali	18 October 2017	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	10	34	5	Pakistan won[26]
8	Thisara Perera	17 September 2018[lower-alpha 5]	Sri Lanka	Afghanistan	1	9	55	5	Afghanistan won[27]
9	Simi Singh	18 January 2021	Ireland	United Arab Emirates	2	10	10	5	Ireland won[28]
10	Andy McBrine	21 January 2021	Ireland	Afghanistan	1	10	29	5	Afghanistan won[29]

Notes

1. India hosted some home One Day International matches in the UAE.[1]
2. The ground has hosted its first international match in 2004 when Scotland played Kenya in the final stages of the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup, a series of first-class cricket matches between sides which did not have Test status. These matches are not considered top-class international matches and so are excluded from the lists in this article.
3. Pakistan did not play any international cricket at home between March 2009 and 2015 as a result of the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan side.[2] Grounds in the UAE have been used as home grounds by the country since 2009 with some visiting sides still reluctant to play cricket in Pakistan.
4. As of March 2020 no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.
5. This match was part of the 2018 Asia Cup.

1. Tanvir Ahmed took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
2. Adil Rashid took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
3. Herath took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
4. Mohammad Abbas took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
5. Hasan Ali and Yasir Shah took five wicket hauls in the same innings.
6. Patel took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
7. Rohan Mustafa also scored a century in the match.

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15. 2nd Test, West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 21-25 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
16. 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Sep 28 - Oct 2 2017, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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18. 1st Test, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Nov 16-19 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
19. 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Dec 3-7 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
20. 4th ODI (D/N), Australia v Pakistan ODI Series at Abu Dhabi, May 1 2009, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
21. 1st ODI (D/N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 13 2012, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
22. 4th ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Nov 8 2013, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
23. 5th ODI (D/N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Dec 19 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
24. 4th Match (D/N), Dubai Triangular Series at Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 2015, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
25. 3rd ODI, Papua New Guinea tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Apr 4 2017, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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28. 4th ODI, Abu Dhabi, Jan 18 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates, CricInfo. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
29. 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates. CricInfo. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, CricInfo