List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"[1]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of October 2019 only 48 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Ravichandran Ashwin – a right-arm off break bowler – is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner".[4] As of October 2019, Ashwin has taken 27 five-wicket hauls in international cricket;[3] he ranks joint-twelfth alongside Ian Botham in the all-time list,[3] and third among his countrymen.[lower-alpha 1]

Ashwin has taken a pair of five-wicket hauls in a match on four occasions.

Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the man of the match honour.[5] His career-best figures of seven wickets for 59 runs came against New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them.[lower-alpha 2] He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions.[lower-alpha 3] Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs,[8] while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are the fourth-best by an Indian in T20Is.[9]

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result for the India team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Ashwin in a match
10 or more wickets taken in the match
Ashwin was selected as man of the match

Tests
Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket[10]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 6 November 2011 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi West Indies321.347 6 2.18 Won[11]
2 22 November 2011 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai West Indies152.1156 5 2.99 Drawn[12]
3 23 August 2012 * 1 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad New Zealand216.331 6 1.87 Won[13]
4 23 August 2012 * 2 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad New Zealand326.554 6 2.01 Won[13]
5 31 August 2012 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore New Zealand32269 5 3.13 Won[14]
6 22 February 2013 * 6 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Australia142103 7 2.45 Won[15]
7 22 February 2013 * 7 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Australia33295 5 2.96 Won[15]
8 2 March 2013 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Australia32863 5 2.25 Won[16]
9 22 March 2013 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Australia13457 5 1.67 Won[17]
10 10 June 2015 Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Bangladesh22587 5 3.48 Drawn[18]
11 12 August 2015 Galle International Stadium, Galle Sri Lanka113.446 6 3.36 Lost[19]
12 20 August 2015 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Sri Lanka41642 5 2.62 Won[20]
13 5 November 2015 Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali South Africa22451 5 2.12 Won[21]
14 25 November 2015 * 1 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur South Africa216.132 5 1.97 Won[22]
15 25 November 2015 * 2 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur South Africa429.566 7 2.21 Won[22]
16 3 December 2015 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi South Africa449.161 5 1.24 Won[23]
17 21 July 2016 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda West Indies32583 7 3.32 Won[24]
18 30 July 2016 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica West Indies11652 5 3.25 Drawn[25]
19 22 September 2016 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur New Zealand435.3132 6 3.71 Won[26]
20 8 October 2016 * 1 Holkar Stadium, Indore New Zealand227.281 6 2.96 Won[27]
21 8 October 2016 * 2 Holkar Stadium, Indore New Zealand413.559 7 4.27 Won[27]
22 19 November 2016 Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam England229.567 5 2.24 Won[28]
23 9 December 2016 * Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai England144112 6 2.54 Won[29]
24 9 December 2016 * Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai England320.355 6 2.68 Won[29]
25 4 March 2017 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Australia412.441 6 3.23 Won[30]
26 3 August 2017 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Sri Lanka216.469 5 4.14 Won[31]
27 2 October 2019 Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam South Africa246.2145 7 3.12 Won[32]

Notes
  1. He is behind Anil Kumble (37) and Harbhajan Singh (28).[3]
  2. The feat was earlier achieved by Ian Botham, Dale Steyn, Derek Underwood and Wasim Akram.[6]
  3. His tally is joint fourth highest in the all time list, and he shares the position with Sydney Barnes, Clarrie Grimmett and Dennis Lillee.[7]

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